A direct attack on the new domestic crime film | After "Broken Bridge", there are more fierce

2022-11-13 12:04:28 movie 2986℃

1905 Movie Network The 2022 summer war is about to end, and two domestic crime films released during the schedule have attracted widespread attention: " Detective War " has a box office of over 700 million, and currently ranks fourth in the summer file , the first dazzling achievement of the Hong Kong film of the year; "Broken Bridge" exceeded 200 million, becoming director Li Yu's highest-grossing film so far. The

achievement also has its shortcomings. It is also a Hong Kong-made crime film. "The Detective War" did not exceed the box office reputation ceiling of " bomb disposal expert 2". The "loophole" in the storyline of "Broken Bridge" has become a major factor in the decline of the film's box office. The audience's demand for crime films has always been high. After "The Detective War" and "Broken Bridge", more high-quality domestic crime films are expected to come violently.

"Broken Bridge" Controversy Caused by "Not Calling the Police"

After the release of "Broken Bridge", the negative comments focused on the film's story logic and emotional relationship. "Broken Bridge: The Story of the Broken Bridge" and "Why didn't the heroine of the Broken Bridge call the police" have been on the hot search, causing huge controversy. The questions raised by the

audience are mainly: Why did Wen Xiaoyu not call the police immediately after getting the evidence from the USB flash drive? What is the necessity of Wen Xiaoyu and Meng Chao's "one kiss to save life" and Meng Chao's sacrifice of his life?

As for the motive of "not calling the police", director Li Yu responded online: "Human nature is complex and unpredictable, it is not black and white, this is precisely the most real part of the movie, it may be real and uncomfortable, but it is The complex gray human nature under the sun." The

film side also released two hidden clips that were not edited into the feature film in succession. One was Xiaoyu's direct explanation to Meng Chao why he wanted revenge for not calling the police, and the other was Meng Chao's reveal to Xiaoyu about his childhood The mystery of the life experience that protects the sister who committed the murder. The main creator of

tries to explain and make up for the shortcomings of the storyline and emotion to the audience through these methods. However, the film has taken shape, and the "damage" has been done.

Some viewers will deviate from the genre judgment of "Broken Bridge". The film is not a suspense film, but a crime film with a suspenseful color. It uses the unsolved suspense as the entrance and the single linear narrative as the trajectory to explore the emotional depths of the perpetrator and the victim. In the

film, Wen Xiaoyu and Zhu Fangzheng's adoptive father-daughter relationship, her psychological struggle in the revenge of killing her father and the grace of parenting is not fully demonstrated; although Meng Chao narrated the story of her sister, the film also wants to use her sister's identity to correspond Xiaoyu's role, but the "sister and brother" relationship between Xiaoyu and Meng Chao did not inject a more convincing emotional concentration.

And the core of this film is to express the mutual redemption between Wen Xiaoyu and Meng Chao. When these obvious deficiencies appear at the narrative level, many audiences' understanding of the character's behavioral motivation and empathy will be "blocked". letter. The story frame of

's "Broken Bridge" follows the genre paradigm of crime films, but there are many anti-type operations in the main details. I want to use the psychological reality logic of "unpredictable human nature" to present it. Unfortunately, most audiences do not buy it, and everyone needs to watch it. to objective facts and plausible causality.

" is as strong as a rock " screenwriter Chen Yu once pointed out: "Currently China's crime films are only statements about crimes, and very few films are interpretations of crimes." He believes that "interpretation" is through the interpretation of crime. An understanding of behavior leads to an understanding of society and human nature. The creation of

"Broken Bridge" has such a starting point. As an anti-corruption crime film, it expresses themes such as the chaos of government-business collusion and corruption, the appeal to social conscience, and the care for real human nature, all of which are thought-provoking. Meaning, regret expression methods and structural processes are missing. Controlling the balance between genre and anti-genre, reality and psychology requires attention and consideration in the creation of domestic crime films. How did

perform in domestic crime films?

As of now, only four domestic crime films have been released in 2022. According to the box office ranking, they are "The Detective War", "Broken Bridge", "Edge Walker" and "Hunting". to 5%. On August 26, a new crime film "The One Who Loves Me the Most in the World" will be released, and the volume is not large.

was previously affected by the epidemic, and the number of films released was small, which also directly led to the reduction of the number of this type. Although crime films are a hot genre, compared to plots, wars, science fiction, animation, comedy, and suspense, they have never been the box office staples in the mainland market, and their performance is relatively unstable.

However, from the point of view of a single film, "The Detective War" broke through the siege in the summer; "Edge Walker" was still firmly released when the operating rate of theaters across the country was less than 40% due to the epidemic. The performance shows that crime films have hidden strengths.

