The movie market in 2023 can be described as "ice and fire".
htmlThe box office of the Spring Festival stalls in early 2000 reached 6.766 billion, second only to the 7.843 billion in 2021, making it the second hottest Spring Festival stall in history."The Wandering Earth 2" and "Man Jiang Hong" are two 4 billion+ works, giving people a sense of market recovery after the epidemic.
html The mid-2000 summer season ushered in a movie-watching boom, with box office revenue reaching 20.621 billion, far exceeding the 17.778 billion in 2019, making it the hottest summer season in history.The 3.5 billion+ movies include "All or Nothing" and "The Disappearance of Her", and the 2 billion+ movies include "Fengshen Part 1" and "The Octagonal Cage".
Even "Chang'an 30,000 Miles" with an unpopular theme has exceeded 1.8 billion, which makes people lament that the movie winter has passed.
However, after the summer, with the economic downturn, the film market was also affected.
The ensuing National Day period suffered a heavy blow. The box office for the entire period was only 2.735 billion, which was only 1.2 billion more than the National Day period in 2022 under special circumstances. It can be called the coldest National Day period in history. After
, the market slumped, and only one movie passed the 500 million threshold after the National Day release. The short-lived prosperity before was not a bottom rebound, but a rebound.
What awaits Chinese movies may not be a warm spring, but a long winter.
The end of the year is originally the harvest season, but now we feel a depressing atmosphere, but there is no need to be too pessimistic.
's current annual box office has exceeded 52.6 billion, and this number should eventually be fixed at around 53 billion. Although
is far from the peak of 64.2 billion in 2019, it still shows an upward trend overall.
What is even more gratifying is that the current film market is more rational.
The superstar effect has weakened, the navy has retreated, and the word-of-mouth effect of the movie has become more and more important. This grand occasion really makes people feel happy and encouraging.
Still, according to our past practice of summarizing at the end of the year, Pi Ge used Douban scores as a reference, box office influence as an aid, and the opinions of most viewers to select the ratings from nearly a hundred movies released in domestic theaters this year. The top ten films with the best reputation form this list of "Top Ten Movies".
Next, let’s start from the tenth part:
no.10
"All or Nothing" (China)
Now, looking back, the success of "All or Nothing" is almost difficult to replicate.
It brings together many "small probability events".
First of all, the creator has a sharp vision.
They captured the "Electric Explosion in Northern Myanmar" incident that broke out this year as early as 2021.
Secondly, "Excellent luck". The movie
will be completed in 2021 and is not in a hurry to be released. It will not be scheduled until June this year.
At this time, the fermentation of "Northern Myanmar Electric Fry" happened to be at its peak in the country.
"Desperate" just caught the express train, neither early nor late. There is another one,
, whose marketing is phenomenal.
"All or Nothing" opens a new era of short video marketing. During the time of
, as long as you open short videos, you will definitely see movie-related content, and it is difficult not to pay attention.
Among them, the fraud leader played by Wang Chuanjun "worships Buddha and kills people" has been imitated by the entire Internet.
If even one of the three factors were missing, this movie would not be such a box office hit.
"All or Nothing" itself is also a fascinating film.
How Pan Xing, played by Sun Yixing, was abused, how he escaped in the later period, and how a college student turned from a favored son of heaven to a gambling dog, gives people a full sense of immersion.
But the film techniques and storyline are not that superb. The
video excels in its timeliness. Many people have improved their awareness of prevention by watching it.
It is said that after the release of "All or Nothing", the fraud business in northern Myanmar suddenly turned into winter. This is really a great thing.
Although the box office is very high, because the subject matter is too vertical, the lifespan of this type of movie may not be too long.
A few years later, decades later, when the topic of "telephone fraud in northern Myanmar" has passed, "dealing cards online by dealers" has become history.
The movie will then become an extended version of "Today's Statement".
no.9
"The Octagonal Cage" (China)
"The Octagonal Cage" tells the story of a "stained hero".
Xiang Tenghui, a frustrated middle-aged man, led a group of poor children from mountainous areas to fight for the sky with their fists, and also got himself into a whirlpool of public opinion.
It can be seen that the film is obviously imitating "I am not the God of Medicine". Both
are based on the events of controversial figures. The protagonist's change has a similar treatment, as well as the familiar "dinner breakup" scene.
The overall film is very neat, with all the necessary ups and downs, laughs and tears, passionate fighting, and even artistic expression.
