37 films fierce battle For the New Year: suspense and reasoning are piled up, and the theme of love is diverse

Less than a month before the New Year, the film market has also begun its final sprint. According to preliminary statistics, at present, 37 films of various types have joined the New Year file, with the theme of love and suspense reasoning, and many films have dark horse potential. Maoyan data shows that as of November 2, the total box office in the mainland this year reached 44.4 billion yuan. Whether the total box office this year can break through the 50 billion yuan mark depends on the performance of the New Year slot in December.

　　Suspenseful reasoning is released

　　There are many suspenseful reasoning themes in the 37 films, including "Antiques Central Bureau", "Assassination Storm", "Manslaughter 2", "Flames on the Plains", and "Anti-Corruption Storm 5: Final Chapter" 5 heavyweight films, which are rare in previous years' Lunar New Year films. For fans of suspense reasoning, this New Year file is not to be missed.

　　Yesterday, directed by Guo Zijian and starring Lei Jiayin, Xin Zhilei, Ge You, etc., "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" was released, taking the lead in kicking off the prelude to this year's New Year file. The film is based on Ma Boyong's novel of the same name, telling the story of the five-veined descendant Xu Wishing family played by Lei Jiayin to guard the "Mingtang Buddha Head" of Wu Zetian for three generations. "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" is a rare film genre in China, combining elements such as reasoning, suspense, insurance, and treasure hunting, and Ge You even plays an old treacherous giant role in the film, Fu Gui, and also has a goatee beard. The film is expected to set off the first climax of the Lunar New Year file.

　　Directed by Qiu Litao and starring Zhang Zhilin and Gu Tianle, "Assassination Storm" was released on December 10. The film is adapted from Zhou Haohui's novel "Death Notice: The Dark one", which tells the story of every person who receives the death notice in the mysterious serial murder case, and the special case team discovers the story of the huge conspiracy hidden behind it during the investigation.

　　On December 17, the suspenseful crime mystery film "Manslaughter 2" was released, which is also one of the most anticipated films in this year's Lunar New Year file. Produced by Chen Sicheng, directed by Dai Mo, and starring Xiao Yang, Ren Dahua and Wen Yongshan, the film continues the story theme of "Father's Revenge" in "Manslaughter".

　　Produced by Diao Yinan, directed by Zhang Ji, and starring Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haoran, "Flames on the Plains" was released on December 24, which is also the most literary and artistic suspense crime film in the Lunar New Year file, adapted from Shuang Xuetao's novel "Moses on the Plains", telling the story of criminal police officer Zhuang Shu (Liu Haoran) who accidentally found that Li Fei (Zhou Dongyu), a friend of former Qingmei Bamboo Horse, was also involved when he was investigating a taxi murder.

　　The theme of love is diverse

　　This year's Lunar New Year file, there are also many love movies, including "Your World Without Me", "As Long as You Live Better Than Me", "We Who Once Loved Each Other", "Fear of Marriage: Escape Plan", "Love Myth", "Embrace You Through Winter" and more than ten films.

　　Among these films, there are films depicting the love of middle-aged people, such as "Love Myth" (released on December 24); but also "Embracing You Through the Cold Winter" (released on December 31) with the background of fighting the epidemic, telling the positive and optimistic and supportive love story of ordinary people, which was directed by Xue Xiaolu, this time she did not continue her cooperation with Tang Wei, but chose the combination of Huang Bo and Jia Ling. In addition, "Love in Year-by-Year" is directed by Li Zhi and starring Mao Xiaotong and Yang Jiu, the film focuses on "New Year's Eve", which is very close to the hot spots of young people now, and also tells the love worries of adult men and women in fast-paced urban life.

　　However, there are only a few comedy movies in this year's Lunar New Year slot. Released on December 31, "Li Mao for Prince" is directed by Gao Ke and starring Chang Yuan, Allen, Ma Li and other stars, telling the story of Li Mao (Chang Yuan), a young catcher, who did not get the approval of his wife's parents after getting married, but unexpectedly found that he looked the same as the prince of the dynasty, and the two exchanged identities, but gradually became involved in a conspiracy. This is a comedy movie with a focus on "joy", which is very close to the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

　　Feng Xiaogang returned as an actor

　　There are also some films worth paying attention to in this year's Lunar New Year films, and the poverty alleviation documentary film "We Are the First Secretary" (released on December 3) is one of them, which is the first film produced by Xinhua News Agency since its establishment. The main creators screened more than 10 from more than 1,200 first secretaries across the country, of which 4 first secretaries became the key objects of the film, and the film fully demonstrated their brave dedication and sacrifice spirit in the national battle of "poverty alleviation", which did not smoke of gunfire, which made people cry.

　　Starring Feng Xiaogang and Chen Chong, "Loyal Dog Hachiko" was released on December 31, which is adapted from the classic movie "The Story of Hachiko the Loyal Dog", which tells the touching story of a loyal dog named Bacang, who persistently waits for its owner Chen Jingxiu (Feng Xiaogang). This is also Feng Xiaogang's second starring role after "Old Cannon".

　　The animated film "Lion Boy" is scheduled to be released on December 17, directed by Sun Haipeng, telling the story of the left-behind teenager Ah Juan and her friends Ah Cat and Ah Dog who participated in the lion dance competition under the training of retired lion king Xian Yuqiang, and became a "male lion" after a lot of tempering.

　　Korean movie "Oh! "Wen Ji" was also released yesterday. This is the first Korean film introduced from the mainland after 2015's "Assassination", and it is a healing film. (Beijing Daily client)