This Spring Festival stall, the momentum is a bit fierce.
This has just arrived at the fifth day of the New Year, and the total box office of the Spring Festival file has exceeded the 7 billion mark.
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Many people watch the movie with their families in retaliation, and at the same time, the ticket price of the movie is also rising.
The final figure is presumably well above the 5.9 billion in 2019.
It can also be regarded as boosting the morale of the Chinese film market in the new year.
On this day of resignation and new welcome, Uncle Yu also wants to make a summary of the past year.
Through 8 annual keywords, let's look back on this special year together.
NO.1 Epidemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is our deepest memory of 2020.
Don't forget when celebrating the festive season, the warmth of the moment comes from the selfless dedication of countless retrogrades.
Uncle Fish wanted to pay tribute to them once again.
I still remember that in the first half of the year, we were all worried about the number of confirmed cases that were constantly updated.
Now that I think about it, it's like a lifetime away.
Grief may fade, but history cannot be forgotten.
Those film and television works that focus on the war epidemic are telling this memory in their own way.
The documentaries "Life and Death Gold and Silver Pond", "Mask Hunter", and "Chinese Doctor War Epidemic Edition" are true and well-known. "76 Days" was shortlisted for the Oscar nominations.
The TV series "Together" adapted the real deeds in the form of a unit drama, which made people cry and scored a high score of 8.7.
Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi made "Long Time No See, Wuhan", which is warm and moving.
There are many good works, too many to list. They have all left a vivid footnote for this period of history.
"Life and Death Gold and Silver Pool", Douban 9.1
"Chinese Doctors Fighting epidemic version", Douban 9.3
"Long time no see, Wuhan", Douban 8.3
NO.2 Film and television winter
Suffering from the epidemic, last year's Spring Festival stalls were completely destroyed. This was followed by a nationwide cinema shutdown for nearly half a year.
The industry is not only in a deep winter, but also almost froze to death.....
Wanda Pictures, the industry leader, also lost 1.5 billion yuan during the epidemic, and other small companies are even more difficult to overcome.
By mid-April, more than 2,200 theaters had closed and 5,328 film and television companies had closed.
Countless film and television practitioners have been forced to change careers.
The so-called one prospers and one loses.
Peers around the world are gritting their teeth as they enter the New Year, and data shows that total global entertainment and media revenue will decline by at least $120 billion in 2020.
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In such a dark moment, the call for a thousand calls for the rescue of the city began to come out.
Thanks to the timely control of the epidemic in China, the National Day file ushered in the first small peak of movie viewing, creating a box office of nearly 4 billion.
Although it did not break last year's record, it is already a miracle for the global film market.
The domestic film "Eight Hundred" also topped the global box office with a surprise score of 3.1 billion.
The rescue work of the Japanese cinema line is "Devil's Blade".
The cumulative number of moviegoers exceeded 24 million (about 127 million people in Japan), and the total box office surpassed "Spirited Away" and ranked first in the history of Japanese cinema.
In South Korea, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Jung-min once again joined forces with "Save Me from Evil", which attracted 4.3 million people into the theater.
Nolan's new work "Creed", which has attracted much attention, although the reputation is polarized, is indeed a shot in the North American market.
The dismal global box office is an indisputable fact.
But fortunately, there are still these masterpieces, which make the withered cinema breathe.
NO.3 Hospital transfer network
During the epidemic, watching movies at home has become the mainstream.
After "囧Mom" withdrew from the Spring Festival file, it was launched on the platform of Huanxi Premiere and ByteDance, and opened for free on-demand.
It has set a precedent in the history of Chinese cinema and the online broadcast of Spring Festival movies.
Although it won the favor of some viewers, it was also boycotted by 20 theaters.
Disney's annual blockbuster "Mulan", which was given high hopes by the audience and delayed again and again.
It also broke the 90-day window period for Hollywood cinema movies and chose to launch a streaming platform.
The owner of a french cinema smashed a propaganda poster to no avail.
The change of cinema line to network broadcasting is the trend of the times.
The biggest fear of the cinema has happened.
Warner announced that all blockbusters produced in 2021 will be launched simultaneously in theaters and streaming platforms.