However, in terms of overall quality, there is still a certain gap between "In the Octagonal Cage" and "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
There are some problems with the rhythm of the story, the design of some plots at the end is a bit stiff, and the choice of actors has also been criticized.
When Chen Sicheng, Lian Wang Baoqiang’s good brother, mentioned this movie, he held it in for a long time and said, “A highly completed work.”
But one thing is recognized, "In the Octagon" is a sincere work.
Sincerity should be a basic attribute of movies, but it is a scarce commodity nowadays.
Over the years, we have seen too much insincerity.
When the movie market was booming, hosts, singers, and writers flocked to join in the fun under the banner of "loving movies."
After the decline of the movie market, everything disappeared.
Wang Baoqiang participated in the entire process.
When he directed "Havoc in Tianzhu" for the first time, it happened to be during the period when movies were popular, and the sudden marriage change he encountered gave him a lot of support.
It's a pity that he betrayed everyone's trust. The box office of 750 million is in sharp contrast to Douban's 3.7 points.
At that time, bad movies were selling everywhere, so Wang Baoqiang could just ignore them and continue to make a fortune as an actor.
But he was so honest that he took the initiative to receive the Golden Broom Award and apologized to the audience.
"I owe the audience a good movie."
Now he is "repaying the debt" with "The Octagon".
had to compete with himself when neither the market nor his personal abilities were optimistic.
In the end, Wang Baoqiang did not give the audience a chance to be disappointed again, and the box office of 2.2 billion was fully worthy of it.
If he becomes a director next time, there should be no investors who temporarily withdraw their funds.
no.8
"Keep You Safe" (China)
I never expected that Dapeng, who filmed "Pancake Man", would now become a famous star.
In the past, Dapeng often walked by the river, and his shoes often got wet.
He claimed that Daolang's songs have brought Chinese music backwards. His filming of "Diaosi Man" was crazy and sidelined, and the filming of "Pancake Man" is even more difficult to explain.
After "Pancake Man", Dapeng settled down, became humble, and the quality of his works also improved significantly.
"Sewing Machine Band" was a hit;
he hosted "Actors Are Here 2" and filmed the "Mulan" clip in front of great directors such as Chen Kaige and Er Dongsheng, which won a lot of applause.
And the movie "Auspicious Ruyi" directly turned him around. Not only did he win the Golden Horse Award for Best Short Film, but it also made people see his artistic pursuit.
In addition, he starred in "Desperate", "The Beneficiary" and "The Eighth Suspect", step by step from a five-skilled rat who "knows everything but is loose at everything" to a movie king who can share a piece of the pie with Hu Ge.
Dapeng’s mentality has changed, and he is much more confident and calm.
"Keep You Safe" is Dapeng's most calm expression.
In "Pancake Man", he is noisy; in
"Sewing Machine Band", he is passionate; in
"Good Luck", he cherishes the personal feelings of remembering his elders; in
"Enthusiasm", he wears "Asian Games Promotional Video" "The shackles.
"Keep You Safe" is the most relaxing time for him.
The film is about online violence and rumors. Dapeng was the instigator of these incidents back then. This time he took action on himself, which is commendable for his courage.
's friend Liu Yan has always been a victim of cyber violence. Dapeng has been tied to Liu Yan in the past few years, but this time he did not find a friend, probably out of a protective mentality.
This film is technically a mature commercial film.
The story has a smooth rhythm and is full of laughter and tears.
Unfortunately, it lacks some personal tags.
But this is not because Dapeng is incompetent, but because he is deliberately hiding his clumsiness.
The "jumping up and down" Dapeng is gone. "Keep You Safe" marks Dapeng becoming mature and low-key, becoming a director that the audience likes.
no.7
"Fengshen Part 1" (China)
The story behind "Fengshen" is more exciting than the movie itself.
After ten years of sharpening his sword, Wu Ershan produced the Chinese version of "The Lord of the Rings", originally planned to be released in early 2020, with a target of 3 billion+.
As a result, the production company had internal strife, and then fell into a money laundering scandal. The entire film's release plan was put on hold indefinitely.
An epic masterpiece has been ridiculed as a "calendar movie" - it only has a poster and cannot be released.
Even Wuershan himself was disheartened and prepared to pay off his debts in ten years.
Fortunately, "Feng Shen" finally met the audience this summer.
has a score of 7.8 on Douban and sold over 2.6 billion at the box office.
