The 37th Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Films has come to an end, and some people are happy and some are sad.
As one of the three major awards in the mainland film category, the Hundred Flowers Award has always been very influential in the industry.
And this year's awards are a little different, because a large number of new generation actors have been nominated, which seems to be extraordinarily out of the circle and has attracted much attention from the beginning.
And the shortlist also shows the current situation of Chinese films.
A group of seed contestants represented by "Fengshen Part 1", "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" and "Article 20" were successfully shortlisted for the best movie.
The competition for the acting award is also extremely fierce.
Andy Lau , Zhu Yilong , Zhao Liying , Ma Li and other actors have already proven their strength.
Of course, there are regrets.
For example, Wang Chuanjun, who has brilliant acting skills in "All or Nothing", was not nominated. There are also actors such as Shen Teng and Lei Jiayin who were not shortlisted.
In the end, "Article 20" won 3 awards and became the biggest winner, and Ma Li won the best actress for her role in the film, and the tears on the scene were moving.
Zhu Yilong became the biggest winner among the actors, and after winning the Golden Rooster Award for the role of Mo Sanmei in "Life Events", he picked a hundred flowers.
"Xiaowen" connected to the scene to inform the "third brother" who couldn't come to the scene for filming on the island, which can also be described as very exciting.
Zhao Liying narrowly defeated Gao Ye by two votes and won the Best Supporting Actress Award.
And "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" won the best film, and "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" won the excellent film, which may have somewhat surprised some audiences.
Jia Ling's "Hot and Hot" finally failed to mention, and it was somewhat lonely.
The results are not destined to satisfy everyone, and after reviewing this year's Hundred Flowers Award, I was surprised to find that the biggest winner was not "Article 20" or "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an".
Next, let's take a look at how the flowers bloom all over this night, the branches of Chinese movies.
01, Best Supporting Actress, Zhao Liying won the award, and 85 flowers finally completed her acting skills
First of all, congratulations to Zhao Liying for winning the Best Supporting Actress for the role of Hao Xiuping in "Disappearing Her".
The first half of "Article 20" is almost a comedy, and the key to the movie turning from harmonious to positive lies in the tragic woman Hao Xiuping played by Zhao Liying.
I was defiled by the village bully, my husband picked up a knife and resisted to be imprisoned, and when I went to ask for help, I was threatened and besieged by the village bully, this role was extremely bitter.
But Zhao Liying also felt that the character tension could be further improved, so she gave Zhang Yimou a bold suggestion during filming - let Hao Xiuping become deaf and mute.
Facts have proved that the silent roar of the deaf and mute woman is more and more shocking in the film.
And Hao Xiuping's silent jumping scene made the film reach an emotional and dramatic climax.
There is no dispute that Zhao Liying did win this award.
But in my eyes, there are also two actresses who have performances, which should not be underestimated.
One is Wen Yongshan in "She Who Disappeared".
She played a "femme fatale" who manipulated a scumbag in the palm of her hand so that people couldn't take their eyes off it, and the ending couldn't help but be moving.
Wen Yongshan herself said that it was very cool to be able to star in "She Who Disappeared", and therefore explored a new way of playing. She thinks that the women in "Gone Her" are very touching to help women, and she also likes very capable and powerful characters.
said very well, however, this character did not escape the usual routine of suspense movies, and the role of the second female Li Muzi was a typical tool man who existed in order to set up suspense reversals from beginning to end.
This role is eye-catching, and to a large extent, the role of the femme fatale in domestic movies has disappeared for too long.
There is another one, Yuan Quan.
In "Fengshen Part 1", the king is tyrannical, but she plays Queen Jiang, but she is full of motherly manners, cold and dignified temperament.
Especially the scene where the king of death kills Daji.
There is not only the "sorrow is greater than the death of the heart" to the king, but also the determination to punish the demon with death.
In the end, Zhao Liying, who deserved the most award, won the award, and the outstanding actress bloomed, and this result should be the most perfect ending of this year's Hundred Flowers Award.
02, Best Supporting Actor, Li Xuejian deserves his name, Zhang Yi and Zhang Songwen are wonderful enough, but I still pity Wang Chuanjun
When the nomination for Best Supporting Actor was announced, many viewers thought that this award belonged to Li Xuejian.
Li Xuejian's performance in "Fengshen Part 1" can be called calm and heavy, and he plays the benevolence of King Wen meticulously.
