The movie " Article 20 " directed by Zhang Yimou is really good! After Zhang Yimou returned to realism-themed films, the connotation and quality of the film have been greatly improved. This "Article 20" reminds people of Zhang Yimou's film "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" made 32 years ago, which is of great practical significance. The movie is much better than last year's "Man Jiang Hong".
"Article 20" uses the main character Han Ming played by Lei Jiayin to string together three cases, from the bus driver's courageous crime to the case of stopping school bullying, to Hao Xiuping being insulted by the village bully and her husband The case of stabbing the village bully to death, through these three interlocking cases, revealed the connotation of Article 20 of the Criminal Law, which is the "legitimate defense" clause, and also revealed the correct identification of "legitimate defense" and the judicial department's approach The arduous and tortuous journey has revealed the desire of ordinary people for fairness and justice.
The film is not only informative, the cases in the film directly correspond to the real-life "Yu Huan's mother-humiliation murder case" and "Yu Haiming's counter-murder case", and the plot uses comedy expressions to wrap up the core of tragedy and reality, which makes people fascinated. While Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, Chen Minghao and others were amused, they also shed tears of sympathy for the tragic experience of the deaf-mute girl Hao Xiuping and her husband.
The cast of "Article 20" is very strong. The cast of "The Furious", "The Long Season" and "South and North" can be said to be a gathering of talented actors. , whether it is the leading role or supporting role, the number of roles, or the acting skills. Very cool.
The three heroines in the film all performed very well.
Li Maojuan, played by Ma Li, is a housewife. She has some menopausal symptoms and is very sensitive to her husband working with his first love and ex-girlfriend Lu Lingling. She is afraid that their old relationship will relapse, which has caused many conflicts between the couple. quarrel jokes.
However, Li Maojuan is also a kind-hearted and righteous middle-aged woman. She was arguing with her husband Han Ming when she suddenly heard her husband say that the people who called him were a pair of orphans and widowed mothers, and she immediately started Criticize your husband for not telling him earlier that he is an orphan and a widower, but you don’t care at all.
Later, she met Hao Xiuping and her daughter. Seeing that both Hao Xiuping and her daughter were deaf-mute, Li Maojuan's eyes were immediately filled with sympathy. Together with her son Han Yuchen, they brought them food, drink and a change of clothes.
As for her son's bravery to stop bullying at school, Li Maojuan believed that her son did the right thing, so why should she apologize to Director Zhang's son who bullied his classmates. When she finally went to apologize, Li Maojuan couldn't hold back and beat the sanctimonious Director Zhang.
Ma Li is the well-deserved queen of comedy in the film. Her quarrels with Han Ming, especially the quarrel scene with Han Ming and her brother (played by Chen Minghao), can be called one of the high-energy clips of the film, showing The three powerful actors have superb dialogue skills.
Lu Lingling, played by Gao Ye, is a prosecutor, and a prosecutor who insists on justice, sympathizes with the weak, dares to withstand the powerful and evil forces, and speaks for the vulnerable groups.
It can be said that prosecutors like Gao Ye, who are upright, kind, principled and compassionate, are a breath of fresh air in the judicial field and should become the mainstream. It was precisely because of Lu Lingling's words that Han Mingfan, who had begun to surrender to reality and power, suddenly woke up and stood up again mentally.
Gao Ye is particularly suitable for this kind of sassy and independent female character, and she plays Lu Lingling very well.
Hao Xiuping, played by Zhao Liying , is a representative of the weak women at the bottom, a weak woman who has been insulted and hurt, and a sympathetic representative.
Although Hao Xiuping does not have many scenes, and because she is deaf and mute, she does not have a single line, but Zhao Liying plays Hao Xiuping, who is pitiful and pitiful, with eyes full of despair and fear, which instantly makes people sympathize with this character.
Especially in the scene of jumping off the rooftop, Zhao Liying vividly interpreted Hao Xiuping's inner grief, anger, despair and despair through her eyes, movements and expressions, which made people cry.
The three heroines have different looks and temperaments, and they play different roles, but their acting skills and performances are all very good. Ma Li is funny, Gao Ye is sassy, and Zhao Liying is tragic.
