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html The first wave of box office melee in the April movie market has come to an end.I thought it would be as deserted as in previous years, but I didn’t expect it to be a little pleasant surprise.
The biggest winner is undoubtedly Hayao Miyazaki's "What kind of life do you want to live ".
A small animation can actually earn more than 500 million in an unpopular small period and become the box office champion. This is really surprising.
You must know that the "Monster Fight" next door, " Godzilla vs. Kong 2" only achieved 600 million box office in 12 days.
However, " Plants and Trees World ", which originally had the strongest publicity, only had a box office of 60 million, which was only 10 times behind the champion.
Director Mingming won the award at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Jiang Qinqin won the Asian Film Best Actress Award for this work.
and Chen Jianbin even showed off their affection in various activities. I thought this film would become a niche and highly praised work, but I never expected that the Douban score dropped below 6.7, with only 30,000 people rating it.
In fact, everyone’s perception is quite different.
From the perspective of plot and graphics, the style of the entire film is relatively fragmented. The story in the first half of
is eloquently told, with emotions advancing layer by layer, and the climax is carried out very well. However, at the end, there is a deliberately "unfathomable" metaphor.
In order to forcefully echo the beginning, it ignored the rhythm of the middle story and slowed down the process. Especially as a feature film, it did not give a proper ending, leaving the audience confused.
As for the acting, it actually adds a lot to the plot, allowing the audience to sit quietly for at least two hours, but there is no harm if there is no comparison.
In the previous article, we discussed the plot of "The World of Grass and Trees". This time, let's take a look at the performance of the few actors in the film -
There are two actors in this movie that surprised me the most. The first place in
is Wu Lei .
In fact, in the early publicity, most of the focus was on Jiang Qinqin, and at the same time, the highlights in the play that highlighted his acting skills were also given to him.
There is no doubt that Jiang Qinqin has a relatively large room for performance. Coupled with his own nationality and strength, it is natural to say that there is no doubt.
But Wu Lei not only caught the scene, but even performed very well.
He Mulian is the male lead in the entire movie. He sold elderly health care products in the early stage, and later joined a pyramid scheme organization just to destroy the stronghold and rescue his mother.
No matter what stage he is in, Wu Lei handles the inner conflicts of the characters just right.
For example, when selling health care products for the elderly.
He didn't want to deceive the old man, but he was forced by life to abandon his principles and bottom line.
There are more shots here of the supporting characters, but as long as Wu Lei is in the frame, the silent, depressed and helpless emotions can rush out instantly.
Another example is when you lose your temper with your mother, and after you lose your temper.
After seeing a room full of foot stickers, his eyes widened in disbelief, and the audience could clearly feel the emotions gradually rising up.
roared over and over again to vent his emotions in layers. His face turned red and his neck thickened, but he didn’t use too much force. He had a strong sense of immersion.
One day after losing his temper, he appeared silently at the MLM site again.
is still full of contradictions and unspeakable pain. He Mulian's setting is actually not as clear as his mother's, but Wu Lei painted the characters extremely vividly.
The second place is Wang Jiajia.
I recognized this actress almost at a glance. She played Gong Biao's wife Huang Liru in " The Long Season ". The contrast between before and after was huge. The crying scene where Biaozi was offline at the end is still fresh in my memory.
In "The World of Grass and Trees", she is a character full of comedy, and her every move embodies the four words engraved in the bones of Northeastern people -
generous and generous.
In the play, she performed the dramatic comedy elements with a slight exaggeration. The whole play was full of vitality in an instant, and the laughter appeared in front of the audience one after another.
She was able to act like a Northeasterner with a fierce spirit. After cunningly deceiving so many people, she still had a rare innocence. Even though she was only a small supporting role, it was still embarrassing.
When everyone praises Jiang Qinqin's acting skills, I have some different opinions.
There is no doubt that the roles of Jiang Qinqin and Wu Taihua are very suitable, and I was really surprised at the beginning.
has no image baggage at all. He is simple and sincere, retains a trace of hope for life, and moves naturally and smoothly.
However, it was not until Wu Taihua's psychological changes happened that she realized that Jiang Qinqin really wanted to perform well.
Every time a character went crazy, Jiang Qinqin used all his strength, without even any foreshadowing, just to show off his acting skills.
In fact, the director of "The World of Grass and Trees" is not very good at showing the characters' most assertive personalities. His style itself comes slowly.
Jiang Qinqin's "unbridled" and publicity seemed a bit embarrassing under the director's lens, especially with the inexplicable ending, which made the audience feel awkward.
In contrast, Wu Lei's performance was more restrained. He interacted with Jiang Qinqin.
When Jiang Qinqin highlighted the tension of his performance, he was completely immersed in his personal world and did not have much communication with Wu Lei.
This is in conflict with Wu Taihua's special and strong love for her son.
Chen Jianbin, to be honest, his presence is not as high as the actor Wang Jiajia mentioned above.
The role he plays is itself a dispensable role.
At the end, the audience's only description of Lao Qian is -
is a good person.
is of no help to Wu Taihua's family. He is just a marginal outsider, as if he is forced to take advantage of the camera.
Perhaps the character design itself has no effect, and Chen Jianbin's acting seems to be a bit too "relaxed". Even if
is reduced to a supporting role, he is almost like watching a show on the background behind the mother and son.
didn't write well and didn't try his best in acting. I can only say that this cameo is really meaningless.
Conclusion
If you want to ask about the most worth-watching film in April, in fact, I will still give a small recommendation to "The World of Grass and Trees".
Although it has mixed reviews, compared to "What kind of life do you want to live", "The World of Grass and Trees" is still more intuitive and has conflicting points that can arouse emotions.
is also a scam. "The World of Grass and Trees" is completely unable to stand side by side with " desperate ", and the director's entanglement is actually shown in the film.
His favorite literary and artistic style and profound metaphors seem to be unworthy of mentioning in front of the commercial films that can win the box office. However, after adding commercial film elements, he could not let go of his favorite style. In the end, it was just different, and the box office reputation was mediocre.
I don’t know whose performance left the deepest impression on you?
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