Text | Editor An Qing | 9527 Miao Gujun The best movie in the National Day season this year is "Volunteers 2". Although the first part of "Volunteers" did not perform as expected, the second part has steadily won a box office of 700 million. , not to mention firmly ranking at the

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Editor | 9527 Miaogujun

The best movie in this year’s National Day release is " Volunteer Army 2". Although the first part of "Volunteer Army" did not perform as expected, the second part has been a solid success. It has a box office of 700 million, not only firmly ranking first in the box office, but also nearly doubling the gap of the second box office " Road to Fire ".

Box office is the key to the success of theater movies. The box office performance of "Volunteers 2" was very good. Even Chen Kaige, who appeared during the road show promotion, was visibly excited.

What is the highlight of "Volunteers 2"? A more exciting plot and a more luxurious cast than the first part are eye-catching tools.

The main plot of the first part of "The Volunteer Army" is basically divided into three parts. The beginning is the preparations before the war, the middle part is some wartime scenes, and the climax of the whole movie is the diplomatic scene at the end.

But unfortunately, the narrative of the movie is too grand, and the plot and story it contains are too complicated. The beauty of "Volunteers" has an obvious sense of fragmentation. Even the setting of the lines in this film is too rigid, which affects a certain sense of immersion.

However, "Volunteers 2" has obviously improved a bit, but the movie is far from " Changjin Lake " in terms of plot rhythm, plot interpretation, line setting, or cast. The war scenes depicted in the

movie are tragic, lonely, and the realistic battlefield scenes are full of explosions and gunpowder smoke. From the leading actors to the extras, all the actors are gray-headed, with dignified and numb faces. The pictures alone give people a sense of Travel through time and space, and face the depression and grief of the cruel battlefield with the martyrs.

As a film dedicated to National Day, "Volunteers 2" has achieved the ultimate in film quality. Even if "Volunteers 2" is judged by the standards of industrial films, this is a work with visible care and investment.

But having said that, "Volunteers 2", as a similar theme to "Changjin Lake", has a discounted box office and a decline in reputation. This is not only the result of tired subject matter. In terms of some plot settings and actor arrangements, "Volunteers 2" still exists. question.

First of all, the character design is cliche. As a documentary historical war theme, "Volunteers 2" has the first responsibility to be truthful. However, in the portrayal of characters, "Volunteers 2" often shows plots that can only be found in commercial movies. For example, the protagonists who do not obey orders always rush to the front. This kind of behavior is reasonable for Wu Wanli who has not yet joined the army in "Changjin Lake", but it is very stupid when it appears on the already mature soldiers.

Secondly, "Volunteers 2" continues the same bug as the first movie, deliberately sensationalizing. In fact, such a true historical story is enough to make the audience cry as long as it is performed normally, but "Volunteers 2" always suddenly gains value at inappropriate times. For example, halfway through the war, a bunch of people suddenly start to gather around the flowers to smell the fragrance.

understands that this plot is to highlight the importance of hope in the war, and to contrast the lifeless battlefield with the vitality of the little flower. But the enemy's artillery fire has reached the pillow, do you really care about a little flower?

This kind of plot arrangement has a strong sense of formalism, and this kind of collective behavior itself is divorced from reality and makes people feel dramatic.

The last flaw in "Volunteer Army 2" is the partnership between the actors. Zhu Yilong As a popular actor, he is the absolute box office leader. Now he has become the favorite of domestic movies. The first "Volunteer Army" is in Despite the mediocre reputation, the reason why the second film still has a stable box office is inseparable from Zhu Yilong's influence.

And Zhu Yilong's acting skills are indeed on point. He has a very elegant temperament, but as long as the character he creates is linked to sexual tension, the audience can get a contrasting charm.

" Life Events " and " The Disappearing Her " have all been done, and the same is true for "Volunteers 2".In the movie, Zhu Yilong's whole person exudes the temperament of being devastated by war. He has an unshaven beard and an earth-colored face, but his eyes are firm and his face is sharp. Through Zhu Yilong's eyes, the audience seems to be able to really see a man crawling around on the battlefield. Fighting young warrior.

It's a pity that Zhu Yilong's actor Xin Baiqing, as long as he and Zhu Yilong are in the same frame, the scene becomes particularly weird. In the plot setting, Xin Baiqing plays Zhu Yilong's father. The two are father and son in battle, and they interpret the affection between father and son.

But the problem is that 36-year-old Zhu Yilong is only 15 years younger than Xin Baiqing. The two look more like a pair of brothers under their gray-faced makeup. As for setting up a sister who is 20 years younger, Zhang Zifeng is not that childish. This family of three has an awkward look that doesn't match their age.

The father-son feeling between Xin Baiqing and Zhu Yilong is not even as obvious as Wu Jing and Yi Yang Qianxi who played brothers in "Changjin Lake".

Even though the screen performances of Xin Baiqing, Zhu Yilong and Zhang Zifeng are good, there is just no sense of substitution.

In this regard, many viewers feel that Wang Ting in the movie is actually more suitable to play Zhu Yilong's father. He has a resolute face, and the age on his face is more obvious. With his stubble on his hair, he looks very mature. Under Wang Ting's mature, dignified and stereotyped character image, Zhu Yilong has a sense of youthfulness as a son.

Unfortunately, this father-son partnership should have been the highlight of "Volunteers 2", but now it seems that the scene is awkward and unexpected.

Of course, the problem of actor setting does not only appear in Zhu Yilong and Xin Baiqing, Zhu Yawen's performance in "Volunteers 2" was not appropriate in "Changjin Lake".

The character he plays always gives people a sense of confusion. Every time he is shot, he feels like he is out of tune with the battlefield. Zhu Yawen's performance is perfect for the character, but for the rhythm of the entire plot, it feels like He went to the wrong set. The key is that he acted like a tough guy. Playing a tough guy as a cultural person is really not very convincing.

As for Chen Feiyu, who was complained about in the first film, the same is true in this film. No matter how hard he works on his makeup, he looks like a kid from a rich family. The young master with the pot helmet on his face shows a serious sense of deliberateness in his acting skills, if not for other things. The actors supported the quality of the plot and the highlights of the performance. Chen Feiyu was really criticized by the audience 10,000 times.

To put it bluntly, "Volunteers 2" is difficult to beat in terms of plot. After all, it has a real story as the basis. However, the plot rhythm and actor arrangement of the movie are indeed average. The final effect can only be the dwarf in this National Day movie. The general in the army.

At present, "Volunteers 2" has a good box office and a mediocre reputation. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the third part to have better results. In the cold winter of film and television, "Volunteers 2" actually has a little bit of luck. Otherwise, based on the previous competition In this situation, it is difficult for "Volunteers 2" to win the top box office ranking.

Finally, what do you think of the performance of "Volunteers 2"? Do you have any suggestions for the arrangement of actors? Join the discussion in the comments section.