"Article 20" ranks first among this year's Spring Festival movies in terms of story content, actor performance and practical significance. However, the box office is not as good as the cartoon "Bear Infested" starring Zero Announcement, and it is far less than " hot " starring Jia Ling and "Flying Life 2" starring Shen Teng.
The reason is probably due to the "misplaced" publicity before the release of "Article 20".
Before the release of "Article 20", the most popular discussion on the Internet was about the deaf-mute girl Hao Xiuping in the film. Therefore, many people may think that this is a film that tells a tragic story and is not suitable for the family-friendly Spring Festival atmosphere. Therefore, many viewers who want to watch a comedy will not make this film their first choice.
Coupled with the heated discussions and inspirational feelings caused by Jia Ling's weight loss of 100 pounds, "Hot and Spicy" attracted more people's attention.
In fact, although "Article 20" is essentially a reality-themed film, its overall style is undoubtedly a comedy. However, when the crew was announcing it, they saw the clips of Hao Xiuping played by Zhao Liying and the popularity of the topic. The highest, so Zhao Liying and "Hao Xiuping" are the focus of the promotion. However, as everyone knows, the popularity on the Internet is not the same as the popularity offline, let alone the box office.
Because Zhao Liying always "stands in the C position" in the group photos announced, it has also aroused the doubts of many netizens. They think that Zhao Liying is only the third role in "Article 20" and is a "special starring". Why is she so often They all stood in the C position, while the female lead Ma Li and Gao Ye, who obviously had more roles than her, stood on both sides of her.
Due to the controversy surrounding Bai Jingting's "Going to Spring Mountain" program these days, some netizens also called Zhao Liying's behavior of always standing between Ma Li and Gao Ye during group photos and road shows as "Movie version of Going to Spring Mountain".
In fact, after watching the movie, you will understand that this position is not Zhao Liying's "seizing the C position", but the arrangement of director Zhang Yimou and the crew.
Although Zhao Liying is very popular, she does not have much weight in the film industry. In front of the great national director Zhang Yimou, does she dare to take the lead?
As long as an actor has some emotional intelligence, he would not do something like this that would ruin his future in the film industry.
It can be seen from the photos taken of the film's actors and Zhang Yimou before the movie was released that Zhang Yimou deliberately let Zhao Liying sit in the middle. Although Ma Li was sitting on one side, she was sitting next to Zhang Yimou and was closest to Zhang Yimou.
As a director, especially a director of Zhang Yimou's status, it doesn't matter his position. He just sits in the corner, even without showing his face. He is also the most eye-catching and important director, and his position in the crew plays a decisive role.
There should be two reasons for Zhao Liying to sit (stand) in the middle:
First, Zhao Liying’s character Hao Xiuping does not seem to have much role in the film, but she is a key figure in the entire film’s story. It is precisely because Hao Xiuping is from The desperate "jump" on the rooftop shocked the hearts of many people and changed the final outcome of this story. Letting Zhao Liying sit (stand) in the middle position should be to highlight the criticality of her role.
Look at this group photo of the three female leads. Zhao Liying stands in the middle, Gao Ye and Ma Li stand on both sides, forming a "protective" state for Zhao Liying, which is exactly in line with the needs of the vulnerable woman Hao Xiuping played by Zhao Liying in the film. Lu Lingling, played by Gao Ye, upholds justice and needs the help of Li Maojuan, played by Ma Li.
Secondly, compared to actors such as Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, Gao Ye, Zhao Liying has the dual attributes of an actor and an idol star. Director Zhang Yimou must have taken this into consideration when inviting Zhao Liying to play this role, and thought of using Zhao Liying's The traffic attribute will attract Zhao Liying’s fans to pay attention to this movie and pay for this movie.
Lei Jiayin, the male lead in "Article 20", once said in an interview that no one in Zhang Yimou's film crew cared about the protagonist and supporting roles.
Lei Jiayin said: "No one here cares whether you are number one, number two or number three, who plays more and who plays less. There is no such thing. With the director, you can find the most essential happiness of an actor."
during the road show , Ma Li also said that some netizens should not think too much about it, as they usually have a very good relationship. From the group photo, it can also be seen that the three actresses are getting along happily.
Therefore, for a realistic film, there is no need to care about the "cast" of the actors like those idol dramas. No matter how many or few scenes there are, they are an integral part of the entire film and a joint effort of all actors. , made a good film.
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