The box office of "Article 20" soared above 1 billion, and in addition to Ma Li Gaoye, I want to applaud the female number two
If you want to say which movie is the one that has been praised by word-of-mouth during this year's Spring Festival, "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou is definitely on the list.
This movie is also the third time that national teacher Zhang Yimou has entered the Spring Festival file after "Sniper" and "Man Jianghong".
After the film was released, the box office has exceeded 1 billion, and the Douban score has soared to 7.9 points.
And unlike "Sniper", which focuses on resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, and "Man Jianghong", which is suspenseful in ancient costumes, this "Article 20" is a realistic work.
The name of the film is taken from Article 20 of the Criminal Law of the mainland, which stipulates the content of legitimate defense.
The film cleverly combines legal provisions with real life, revolving around prosecutor Han Ming played by Lei Jiayin.
Prosecutor Han Mingren is middle-aged, and he wanted to try to catch the last train of his career to work in the city court, but he was unexpectedly involved in a hugely divisive case.
At the same time, his son was also in school because of the injustices he encountered, which put the family in difficulty.
Therefore, as a prosecutor and a father, Han Ming needs to stand up and ask for an explanation, and maintain the corresponding fairness and justice through the law.
As a work of realism, the cases in Article 20 are very close to the lives of ordinary people.
For example, topics such as legitimate defense, righteousness and bravery, and school bullying, each of which is a real thing that happens in our lives.
While showing these real cases, the film analyzes the dilemma of love and law, and points to the most simple interrogation in my heart.
"I just acted bravely, why do you say that I was wrong?"
"What do you do when your family is endangered?"
In addition, unlike the heaviness of many realistic themes, "Article 20" is full of cheerfulness.
Whether it is the various embarrassments that Han Ming encounters at work, or the interaction with his family, it is all laughable.
No wonder even director Zhang Yimou said that this film is the one with the most laughs in all his films.
And this light-hearted and humorous shooting method not only breaks down the heaviness of realistic topics very well, but also makes the audience think in laughter.
At the same time, we are more deeply aware that the realization of fairness and justice is inseparable from everyone's efforts and persistence.
In addition to the wonderful and profound story, the performances of the actors in "Article 20" are also very eye-catching.
I have to say that the cast of this movie is very strong, and it almost gathers the starring lineup of last year's blockbuster works.
National Day box office champion Lei Jiayin and Yu Hewei in "Solid as a Rock".
Fan Wei, Chen Minghao, and Jiang Qiming in the high-scoring word-of-mouth "The Long Season".
Zhang Yi, Gao Ye, and Wang Peilu in "Hurricane", which is popular in the circle.
In addition, there are Ma Li, Zhao Liying, Liu Yaowen, Li Naiwen, Wang Xiao, Ding Yongdai, Liu Yitie, Pan Binlong, Yang Haoyu and other acting powerhouses.
As the male number one, Lei Jiayin's performance is still first-class.
In the movie, the male protagonist Han Ming played by Lei Jiayin became a temporary prosecutor after being transferred, but when he reached middle age, he just wanted to lie flat in the workplace.
So Han Ming, who is a bit of a "waste wood", has added a lot of laughs under Lei Jiayin's interpretation.
For example, when he was a little injured when mediating the masses, he had to pick up a net cover and put it on his head to deceive the sympathy of his colleagues and wife, and the picture was very funny.
Sitting in an electric car and trying to stretch my waist, I ended up letting the electric car fall over, and by the way, I brought down a row of electric cars.
After being ridiculed for his "little white face", Han Ming hurriedly retorted before he could swallow the food in his mouth, his expression was quite innocent.
At the same time, Lei Jiayin also performed the emotional stability of a middle-aged man.
In the film, Lei Jiayin made the character look a little hunchbacked, which aroused empathy, because he acted out the appearance of his father in reality.
As netizens commented, my dad walks like this, and I feel that the older he gets, the heavier his shoulders become.
For Lei Jiayin's performance, Zhang Yimou is also full of praise.
"Lei Jiayin is very malleable. ”
"This time he surprised me very much, like Qin Hui last time, he also surprised me. ”
It is worth mentioning that this is also the fourth cooperation between Lei Jiayin and Zhang Yimou, and the middle-aged "Mou Man" is going to sit down.
Moreover, Lei Jiayin also collaborated with Jia Ling in "Hot and Hot", showing his face in 2 hit works at one time, Lei Jiayin can be called the busiest actor in the Spring Festival stalls.
In addition to Lei Jiayin, the 5 acting schools in "Article 20" are also worth paying attention to.
The first is Ma Li.
For starring in Zhang Yimou's new film, Ma Li bluntly said that she didn't expect that the good fortune of cooperating with Zhang Yimou would fall on her.
In the film, Ma Li plays the role of Li Maojuan, the wife of the male protagonist Han Ming.
In Ma Li's view, this character is a woman with a lot of life wisdom, with a strong and stable core and can give her husband Han Ming spiritual support.
Although she is a housewife, she is the queen to the family, which is quite a "tiger".
When her son was slandered for his righteous and courageous actions, Ma Li dropped a glass of white wine, threw the wine glass on the table, and rolled up her sleeves to reason with the other party.
In this one picture, Ma Li has established the image of a mother who loves her son and is impulsive and reckless.
Although the partner was changed from Shen Teng to Lei Jiayin, Ma Li and the other party also sparked and contributed a lot of jokes.
For example, after Lei Jiayin saw his son being beaten, he first asked the other party how many people were beaten like this,
When I heard that it was four people beating my son, I didn't even think about blurting out, "Four hit one, so light?"
