In recent years, domestic films have become more and more aware of the audience's heart.
In 2021, high-quality works such as "On the Cliff", "Revolutionaries", and "Chosin Lake" have brought people different degrees of surprises.
Stills from The Revolutionary
In the future, there will be more domestic blockbusters with excellent quality and enter the audience's field of vision.
So, what are the most anticipated domestic blockbusters at the moment?
I. "The Super Family"
Director: Song Yang
Screenwriters: Song Yang, Bi Kang, Dong Wenteng
Starring: Allen, Shen Teng, Tao Hui, Ma Li
Genre: Comedy
Every year Chinese mainland film market, if there is no happy twist comedy, it seems to be incomplete, it can be said that happy twist has become the most important and influential comedy brand of domestic films, there is no one.
"Super Family" is one of the most important new works of Happy Twist, which is currently scheduled to be released in the Spring Festival file in 2022, and is "confrontational" with films such as Han Han's "Four Seas" and Wen Muye's "Miracle".
"Four Seas" and "Super Family" are all starred by Shen Teng, so the 2022 Spring Festival file can be called Shen Teng's "world", compared to the decent shape when playing Liu Haoran's father in "Four Seas", Shen Teng's style in "Super Family" can be described as unique!
In the trailer, Shen Teng plays Pavel Ivanevich Begkov with a forehead "scenery", blond hair, and a rich face, living off the image of a comedian.
Shen Teng will play the number one villain in the film this time, which is not only a challenge to his own role, but also proves that the "content" of "Super Family" is not low.
Shen Teng's appearance in the trailer is also very comedic, quite like the feeling of appearing in "Shy Iron Fist".
So does the story of "Super Family" stand up to the scrutiny of the audience?
Zheng Qian (Allen) was born in a Far Eastern city called Kasichek, and ran away from home due to his estrangement from his family.
Now he is back in his hometown to attend his grandfather's funeral.
Unexpectedly, the meteorite that fell from the sky actually brought Grandpa back from the dead, and as long as the family was together, they could trigger the super power, but if one person left, the super power disappeared immediately.
At the same time, Kasichek's evil mayor BeggarKov (Shen Teng) is trying to rob Zheng Qian of the "financial artifact" APP.
Zheng Qian is forced to unite with his super-powered family to resist BeggarKov...
It can be seen that what this film conveys to the audience is actually the importance of family and affection, and I believe that the audience will like it.
II. "In Search of Qin"
Directors: Wu Xuanhui, Li Zhenlong
Screenwriters: Zhang Jialu, He Xin
Starring: Gu Tianle, Lin Feng, Xuan Xuan
Genre: Costume, suspense
There are dozens of films to be screened by "Labor Model" Gu Tianle, and "In Search of Qin" is definitely one of the most appealing.
This is due to the high popularity accumulated in the 2001 drama version of "In Search of Qin".
This Hong Kong drama co-directed by Shi Mingquan and Wu Jinyuan was rated as a high score of 8.5 by more than 160,000 people on Douban, ranking tenth in the "high-scoring classic Hong Kong drama list".
Stills from the drama version of "In Search of Qin"
"Searching for Qin" is the first time that the cross-genre has formed a profound impact through Hong Kong film and television, the protagonist Xiang Shaolong's adventure life and emotional entanglement have become the youth memories of a generation, and the story of "Looking for Qin" has thus become one of the most important cross-genre IP of Chinese film and television.
Like the drama version, the film version of "Searching for Qin" is adapted from Huang Yi's historical martial arts novel of the same name.
The beginning of the story is set in 2030.
This year, many modern objects in Hong Kong were extracted into the Qin Dynasty, and the life forms that were drawn out often disappeared in the process.
In order to save his family, Xiang Shaolong (Gu Tianle), an elite soldier of the special forces, had to make a desperate bet and cross to the Qin Dynasty.
The desires of the King of Qin (Lin Feng) and the safety of his family all make Xiang Shaolong face difficult choices.
At present, the film's 44-second trailer mainly focuses on the tense relationship between Xiang Shaolong and the King of Qin.
Xiang Shaolong is also a teacher and friend to the King of Qin, and it can be seen in the trailer that the film highlights the mutual penetration of the ancient and modern eras through character makeup, dialogue, and scene construction, so as to portray the power and emotional confrontation between Xiang Shaolong and the King of Qin in this infiltration.
