May 1st strong file, multi-piece competition.
In terms of popularity and box office, "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team", directed by Li Dachao and starring Huang Jingyu and Wang Yibo, belongs to the leader among many new films.
The single-day box office exceeded 100 million, breaking 4 film history records in a row.
But word of mouth is a bit difficult to describe.
Four-star and five-star praise is not less, and there are also many praises such as big scenes, cool to watch, and very exciting. The praise mode, which can focus on a certain character and its actor in the film, is clearly from the perspective of fans.
The objectivity of these evaluations is obviously inferior to that of "passers-by and audiences".
"Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team" started filming in late February 2021 and was completed in May of the same year, with less than 3 months of filming. During the shooting, a lot of Reuters photos were leaked.
After the film was completed, it was once scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival in 2022. But somehow, it has been delayed until now.
As the first film in China to tell the story of the Chinese peacekeeping police anti-riot squad performing tasks overseas, "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Squad" tells the story of a team of Chinese peacekeeping policemen represented by Yu Weidong (played by Huang Jingyu), Yang Zhen (played by Wang Yibo) and Ding Hui (played by Zhong Chuxi).
The story is not complicated, but because of the subject matter, there are not many viewers who originally looked forward to "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team".
What's more, the main creative team is not bad.
The producer is Liu Weiqiang.
Director Li Dachao, although he has such dramas as "The Legend of Haolan", "Hua Xu Yin" and "Snow Eagle Lord" with a bad reputation, there are also classics such as "Water Moon Cave Sky".
What's more, he is also the best martial arts instructor at the Academy Awards.
In this case, it is reasonable that the number of people who want to see the ticket-buying platform has reached more than 1.2 million. As long as the quality of the finished film passes, it is very likely to take over "Operation Red Sea" and become a big hit.
It's just that, now referring to the comments of passers-by viewers, it may ...... It has become impossible.
To borrow a netizen's comment, it is "copied indecently".
The biggest problem with the film is that it is "too standard".
The great father who sacrificed in the line of duty, the heroic father who neglected his son, the self-sacrifice at the critical moment, the sacrifice of colleagues in exchange for their own growth, and the indispensable tool man female partner...... It can be said that every character line and every plot advancement are expected, just like netizens said, "I feel that the same plot has been watched hundreds of times".
However, even if the plot is old, if the director's narrative skills are deep enough, he can make the characters vivid and vivid, and capture the audience with emotion, it is likely to become a masterpiece.
It's a pity that Li Dachao, who is in charge of storytelling, is playing "negatively" this time.
The conflict relies on piling up, the transitions are inexplicable, the connection is too blunt, and the characters can't act self-consistently and logically, making it a "factory" "running account".
Moreover, the villain in the film is downwitting and down, while the positive side is heroic and martial, which is completely cool for the sake of coolness. If it is replaced by comedy, it belongs to the kind of tickling of the armpits that makes people laugh.
In this case, even the fans of the starring role can't boast about it, and for the sake of the theme and idols, they reluctantly gave two stars, indicating that they wanted to quit several times during the period.
Even if it is given to four-star fans, he euphemistically said that the characters in the film are not worthy of the strength of idols, so it is better to go back to make a TV series.
In addition to the old-fashioned plot and poor narrative, the most criticized are the characters.
The outdated character design is one of the problems.
The second problem is shaping.
When the film was promoted, the magazine photos taken by the two leading actors already showed the attribute of "idol film". This is even more evident in the feature film.
But the characters in works of this kind of theme can't be handsome.
At least, it shouldn't be the handsomeness of this mode in the film.
The powder that can't be hidden under the high-definition lens, the tone that is deliberately controlled between the actions and demeanors, and the disobedience to orders is regarded as personality...... Such a peacekeeping policeman has neither momentum nor military spirit, and is described by netizens as "a scoundrel and a dull man".
And the camera movement, which is known as one of the "film languages", is also unqualified. It's like a person who doesn't understand the language of film lenses at all, and hands in inferior works.
As a result, the Chinese drama is "like a joke", and the martial arts drama also lacks characteristics.
It is obviously a rain of bullets and artillery fire, there are crises and dangers everywhere, and the characters not only have gunfights and hand-to-hand combat, but the actors also fight very hard. But after watching the movie, in addition to the "Tututu", which occupies a large proportion of the film, the only thing that can be remembered is an armored car with explosive impact ability.
Even, even the sound of gunfire has become a lullaby, and a good action blockbuster has become a "big pot dish with a blandish clear soup".
Moreover, it is at the level of "Internet University".
With such a finished product, it is not an exaggeration to say that this subject matter is wasted. If you just want to watch handsome guys and beauties on the big screen, then you can go, I just hope that the same type of theme in the future can shoot the core soul of the theme characters, instead of using a template to copy it rigidly. Because what can really move the audience is never the scene.
Rather, people of flesh and blood and feelings!