Wu Ershan took the expired old ticket and boarded the luxury passenger ship, relying on the quality of the film itself.
"Fengshen" has many advantages.
For example, Wuershan is determined not to use fresh meat. The "Proton Group" all uses new people, who are selected from all over the country and undergo rigorous training.
For example, the story is not a copy of "The Romance of the Gods", but the complex is deleted and simplified, providing the audience with an "easy-to-read version".
Another example is Fu Huadao's Aesthetic Online, which is very sophisticated in its treatment, and a group of historical bloggers gave it high praise.
"Fengshen" also has many flaws.
For example, the accents of Fei Xiang and Li Xuejian are a bit off-putting, Huang Bo's Jiang Ziya looks like a land lord, and Lei Zhenzi's special effects are too 50 cents.
But in Pi Ge’s view, after “Hero”, “Fengshen” has reshaped the Chinese people’s imagination of Chinese-style costume blockbusters 20 years later.
Even if the special effects are a bit outdated and there are loopholes, its blockbuster quality makes people excited.
2.6 billion, which is already an excellent result for other videos.
For the "Fengshen" trilogy, it is just the first shot of bottoming out.
In Wu Ershan's words, the first one had a better box office, so he had the money to do special effects for the second two.
The second and third parts are currently in the production process, and the Fengshen IP has been formed. The sequel of
is very likely to create a new box office myth, we will wait and see.
no.6
"Three Brigades" (China)
"Three Brigades" is considered to be a rescue work for the Lunar New Year in 2023.
Douban audience score is 7.9, which is a proud score for most domestic films, but for this one, it is a bit low.
In the original work, Cheng Bing chases the murderer alone, and the tone is cruel and chilling.
made some changes in the movie, the former teammates returned to the side, and there was some romance between men on top of the tragedy.
However, in the face of reality, this kind of romance is destined to be short-lived and countdown.
Chen Sicheng's handling of Zhang Yi's character also went through the "establish first and then destroy".
still played the role of a policeman, but then he was quickly shattered, and even made him completely fall to the lowest point in his life.
Zhang Yi's white hair and scars on his face are also external manifestations of this "brokenness".
In the movie, Cheng Bing swam to the other side alone despite persuasion, which further sublimated this character.
In the last half hour of the movie, Zhang Yi gave a shocking performance and gave the most powerful response to the doubts on the Internet.
"The Third Brigade" tells the story of a policeman chasing a murderer for ten years, and the theme song of the film "The Way of the World" also has a great origin.
Liu Huan sang the theme song of "Plain Clothes Police", "Young Aspirations Don't Say Sorrows". This song appeared three times in the film, triggering the feelings of a generation.
And he sang the theme song of the film, singing old and new songs at the same time, achieving emotional resonance. Tang Tian, the lyricist of the song
, is an anti-cancer fighter and has been fighting cancer for 12 years. Her experience is very similar to that of the protagonist, and the lyrics she wrote also fit the theme very well. The theme song
undoubtedly adds a lot to the film.
no.5
《I love you! 》(China)
A mainland director led a group of Hong Kong actors to shoot a long-lost Hong Kong-style film in Guangzhou. This is to watch "I Love You!" 》Feelings.
Director Han Yan is a very humane director.
His works, whether it is "Send You a Little Red Flower" or "Get Out!" "Tumor King" and the produced "Life Events" both have an eternal theme - the topic of life and death.
This film is superficially about old age love, but in fact it is about life and death. Four low-income old people living in Yangcheng get along with each other and support each other to spend the sunset together.
Ni Dahong's role is a continuation of Su Daqiang, but a little less rogue and more righteous and cute.
Hui Yinghong's role is herself, picking up rags and missing young lovers.
These are all things she has experienced, and her true performance is particularly heart-wrenching.
It’s a pity that she was nominated but didn’t win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.
Tony Leung Ka Fai did not play much in this film, but Yip Tong, whom he recommended to the director, shines.
Ye Tong played a disabled old man, conveying infinite warmth and touching with zero lines and limited expressions.
It is a pity that Ye Tong missed the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress.
《I love you! "The look and feel is very similar to Peter Chan's "Sweet Honey". It is a rare masterpiece that combines the fireworks of the mainland with the flavor of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong actors and actresses also gathered together, while filming "I Love You!" ", but can only film "Anti-Drug 3" at the same time. This is a question worth pondering.
