1905 Movie Network News "Before you grow up, go wild again!" Directed by Wei Shujun, starring Zhou You and Zheng Yingchen, starring Wang Xiaomu, Tong Linkai, Zhao Dona, Liu Yuting, and Li Meng's special Chinese word-of-mouth masterpiece "Wild Horse Mane", it has officially landed in major theaters nationwide since November 26. In the simultaneously exposed public poster, Zhou You sat in the car staring out the window, his expression solemnly indicating that a major decision was about to be born, where should his life go? Fans are looking forward to walking into the theater to reveal the answer.
"Wild Horse Mane" has previously been shortlisted for many important international film festivals such as London, Busan and Pingyao, and has won many awards, and has been hailed as "one of the most anticipated new Chinese works of the year". With the release of the film nationwide, the five major highlights were also revealed one by one.
Watch point one: teenagers run against the wind, only freedom and dreams can not be disappointed
Whether it is "facing the sea, spring blossoms" or "life has poetry and far away", no matter how the times change, only freedom and dreams can not be disappointed. Released on November 26, "Mustang Mane" is such a movie about teenagers' blood and brave dreams. As the title suggests, "Wild Horse Mane" refers to the galloping mustang mane left and right batches, just like the teenager against the wind, full of momentum, this momentum is also the youth state transmitted by the film.
In the film, Zuo Kun (Zhou You), who is about to graduate from college, is in a period of confusion, facing a boring and tedious life, he is eager to break through the shackles of routine, after accidentally getting a broken jeep, Zuo Kun chooses to take his friends and go on an adventure trip to the grassland where he can go. Teenagers stir up mediocrity, inject fresh power into the dull world, and declare the determination to "never compromise with the adult world", believing that such a restless story will touch every audience who is uneasy about the status quo.
Highlight two: Contemporary real youth, love and friendship are equally unforgettable
As a youth-themed film, "Wild Horse Mane" does not stick to the common campus love routine, director Wei Shujun chooses to be close to life and show the real experience of contemporary young people. Whether it is the contradiction between reality and love, or the breakup crisis of the graduation season, it reflects the adult world. Many fans at the premiere unanimously agreed that "this is our youth".
In addition to real love, the friendship in the film is equally impressive. The picture of the friends gaging and joking is quite representative, a group of fledgling teenagers, using each other as armor, optimistic and straightforward to rebel against life and rules, both warm and moving. Such a friendship allows every audience to see their own shadow from it.
Watch point three: Traveling around to crown the film emperor, "human drama in one" acting skills are amazing
The lead actor Zhou You once performed a wild sense of youth in the hit drama "The Sky of the Wind Dog Boy", and gained a large number of fans and fans. In "Wild Horse Mane", Zhou You continued his youthful and uninhibited sense of youth, playing the rebellious teenager Zuo Kun, a role that usually goes his own way, and there is no shortage of deviant behaviors such as bumping into teachers, skipping class and stealing. From the exposed material, it can be seen that Zhou You wears a horse's mane, wears a flower shirt, and is full of pride, exuding the unique uninhibited and publicity of teenagers.
With his wonderful performance in "Wild Horse Mane", Zhou You has won many important film festival honors, including the 4th Pingyao International Film Festival "Fei Mu Honor" Best Actor, and the 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival "H! Future Newcomer Honors Unit "Actor of the Year." Zhou You once sighed in an interview: "At some point, I will feel that I am Zuo Kun. Such a degree of "human-drama integration" is bound to bring different surprises to the audience, which is definitely worth looking forward to.
Watch point four: The new director has won many awards and made wild and smooth pictures
Director Wei Shujun is a post-90s emerging director who has attracted much attention in recent years, and his works are like a dark horse, and he has been shortlisted for the 20th Busan International Film Festival, and is the youngest Chinese director to be shortlisted for the Busan Film Festival. Since then, he has received high attention from international judges for his short film "Yanbian Boy", and has been praised as "an excellent new director with great potential and personal style". At the recently concluded Fifth Pingyao International Film Festival, Wei Shujun won two more honors for his new work "Yong'an Town Story Collection": The Honorary Director of the Youth Jury and the Honorary Best Director of Fei Mu.
After winning many awards, "Mustang Mane", as Wei Shujun's first theatrical film, has also been more expected by the outside world. In Wei Shujun's view, youth is the most important stage of life, how to spend it there is no standard answer, his own filming of "Wild Horse Mane" also expressed a point of view: people should live in their own way, I hope that everyone can harvest the courage and strength to move forward from the film.
Watch point five: sweep the honors of major film festivals, and the famous directors collectively speak out and recommend it
Previously, "Mustang Mane" has appeared in many international film festivals and won many honors. The film was shortlisted for the 64th London International Film Festival, the 25th Busan International Film Festival, and won the "Fei Mu Honors Best Actor" at the 4th Pingyao International Film Festival, and was selected for the 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival "H! Future Newcomer Honors " Four Blockbuster Honors. In the 6th Fan Film Spirit Awards, the film was selected as the "Top Ten Films of the Year" and won the highest honor of "Recommended Film of the Year".
In addition to receiving recognition from the film festival jury, the film has also been warmly praised by many industry peers. Director Diao Yinan lamented that "the film is very warm, and I believe that those young audiences with dreams will like it." Director Geng Jun believes that "Wild Horse Mane" "makes a humorous film of confusion, vulnerability and want to prove their state". Actor Qi Xi bluntly said that "the movie is handsome in one word". Film critic Shi Hang praised the film as "not only preserving one's own youth, but also preserving the aging of this era."
As the lead actor Zhou You said, to be young is to be brave to pursue dreams, even if the wind is fast. "Wild Horse Mane" landed in theaters nationwide from November 26, and the wild youth adventure of teenagers kicked off, bringing the most loved ones with them this winter to run to this purest and most free youth covenant!