For Xiang Shaolong's personal emotional relationship, the trailer has not yet been revealed.
Of course, compared with the delicate portrayal of Xiang Shaolong's emotions in the drama version, the limited duration of the film version will not focus on the love between men and women in order to ensure the efficiency and tension of the plot, but the return of Gu Tianle and XuanXuan, the "official match", is still extremely exciting.
One of the highlights of the film version of "In Search of Qin" is the return of Gu Tianle, Lin Feng, Xuan Xuan, Guo Xianni, Teng Liming, Zheng Xue'er and other actors in the drama version.
In addition, one of the film directors, Hong Kong filmmaker Wu Xuanhui, who debuted as a special effects producer, is also the director of Gu Tianle's science fiction blockbuster "Tomorrow's War".
III. The Seven Saints
Director: Ma Chucheng
Screenwriter: Qiu Litao
Starring: Andy Lau, Lee Shing-ru, Huang Minghao, Zhong Chuxi
Genre: Fantasy
"Journey to the West" is one of the most famous stories of gods and demons in China, and its film and television adaptations have always been frequent and have a deep box office appeal, but in recent years, "Journey to the West" theme movies have been very few.
Andy Lau's "Seven Saints", of which Andy Lau is the executive producer and starring, is one of the most anticipated "Journey to the West" films at present.
"Seven Saints" sets the plot in the audience's cognitive blind spot of "Journey to the West".
The so-called "Seven Saints" are the Pingtian Great Sacred Bull Demon King, the Great Sacred Jiao Demon King of the Sea Covering Sea, the Great Saint Peng Demon King of the Mixed Heavens, the Great Sacred Lion Camel King of moving mountains, the Great Sacred Monkey King of Ventilation, the Great Sacred Marmoset King of exorcism, and the Great Saint Monkey King of Qitian.
They were seven worshippers.
Although this mythical heavenly group is mentioned in "Journey to the West", the only ones who are really inked by "Journey to the West" are the Pingtian Great Sacred Bull Demon King and the Qitian Great Saint Monkey King, so how the "Seven Saints" will write the story of this day group has to be said to be full of mystery and temptation for the audience.
The film is directed by Ma Chucheng, the best cinematographer at the Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, China, and the director of "Sweet Honey", "Star Wish" and "City of Glass", and the script is handed over to Qiu Litao, director of the "Bomb Disposal Expert" series.
Andy Lau will play the role of Sun Wukong in the film.
The story of "Journey to the West" has certainly been familiar to everyone, but the story of the Seven Saints is a completely fresh story, and how the creative team such as Andy Lau, Qiu Litao, Ma Chucheng and other creative teams will present this new version of "Journey to the West" is very exciting.
IV. "The Invisible Guest"
Directors: Ye Weimin, Cheng Weihao
Screenwriter: Tian Liu
Starring: Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Xiao Yang
Genre: Suspense, Crime
There is no doubt that the remake of "The Invisible Guest" is extremely challenging!
"The Invisible Guest" is the top suspense god work in the past 10 years.
Since its appearance in 2016, the original Spanish version has been admired by countless fans for its highly skilled reversal plot, and has been rated as a high score of 8.8 by more than 1 million people in Douban, and ranked 70th in the Douban Movie Top250.
Stills from the Spanish version of The Invisible Guest
Its director, Orio Paul, created this wonderful, complex story, which was quickly remade as an Italian version of Dead No Proof.
Because the plot is so good, Italian director Stefano Moldini has completely reproduced the original version, so this version also received a score of 7.5 and ranked 16th in the list of high-scoring brain-burning movies.
In addition, the Spanish original and the Italian remake were released in Chinese mainland in September 2017 and September 2020 respectively, so mainland audiences are quite familiar with this story.
Stills from the Italian version of Dead No Proof
In the face of the pressure brought about by the classics of the original version, what are the killer skills of the mainland version of "Invisible Guest", as the "highlight" of iQiyi movies?
First of all, the director is stable.
To remake this layered story of reasoning, which is stripped away and the style is cold, it is important to find a director who matches his temperament.
Cheng Weihao directed the stills of "The Pursuit of witnesses"
Director Cheng Weihao, born in 1984, has directed the "Little Girl in Red" series, "Witness Pursuit", "Soul Hunting" and other films, and is very good at creating a thrilling atmosphere and creating a complex narrative space with twists and turns.
