Text | Edited by Mu Ran
| Sanyuan
Ever since the box office of domestic movies has repeatedly broken new highs, famous directors cannot sit still.
Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Lam Chaoxian co-directed the two films " Changjin Lake " and "Watergate Bridge". Among them, "Changjin Lake" broke the highest record in the Chinese film box office list, creating a box office history of 5.7 billion. .
Zhang Yimou also used the suspense comedy "Manjianghong" to win the 2023 Spring Festival box office championship, winning 4.5 billion in box office in one fell swoop.
Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but restart his " If You Are the One " IP and handed over " If You Are the One 3". Although the final box office results were not satisfactory, the investment was low, the box office was high, and he made a lot of money.
The appeal of the famous director itself is the icing on the cake for the work.
These famous directors will have many new films to meet you soon. Tsui Hark directed "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Chen Kaige launched " Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack ", Feng Xiaogang's spy war The filming of the blockbuster "To Catch a Spy" is also about to begin.
Needless to say, Zhang Yimou is still going strong. His unreleased films include " first shot ", "On the Cliff 2", etc., including "The Protagonist", which is his first time as a TV series director.
These alone are hard enough. Unexpectedly, at the Shanghai International Film Festival not long ago, CCTV personally promoted that the movie "三级" jointly developed by Enlight Media and Trisolaris Universe will be directed by Zhang Yimou.
1, Zhang Yimou’s first attempt at a science fiction film
has one thing to say, Zhang Yimou’s directorial skills are still trustworthy.
Even if you don’t look at his previous achievements such as "Alive", "Raise the Red Lantern", and "The Thirteen Beauties".
In recent years, despite the high output of his works, Zhang Yimou has been able to ensure quality while making steady profits at the box office, and he can also try various genres. " One Second " released by
in 2020 is a typical literary film. The story setting seems very plain, but Zhang Yimou made it very moving.
In this movie, Zhang Yimou has the dual identity of director and screenwriter, and the story is inspired by his own early experience.
Then he tried the spy war theme " Above the Cliff ". The spy war genre on the big screen was originally unpopular, but Zhang Yimou not only made a high score of 7.4, but also scored more than 1.1 billion at the box office. .
In just over 100 minutes, Zhang Yimou was able to narrate a thrilling spy battle vividly. Compared with those TV drama directors who are good at such subjects, Zhang Yimou did not use any tricks, but gave them a crisp and clear picture. hand.
After this, Zhang Yimou was not limited by this genre. In 2022, he launched the movie " Sniper ". Since this film was scheduled and withdrawn, people can't help but wonder whether the quality of the movie is too high. Damn, Zhang Yimou doesn’t have the confidence to compete with other movies?
In fact, Zhang Yimou just avoided "Changjin Lake", but faced "Watergate Bridge" during the Spring Festival. Without top-notch actors and not many powerful actors, this movie won It scored 7.7 points, surpassing two works of the same type, "Changjin Lake" and "Shuimen Bridge" in terms of reputation.
The suspense-comedy combination "Man Jiang Hong" and the anti-crime theme "Sturdy as a Rock" have all set off a wave of topic discussions. This year's Spring Festival film has handed over a group of prosecutors focusing on self-defense. "Article 20",
It is not difficult to find that when Zhang Yimou launches new works, he pays great attention to trying a variety of genres, rather than resting on his laurels in his comfort zone.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhang Yimou will direct this science fiction-themed "The Three-Body Problem". This is undoubtedly another self-challenge for director Zhang Yimou.
However, "The Three-Body Problem" is a science fiction theme after all. Unlike other types of works, looking at the entire domestic film market, the only science fiction films recognized by the audience are the "Wandering Earth" series.
But the advantage is that Zhang Yimou is strong and has good control over various themes. Although he is no longer a young director, he is constantly exploring his potential.
The previous drama version of "The Three-Body Problem" was very successful, with high degree of restoration, accurate casting, and good reputation. It also allowed Zhang Yimou to learn from it and know what "The Three-Body Problem" everyone expected was like.
Looking at the audience's reaction, there is no dispute about Zhang Yimou's level, but what worries him most is that Zhang Yimou has opened a back door for his favorite actors, regardless of whether the actor's image and acting skills make the character tenable.
2. Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Yi have a strong sense of substitution. The choice of young Ye Wenjie is worrying
Judging from the voices of netizens, everyone is inclined to let Zhang Ziyi play the role of Ye Wenjie. Due to her age, it is naturally inappropriate to portray the young Ye Wenjie. But she can play Ye Wenjie in her middle-aged and elderly years.
Since the drama version of "The Three-Body Problem" has not yet aired, many netizens who edited the "Three-Body Problem" video liked to use Zhang Ziyi to replace Ye Wenjie's image. Therefore, the choice of Zhang Ziyi was in line with everyone's expectations.
Some netizens also predicted that Zhang Yi will play the role of Wang Miao. As Zhang Yimou's favorite male protagonist, Zhang Yi has appeared in almost all of Zhang Yimou's movies.
And his image and temperament are very compatible with the scientist Wang Miao, so Zhang Yimou is indeed very likely to choose Zhang Yi to support his appearance.
The most worrying thing is that Zhang Yimou cast Liu Haocun to play the young Ye Wenjie.
Liu Haocun, who has an overly gentle temperament and is naive and a bit naive, is really different from the young Ye Wenjie depicted in "The Three-Body Problem". The stubborn and strong feeling alone has nothing to do with Liu Haocun.
However, because Zhang Yimou has successively used works such as "One Second" and "Above the Cliff" to praise Liu Haocun, people are very worried that Zhang Yimou prefers Liu Haocun and will leave such an important soul character to Liu Haocun.
Although Liu Haocen's performance in "One Second" is remarkable, it was also carefully trained by Zhang Yimou. There are not many actors in the same group, mainly her and Zhang Yi, so Zhang Yimou can put all his efforts into it. All spent on Liu Haocun.
But in "Above the Cliff", when there were more characters, Liu Haocun's performance seemed to be very weak. I don't know if it was because Zhang Yimou didn't have time to teach him step by step.
There are more characters in "The Three-Body Problem", and the difficulty of shooting has escalated. This requires the actors to rely on themselves. If Liu Haocun is really chosen to play the young Ye Wenjie, the possibility of it becoming a failure is very high.
However, Zhang Yimou chose to use this film It is also unknown whether the movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" will feature a new "girlfriend". After all, the young Ye Wenjie has a lot of room for development. Young actresses are needed to portray the role. Using new faces can also bring more freshness to everyone. .
Generally speaking, Zhang Yimou's directorship of "The Three-Body Problem" is still very exciting. So, which actor are you most looking forward to seeing in this movie?