If Hong Kong films want to rise, they must cooperate more with mainland filmmakers. Integration is the way out.
no.4
"Thirty Thousand Miles from Chang'an" (China)
8.3 points丨1.824 billion
The biggest surprise in the film industry in 2023.
is a sincere work that has been pursuing the spotlight for ten years. It uses an animated film to inject a shot in the arm into the sluggish Chinese film industry.
To some extent, it is more exciting than "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Nezha: The Demon Boy Havoc in the Sea".
The film depicts the portraits of poets in the Tang Dynasty, choosing the grievances between Li Bai and Gao Shi as the starting point, and takes the audience into half of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The nearly three-hour video contains nearly 20 ancient poems that are essential for middle school students, truly achieving the effect of entertaining and educating.
It is said that during the holidays, many parents watched the movie with their children. After the theater lights were turned on, the sound of reciting poetry could be heard in the corridor.
The popularity of the film has also made tourism in Xi'an, Luoyang and other places really popular.
After watching the movie, Brother Pi went to Xi'an to experience the Everlasting City of the Tang Dynasty with enthusiasm.
Unfortunately, due to the time limit, the film’s box office failed to exceed 2 billion in the end.
However, Light Chasing Animation has worked hard for ten years, and after missing many opportunities, it finally produced a milestone work.
They are the light of Chinese painting and the real hope of Chinese animation in the future.
no.3
"The Wandering Earth 2" (China)
8.3 points丨4.029 billion
We have already said too much about "The Wandering Earth 2".
A landmark work of Chinese science fiction, the special effects are hardcore, the chronological narrative is amazing, and the performances of Andy Lau and Ning Li complement each other.
As a movie, "The Wandering Earth 2" has undoubtedly achieved great success.
However, the "treatment" the film received at the Golden Rooster Awards caused some controversy.
received three not too many nominations, and finally won the Best Recording Award and the "Special Jury Award". The
Jury Special Award is a special award. This award was also awarded last year to "My Fathers and Me".
So soon there was a voice on the Internet, thinking that the Golden Rooster Awards did not give enough respect to "The Wandering Earth 2".
In fact, this matter is not that serious.
"The Wandering Earth 2" is a special effects science fiction blockbuster. In the Golden Rooster Award system, the top honor is "Best Feature Film".
was indeed nominated, but in the jury voting competition, "Fengshen Part 1" became the final winner.
This is not surprising.
In this kind of Academy Award, epic movies with a grander narrative such as "Fengshen Part 1" are obviously more respected.
Moreover, the first part of "The Wandering Earth" has already won this award, so it is unlikely that it will be given consecutively. Perhaps considering the quality and influence of "The Wandering Earth 2",
finally awarded a "Special Jury Award" as a way to make up for the shortcomings.
Compared with industry honors, audience reputation is the strongest. Instead of arguing about this, it is better to play "The Wandering Earth 2" back and forth several times.
is looking forward to "The Wandering Earth 3" which will be released in three years.
no.2
"Spider-Man: Across the Universe" (USA)
8.5 points | 357 million
This work is not suitable for inclusion in the Marvel movie sequence that everyone understands.
Because it is an animated movie, it has a completely different audience than Marvel movies.
This film has a Douban score of 8.5 for two reasons.
First, its story is complicated enough.
is not the popcorn plot of a traditional superhero movie, it plays with the advanced concepts of time travel and grandfather paradox.
It is told in a simple and profound way, making it a cartoon for adults.
Second, its painting style is very cool.
represents the ceiling of the Hollywood animation industry, which is dazzling.
There are two regrets about this film.
First, the protagonist is a black face. Hollywood’s political correctness has gone too far.
Secondly, the Chinese version ends with the theme song sung by Lu Han, which is really inconsistent.
no.1
"Oppenheimer" (USA)
8.8 points | 449 million
Nolan has become a god on the Internet.
Whether it is domestic Douban or foreign imdb, he is highly praised.
is because of his advanced concepts, layered stories, and the ability to justify himself in the end.
Although the emotional concentration is a bit low, young audiences don't care about this.
But in the eyes of professional judges, Nolan is just a skilled gardener, far from a master.
Nolan has never won a significant directing award for so many years since his debut.
Nolan himself is struggling.
In the last two films, he has gone to two extremes.
In "Creed", he took the concept to the extreme.
But the movie itself is empty enough and cannot support such a high-level concept, so it has a poor reputation;
But on the contrary, "Oppenheimer" was filmed for the Oscar judges.
Although the story is still divided into three narrative lines, it is much more approachable than his past works.
