Preface
The recent film market is really lively enough, and word-of-mouth peaks are appearing one after another.
Take everyone's favorite crime suspense theme as an example, it is really amazing, as soon as a small Taiwanese production "Removing the Three Evils Around the Week" was released, it directly attracted a ratings frenzy.
But it's a pity that for a period of time after this, there has never been a crime suspense movie that can surpass this peak.
I thought that the film market was going to fall short like this, but a "Wandering Blade" from the mainland suddenly lit up the audience's eyes and became one of the most anticipated crime masterpieces.
The multiple reversals of abuse + revenge, the plot is stable
When it comes to the theme of crime suspense, what everyone pays most attention to should be the setting and rhythm of the plot, if these two points are not filmed in the hearts of the audience, then no matter how good the publicity is, it will be in vain.
But "The Wandering Blade" doesn't have to worry about this problem at all, because it is an adapted movie, and the film and television prototype it refers to is also very powerful.
Keigo Higashino, this name should be known to anyone who likes to read suspense novels, and the works it creates are among the top few in the industry in terms of sales and word of mouth.
As his most controversial novel, "The Wandering Blade" has been talked about by readers since its release.
Because the main storyline involved in this work is about juvenile delinquency, it will involve a lot of overly realistic topics.
Especially the abuse and revenge scenes in it have broken the standards of domestic film review, making the audience suffocate when they watch it.
In the trailer, the first shot shot by the director is of a girl in a white shirt and school uniform walking alone on a dark street, when it is raining heavily.
Then, the police are in a messy room, and a computer on the table is playing abusive images.
Then there was a disheveled corpse floating on the surface of the river, which was confirmed by the forensic doctor to be the remains of a minor schoolgirl.
What's even more terrifying is that before the girl died, she was also sexually abused in a very cruel and humiliating way, which made everyone present feel uncomfortable and suffocated.
And when the criminal police captain Liang Jun searched for evidence, he found the truth behind the murder in a seemingly ordinary room.
What no one could have imagined was that this humiliating and brutal crime was actually committed by three minors.
Not only did they kidnap the girl in a hotel and imprison her, but they also deliberately used their mobile phones to take a video of their abuse of the girl and send it to the girl's father.
Not only that, but before sending the video, they maliciously used text messages to provoke the girl's father to stimulate their sadistic desires.
And it was they who were so unscrupulous, the girl's father, Li Changfeng, was instantly enraged after seeing his daughter's corpse, and he couldn't accept that the baby he held in the palm of his hand left the world in humiliation.
In order to make his daughter blind after her death, Li Changfeng directly turned into an avenger after suing to no avail, and he wanted to avenge his daughter in his own way.
Abuse in the early stage, revenge in the later stage, multiple reversals directly fill the suspenseful atmosphere, and the plot is also arranged compact and coherent, the plot of this crime blockbuster is stable.
In addition to the wonderful plot of the film, the luxurious lineup of the double actors is also one of its highlights.
Wang Qianyuan and Wang Jingchun gathered together
In fact, before China adapted novels into movies, "The Wandering Blade" has become the preferred film and television theme for many directors.
Japanese directors adapted it into suspense TV series and movies, and Korean directors adapted it into revenge movies, and these film adaptations have also been well received by many audiences.
Even this suspense novel itself, in the early days of creation, has been loved by many fans, although the rating is not very high, but the audience is very controversial.
In order not to drag this classic back, the director of the film invited actor Wang Qianyuan to serve as the actor Li Changfeng, who has the most scenes and the most complex personality in the play.
And the actor Wang Qianyuan also prepared at home early in order to be more in line with the character and emotional state of the character.
Because Li Changfeng played by Wang Qianyuan is a single father, in order to take care of the family and support his daughter, he needs to work hard to earn money.
And in the later stage of the film, Li Changfeng was in pain because of the death of his daughter, and the whole person fell into a state of madness.
Therefore, in order to show this haggard and emotionally exploding crazy state, Wang Qianyuan lost more than 30 pounds in just one month, and the whole person was so thin that he was out of phase.
Although he has suffered a lot for the characters, it is precisely because of Wang Qianyuan's emphasis on the role that he has created a Li Changfeng who is very suitable for the original work.
In addition to inviting actor Wang Qianyuan to play the leading role, the director also brought another actor Wang Jingchun to play.
Although the criminal police captain played by Wang Jingchun only has a few short scenes in the film, and he doesn't even have a few lines, with the strength of this old actor, even small roles can play the taste of the protagonist.
What's more, as the actor of the 23rd and 26th Tokyo Film Festivals, the movie "Wandering Blade" is the fifth collaboration between Wang Qianyuan and Wang Jingchun.
Being able to see the two powerful people on the same stage again is also the thing that countless fans are looking forward to the most, and the starring lineup of "Wandering Blade" is also stable.
In addition to the two major actors in the leading role, the villainous gangster in the film is also an old acquaintance of everyone.
Aruna, the "little gangster", once again dedicated himself to art
Speaking of Aruna, everyone's impression of him should still stay on Li Hongwei in "Hurricane", especially the arrogant and hooligan posture when he first appeared, which directly made the audience remember him completely.
It is precisely because of how well he played the gangsters, Aruna received many "hooligan" scripts from directors after acting in "Hurricane", including the national teacher Zhang Yimou.
Sure enough, Aruna lived up to expectations and vividly portrayed the image of a rapist in the movie "Article 20", which made his hooligan temperament more significant.
This also successfully made the director who was preparing to shoot "The Wandering Blade" see him, so Aruna was brought in to play the role of a demon high school student who ignored the law and abused himself in the film.
Sure enough, Aruna, with that flowing appearance, coupled with his large-scale lines, the whole person directly turned into a crazy teenager.
Not only did the actresses who played with him cry, but even the on-site staff were stunned in place.
I have to say that the director chose Aruna to play the villain in the film, and he really chose the right person, and I am really looking forward to "The Wandering Blade" more and more.
epilogue
Although the trailer of the movie has just been released, this does not prevent the audience from loving and looking forward to it.
With the theme of suspenseful revenge, coupled with the addition of double actors and powerful supporting actors, "Wandering Blade" seems to be expected to become a hit movie in the Year of the Dragon.
Just move your little bench and wait for the movie to come out!
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Published in the trailer of the movie "Wandering Blade" on the official Weibo on April 23, 2024
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