On April 1, the mainland thriller "The Legend of the Hunter of Xing'anling" was launched and received unanimous praise.
Word of mouth is recognized, and the box office has also achieved good results, which is inseparable from the intentions of the main creative staff.
The male protagonist who plays the second master is a 66-year-old drama bone, who was hand-picked by Wong Kar-wai to star in "A Generation of Grandmasters".
The movie "The Legend of the Hunters of Xing'anling" is set in the Republic of China period and reveals the mysterious legend of the "Imperial Siege Hunters" in the northeast. In the film, the male protagonist Liu Erye (played by Shang Tielong) lives in the last generation of Imperial Siege hunters in Xing'anling. Because of the sudden murder of a family of three, the villagers pleaded with the old hunter to go out of the mountain to seek the truth, and embarked on this adventure that had been buried for many years.
The film is composed of three stories, the first story is a demon, the second story is lovesickness, and the third story is cause and effect. Behind the three bizarre stories are three frightening conspiracies, and the three seemingly unrelated stories are actually interrelated and the key to uncovering the truth. From the windfall obtained by Li Changfu's family, to the bizarre death of a family of three, to The peeling off the cocoon layer by layer by Layer, the truth gradually surfaced.
The first story is the death of the three members of the midwife's family, and the big horse monkey announces the fact that the man is seeking his life for money.
The second story is a crazy woman in red holding a wooden doll, and the last place to appear is under the human face tree.
Haruhi in story three (later President Dai) also came for the face tree and connections, and is also the sweetheart of the woman in red.
President Xiao Dai is the core character of the whole film, and the sinister nature of human nature is vividly reflected in him.
Around one "folk strange talk", Liu Erye tried to break through the fog, expose the strange rumors at the same time, but also revealed the sinister side of human nature, which made people shudder. The poster of "Paper Man Lifting the Car, Yin Soldier Borrowing The Way" is creepy, and the strong visual impact of the red flower car, white lanterns and paper money creates a strange atmosphere.
In the film, the crazy woman in red is erratic, and the old woman looks back with a sly smile, such pictures abound, making people see the cold back. Even more terrifying are the faint blood stains on the rusty kitchen knife, the unknown voice in the old lady's mouth, the suspenseful plot, and the eerie and terrifying atmosphere, which makes the audience want to stop.
In addition to the hallucinogenic horse monkeys, there are also giant pythons that swallow people whole, but this is not the most terrifying. As the truth gradually surfaced, it also made the audience sweat for the safety of the second master. A man facing a group of outlaws armed with shotguns, proficient in the art of hunting, and knowing the art of exorcism, can he escape the danger?
The final scene is when the woman in red appears again in front of her former sweetheart, thinking of the other party until her death, only to exchange for a sentence of "I am sorry for you". The big horse monkey looks fierce, but in fact, it is for the grace of a porridge that once was a porridge, and it is a family that will die tragically to avenge it, and it is most appropriate to describe it as an "old man with heavy love and righteousness".
The scene of the second master's victory in the danger makes people feel afraid in retrospect, and the plot of one link and one link in the film is fascinating, and finally the reflection left for people is still unfinished after watching the film. Even more terrifying than the monster is the human heart, and the perpetrator of the massacre is not the big horse monkey who shot it, but the greedy human being.
The old hunter's sentence "How many years, one after another, all of which are made up of one word - greed", pointed out the truth behind the tragedy.
"The Legend of the Hunter of Xing'anling" from the perspective of hunter Liu Erye and the description of the war correspondent, starting from the absurd and bizarre story, reveals the greed of human nature. This film is different from the visual effects experience of previous thrillers, this film adds folk elements, creates a Chinese thriller style, and subverts the audience's previous viewing experience.
Since its launch, the film has not only won unanimous praise from the audience, but also received joint recommendation from directors in the industry, creating a number of online movie records continuously. On the first day of the launch, the box office exceeded 5.57 million, the fifth day exceeded 23 million, and the 10 days later exceeded 30 million, which exceeded the industry expectations and also created a new situation for the online movie thriller genre.
In the film, it can be seen that the creators are full of sincerity and the details are extremely careful. Liu Xuandi, who has directed the well-known IP movie "Ghost Blowing Lantern Fury Qing Xiangxi", has received a double harvest of box office reputation for the "Fu Demon White Fish Town" series, and screenwriter Cui Zaozhao was familiar to readers in 2011 for the novel "The Years I Was Mr. Yin and Yang", and many of the works they cooperated with were highly sought after by fans.