's rather gimmicky atomic bomb explosion scene was also cut down to almost nothing.
He just wants to tell everyone that I dropped my best weapon and concentrated on making a biographical film.
Oppenheimer is the father of the atomic bomb. For world peace, he created an atomic bomb that could destroy the world.
In order to prove that he can make movies, Nolan gave up all the elements he was good at. He really understood Oppenheimer.
At next year’s Oscars, Nolan may truly have his moment of becoming a god.
Well, these are the ten best films in the Chinese film market in 2023.
Because we make reviews based on Douban ratings, themes, etc., as well as comprehensive influence, many popular videos were not selected.
Such as "She Disappeared", "Unknown", "Passionate", etc.
The most typical one is "She Disappeared". Although
is not on the list, this film is of great significance to Chinese movies in 2023.
is a film that single-handedly broke through the box office ceiling of 3 billion in the silent June movie market and heated up the market.
is the strongest summer archive in history, and it takes half of the credit.
But it is a remake, which carries the original sin; it is a brain-burning movie, but it is only enjoyable and lacks aftertaste, because it is full of loopholes once you recollect it.
These factors have caused its unsatisfactory reputation.
The mixed blessings of 2023 also give us the following inspirations. The
market seemed to be picking up, but after a short period of "fraud", it quickly fell flat again.
The long cold winter is coming, and the future is full of uncertainty.
Under this background, the audience's requirements for the quality of theater movies will naturally increase infinitely.
If you still treat the audience as fools and only want to make money, then even if you have a great cast, it may just be a "one-day trip".
The word-of-mouth success of these ten films this year, as well as the fact that they collectively took in a box office of 16.7 billion, also verify this truth.
Audiences' aesthetic standards are improving at an accelerated pace, and there is no market for bad movies.
The above are the ten masterpieces of 2023 in Brother Pi’s mind. Which one is your favorite?
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no.9
"The Octagonal Cage" (China)
"The Octagonal Cage" tells the story of a "stained hero".
Xiang Tenghui, a frustrated middle-aged man, led a group of poor children from mountainous areas to fight for the sky with their fists, and also got himself into a whirlpool of public opinion.
It can be seen that the film is obviously imitating "I am not the God of Medicine". Both
are based on the events of controversial figures. The protagonist's change has a similar treatment, as well as the familiar "dinner breakup" scene.
The overall film is very neat, with all the necessary ups and downs, laughs and tears, passionate fighting, and even artistic expression.
However, in terms of overall quality, there is still a certain gap between "In the Octagonal Cage" and "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
There are some problems with the rhythm of the story, the design of some plots at the end is a bit stiff, and the choice of actors has also been criticized.
When Chen Sicheng, Lian Wang Baoqiang’s good brother, mentioned this movie, he held it in for a long time and said, “A highly completed work.”
But one thing is recognized, "In the Octagon" is a sincere work.
Sincerity should be a basic attribute of movies, but it is a scarce commodity nowadays.
Over the years, we have seen too much insincerity.
When the movie market was booming, hosts, singers, and writers flocked to join in the fun under the banner of "loving movies."
After the decline of the movie market, everything disappeared.
Wang Baoqiang participated in the entire process.
When he directed "Havoc in Tianzhu" for the first time, it happened to be during the period when movies were popular, and the sudden marriage change he encountered gave him a lot of support.
It's a pity that he betrayed everyone's trust. The box office of 750 million is in sharp contrast to Douban's 3.7 points.
At that time, bad movies were selling everywhere, so Wang Baoqiang could just ignore them and continue to make a fortune as an actor.
But he was so honest that he took the initiative to receive the Golden Broom Award and apologized to the audience.
"I owe the audience a good movie."
Now he is "repaying the debt" with "The Octagon".
had to compete with himself when neither the market nor his personal abilities were optimistic.
In the end, Wang Baoqiang did not give the audience a chance to be disappointed again, and the box office of 2.2 billion was fully worthy of it.
If he becomes a director next time, there should be no investors who temporarily withdraw their funds.
no.8
"Keep You Safe" (China)
I never expected that Dapeng, who filmed "Pancake Man", would now become a famous star.
In the past, Dapeng often walked by the river, and his shoes often got wet.
He claimed that Daolang's songs have brought Chinese music backwards. His filming of "Diaosi Man" was crazy and sidelined, and the filming of "Pancake Man" is even more difficult to explain.
