Only after seeing the footage of Zhang Yimou's " Article 20 " released on February 6 did he know that Fan Wei is the real "boss" in this drama!
Teacher Fan Wei said jokingly in the interview: Although he knew from the beginning that many people from the " long season " crew would come to "Article 20", he did not expect that during the crew meeting, they would come all at once. Six.
He was also excited. He met Chen Minghao at the door and the two hugged each other happily. Is this repaying the brotherhood between Wang Xiang and Ma Desheng outside the universe of "The Long Season"?
As a fan of "The Long Season", I was very impressed after watching it!
In addition to the cordial respect for Fan Wei by the junior members of the film crew, Zhang Yi, who works in the film crew, also mentioned Teacher Fan Wei in the interview.
He said that after watching "The Long Season", he regarded Teacher Fan Wei as his idol. Knowing that he was going to be in a movie with him, his heart skipped a beat.
In addition to these two, Zhao Liying also revealed in the behind-the-scenes that the first video of her debut was with Teacher Fan Wei. Teacher Fan Wei also responded: Zhao Liying was still young at that time, and she was playing an equestrian rider. Extremely handsome.
Although the actors in this movie are strong, at first I was not very interested in "Article 20", which was produced by the National Master in a hurry. I always felt that Zhang Yimou was a little used to being crowded during the Spring Festival in the past two years.
Then I suddenly got the inspiration in the second half of 2023 to shoot a criminal law movie called "Article 20". It only took 43 days from the official launch on July 1st to the completion of the entire movie shooting, which started in October. Post-production, will the Spring Festival schedule be determined in January 2024? ? ? This took almost only six months to create, shoot and review!
You must know that there are special requirements for the Spring Festival release. Under normal circumstances, the post-production of a film usually takes at least six months to ensure that the film is worked slowly and carefully. However, "Article 20" was not operated like a regular film and took half a year. It's all together, and it's entering the Spring Festival season with great pride. And from the current point of view, the movie box office forecast is at least the top three.
The production of this movie is a bit like "The Killer Is Not So Calm" in the 2022 Spring Festival release. It is also a movie officially launched in June 2021. It was officially announced on the day of launch that it will be released on the first day of the new year in 2022. Pure Ben I went to shoot during the Spring Festival period. The
movie also took almost eight months to create, shoot, and review before being squeezed into the Spring Festival schedule, and the box office was very good.
But I have always felt that this movie is very rough. As for why it has so many box office? I think it's just because of the Chinese New Year atmosphere and the fact that Ma Li won the award that year.
So I don’t have much confidence in "Article 20", which is also rushed. I always feel that the movie relied on the reputation of the national teacher Zhang Yimou to enter the Spring Festival. Finally, the quality... is very good!
Especially the preview of the final version released on January 12 this year gave me a very average impression. I always felt that these good actors were wasted, so when I wrote the content in the early stage, I always said that this year was a "boring Spring Festival".
But with the release of the trailer for "Article 20" and the behind-the-scenes in each edition, I began to feel that I was being slapped in the face.
Every version of the trailer and highlights released more than ten days later are very exciting. I can't help but wonder, did the National Master work overtime and night to "finely decorate" the movie during these ten days? How come it's obviously the same movie, but I see two feelings of sadness and joy?
There are many netizens who have the same reaction as me in the comment area. In my mind, "Article 20" is no longer a rigid criminal law movie, but a light and humorous realistic story worth looking forward to.
For example, at the beginning of the trailer, the couple played by Lei Jiayin and Ma Li were anxious because their son was fighting. Lei Jiayin asked his son: How many people are beating you?
The son answered softly: Four.
Lei Jiayin said naturally: Four people fighting? Hit so lightly?
Ma Li, who was standing next to him, raised her head and gave him a look and said: You beast.
There is no need for jokes. The light dialogue between the two people captured the comedy atmosphere. I must say that Ma Li and Lei Jiayin acted opposite each other. It was really interesting. I strongly urge them to form a CP.
The saddest aspect is Zhao Liying. She plays the person involved in the case, Hao Xiuping, with a little daughter, facing all the malice around her.
In order to play this role well, Zhao Liying remained silent on the set. Zhang Yimou, who is good at observing, noticed her state. After a little thought, Director Zhang knew that this girl was looking for character status and he recognized her seriousness.
Lei Jiayin was also deeply impressed by Zhao Liying's state. During the interview, she jokingly said: Zhao Liying usually doesn't speak, but one time during filming, she suddenly spoke, which really shocked me.
Although I haven't seen the feature film yet, the outtakes of the ending song "You Too" of "Article 20" recently sung by Zhang Bichen are many scenes of Zhao Liying. Really, you can feel it without a single line. She was hoarse with pain and misery.
Because of these previews, I take back what I said earlier and started to look forward to the Spring Festival release.
