is not a new feeling:
In this era, love movies are becoming more and more rare.
was idle yesterday. I clicked on the category of Douban movies and searched for love movies worldwide in 2019. The result of
is embarrassing. The top ten hot spots are as follows...
is a love movie in the strict sense, namely "The Best of Us", "Above Friendship" and "One Kiss". As one of the oldest movie genres,
may have exhausted all the routines, perhaps there are too many classics to surpass.
In short, like the traditional war movies I talked about a few days ago, love movies are also rarer "rare animals" .
"Roman Holiday"
But the more so, the more I look forward to seeing new love movies. What's more, the foundation of
is so natural and huge. -feeling the bitterness and sweetness of love in the movie, this resonance belongs to almost all audiences.
Compared to comedy, action and other types of creative pressure, the audience's requirements for love movies are really not high.
does not need to deliberately innovate, nor does it need to be grandiose and profound.
But a successful love movie needs to find the love topic that hits the heart.
Looking back at the popular love movies of the past two years, last year's "Later Us", the stamp is "predecessor" .
"The Later Us"
"A Story More Sad Than Sad" at the beginning of this year, the stamp is "cannot love" . The two popular movies of
are controversial in word of mouth. The reason for their success is that they have achieved two words on the topic of love:
is the ultimate.
Those daily loves of firewood, rice, oil, salt, and blessings are of course equally moving. However, at the level of genre film creation:
is the most important factor for the success of love films.
Yesterday, "I am waiting for you at the end of time" was set for Valentine's Day next year.
This new work directed by Yao Tingting and starring Li Hongqi and Li Yitong has the potential to become the ultimate love explosion in the next year.
After reading the trailer, if you want to find a love theme for this story, I think it should be:
How much are you willing to pay for love?
currently does not know the specific story. What I saw from the trailer is that two loved ones were separated because of an accident. He gave everything to save her life. Among them, 's heaviest price is that when they meet again, she can't recognize him.
Here, you can see another highlight of "I am waiting for you at the end of time" outside of love, namely the addition of fantasy elements.
Speaking of, fantasy love movies, especially the theme of time travel, will not be unfamiliar to anyone who has read the movie.
However, in the category of Chinese movies, the genre of fantasy love is rare, and it can be remembered immediately, such as "Secrets That Cannot Be Said", "Returning to the Age of 20", and "Overtime Cohabitation".
has beautiful romance, rejuvenation, and hilarious comedy.
"Overtime Cohabitation"
has different themes and styles. The same is: the fantasy part of
is not overwhelming, and the purpose is to serve the core of love.
In fact, in my opinion, this is also an important reason for the success of the above films.
Back to "I'm Waiting for You at the End of Time", judging from the trailer, the fantasy part of fantasy love is likely to be a tool to assist love narration.
The key here seems to be a watch that can reset time and space.
But what kind of affectionate love will be involved from this is the true core of this story.
To put it plainly, what I want to watch is , a true love movie .
There is too much impetuousness in this world, I just want to see affectionate.
And how to show this affectionate? It is the part I care about most.
First, write affectionately in the title.
"I'll be waiting for you at the end of time", the first feeling is the ritual sense of Valentine's Day . No need to say anything, watching this movie is just showing love to each other.
Judging from the story, affectionate is in the words "end of time".
Reset time and space and change the fantasy setting of the past. It is the sacrifice and sacrifice for love without hesitation.
Speaking of it, the reason why I am interested in this new film is not unrelated to the original novel that I have read two years ago. The
novel is a short story. It is not long in length and has an exquisite structure. After reading it, I felt that it was very suitable for film adaptation. The big reason for
is that there is a lot of blanking in the narrative of the novel. On the one hand, provides imagination space for reading, on the other hand, it also provides enough space for film adaptation.
But the most important thing is that I saw the ultimate side of love in this story:
is the ultimate infatuation, and the ultimate obsession.
In order not to spoil everyone's future experience of this story, I try not to say too many details.
Ringer played by Li Hongqi is alienated from a high-cold personality and not very gregarious, so love has become the most important existence in his life. There is a description of Ringer in the novel of
, describing him as a person who is extremely "greedy" for love:
"Some people have had a moment, but want to live forever, really greedy.
greedy people get love There is a great chance for people, but a small chance for happiness.
But you have to know that it is the greedy people who strive to change their lives and even reverse their destiny. It is the greedy people that give the world more Surprise."