After "Pancake Man", Dapeng settled down, became humble, and the quality of his works also improved significantly.
"Sewing Machine Band" was a hit;
he hosted "Actors Are Here 2" and filmed the "Mulan" clip in front of great directors such as Chen Kaige and Er Dongsheng, which won a lot of applause.
And the movie "Auspicious Ruyi" directly turned him around. Not only did he win the Golden Horse Award for Best Short Film, but it also made people see his artistic pursuit.
In addition, he starred in "Desperate", "The Beneficiary" and "The Eighth Suspect", step by step from a five-skilled rat who "knows everything but is loose at everything" to a movie king who can share a piece of the pie with Hu Ge.
Dapeng’s mentality has changed, and he is much more confident and calm.
"Keep You Safe" is Dapeng's most calm expression.
In "Pancake Man", he is noisy; in
"Sewing Machine Band", he is passionate; in
"Good Luck", he cherishes the personal feelings of remembering his elders; in
"Enthusiasm", he wears "Asian Games Promotional Video" "The shackles.
"Keep You Safe" is the most relaxing time for him.
The film is about online violence and rumors. Dapeng was the instigator of these incidents back then. This time he took action on himself, which is commendable for his courage.
's friend Liu Yan has always been a victim of cyber violence. Dapeng has been tied to Liu Yan in the past few years, but this time he did not find a friend, probably out of a protective mentality.
This film is technically a mature commercial film.
The story has a smooth rhythm and is full of laughter and tears.
Unfortunately, it lacks some personal tags.
But this is not because Dapeng is incompetent, but because he is deliberately hiding his clumsiness.
The "jumping up and down" Dapeng is gone. "Keep You Safe" marks Dapeng becoming mature and low-key, becoming a director that the audience likes.
no.7
"Fengshen Part 1" (China)
The story behind "Fengshen" is more exciting than the movie itself.
After ten years of sharpening his sword, Wu Ershan produced the Chinese version of "The Lord of the Rings", originally planned to be released in early 2020, with a target of 3 billion+.
As a result, the production company had internal strife, and then fell into a money laundering scandal. The entire film's release plan was put on hold indefinitely.
An epic masterpiece has been ridiculed as a "calendar movie" - it only has a poster and cannot be released.
Even Wuershan himself was disheartened and prepared to pay off his debts in ten years.
Fortunately, "Feng Shen" finally met the audience this summer.
has a score of 7.8 on Douban and sold over 2.6 billion at the box office.
Wu Ershan took the expired old ticket and boarded the luxury passenger ship, relying on the quality of the film itself.
"Fengshen" has many advantages.
For example, Wuershan is determined not to use fresh meat. The "Proton Group" all uses new people, who are selected from all over the country and undergo rigorous training.
For example, the story is not a copy of "The Romance of the Gods", but the complex is deleted and simplified, providing the audience with an "easy-to-read version".
Another example is Fu Huadao's Aesthetic Online, which is very sophisticated in its treatment, and a group of historical bloggers gave it high praise.
"Fengshen" also has many flaws.
For example, the accents of Fei Xiang and Li Xuejian are a bit off-putting, Huang Bo's Jiang Ziya looks like a land lord, and Lei Zhenzi's special effects are too 50 cents.
But in Pi Ge’s view, after “Hero”, “Fengshen” has reshaped the Chinese people’s imagination of Chinese-style costume blockbusters 20 years later.
Even if the special effects are a bit outdated and there are loopholes, its blockbuster quality makes people excited.
2.6 billion, which is already an excellent result for other videos.
For the "Fengshen" trilogy, it is just the first shot of bottoming out.
In Wu Ershan's words, the first one had a better box office, so he had the money to do special effects for the second two.
The second and third parts are currently in the production process, and the Fengshen IP has been formed. The sequel of
is very likely to create a new box office myth, we will wait and see.
no.6
"Three Brigades" (China)
"Three Brigades" is considered to be a rescue work for the Lunar New Year in 2023.
Douban audience score is 7.9, which is a proud score for most domestic films, but for this one, it is a bit low.
In the original work, Cheng Bing chases the murderer alone, and the tone is cruel and chilling.
made some changes in the movie, the former teammates returned to the side, and there was some romance between men on top of the tragedy.
However, in the face of reality, this kind of romance is destined to be short-lived and countdown.
Chen Sicheng's handling of Zhang Yi's character also went through the "establish first and then destroy".
still played the role of a policeman, but then he was quickly shattered, and even made him completely fall to the lowest point in his life.
