2022 National Day movie ended perfectly. ",000 Miles Return " has exceeded 1 billion in 8 days of release, and has become the box office champion of this National Day without any suspense, making other movies beyond the reach.
You should know that in the current situation where the film market is relatively weak, this achievement is already very rare.
The total box office of the entire National Day holiday was only 1.4 billion, and the runner-up " Ordinary Hero " only received a box office of more than 100 million.
When the gap between the first and second places is obvious enough, it can always explain some problems, which indirectly confirms that "The Road to Return" is done correctly.
Attention to the audience to enter the cinema for "The Road to Return".
real event adaptation touches people's hearts
"The Return of a Thousand Miles" tells the story of evacuation of overseas Chinese . It is a summary and adaptation of my country's evacuation of overseas Chinese in the past 30 years. Many plots in the movie have real event prototypes, which is more touching to the audience.
Real things are often more touching.
Careful audiences will find that although the movie creates a country called Numia, it is guessed from the photos of leaders posted on the walls of the official's office that this is probably Libya.
And some of the experiences of the protagonist Zong Dawei ( Zhang Yi ) do have the shadow of "evacuation of overseas Chinese in Libya".
Comment area Some netizens complained about the "roulette game" in the movie and thought it was not true enough. After all, the movie
has to be adapted, and some fictional components are understandable.
In some areas of war and turbulent in reality, there are indeed many situations where the opponent's will be suppressed by the ruthless method. Although the ruthless form may not be through roulette, this does not prevent the director from taking it over to create a tense atmosphere.
Some minor changes do not affect the overall reality.
The main creative team strives for excellence
Director Rao Xiaozhi has high requirements for the texture of the film. In order to restore the real environment of the diplomats back then, he has a good grasp of the details, from the costumes of buildings or extras, to the Arabic logo on candy paper, all of which strive to restore, giving the audience a sense of documentary.
Rao Xiaozhi spent half a year to prepare, visit and survey the information on the spot, and interview the real parties involved.
It is the main creative team's attitude of striving for excellence that it has the classic shots on the big screen. The audience seemed to be there and felt the thrilling environment in which the diplomats were in at that time.
This feeling is stronger than the fierce battle scenes in "Wolf Warrior 2" and " Red Sea Operation ". After all, diplomats are unarmed and can only fight wits and courage with their flesh and blood. The difference in force values of
undoubtedly increases the dramatic conflict of , making the audience sweat for Zong Dawei, Cheng Lang and others all the time.
Actors have good acting skills
The success of the movie is inseparable from the wonderful performances of the actors, among which Zhang Yi's acting skills are impressive.
The Zong Dawei, who he played, showed the calmness, wisdom and responsibility of the diplomat, especially when facing difficulties, he had to solve the problem patiently because he wanted to take his compatriots home, and the responsibility on his shoulders was too heavy.
Zhang Yi also showed the diplomat as an ordinary person's flesh-and-blood side in the movie. When facing the test of life and death, he went from fear to firmness. This change in his mood deeply touched the audience.
Yin Tao plays Bai Fu in the movie. She is not only an ordinary trapped compatriot who needs to be evacuated, but also a family member of a diplomat, but her husband Zhang Ning (played by Zhang Zixian) unfortunately died.
After losing her family, Bai Huan showed extraordinary tenacity and chose to continue to help the masses evacuate.
There is a scene where Bai Hun protects Numia's little girl in particular touching. Faced with the threat of the rebels, Bai Hun did not hand over the little girl, but hugged her and protected her with her body.
Other compatriots also surrounded the little girl together and formed a human wall. The rebels were afraid of the powerful China and did not dare to take action. The little girl was rescued.
Through this scene, Yin Tao made the audience feel that life and death in the war-torn areas are helpless. Life is lucky and death is random. This is the norm in turbulent areas, which further reflects the preciousness of our peaceful life.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Junkai also performed very well in the movie, and its acting skills have made great progress.
He plays Cheng Lang, a growth character, has many interactions with Zhang Yi, and the two influence each other. He also learned from his predecessors how to be a mature diplomat.
Although Wang Junkai's acting skills cannot be compared with those of seniors such as Zhang Yi and Yin Tao, he has made obvious progress and completed the role creation well, which has won the praise of the audience.
Conclusion
"Wolf Warrior 2" won the box office championship that year, Wu Jing said in an interview: I went up to the seventh floor at once, but there are six steps in the middle. These six steps cannot be missing, and if they are missing, they will fall down.
After reading "The Road to Return", I began to understand Wu Jing's words.
Although "Wolf Warrior 2" broke the domestic box office record, Wu Jing still polished other works carefully, so success is not accidental. No matter what the theme of the movie, the careful polishing of the main creative team will gain the recognition of the audience.
Generally speaking, "The Road to Return" is indeed a very successful National Day good work.
can win the box office championship for the National Day holiday, which is inseparable from the efforts of director Rao Xiaozhi and the entire production team.
And the best and most direct way for the audience to repay the creative team is to go to the cinema to support it and let good movies win box office.
It is rare to see such high-quality works in the current environment. Viewers who have not seen them may wish to take a look.