Text/Swimming Circle, Naranze Self Media Editorial Department
As we all know, due to the domestic censorship system and the producer's estimation of box office competitors, many movies will not meet the audience for the first time after the completion of the show, but the actors like "Cliff" have no negative news but have dragged on for three years before officially appearing on the screen.
"Cliff" tells the story of a group of small people who survive under the pressure of life, and gradually reveal their true faces in the crisis of the cliff difficulty. The characters are cowardly, despicable, greedy, cunning, and true warriors.
With a kind of black humor, the film shows the "sentient beings" of small people in cruel situations, and issues a torture of human nature. It is not uncommon to show the true personality of each character under such a disaster, such as "A Good Play" directed by Huang Bo himself before, or the zombie theme works common in the European and American film circles.
However, "Cliff" is more inclined to daily life, the plot is absurd and has certain practical significance, and the characters who appear on the camera also have a lot in common with ordinary people. Although this can make the audience feel immersed and resonant, it also means that the script and actors need to be polished more carefully, otherwise it is easy to make people play. As far as the current production team of "Cliff" is concerned, the quality of the finished film may fluctuate a lot.
"Cliff" director Han Zhi has been involved in the fields of actors, directors and screenwriters, and has participated in film and television dramas with good reviews such as "The Legend of the Paladin Sword", "YiMeng", "Zhenguan Long Song" and so on. Later, Han Zhi began to direct, but many of the films he directed were not obvious, and few audiences who had watched films such as "Wind Under the Wings", "Tarzan Love", and "Rose Buns" were few, and his directing skills were not widely recognized.
The performance of Ye Weimin, the executive producer of "Cliff", also went up and down, including classic masterpieces such as "Cast Name", "Man on the Road", "Hundred Variable Star Jun", and "Embroidered Shoes", "Phantom of the Demon Palace", and "Decisive Battle God Eater". The two were paired together, and the true quality of "Cliff" was marked by the audience with a big question mark.
Fortunately, the cast of "Cliff" can be seen. Although there are no famous actors sitting in the town, the actors invited by the crew are not low in terms of cost performance.
In the film, Wang Xun, who plays a single father Yu Guang who drives small bread everywhere to pull tourists to make money, has known director Han Zhi for many years, and has participated in film and television works such as "Crazy Stone", "Militia Ge Er Egg", "Hong Kong 囧", "Detective Chinatown 2" and so on, and also brushed up on the reality show variety show "Extreme Challenge". However, Wang Xun has been appearing as a comedian for many years, and this time asking him to play a middle-aged father who has been bent by life can also be regarded as a difficult challenge.
Playing the final villain Cai Jiu is the powerful actor Li Yixiang, who contributed good acting skills in "Blind Well" in the early stage of his debut. Since then, he has brought a variety of roles to the audience, and although the performance cannot be said to be impressive, it can be regarded as meeting everyone's expectations. It is most appropriate for him to play the psychologically distorted villain after experiencing misfortune. Han Zhi also praised Li Yixiang's acting skills in the interview, saying that his performance is fully worthy of the audience's expectations.
To be fair, during the centenary of the founding day of the party, there are not only the main theme of "Revolutionary", "1921", "Chinese Doctor" such as the main theme of the blockbuster, as well as "Hello World", "Father Trapped in Time", "Peter Rabbit 2 Escape Plan" and other foreign excellent films, "Cliff" Investment cost is not much, the actor's popularity is not high, if you want to be surrounded by strong enemies, it is difficult to fight in the fiercely competitive summer film market.
But for the audience who follows the film, it is already joyous news to finally see it after three years. If the script of "Cliff" is not bad, and the actors play a remarkable role, they may also be able to earn a place for themselves. In addition, the title of "Cliff" is not only pasted with the spy war film "On the Cliff", which is still being released, but also has the same name as the TV drama version of "On the Cliff", which is also somewhat helpful to its audience.
Of course, in the end, whether a movie can be recognized and the word-of-mouth box office double harvest depends on its own quality. After all, movies are not like TV dramas, and the era of bad movies that can make money casually with a few popular traffic stars is probably no longer the same. Film and television works must eventually return to the masses of the people.
Do you have any expectations for the upcoming release of "Cliff" on July 2?