Including "The Matrix 4", "Tom and Jerry", "Godzilla vs King Kong" and other 17 super big IP.
One of the most memorable is "Dune".
Director Dennis Villeneuve was very unhappy with Warner's decision and wrote an open letter.
He said the film was the best he had ever made, built for the big screen, and called for the preservation of cinema viewing and its culture.
According to Uncle Yu's view, the cancellation of the window period is bound to lead to a part of the theater audience switching to streaming media.
On-demand certainly has a higher degree of freedom and more choice.
But the sense of experience and ritual of watching movies on the big screen is irreplaceable.
NO.4 Victory of Korean Cinema
On February 10, 2020, the winners of the 92nd Academy Awards were announced.
Bong Joon-ho was crowned a god in world war, and "Parasite" was crowned Best Picture.
It was also the Oscar-winning best film in a foreign language.
This is not only a victory for Korean films, but also a victory for South Korea's "cultural nation-building" strategy.
As early as 1999, the South Korean government set up a special cultural industry promotion agency.
Independent filmmakers and film school students can receive a "film support fund" from this, and there are no additional conditions.
This has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents for the rise of The Korean film and television industry and entertainment industry.
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At the same time, in order to protect local films, the government has implemented a "screen quota system", that is, at least 146 days of local films are screened in each cinema every year.
This has greatly mitigated the market shock caused by American blockbusters.
In the following 6 years, the export value of Korean films increased by nearly 50 times.
The Melting Pot
Thanks to financial support and tax reduction policies, countless small and medium-sized film production companies have begun to grow and develop.
The production standards and ideological core of Korean films are also constantly improving and maturing.
Today, Korean cinema has become a major weapon for South Korea's export to global culture.
He is the stone of the mountain and can attack jade. I hope that Chinese films can also get some new inspiration and references from it.
NO.5 "Political correctness"
Art comes from life.
Cinema is intimately linked to social reality.
In May 2020, minnesota police brutally enforced the law, causing George Floyd, an African-American man, to suffocate to death.
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and large-scale anti-racist protest marches spread from the United States to the whole world.
Protesters demonstrate in front of Trafalgar Square Image: The Associated Press
Thousands of people got down on one knee in protest.
A growing number of celebrities are also taking sides online, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Rihanna, Beckham, Bloom, Sweet Tea, Brie Larson, Dutchman, Emma Watson and other stars have all posted pure black pictures on personal social platforms.
Advocate that "the life of a black man is also a life."
Soon after, the film history classic "Gone with the Wind" was removed by HBO for suspected racial discrimination.
It was re-released two weeks later, with no deletions, but two new historical background videos.
At first glance, this is a little ridiculous.
But in an era of social movements, art has never been left alone.
Next, the creators had to tighten the strings in their heads.
"Political correctness" is about to become a major premise of artistic creation.
NO.6 Sister is coming
Over the past year, hot topics related to women have emerged endlessly.
The influence of film and television and variety shows in public discussion is obvious to all.
In June, the variety show "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves", which focuses on middle-aged female stars, was launched, and it went out of the circle with the heat of the screen brush, triggering the "middle girl" boom.
Although the show has been high and low, it has at least succeeded in getting more people to pay attention to the topic of women's age anxiety.
The blockbuster national drama "Thirty Only" broadcast at the same time accurately cracked down on various female topics.
Among them, Gu Jia, the full-time wife played by Tong Yao, has an almost perfect personality, which has triggered a discussion about whether the full-time wife is an independent woman.
The value of the discussion is far greater than the show itself.
At the end of the year, Zhao Wei's female reality drama "Hear Her Say" also made people shine.
From director, screenwriter to actor all zero remuneration.
8 episodes focus on 8 social pain points:
Family of origin, son preference, appearance anxiety, older single, full-time housewife, domestic violence, midlife crisis, objectification of women.
It really makes people feel the sincerity of the crew.
Overseas has also produced many explosive women's theme dramas.
The Pakistani drama "The Witch" boldly challenges social taboos.
The American drama "Rear Wing Abandoned Soldier" tells the story of a talented girl who stands out in the male-dominated chess world.
The image of women on the screen has become more and more vivid and three-dimensional.
