"The Beneficiary", which was released on November 8th, started the advanced screening at the end of October. The film's main creator also worked hard on road shows in more than 20 cities, which shows that he is very confident in the quality of the film.
"Beneficiary" is also the third film of Ning Hao's "Bad Monkey 72 Change Film Project", 2017's "Xiu Chun Dao 2", last year "I am not the God of Medicine" word-of-mouth box office double harvest, and this year "Beneficiary" 》Will it become another hot item in 2019?
1. The story of "Beneficiary"-Wife Killing and Insurance + Internet celebrity live broadcast
The story of "Beneficiary" tells the story of Wu Hai (Dapeng) in order to treat his son suffering from asthma, and his friend Zhong Zhenjiang (Zhang Zixian) Acting) Instigated, I met an online female anchor Miaomiao (played by Liu Yan) and married her, and decided to accidentally kill Miaomiao after marriage to defraud her for premiums. A story like
is somewhat absurd and strange. At first glance, it seems to be a literary film that reveals social issues, but "The Beneficiary" is a genuine commercial genre with a tone similar to Ning Hao’s. "Crazy Comedy".
The emerging webcast in recent years has been included in the film, and through Miaomiao’s perspective, it brings out all aspects of the network female anchor. Among them, the live broadcast has a side ball, and the live broadcast illegal title, including the social news of the bear’s huge reward for the anchor. People can't help but laugh.
The killing of his wife and deceiving insurance did not highlight the level of social criticism. It was more funny. The protagonist Wu Hai chose to kill his wife and deceived insurance but gradually came together in the process of getting along with Miaomiao.
Through Wu Hai’s perspective, we have seen the whole process of a marriage, from love, marriage, and various trivial matters to the final separation. "Killing a wife and cheating for security" is more like a secret in Wu Hai’s heart. There may be something to hide from the other half in all marriage relationships.
2, Dapeng begs along the street, Liu Yan's personal autobiography?
Dapeng put more emphasis on the identity of an actor after directing the "Sewing Machine Band". The "Risk" released in the first half of this year abandoned the original comedy image and played a small figure involved in a crime.
The Dapeng in "The Beneficiary" is even more extreme, reborn as a "wild Dapeng", changing his accent to learn Chongqing dialect from the beginning, unkempt every day, and deliberately pretending to be ugly with makeup, completely like a passerby, even Dapeng still No one noticed begging and singing along the street in the most lively place in Chongqing.
Liu Yan, a good friend of Dapeng, played the role of the anchor Miaomiao in the movie. She and Dapeng must talk a lot about her tacit understanding. The performance of Liu Yan is also remarkable. The image of the sexy female anchor is also very suitable for her. In Miaomiao, she has an exaggerated appearance and outgoing personality, and she also has many secrets in her heart. Liu Yan's personal experience is very similar to that of Yue Miaomiao. For example, her relationship with her father, Bei Piao's experience, and real acting career have many overlaps. In the movie
, there is a scene of removing makeup. The lines in it are all real life experiences. The scene is also very moving, and the emotions are truly recorded. It can be said that the degree of fit between Yue Miaomiao and Liu Yan is too high.
3. The new director’s bid for the Olympics and the bad monkey 72 changes
The director of "The Beneficiary" is a 2005 graduate of the Beijing Film Academy's director department. His graduation work "River Longchuan Gang" shows his maturity and stability. The comedy element is gag, but the film's tone is very solemn and solemn.
In the "Beneficiary", the Olympic bid seems to have received the true biography of Director Ning Hao. The whole film is very similar to Ning Hao's "crazy comedy". Many elements from Ning Hao's movies also appear in the film. Xu Zheng also said at the premiere, " Ning Hao found a successor of pure blood."
is mature as a comedy "Beneficiary", but is the audience bored with crazy comedies? Do we need a "second Ning Hao"? As a young director, how much does his personal style retain in the film? These are all unknowns. One of the first two "bad monkey" movies is a period costume and the other is a social theme. After returning to the comedy genre, it is still unknown whether they can achieve the same success.
From the three works of "Bad Monkey", we can see some common characteristics. Most of the directors of "Bad Monkey" come from Nortel, and their works in the student stage are very good, such as Wen Muye in the student stage. Filmed "battle" and "Requiem", gifted by the director of "Clouds and Water"The graduation work is "Summer Holidays in the Bright Moon", and Wang Zizhao, who signed the contract, has shot "Big Fear" and "Bad".
In addition, it is a mature commercial film operation. Ning Hao strictly controls the content. The script of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" has been revised several times under the request of Ning Hao. "The God of Medicine" is very consistent with the mainstream Hollywood narrative. At the same time, there are shadows of mature Korean genres.
is a new force in the Chinese film market. Later, "Bad Monkey" will launch "Tropical Memoirs" starring Wen Shipei, starring Peng Yuyan and Zhang Aijia, and "Sweet Life" directed by Niu Han. There will also be Lu Yang's "Assassination Novel" in the 2020 Spring Festival. Family". The genre is completely different from the previous movies, which is very exciting.
