After waiting so long, "Nameless" is finally here!
Since the film was finalized, the audience's expectations for it have become higher and higher.
Every time a material is released, it can trigger heated discussions among netizens and fans and viewers.
By 2 days before the screening, the total pre-sale box office of "Nameless" had exceeded 100 million.
Previously, the film held two press conferences in Beijing and Shanghai, and the atmosphere at the scene was even more boiling.
The producer of the movie, Yu Dong, directly boasted:
"This is a New Year gift that the audience must not miss, and it will definitely be one of the top ten films in 2023."
The most attractive thing about "Nameless" is undoubtedly two words:
Texture!
"Nameless" is written and directed by Cheng Er, starring Tony Leung and Wang Yibo, Zhou Xun and Huang Lei , and a spy war movie starring Sen Bozhi, Dapeng, Wang Chuanjun, Jiang Shuying and Zhang Jingyi.
Director Cheng Er has an extremely important position among young Chinese directors.
He can be described in 8 words: graduation and fame, rivers and lakes.
He is a genius director.
He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1999, and his graduation work "Criminal" became famous in the war, and it is still "Nortel's best graduation work, there is no one".
At the same time, he is also an ultra-prolific director.
After so many years, there are only 4 feature films on hand.
"Nameless" was preceded by another of his landmark representative works "The History of the Demise of Romance".
Whether it is the narrative structure, the picture texture, the audiovisual image, as well as the actor's performance, and even the core of the film, this film is worthy of being included in the history of Chinese film.
This time, director Cheng Er sharpened a sword in 7 years and played a unique trump bomb card in the Spring Festival file.
In the director's own words, this is the best film for him personally.
Every link is done to the extreme, and it will definitely make everyone refreshed.
It must be admitted that after the movie was released, the 3 questions surrounding "Nameless" were finally solved.
first
What makes people enter the pit in a second? Yes, it's an actor.
Needless to say, the first thing that attracted attention to "Nameless" was the cast.
This film can be said to have brought out the current extremely high configuration in the Chinese film field, which can be called an all-star cast.
The first is actor Tony Leung.
His performance in the movie is as convincing as ever, and some close-ups of his eyes and reactions to small details can show that the character is not simple.
For example, this frown that is not easy to detect when you see blood stains;
a slightly meaningful look looking out in the tunnel;
The fight with Wang Yibo is even more fierce;
Director Cheng Er used "like a mu spring breeze, like an angel" to describe Tony Leung's acting skills, which is not wrong at all.
In addition, there is a small surprise in the film, that is, Tony Leung used the original sound.
It's good to feel the charm of Tony Leung's voice on the big screen.
Then there is a popular little student Wang Yibo, although he is a young actor, but Wang Yibo's performance in "Nameless" will not look immature.
On the contrary, it was a great surprise.
Director Cheng Er said when talking about casting: "There is no other candidate for this character played by Wang Yibo, and if I see him alone, I am sure that it is him." ”
As early as in the trailer, Wang Yibo's appearance was very catchy.
Although they are all suits and shoes, there are many different states.
Director Cheng Er also gave great affirmation to his appearance.
He said:
"Wang Yibo is a humble gentleman, after he finished styling, he is a person from that era,
His elegance, sense of power, and occasionally a little fragility make it feel like he belongs to the Shanghai of that era. ”
In order to allow Wang Yibo to enter the role, director Cheng Er made a "trick".
Wang Yibo did not have any announcement arrangements for a long time after joining the group, and he was asked to stay alone in the hotel room.
You can't play games, look at your phone, leave the crew to shoot ads, and even contact friends and family every day.
It wasn't until a week later that he was "released".
At this time, Cheng Er spent a lot of time telling him about the history of that time, the characters in the script, the idea and focus of the performance.
After this week of "autism" training, Wang Yibo was like a divine help when he grasped the characteristics of his role.
During the filming process, he was also able to endure hardships, once shooting for 42 hours continuously, but he was still very engaged.
In the trailer, his eyes are restrained and deep, and any screenshot can see the sense of story.
As director Cheng Er said, I believe that after the release of "Nameless", we will have a new understanding of Wang Yibo.
In the latest trailer of "Nameless", there is a picture, which is very amazing.
It was the hug of Zhou Xun and Tony Leung.
Zhou Xun's acting skills are also well known.
Her shots in the trailer, each of them is very dramatic, this look up shot, the story on the character has a feeling of coming out.
But the most amazing thing was her hug with Tony Leung.
This scene, there are only a few seconds in the trailer, but every frame is worth savoring.
From the moment she opened the door and saw Tony Leung, there seemed to be something to say in her eyes.
But she didn't say.
Immediately afterward, she opened the door and opened her hand, the expression on her face was faintly excited, joyful, and finally turned into a solid hug.
Although I don't know exactly what this scene is, I can already feel the story of the tension behind the two characters.
Strength interpretation: A hug can make people think.
Just looking at these few seconds, we believe what director Cheng Er said at the press conference: "Zhou Xun every scene is full, every pore can act, and every trembling is irreplaceable." ”
In addition, all the actors who appeared in the trailer gave full marks for their performances.
There is Huang Lei, who has an expression that makes people enter the play, and Mori Hirozhi, who has a stunning performance in "Railway Heroes".
In the trailer, Dapeng, who does not have many shots, has also come to a big subversion.
His previous roles were mostly comedies, and in "Nameless", he is a gloomy and melancholy Wang puppet government bureaucrat.
From appearance to feeling, he put this taste into play.
and Cheng Er's old friend Wang Chuanjun.
