Time Editorial Department | Stealth drinking
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There are two important slots in September this year, one is the "Mid-Autumn Festival" that starts this Friday, and the other is the National Day slot at the end of the month.
At present, there are no key blockbusters in the National Day file, and there will be 7 new films of different types released in the "Mid-Autumn Festival File".
New films include the comedy "Brother, Hello", the female-themed "There Is Her in the World", the Hong Kong-style romance film "Still Feel Good", "The End of the Sea is the Grassland", which is based on a true historical story, and "Mom! and so on.
It's rare to have so many new films gathered, let's see if there are any you want to see!
"There is her in the world"
Director: Li Shaohong / Chen Chong / Zhang Aijia
Starring: Zhou Xun / Zheng Xiuwen / Yi Qianxi / Xu Di / Feng Delun
Release date: 2022-09-09
Referral Index: ★★★
The road to the finalization of "The World Has Her" is quite tortuous, from last Year's May Day to the present, it has undergone repeated withdrawals and changes, and now it is finally time to meet with everyone.
The main creative lineup of the film is quite eye-catching: Zhang Aijia, Li Shaohong, Chen Chong, three well-known female directors, focus the camera on the mother-in-law (Zhou Xun, Xu Di), husband and wife (Zheng Xiuwen, Feng Delun), couple (Huang Miyi, Yi YanQianxi) three groups of characters.
This film focuses on the more private social space of the family, which is different from the grand "anti-epidemic" theme of "Chinese Doctor", showing the real plight of the female group under the influence of the epidemic.
The unique entry angle can be said to be a collective voice of female filmmakers, and I hope it can make more novelty!
"Hello Brother"
Director: Zhang Luan
Starring: Ma Li / Chang Yuan / Wei Xiang / Jia Bing
Release Date: 2022-09-09Mass recommended index: ★★★ ✩
On a day of family reunion like the Mid-Autumn Festival, how can you get less of a "family fun" comedy? The airborne "Brother, Hello" just fills this gap.
Following the Spring Festival file's "This Killer Is Not Calm", Wei Xiang, who has played a supporting role for many years, finally began to be recognized by the audience, and the summer hit "Alone on the Moon" also made Ma Li's popularity reach a new high. Ma Li, Wei Xiang and Chang Yuan are indeed very capable of playing the "full comedian" lineup.
In this film, the son crosses the matchmaking parents to fall in love, but the parents have to call the son "brother", this "accidental crossing" setting, not only collides with a strong dramatic conflict, but also hides many laughs.
The pre-sale box office of the film has exceeded 10 million, and if the word-of-mouth performance is stable, it is still very promising to win the Mid-Autumn Festival box office championship.
"I still think you're the best"
Director: Chen Yongshen
Starring: Huang Zihua / Deng Lixin / Zhang Jicong / Wang Yunzhi
Release date: 2022-09-09
Referral Index: ★★★★
The point of view is 8.1, "Still think you are the best" is likely to be a word-of-mouth hit!
This is an anti-routine Hong Kong-style romance film, and unlike most traditional romance films, it presents several family banquets between the three brothers and their girlfriends, which is a bit of a Hong Kong version of "Eating Men and Women".
This is also a warm light comedy film full of Chinese style, and the Cantonese characteristic "harmonic terrier" adds a lot of points. Lead actor Wong Tzu Wah is widely sought after in Hong Kong for his original stand-up comedy "Dong Du Xiao", and this time he contributed a rather comedic performance.
Most of the story of the film takes place at home, in the cramped space, like a chaotic character relationship everywhere there is a minefield, the warm pulse of the family banquet is like a Shuluo field, implying the fierce conflict between the old and new ideas, quite eye-catching!
"At the End of the Sea is the Prairie"
Director: Er Dongsheng
Starring: Chen Baoguo / Ma Su / Ayunga / Wang Zhen
Release date: 2022-09-09
Referral Index: ★★★
The film is based on the real historical events of "three thousand orphans entering Inner Mongolia", telling the story of how in that special era, in order to help the country share its worries, the inner Mongolian herders opened their hearts to accept the children of the country and achieved a good story of national mutual assistance.
Under the lens of director Er Dongsheng, the historical events of the grand theme are distilled into a story about "searching for relatives", which is condensed into the past of generations of sad and happy.
The film is impressive, not only the magnificent grassland landscape of Inner Mongolia, but also the simple and kind warmth of the Inner Mongolian people, and the children's search across the mountains and seas, thousands of miles away.
Wolves
Director: Jiang Cong
Starring: Zhang Jin / Li Zhiting / Jiang Luxia / Liu Zhiman
Release date: 2022-09-09
Referral Index: ★★
Looking at the poster and title font of this film, does "Wolf Pack" mean "wolf pack"?
"Wolf Pack" takes "professional mercenaries" as the starting point, and is controlled and produced by the Spring and Autumn Times Company that participated in the production of "Wolf Warrior", so it is no wonder that the overall appearance looks very familiar.
The film tells the story of the "wolf squad" composed of seven people, including Lao Guan (played by Zhang Jin), Ke Tong (played by Li Zhiting), and youkai (played by Jiang Luxia), who incarnated as counter-terror elites, fought against terrorist forces abroad, and guarded the energy of the motherland.
Although the lead actor Zhang Jin is an action film actor, and Jiang Luxia has also filmed "Red Sea Action", the cast of this film is still slightly weak. The market has been changing for several years, and it may be a little difficult to reproduce the box office miracle of "Wolf Warrior".
"I want to be with you"
Director: Zeng Jinwei / Zhao Zuxiang
Starring: Yin Fang / Li Meng
Screening Date: 2022-09-09 (Dot) / 09-16 (Screening)
Referral Index: ★★
The film is adapted from the original book "Witch" by South Korean webcomicist Kang Choo, which tells the fantasy love story of He Meizhen, played by Li Meng, and Li Xiaodong, played by Yin Fang, from the student period for nearly a decade.
The story of this film is that the male protagonist risks his life to confess to the "witch", which is quite fantastical, but he has taken an unrecognizable title, which is really puzzling.
There are too many love films with similar titles this year, the audience is really a little tired of seeing, the only point of this film may be the more literary and artistic temperament of the main actors - Yin Fang and Li Meng.
Mom! 》
Director: Yang Li Na
Starring: Wu Yanshu / Xi Meijuan / Wen Qi
Screening Date: 2022-09-09 (Dot) / 09-10 (Screening)
Referral Index: ★★★★
Mom! " is a new work by director Yang Lina after "Spring Tide", and it is also the first domestic family film focusing on the theme of "Alzheimer's disease".
The mother played by Wu Yanshu originally felt that she had "lived enough" and no longer had expectations and desires for life, until she learned that the daughter played by Xi Meijuan was ill, she regained her shoulders the burden of caring for her daughter, and was more determined to be a positive "good example" for her daughter.
Two elderly actresses, 84-year-old Wu Yanshu and 67-year-old Xi Meijuan, contributed admirable performances, and "National Grandmother" Wu Yanshu also won the Queen's Award at the Beijing International Film Festival's Temple of Heaven Awards with this film.
This film continues the director's interest in family themes, and the portrayal of the relationship between mother and daughter has a new depth. The director also explores a more universal proposition: how to gracefully face oblivion, face old age and the end of life.
It is estimated that it is another movie with a high tear-jerking index.
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