"The Exorcist of Tuodi" is Zhang Jiahui's second self-written and self-directed film after "Oban Shengong", do you also taste some of the flavor of Zhou Xingchi? It is true that Zhang Jiahui does not have the innate wisdom root of Zhou Xingchi, but he has the same dedication to art as a star boy...
Nowadays, the threshold for making movies has been set very low and low, but for the Chinese box office of more than one billion yuan at every turn, the directors can pull investment is half the success, and then consider the level and taste of the investor... The author has a colleague who has insisted on the shooting of the original script for many years, and has now won many awards at home and abroad and the recognition of the industry. But the author always remembers his words vividly, he told the author that the first time he pulled millions of investments, he was not excited at all, but fell into the endless bargaining with coal bosses to choose roles, of course, the final film in his own words, has been unrecognizable, there is no original intention. Looking back now, when I think about directors like Zhang Jiahui who can both attract investment and stick to their own ideas, there are very few.
Attentive viewers will find that several celebrities come to the aid of the film. In particular, Liu Weiqiang's surprise glance and the mouth of Huang Qiusheng not only gave the audience who held Zhang Jiahui a confidence, but also gave a confidence to Hong Kong's local genre films. We all know that Hong Kong films have not had a peak since "Infernal Affairs", and in this process, many directors have had to give up the principle of giving up the shooting of homegrown Hong Kong genre films in order to survive. This is understandable, but because of this, it is even more valuable that Zhang Jiahui-style directors continue to insist.
Indeed, from the apprentice who is still raw in "King of a Thousand Kings 2000" to the middle-aged coach with a full face of muscles and vicissitudes in "Guild Wars", and then from the surprise of "Oban Shengong" to the maturity and self-confidence of "The Exorcist of Tuodi", is this not exactly a dedication of Zhang Jiahui? It is precisely because of this persistence that we believe that as long as we persist, everyone can become a bud waiting to be released.
Looking forward to Zhang Jiahui's next work.