In 2021, Jia Ling became famous in one battle. With the film "Hello, Li Huanying", she became the female director with the highest box office in the world.
not only successfully won the box office championship during the Spring Festival that year, but her friend Zhang Xiaofei also won the Golden Rooster Movie Queen in one fell swoop, becoming a first-line female star from a transparent person in the entertainment industry.
was nominated for nearly 30 awards of various sizes, and "Hello, Li Huanying" was the absolute dark horse of the year.
Jia Ling dug into her heart and told everyone the story of her and her mother. The touching and affectionate mother-daughter relationship also touched the hearts of countless viewers through the big screen.
Therefore, after three years, when the second new film directed by Jia Ling was officially announced to be released for the 2024 Spring Festival, countless fans were full of expectations.
When they heard that Jia Ling lost 100 pounds for the new movie, the audience's curiosity was raised to the top of their lungs, and they couldn't wait to see it.
It can be said that " is hot and hot " is coming fiercely.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the box office for the whole day was 1.364 billion. "Flying Life 2" topped the list with 429 million, followed by "Hot and Furious", and the third place was the children's favorite Big Bear series of movies.
Not surprisingly, this year’s Spring Festival champion must be between Shen Teng and Jia Ling.
We were friends in the past, and now we are competing on the same stage. Isn’t this another kind of meeting at the top?
As a fan of Jia Ling, Papo immediately bought tickets to watch the movie. After watching it, she couldn't calm down for a long time.
To be honest, it is dangerous to take a stand at this time. Praise it, and some people will say you are a troll. Damn it, and there will be people chasing behind you and calling you haters.
However, there are some words that are stuck in your throat and cannot be uttered quickly.
(The following contains spoilers, please exit immediately if you mind)
Story: A decadent older leftover woman, hurt and abandoned, can she really fight back with boxing?
Le Ying (played by Jia Ling) is 32 years old this year. After graduating from college and working for a while, she simply chose to stay at home, doing nothing but eating and sleeping every day.
Later, her boyfriend cheated on her best friend, and her sister was worried about the real estate in her name. After the two sisters had a big fight, Le Ying chose to run away from home and try to live independently.
She found a job as a waiter in a restaurant and met boxing coach Hao Kun ( Lei Jiayin ). She thought her life was on the right track, but she didn't expect to encounter another setback.
The cousin's backstabbing, the restaurant owner's sexual harassment, and the abandonment of the scumbag Hao Kun left Le Ying exhausted physically and mentally.
She regarded boxing as a life-saving straw. She lost 100 pounds while practicing hard, and finally successfully stood in the boxing ring.
What this movie wants to express is that an older and decadent young woman returns to society and reinvents herself through boxing practice, changing from a submissive and flattering personality to one that loves herself. The core of the
movie is good. There are so many people-pleasing personalities in this world who always let themselves be wronged in order to take care of other people's feelings.
However, the carrier of the story is too niche. In the final analysis, the character prototype is not grounded enough.
Regarding the reason for staying at home, Leying’s answer was that she tried to be nice to others, but she kept getting hurt, and over time she gave up socializing and closed herself off.
But in real life, how many people can stay at home and grow old for 10 years with peace of mind? Who hasn’t been hurt by life and yet tries to heal himself?
In contrast, Leying has healthy parents to take care of her, and a property left by her grandmother, which is more than most people. The character setting of
is destined to make it difficult for the audience to empathize with her plight.
Immediately afterwards, after Leying was disliked and abandoned in various ways, inexplicably, she suddenly developed such a strong love for boxing in the later period?
can understand the super-burning atmosphere that the director wants to create, but the early preparation is not enough, which makes the heroine's insistence on boxing in the later period feel baffling. Starting at
84, there is a super hot mix of the heroine's weight loss training, coupled with clips of Jia Ling's weight loss exercise, plus passionate music, trying to create a counterattack hero. The separation of
from front to back is really hard to convince.
Disadvantages: The pace is slow, the whole cast is evil, the plot is cliche and embarrassing
When I first watched "Hello, Li Huanying", the most commendable thing was the female director's feminine vision, her kindness towards the characters, her gentleness and appropriateness. In every aspect of the film.
Looking back on this movie, every character has his or her own shining point.
Needless to say, the two female protagonists, Shen Guanglin, the second generation of the factory, also relies on traveling to other places to win back favor for himself.
Even Wang Qin, who is the most villain-like, was finally confirmed to have achieved a good life through his own hard work.