His extreme obsession with love is manifested in this "greed". Therefore, after the lover's accident, Ringer tried to save so infatually. What
touched me even more is that he ignored the rewards in the process of changing his fate.
In other words, in order to let the lover have a full life, Ringer completely sacrificed himself, and he did not hesitate to become a "non-existent person" whom the lover did not know at all. The ultimate obsession of
may be the movie that resonates - or sublimated resonance - the biggest hit point.
"Those who have truly witnessed love will believe that love is omnipotent and invincible. The power of can surpass the imagination of ordinary people." This sentence in
's novel is a point of existence.
Finally, there is one more important thing for love movies to convey affection:
casting.
often says that if chooses the right actors, a love movie has already been more than half a success.
"I am waiting for you at the end of time", see Li Hongqi again. How can
describe how I feel about him?
saw his first two works "Drunk, Life, Dream and Death" and "Happy City" earlier, and a strong impression is:
is an actor full of power and . The sense of power of
does not come from large movements and exaggerated expressions. Li Hongqi's sense of power often comes from static.
"Drunk, Dreams and Death"
's explosive power, all received inside, but the audience can feel it all. The reason for
is actually simple. I remember what Zhao Wei said in a certain variety show. The main idea is to see if an actor has acting talent. One trick is:
look at your eyes.
Li Hongqi's eyes are full of talent.
In "Baby", he played a deaf and mute person, basically relying on his eyes throughout the performance. In the scene below
, although he was acting as a supporting role for Yang Mi, my attention was all in his vivid eyes.
Everyone always likes to discuss what is a movie face and what a TV face is. In fact, the movie face does not mean how advanced it is. The so-called movie face of
, to put it plainly, is a face with stories and layers.
And Li Hongqi's face full of stories, because of that inner sense of power, is especially suitable for 's silent, tolerant, stubborn, and infatuated character.
"The Last Night on Earth", he chewed the apple with tears, the inner strength gushing out.
You can see the desire for survival, and you can also feel the desire for destruction.
is a fascinating face full of stories.
to this ""I'm Waiting for You at the End of Time", he plays Ringer, a "nonexistent man", which is also tailor-made.
My first impression of the heroine Li Yitong is that the costume looks extremely stunning .
The new version of "Shooting the Eagles" the year before, she was regarded by many people as Huang Rong, the most reproduced version of the original after Weng Meiling.
And as "Crane Huating" is on the air, I believe there will be more and more discussions about her.
This is the first time she has acted as a heroine in a movie, playing this girl who has been secretly guarded for her life. I look forward to being surprised by Li Yitong again on the big screen. In
love movies, one thing is very important, that is to let the audience have a sense of identity for the love of the male and female protagonists.
Back in the movie, what the audience needs to agree with is also the starting point of this "swear to death" love.
Therefore, the CP of Li Hongqi and Li Yitong has one attachment and one beauty. From the perspective of the original work I have read, it fits my imagination of two roles.
and the few moments in the trailer strengthened the CP feeling of the two from two dimensions. When
comes up, the princess hugs, kisses on tiptoes, and takes funny selfies, which is the sweet part.
Finally, facing the obviously old Li Hongqi, Li Yitong asked: have we met
where?
The next moment, Li Hongqi looked at her eyes, filled with stories, which gave the CP a little more layering.
To director Yao Tingting, her two previous works made me very confident in her.
One is the drama version of "The Year in a Hurry".
In short, 's best domestic youth drama in the past ten years, I dare to say this.
The other is the short film "Special Deal" she shot 6 years ago.
That is a cliché-looking story. A primary school student spends money to accompany a drinking girl to pretend to be his mother and come to the school for a parent meeting.
You can guess the direction of the story and the expression of family themes, but a good director is able to use sincere details and exquisite structure to give a clichéd story the power to move people's hearts.
Finally, there is also producer Jiang Zhiqiang.
Jiang Zhiqiang's good foresight and are well-known: on the one hand,
is the promoter of blockbuster films, from the "Hero", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to the "Chill" series, on the other hand, he also actively supports and excavates the reputation of small and medium size. excellent work.
"Send Me to the Blue Clouds" and "Shine Girl", especially the two consecutive "Beijing Meets Seattle" series, represent a major improvement in the domestic romantic comedy genre.
This time Jiang Zhiqiang has taken a fancy to "I'm Waiting for You at the End of Time". I believe he has seen some highlights and new breakthroughs in domestic love movies.
How amazing will it be? Can the prediction of the next love explosion come true?
three months later, wait and see.
