Text | An Qing
Editor | 9527 Miao Gujun
Netizens always say: We all owe Stephen Chow a movie ticket.
As the king of comedy, Stephen Chow's classic nonsensical comedies in his early years are almost everyone's childhood memories.
But at that time, movie theaters were not popular in mainland China. Moreover, although many of Stephen Chow's famous movies became popular, they basically spread in the mainland through CDs.
Stephen Chow's performance peak can be said to be 90 years later. The year 1992 is called the Year of Stephen Chow by Hong Kong film history. " Play Back to School", "The Judge of the Dead", " There's a Happy Event in the Family ", "" The "Wu Zhuang Yuan Su Qier " and " The Deer and the Cauldron " series all dominated the box office this year. Among them, "The Death Judge" and "A Happy Event in the Family" successively broke the box office records in the Hong Kong film market.
This is Stephen Chow's peak year, but every year thereafter, Stephen Chow has met the audience with his representative works. But many star fans never expected that 1996's "The God of Cookery" would land on the mainland's big screen again after 28 years.
According to official news, the movie "The God of Cookery" will be officially released on August 31.
To be honest, this summer's movies are quite bleak. Except for " catches the baby ", Chen Sicheng's " decrypted " has been criticized, and Wu Ershan's " Under the Stranger " has been a hit. .
This year’s summer season did not show the fierce competition as in previous years. I thought that this summer movie would end in such a dismal way, but I didn't expect that the mainland's big screen would directly bring out the Wang Zha classic to save the day.
This time, the classics reappeared, and the shabby movies that really tortured the audience for a summer vacation have to be retired.
A classic anti-routine, a movie that truly grasps the core of comedy is now online
The story of "The God of Cookery" can be said to be a household name, but every time I think about it, I still feel that the content of the movie is worth revisiting again and again.
Different from Stephen Chow's many small character movies, "God of Cookery" is the first movie after Stephen Chow and Yang Guohui co-founded Xinghui Company. The protagonist in the movie, Stephen Chow, was already the famous CEO Chef God as soon as it was released.
He was unruly and had already stood in the position of a capitalist. However, he did not expect that Stephen Zhou would be betrayed by his cronies and eventually be ruined. He was reduced from the god of cooking to a low-level person.
In order to regain his position as the God of Cookery, Stephen Chow began to search for the secrets of food again, and finally conquered everyone with a simple home-cooked meal.
From the decline of the big shot to the plot framework of the comeback, Stephen Chow made a new attempt in this movie, and obviously, he did succeed.
It is worth mentioning that the movie does have many elements that enrich the plot. In addition to delicious food, young martial arts are also perfectly integrated into the cooking performance. Even Stephen Chow, with his white hair, came back as a Chinese hero.
In addition, "God of Cookery" also happens to be stuck on the hot spots of the recent Olympic Games. Playing peeing cow balls as table tennis is also a fresh and interesting element.
In terms of plot content and some plot highlights, "The God of Cookery" has almost become the imitation target of many domestic comedies later.
Take " Bathing King ", which was launched in 2020, as an example. The movie has assembled a first-line cast, but the plot content of the movie is at least 60% similar to "The God of Cookery". The difference between
and
is that with the same plot frame and similar presentation method, "God of Cookery" can get a score of 8 or more, but "The Bathing King" only has a failing score.
"God of Cookery" and a series of Stephen Chow comedies have proved that no one can perfectly control the content and style that Stephen Chow can easily handle except him.
Even today's Shen Teng cannot shake Stephen Chow's status as the king of comedy. What's more, in terms of the cast of the movie "God of Cookery", Stephen Chow is not the only one.
Stephen Chow has mastered the arc of his character, and powerful actors have challenged themselves
In the audience's impression, Stephen Chow has indeed played some relatively negative roles, but none of them are as disgusting as "The God of Cookery".
Stephen Zhou at the beginning of the movie is arrogant and does not treat people as human beings. His arrogant and domineering face is hateful, and his completely bottomless suppression and sarcasm of his subordinates is very uncomfortable.
But in the later stage, Stephen Chow's performance as Stephen Chow was unbelievably peaceful. From villain to decent, Stephen Chow transitioned very naturally, and there was no element of awkward acting to fit in with the plot.
Even when Stephen Chow encountered major changes in the later period, the audience felt that he deserved it.
In this movie, Stephen Chow's performance is perfect. More importantly, the audience has no chance to see Stephen Chow on the big screen anymore.
He went behind the scenes and created some movies, but these movies were not as good as his peak, and "God of Cookery" is recording Stephen Chow's peak. No one will not miss Stephen Chow at that time.
And in addition to Stephen Chow, other actors in the movie have also made great breakthroughs.
Karen Mok acted ugly in this movie, with a scarred face and big buck teeth. Karen Mok's beauty image was completely ruined by the movie "God of Cookery".
Not only that, Lee Shau Kee, a professional villain, has also changed into a different person. In this movie, he turned into a honest and honest uncle. After eating real food, he started running intoxicatedly with a white sheet on his face. This part can be said to be a self-deprecating performance, which made professional villains think The image of the villain instantly collapsed.
And Ng Mang-tat has changed from a loyal "partner" in Xingye's movies to a bad villain. He wears a suit that looks like a human and a dog, and has gold-rimmed glasses that show his wealth and status. He is always a green foil to Stephen Chow's comedies. The supporting role put away his comedy skills and played a hidden villain.
The character changes made by these actors have made the movie "The God of Cookery" full of highlights.
Regardless of the emotional filter of the audience, the quality of the movie, and the portrayal of the actors in the movie, "The God of Cookery" is a classic that can shock the box office of theater movies.
In addition, re-released movies like this will basically undergo a certain degree of image quality restoration. Apart from theaters, it is also difficult for viewers to find higher-definition and higher-quality versions on the Internet.
All in all, the movie "The God of Cookery" is a movie that cannot be rejected. Especially when the performance of theatrical movies is dismal, the audience has no choice but to reminisce about the classics. Of course, the audience is not willing to take risks and spend money to bet on the quality of a new film.
Finally, what do you think of the movie "The God of Cookery" that is about to meet the audience again? Before the movie is released, predict the box office performance of the classic re-release of "The God of Cookery", or talk about your favorite Stephen Chow comedy in the comment area.
