Today, the movie " Mr. Red Carpet " directed by Ning Hao and starring Andy Lau released the "Elegant Crazy" director's special. In the special, Ning Hao not only revealed interesting things on the set, but also shared that he shot this "elegant" The original intention of "comedy" and the idea of "minimalist film" express that the elegance of minimalism is reflected in respect for the audience, hoping to leave the right to choose and think about the movie story to the audience.
In "Mr. Red Carpet", Ning Hao and Andy Lau realized the dream of many filmmakers to "play themselves": Hong Kong superstar Liu Weichi (played by Andy Lau) has been in movies for 40 years and has always longed to win awards. He decided to collaborate with director Lin Hao (Ning Hao) on a rural-themed film, which earned him international fame at film festivals. To this end, Liu Weichi went deep into the countryside to experience life, personally solicited investment, and refused to use a substitute. This triggered a series of absurd farces that made people laugh and cry, and also showed the various aspects of the entertainment industry...
It can be seen that the satirical comedy "Red" "Mr. Blanket" takes the working conditions of the film and television industry as an example. Through the story of King Liu Weichi encountering various absurd stories during his experience in going to the countryside to make movies to win awards, it peels away the prosperous appearance of the film industry and entertainment industry and reveals the inner workings of the industry. Little-known chaos. Such a bold choice of subject matter, in Ning Hao's view, means that as a filmmaker, he must come up with persuasive content to the audience. He said that "choosing the film and television industry as the subject matter means talking to the audience with a self-deprecating attitude."
There are many jokes in this film, which all come from the "communication problems" between Hong Kong celebrities and the grassroots. In the film, King Liu Weichi had different encounters after coming into contact with characters from different positions. He lamented that "with different identities, different ages, and different genders, we can't communicate at all." In the director's special released this time, Ning Hao frankly analyzes the core of the story. Through the difficulties encountered by the king Liu Weichi along the way, he presents the "communication problems" faced by different groups of people from a small perspective, and at the same time relates to popular events and hot topics on social networks. At the film festival before, many fans who had watched the movie believed that Ning Hao changed the setting of the protagonist from focusing on a small person to a superstar. Although the perspective has changed, the absurd humor and irony are still full.
As a director, Ning Hao's 2006 film "Crazy Stone " stirred up waves in the domestic film market and received many praises. Its black humor is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Later works such as " crazy racing " and "crazy alien" also achieved great results in word-of-mouth and box office. But Ning Hao has changed from the "crazy" of the past this time. "Mr. Red Carpet" not only boldly mocks himself in terms of subject matter, but also makes new attempts in shooting techniques and picture styles. In the film, black and white silhouettes and other simple tones and The changing light and shadow of the image, "visual adventures" such as corridors, high-rise buildings, red carpets... extremely neat composition forms will give the audience a clearer and more elegant viewing experience.
Director Ning Hao made this brand-new attempt to boldly explore the different expression styles of domestic comedies in a new "happy" way, and also provided the audience with more diverse viewing options. Ning Hao shared his original intention of shooting this film and his idea of "minimalist film", saying that in the era of short videos, filmmakers need to come up with something persuasive and leave enough space for the parts that the audience is interested in. Go discuss and communicate without being coerced.
"Mr. Red Carpet" is directed by Ning Hao, starring Ning Hao, Andy Lau, Shan Liwen, Rima Xidan, Yu Weiguo, Lin Xilei, Tony Leung , Miriam Yang , etc. The film will be released on February 10, the first day of the Lunar New Year. .
Source: Jinan Times