Ma Li glanced at him incredulously and directly rejects him with a foul word.
Of course, Ma Li's most touching moment is that a person who looks like a tigress on the outside, because of the child's problems suddenly became tender, and the tears left behind made people feel the great power of the mother to protect the child in an instant.
The second is Zhao Liying.
As an 85 flower, Zhao Liying's performance in "Article 20" this time can be described as a very breakthrough.
In the film, she plays the female No. 2 Hao Xiuping, who is a hearing-impaired person, and is called by Zhang Yimou to play a role in the film as a leveraged role.
In terms of appearance, Zhao Liying completely left behind the burden of idols, and the whole person appeared without makeup, and her gray face almost made the audience unrecognizable.
Because the hearing-impaired person she plays has no lines throughout the whole process, she can only use body movements and expressions to convey emotions.
In order to interpret this character well, Zhao Liying tried to speak as little as possible on the set, in order to better immerse herself in emotions.
In the end, Zhao Liying used her own efforts to interpret this role and contributed a wonderful performance.
For example, when the child was about to be snatched away, she rushed over and grabbed the child, and because she couldn't speak, she could only open her mouth wide and let out a "ahhhh
The feeling of powerlessness that struggles desperately and the mother's insistence on protecting her child to the death are interpreted quite well by Zhao Liying.
The crying scene after the child is lost is even more poignant.
Zhao Liying kept gesturing with sign language, her mouth opening and closing, eager to open her mouth to speak, hoping that someone could understand what she was expressing.
At this moment, Zhao Liying's expressions and movements are showing the collapse and helplessness of a mother who has lost her child, and she has truly integrated into the role.
As netizens commented, Zhao Liying's suffering is silent but deafening.
Zhao Liying's performance was also praised by Zhang Yimou, and this time she broke through her ceiling and was no longer the Zhao Liying of the past.
The third place is Gao Ye.
In last year's "Hurricane", with the role of sister-in-law out of the circle, Gao Ye also ushered in the highlight moment of his acting career.
When he won the powerful actor of the year on Weibo night, Gao Ye's sentence "Love can withstand all difficulties" was also very touching.
A good actor has finally ushered in spring.
As early as 14 years ago, Gao Ye collaborated with Zhang Yimou in "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree", when she was an assistant director and made a cameo appearance as an inconspicuous nurse in the film.
Zhang Yimou also revealed that when filming "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree", Gao Ye once said that he wanted to move behind the scenes, but he felt that Gao Ye was talented in acting and suggested that she continue to act well.
Working with Zhang Yimou again, Gao Ye also sighed that it was finally her turn, and she was so excited that she could hear her heartbeat on the first day of shooting.
This time, Gao Ye is no longer an inconspicuous supporting role, playing a female prosecutor Lu Lingling.
Gao Ye was full of momentum as soon as she appeared on the stage, sassy and beautiful, and she also performed the sense of mission of a prosecutor.
Do what you can to punish crime.
The fourth is Zhang Yi.
Director Zhang Yi and director Zhang Yimou are old partners, and the two have collaborated on works such as "One Second", "On the Cliff", "Man Jianghong" and so on.
Zhang Yimou also praised Zhang Yi, saying that he is an actor with good character and art.
Although Zhang Yi did not have many scenes in the movie this time, he brought a lot of surprises to the audience.
Last year, repeatedly playing the role of a police officer made the audience feel aesthetic fatigue, and Zhang Yi in "Article 20" finally stopped playing a policeman.
He plays the father of a child, and his son was beaten by the male protagonist's son for bullying at school, so he forcefully asked the other party for an explanation.
As a leader, he is very strong, and when his subordinates at the dinner table want to say something, he just shuts up.
As a parent of a child, when he met the crazy "quibble" of the heroine, he was choked and couldn't speak.
Especially when his chin trembled for a long time and he didn't know how to reply, Zhang Yi completely filled the comedic effect of the character with this one action.
The fifth place is Fan Wei.
In last year's word-of-mouth suspense drama "The Long Season", Fan Wei's god-level acting skills were known as not acting but acting in the era.
starred in Zhang Yimou's new film this time, and many people are looking forward to it.
In the film, Fan Wei plays the village chief Liu, but as the head of a village, he is a veritable villain.
And Fan Wei vividly interpreted the characteristics of this role through a performance.
In the film, he took the villagers to arrest Hao Xiuping and her children played by Zhao Liying.
Then the tone was gentle and the movements were kind and asked Hao Xiuping's mother and daughter on the other side to go home with him, at this time Lei Jiayin came up to block, Fan Wei instantly changed his face and pushed the other party away.
was a loving elder in the last second, and a bully in the next second, the acting skills of the old drama bones are always worth believing.
It can be said that it is precisely because of the wonderful performances of these actors that the movie "Article 20" has become better.
At the press conference of the film, Zhang Yimou summed it up with the word "thousands of households", he said:
I hope that "Article 20" can enter thousands of households, and I hope that the roles created by each of our actors can be remembered by everyone, so that everyone can enjoy this Spring Festival holiday.
Qingshi was very touched when he heard this, as a pioneer of Chinese films, Zhang Yimou, who is now 73 years old, is still diligently and continuously weaving one movie dream after another with light and shadow.
He also bluntly said that as long as the conditions allow, I am willing to work hard to keep filming for our audience and our times.
And from the "righteousness of the family and country" of last year's Spring Festival file "Man Jianghong" to the "small family and big love" of this year's "Article 20".
This romance that belongs to Zhang Yimou and the sincere emotions presented under the coat of the movie are really hard to refuse.
For such a national teacher, Qingshi has one sentence: Please continue to shoot!
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