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National Day movies: Who is making "hits", and who is selling feelings?
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The smoke of the circle of friends filled the cinema
On the one hand, the mysterious code of "749 Bureau" has set off a decoding frenzy on social media, and on the other hand, the tragic theme of "The Road to Fire" has aroused the attention of the whole people to fight abduction, and in the 2024 National Day file, two movies with very different styles have unexpectedly become the poles of the public opinion field, tearing the audience's movie-watching taste into two camps
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Some people hail that domestic science fiction has finally taken a bold step, and some people denounce this as just a bad movie with five-cent special effects in the cloak of science fiction; Some people shed tears for the difficult journey of parents looking for their children in the movie, and some people questioned that this was just a bitter drama to sell anxiety
Who is creating "hot styles", and who is selling feelings? Perhaps, we can get some clues from the creative starting point, narrative technique and final presentation effect of these two films
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749 rounds: When the mystery meets the word-of-mouth Waterloo
"749 Bureau", which has whetted the audience's appetite before it was released, has the aura of "adaptation of real events", and before it has time to unveil the mystery, it has encountered a word-of-mouth Waterloo
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Director Lu Chuan, who has won the title of "Ke Ke Xili" and "Nanjing! Nanking! The director, who has won many awards at home and abroad, seems to have lost his way in "749 Bureau".
In the trailer, rows of filing cabinets are neatly arranged in dim light, and creepy text is recorded on yellowed paper, accompanied by tense music and fast-paced editing, all suggesting that this is a thriller story about China's mysterious investigation agency
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In addition, the director revealed in an interview that he had personally experienced the "supernatural incident" of the 749 Bureau, which planted a seed of expectation in the hearts of the audience: Will this be China's "X-Files"? What long-held secrets will be revealed?
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment
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The audience who walked into the cinema was expecting to see a sci-fi film full of suspense, thriller, and brain-burning, but found themselves entering a world full of logical loopholes, rough special effects, and old-fashioned plots
The mysterious 749 rounds have been transformed into a special unit dedicated to fighting alien creatures; Ma Shan, played by the protagonist Wang Junkai, has changed from a teenager with superpowers to a tool man who can only fly in a "propeller" style; And the supernatural phenomena that should have been full of imagination have been reduced to monster wars with no new ideas
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"That's it? That's it? The audience who walked out of the cinema left a helpless sigh
Admittedly, "749 Bureau" made some attempts in visual effects to try to create a futuristic sci-fi world, but the rough special effects, chaotic editing, and illogical plot made the film a visual disaster
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What's even more disappointing is that "749 Bureau" also pales in terms of character creation, the protagonist Ma Shan's growth process is not convincing, and the character of the supporting characters is too flat to arouse the audience's emotional resonance
When the mystery is revealed, what is left is an empty and boring core, and the audience will naturally not buy it
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The Road to Fire: When realistic themes meet the "cool film" mode
is different from the "thunder and rain" of "749 Bureau", "The Road to Fire" has chosen a more stable route: realistic theme + powerful actors + "cool film" mode
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The movie tells the story of three families who have suffered from the abduction of their children, and after experiencing despair, pain, and struggle, they choose to join forces for revenge
The director did not deliberately exaggerate the tragic atmosphere, but focused on the portrayal of the characters' psychological changes and action logic
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Xiao Yang's father, Cui Dalu, has changed from an honest migrant worker to a ruthless avenger; Zhao Liying's mother, Sakurako, has changed from a weak and helpless housewife to a calm and resolute goddess of revenge; Zhao Zishan, a policeman played by Liu Ye, struggles between law and justice, and finally chooses to stand with the victim
The film does not avoid the cruelty of reality, but shows the social problem of child abduction and trafficking in front of the audience nakedly
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In the film, the trafficked children are brutally killed, sold to remote mountainous areas, and trained as begging tools, while the traffickers regard these children as money-making tools without humanity and are indifferent to what happens to them
Instead of giving the answer to the problem, the film throws the question to the audience: what should we do in the face of such a social reality?
The success of "Road to Fire" lies in the fact that it has found a balance between realistic themes and commercial genre films, and it neither deliberately avoids social issues in pursuit of the box office, nor does it give up entertainment in order to criticize reality
In the movie, the tense action scenes, the superb acting skills of the actors, and the thought-provoking themes have become the highlights that attract the audience
And the real stories of finding children in the film have resonated with the audience, making this film go beyond entertainment itself and have a deeper social significance
National Day movies: It's time to say goodbye to "traffic first".
The National Day file in 2024 is a few happy and a few worried
The failure of "749 Bureau" may be a wake-up call for those movies that rely too much on traffic stars and IP effects: audiences are no longer satisfied with gorgeous special effects and empty plots, they need movies with real content, thoughts, and emotional resonance
The success of "The Road to Fire" proves that reality films still have huge market potential, as long as they are created with heart, truly reflect social reality, and pay attention to the fate of ordinary people, they can still win the recognition of the audience
As a cultural product, film carries the responsibility of conveying values and guiding social atmosphere
It's time to say goodbye to the era of "traffic first", return to the essence of movies, impress the audience with sincerity, and speak with works, so as to create excellent works that can truly stand the test of time
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