Among the 10 films on May 1st this year, two have achieved a counter-attack in word of mouth and box office, one is Zhang Yimou's "Above the Cliff", and the other is "Anti-Black and Decisive Battle".
"Anti-criminal Battle" was directed by Lu Yulai, starring Jiang Wu, Zhang Songwen, Jin Shijia, etc. When the film was first released, it ranked sixth with only 6% of the films, but on May 10, the film's layout rose to 19.4 %, second only to "On the Cliff". It was released for 10 days and achieved a box office of 236 million yuan, which greatly exceeded expectations. The film's network rating also reached 6.5 points, second only to "On the Cliff".
How did a movie with the theme of "sweeping the black and eliminating evil" win the hearts of the audience?
The answer may be found in the "dissatisfaction" of some viewers. A small number of viewers believe that "Sweeping Down: The Final Battle" looks a bit like a legal TV program, and many of the materials appearing in the film have been reported in previous programs. Some people even think that this is a film that piles up the material of anti-crime cases.
To some extent, these viewers are right. Many episodes in "Anti-Crime, Decisive Battle", such as killing people during demolition, burying corpses in concrete, committing suicide by inexplicably jumping off a building, officials behind their backs inciting people to make trouble, etc., can be seen in legal programs and social news. This film is nothing more than rearranging the material and integrating it into a complete story. But is this really the case?
The most important thing for literary and artistic works is to shape typical characters in typical environments. I think the key to the success of this film is the creation of many representative and typical characters.There are not only positive characters like Song Yirui, the leader of the anti-criminal task force, but also two typical negative characters, Cao Zhiyuan, the county magistrate of Weihe County, and his half-brother who owns a nightclub. Success, the film follows the principle of facing up to reality, showing the power use tactics of local underworld forces and the meticulousness of resisting the censorship of the organization, and shows it in front of the audience without any cover.
I have to say that Cao Zhiyuan, played by Zhang Songwen, is one of the most successful negative examples in the film. As the county magistrate of Weihe County, Cao Zhiyuan said to the audience at the meeting righteously and awe-inspiringly as soon as he appeared on the stage: "If anyone colludes with the evil forces, I will see one and catch the other!" But as the plot developed, Cao Zhiyuan's true face gradually surfaced. It turned out that he was the commander behind all the cases in the film, and a "double-faced man" in the officialdom in person. For example, he once helped Weihe County improve its GDP and has excellent political achievements; he is usually cautious in his words and deeds, never shows up in sensual places, and works overtime every day until late at night; he is very disgusted with his half-brother Sun Zhibiao, and even He lost his temper, but because of family affection, he ended up for him every time; he had a lover, and he was very tender and considerate to this lover. But these are just one side of his character. When the anti-criminal task force gradually turned its attention to him, his ugly face was exposed.
With Cao Zhiyuan's successful portrayal, the audience can easily understand the reason why evil forces are rampant in Weihe County. It turns out that Sun Zhibiao's arrogance comes from the fact that Cao Zhiyuan is his brother. The reason why Cao Zhiyuan didn't take the task force for anti-crime and evil at first was because he had a more powerful father behind him.The ruthless disclosure of the truth about the underworld forces in "Anti-Black and Decisive Battle" just proves the unshakable determination of the party and the state to punish the evil and eradicate the evil and combat the underworld forces.
"Anti-Black-Decisive Battle" is not a big-budget movie, and Jiang Wu, Zhang Songwen, etc. are not traffic stars. From the structure of the play, the film is not perfect. But it is such a rough work, because it is grounded and not fake, it has won the trust of the audience. In the face of reality, any routine is overshadowed. The counter-attack of "Anti-Black and Decisive Battle" has set a good example for the creation of similar films in the future.
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