In addition, several other female characters in the film also have their own charms.
Jiang Shuying, who has a melancholy temperament, this shot in the suburbs, makes people feel a lot of emotions.
Zhang Jingyi, who makes people look at it with pity, her retro style is really too plus.
With such a cast team, "Nameless" can make people enter the pit in the first second, and it is justified.
second
What is the premium sense of the movie? It's simple, do it to the extreme
As long as you watch "Nameless" for 3 seconds, you can experience what is called the high-level sense of movies.
This word sounds very vain, but in Cheng Er's work, it will not.
Cheng Er's achievements in film aesthetics have long been reflected.
In "The History of the Demise of Romance", there are many aesthetic existences that can be amazing just by pulling out the picture, not to mention the bold and stunning long shot in the movie.
And this time, Cheng Er has made a bigger breakthrough.
First, the composition is full of details
"Nameless" was shot using the strongest camera on the surface, Alai 65, and you can take a screenshot from the trailer to experience the power of the strongest camera on the surface.
As director Cheng Er himself said at the press conference, he used light to the extreme, and at the same time obtained the best results.
dilapidated and dilapidated cities;
Shanghai with a depressing atmosphere;
lifeless orchestra;
people trapped at the bottom of wells;
A person who looks down on others from above;
Whether it is dark or warm, the tension of the picture is more prominent, and it can drag people into the story presented in the movie at once.
Of course, good pictures are not enough, Yu Dong said at the press conference:
"The idea of 'Nameless' is meticulous, the sense of crisis and suspense is well done, and you can see new details after reading it three times."
Second, at this time, silence is better than sound
Several new trailers for "Nameless" adhere to the principle of carrying the mystery to the end.
No matter how many people appear, no matter how many scenes are changed, it is zero lines.
But despite the lack of text information, the message conveyed through the picture and lens in the trailer is not low.
Because the director played the lens language to the extreme.
Commonly used symmetrical compositions;
利用screen色彩来区分情情;
From time to time, there is a high-altitude overhead view of God;
cleverly enriching the composition and conveying more information through mirroring;
This composition of Tony Leung appearing in the middle of the picture, a contrast of light and dark, horizontal and vertical panes standing in front of people, so that this person sees less real and has a story.
Not to mention that there are many deep meanings in the contrast picture.
In addition, the soundtrack and scene atmosphere are immersive.
It creates an atmosphere where the suspense on the characters cannot be solved at the last minute.
For a spy war film, being able to hide the sense of suspense to the end is more than half successful.
Third, even the props are exquisite
The high-class sense of Cheng Er's film is also reflected in the props.
Take an example.
Napoleon.
This dessert has a close-up, and the choice of this prop is also intentional by director Cheng Er.
In a previous interview, it was mentioned that the director's choice of this cake was well thought out.
At the press conference, Zhang Jingyi also said that every shape and detail of the crew is very exquisite, making people immersive.
We are also especially reminded to pay attention to Napoleon when watching movies.
Another example is the tie.
This prop is actually very common, especially in works of such a theme, the suit must have a tie.
The difference is that every tie in the movie is designed.
Director Cheng Er especially said that in the movie, they used a more prominent pen and ink to portray Yibo changing his tie once, and why he changed it was left to us to interpret when watching the movie.
Even a small prop is so carefully designed, and how many reversals and puzzles there will be in the movie, we can only wait for us to go to the theater to find the answer.
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What story is told? In fact, director Cheng Er has long told us
The English name of "Nameless" translates as "Hidden Blade", which was taken by director Jia Zhangke.
At first glance, this English name has little to do with "nameless", but if you understand the origin of the film's creation, it is much easier to understand.
At the "Please Pay Attention" press conference held in Beijing, producer Yu Dong talked about the origin of the creation of the movie "Nameless".
In Shanghai during the Anti-Japanese War, in the chaotic world of fish and dragons, there were many underground parties on hidden fronts, working hard for the final victory.
They are people who deal with demons, they don't have names, and they don't care about names.
These people are unsung heroes.
So in the context of this story, just from these two words 'nameless', director Cheng Er began to create.
The film focuses on the hidden front during the Anti-Japanese War, during which Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
With the outbreak of the Pacific War, the situation of China's war of resistance changed completely.
This is the darkest hour before dawn, and Shanghai is also in a "difficult time".
Here, countless underground workers came forward and followed, exchanging their anonymous dedication for the victory of the Chinese revolution.
The protagonists of "Nameless" are these ordinary heroes without names.
This group of people is actually very similar to the Sleeve Arrow. You must always hide the front, and you must hit it immediately.
Their original design was all for assassination, they could not be directly exposed to people, and what they had to do was for their original intention.
Thinking a little deeper, "Nameless" is about "war and beings".
In fact, this topic was discussed by the director in "The History of the Demise of Romance".
Only this time, he put the perspective lower to make the story more impactful.
The topics that arise from this can also arouse the empathy of the audience.
In fact, from the perspective of performance techniques, "Nameless" is very personal style of the director, but in terms of core transmission, it is so easy to understand and thought-provoking.
Respect the audience, the audience should not be underestimated.
This sentence came from the mouth of director Cheng Er, and now it seems that he has indeed done it.
From "The History of the Demise of Romance" to "Nameless", Cheng Er is a guarantee of quality.
This year's Spring Festival stall is full of flowers and is known as the "strongest Spring Festival stall in history".
But this "Nameless" can let you find the love of watching the movie in the first place, and it is also worth brushing two or three times in the theater.
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