Uncle Dayou told me that when "405 Murder" was released that year, the number of people watching the movie was really crowded.
He said that the ticket price of the movie was 3 cents a piece, but the movie earned 100 million box office.
I asked why is it so cattle? Uncle Dayou said you'll know it if you go to the movie.
So I took "405 Murder" very seriously, and then, just as Uncle Dayou said, I silently gave a thumbs up for this film.
"405 Murder", the current Douban score is 8.4 points, more than 35% of the audience played a five-star, more than 50% of the audience, gave a four-star.
That said, it's 94 percent better than a suspense movie and a 95 percent better thriller.
So, why is "405 Murder", which was released in 1980, still receiving rave reviews 41 years later? Why is it so cattle?
Today, let's explore it together.
In 1980, a still was published on the middle page of the beloved Popular Film magazine.
In the picture, a woman, with her eyes wide open in horror, seems to have seen a very shocking scene.
This still immediately raised fans' interest in the movie "405 Murder".
The woman in the stills is named Ding Juan. One night, she went to a room 405 as promised to meet her boyfriend Li Liang, but unexpectedly found that Li Liang had died by the window in the house, and Ding Juan was also frightened.
Chen Minghui and Qian Kai, scouts of the Donghai City Public Security Bureau, immediately rushed to the scene after receiving the alarm.
After identification, Li Liang died of his killing. At the scene of the crime, Chen Minghui found something similar to chicken feathers in the victim's wound, and there were obvious fingerprints on the teacup, and the notebook also clearly wrote the words "Ah San, I will never let you go".
After investigation, the reconnaissance team found that among the people Li Liang knew, there were two people, possibly "Ah San." One is Fang Mingshan, who works as a videographer at Donghai Television. He was first identified as a criminal suspect because he had been to Li Liang's house before the crime, and the fingerprints on the teacup were completely consistent with him.
To this end, The head of the Public Security Bureau, Xu Yibin, ordered the arrest of Fang Mingshan and held him in a secret room for torture to extract a confession.
But Chen Minghui judged based on the feathers found at the scene of the crime that Fang Mingshan was not the murderer. Because the feathers on the murder weapon came from the acacia bird unique to Huangshan, but Fang Mingshan had never been to Huangshan.
After analyzing the case, Chen Minghui believes that the murderer is someone else.
So he and Qian Kai targeted another "Ah San" - a gambler nicknamed "Eraser Ah San".
He had asked Li Liang to borrow money, but Li Liang refused, so he came up with the crooked idea of "picking the box". Chen Minghui and Qian Kai blocked the road of the rubber Ah San who took the shuttle back to the East China Sea and captured him for interrogation.
According to The Rubber Ah San,he did go to Li Liang's house on the night of the crime and was ready to steal something. But just as he was about to make a move, he heard Li Liang and another person walk in. In a panic, he hid in the bathroom, but it wasn't long before he heard Li Liang shouting "Ah--", and when he came out of the bathroom, he found that Li Liang had been killed.
In order to further clarify the facts of the case, Chen Minghui decided to personally go to Huangshan For a run. Here, he got a very important message, that is, a man named Lin Fugen had come to fight the acacia bird. And his driver, named Liu Guoqiang.
In Huangshan, Chen Minghui found himself being followed, and the stalkers even reminded him to "settle down." In the process of fighting with the gangsters, Chen Minghui was knocked unconscious. Just as the gangsters were entering the scene, Chen Minghui suddenly woke up, and in a hurry, he jumped on a passing truck.
After Chen Minghui returned, he gradually clarified the case. It turned out that 3 months ago, Fang Mingshan accepted the task of filming a TV film of the East China Sea militia, and the Civil Militia Headquarters sent Li Liang to assist in the work.
Fang Mingshan has an opinion on the various abnormal behaviors of this militia organization, and for this reason, he has accumulated a large amount of materials in this shooting. At the same time, he had a huge doubt in his mind, that is, this militia organization made a lot of artillery and weapons, but did not have the approval of its superiors. So, what are they doing to make so much gunpowder and weapons in private? Fang Mingshan realized the seriousness of the matter and wanted to quickly report the situation to his superiors.
But his idea was known to Li Liang, who forced him to hand over the materials. At the same time, the leader of the tv station also told him that the TV films organized by the civilian soldiers did not need to be filmed anymore.
Two days later, he heard the news of Li Liang's murder.
Fang Mingshan realized that someone would blame Li Liang's death on him, so he quickly transferred the materials he had collected in his hands overnight and put them into a tree hole in the wild.
In fact, Fang Mingshan had never entered Li Liang's home, so why did he leave his fingerprints at the scene? It turned out that before the incident, Li Liang and Li Guoqiang, who organized the driver's class of the citizen soldiers, had come to Fang Mingshan's office to find him. Li Guoqiang took advantage of Fang Mingshan's opportunity to take Li Liang to the bathroom and secretly put the water cup with Fang Mingshan's fingerprints into his backpack.
The truth of the case was finally revealed, but Chen Minghui suddenly received an order to report to the police station of the Laogai Farm. Before leaving, he received the news that Fang Mingshan was about to be shot. So, in the midst of an emergency, he risked his life to rescue Fang Mingshan and send him to Beijing...