Second, the actors are reliable.
Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran have opened their national popularity in the fields of suspense, crime, and reasoning film and television through the "baptism" of the "Detective Chinatown" series.
Xiao Yang proved his highly textured acting skills in suspense crime films through "Manslaughter" in 2019.
Xiao Yang in "Manslaughter"
However, according to the story synopsis of the film's filing, the domestic version of "The Invisible Guest" is somewhat different from the original version -
Qiao Wenna, who has been working hard in eastern Malaysia for many years, is involved in a bizarre murder in the secret room, and deputy sheriff Zheng Wei trades with her with the evidence in her hand to help her exonerate her.
As the deal unfolds, the two men go through the temptation step by step, and the shocking truth of the two murders finally surfaces.
Borrowing the shell of the original story, but there is no lack of localization adaptations, it shows that "Invisible Guest" intends to reproduce the successful case of the remake of "Manslaughter", after all, the final box office of "Manslaughter" is as high as 1.333 billion!
V. "Trident"
Director: Gao Qunshu
Screenwriter: Lu Zheng
Starring: Huang Zhizhong, Jiang Wu, Guo Tao, Ou Hao
Type: Crime
To watch a movie, you have to look at the director, generally the director is not bad, the movie has a score.
Who is Gao Qunshu?
Huabiao Award for Outstanding Director, Best Director at Shanghai Film Festival, Best Director at Chinese Film and Media Awards.
Gao Qunshu is a journalism major, not from a science class, but he can not only control the "Tokyo Trial" with a heavy sense of history, but also grasp the alternative detective film "Detective Hunter Zhang" based on real events and has a strong atmosphere of life.
In addition, he is also one of the directors of the peak of domestic spy film "The Sound of the Wind" (the other is Chen Guofu).
Gao Qunshu's films are maverick and grounded, and their play in the story is stable and sharp.
Especially for crime themes, he has his own set of aesthetics and logic that meet the tastes of Chinese audiences.
The story of "Trident", handed over to Gao Qunshu, is foolproof.
In 2020, the drama version of "Trident" starring Chen Jianbin was broadcast, and the reputation was fruitless, but the life-threatening story of "three policemen jointly investigating the crime of the financial group" left a deep impression on the audience.
The story involves the gangsters, quite a "sweeping gang" flavor, "sweeping gangs" is originally a popular theme in Hong Kong films, in recent years, with the strengthening of Chinese mainland anti-corruption efforts, as well as the integration of Hong Kong films and mainland films in terms of creative concepts, resources, teams and other aspects, mainland films have gradually formed a mature anti-gang theme.
Lu Zheng, the screenwriter of the film version of "Trident", is one of the screenwriters of the drama version, so the two versions will not have much difference in the plot framework, but the directorial style of Gao Qunshu's "nonsense less talk, just finish" is bound to inject a new type of film charm into the film version.
Huang Zhizhong, Jiang Wu and Guo Tao, the three tough guys of the acting school, will play the trident of the police "old cannon" who was in the limelight 20 years ago.
When the three are about to retire, they encounter a major money laundering case, and the rich people involved in the case do not hesitate to hire underworld forces to unfreeze their assets.
Faced with old rivals from 20 years ago, as well as new criminal models, Trident has cut through all kinds of difficulties and finally brought the black hand behind the scenes to justice.
At present, the film has released a trailer of nearly 1 minute.
The preview is full of information.
Drag racing, hand-to-hand combat, equipment fights... In addition to the intensive action scenes, the film shows the charm of space design through tunnels, stairs, bridges, ruins, etc.
In addition, the role reversal of "Trident" between subdued police officers and jianghu grass is huge and surprising.
It is particularly noteworthy that Ou Hao, who has a prominent image of tough guys in mainstream domestic films in recent years, has a sense of "Sven scum" in "Trident", presenting the multi-faceted nature of his performance.
VI. "Manslaughter 2"
Director: Dai Mo
Screenwriters: Li Peng, Liu Wusi, Yang Meiyuan
Starring: Xiao Yang, Ren Dahua, Wen Yongshan
"Manslaughter 2" will continue to be produced by Chen Sicheng, which will become another important film in his "suspense crime film world".
