text | Linghu Boguang
" weeks to eliminate the three evils " has been popular for some time. It is so popular that it is very magical during the Spring Festival. There is no industrial blockbuster (not counting Bears, there are no live-action movies), and the movie ratings are very stable. Except for " Mr. Red Carpet " which is slightly worse, the other three movies have a score of about 7.8, and " Hot and Spicy " has an 8.0 .
The movie box office is over 8 billion, and the number of moviegoers has broken many records anyway.
However, netizens have been unhappy with this Spring Festival movie since it was released. From the moment it was released, to the war in the middle, and to the end, talking about this Spring Festival movie is very controversial. The main controversy is probably that it felt like a comedy when it was released. film, but in terms of comedy effect.
Maybe " Flying Life 2" is the best. The comedy in the first half of the other three "Hot and Spicy" is awkward. " Article 20 " is comedy, and "Shake the Sun" and "Mr. Red Carpet" are not at all. It was a comedy, so it had the worst box office, and then both movies were withdrawn. At this time, some netizens thought.
It was during this period that "Zhou Chu Destroyed Three Evils" became a hit, and "The Annual Party Can't Stop", which had excellent reputation and quality before, seemed to be the best movie in mainland China. Many netizens think that this movie was released too early. If it is released during the Spring Festival, will it be able to beat "Zhou Chu except Three Palaces" if it is released in March? So is the answer really like this?
I think it is very difficult. If it is released during the Spring Festival, it may be better than "Mr. Red Carpet" and "Shake the Sun". It may compete with "Article 20", but basically it cannot beat the sequel ip+ Shen Teng + with the same high quality "Flying Life 2", not to mention the marketing has taken off, and people all over the country are watching Jia Ling's weight loss movie "Hot and Spicy".
and "The Three Evils" are even different genres. Due to the colder schedule after the Spring Festival, they still cannot get the current box office of more than 1 billion.
are all comedies? Was it all a "fraud"? The Spring Festival movies are indeed "not funny"
"Mr. Red Carpet" and "Shake the Sun" have been withdrawn and I won't mention them. The two movies are indeed not family-friendly comedies suitable for the Spring Festival. I won't mention "The Bear" either. , after all, it is the wall of masterpieces, the goalkeeper during the Spring Festival. Among the remaining three movies, "Article 20" and "It's Hot" are probably not very comedic.
"Article 20" can be said to bear the brunt, because of the three clues in the movie, the comedy focuses on the family of Lei Jiayin and Ma Li , and the comedy part is the quarrels, bickering, and family interactions between the two couples. In terms of some plot aspects, there are very few comedy elements.
The three clues are very realistic and heavy. Watching this part really makes people unable to laugh. On the contrary, it is very heart-breaking.
The comedy part of "Hot and Spicy" is not good, and the passionate part in the second half is not enough. The characters in the story are good, but the camera is not professional enough, and the lighting and shadows need to be adjusted again. I want to talk about the good things about Hot.
Group portrait creation: Not only the male and female protagonists, but also the other supporting characters can intuitively establish the positive and negative images of the characters without having many lines. In comparison, the supporting characters in "Flying Speed" are relatively one-sided, and the character creation basically comes from the support and opposition of the protagonist.
Social issues, hot and spicy include a lot of social issues and women's issues, the plight of middle-aged women, children's education, public opinion rumors, etc., including the entire movie theme itself is a huge issue, these issues naturally have more of second works.
"Flying Life 2" is actually the most complete movie. In fact, it can be seen that Shen Teng and Han Han are consciously breaking through themselves, but these two breakthroughs are in different senses. Shen Teng's breakthrough is that he would rather sacrifice the dense joke-like laughter. "Speed 2" has such laughter, but the density is indeed lower than other movies starring Shen Teng.
Of course, this does not mean that this kind of laughter is not good, so as to improve the coherence and tension of the performance to achieve better emotional conveyance. His performance proved his real gold content to some extent and more clearly reflected his acting skills.
Han Han’s breakthrough is that this time he proved to the market, investors and audiences that he can make films that the public will enjoy. The films he made before with a narrower audience were just wishful thinking (epilepsy). That’s all. Once again, he demonstrated his abilities and let go of his stubbornness (mistake).
"Flying 1" is a Han Han movie that is not so "Han Han", and "Flying 2" is a Han Han movie that is even less "Han Han". Han Han puts away his vulgar jokes, small town youths and literary and artistic talents. Love, and the way of expression that he is familiar with and likes, leave his original self and enter himself.
The comedy part of "Speed 2" is much better, and the rhythm of the racing narrative shots in the second half is very good, but the switching between near and far shots in the first half is a bit broken, and this feeling can be polished. But if we talk about comedies, they are not as good as "The Annual Party Can't Stop".
