On May 10, the movie "The Wandering Blade " held its premiere in Beijing. Director Chen Zhuo, screenwriter Yang Weiwei, starring Wang Qianyuan, Qi Xi, Zhang Youhao, Wang Tianchen, Zhou Zhengjie, and Aruna attended the exchange and shared behind-the-scenes stories and filming details. The film is adapted from the controversial masterpiece of the same name by the famous Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino. It translates the storyline of a minor crime in the novel and the victim's father seeking "extra-legal justice". It will be released nationwide on May 17.
The main creators took a group photo on site
In the film, Li Qian (played by Wu Shuang), the daughter of single father Li Changfeng (played by Wang Qianyuan), is raped by three troubled teenagers Xie Yu (played by Zhou Zhengjie), Wang Tianxiao (played by Aruna) and Luo Zhicheng (played by Luo Zhicheng) Zhang Youhao) was tortured to death. After seeing the video of his daughter being humiliated, the desperate father wailed, "The law will punish them and give them opportunities..." and resolutely embarked on the road to revenge. On one side is a demonic boy who ignores the law, and on the other is a tragic father desperate for revenge. A battle between love and law begins...
"The Wandering Blade" finalized poster
Higashino Keigo is narrating the creation of the novel "The Wandering Blade" At the time of origin, he once said, "I don't know the answer to why I wrote this work. If I have to say it, it is actually to express the inexplicable emotions surging in my heart into writing. I have tried hard to write an entertaining work. , it ended up being a heavy and sad story. But if it was written too lightly or clearly, it would lose its practical significance."
The upcoming movie "The Wandering Blade" is undoubtedly of great practical significance at the moment. In March of this year, the news that "a first-year junior high school student in Handan, Hebei Province was bullied, killed and buried by three classmates" quickly exploded on the Internet, causing widespread concern and "difficulty" in the world. According to the situation of cases involving women and children released by the Supreme People's Court on April 16, in the past three years, the number of illegal crimes committed by minors has generally been on the rise. From 2021 to 2023, the People's Court concluded a total of 73,178 minor criminal cases. 98,426 juvenile offenders were sentenced, accounting for 2% to 2.5% of all criminal offenders during the same period. When speaking after the screening, director Chen Zhuo of
said that it had been eight years since he first read the novel in 2016 until the movie was released. "The past eight years have also been a process of legal education for me. I did a lot of research before starting the machine. In the juvenile detention center, the prison guards showed me many cases, and I also met many juvenile criminals in custody, such as There are many more shocking cases that we all come across in news reports, which strengthens my determination to make this film with positive social value," recalled director Chen Zhuo
screenwriter Yang Weiwei. , 8 years ago, the film was launched in a temporary rented office of only five or six square meters by director Chen Zhuo. “At that time, whether it was the director, producer or the founding team composed of myself, everyone was actually driven by a strong emotion - whether it was their own personal experience as a child or what we have experienced over the years. As we can see, cases of youth bullying and even vicious crimes are a problem that the whole society must face without delay." Chen Zhuo added that the "Wandering Blade" WeChat group established by the team 8 years ago is still a problem today. Nor was it disbanded.
"Every few years, or even every year, we are shocked by the cases of youth bullying that occur in society." Yang Weiwei said, "Looking carefully at these cases, we can find that the younger the minors involved, the more There is no sense of boundaries in laws and regulations, social order and good customs, and there is a lack of awareness or even complete disregard for the value and meaning of life. As film workers, if we can use a lively film to generate widespread dissemination, we can make the world more intuitive. I deeply feel that behind such news, there are broken families, and the pain they have suffered is unspeakable. If everyone can truly realize where to go to solve the problem, it may be possible to reduce the recurrence of such tragedies in the future. "Yang Weiwei said.
Screenwriter Yang Weiwei
Actor Wang Qianyuan plays the role of Li Changfeng, the father who loses his beloved daughter and then wields the "Wandering Blade" against delinquents. In order to play the role of a middle-aged man who adopts extreme revenge methods and eventually leads to self-destruction, Wang Qianyuan's appearance in the film is very impressive. When speaking after the screening, he said that he could emotionally understand what the character was doing, and he had to complete the shaping of the character physically.
"After filming the happy family life between Li Changfeng and his daughter in the early stage of the film, I began to focus on controlling my diet, including controlling my sleep. As flesh and blood are connected, any father who faces such an unreasonable disaster will definitely be heartbroken and unable to sleep. When an actor is on the set, his state and fatigue after sleeping for 10 hours are definitely different from those after sleeping for 4 hours. In the later stages of filming, I realized that diet control alone cannot achieve the level of fat loss for the character. To feel dehydrated and out of phase, I adopted the method used by bodybuilders to control water, not drinking water for three or four days in a row. Athletes do this to make their muscle lines clearer. The reason why I don’t drink water is purely to show that the character is about to I feel like I’m exhausted. When I’m particularly tired, I rinse my mouth with mineral water and spit it out.” Wang Qianyuan said that when he first joined the group, he still weighed 82 kilograms, so he “tortured” himself. To be recognized by everyone, "it's worth it!"
starring Wang Qianyuan
screenwriter and director Zhang Ji said in a post-screening speech that he was encouraged by the scale presented by "The Wandering Blade". "This film explores the relationship between violence and identity. The father's violence in the film is a natural resistance; the violent crimes of delinquent teenagers are also related to their lax families and the impulses of their age; even though It is He Jia, played by Qi Xi, who protects this father, which can also be regarded as a metaphor for violence. The film presents an international feel through the in-depth exploration of the characters. Wang Qianyuan's performance this time is completely different. The purely physical struggle made him so integrated with the character that I almost didn’t recognize his face in the film."
actor Bao Beier said that he kept thinking about the title of the film while watching the movie. The relationship between "The Wandering Blade" and the plot, "I found that this 'blade' is actually a metaphor. It is not only the hesitation of whether to shoot or not to shoot the shotgun in the father's hand at the last moment? It is also the hesitation of the police in the process of chasing criminals. , should this shot be fired or not? More importantly, it has been 4 years since this movie was filmed, and many people are facing the choice of whether to keep it and whether to show it. "
"The Wandering Blade" stills
The ending theme of the movie "The Wandering Blade" "The Man Waving to the Sky" was sung by Wang Feng. At the premiere, Wang Feng recalled that he gave this song to the director three years ago, "This song is actually about the longing between people who can never meet again. I ask the director every year , can the movie be released? Because since the birth of this song, I have released two albums. Congratulations on the movie finally being able to meet the audience. It will definitely have a particularly good social significance, and this song can finally be released. It’s on my album this year “
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