As of press time, the box office of " Hot Hot ", which has been released for four days, has exceeded 1.3 billion, locking in the Spring Festival box office champion in advance. From the beginning, everyone generally doubted that the movie used Jia Ling to lose 100 pounds as a gimmick, but later the movie's out-of-the-art audiences rushed to watch it. Jia Ling's second directorial work has indeed conquered the audience.
Objectively speaking, the starting point for losing 100 pounds is one thing, but using it as a marketing gimmick is another. There's nothing wrong with Jia Ling's efforts to lose weight, and there's nothing wrong with the film's promotion and marketing. Jia Ling doesn't have much aura in directing, and it all depends on hard work and hard work. "Hot and Spicy" doesn't have much of a cinematic feel, nor does it have any stunning scheduling or gorgeousness. Jia Ling did have a lot of thought and ingenuity. She hid at least 7 little easter eggs in the movie. If you dig them out, you will understand that she really put a lot of thought and effort into the text and shooting. .
1, Lejia Supermarket
Just like the previous "Hello, Li Huanying", this time Jia Ling still led the screenwriter team to co-create the script, even if it is a remake of the movie.
has a screenwriter lineup similar to that of the previous one, with Jia Ling and Sun Jibin taking the lead, and assisted by Liu Honglu, Guo Yupeng, and Bu Yu. They know the importance of the script very well, so "Hot and Spicy" did not copy " Hundred Yuan Love " intact, but made drastic adaptations from the plot to the characters.
, for example, scene localization is quite successful. In "100 Yuan Love", the heroine ran away from home and worked in a convenience store. In "Hot and Spicy", Le Ying, played by Jia Ling, opened a supermarket at home, and it was a setting where food and accommodation were also in the store. , seems more reasonable, and the name "Lejia Supermarket" is also very down-to-earth. Because the family's surname is Le, Lejia Supermarket is a logical choice.
There are also characters. Relatively speaking, I prefer the original version. The heroine played by Sakura Ando is more real and flesh-and-blood. In it, she is decadent and arrogant. She does things without considering other people's feelings. She smokes in front of her sister's children and has sex with her sister. Even if you quarrel, you are more responsible.
But Jia Ling may have cherished her own image too much. She molded Le Ying into an image of an absolute victim and greatly strengthened the negative image of her sister Le Dan. As a result, the conflict between the sisters became entirely her sister's fault, and she herself He even signed the property transfer consent form selflessly, which was a bit distorted.
2, Mom’s Settings
The previous movie "Hello, Li Huanying" emphasized the mother-daughter relationship. Jia Ling can’t be slapped in the face in this movie. In the movie, part of the reason why Le Ying ran away from home was because of her conflict with Le Dan. The other part is that he wants to be independent and strong. For her mother, she gave her a very positive and heart-warming image. For example, even though her daughter was so decadent and unsatisfactory, her mother still treated her like a child. She would pat her butt to wake her up in the morning, and she always treated her daughter. Show love and care.
Especially in the scene when Le Ying left home, the mother was worried about her daughter. Le Ying refused to take 2,000 yuan in cash. The mother took good care of her self-esteem and sent her WeChat encouragement, but immediately initiated a transfer of 2,000 yuan. It warms the heart.
3, looking at each other through the glass
Most of the scenes in "Hot and Spicy" are quite "simple". To put it bluntly, they are mediocre. There is no sense of cinema or ingenuity in it, but there is one scene that is very eye-catching.
Le Ying passed by the boxing gym at night and saw Hao Kun boxing inside through the glass. The sight of the opponent boxing moved his heart, and their fate began.
The wonderful thing about this scene is that it makes use of the characteristics of light in reality. Le Ying sees Hao Kun in the room with the lights on, but Hao Kun cannot see Le Ying outside. In addition to the laughter generated by this, it also It hints at the relationship between two people. After their one-night stand, Le Ying regarded Hao Kun as her boyfriend, all her eyes were on him, and even advanced her salary for him. But Haokun only had eyes for herself, and she didn't cherish or even care about Le Ying at all, dooming Le Ying to be hurt by love again.
4, Dawanyule
The store where Leying works is called "Dawanyule". The store name is not inconsistent with the name, but the homophone makes people think of Jia Ling's own company "Dawan Entertainment". Originally, Dawan Entertainment was a company jointly invested by Jia Ling and Beijing Culture. Later, Beijing Culture transferred the shares, and now Dawan Entertainment is a company controlled by Jia Ling and Sun Jibin. Through the name "Big Bowl of Fish Fun", Jia Ling is also announcing to the outside world that this is a project she created!
In addition to the homophonic jokes, her own movies naturally cannot treat her own company's artists badly. There are many people in front of and behind the scenes. In addition to the screenwriter and director being her own people, Jia Ling also works hard to get everyone to show their face at the front desk. Liu Honglu, Guo Yupeng, and Bu Yu from the screenwriting team all played roles in the movie. Artists from Big Bowl Entertainment such as Zhu Tianfu, Zhang Taiwei, Zhao Tingting, Ji Qing, Cao Hejun, and Jia Wentian also appeared in the movie. This is considered a direct " "Unspoken rules" let's give roles to people with connections, but there's nothing wrong with them, their acting doesn't violate the rules.
5, Boxing Gloves
If "Hello, Li Huanying" is a direct memory of her mother, then "Hot and Spicy" commemorates her mother again through boxing gloves. The name on the glove is Li Huanying’s daughter. Of course, in general, "Hello, Li Huanying" is a movie made for her mother, while this one is a movie made by Jia Ling for herself, but she still uses this detail to miss her mother.
6, the setting of jumping off a building
Le Ying’s darkest moment in the movie is when all the money is spent and no one is found. After being hurt by Haokun, she goes home alone in the wind and rain, thinking about death.
But Jia Ling obviously didn’t want the movie to be too cold and Le Ying’s experience too tragic, so a lot of designs were made throughout the scene, such as fixed camera shots at night, and the lights would light up every time Le Ying went up a floor, hinting that What will greet her will be light. After a stormy night, the sun rises as usual the next day, the wind is clear and the sun is shining brightly. Leying, who tried to jump off the building, was unscathed. She looking in the mirror is the turning point of the whole movie. She continues Come down and cheer up. The scene of jumping off the building behind
reminded me of Jackie Chan "Plan A" where she fell from the bell tower and passed through the buffer of the rainproof shed. It was nothing, so it is very scientific that Le Ying was unscathed.
7, Weight Loss Diary
Don’t leave in a hurry after watching the main film of "Hot and Spicy". The Easter eggs at the back are particularly interesting, including the filming behind-the-scenes, Jia Ling’s hard training during her weight loss process, and her long weight loss diary. It’s really not easy to weigh 100 pounds and go through a plateau. As we all know, such rapid weight loss in such a short period of time is actually very harmful to the body, and is not good for the heart and other organs, so don't follow suit. Jia Ling has made a lot of sacrifices. She is indeed making movies with her life. This is the only point. It’s worth the ticket price!
