's suspenseful crime film "" will undoubtedly become the first film in the 2024 summer season to have a box office of over 1 billion.
has grossed nearly 900 million at the box office in its two weeks of release. Now entering its third week, it will hit the 1 billion box office mark and become the first box office hit in the 2024 summer season.
Although it is long overdue, it still gives people hope for this quiet summer season.
In 2023, the suspenseful crime film "The Disappearance of Her", produced and written by Chen Sicheng, earned over 3.5 billion at the box office and became a hot summer hit.
Although Chen Sicheng's new film " decrypted " has not been officially released this summer, "Silent Kill" is still related to him. At the end of the film, the words "Special thanks to Chen Sicheng" were printed.
Of course, when it comes to the film's director, Ke Wenli, he has a close connection with Chen Sicheng.
Because his first movie "Manslaughter" was produced by Chen Sicheng, it has since opened the "Manslaughter" universe, and now it has reached its third film.
"Manslaughter" has a box office of over 1.3 billion. Ke Wenli became famous in the first battle, and then cooperated with Chen Sicheng and participated in the filming of the online drama " Chinatown Detective ".
Ke Wenli has also demonstrated his directorial talents in two works, and he can control genre films with ease.
And today's "Silent Kill" is a remake of his own work of the same name. It still continues the "killing" genre title, but it is a more realistic work. As for genre films, he may have already been familiar with them. The entire structural model is similar, but it is still not easy for such a new director to be able to fully express and perform.
From domestic violence to campus bullying, such topics have long been common in film and television works, but Director Ke Wenli still produced his own style and approach. The wonderful performances of the actors have greatly improved the quality of the film, making it enjoyable and refreshing to watch.
reverses one after another, which is both expected and unexpected, but it can still give people an audio-visual impact. Under the impact of the senses, it also makes people think deeply about what drives the evil of human nature and makes them embark on the road of crime. Although it is a road of no return, it is obvious that the perpetrator who used violence to respond to violence has completely ignored this and embarked on the traditional road of revenge, making the entire crime more ritualistic and meaningful.
Especially at the end of the film, the smile of the mute girl Xiaotong played by Wang Shengdi after passing by her classmates is even more chilling. Considering the ending of several bullying classmates, such a smile is naturally very ritualistic and meaningful. This is naturally reminiscent of Zhang Zifeng's last evil smile in "Detective Chinatown", which is undoubtedly the same.
So to a certain extent, this film also has the shadow of many Chen Sicheng films.
Even this movie is similar to "Manslaughter".
just expands from father's love to mother's love and father's love. What appears is two parallel lines, father's love is hidden behind, and mother's love is pushed to the front.
also has a crime committed by a little girl, but this time it is a joint effort to complete a revenge.
's revenge with violence cannot fundamentally solve the problem, but it can provide comfort to the injured and achieve self-catharsis, and can also arouse the audience's sense of satisfaction and emotional resonance.
As for the title of the film "Silent Killing", it naturally lies in the word "silent". In the film, when faced with crimes, the silent ones undoubtedly account for the majority, which also allows the crime to continue, and this is the most terrifying thing. There are many reasons for silence, such as indifference, selfishness, or fear. But no matter what the reason is, it is obvious that such silence cannot calm everything. It will only allow sin and hatred to continue to fill up, and eventually break out, spouting out, and brewing. cause a greater disaster.
For vicious events, they are extremely testing of human nature. When one part is let go, another part will be hurt. Silence is obviously not the best choice, but it is often the choice of the majority.The
film emphasizes typing, routines, and overly obvious structural design, which also makes it lack more in-depth discussion and thinking, and lacks realistic performance, so it is still as empty as a genre film.
But the performances of the actors are undoubtedly plus points.
Wang Chuanjun , Zhang Junning, Wu Zhenyu , Wang Shengdi starring, Cai Ming, Jin Shijie, etc. are all actors familiar to the public.
Wang Chuanjun can be said to be a hot hit every year. From " all-or-nothing " to today's "Silent Kill", he has gone wider and wider on the villain's path. Now he is ruthless and doesn't talk much. He goes on a killing spree and his explosive power is once again displayed. It must be vivid and vivid.
The same is true for Zhang Junning. Underneath the glamorous appearance, he is also fierce and complex.
The young actor Wang Shengdi has matured a lot. She is no longer the little girl Pupu in "The Hidden Corner", but has become a mute girl Xiaotong with a kind face and a cruel heart. Although there are no lines, the details are full, and the eyes and movements are full of drama, and it has become a small drama.
"Silence" has become a dark horse film in the 2024 summer season, and it still has the routines of past genre films. But performance at the box office is even more rare now, because such a dark horse at the box office is needed now.
