"What we are dealing with is not a case, but a person's life!" - Excerpted from a line in the movie " Article 20". This sentence was used by Lu Lingling, played by Gao Ye, and Han, played by Lei Jiayin Ming mentioned it many times.
Director Zhang Yimou assembled many actors from "Hurry" and "The Long Season" to jointly create this reality-themed comedy, which finally meets the audience during the Spring Festival.
So, what is the quality of the "Article 20" movie? Why did Zhang Yimou want to make such a film? What about the film's reputation and box office? With these questions, Brother Fei walked into the theater.
can responsibly tell everyone that "Article 20" is a rare and excellent film. I directly used the idiom " enlightening the deaf and enlightening " to explain it.
If it sparks social discussion and public viewing, it is very likely to be the next "I'm Not the God of Medicine", and it is more likely to be successful in the contemporary era and benefit the future. Let's take a look at the following analysis:
1. Prototype case.
Once upon a time, do we still remember the Yu Huan case in Liaocheng and the Long Ge case in Kunshan?
The factory of Su, a female boss from Shandong, needed capital turnover, so she borrowed some high-interest loans from a lending company. During the process of being called for debt, some tragic things happened.
On April 14, 2016, Wu brought some people to Su's factory, asked her to pay back the money, and humiliated and detained them many times. The scene was quite unbearable.
In order to protect his mother, Su's son Yu Huan caused serious injuries to a gangster and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial. In the second trial, it was changed to excessive defense and he was sentenced to five years in prison.
This is the sensational "Yu Huan Case". If this is a trigger, then the "Kunshan Long Ge Case" completely detonated legitimate defense.
On August 27, 2018, the BMW mount that Brother Long was riding on collided with Yu Haiming, who was riding a bicycle, and there was an argument. The arrogant and domineering Brother Long took out the long-lost dragon-slaying sword from the BMW and wanted to teach him a lesson. .
Unexpectedly, the plot took a turn. Brother Long's dragon-slaying knife accidentally fell off while swinging it. Yu Haiming, who was in danger, picked up the dragon-slaying knife and chopped Brother Long to the ground. Brother Long was sent to the hospital. Later, he also received a lunch box.
Since the incident happened at a crossroads, the whole process was recorded by the camera. After being exposed on the Internet, Yu Haiming refused to prosecute for five days because of "justifiable defense" and let him go.
The above two cases are the prototype of "Article 20". Zhang Yimou wants to use this movie to tell everyone that when he is illegally violated, he must take action when it is time to take action.
When someone else is in danger, what should you do if you draw a knife to help someone but then it turns out to be intentional harm? Will he act bravely in the future? The concept of the film is actually similar to the Nanjing case of whether to support Peng Yu.
Zhang Yimou's original intention of making this film was to use this film to awaken some people and leave something to future generations.
2. Box office.
The 2024 Spring Festival is in full swing. Before word-of-mouth was unlocked, many people thought this was the worst Spring Festival in history. But after word-of-mouth was revealed, it was like a fight between gods.
html On Monday, February 12, the market made a total of 1.049 billion. From the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year, the box office exceeded 1 billion for three consecutive days, and the number of moviegoers reached 68.7 million, which was slightly higher than the same period last year.The top three are " Hot and Hot ", "Flying Life 2" and "Bear Infested: Reversal of Time and Space".
The current ladder trend has become more and more clear. "Bajie: The Lower World of the Canopy" and "Huang Pi: The God of Wealth Cat from Heaven" have fallen behind and become cannon fodder-level films.
Andy Lau's "Mr. Red Carpet" and Han Yan's "Let's Shake the Sun Together" are still struggling. The single-day box office of the two films fell below the 10 million mark, and the box office is estimated to be about 100 million to 150 million.
html On Valentine's Day, February 14th, let's see if "Let's Shake the Sun Together" can make some amends with the "Sugar Spreading Field". After all, this film has a reputation of 7.9 points and it is about love and life issues.I think many viewers want to watch it, but they can’t keep up with the schedule, and even gods can’t save it.
Jia Ling's "Hot" counterattacked and won the championship, with a total box office of 1.185 billion. The predicted box office has increased significantly from the previous 3.8 billion to 4.2 billion, giving it an absolute advantage in film scheduling.
