Jimu News Chief Reporter Rong Yu The 2024 film market is about to enter its final quarter, and the “gold content” of the National Day schedule will directly determine whether this quarter’s report card is beautiful enough. As of September 21, a total of 10 new films have been ann

Jimu News Chief Reporter Rong Yu

The 2024 film market is about to enter its last quarter, and the "gold content" of the National Day film will directly determine whether this quarter's report card is beautiful enough. As of September 21, a total of 10 new films have been announced for the 2024 National Day release. Among them are director Chen Kaige's painstaking work " Volunteer Army: Battle of Life and Death ", as well as the new comedy film " Hotshot Good Guys" co-written by Ning Hao and Ge You. ", as well as the science fiction blockbuster "749 " that netizens have been waiting for many years. However, judging from the "pre-game predictions" of industry insiders, the new National Day film that they are most looking forward to and have the highest hopes for is actually a "non-mainstream" art film.

National Day "blockbusters" with sufficient reserves

In the middle of this month, the "Movies and Audiences Together" 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day film list press conference was held in Beijing. At the press conference, director Chen Kaige appeared to promote this year's key National Day film " Volunteer Army: The Battle of Life and Death.

During the National Day holiday last year, director Chen Kaige brought " Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack " to the audience. The film not only ranked third at the box office during the schedule, but also won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film. One year later, the second work in the series "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death" is still on the National Day schedule, continuing to tell the passionate story that "the motherland will never forget, the people will never forget, and history will never forget".

According to director Chen Kaige, "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death" turns its overall attention to the 63rd Army of the Volunteer Army, which falls on the key battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea-the Cheorwon Blockade. It is worth mentioning that the famous actor Zhu Yilong, who plays the camp instructor Li Xiang, became the leading actor in this work.

Judging from the National Day box office results in recent years, films focusing on family and country have performed well, such as the 2022 National Day box office champion " A Thousand Miles Homecoming " and the 2021 National Day box office champion "Changjin" Lake", the 2019 National Day box office champion " Me and My Motherland ", etc. It can be seen that during the National Day holiday, watching a positive movie focusing on the fate of the country has become the first choice of many viewers.

In addition to the magnificent "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death", there are many "blockbusters" waiting to be released on the 2024 National Day schedule. Among them, the action film "Crisis Route " starring Andy Lau focuses on the gimmick of "my country's first 10,000-meter-high crime blockbuster" and "takes" the audience to the ultimate high-altitude environment. In the movie, there are thrilling fight scenes in which everyone fights for their lives, as well as the most exciting rescue link in disaster movies. It is the most "hard" commercial movie in this period.

In addition, the new science fiction film "749 Bureau" directed by Lu Chuan is also one of the popular contestants in the National Day season. The film stars the popular young actor Wang Junkai as the leading actor. Netizens have been waiting for it for 8 years. It is the most "difficult" work of director Lu Chuan. Finally, in the middle of this month, the film was announced to be released on National Day and a 15-second trailer was released. In the trailer, the appearance of a sci-fi "bird-shaped monster" also gave the audience an early glimpse of Lu Chuan's "big game".

Public information shows that "749 Bureau" is written and directed by Lu Chuan, starring Wang Junkai, Miao Miao, Zheng Kai, Ren Min, Xin Baiqing, Zhang Junning and others. Inspired by Lu Chuan's real experience working in the "749 Bureau" after graduating from the military academy when he was young, the film tells a passionate adventure story of a young man's growth. In a previous interview with the media, Lu Chuan said that he made this film to "pay tribute to my old leaders and old comrades."

Only this green, this is very Chinese

Comedy movies are indispensable in any schedule. During the 2024 National Day, the task of "making the audience laugh" was handed over to Ning Hao and Ge You.

The movie "The Hottest Good Guy" will be released on October 1. The "Beijing Good Guy" Zhang Beijing is played by Ge You. Following the 2019 "My Motherland and Me" and the 2020 "My Hometown and Me" , appeared on the National Day big screen for the third time, and this time, he finally became the unique leading actor in the film.

The film is co-directed by Ning Hao and Xu Lei, starring Ge You, Li Xueqin, Yang Haoyu, Liu Mintao and others. It fully shows the joyful life of taxi driver Zhang Beijing, and the "hot hits", "traffic" and "short video celebrity" that are in line with the times. Keywords such as "people" have also become important creative materials for the film.

Actor Xiao Yang, who became a monk halfway, is an "important role" in this year's National Day film. " Road to Fire " and " Safe and Easy " starring him will be released on the same schedule to satisfy the audience's demand for domestic genre films. diverse expectations. If your impression of Xiao Yang is still limited to the "comedy color" in the "Detective Chinatown" series and the "high IQ" in the "Manslaughter" series, then take a look at his new performance in this year's National Day release.

In "The Road to Fire", he is an old father who walks with Zhao Liying and Liu Ye, who have similar fates, and fights with unscrupulous traffickers until death; and in "In and Out", he becomes the cause. The earthquake ushered in the death row prisoners who were temporarily "free". The two characters harbor different despairs and fight to the death against cruel fate.

Manager Zheng, a staff member of Wuhan Broadway Cinema, said in an interview with a reporter from Jimu News that this year’s new National Day films are rich in genres and themes, and are quite attractive to audiences. He also introduced the film "Only This Green ", which was adapted from the dance poem drama of the same name and co-produced by the original cast of the dance drama. He believed that the film is the most special new film in this year's National Day release. "This film has a relatively large audience." Broadly speaking, adult audiences who cannot catch the 'hot' dance drama will want to make up for their regrets, and parents will also be willing to bring their children to receive the artistic influence of the 'National Team' dancers."

Famous film critic Tan Fei is predicting this year's National Day release. When it comes to box office prospects, "Only Green" was also highlighted. He believes that the film has the potential to become a "small hit", causing a craze in movie theaters during the National Day holiday that "this is only green, this is very Chinese".

List of 2024 National Day new films:

Released on September 30

"Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death"

"Crisis Route"

"Safety of Access"

Released on October 1

"749 Bureau"

"Road to the Fire"

"Best Hit" Good Guys"

"Only Green"

"Panda Project"

"New Big Head Son and Little Head Dad 6: Mini Adventure" (animated movie)

"Pipilu and Lu Xixi: 309 Dark Room" (animated movie)

( Image source: Official public information of the movie)

(Source: Jimu News)

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