In 2019, "Manslaughter" turned out to be the last dark horse before the outbreak of the epidemic, and won a double harvest of box office and word of mouth - the total box office was 1.33 billion yuan (including re-screening), and the Douban score was 7.6.
Now, two years later, the IP has finally launched its second part -
Manslaughter 2
In terms of actors, "Manslaughter 2" is still starring Xiao Yang, and Ren Dahua, Wen Yongshan, Chen Yucheng, Song Yang, Li Zhiting, etc. have joined, and the lineup is strong.
The plot has also undergone earth-shaking changes, constructing a completely new story.
In terms of creative team, it is in line with the previous work.
From producer Chen Sicheng and screenwriter Li Peng to editor Tang Hongjia, art Zhao Xuehao, and sound effects Li Tao, all of them are the original team members.
However, the director changed from Ke Wenli to Dai Mo.
Dai Mo is a newcomer director. He and Chen Sicheng have long intersected, and are one of the directors of the second story of the web drama "Detective Chinatown", "The Name of the Rose".
Manslaughter 2 is an adaptation of the American film Imminent.
The original work came out in 2002, with a good reputation and a Douban score of 8.4.
"Manslaughter 2" retains the framework of "Imminent", but makes a lot of localization innovations in setting and details.
The male protagonist, Lin Zhilang (xiao Yang), originally had a harmonious and warm family of three. But the sudden accident of the son Worm broke the family's peaceful life. The little worm's life is in danger and urgently needs hospital treatment, but the "life-saving heart" he has so hard to match has disappeared.
Therefore, in order to save his son, Lin Rilang took a desperate risk and staged a hijacking case in the hospital.
Directing "Manslaughter 2" this time, Dai Mo injected a lot of new understanding into the film.
In the production special, he details the deep meaning behind "manslaughter". He said, "There is no way to define a person by one thing, and the definition of a person is a layer of manslaughter."
Whether it is Li Weijie in "Manslaughter" or Lin Zhilang in "Manslaughter 2", we cannot simply define him as a bad person or a good person.
If you have to define him, it will only become a further "manslaughter".
Therefore, as far as the IP connotation is concerned, "manslaughter" actually refers to a very broad content.
Like Manslaughter, Manslaughter 2 throws the emotional core of the film at "Father Saves The Child."
The two films maintain a high degree of consistency in theme.
During the hijacking, Lin Zhilang and the veteran criminal police officer Zhang Zhengyi (Ren Dahua) formed a signature double-male confrontation.
Zhang Zhengyi looked at Lin Zhilang through the glass, and the two looked at each other with drama, and the details were full.
Lin Zhilang asked Zhang Zhengyi: "Are you a good policeman?" No matter how dark the truth is, will the good cops desperately try to get him out? ”
The other person smiled and replied, "I am." ”
With one soldier and one thief divided into two camps, how will they fight wits and courage?
It is not difficult to see that, like the previous work, "Manslaughter 2" also focuses on some topics worth exploring in the people's livelihood society, and highlights the deep and thick father-son relationship, with full of dramatic tension.
I believe that after watching it, everyone will be moved by the story at the same time, but also get some thinking about social reality.