Jia Ling's first public road show, Reuters photos exposed, she has really lost a lot of weight, currently weighs 117 pounds. For this movie, she lost half of Jia Ling.
Directed by Han Han, "Flying Life 2" starring Shen Teng and Fan Chengcheng followed closely behind. The total box office exceeded 1 billion in the first three days, but the attendance rate began to decline. It has become a fact that it cannot beat "Hot and Spicy". . The
animated sequel "Bear Bears: Reverse Time and Space" is firmly in the Diaoyutai, winning the third place again, with a total box office of 634 million, surpassing the box office of "Bear Bears: Metamorphosis" in 2018, and entering the top ten domestic animations.
While the film schedule of "Article 20" has been reduced, the box office on the third day of the Lunar New Year has reversed. It is also the first film to reverse the decline during the Spring Festival, ranking fourth on the list with a box office of 142 million. .
As of press time, 's "Article 20" has exceeded 500 million at the box office in four days. will compete with "Bear Bears: Reverse Time and Space" for the third place in the Spring Festival. When school starts on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the advantages of this film will be reflected.
has a box office target of 2 billion, which is still very easy to achieve.
3. Film review: The core is shocking.
The law cannot bow to the law!
"Article 20" contains three cases:
The first one is the Zhang Guisheng case.
Zhang Guisheng, played by Yang Haoyu, is a bus driver. Once when he was on the bus, he saw a female passenger being harassed and bullied by a male passenger. As a staff member, he yelled when he saw injustice on the road.
Later, he was beaten by criminals. He picked up the fire extinguisher on the bus and hit the other person on the head. The case evolved from a brave act of justice at the beginning to a fight in the middle, and then to intentional injury. Zhang Guisheng was sentenced to three years.
Zhang Guisheng’s daughter, who is in high school, has been unable to let go. She wrote many letters of complaint and submitted them to relevant units, but nothing happened. This case was handled by Han Ming, played by Lei Jiayin.
The family just wanted to seek justice, but they had no way to accept the previous verdict, and they questioned: Is it wrong to act bravely? If you are beaten by a bad guy, can't you resist?
Zhang Guisheng’s daughter asked Han Ming, what is wrong with my father? What would you do if you were on a bus?
Yes, his passengers were bullied, and he has set a good example by standing up. If everyone pretends that nothing happened and no one comes out to stop this behavior, then our society will What will it become?
We need people like Zhang Guisheng who dare to do what is right, but we cannot let such people feel cold!
The second one is the case of Han Yuchen.
Han Ming's son Han Yuchen was in high school. When he went to the toilet, he saw several classmates bullying another male classmate, taking off their clothes and taking a video.
At this time, Han Yuchen also acted bravely. He handed the clothes and shoes to the bullied classmate, but he was beaten by a group. During the fight, Han Yuchen beat the son of the school director.
These things made Han Ming and his wife anxious. They were afraid that they would write a note and leave a criminal record on their son, so that when Han Yuchen was beaten for the second time, he did not choose to fight back.
When my son sees his classmates being bullied, should he pretend that he didn’t see anything?
The third one is the case of Wang Yongqiang.
In order to treat his daughter, Wang Yongqiang (played by Pan Binlong) borrowed a loan shark from the village bully Liu Wenjing (played by Aruna). Liu Wenjing used this as an excuse to start occupying Wang Yongqiang's wife, Hao Xiuping (played by Zhao Liying), for a long time.
While doing business, he locked Wang Yongqiang by a tree as a watchdog. Unable to bear it, Wang Yongqiang began to fight back, but the other party was about to "raise a knife" in retaliation. During the fight, he stabbed Liu Wenjing. After receiving treatment at the hospital, he also received a box lunch. .
Wang Yongqiang was detained for intentional injury. Liu Wenjing's father (played by Fan Wei) wanted to use his child as a threat to force Hao Xiuping to sign, tampering with evidence, and admitting that he was voluntary.
Hao Xiuping chose to jump from a high building to clear her husband's innocence...
In the last 10 minutes of "Article 20", Han Ming's impassioned speech made a strong supplement to the judicial interpretation of "legitimate defense", overturning the previous The judicial practice allows brave people to take action and allows the injured ordinary people to get a fair and just judgment.
hopes that "Article 20" can have an impact on future generations, just like "I am not the God of Medicine", allowing the poor to afford high-priced imported medicines, and also hopes that like "Desperate", the alliance brothers picked up in the mountains Advanced equipment destroyed the four major families in northern Myanmar.
