When it comes to the big IP of Journey to the West, there is always a film and television work that cannot be bypassed, that is, zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda's god-sealing work "Journey to the West".
Turn the story back to 1988, when Wu Mengda had just experienced the ups and downs of his life, when Zhou Xingchi was still just a lonely and nameless pretty boy.
One day, Wu Mengda ate near the Clearwater Bay Video Studio, waiting for the dish, holding the script and reading it.
Zhou Xingchi also came to dinner and came over to greet him: "Dage, what script are you reading?" ”
"You see, two lines of dialogue."
"Two sentences of dialogue?"
"Yes, two lines of dialogue."
"Two lines of dialogue, do you still want to see?"
"Look."
Zhou Xingchi looked down and ate a few mouthfuls of food, and after a while he looked up and asked, "Do you really want to see it?" ”
Therefore, there is a popular "drink tea, eat a bag" that is popular throughout Hong Kong.
The following year, Stephen Chow joined the TVB Taiwan Celebration Drama "He Comes from the Jianghu" and played a father and son with Wu Mengda. The two often go to the beach to eavesdrop on couples talking, go to the restaurant to observe diners, and Wu Mengda is responsible for convincing the producer to add all the self-created materials to the play.
Although "He Comes from the Jianghu" is a fashion merchant war drama, Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda have successfully made their debut with nonsense performances.
From then on, there will always be an uncle in the screen of Zhou Xingchi.
In 1990, "Gamble Saint" was released, the box office exceeded 40 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a box office record in Hong Kong, the champion of the Annual Box Office Ranking in Hong Kong, Chow Sing Chi and Wu Mengda were nominated for the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards respectively for this film.
Wei Xiaobao and Hai Gonggong in "Deer Ding", Uncle Thirteen and Master in "Nine Pin Sesame Officials"... In 26 movies in 10 years, Xingye and Uncle Da have interpreted the various changes in life, bringing us countless laughs and tears.
Among them, that "Journey to the West" has influenced a generation.
In 1996, "Journey to the West" was launched in Beijing, and the two films "Moonlight Treasure Box" and "The Great Sage Marrying Relatives" only ended at the box office of about 200,000 yuan, which was regarded as a case of distribution failure. However, after 1997, "Journey to the West" began to circulate in various universities and networks in the mainland and quickly became popular, and word of mouth gradually began to ferment, and was praised by countless film critics.
There is a nearly 20,000-like review on Douban, which is enough to explain its influence:
Whether I watch it for the thirtieth time or the thirty-first time, I will cry at the lonely back. That lonely saint is imprinted with all the dreams of my youth, we once thought that we would become a hero in the world, thought that we were the only one in this world, thought that love existed for ourselves, but gradually found that we were no different from others, when you set foot on society, there will always be someone looking at your back and saying: Look, he is like a dog!
When I was a child, I watched it laugh, and when I grew up, I saw it and cried. It is no exaggeration to say that "Journey to the West" is an irreproducible classic; it is no exaggeration to say that the comedy without Star Ye and Uncle Da is always empty.
In February 2021, Uncle Da left, leaving an eternal embarrassment to those who were looking forward to the cooperation between Xingye and Uncle Da again.
In the past few days, the final trailer of "The Origin of the Journey to the West" has aroused heated discussion, and it has also made Uncle Da, who died a year ago, return to the screen, and many netizens sighed: Is it a bit magical? Uncle Da has been gone for 1 year, but his film has just been broadcast.
The network movie "The Origin of the Journey to the West" undertakes the original IP of "Journey to the West", and it is not difficult to see from the trailer that Wu Mengda plays the father of the supreme treasure, a father who is both a father and a mother, who wants to protect his children at all times and has to let him fly.
Wu Mengda's performance is as precise as ever, and has a strong appeal.
When he excitedly asked Supreme Treasure to participate in Miss Niu's solicitation, Supreme Treasure looked disgusted, so the old father recalled the past with a handful of snot and tears and beat his chest.
The Supreme Treasure reluctantly agreed to his request, and the old father broke into tears and pushed him to participate in the solicitation.
After the Supreme Treasure ran forward, the smile on the old father's face gradually disappeared, and that complex emotion was the truest expression of a father's heart.
The Supreme Treasure wanted to know if he was Sun Wukong or not, and the old father tearfully handed him the golden hoop and asked him to try it.
In the sad tune, the memories of the supreme treasure are all the smiles of the old father. That smile, I don't know how many viewers broke the defense.
Seeing these shots, Wu Yue couldn't help but think of that sentence: There is no uncle in the film world, only the characters are as vivid as ever.
In addition to Uncle Da, "The Origin of the Journey to the West" also invited a number of actors who had worked with Xingye to participate.
Yang Neng, who played the pork guy in "Shaolin Soccer" and the curator of "Mermaid";
Appeared in "Kung Fu" and "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er" beggar professional Household Yuan Xiangren;
"Journey to the West to Descend the Devil" became famous in the first world war, and the royal "ugly girl" Zhang Mei'e of Xingye;
Zheng Jifeng, played by Zheng Zong in "The Mermaid";
Seeing these familiar faces, it can be regarded as "star flavor", I don't know if this time will collide with young actors to create a different spark?
"The Origin of the Journey to the West" is set for February 11, will you watch it?
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