Elephant News·Oriental Jinbao chief reporter Wu Jingjing
The movie " Zhaoyun Muyu " adapted from the true story " The Murderous Girl in a Wedding Dress " was officially released today. This movie, produced by Han Sanping as the director, directed by Zhang Guoli, and starring Fan Wei, Zhou Dongyu , today also released the "controversial ending" feature clip, which for the first time exposed the true story of Chang Juan after she jumped off the bridge and became a vegetative state. In life, Chang Juan, who had lost the ability to take care of herself, sat quietly in a wheelchair, while Lao Qin pushed the wheelchair forward in the wind and rain. The sudden change in the fate of the two aroused the curiosity and discussion of the audience. In interviews, the main creators revealed several highlights of the film, and also revealed the subtleties of human nature and the impermanence of fate behind "the most controversial marriage of the year."
Adapted from a true story
Focus on the life of ex-convicts after they are released from prison
"Chaoyun Muyu" rarely focuses on the real life of ex-convicts, and revolves around two released felons, Lao Qin (played by Fan Wei) and Chang Juan (played by Zhou Dongyu) , tells the story of a marriage of interest in which "he wants a child and she wants money", and truly presents the ups and downs of life and the many faces of human nature from a calm perspective. In the film, Lao Qin was imprisoned twice for a total of 27 years and spent half of his life in prison. Chang Juan committed a murder at the age of 14 and grew up in prison. The life direction of the two people after they are released from prison has undoubtedly become a major focus of the film. However, after Lao Qin and Chang Juan were released from prison, not only did they not "renew their lives" as the prison guards said, but due to their own desires, they embarked on the wrong path of defrauding marriage to seek children and money. However, in the competition of interests, people are gradually drifting away from the edge of legal principles again, which is very sad.
The film rarely uses a convicted felon as the protagonist of the story, and presents the real life of ex-convicts on the big screen. The perspective is novel and novel, and it also has realistic concerns. Can felons released from prison return to normal life and start a second life? Under the general label of "marginal groups of society", what are the unknown ups and downs of individual destiny? Director Zhang Guoli said bluntly, "What impressed me most about this story is that it has a very solid story foundation, a real story, and real characters." Truth has its own power, so many viewers said after watching the movie that the film can extract real power from real stories and make the seemingly absurd plot come to fruition. "Dare to think and dare to film, marginalized groups in society deserve to be represented. followed".
Setting and curiosity
Calm narration reflects real life
Marriage, which was originally placed in the beautiful imagination of the world, has become a way for the protagonists to exchange interests in "Chaoyun Muyu". After Lao Qin was released from prison, he was surprised to receive millions of demolition funds, and brought a huge amount of money to seek marriage, just to "carry on the family line" and make up for his unfulfilled filial piety. Chang Juan, who had also just been released from prison, took aim at Lao Qin, who had suddenly become rich, and proposed a gift of "one hundred and eighty-four thousand" as a prerequisite for marriage. The two people, one seeking a child and the other seeking wealth, came together for their respective interests and formed a It can be called the "most controversial marriage of the year". After being released from prison, Lao Qin appeared to be honest and filial, but when he learned that Chang Juan did not want to have children, he hid Chang Juan's ID card and bank card, and even tried to force Chang Juan violently, revealing all the violence hidden in his heart. Chang Juan is innocent and smart on the surface, but in fact she is bent on taking advantage of Lao Qin. After the scam was exposed, she slandered Lao Qin's deceased parents and even committed suicide to resist, which also exposed her flaw in character. As the story progresses, Chang Juan's unknown past comes to light, and the two people's multi-faceted humanity seems to be reversed again. Some netizens who watched the premiere commented that "the film shows the complexity of human nature to the extreme in this abnormal relationship" and "the hateful and pitiful people do ridiculous things, and they see grayscale human nature and real life."
Behind the profit marriage between Lao Qin and Chang Juan, it reflects the complex background of human nature. The film uses a calm and objective lens to record the fate of two marginalized people without whitewashing or judging. Director Zhang Guoli summed up the marriage relationship between Lao Qin and Chang Juan as "extremely purposeful". He interpreted the life situation depicted in the film based on the title of the film, "There are no other major events in life except life and death. Lao Qin and Chang Juan ran away together. One is rushing to live, and the other is rushing to die. In the end, he doesn’t live well as he wants to live, and he doesn’t die as well as he wants to die.Just like the title of our film "Morning Clouds and Dusk Rain", fate is as unpredictable as the weather." The story of Lao Qin and Chang Juan reflects real life. Professor Du Sujuan, a professor at East China University of Political Science and Law, shared her thoughts after watching the movie: "They are just like us. , all want to do the right thing, the meaningful thing, but everyone has their own limitations, and understanding your own limitations is an important issue in life."
Movie kings and movie queens teamed up
to subvert the image and cause heated discussion
Not long ago At the 14th Beijing International Film Festival that concluded, Fan Wei won the "Tiantan Award" for Best Actor for his role as Lao Qin. This was the first time in seven years that he won this honor. Zhou Dongyu's image in the film was even more subversive. The most difficult state to interpret is vegetative, which has been praised as "the biggest breakthrough since filming". In order to get closer to the character and present the image of a convicted felon, Fan Wei lost 30 pounds during the filming to accurately represent the vegetative state. Zhou Dongyu went to the hospital two months in advance to learn about the real life of a vegetative person at close range. He integrated the real symptoms and characteristics of a vegetative person and practiced eye movements repeatedly every day. The creators also mentioned that this time the two of them also broke through themselves and gave the audience a wonderful performance. A feast of big-screen acting.
Regarding the choice of actors, director Zhang Guoli said: "Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu are the best choices for Lao Qin and Chang Juan. They can give you the best feeling every time and make you feel that this character is alive. ". Actor Fan Wei mentioned that he was actually worried at first because of the age difference with Zhou Dongyu. However, Zhang Guoli emphasized that "Morning Cloud and Mud Rain" is definitely not a romance film. The greater the contrast between the two, the more obvious the dramatic conflict will be. The more complex the core of the film can be presented, the two people with their own ulterior motives use each other and torture each other. As the conflict gradually escalates, they end up in a situation where one person cannot seek "life" and the other cannot seek "death". This seems to reveal the truth. The inevitability of tragedy behind this kind of marriage of interest, whether it is the true creation of the ultimate character or the profound presentation of complex human nature, the two people's highly impactful and subversive character creation and acting confrontation have also aroused heated discussions among netizens "They The performance shows the impermanence and eternity of fate."