From the poster to the character modeling, to the trailer, every step of "Manslaughter 2" has gone very steadily, trying to continue or even upgrade the texture of "Manslaughter", which shows that under the current situation of the gradual collapse of the reputation of the "Detective Chinatown" series, Chen Sicheng's team has high hopes for the "brand" of "Manslaughter".
Let's look at the poster first.
The poster for this movie has always been very stylish.
The original homework book format trailer poster revealed a mysterious sense of suspense with a concise aesthetic, and now the character version posters starring Xiao Yang and Ren Dahua convey the emotional experiences of the protagonists Lin Zhilang and Zhang Zhengyi in a good texture.
Look at the actors again.
Xiao Yang returned, Ren Dahua, Wen Yongshan, Chen Yucheng, Song Yang, Li Zhiting, etc. joined, compared with the first part, it can be described as a big change of actors.
But the quality of a movie still depends on the director and script.
The director of "Manslaughter 2" is no longer Ke Wenli of the first part of the series, but another up-and-coming director of Chen Sicheng's department, Dai Mo, who is also the assistant director of "Detective Chinatown 2".
The story of the film is also not a continuation of the first part -
Lin Zhilang (xiao Yang) and his wife Ah Ling and son Xiao Worm have been living a poor but happy life, until their son Xiao Worm suddenly and urgently needs treatment, after several twists and turns, the desperate Lin Zhilang decided to give it a go in order to save his son.
He made a shocking plan...
At present, the film has only released a 15-second advance trailer, and in the trailer, Lin Rilang's anxiety is clearly visible, indicating the tension of the entire film.
VII. "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau"
Director: Guo Zijian
Screenwriters: Zhu Xuan, Huang Hai, Guo Zijian, Fan Wenwen
Starring: Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Xin Zhilei, Ge You
Genre: Suspense, Adventure
"Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" is a large type of story IP in China, and it is a model of the combination of Chinese artifact culture and mysterious suspense plot.
The original author Ma Boyong is recognized as a literary ghost, and his works are not only popular among the public, but also recognized by the mainstream literary circles, such as "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", "The Wind Rises in Longxi", "Daming Under the Microscope", etc., all from Ma Boyong's hand.
"Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" is one of Ma Boyong's masterpieces, which not only has the charm of historical evidence, but also has no less exciting degree of narrative.
In view of this, this IP has been processed into a number of film and television works.
For example, in 2018, Xia Yu, Qiao Zhenyu starred in "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau", 2020 Xia Yu, Wei Chen starred in "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau II.: Jian Mo Seeking Porcelain", 2021 Qu Chuxiao, Chen Yuqi starred in "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau Treasure Loot list" and other three dramas, and 2019 Pan Yueming starred in the 20 minute short film "The Origin of buddha's Head in the Antiques Bureau Central Bureau".
The reason why these works can maintain relatively good quality is largely due to Ma Boyong's excellent original story.
Director Guo Zijian is unfamiliar to mainland audiences, but he has twice been nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director, and has co-directed "Journey to the West" with Stephen Chow, which grossed 1.246 billion yuan.
It can be seen that Guo Zijian has rich experience in genre films, and he must be handy in handling the complex story of "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" -
Half a century ago, the head of the five veins of the authority of the cultural relics industry sent the head of the national treasure Wu Zemingtang to overseas, and was characterized as a traitor.
After that, the Buddha's head was returned, but the returning party indicated that it should be received by the descendants of the Xu family.
The descendants of the Xu family, Who are mixed with the people and do nothing, Make a Wish (Lei Jiayin), are forced to get involved in the whirlpool.
Huang Yanyan (played by Xin Zhilei) of the Jian Gu Bureau, Wumai Genius Medicine (played by Li Xian), and Xu Wish's grandfather gave gui (played by Ge You) and others have all "entered the game".
What is the truth about buddha's head?
Make a wish and begin to investigate.
From the film's 15-second pilot trailer, it can be seen that this "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" is not only full of symbol puzzle fun, but also information-intensive and "organ", and Ge You's joining brings a valuable texture to this film.
Of course, there are far more than the above 7 domestic movies to look forward to.
Wang Qianyuan and Wang Jingchun starred in "The Blade of Wandering", Feng Shaofeng and Tao Hong starred in "Victim", which is also very interesting.
It is precisely because these domestic films continue to give the audience confidence that domestic film and television can develop healthily.
Looking forward to more good works in the future!
Author: Xian Hao
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