The explosion of "Man Jiang Hong" shows that Zhang Yimou's treasure knife is not old, and he can still make a good movie with a fascinating plot.
If you want to give Zhang Yimou's new movie a positioning, it can be suspense, costume, and comedy. After the film was released, it was unanimously recognized by the audience.
Although the name of this movie is named after Yue Fei's words, it is not a retelling of the historical Yue Fei story, but a divergent and bold adaptation based on certain historical materials.
The background of the film tells the story of the Southern Song Dynasty traitor Qin Hui and the Jin State colluding with the enemy, and the secret letter was lost when the two sides held talks. A small person, Zhang Da, and deputy commander Sun were asked to solve the case within an hour.
The filming background of the film is in a high-walled courtyard, the picture is mainly black and gray, coupled with dense drumming, the suspenseful and tense atmosphere is easily created, so that the audience who come to the cinema do not want to leave their seats.
Zhang Yimou is a person who is very familiar with the scheduling of large scenes, and the scheduling of small scenes such as "Man Jiang Hong" can be described as easy and without difficulty.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the film's release, Zhang Yimou revealed that the comedy part would be added to the film, and such a creativity also caused doubts from the outside world. But after the real release, Zhang Yimou used his ultra-high-level directing skills to tell everyone that suspense and comedy elements are mixed, and good movies can also be made.
The actors' lines are compact, the comedy jokes are inserted appropriately, and the atmosphere is created in line with the plot, which makes people applaud after watching it.
After the cast of the film was originally set, it also caused some controversy. In this film, comedians occupy half of the country, and some people question the comedians' acting skills, and Shen Teng hits those people in the face with actual and delicate performances.
Unexpectedly, Shen Teng, a comedian, was able to interpret the two different roles of tough guy and soldier in such a suspense film, which gave the audience a great sense of contrast.
In many movie announcements, Shen Teng's behavior caused crazy laughter from the staff, this man who is really called his own laughter.
Another protagonist in the film is played by Yi Yangqianxi, in reality, he is Shen Teng's junior, but in the film he became Shen Teng's third uncle. The cooperation between the two people is also very good, so people can't fault it.
Although comedians occupy half of the film, Zhang Yimou, as a director, did not deliberately stifle their performance in this regard, allowing these comedians to give full play to their abilities, which can diversify the types of films, and also bring some laughter to the film, so that the plot rhythm will not be too dull.
Lei Jiayin plays the big boss Qin Hui in this film, and Lei Jiayin is also under pressure. In order to be able to restore this historical role, efforts have also been made, such as his constant recitation of "I am Qin Juniper" on the set, wanting to let his subconscious really bring into the role and become this character.
This method is particularly well practiced, and when the shooting really started, Lei Jiayin quickly changed his state, and the image was completely different from before, which gave Zhang Yimou a great shock.
This time, Yi Yangqianxi also made great efforts to play this role well, and this is also the first time he has played a decisive little general. In order to cultivate his own cruel and murderous eyes, he will even observe the eyes and movements of snakes, just to make the image of the character more realistic.
After the film was really released, Yi Yangqianxi's image was also recognized by everyone, and even some actor seniors praised Yi Yangqianxi's high plasticity.
Although the movie "Man Jiang Hong" does not tell Yue Fei himself throughout the whole process, it is his belief and spirit that is implemented throughout. Zhang Yimou integrated this fearless spirit of life and death into the bloodline of Chinese films, making Manjianghong's film bloom with a very explosive beauty.
Those who have not yet entered the theater to watch this film, hurry up and seize the last opportunity.