Zhang Yi's white hair and scars on his face are also external manifestations of this "brokenness".
In the movie, Cheng Bing swam to the other side alone despite persuasion, which further sublimated this character.
In the last half hour of the movie, Zhang Yi gave a shocking performance and gave the most powerful response to the doubts on the Internet.
"The Third Brigade" tells the story of a policeman chasing a murderer for ten years, and the theme song of the film "The Way of the World" also has a great origin.
Liu Huan sang the theme song of "Plain Clothes Police", "Young Aspirations Don't Say Sorrows". This song appeared three times in the film, triggering the feelings of a generation.
And he sang the theme song of the film, singing old and new songs at the same time, achieving emotional resonance. Tang Tian, the lyricist of the song
, is an anti-cancer fighter and has been fighting cancer for 12 years. Her experience is very similar to that of the protagonist, and the lyrics she wrote also fit the theme very well. The theme song
undoubtedly adds a lot to the film.
no.5
《I love you! 》(China)
A mainland director led a group of Hong Kong actors to shoot a long-lost Hong Kong-style film in Guangzhou. This is to watch "I Love You!" 》Feelings.
Director Han Yan is a very humane director.
His works, whether it is "Send You a Little Red Flower" or "Get Out!" "Tumor King" and the produced "Life Events" both have an eternal theme - the topic of life and death.
This film is superficially about old age love, but in fact it is about life and death. Four low-income old people living in Yangcheng get along with each other and support each other to spend the sunset together.
Ni Dahong's role is a continuation of Su Daqiang, but a little less rogue and more righteous and cute.
Hui Yinghong's role is herself, picking up rags and missing young lovers.
These are all things she has experienced, and her true performance is particularly heart-wrenching.
It’s a pity that she was nominated but didn’t win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.
Tony Leung Ka Fai did not play much in this film, but Yip Tong, whom he recommended to the director, shines.
Ye Tong played a disabled old man, conveying infinite warmth and touching with zero lines and limited expressions.
It is a pity that Ye Tong missed the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress.
《I love you! "The look and feel is very similar to Peter Chan's "Sweet Honey". It is a rare masterpiece that combines the fireworks of the mainland with the flavor of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong actors and actresses also gathered together, while filming "I Love You!" ", but can only film "Anti-Drug 3" at the same time. This is a question worth pondering.
If Hong Kong films want to rise, they must cooperate more with mainland filmmakers. Integration is the way out.
no.4
"Thirty Thousand Miles from Chang'an" (China)
8.3 points丨1.824 billion
The biggest surprise in the film industry in 2023.
is a sincere work that has been pursuing the spotlight for ten years. It uses an animated film to inject a shot in the arm into the sluggish Chinese film industry.
To some extent, it is more exciting than "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Nezha: The Demon Boy Havoc in the Sea".
The film depicts the portraits of poets in the Tang Dynasty, choosing the grievances between Li Bai and Gao Shi as the starting point, and takes the audience into half of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The nearly three-hour video contains nearly 20 ancient poems that are essential for middle school students, truly achieving the effect of entertaining and educating.
It is said that during the holidays, many parents watched the movie with their children. After the theater lights were turned on, the sound of reciting poetry could be heard in the corridor.
The popularity of the film has also made tourism in Xi'an, Luoyang and other places really popular.
After watching the movie, Brother Pi went to Xi'an to experience the Everlasting City of the Tang Dynasty with enthusiasm.
Unfortunately, due to the time limit, the film’s box office failed to exceed 2 billion in the end.
However, Light Chasing Animation has worked hard for ten years, and after missing many opportunities, it finally produced a milestone work.
They are the light of Chinese painting and the real hope of Chinese animation in the future.
no.3
"The Wandering Earth 2" (China)
8.3 points丨4.029 billion
We have already said too much about "The Wandering Earth 2".
A landmark work of Chinese science fiction, the special effects are hardcore, the chronological narrative is amazing, and the performances of Andy Lau and Ning Li complement each other.
As a movie, "The Wandering Earth 2" has undoubtedly achieved great success.
However, the "treatment" the film received at the Golden Rooster Awards caused some controversy.
received three not too many nominations, and finally won the Best Recording Award and the "Special Jury Award". The
Jury Special Award is a special award. This award was also awarded last year to "My Fathers and Me".
So soon there was a voice on the Internet, thinking that the Golden Rooster Awards did not give enough respect to "The Wandering Earth 2".