"Detective War" and "Edge Walker" are both made by Hong Kong team, and Hong Kong-made crime films have long been the mainstay of this genre in China.

's complex crime themes and criminal culture have always penetrated into different genres in Hong Kong movies. Hong Kong crime movies are also integrated with good types such as police and bandit movies, action movies, gangster movies, and hero movies. It is no longer possible to use a single type to make simple Summary, so the content is richer and more entertaining.

In the crime films made in the mainland, they are constantly developing a completely different genre from Hong Kong films.

The " manslaughter " series produced by Chen Sicheng strengthens the suspenseful content on the basis of crime films. Both films entered the top ten box office of Chinese film history crime films, and embarked on a creative path to achieve success in the domestic market.

"No Name" and " Crowd " are not only absurd comedies, but also crime films with a sense of realistic reflection, with unique value of localization.

The breakthrough achievements made by our country's public security organs in anti-drug and anti-gang operations have provided real and powerful adaptation materials for " Mekong River Action " and " Anti-criminal·Decisive Battle ", and these themes will continue to be promoted in the focus In crime films of different cases.

30 new crime films worth looking forward to

Although there are only a handful of crime films released so far this year, there are a large number of similar new films that have been officially announced, which will meet the audience one after another in the future. 1905 Movie Network has also sorted out 30 films worth looking forward to.

Hong Kong crime films will still be the main force in the future market. " When the Wind Rises Again" focuses on the 30-year history of the "Double Inspector" who has dominated Hong Kong; " Assassination Storm " is adapted from the domestic best-selling mystery novel "Death Notice: The Dark One"; "Temporary Robbery" is a The taste of authentic Hong Kong-style gangster films; "Broken the Internet" has been scheduled for September 9 to be based on cyber financial crimes, and these films are aimed at release within this year.

" Goldfinger " will uncover the dark side of Hong Kong's commercial battlefield in the 1980s; "Insider" dives into the truth behind the charity case; "Anti-drug 3 Days Big Earth" continues the series of firepower, and these blockbusters with a stronger lineup are expected to debut next year .

Tony Leung , Andy Lau , Aaron Kwok , Liu Qingyun , Gu Tianle , Ren Dahua , Wu Zhenyu and other first-line powerful actors, continue to gather and inspire different actors in Hong Kong-made crime films by way of arrangement and combination energy of.

In terms of mainland production, the fusion and overlap of crime films and other themes and genres is more diverse.

In 2021, the anti-criminal and anti-corruption theme set off by "Anti-Black Storm" is in full swing, and 500 successively directed the film "Sweeping the Black and Seeing the Sun"; " New Order ", which uses gang action scenes as its selling point, is also planned to be released this year. In addition, "Solid as a Rock" directed by Zhang Yimou and "Trident" directed by Gao Qunshu , both "stocks" have made fans wait for a long time. The anti-drug theme in

crime genre will usher in " Hunting Drugs " and "The Hidden World", both starring "Police and Bandit Movie Professionals" Wang Qianyuan . The economic crime theme includes " fox hunting " and "fishing action" with the theme of anti-Internet telecommunication fraud.

adapted the real caseThe attention of the crime films has always been very high. "Playground" was created based on the burial of a corpse in the playground that shocked the whole country for 16 years; "The Eighth Suspect" focuses on a major case of armed robbery on a cash transporter that occurred in 1995. In addition, there are "Reindeer" focusing on human trafficking and "Victim" focusing on robbery and murder.

From the movies " The Dedication of Suspect X ", " Relief Grocery Store " to the drama series " Ten Days Game ", " Cloister Pavilion ", Keigo Higashino 's novels have not stopped in the domestic film and television adaptation boom. Including the movie versions of "Blade of Wandering", "The Cloister Pavilion" and "Kidnapping Game" scheduled to be released on December 23, these crime films mainly focus on reasoning and suspense. The success of

" you " and "Manslaughter" proved the market's preference for emotion-oriented crime films. In the future of

, "The Missing Her" produced by Chen Sicheng and starring Zhu Yilong and , and "The Flames on the Plain of " co-starred by Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haoran are all based on love crimes, and the public's expectations are high.

Cao Baoping , who is good at filming commercial crime films in China, the new work " waded in the sea of anger " combines crime with family affection, plus starring Huang Bo and Zhou Xun , it is full of highlights. The combination of Wu Zhenyu and Ren Suxi in "The Prosperity is Coming" is also fresh.

" Prosecutors " and " The Last Truth ", which investigate cases from the perspective of prosecutors and lawyers, cut into criminal cases from the professional perspective of the legal system. Also worth looking forward to are "The Man with the Wig", which has a strong artistic temperament and is suitable for taking the film festival route, and the comedy + crime commercial film "The Thorn".