But in "Hot and Spicy", it seems that in order to make the audience sympathize with the heroine, she created a dilemma where all the characters are villains.
The ex-boyfriend whom I once loved so much, the best friend who cheated on me and talked about everything, all gave birth to children.
After they were caught having an affair, they still shamelessly invited Le Ying to their upcoming wedding. The reason given by
’s best friend was that if Leying didn’t come, wouldn’t everyone know that she was a mistress?
Le Ying's biological sister is mean and selfish.
She had an affair during her marriage and returned to her parents with her child from her mistress. In order for her child to go to school nearby, she decided to buy Leying's house.
One second he was pretending to be a Coca-Cola chicken wing to please his sister, but the next second he showed his true colors, said evil words, and started to bind his morals.
I originally thought that my cousin was a considerate and good girl who was busy with Leying's work.
I later discovered that everything my cousin did was for herself.
In order to successfully become a full-time official and create a hot spot, she edited Le Ying's video materials in various ways, confusing right and wrong, and also taught Le Ying to say some things that she didn't mean.
She doesn't have this sister in her heart at all, she just thinks that she is a senior otaku who has the topic of hype.
Even the male protagonist Hao Kun has been proven to be a scumbag.
asked the heroine to buy a card to boost his performance, but he couldn't help but walk around and took him directly to the card application site.
lost the opportunity to have a boxing match, drank to drown his sorrows, had a drunken one-night stand, and immediately refused to admit it when he woke up.
On the one hand, he enjoys the meticulous care of the heroine, eating, drinking and sleeping. On the other hand, he refuses to admit their relationship and only calls them friends to the outside world.
The only cool thing about this drama is probably that after Leying successfully lost weight, she rejected the invitation from the scumbag.
Although "Hot and Spicy" is positioned as a comedy movie, the laughs are too clumsy and cliché to make you laugh out loud.
On the contrary, when the restaurant owner sexually harasses the female protagonist and says, "I see you are quite honest at ordinary times, but you are also very flirtatious when you drink some wine", it makes people feel physically uncomfortable.
Probably because it is adapted from the Japanese movie "One Hundred Dollar Love". The plot in the first half is very dull, and the overall pace is also very slow, which makes people sleepy.
can see that the creative team tried their best to make jokes and make jokes, but the effect is really average.
The second third suddenly changed to a passionate route. The heroine became passionate and the music was sensational. The atmosphere was there, but there was an obvious sense of separation from the first half.
Highlights: Jia Ling loses weight, Yang Zi and Zhang Xiaofei show off their acting skills, and the cast is great
Of course, in addition to the shortcomings, the advantages of this movie are also obvious.
The first thing to bear the brunt is Jia Ling’s hard work. Losing 100 pounds is something worthy of boasting.
Many sports and competitive movies feature how the male protagonist desperately tries to lose weight and get in shape. Of course, Jia Ling should be praised for losing 100 pounds in one year.
This is not an easy task, and you can see her hard work and awe for the role.
In addition, I really have to praise the acting skills of several supporting characters. They rarely challenged themselves and created different villains from the past.
The first person to catch the eye is Li Xueqin, who plays the heroine’s best friend in the movie. There is a scene in
where the heroine, her boyfriend, and her best friend have a dinner together. Li Xueqin looks delicate and charming when facing her best friend's boyfriend.
faced the heroine and changed into a tomboyish look. The change of state was so fast that people were amazed.
Zhang Xiaofei plays the mean and selfish sister, and he is fully involved. In the scene where the sisters argue and fight, the "Li Huanying" filter was smashed to pieces.
And Yang Zi, if you just read the previous content, she is really a considerate and good sister.
Wait until the second half, the disguise was torn off, and the true face of Green Tea was revealed. While the audience was bored, they had to sigh, "Well done!"
In contrast, the male protagonist Lei Jiayin was somewhat uninteresting.
With his big waist and round face, it would be hard for you to believe that he is a fitness instructor.
Comparing the male and female actors in the same frame, Jia Ling’s dedication is indeed worthy of praise.
Especially in the last ten minutes, the music of "Send You a Little Red Flower" sounds. Looking at her sweating profusely on the ring, you will feel that Jia Ling is the cutest girl in the world.
's personal preference for actors cannot cover up the flaws of the entire drama.
Losing 100 pounds, Jia Ling is great, but "Hot and Spicy" is really not good.
As the old saying goes, a thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets.
and above are my personal viewing experience. Please leave a message and share your thoughts after watching the movie.
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