Written and directed by Yan Fei and starring powerful actors Liu Tingzuo and Song Ziqiao, the domestic original film "Lucky Elevator" opened the "Advanced Tasting Meeting" in Ten Cities of Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Nanning, Changzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Xiamen and Zhengzhou on January 10, 2021, and local media and audiences unveiled the mystery of this Dark Horse Film of the Shanghai Film Festival in advance.
During the first round of watching the film, the audience was immersed in an unexpected elevator dilemma between Cao Xiaojun and Fan Wenjuan, and experienced the "one-night cooling off period" on the eve of divorce at a close distance. Combined with the current social environment and the emotional state of urban life, everyone invariably reacts that the film is indeed "real and heartfelt".
After watching the movie, many viewers sat in the banquet for a long time, did not leave immediately, and did not know whether they were also reflecting on their marriage. If there is a real chance to experience the short and efficient "cooling off period" in the film, perhaps many emotional questions will get different answers.
"Lucky Elevator" is rescheduled for nationwide release on January 22, and will warm this cold winter with a sincere healing story at the end of the year.
For the first time, I watched the "shortest cooling off period" in history, directly attacking the "gouge" and "far away" in life
"Lucky Elevator" uses a very formal sense of shooting, boldly portraying the midlife crisis, marriage problems, and family loads in modern society. Without any filters, these issues are exposed with a more frank and straightforward lens.
The film tells the story of the one-night elevator "meeting" of Cao Xiaojun and Fan Wenjuan, who were doubly frustrated in the "marriage love field" and the "career battlefield", from indifferent confrontation to forced interviews, from verbal battles to hand in hand, without whitewashing the "bitterness" of life, and without forgetting the "sweetness" of marriage. Truly present the trivialities in life and resonate with the audience.
Among them, the most profound is the informative dialogue of the male and female protagonists, which makes a group of movie enthusiasts remember it vividly. In the face of Cao Xiaojun's sneering, Fan Wenjuan responded to the strategy of "cold violence" and "being able to move and never move", until finally she could not bear it, and the husband and wife began to stage a dragon fight.
After hurting each other several times, the two people suddenly found that their marriage that was about to come to an end was just like this suspended elevator, which needed only emotional repair, not a rest of the complete suspension. The profound intention of the film has aroused the audience's deep thinking and aftertaste.
Tell the most appropriate story at the most suitable time, and leave enough room for deep digging to express the ultimate sense of coolness
"Lucky Elevator" seems to have chosen the most suitable time to respond, bringing an upward breath in this slightly decadent year of the rat, and telling the proposition of life with heavy weights, which seems sharp but actually warm.
For this film, "sincerity" is the creative mentality that the creator wants to convey, and the word "honesty" is the theme connotation of the film itself. To be so honest about showing the "butterfly effect" in a marriage, from the propositional expression, "Lucky Elevator" has handed over a perfect answer sheet.
The movie seems to be about the unexpected dilemma of a couple in the out-of-control elevator cubicle, but in fact, it also reflects the life dilemma of the "post-epidemic era". The film is not only concerned with the relationship between the sexes, but also the topic of life and individual self-treatment in the social environment. In particular, the "B Story" that exists like a life easter egg in the second half is full of artistic blanks, leaving enough space for the audience's imagination.
Originally scheduled to be released on January 15, "Lucky Elevator" was later rescheduled to January 22, when audiences can go to the theater together to enjoy this dark horse movie that "made its final appearance" in the Year of the Rat.