If you talk about the world's most famous detective, I believe that the first name that jumps into the minds of many people must be "Sherlock Holmes", the British gentleman of Conan Doyle, who lives in Baker Street and together with his good friend Watson, he has committed one crime after another and solved one mysterious case after another.
And have you ever thought that maybe it's not just Britain that has "Sherlock", he may be right next to us, or even the most ordinary-looking people, such as the simple local uncle?
This seemingly absurd theme of magical reality is exactly the story that Sherlock on the Plains is trying to tell us.
This absurd comedy film, produced by Rao Xiaozhi and directed by Xu Lei, will be released nationwide on November 29. Before the official release, it had already won the nomination for best feature film and the best film text award at the 13th First Youth Film Festival this year, which also triggered a very heated discussion on the Internet.
Judging from the current trailer and Reuters, "Sherlock on the Plains" tells an authentic rural story: Chaoying overturns the old house, and his friend Shuhe comes to help cook, but unfortunately he is hit by a car on the way to buy vegetables and is hospitalized, and the hit-and-run vehicle escapes.
Feeling guilty, Chao Ying paid all the medical expenses for Shuhe, and in order to get justice, he and his good friend Zhan Yi disguised himself as a rural detective group, rode an electric three-wheeler on the North China Plain, and embarked on the road of pursuing the driver who caused the accident.
Yes, these two ordinary and simple old farmers are "Sherlock" from rural China.
Two people with no professional knowledge and no connections in power can only use the stupidest way to find the driver who caused the accident: posting notices everywhere and tirelessly following every clue:
Like all detectives, it is necessary to discuss and sort out clues:
Of course, the process will never be smooth, and two suspicious-looking middle-aged men who wander the streets every day can easily attract the attention of the police and security guards.
Being caught, chased, and driven away is a common thing, whether it is checking vehicle information inside and outside, or pretending to be a delivery man and a security guard fighting wits, it is bitter and funny.
After being forced to a dead end, there was no ability for the English Sherlock cornice to walk on the wall, and looking at them cautiously, it was as if they saw themselves pushing.
Without the skills and powers of the police, any investigation was difficult, and the two even wanted to give up at one point:
But looking at their friend lying on the hospital bed, when the sun rises, the two still continue on their journey:
The two people riding a tricycle, galloping on the North China Plain, never give up for their friends, as if they are young men in fresh clothes and angry horses, and the youthful atmosphere that comes to the face makes it easy for people to feel the exuberant vitality of this movie.
And will the two detectives succeed in the end? The trailer won't tell us, and the editor has no intention of giving you spoilers, and you can only get the answer if you walk into the theater when the movie is released.
After watching the trailer, many people are very confused, the two old actors whose acting skills are so natural, why have they not heard of it before this movie, is it a low-key strength faction? The answer may make your three views collapse -
All the actors in "Sherlock on the Plains" are ordinary people, this is their first contact with the big screen, they play, is their own life.
And this time, many excellent actors, including Ren Suxi, sat in the audience to call for the authentic vegetarians in this movie:
Hua Tsai, who failed to reach the scene, also praised the film in the video:
Perhaps you will be curious, in today's Chinese showbiz circle, there are so many handsome men and beautiful women, why would the director choose such a vegan lineup? The reason for this is a bit heart-wrenching – there is not enough money for filming. Xu Chaoying, the actor of the protagonist Chaoying, is the father of director Xu Lei, and even he himself did not expect that the old father could complete to this extent.
Looking behind the scenes, Rao Xiaozhi, the film's executive producer, has always focused on the realistic theme of small people, and has always insisted on discovering high-quality new films, from the filming to publicity, and has been using all his resources to continue to help newcomer director Xu Lei. The completion of this film with a rare actor + newcomer director is so high, Rao Xiaozhi is indispensable.
Therefore, you can see that the lens language of this film is very distinctive, the photographic lens pays attention to minimalist aesthetics, the shooting method is calm and restrained, and the picture is plain but full of vitality:
The texture of the whole movie is like a rural documentary, all the beauty, tranquility, earthiness, conflict... They were all recorded one by one, so magically realistic, but so vibrant, that people hardly realized that this was a movie.
Hardcore, cool, romantic, humorous, lifelike... You really can't sum up Sherlock on the Plains in one word, and the vitality and youthful atmosphere of this movie are so strong that you can't help but be attracted to him. Although there are so many elements, it is not unorganized, this film has artistic factors and commercial textures, and the collision of the two elements produces a wonderful chemical reaction, giving people a very high sense of humor, which is impressive.
On November 29, "Sherlock on the Plains" will be released in theaters across the country, and the film will definitely lift people's spirits for the increasingly homogeneous film market.
Guys, are you ready to embark on a journey of divine exploration with these two vegetarian peasant masters?