As we all know, there are three extremely valuable awards in the Chinese film market, namely the Academy Awards, the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards. However, few people know that there is a completely opposite award in the Chinese film market, and that is the Golden Broom Award.
It is understood that the Golden Broom Award is the first award in the history of Chinese-language films sponsored by the "Youth Film Handbook" for the worst film of the year. This award is selected by netizens and independent film critics. It starts from the film text, uses a professional stance and an independent identity, uses film criticism to influence film creation, and is established to promote Chinese films.
The first Golden Broom Award was held in 2009. So far, the award has been established for nearly 15 years. In 2024, the 15th Golden Broom Awards will arrive as scheduled. Recently, the shortlist for the 15th Golden Broom Awards was officially announced.
There are 20 most disappointing films shortlisted for the 15th Golden Broom Awards, including "Don't Call Me the God of Gamblers" starring Chow Yun-fat, and "Super Family" starring Shen Teng and Allen. and "Parrot Killing" starring Zhou Dongyu, etc.
There are 10 most disappointing actors who were shortlisted for the 15th Golden Broom Awards. They are Allen, William Chan, Guo Tao, Jia Bing, Shen Teng, Wang Qianyuan, Wu Zhenyu, Yan Yikuan, Yang Shuo and Zhong Hanliang.
There are also 10 most disappointing actresses who were shortlisted for the 15th Golden Broom Awards. They are Bai Baihe, Chen Qiaoen, Li Mengmeng, Liu Yan, Lu Jingshan, Qu Jingjing, Ren Suxi, Tao Hui, Zhang Ruonan and Zhou Ye.
It can be seen from the shortlist that the most disappointing actor or actress nominated this time has a wide range of stars, including seniors who have been in the film industry for many years, such as Wu Zhenyu, Wang Qianyuan and Shen Teng, etc., as well as those who have just emerged. Newcomers in the film industry, such as Zhang Ruonan and Zhou Ye.
The final winners will also be selected from the 10 selected actors and 10 actresses, and the most disappointing film that will ultimately win the award will be selected from the 20 shortlisted films, and the votes of netizens will be huge influence the final result. Therefore, as soon as the shortlist came out, it triggered heated discussions among netizens.
Regarding the choice of the most disappointing film, most netizens mentioned the name "Super Family". Some netizens speculated that "It is estimated that "Super Family" will take over", ""Super Family" will Sweep, the original seed of last summer's championship, but the result was so bad." Some netizens were indignant, "It has to be "Super". The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." Some netizens described ""Super Family" is well-deserved. Return".
It is not surprising that "Super Family" has received such "alternative" recognition from netizens. Initially, "Super Family" was planned to be released on New Year's Day in 2023, along with "Man Jiang Hong" and "Unknown". Later, "Super Family" changed its schedule and was released in the summer.
originally thought that the summer season was considered a "protected period for domestic films" and "Super Family" could stand out in this period and win the summer box office championship.
Unexpectedly, first "The Vanishing Her" and "The Octagonal Cage" started low and then went high, and then "Fengshen Part 1: Chao Ge Fengyun" gained popularity through word-of-mouth, and finally "Desperate", which was released at the end of the summer season, even more It was a huge hit and a box office hit. On the contrary, it was beaten to silence by "Super Family", which had high hopes.
Some viewers went to the cinema to watch "Super Family" out of their love and trust for Happy Twist and their support for Shen Teng, even though there were other popular word-of-mouth films released at the same time. They were disappointed, and even Some viewers said, "I hope Shen Teng will stop consuming the audience's trust like this." Shen Teng's reputation even dropped again because of the "badness" of the film.
In addition to "Super Family", there is also a work shortlisted for the most disappointing film of the 15th Golden Broom Award that has attracted the attention of netizens, that is "Don't Call Me "The God of Gamblers"".
From the perspective of the production team, the screenwriter of the film is Zhuang Wenqiang, who has written and directed "Warriors" and other works; from the perspective of the cast, the male lead of the film is actor Chow Yun-fat, and the female lead is the well-known Hong Kong star Anita Yuen. Judging from the title of the film, the film is closely related to the "God of Gamblers" series starring Chow Yun-fat.
Whether it is the production team, the cast, or the feelings and meaning behind the title of "I am not the God of Gamblers", there is much to write about. However, for such a film with various positive configurations superimposed, the box office performance was disastrous, and its popularity and reputation were even more disappointing.
Seeing that "I'm Not the God of Gamblers" not only performed extremely poorly at the box office, but was also shortlisted for the most disappointing film in the 15th Golden Broom Awards, some netizens couldn't help but sigh, "Once again lamenting the decline of Hong Kong films + no successors." .
Hong Kong films are lonely, and the lack of successors has always made many people who grew up watching Hong Kong films feel sad. Chow Yun-fat's emotional "I'm Not the God of Gamblers" in the summer season received a mediocre response, while Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai's two Hong Kong films "Stealth" and "Goldfinger" in the New Year's Day season were also criticized wildly. Where will the future of Hong Kong films go?
After the preliminary results of the 15th Golden Broom Awards were announced, some netizens were discussing who should win the award, and some posted hot comments: "There is no second Wang Baoqiang."
The relationship between Wang Baoqiang and the Golden Broom Awards can be traced back to 2018. In that year, Wang Baoqiang, who was a director for the first time, came to the Golden Broom Awards ceremony and received the Most Disappointing Director Award.
At that time, Wang Baoqiang stood on the stage and said from the bottom of his heart, "Actually, I feel quite honored to be able to stand here. I also know that the 'Golden Broom' is not a very glorious award. Everyone knows it, but it It can spur you to make progress." He said that he owed it to the audience this time and promised to become a qualified director.
In 2023, Wang Baoqiang will return with his second film "The Octagon". As he said, he became a qualified director. At the premiere, the founder of the Golden Broom Awards praised "I think many scenes will become classics." In the end, "The Octagon" ended with a box office of 2.2 billion.
It’s another golden broom year. There are still many actors and directors shortlisted, and award ceremonies will be held, but there is no actor or director like Wang Baoqiang who sincerely treats every evaluation and responds to the audience’s criticisms sincerely. Even the Golden Broom Awards seem to have become a small-scale carnival.
Actors and directors who can win the Academy Awards, Golden Horse Awards and Golden Rooster Awards are naturally the best in their respective fields, but actors and directors who can win the Golden Broomstick Awards are those who have a big mind and a big picture. I hope that the Golden Broom Award can long-term influence film creation with film criticism and spur Chinese films.
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