The blockbuster drama of the 2024 summer season is finally here -
" Catch a Baby "
The most endearing comedy theme, and it is also a nationally unique "Shen Ma" combination.
When the male actor is number one in the box office and the actress is number one in the box office, with a perfect tacit understanding and the filter of the audience, Happy Twist wins this game completely.
Sure enough, it has not been officially released yet. In less than a day after the first day of screening, the box office grossed 100 million yuan.
Compared with the small fish and shrimp in front, this is the real difference.
Who said that the film market this year lacks momentum? Everything is an excuse for not being strong enough.
clicked on the comment area, and the style of painting was the same as expected.
Everyone’s evaluations are relatively objective. Different voices poured in, but they all rated it relatively high. The word “funny” appeared repeatedly.
It can be seen that the audience is quite satisfied with the homework handed in by Happy Mahua this time.
In my opinion, the most surprising thing is actually Happy Twist’s deeper exploration of the script.
Next, we will taste the new works of Shen Teng and Ma Li from the "outside" and the "inside" respectively -
01
The comedy version of "The Truman Show", which is too dense with memes
"Catch a Baby" The story makes many people dream back to "The Truman Show". Don't tell me, it really has that flavor.
Ma Jiye ( Shi Pengyuan ) lives in a small county town, and his family's poverty is unimaginable.
It is clear that the entire Xihong City has become rich, but it seems that they have only forgotten to take care of their family during the long-distance running.
Every once in a while, my father would have to drive the donkey to the market to sell the goods, while my mother and paralyzed grandma would take care of Ma Jiye at home.
The family is so poor that even buying some eggs has to be considered repeatedly, but in fact Ma Chenggang (played by Shen Teng) is the richest man in the city, and he and Chunlan (played by Ma Li) own luxury cars and houses.
Under this seemingly shabby home, there is another underground floor. Ma Chenggang specially organized various education experts to create a specific education plan, trying to make his son the best heir.
Chunlan couldn’t even cook, so she could only rely on the secret channel to ask the chef to deliver the cooked food every time.
But the old lady’s legs were perfectly fine. She would forget that she was acting from time to time and would wake up in the act.
There is only a stupid child who is kept in the dark. He really thinks that his father will not even unglue the soles of his shoes for him, and his grandma will take care of him for ten years.
The biggest laugh is actually the performances of all the actors.
I have to say that the interaction between the people in Happy Twist is a tacit understanding. Every supporting character has a unique personality, and the sparks when they collide with each other are also extremely strong.
A simple sentence can make the audience in the theater excited instantly. In terms of shaking off the baggage, it is indeed difficult to find a team with a more exciting performance than them.
As Ma Jiye grew up, he discovered all kinds of things that were not consistent with common sense.
In order to escape control, he made the only choice in his life at the fateful college entrance examination.
The whole story is very absurd, and the setting similar to "The Truman Show" is relatively novel.
As a comedy that is not afraid of spoilers, how funny it is and whose speech is the finishing touch can only be felt by sitting in the theater in person.
has brought the audience's emotions to a climax in the "surface", and at the same time, the "inside" is enough for people to savor it.
02
The core of tragedy is full of satire, and education issues are at the core.
After all, it is Shen Tengjiamali, with a brother and a sister on the stage. Of course, there is nothing to say about the script or expressiveness.
What surprised me the most was actually the capture of the core content of "Catch Dolls".
There are quite a few comedy films that focus on educational issues, such as Huang Bo's " School Dad " last year, but neither the box office nor the reputation was satisfactory.
So what exactly did "Catch a Baby" capture?
In my opinion, it is a classic Chinese education in which parents objectify their children completely according to their own ideas, and then are proud of their sons who have no sense of autonomy.
The parents in the video seem to really treat their children as "dolls" in the claw machine.
Move your claws to whatever part you want to catch.
The core of comedy is tragedy, and "Catch a Baby" fully reflects this.
I don’t think many of the audience here will take the perspective of parents, because the plot has clearly satirized education.
Especially Ma Jiye, after seeing these photos of the teacher hanging on the wall behind his parents, he asked his parents:
Which teacher are you two?
In my opinion, the film has actually gone to the maximum scale, depicting the powerful controlling desire of the parents in the film in an extremely terrifying way.
For example, the camera placed in the toilet.
Although what is shown here is that Ma Jiye bought a tablet and played it secretly, but after twelve years of schooling, this surveillance was just there.
Ma Chenggang and his wife will definitely not use it, and it is certainly impossible for the old lady to use it.
And this room full of surveillance was reserved for Ma Jiye. Every move was monitored and analyzed, even by strangers whom he did not know. Needless to say how terrifying this was.
Irony has been spread throughout every detail, especially in the end when Ma Jiye wants to escape the shackles and run towards the life he likes, the state of the couple should not be too obvious.
Chunlan was moved to tears. She had always cared more about her son.
But Ma Chenggang was not like that. He was still worried even at this moment, and there was still grievance and anger that he did not understand.
When the eldest son became useless, he "changed to a smaller one".
It sounds so funny when you say it, but if you really put it from the eldest son’s perspective, it’s not tragic at all.
At the beginning of Ma Chenggang's career, he had no time to take care of his eldest son. As a result, his total score in the college entrance examination did not exceed 100 points.
His choice turned out to be to discard the child like a chess piece and have another one, spending all his thoughts on the second child.
What is the difference between this and making a robot?
Conclusion
In fact, while watching the movie, I had already anticipated that some viewers would find it awkward.
"Catch a Baby" may seem exaggerated and absurd in style, but it puts its perspective on education in a realistic sense.
uses the illusory title of the richest man to create a larger framework, so that Ma Jiye, who is tied up, has a way out, at least at the point of life choice.
But what about children in real life?
abandons his favorite major and does not hesitate to lie one after another to make all the details of his life appear in the eyes of his parents. Can such a person really be an "emotionally sound" human being who can adapt to society when he grows up.
I think the answer lies in the heart.
As for the success of "Catch a Baby" in terms of comedy, the most critical thing is the contribution of Shen Teng and Ma Li.
In terms of look and feel, it seems that there are some places where the two people are completely improvising, but the interaction can be really natural and like a real couple. They are the only ones with this effect.
Moreover, Shen Teng can actually play the role of an old man, which actually surprises me.
As for more easter eggs and details, I’ll leave them to viewers who haven’t watched the movie yet, so go into the theater and experience it for yourself.
I wonder if you like Shen Teng’s new film?
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