In fact, this matter is not that serious.
"The Wandering Earth 2" is a special effects science fiction blockbuster. In the Golden Rooster Award system, the top honor is "Best Feature Film".
was indeed nominated, but in the jury voting competition, "Fengshen Part 1" became the final winner.
This is not surprising.
In this kind of Academy Award, epic movies with a grander narrative such as "Fengshen Part 1" are obviously more respected.
Moreover, the first part of "The Wandering Earth" has already won this award, so it is unlikely that it will be given consecutively. Perhaps considering the quality and influence of "The Wandering Earth 2",
finally awarded a "Special Jury Award" as a way to make up for the shortcomings.
Compared with industry honors, audience reputation is the strongest. Instead of arguing about this, it is better to play "The Wandering Earth 2" back and forth several times.
is looking forward to "The Wandering Earth 3" which will be released in three years.
no.2
"Spider-Man: Across the Universe" (USA)
8.5 points | 357 million
This work is not suitable for inclusion in the Marvel movie sequence that everyone understands.
Because it is an animated movie, it has a completely different audience than Marvel movies.
This film has a Douban score of 8.5 for two reasons.
First, its story is complicated enough.
is not the popcorn plot of a traditional superhero movie, it plays with the advanced concepts of time travel and grandfather paradox.
It is told in a simple and profound way, making it a cartoon for adults.
Second, its painting style is very cool.
represents the ceiling of the Hollywood animation industry, which is dazzling.
There are two regrets about this film.
First, the protagonist is a black face. Hollywood’s political correctness has gone too far.
Secondly, the Chinese version ends with the theme song sung by Lu Han, which is really inconsistent.
no.1
"Oppenheimer" (USA)
8.8 points | 449 million
Nolan has become a god on the Internet.
Whether it is domestic Douban or foreign imdb, he is highly praised.
is because of his advanced concepts, layered stories, and the ability to justify himself in the end.
Although the emotional concentration is a bit low, young audiences don't care about this.
But in the eyes of professional judges, Nolan is just a skilled gardener, far from a master.
Nolan has never won a significant directing award for so many years since his debut.
Nolan himself is struggling.
In the last two films, he has gone to two extremes.
In "Creed", he took the concept to the extreme.
But the movie itself is empty enough and cannot support such a high-level concept, so it has a poor reputation;
But on the contrary, "Oppenheimer" was filmed for the Oscar judges.
Although the story is still divided into three narrative lines, it is much more approachable than his past works.
's rather gimmicky atomic bomb explosion scene was also cut down to almost nothing.
He just wants to tell everyone that I dropped my best weapon and concentrated on making a biographical film.
Oppenheimer is the father of the atomic bomb. For world peace, he created an atomic bomb that could destroy the world.
In order to prove that he can make movies, Nolan gave up all the elements he was good at. He really understood Oppenheimer.
At next year’s Oscars, Nolan may truly have his moment of becoming a god.
Well, these are the ten best films in the Chinese film market in 2023.
Because we make reviews based on Douban ratings, themes, etc., as well as comprehensive influence, many popular videos were not selected.
Such as "She Disappeared", "Unknown", "Passionate", etc.
The most typical one is "She Disappeared". Although
is not on the list, this film is of great significance to Chinese movies in 2023.
is a film that single-handedly broke through the box office ceiling of 3 billion in the silent June movie market and heated up the market.
is the strongest summer archive in history, and it takes half of the credit.
But it is a remake, which carries the original sin; it is a brain-burning movie, but it is only enjoyable and lacks aftertaste, because it is full of loopholes once you recollect it.
These factors have caused its unsatisfactory reputation.
The mixed blessings of 2023 also give us the following inspirations. The
market seemed to be picking up, but after a short period of "fraud", it quickly fell flat again.
The long cold winter is coming, and the future is full of uncertainty.
Under this background, the audience's requirements for the quality of theater movies will naturally increase infinitely.
If you still treat the audience as fools and only want to make money, then even if you have a great cast, it may just be a "one-day trip".
The word-of-mouth success of these ten films this year, as well as the fact that they collectively took in a box office of 16.7 billion, also verify this truth.
Audiences' aesthetic standards are improving at an accelerated pace, and there is no market for bad movies.
The above are the ten masterpieces of 2023 in Brother Pi’s mind. Which one is your favorite?
Text/Pippi Film Editorial Department: Yi Li Ji
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