Especially in the passage of "Eating Boyi Kao Meat", Ji Chang, who was designed to devour his own meat, experienced a brief moment of stunned after hearing the truth, and then exploded in hysterical roar, which made people feel the pain of the character's skin.
No matter from any point of view, as long as Li Xuejian is shortlisted for this award, there can be no one else in the winner.
But it doesn't mean that there are no other outstanding performers in this award.
Zhang Yi played He Li in "Man Jianghong", he didn't have many scenes and went offline halfway, but he played a treacherous housekeeper in a few scenes, and the double-edged sword was the character's genius.
Zhang Songwen played Wu Xiuquan in "Volunteers: Heroes Attack", not seeking to resemble the form, but praying for God, several scenes of the United Nations General Assembly were performed sonorously and powerfully, and those who listened to it burst into tears.
In fact, as far as these three powerful actors are concerned, anyone can win the award, although there is only one award, they have their own best in the hearts of the audience.
What I really regret about winning the award is the shortlist.
In the end, Wang Chuanjun's performance in "All or Nothing", Lei Jiayin's performance in "Man Jianghong" is more powerful, or Fan Chengcheng's performance in "Flying Life 2", and Wei Daxun's performance in "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" is more dramatic.
I think the audience has an account in their hearts.
03, Best Actor, Zhu Yilong won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Actor, but Shen Teng was still uneasy
When the shortlist was announced, some viewers questioned the large number of young actors who were shortlisted.
Wang Junkai ("Ten Thousand Miles Home" as Cheng Lang) and Yi Yang Qianxi ("Man Jianghong" as Sun Jun) are not bad performances, but now is not the time for them to win the best actor.
Zhang Yixing's performance in "All or Nothing" is very good, and it is definitely a breakthrough in performance for him personally, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has been reborn, but now it is not the Best Acting Progress Award.
It can be said that Zhu Yilong's opponent is only Andy Lau.
Andy Lau played Tu Hengyu in "The Wandering Earth 2", it can be said that he contributed his best personal performance in recent years, at first he was a loving scientist father, and then gradually blackened for his daughter, and finally completed the reversal of the character of sacrificing his life, the character span is very large, and in the end it can move the audience, and Andy Lau has no acting skills, I don't agree.
But "The Wandering Earth 2" is a group portrait drama after all, in addition to Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, and even Sha Yi's performances in this film are all very eye-catching, which somewhat still divides part of the brilliance of Andy Lau's role.
And "Life Events" can be called a big male lead drama, Mo Sanmei, a role with depth and layering, can shine when she is played well, and Zhu Yilong's performance even exceeded the audience's expectations.
So far, Zhu Yilong has become the first Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers actor of the post-80s generation with this role, of course, it can be said that this is the common honor of the Hundred Flowers Award and him.
But for me, the biggest regret is Shen Teng.
Shen Teng in "Flying Life 2", in a self-deprecating way, performed the unwillingness and twisting of a middle-aged man.
There is a bit of humor in the blood, and there is a little bit of commotion in the burning, and the audience laughs and laughs and cries.
His performance should be recognized by at least one Hundred Flowers Award nomination.
04, Best Actress, Ma Li won the award and had nothing to say, but Chinese movies still give actresses too few opportunities
Let's take a look at Ma Li's opponents this time, Jia Ling ("Hot and Hot" as Le Ying), Wang Zhi ("The Wandering Earth 2" as Han Duoduo), Ni Ni ("Disappearing Her" as Chen Mai/Shen Man), Yin Tao ("Ten Thousand Miles Home" as Bai Wu).
Wang Zhi and Yin Tao are both very good actresses, but to be honest, the role positioning and play space of the two actresses in the film are indeed far inferior to the male lead.
And Ni Ni's role in "She Who Disappeared" is also a tool closer to completing the final reversal.
In the end, Ma Li's opponent should be Jia Ling.
Jia Ling's role as Le Ying in "Hot and Hot" is too weighty compared to the previous roles. The whole movie is a history of Le Ying's weight loss growth.
In terms of body management, Jia Ling lost 100 pounds in a year, and in the end, her performance did not live up to this role. played Le Ying's inferiority, cowardice, and resilience and momentum after transformation to be convincing.
Especially in the last boxing scene, the audience can see a ruthlessness in Jia Ling's eyes.
But she eventually met Ma Li, who has a more flesh-and-blood role.
