Tired, nervous, strong wind, flying sand... On the way to evacuate overseas Chinese, Zong Dawei (played by Zhang Yi) walked in the desert with more than 100 compatriots. Everyone's mouths were cracked and they were covered in dust. There is an impressive performance detail: After

Tired and nervous, strong wind, flying sand... On the way, Zong Dawei (Zhang Yi) took more than a hundred compatriots in the desert, everyone's mouth was cracked and covered in dust. There is an impressive performance detail: After drinking water, Zhang Yi licks the water from the corner of his mouth into his mouth instead of wiping it off. This is a person's instinct to survive in extreme environments.

Zhang Yi's performance is still very stable, but can director Rao Xiaozhi control the grand theme of "0,000 Miles Return "?

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"The Way to Return" is not complicated, a typical linear narrative structure: a war broke out in Numia, North Africa. The diplomat Zong Dawei, played by Zhang Yi, brought the newcomer Cheng Lang (played by Wang Junkai) unarmed into the war zone and evacuated his compatriots.

The actor's performance is particularly important under the premise that the story ending is not suspense. The three actors Zhang Yi, Wang Junkai, and Yin Tao are starring, with the old and new combinations, and the three "golden supporting roles" of Taishen , Zhang Zixian , and Wang Xun have many outstanding roles. In addition, the "old actor" Li Xuejian is in charge, and this cast is more luxurious than director Rao Xiaozhi's previous films.

Zhang Yi's performance is still very stable. The details of the diplomat he plays are portrayed in place. For example, in the face of the threat from the rebels, Zhang Yi has a silent emotional performance, and the subtle twitches on his face are shown when he is nervous, which makes people particularly worried.

In order to save the little girl, in desperation, Zong Dawei, played by Zhang Yi, started a life-and-death bet with the rebels. After a psychological contest, Zhang Yi pointed the gun at his head and finally chose to shoot. There was a life-and-death test in front of him, and behind him were compatriots who were at a loss. Zhang Yi's eyes were filled with tears, and he interpreted the complex emotions under heavy pressure to the fullest. The scene of

also made Liu Minghui's actor Wang Xun remember it vividly. He said: "Faced with the terrifying scene, nervousness is a human instinct. His trembling, his steps, his rhythm, breathing, and his eyes were controlled so well, and he played a flesh-and-blood diplomat."

In addition to the heavy scene of evacuating overseas Chinese, Zhang Yi also has a family emotional line, which makes the character Zong Dawei more full. Chen Yue, played by Wan Qian, is Zong Dawei's wife. When she needs her husband to be with her when she is pregnant and having a child, Zong Dawei not only cannot be with her wife, but may also die in a foreign country.

There is a scene where Zhang Yi called Wan Qian. Zong Dawei said, "Yue'er, I'm sorry, Yue'er, I've delayed something. It's like this every time, and I've delayed it every time." He pretended to be in Dubai , but Chen Yue had already learned on TV that her husband was in danger. In just a few minutes, the two actors completed the transformation of different emotions, carrying their worries about their lovers and their expectations for reunion.

actor Wang Junkai plays Cheng Lang, a young man who was sent to perform a mission for the first time, full of passion but childishness. He had many rival scenes with Zhang Yi. Although he was a little awkward and average, he finally caught Zhang Yi's scene.

Just imagine, if "The Road to Return" is not available to Zhang Yi, the excitement will be greatly reduced.

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director Rao Xiaozhi was once a young man from Guizhou to Beijing. At the age of 21, he was admitted to Central Drama . He was the winner of the Golden Lion Award in Chinese drama industry.

Then, Rao Xiaozhi chose to change and took 11 years to transform from a drama director to a film director. It is not difficult to find from his early film works: he is good at creating dramatic conflicts in narratives, and often pays attention to the living conditions of small characters.

Among them, in 2018, the movie " The Unknown " directed by him achieved a box office of more than 700 million yuan. This small and medium-sized film has no traffic stars or large-scale publicity, but it has counterattacked and became a box office dark horse. The film features many small characters as the main characters, showing the story of ordinary beings in absurd, unruly, black humor , both lifelike and dramatic.

In 2021, "HTM3 Crowds in " directed by Rao Xiaozhi was released. This time his movie has big stars and finally achieved a box office of more than 700 million yuan.

"The Road to Return" continues the realistic style of director Rao Xiaozhi, but the scene is grand and the industrialization scale is unprecedented, which is a challenge for him. In order to truly restore the last 100 kilometers of the evacuated overseas Chinese, the crew visited real diplomats to polish the details of the story. 1:1 set up an African city and went to deserts, mines and other places to take real photos.

As a main theme film, "The Road Back" has a good completion. Although the story is simple, the rhythm is relaxed and relaxed. Handheld photography increases the realism of the film; there are explosion scenes and gun battle scenes that satisfy the audience's visual impact, as well as family emotional scenes. The full character creation shows the intention of the creative team.

Rao Xiaozhi, who was born in the drama stage, is good at placing characters in extreme environments and building characters' personalities in dramatic conflicts. For example, the life-and-death bet between Zong Dawei and the rebels mentioned above. The dramatic conflict is extremely strong and the audience enjoys it. In the film, Zong Dawei picked up a book "One Thousand and One Nights" from the ruins. He gave the broken book of the children's book to the little girl in the evacuation team. The little girl opened the story of Sinbad, told it all the way, and followed the team all the way. The legends told by the childish voice and the people on the way to evacuate overseas Chinese were grouped by the director under the montage camera. "Children, stories, cruel wars, and endless deserts, I want to describe a kind of small person, but because of faith, you will keep going home." The theme of

is changing, and the production is changing, but it can be seen that what Rao Xiaozhi is concerned about is still the choice of ordinary people when facing difficulties.

Whether it is "The Road to Return" or " Ordinary Hero " and " Steel Will ", this year's National Day holiday is still dominated by main theme movies. Judging from the current box office performance and the audience's response, "The Road to Return" has delivered a qualified answer. If nothing unexpected happens, Rao Xiaozhi's new film will become the biggest winner in the National Day holiday.

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