In the new year, I hope that more and more works will respect women and speak for women.
The Witch
NO.7 The new year of domestic dramas
In 2020, domestic dramas can be described as out of the limelight.
iQiyi Mist Theater's "The Hidden Corner" detonated all summer.
Qin Hao's "climbing terrier" was all over the internet.
Excellent suspense settings, various high-energy reversals, and the explosive acting skills of the three small protagonists continue to surprise the audience.
At the same time, the details of the picture and the costume also present a cinematic texture.
Therefore, everyone's expectations for the Mist Theater are also infinitely high.
And "The Silent Truth" lived up to expectations, with word of mouth exploding, and more than 500,000 people scored a high score of 9.2.
In the middle, Uncle Fish also chose it as the Drama King of the Year.
"Even though the long night is difficult to see, there are still people who give their lives to light the lamp."
Even more fascinating than the crime itself are complex human natures and poignant social issues. "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth" are won by this.
In addition to the suspense theme, other types of domestic dramas can also be remarkable.
For example, the campus youth theme of "The Sky of the Wind Dog Boy", the war theme of "The Furnace of War", the e-sports theme of "Crossing the Line of Fire", the Japanese comic adaptation of "Chess Soul"...
On the quality of episodes and the richness of the theme, 2020 can definitely be called the year of the outbreak of domestic dramas.
NO.8 The Light of the Chinese
When it comes to the global film scene in 2020, it is absolutely impossible to avoid Beijing girl Zhao Ting, the first Chinese female director to win the Golden Lion Award.
Her "No Man's Land" was a huge hit as soon as it debuted, becoming the number one winner of the awards season and being regarded as an Oscar hit.
What is more worth mentioning is that the screenwriter, director and editing of the film are all written by herself.
Coincidentally, there is also a Chinese female director who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice International Film Festival.
And she is also the first female director in the world to win the award.
Xu Anhua.
Xu Anhua is one of the most important directors in the Chinese film industry today.
She has won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director three times for "A Thousand Words", "Sister Peach" and "Golden Age".
She focuses her attention on the daily lives of Chinese, especially Chinese women.
The emotions are nuanced, but calm and objective.
Tsui Ke commented: "Ann is an animal that we need to protect in the Hong Kong film industry!"
Xu Anhua, who is over seventy years old and is still unmarried, said:
"I spend 90% of my time doing things and working, but there's really nothing else to talk about."
She married herself to the film, to the camera.
The documentary "Make a Good Movie" featuring her recently premiered at the Golden Horse Film Festival and won the single audience vote.
Uncle Fish is also quite looking forward to it.
In addition, Wu Siwei, who focuses on same-sex themes, launched a new work after 16 years of separation from the film world - "True Heart Half Solution" produced by Netflix.
It is not easy for Chinese female directors to shoot lesbian themes and reap the double harvest of business and word of mouth.
It is not difficult to find that in recent years, Chinese female directors are rapidly rising in the world film industry.
The year before, "Don't Tell Her", directed by Wang Ziyi, was a big fire in North America.
The average box office of a single theater in the first week of release even exceeded that of "Avengers 4", and it was also nominated for the 77th Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
"Don't Tell Her" was filmed in Wang Ziyi's hometown of Changchun, and almost the whole time it was Chinese, but it allowed Western audiences to overcome the dissatisfaction of water and soil and watch it with relish, which was really rare.
Okafina's somewhat mournful and somewhat leprosy heroine subverts the stereotype of Chinese girls by foreigners.
These Chinese directors, through a unique female perspective, delicately and profoundly show the female psychology.
They have enriched the screen image of Asian women with the language of the lens, independent, strong and optimistic.
They are using actions to enhance the voice of Chinese women in the industry and show the creativity of Chinese women to the world.
See here, I believe you have found:
These 8 keywords are all about movies, but they are not limited to movies.
They have witnessed the ups and downs of the whole year.
Thirty-six thousand days, night and night when the candle.
The day is short, and the hundred years are easy to change the sea.
Use the lens to carve time, and life will pass a little slower.
Every time we look back on the past, we are looking forward to the future.
In the new year, Uncle Fish looks forward to more good films emerging.
After all, in my generation, there are still too many stories to tell.