" Hot and Spicy " is another film directed and starred by Jia Ling . As of the time of publication, the cumulative box office of "Hot and Spicy" is 1.263 billion. Maoyan predicts the total box office of the film in the mainland to be 4.266 billion. The Douban score is as high as 8 points. Judging from various current data, the film can be said to have achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success.
The movie directed by Jia Ling focuses on "reality". Her first film "Hello, Li Huanying" not only used her mother's real name in the title, but also the story was adapted from Jia Ling's personal experience. This time she directed and acted in "Hot and Spicy". Although the story is fictional, the weight loss process actually happened.
The choice of material for this movie is actually not new. The inspirational story about weight loss can be said to be "bad street". However, Jia Ling can give a seemingly "simple" story a different feel. Jia Ling's promotional method of combining reality with movie stories is also a good way to enhance the audience's sense of involvement. Moreover, this kind of publicity method seems simple, but it is difficult for others to copy it.
Why "Jia Ling lost 100 pounds" has aroused so many people's discussion? Because Jia Ling's nationality is high enough, and her original fat figure has also become her very iconic feature in the film and television industry. . In recent years, if you want to talk about thin female celebrities, you can name a lot. However, if you want to name a fat actress, the one you will most likely think of is Jia Ling. This is just like when I was watching Hong Kong movies, whenever I mentioned the word "Fat Sister", I would think of Alex Shum.
If "Hot and Spicy" were not starring Jia Ling, the box office would probably be greatly reduced. The audience would not care about how much weight an unfamiliar person has lost. So, this is Jia Ling's unique advantage. I personally don't dislike this kind of publicity, because Jia Ling's publicity method, when combined with the film's works, will only make me feel more immersed and realistic when watching the movie. Jia Ling uses her real weight loss experience as an easter egg to make you more immersed. Movies don't need to educate the audience, the facts are right in front of the audience.
"Hot" and "Hello, Li Huanying" are both very suitable movie themes to be released during the Spring Festival. Whether the movie is good or not depends on whether the audience will buy it or not. Box office and reputation are the best answers. Nowadays, many viewers prefer this kind of sincere and touching works to all kinds of films that are pretentious and simply "show off skills". "Hot" uses a relaxed and funny way to tell the story of an ordinary person, hiding the difficulties that an ordinary person will encounter in various funny scenes. (The following contains spoilers)
Le Ying, played by Jia Ling, actually brings together all kinds of difficulties and setbacks that ordinary people will encounter, such as conflicts between relatives, betrayal by friends, abandonment by boyfriends, etc. Jia Ling also uses very simple and easy-to-understand lens language to tell you Le Ying's psychological changes. For example, use changes in the weather to represent Leying's mood. From the violent storm to the bright sunshine, the house went from being shrouded in darkness to being slowly illuminated by the sun.
There are also many small twists and turns in the movie, which make the plot less boring and the way the plot advances is not too boring. For example, before Le Ying wanted to fight in a boxing match, she once thought about ending her life because she couldn't bear the blow. Also, Doudou's concern for her was thought to be good intentions, but in fact it was all false. These were not performed in front of her, but served as a "breaking point" when she was playing the game, inspiring Le Ying to stand up again.
The most hotly discussed point in "Hot and Spicy" is Leying's weight loss of 100 pounds. However, in the film, Leying never regards weight loss as her ultimate goal. Her goal is to "win once" for herself. As for losing weight, she just did it casually. It was because she kept practicing boxing and exercised a lot, so she lost weight. This is where she differs from previous inspirational protagonists. She lost weight not for love or revenge. After she lost weight, she met Hao Kun again. There was no love or hate.
She just wants to complete one thing completely. She wants to realize her own value through her own efforts. Therefore, she did not win the game in the end, but she still posted on WeChat Moments saying that she had won once. Because what she wants is not the result of the competition, but enjoying the process of hard work, she has lived out herself. Haokun valued the results too much and ultimately denied himself.
The two most comforting points of "Hot and Spicy" are: first, Leying did not cheat to beat the professional boxer, and the ending was more realistic. Life is full of all kinds of regrets. The key is that you work hard to avoid regrets. Second, she lost weight and did not get back together with Hao Kun. Proving once again that she is not losing weight for men, nor is she boxing for men.
Le Ying mentioned the words "depending on your mood" in front of her father and Hao Kun. The implication is that she will no longer blindly sacrifice herself to please others and cater to others. She just wants to live out herself and become a person with independent personality and independent thinking. In fact, this also tells the audience from the side that losing weight is never to please anyone. In fact, what is truly inspiring about Le Ying is not her successful weight loss, but her successful transformation in thinking. Successful weight loss is just the icing on the cake.
In short, if you watch "Hot and Spicy" from beginning to end, you will find that Leying's life will not directly lead to love or reach the peak of her career just because she succeeds in losing weight. This is where the movie gets very real. Your happy life is never created by a slim figure, but by having a clear brain, an independent personality, and a heart that never gives up.