"Article 20" is inspiring and awakens people's understanding of legitimate defense. Only in this way, when people are illegally harmed, will someone dare to act bravely and support justice.
Zhang Yimou did a very good job this time. He explained such a serious topic to us in a comedy way. It was completely different from the reputation of "Manjianghong" when it was released. The film's Douban score was as high as 7.9, which is a high-quality film.
4. The popular Lei Jiayin will become the next Andy Lau.
Lei Jiayin's performance in this movie is remarkable, especially the high-density lines brought by the interaction with Ma Li, which made the audience's eyes bright. It can be said that the biggest highlight of this Spring Festival movie is not Shen Teng, but her ex-husband Lei Jiayin .
He played the leading male lead, boxing coach Hao Kun, in "It's Hot", and he also played the leading male lead, Han Ming, in "Article 20". He is an actor who became popular not because of his external image and temperament.
Lei Jiayin has become a variety star in film and television. His representative TV series include "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", "In the World", "Meritor", "Genius Basics", etc.;
variety shows include "Ace vs. Ace" and "Extreme Challenge";
movies His works include "Cohabitation in Time and Space", "Antique Game", "Assassination of Novelists", "The Whistleblower", "Exchange Life", etc.
In recent years, Lei Jiayin can be seen in all major award seasons. Last year, he also won the Magnolia Best Actor Award for "In the World", and he won his first TV drama.
Moreover, his resources are powerful and unparalleled. He is almost as famous as Zhang Jiayi and Zhang Yi, and far surpasses Chen Kun, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, Liu Ye and other once popular Chinese actors.
has become a hot star from 2012 "Golden Heist" to now. The person he should be most grateful to is his agent Chen Yan, followed by Xu Zheng, then Ning Hao, and finally Zhang Yimou.
Lei Jiayin is an artist under Horgos Ten Film and Television Media Co., Ltd. The boss of this company is Chen Yan. He is very famous in the Beijing circle. "Human World" relied on Chen Yan's connections to receive such an important job. Role.
In the early years, Lei Jiayin was Xu Zheng's colleague at the Shanghai Theater. Xu Zheng and Ning Hao were good brothers. Xu Zheng and Huang Bo participated in many of Ning Hao's films. Among them, Lei Jiayin had the opportunity to star in "The Golden Robbery" because Xu Zheng introduced him to her. Ning Hao's.
Lei Jiayin was too little famous at that time, and the film did not make him rise to prominence. He only became known to the audience after playing his ex-husband Chen Junsheng in "The First Half of My Life" in 2017, and his acting skills were gradually accepted. After
became famous, Xu Zheng's Zhenledao Pictures invested in a movie "Cohabitation in Time and Space" specifically for him and Tong Liya. Xu Zheng served as the producer. The film grossed 900 million in the mainland box office.
From then on, Lei Jiayin found a place in mainland theaters. Later, he was spotted by Zhang Yimou. Like Zhang Yi, he became famous as a "mou man".
has successively played important roles in "Above the Cliff", "Man Jiang Hong", "Sturdy as a Rock" and "Article 20". Unlike Zhang Yi, his performance is somewhat stylized, and he is not as open and happy as Wu Jing.
He is more of an unspectacular person, but he is very popular and his plasticity is evident on the page. The last line in "Article 20" is comparable to that of "The Vengeful Lawyer".
Lei Jiayin has almost become a star of the Spring Festival. The only one who can have such a high status in the Chinese film industry is Andy Lau. He has a good personality, good acting skills and a soft hand in receiving film sources.
In time, Lei Jiayin will become the next Andy Lau.
5. Conclusion.
"Article 20" is a reality-themed film worthy of discussion by major directors such as Chen Kaige. Isn't it more meaningful than Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One 3"?
The key is the social value exuded by the film, which is the true value expression of film art.
It is like a prologue, a footnote, justice, fairness and impartiality under law and emotion...
It is the same as the sentence at the beginning of this article. In their eyes, there is nothing wrong with following past judgments, but that would A change that changes a person's life and even a family.