It can be said that Ma Li played her best in an almost comedic role, and her quarrel with Lei Jiayin became the best paragraph in the whole film. And this character itself also conveys the power of women's strength and softness.
But I always feel that whether it is Ma Li, who won the award, or Yin Tao, Ni Ni and Wang Zhi, who did not win the award, there is more than that.
Perhaps what is lacking in internal entertainment has never been good actresses, but good movies that shine for actresses.
05, Best Director, of course Zhang Yimou should win the award, but I am still rare Wang Baoqiang
In a word, whether it is from the maturity of the work, the integration of genres or the breakthrough of the theme, director Zhang Yimou should have won the award, if it were not for Zhang Yimou to shoot, it would have been impossible to achieve the popular law popularization effect that is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people today, and it is impossible to counterattack all the way with word-of-mouth box office in such a fiercely competitive schedule as the Spring Festival.
But I always have a best director in my heart, Wang Baoqiang.
In "In the Octagonal Cage", Wang Baoqiang has obviously made careful preparations, from photography to art, and even has an amazing "sense of luxury".
But the most exciting thing is always Wang Baoqiang, who came out of the mountains, giving this movie deep emotions. That's something that no directorial skill can replace.
What touched me the most in the movie was not the last boxing scene, but one time, when the children watched the stars at night.
The children stood on the hill, looking at the bright galaxy that seemed to be within reach, and there was a wonderful contrast between the magnificent starry sky and the fate of this group of hard-working children that seemed to be difficult to break through.
At that moment, Wang Baoqiang, as the director, really filmed a certain poetry of fate.
And throughout the movie, there is a force of savage growth throughout, and the power of reality is conveyed in the vigorous picture.
Although Wang Baoqiang failed to win this award in the end, the box office of the film counterattacked all the way in the summer last year was actually the audience voting with their feet to give Wang Baoqiang the award.
05, the best movie and excellent film, the master of Duanshui, is the trouble of happiness in Chinese films
As an audience, I am lucky and happy, and I can see good movies such as "Fengshen Part 1", "Article 20", "Volunteers: Heroes Attack", "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" in less than a year.
As a judge, it must be miserable, and no matter who the award is given, it will inevitably cause controversy.
"Article 20", which won 3 awards in the end, is naturally recognized as a good movie.
But when it comes to the overall quality and reputation of the film, "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" should not be underestimated.
As for the genre breakthrough of domestic films, "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" and "Fengshen" cannot be mentioned.
In the end, "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" won the best film, and "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" won the excellent film, which may best reflect the art of Master Duanshui.
The award is the business of the 101 national audiences at the Hundred Flowers Awards, but each audience has a best in their hearts, and in the end, the best film of the Hundred Flowers Award can be produced in the fierce competition between the two masterpieces, in a sense, it is also a Chinese film, a kind of happy trouble.
Write at the end
Another year of the Hundred Flowers Award is over, and the well-deserved winners have been blessed, and the missing pearls are naturally uneasy.
Compared with the huge controversy of the nomination list, the final list of winners should still be convincing.
And the final list is very different from the so-called list of winners circulating on the Internet, and even the main awards are different.
Although many people, like me, will feel that powerful people like Andy Lau and Li Xuejian are a little out of place to compete with a group of young traffic.
But domestic entertainment always needs to inject young blood, not to mention the voting rules of the Hundred Flowers Award, that is, the nomination list is voted by the audience online, and it is not surprising that young traffic is shortlisted.
In fact, the audience does not exclude young actors from winning awards, but their acting skills are still the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of young actors all the time.
Everyone is looking forward to a group of younger and more powerful actors growing up quickly and replacing the older generation of powerful actors.
This is also the reason why a new generation of actors such as Yu Shi and Wang Shengdi are highly anticipated. But what the audience doesn't want to see is that Chinese films are pulling seedlings and fueling them.
If it is really like the list posted on the Internet, young actors win awards that do not fully match their strength too early, but they will encounter more doubts from the audience, which is not a joy for young actors or Chinese films.
Tonight's result seems to be a little less turbulent, but the result is just right.
In this sense, the biggest winner tonight is not Zhu Yilong, but - the Chinese film itself.
Finally, I want to say that the award-winning "Article 20", "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" and "Volunteers: Heroic Soldiers" will never be the apex of the high mountains.
Chinese films still have a very broad future.
Let's see how Chinese films will usher in the bloom of a hundred flowers next year.