Recently, in the film published by the Film Bureau, I saw the works of Zhang Yimou, one of the representatives of the "fifth generation director", and the phrase "Ginger is still old and spicy" is very appropriate to put here, Zhang Yimou came with "Manjiang Hong".
Zhang Yimou's film works are very shocking, a banner of the Chinese film industry, from "The Red Lantern Hangs High" to "On the Cliff", a series of beautiful pictures impact our visual nerves.
I thought that Zhang Yimou had just finished the Beijing Winter Olympics as the general director, and the next work would have to wait a long time, but I didn't expect that he not only had unreleased works, but also works that were about to start shooting.
The protagonist of "Manjiang Hong" is not Yue Fei but Qin Juniper
"Jing Kang shame, Yu Weixue, courtier hate, when will it be extinguished?" This sentence comes from the Song Dynasty general Yue Fei's "Manjiang Hong", and there are countless film and television works that praise history, but very few describe this section of "Manjiang Hong".
Zhang Yimou and Chen Yu, "Man Jiang Hong" began filming in Shanxi Province in July this year, many people thought that the male protagonist would be Yue Fei, but also because of this caused heated discussion.
In the currently known cast, seeing the Yue Yunpeng we are familiar with, many people speculated whether he would play Yue Fei, and even some people gave reasons.
Both are from Henan, Yue Yunpeng may be his descendants, and comparing Yue Fei's portraits, it is found that Yue Yunpeng and Yue Fei are also similar to gods.
In fact, this is not the case, the film "Man Jiang Hong" chose Qin Juniper as the perspective, and the image of Yue Fei will not appear in the film, only Yue Fei's name or some background information may appear.
"Manjiang Hong" is from the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing period, the prime minister Qin Ju led the forbidden army to the border, staying in the local clan mansion, but there was a mystery case, and behind this mystery case, the mystery of the righteous soldiers is unfolding.
This film is set in history, but from the perspective of the cast, this drama should belong to comedy, and Chen Yu's screenwriter also confirmed this, and there will indeed be comedic elements.
Zhang Yimou once again challenged the soft underbelly of comedy
Zhang Yimou has a decisive influence on the development of Chinese films, and his works have won international awards, and his works involve a wide range of works, including love, martial arts, humanities, and of course, comedy.
Other types of films will receive unanimous praise as soon as they are released, and only comedy is a major obstacle to his filming.
In 2009's "Three Guns Shooting Surprise", director Zhang Yimou fused two completely different styles of comedy and thriller suspense to create a new style of comedy.
I thought it would create a peak, but I didn't expect that this drama was badly evaluated by many people, maybe he is really not suitable for making comedy, but as a "national teacher", he must continue to try any type of film.
This time in "Man Jiang Hong", Zhang Yimou chose his own weak rib "comedy", he has to boldly try, and invited so many big names in the comedy industry, presumably this drama should be successful.
In the cast of "ManJiang Hong", there are also two "Wang Bombs", that is, the comedy box office male actor Shen Teng and the young actor Yi Yanqianxi.
Shen Teng has his own characteristics in comedy, as soon as he appears, it seems that his hair is funny with his heart, although the box office and popularity of each work are very high, he does not have a particularly loud award.
This time in "Man Jiang Hong" to play the male lead, maybe it is to win the award, excellent director plus his excellent acting skills, may get a lot of honors.
The other is Yi Qianxi, Yi Qianxi's strength is obvious to all, from "Young You" to "Miracle Stupid Child", his acting skills have been honing and improving, and now he can take on a big responsibility, starring in "Manjiang Hong" will be a new challenge.
Zhang Yimou once said: "I always want to shoot a little more, hoping to live up to and not delay this time, and not to waste a life." "I hope that this time", "Manjiang Red" will have a new experience.