It’s a pity that it’s not on the Spring Festival schedule? "The Annual Party Can't Stop" is currently the "Best Domestic Film" in 2024
"The Annual Party Can't Stop" is indeed good-looking as a comedy. Although it also has the value of justice coming from heaven to solve problems in the end, at least this movie is good until the end. Comedy, it is not like a Spring Festival movie. It is obviously not a comedy. It just adds some comedy elements and then sells it as a comedy.
From the perspective of comedy films, "Flying Life 2" probably only lost half a notch, while the other films lost more than one notch.
In "Annual Meeting", in the absurdity, a worker accidentally becomes a senior leader. He has just entered the model house where the company lives in a big city, which shows that his position is also the same. When he sits happily on the sofa, his life will be at its peak. The flashing words indicate that you have not truly reached the peak of your life.
When he really became the kind of leader who fished in troubled waters, the peak of his life was no longer shining, and he himself was not the happy self he was before. There are two good people arranged, one is Ma Jie Ke and the other is rebellious, one has been in the workplace for many years and behaves smoothly and will not let anyone know if he complains. My friend was a team of three, until I moved up step by step and became a celebrity in the company, the people around me were also replaced.
After all, his original wish was to perform at the annual meeting and have fun.
If you want to talk about the core, it actually has it. The core of comedy is tragedy. I think what is reflected in this movie is that the protagonist is an old employee with decades of experience and a master of technology, but because he is a worker, the company and society develop rapidly. Abandoning them, you can only get promotion and salary increase if you encounter this kind of wrong transfer. Isn't this the same as the working class has been doing for so many years?
There is no such thing as "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop". It is just a dream that night of an old worker who had worked hard for 20 years and was fired at a 60 million annual meeting where the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves!
Essentially speaking, this is actually just a dream of a migrant worker.
The protagonists finally achieved the goal of justice through constant coincidences.
If in real reality, the protagonist played by Dapeng would be arrested together with the factory. Layoffs, being framed and stigmatized, product quality qualification rate not up to standard, and will not be rehabilitated. All veteran employees of Jinjin Industry for decades will bear the shame, lose their jobs, and survive.
Zhuang Zhengzheng, played by Wang Xun, will enter the head office as a reward. This colleague who bribed and harmed himself is also pitiful. For the sake of his child's further education, his father worked hard to save 300,000. Pete, played by Sun Yizhou, continues to live and drink, while Mr. Xu clears out many personnel and is aloof, while many middle- and high-level executives are still earning millions in annual salary.
Bai Ke estimated that after the others were laid off, it would be his turn. The rebellious one could not turn around and was eventually laid off.
Chinese comedies are indeed "sick"
In fact, Chinese comedies have had quite a problem in recent years. Not to mention a few movies during the Spring Festival, "The Annual Party Can't Stop" is only slightly better than them. We have already It’s hard to see Stephen Chow, Feng’s comedies, Ning Hao comedies, or even comedies like Happy Twist’s early “Charlotte Troubles”, “The Shy Iron Fist” and “The Richest Man in Xihong City”.
If we want to talk about the problem with Chinese comedies, I can sum it up as the popular Internet meme "making dumplings", which is that the second half has to be valuable.
Why can’t people laugh in comedies nowadays?
is the first, because there are too many rules and regulations. Take a look at our comedy works in the past, whether it is film and television dramas, sketches or cross talk, all kinds of spicy satire and reflections based on real-life plots, the audience understands it tacitly, and laughs knowingly after watching it, and adds some that may make people laugh or laugh. The audience will certainly find the film touching people's hearts to be beautiful and exciting. What about
’s current works? It is empty and exaggerated, has nothing to say, and is a castle in the air. It just barely makes you laugh and cry. Only if the audience can buy this kind of work will it be interesting.
Secondly, from the perspective of comedians, good comedians all have one thing in common: they come from ordinary people. Be it Jia Bing, Stephen Chow, Song Dandan, or Zhao Benshan, they all came from ordinary people and know what ordinary people's lives are like.
What is the source of the joy and sorrow of ordinary people, and those celebrity "comedians" who have become monks on the way cannot express this feeling. The creators of
were handcuffed and forced to make some abominable videos. The investment in a drama is huge, and if it fails to be reviewed, all the money will be lost. Not just comedies, but other films as well. The increasingly harsh creative environment has made successful directors and actors too lazy to film.
At the same time, many people working in the film and television industry have been standing in the sky for so long that they have forgotten how real people live. How will the audience view a book that has no basis in reality and only relies on fantasy?
A comedy that can resonate with the general public. To put it bluntly, it is the helplessness and wisdom of ordinary people who enjoy hardships. Just like most Internet memes, they are often more interesting than jokes on the big screen. This comes from the people. The art is divorced from people's lives and only wants to preach and amuse.
essentially comes from the comedy of arrogance. Everyone’s laughter is just a bitter smile, a miserable smile, or a forced smile.
Chinese comedy is indeed sick, and the disease is not serious. There is no solution yet.
