This year's National Day, the film market ushered in a visual feast, there will be "Volunteers: The Battle of Survival", "In and Out of Peace", "Hot Good Guy", "Only This Green" and other ten new films have appeared one after another, spanning plot, war, crime, action, disaster, family, science fiction, adventure, youth, history, song and dance, animation, comedy, fantasy and other fields, of which live-action movies occupy 8. This number is not only two more than last year's National Day schedule, but these works are all well-built middle-scale productions, which can be called the largest number of head and mid-waist films in the National Day schedule in recent years.
The film is diverse and conveys warmth and strength
This year's National Day file, the Chinese film market ushered in a diversified lineup of works, which can meet the viewing needs of audiences in different National Day files. Among them, the highly anticipated "Volunteers: The Battle for Survival" pays tribute to history and heroic martyrs, shows China's strength, and arouses the audience's patriotic feelings. Last year's National Day file, the movie "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" achieved a double success at the box office and word of mouth, and won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film this year, and the "Golden Deer Award" for Best Film at the China Changchun Film Festival. This year, the sequel to the series, Volunteers: Existential Battle, arrives as scheduled and will be released on September 30. The film is directed by Chen Kaige, starring Zhu Yilong, Xin Baiqing, Zhang Zifeng, etc., and the sequel will focus on the 63rd Army of the Volunteer Army, and deeply depict the key battle in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea - the Battle of Tieyuan. The film tells the story of Li Xiang (played by Zhu Yilong)'s 63rd Army, with 25,000 troops and nearly 50,000 "United Nations troops" fighting fiercely for 12 days and nights.
Following "Chinese Captain", another aviation-themed disaster blockbuster "Crisis Route" will also be released on September 30. The film is directed by Peng Shun, starring Andy Lau, Zhang Zifeng, and Qu Chuxiao, telling the story of the world's largest double-decker luxury airliner A380 encountered hijacking on its first flight, and the story of an international security expert and his daughter teaming up to fight the robbers at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Also released on September 30 is "In and Out of Peace", which is a family drama film brought by director Liu Jiangjiang after "Life Events". "In and Out of Peace" starring Xiao Yang, Ayunga, Guli Nazha, and Huang Xiaolei, based on real events, confronts the issue of life and death, and tells the story of how the death row prisoner Zheng Listick suddenly encountered an earthquake on the way to escort, and in the face of natural disasters, Zheng Liguo, a death row prisoner with only 24 hours of life, and Chi Xiao, the police officer in charge of supervision, made human choices.
Laughing and celebrating the festival, Ge You plays the good man of Beijing again
Comedy is the most popular genre among the audience in each schedule this year, and comedy is indispensable for this year's National Day file. Ge You, Li Xueqin, Yang Haoyu and other starring "Explosive Good People" and Jackie Chan, Wei Xiang, Shi Ce and other action comedy "Panda Project" will bring laughter and emotion to the audience.
From "My Motherland and Me" in 2019, to "Me and My Hometown" in 2020, and then to this year's "Hot Good Guy", "Beijing Good Man" Zhang Beijing will appear on the screen for the third time on the National Day file.
"Hit Good Guy" is directed by Ning Hao and Xu Lei, this time Zhang Beijing has changed from a "good guy" to a "celebrity", the times are changing, but the human touch remains the same. "Hot Good Guy" cuts into the real life of ordinary Chinese people from Zhang Beijing's perspective, not only integrating contemporary social factors such as traffic data, Internet talents, and live streaming culture, but also showing the general humanistic atmosphere and emotional landscape in modern society, allowing the audience to re-experience the taste of life while being happy.
Directed and written by Zhang Luan, "Panda Project" tells the story of the battle between international kung fu superstars, agents and panda keepers to form a "treasure" alliance and an international criminal organization. The film skillfully combines the cultural symbol of the national treasure panda with an interesting storyline, allowing the audience to experience the profound heritage of Chinese culture and the charm of the national treasure panda in a relaxed and happy atmosphere. The combination of Jackie Chan and Panda, the "twin national treasures", not only brings unprecedented freshness, but also is full of endless laughs.
The phenomenal IP debuted in the "green tide" and jumped from the stage to the screen
In August 2021, the dance drama "Only This Green" premiered at the National Center for the Performing Arts, and quickly became a phenomenal cultural IP with its beautiful stage presentation and cultural heritage. At the beginning of 2022, excerpts from the play appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, triggering a nationwide "green tide". In this context, the movie "Only This Green" also came into being.
As a dance drama film that inherits traditional culture and restores Chinese aesthetics, "Only This Green" is created by the original stage choreographer, director, cast and top filmmakers, and the story revolves around a modern cultural relics researcher who has devoted himself to studying and crossing nearly a thousand years of time and space to enter the heart of the painter Xi Meng, witnessing his painstaking and selfless creation, and working with countless workers to create a hand-me-down picture. Taking the main color of the painting "green" as a visual clue, the film connects the seal, silk, pigment, pen, ink and other materials and tools required for the formation of the painting one by one, focusing on a number of Chinese intangible cultural heritage skills, fully interpreting the thousand-year-old color of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", the ingenuity of countless laborers, and the continuous protection of generations of cultural relics protection workers. "Only This Green" has a unique genre and novel theme, which is also of great significance for further enriching the supply of high-quality content in the National Day film market, paying tribute to and popularizing China's excellent traditional culture, and transmitting Chinese spiritual energy.
Can "749 Bureau" and "Road to Fire" become dark horses?
On the current pre-sale list of the National Day file, the highly anticipated works include "749 Bureau" and "The Road to Fire" directed by Lu Chuan. "749 Bureau" is written and directed by Lu Chuan, starring Wang Junkai, Miao Miao, Zheng Kai, Ren Min, Xin Baiqing, etc. The film is inspired by director Lu Chuan's previous work experience to tell a "near future" story that takes place in 2030. When the whole city was facing a catastrophe, the boy and his comrades-in-arms went through many dangers and obstacles, saved the city, and completed their own growth.
"The Road to Fire" is directed by 500, starring Xiao Yang and Zhao Liying, the film focuses on the theme of abduction, telling the story of three parents who lost their children and embarked on the road of revenge to find their children, and staged a dangerous counter-killing with a group of traffickers in a wild place.
In addition to the 8 live-action films, "Pipiru and Luxisi: 309 Dark Room" and "New Big Head Son Little Head Daddy 6: Mini Adventure" will provide a fantastic family experience for family audiences. In addition, "The Sinking of Lisbon Maru", which is currently being screened, has received a high reputation of 9.3 points on Douban, and this documentary film unveils 82 years of dusty history - in 1942, 1,816 Allied prisoners of war were imprisoned in the cabin of the Japanese armed transport ship "Lisbon Maru", and were torpedoed by a U.S. submarine in the waters of Dongji Island in Zhoudong, China, and 255 Chinese fishermen rowed wooden boats and sampans to rescue 384 prisoners of war who fell into the water. Fang Li, a 70-year-old director, has spent all his savings in the past 10 years to search for the "Lisbon Maru" shipwreck and discover the unknown historical truth behind it. Although the film has been released for a while, it has received unanimous praise inside and outside the industry, and has achieved a box office result of 30 million. The film will also continue to be popular in the National Day file and become a viewing choice.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
Editor/Gong Lifang