After the film was released in 1980, it achieved a sensational effect of thousands of empty alleys, and it sold a total of 400 copies that year, setting a record for the first place in the country at the box office. At that time, the best cinema, the ticket price was only 3 cents, but it received a good result of 100 million box office, which made the studio a good profit.
The point is, it's not only a hit, but also a good reputation.
This film is another suspense film directed by Shen Yaoting.
Shen Yaoting, the director, is very interesting. He is not highly educated, and is said to be the only senior director in the studio who does not have a degree. At that time, he was a film projectionist, and later after entering the studio, he first started from the field record, and then stepped into the position of director step by step. His first independent film was "EastPort Spy", which was also a suspense film. In the later stages of the production of "Eastport Spy Movie", he wanted to make another film that reflected the criminal case. To this end, he and Yu Benzheng went to the criminal investigation team of the Public Security Bureau to experience life, and soon wrote the script of "405 Murder".
First of all, I think the story told in this film is very good.
It's a reasoning film. The facts of the case are confusing, very brain-burning, and have high entertainment value. But unlike speculative films such as Massacre on the Nile, Murder 405 also has a heroic and tragic nature. This, with many viewers who have come from that era, will resonate psychologically.
Some say it created the genre of our country's speculative tragedy films. I don't think it's unreasonable.
In addition, it is very rare that Shen Yaoting borrows the performance methods of many foreign films in this film, and many scenes that appear in Hollywood movies are also reflected in the film. Such as the design of the fighting scene, very sharp, such as the picture of jumping into the Huangpu River from the 10,000-ton steamship, very thrilling, and the scene of chasing on the road, not only thrilling, but also very beautiful.
The music of the film, which was not popular at the time, was electronic, and the rhythm was bright and fascinating.
Also worthy of praise is the film's cinematography and editing.
I've always felt that really good cinematography must only be seen in black and white movies, and I think "405 Murder" is such a movie.
The film's editing can be said to be master-level, both clean and layered. Up and down, especially smooth, and many places, but also particularly innovative. The whole movie is a work in one go.
The starring role of the film has made great contributions to the film becoming a classic.
First of all, the joining of the old drama bone Zhongxinghuo added a lot of color to the film.
He is a performance artist who acts like what, and his performance in "405 Murder" is well grasped in terms of measure and heat. In the film, he twice said the phrase "everything will pass, only the truth will last forever", each time it is exciting. Especially in the second half of the film, Zhong Xinghuo's several performances are tearful.
Fang Mingshan was played by Yan Xiang, who later won the title of Emperor of the 10th China Television Drama Feitian Awards for his outstanding performance in the TV series "Morning in Shanghai".
In addition, he also played the role of Li Shiqing in the movie "Sunrise", which has few scenes, but it makes a deep impression on me. This is undoubtedly another good actor. The performance in "405 Murder" that year was also outstanding.
Xu Min is a popular screen student in the 80s, playing the role of Qian Kai in the film. The handsome shape bears the distinctive imprint of the 80s.
In addition, this film also brings together many good actors from the former Studio, such as Xu Yibin played by Shi Jiufeng, Lu Hao played by Wu Xiqian, Li Liang played by Qi Mingyuan, Huang Lifang played by Chen Ye, Liu Guoqiang played by Li Lanfa, Ding Juan, Li Liang's girlfriend Ding Juan, played by Zhang Hui, and Xu Qifen, Fang Mingshan's wife Xu Qifen, played by Cao Lei.
They all present wonderful performances in the film. In particular, Zhang Hui's frightened expression is still deeply rooted in the minds of the majority of film fans.
Yes, I think each of the above points is what makes "405 Murder" so popular.
So, 41 years later, what kind of changes have the main creators of this film?
Director Shen Yaoting, with "405 Murder", has directed films such as "Gold Rush" and "Come Back, Smile", and is a prolific director of The Studio, now 86 years old.
Veteran artist Zhong Xinghuo passed away on December 25, 2014, at the age of 91, which is unforgettable.
Yan Xiang is now 92 years old, and his daughter is the familiar film and television actor Yan Xiaopin.
Xu Min, now 73 years old, recently played a role in the TV series "New World". Once a handsome little student, now he is an old drama-like existence.
Other actors' situations: Shi Jiufeng later went to Australia. Wu Xiqian died on October 9, 1995, at the age of 64. Qi Mingyuan is now 82 years old. Chen Ye is now far away in the United States, and he is also 65 years old this year, and Li Lanfa later became a director. Zhang Hui later became an actor in the North Film Studio, now 75 years old, and Cao Lei is now 80 years old.
"Everything will pass, and only the truth will last forever." Some friends are shocked that the first film in the history of Chinese cinema with a box office of more than 100 million yuan was born in 80 years. Yes, it's Murder 405. It is a cow in a tight rhythm, without procrastination, the transition technique is quite skilled, and the plot and details are characteristic of the times. So, 41 years later, when we talk about "405 Murder" again, do you remember those bridges and actors? Everyone is welcome to interact with more fans through the message area. I am Yaqing, thank you again for your attention, likes and sharing. We'll see you tomorrow at the same time.
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