This film is also extremely careful in the choice of actors, especially the 66-year-old drama bone Shang Tielong, who is familiar to the majority of audiences. Although this time is his first big beam, but can see his profound skills and good acting skills, no wonder and Zhang Ziyi, Liang Chaowei and other film emperors did not show weakness in the drama, even Wong Kar-wai also because he watched his works to hand-pick him to star in "A Generation of Grandmasters".
Shang Tielong was born in an acting family, his father is the well-known opera director Shang Zhisi, and one of the 8 model plays, "Surprise Attack white tiger troupe", is from the hands of Shang Director. His own martial arts dance "Dog Baby Spring" won the first prize on the CCTV Spring Evening in 1994. From his experience, it can be seen that the tiger father has no dogs.
Teacher Shang Tielong also had some twists and turns on the road of art, he had been a literary and artistic soldier for 5 years, when he was only 16 years old, he played the 56-year-old Ma Hongliang, who was ridiculed by Yingda because his appearance belonged to "self-reliance".
He went to the Shandong Drama Theater but regrettably failed the list, worked in the Shandong Film Printing Factory for 18 years, and was only an ordinary worker in the power workshop. Ordinary people have long been wiped out by such 18 years of desire for art, but he has never given up.
He was bent on developing in the direction of art, from the age of 22 to 40, in the past 18 years, he not only did not stop the pursuit of art, but also carried out a lot of related creations, and when he had the opportunity, he went to rehearse the program, and was known as an "amateur master" at the time, because he almost won the first prize with one shot. Shandong TV found out and transferred him to help.
Why he changed from director to actor, Teacher Shang Tielong is difficult to say. It turned out that he himself was more fond of being a director, but his body was not very good, and there were three slight cerebral hemorrhages, which made him have to leave his favorite directorial position, and he chose to be an actor. Because when the director works hard, it is still more important to be physical.
Finally, at the age of 40, he had the opportunity to be admitted to the Department of Chinese Drama Film and Television Directing, and became a classmate with a group of boys and girls who could be their children, and was known as the "class leader uncle". The reason why he can go to college without distraction is inseparable from his wife's unrelenting support for himself, because he loves art and performance.
Teacher Shang Tielong is a line of love, and the director has done a good job as an actor. He was 48 years old when he starred in his first work, "Oolong Breaks the Pass", but he has been active in the audience's eyes ever since. Because of the role of Zhang Duoye in "Breaking into the Guandong", Wong Kar-wai hand-picked him to play the role of Lao Jiang in "A Generation of Grandmasters".
Wong Kar-wai told him, "Old Ginger is going to be like Grandpa Zhang Duo." From this sentence, we can see the recognition of his performance. At first, he did not adapt to Wong Kar-wai's shooting style without a script, and the later stage became more and more smooth, so that Wong Kar-wai extended his thumb to praise him for "showing his face", most of the scenes were 1 or 2 can pass, and even the royal actor Liang Chaowei often shoots nearly 20.
Old Jiang became the old butler of Gong'er from the original handmaiden, and his roles were all with Zhang Ziyi. Even in the face of the Grand Slam film queen, he did not lose, perhaps his acting experience is not as good as Zhang Ziyi, but his understanding is extremely high, even if it is not the golden age of an actor, it is not difficult.
He was really hardworking. In order to perform wong Kar-wai's "killing in the eyes", he repeatedly studied with friends such as Wang Wenjie, the director of "The Great Dye Factory", and finally got the director's approval.
There was a rain scene in which Wong Kar-wai asked him to have the feeling of a grandmaster, and he was so anxious that he had high blood pressure without learning kung fu. Finally, after repeated trials, he used the Bagua palm he had studied for a few days, rubbed the ground, and finally passed.
In the 20 years from 2002 to the present, he has played countless small characters, but each of them can impress the audience.
In the web drama "I Am Yu Huanshui", he will scold his son and run to his daughter-in-law to do it, and when he asks his divorced son for money, he will not be angry, which is really hateful. He was therefore praised by the audience as a strengthened version of Su Daqiang.
In the popular "Mountains and Seas" in 2020, he played the father of "lazy Man Li Dayou", with only 6 scenes but no slackening. The crew driver said that even without his play, he was still pondering emotions on the spot, and his hard work contributed a lot of points and jokes to the play.
Only small roles have no small actors, known as "supporting role professional household" Teacher Shang Tielong, although he has passed the age of ear shun, still insists on shining in his post, because of his outstanding performance in "The Legend of the Hunter of Xing'anling", he was found by the audience to have advantages in the thriller genre, no wonder he was praised as "Mainland Lin Zhengying".
Do you like the performance of the old drama bone Shang Tielong teacher, you may wish to take a look at this sincere "Legend of the Hunter of Xing'anling", which will not disappoint you.
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