According to Maoyan Professional Edition data, as of now, the crime suspense film " silently kills " has been released for 7 days, and the box office has exceeded 466 million yuan. While it has achieved rare box office results in this slightly sluggish summer season, it is also gripping because of its The narrative and multi-faceted presentation of human nature have aroused widespread attention and discussion.
"I hope to portray a picture of all living beings through this movie. Each character tells a story about silence, but from different angles." The director of "Silence Killing" Ke Wenli recently accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service. This filmmaker, who has previously won recognition from the industry and audiences through the "Manslaughter" series of the same type, said that the title "Silence Killing" is exactly what he wanted this time. Expressed through the big screen, "Silence kills, how silence kills."
movie poster of "Silent Kill". Picture provided by the film crew
"Silent Kill" is starring Wang Chuanjun, Zhang Junning, Wu Zhenyu and other powerful actors. The story in the film takes place in a school called "Jinghua Girls' High School" on a small Pacific island. The girl Chen Yutong (played by Wang Shengdi) belongs to a special group and has been bullied on campus for a long time. Although Li Han (played by Zhang Junning), the mother of a female worker at school, tried her best to protect her daughter, it was to no avail. The strange thing is that the girls who bullied Chen Yutong disappeared one by one, and soon, Chen Yutong also disappeared. With the intervention of the police, a man named Lin Zaifu (played by Wang Chuanjun) came into the sight of the police and Li Han... The plot of the film is dense with clues, and the intricate cases and numerous twists leave a deep impression on people.
"I hope to make the most of every minute of the movie to tell a story," Covenley said. "Silent Killing" takes a campus bullying incident as the starting point, and then a series of cases such as serial murders, domestic violence, and charity fraud have surfaced one after another. Through delicate and connotative lens language, Ke Wenli captures the Human editing quickly brings the audience into a tense and terrifying situation. As the story unfolds further, people soon discover that the purpose of "Silent Kill" is by no means just to present the crimes and punishments of the above-mentioned related cases. In this depressive field, various "evils" are all connected to the same thing. , the core that doesn't even seem so dazzling at first - "silence". When silence and ignorance are regarded as the first choice when the matter has nothing to do with oneself, the spread of evil becomes inevitable.
When talking about the original intention of the creation, Ke Wenli said, "I hope to present a picture of all living beings through this movie. Every person and every character is actually telling a different perspective about silence. From the protagonist to Supporting characters, there are complex human natures and emotions hidden behind everyone’s silence.” He further explained that silence has multiple interpretations in this story. It is not only the character’s helpless compromise with the painful reality, but also the character’s response to past crimes. Cover-up: From the principal’s authoritative suppression, to the teacher’s indifferent observation, to the mother’s inability to protect, each character interprets the meaning of silence in their own way. This silence is not only condoning mistakes, but also covering up the truth, which ultimately led to a series of tragedies.
"Intensive reversal" is one of the deep impressions left by "Silent Kill". At the same time, it is not difficult for the audience to perceive that compared to the suspenseful plot, the numerous reversals of "Silent Kill" are based on different aspects of human nature. of excavation. Talking about "reversal", a "nirvana" in the crime suspense genre, Ke Wenli said bluntly that in his opinion, as a narrative technique, reversal has been used in many films. My favorite Ang Lee's classic work is an example: ""The Wedding Banquet" is a literary film, but in the end it turns out that the father knows everything. This is also an impressive reversal. "Life of Pi" is also, in the end There are two versions of the story in "Reversal", which immediately leads the audience to think. "
" Of course, reversal will be used more as a technique in crime suspense genres, but I personally think this. One of them also requires strength, that is, the key lies in whether the reversal point can really 'hit' the audience's heart."In Ke Wenli's view, reversal as a narrative technique should ultimately serve the content and characters. "The reversal in "Silent Kill" is more about the presentation of different aspects of the characters' humanity. For reversal to become a 'nirvana', it needs to be used just right, otherwise it will become a show off and lose its value."
Director Ke Wenli. Photo provided by interviewee
Ke Wenli said frankly that the previous "Manslaughter" The success of the series has made him more confident in his creation. In the narrative of "Silent Kill", his handling of details is undoubtedly more skillful, and many of them are quite symbolic, including white doves, roses, kumquats, rain, etc. The rendering processing of elements has made many viewers still feel stuck in it after leaving the cinema, and they will ponder it for a long time.
All these efforts finally made "Silent Kill" reach another level while meeting the audience's needs for a strong audio-visual experience in front of the big screen. Completed a rather colorful social thinking and expression.
Talking about the directing style, in Ke Wenli's view, high tolerance may be one of his most outstanding characteristics as a film director, "I think my job is to coordinate all departments. , including art, photography, service, actors... everyone cooperates fully to tell a good story. Rather than being obsessed with myself, I am more willing to listen to everyone's opinions and suggestions." As for whether I will continue the same type of work in the future Regarding the creation of the work, Ke Wenli said that he does not exclude other contents, "But in any case, the 'why' of the different states of people under different circumstances will probably always be one of the propositions I am most interested in." ”
text/reporter Gao Kai
editor/Gong Lifang
