"the greatest comedy poet, often cannot give the audience a kind of leisurely beauty, on the contrary, they His works are often full of acrimony.” If
wants to evaluate the movie "The Beneficiary", it is a comedy with acrimonious connotations, which seems to be laughable but crying, but joyful and sad.
Ning Hao, the producer and director of the Olympic bid, modified and packaged the connotation of the film using the shell of a comedy, but it mirrored the complex bottom-level figure Ukiyo-e.
Currently, the movie has been in theaters for 4 days and has already won a box office of 120 million yuan and has achieved good ratings on the three major movie platforms.
has 8.4 points for Taoping votes, 8.7 points for Maoyan, and even the consistently harsh Douban has an evaluation of 6.4 points.
01, the "beneficiary" grass-roots figure "like the truth and tragedy"
Western drama theory believes that comedy is generally based on tragedy.
The definition and aesthetics of tragedy and comedy are strictly defined. People in real life often find joy in tragedy, and the intersection and fusion of tragedy and joy conforms to the audience’s aesthetics. The tragedy conveyed by through laughter is more It is shocking and influential.
"The Beneficiary" is the subject of comedy, and the heroes and heroines are close to the grassroots. In this movie, behind the seemingly crazy performance of each character, there are more helplessness and sadness in reality. Director
very well rubbed the core of the tragedy under the shell of the comedy, and injected new vitality and soul into the comedy film. This is the true theme of this film.
Dapeng plays the impoverished driver Wu Hai. He was born cowardly and cowardly. For the survival of his son, he cheated marriage and insurance. However, in the end he did not escape the accusations of conscience. gave up his greed. Choose "Love"!
and Liu Yan plays a middle-aged female anchor Miaomiao, who marries Wu Hai in order to survive.
She can either worship money to encourage Wu Hai to spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a flashy watch, or she can be sincere and kind enough to "rip" with a group of men and cut off the power for a child who has no blood relationship with her! Although
looks pungent and outgoing, it is actually sincere and kind, and finally moved her husband Dapeng with his love.
Who is born to be a villain?
is forced by reality and is good at compromise, so that people around him can live better,
Wu Hai did this, Miaomiao did it, even the bad and heinous Zhong Zhenjiang also has his own helplessness. The story of
continues Ning Hao's usual humorous style, but in the core aspect, it tends to be more emotional themes, such as father-son love, husband and wife love, etc., creating a more romantic and warm atmosphere on the basis of previous comedies.
02, the screen counterattack of "Diaosi"
In addition to a good script and story, the acting skills of Dapeng and Liu Yan complement the movie.
This is another collaboration after "Pancake Man", "Diaosi Man" and "Sewing Machine Band".
In the entertainment industry, Dapeng and Liu Yan have been friends for more than ten years. At the beginning of the movie, Dapeng once wrote a long letter to the message. Their friendship touched countless netizens.
and this time they played the low-level " little people" who were not paid attention to in the society.
In the entertainment industry, Dapeng is a very inspirational typical representative, from "The Cock Man" to Dapeng's self-written and directed films "Pancake Man", "Father and Son Hero", "Endless", "Sewing Machine Band" and other movies, Dapeng gradually established his own unique image and IP of "Diaosi Hero" on the screen, and his many grounded "grassroots heroes" have become a personal label.
Especially in 2017's "Pancake Man", Dapeng played the story of a small person who accidentally became a "big hero", leaving a deep impression on the audience.
Dapeng also won 1.2 billion in the box office with his excellent acting skills.The box office reached 139 million a day, and the attendance rate was as high as 90%. Has become the dark horse of the year.
In the following years, Dapeng also tried other types of movies. However, what people remember most is the image of his hero on the screen.
It is reported that, in order to play this role well, the stylist uses black ink to paint Dapeng's face black every day.
In order to experience life, he goes to the streets of Chongqing every day to beg and sing and speak authentic Chongqing dialect. Everyone thinks he is a "local".
This is a huge test for a northeast man.
For this role, Dapeng explained:
"Once I saw a hot pot restaurant writing about hiring a dishwashing worker, I went to apply for a job and talked about conditions with people, but they did not recognize who I am."
can see, Dapeng If you have done enough homework and done enough time, God will naturally not let down this person with a heart.
"The Beneficiary" is surprisingly good at the box office and word-of-mouth reviews. has made countless viewers sweat and tears of sympathy for Wu Hai’s experience, and it is also scarce for the difficult living conditions of the bottom of society. . Liu Yan, a friend of
, commented on Dapeng: "Wu Hai he created is simply reborn, like Nezha's rebirth, giving the character flesh and blood."
and Liu Yan's true performance successfully tore the previous label.
especially in the scene of removing makeup in the live broadcast room, watching more people cry.
A girl, behind her glamour, hides the compromise of life and her unwillingness to fate.
In order to earn a motorcycle, she desperately ate those red peppers that stabbed her stomach.
is precisely because of the burden of the family, so at the beginning, also had a dream of "falling a beloved son-in-law". In the end, she was able to face herself bravely and admit that she was 38 years old. At this moment, she is more beautiful without makeup , More sincere.
This time, Dapeng and Liu Yan's acting recognition, is because they can put aside the burden of idols and sincerely show their truest side. This is also the positive energy and enlightenment that the movie can convey to people. The movie
has the potential of a dark horse, and naturally it can be praised and recognized by more people. On the three major platforms, many viewers expressed their opinions and felt that this was the "perfect integration of reality and film", which once again drove Chongqing's success in stealing the spotlight.
For 113 minutes, after the audience laughs, they will also get a certain amount of thinking, enlightening the aura and charm of humanity.
Life is a mirror, reflecting the path of everyone’s growth, and in this era, it will reveal the sad struggle of countless grassroots people.
Maybe, like Dapeng, like Liu Yan, each of us is looking for our own position. In addition to the joys and sorrows of , the strong irony and other kind of humanistic care are equally touching.
