's films based on real events face the audience's first test of credibility. On the first day of
's National Day report, " Homecoming " led the way with a box office of over 200 million yuan (including point screenings and pre-sale). The film was adapted from the real evacuation incident. Before its release, it received more attention because of this special theme. After all, the audience still has a lot of curiosity about how to express this action on the big screen.
"Returning from Thousands of Miles" is fresh in terms of creative conception and expression. Director Rao Xiaozhi , who is known for shooting literary and artistic films, encounters new mainstream big productions. The heterogeneous look and feel brought about by this kind of matchmaking cooperation is a major source of the film's freshness, and it is also a change in the film's internal structure. , which brings more possibilities.
In the nearly ten minutes at the beginning of the film, "Homecoming" conveys a different temperament. The creator uses the solemn and chaotic atmosphere and the sad face of each individual to let the film get rid of the starting point. The genre of the work is bound, and the creator tries to give the film the element of "world film". After the prologue ends and enters the official story, the film returns to the expression of its core demands - how diplomats can safely bring the team away from the dangerous situation and embark on the journey of returning home without effective support, which has become the main point of creation Right, a creative "hard bone". Because the story can neither highlight the drama through exaggeration, nor lose its impact because it is too plain, the film director took a safe approach: to create a personal image to break the situation. The advantage of
's approach is that personal image building is a familiar movie narrative mode for the audience, and it has a natural element under the dual protection of homeland feelings and desperate survival. Zhang Yi, a diplomat played by Zong Dawei, did a good job of decomposing and completing the role and tasks assigned to him by the film. The firmness of the destination is valid from an emotional and logical point of view. When playing a pistol roulette game with the rebel leader, Zhang Yi interprets the tension and fear of a non-military person just right, increasing the credibility of the character.
's films based on real events face the audience's first test of credibility. The entire film of "Returning Miles" can make the audience aware of the efforts made by the creators in the face of "credibility": the African town built on the ground in Ningxia provides the film with a false background for the story, and the scenes of war and chaos. The meticulous scheduling and precise editing of the shooting effectively set off and even partially dominated the direction of the main story line. The several critical moments when Zong Dawei was in danger were enlarged and displayed at all costs, which also made the structure of the film clear. From the title to the story, from the characters to the values,
's "Homecoming" closely follows the theme of "going home". Of course, it also has an attached "anti-war" element. From the perspective of theme completion, "Homecoming" can get a good score, but measured by the standard of a "world movie", it still has a certain room for improvement in terms of plot twists, in-depth characterization, and human care.
has officially announced that "The Journey Home" will be released in many places around the world from October 21st. It is hoped that it can show the changes of China's new mainstream films and win a place in the world film market.
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