China News Service, Beijing, July 11 (Reporter Ren Siyu) This summer, the first film to surprise people is "The Great Events in Life".
As of now, the box office of " Life Events " has exceeded 1.2 billion, not only becoming the most popular domestic new film after the Spring Festival, but also bringing a hot atmosphere to the film market. In
films, the subverted performance of Zhu Yilong is eye-catching - this slutty funeralist is completely different from the gentle, elegant, calm and calm male protagonist he played before. "My Sanmei made me forget Zhu Yilong himself for a short time. The third brother's handsomeness and wildness are the most popular." Some viewers commented this.
Stills from "The Great Events in Life".
, except for both Wuhan, he is different from the third brother,
Domestic films rarely focus the camera on the profession of funeralist. When "The Big Events of Life" first appeared, many people said that we also have works like " Devourer ", but in fact, the styles of the two movies are completely different.
If "The Devourer" is a restrained and profound thinking, then "The Great Events of Life" rooted in Wuhan City talks about the lively and vibrant fireworks on the earth.
The male protagonist Mo Sanmei has just appeared and is a typical " street sloppy " image: buzz cut , a floral shirt, a big gold chain, a flip-flop, a cigarette on her ears, a chewing gum in her mouth, and a sloppy look.
Stills from "The Great Events in Life".
Mo Sanmei is known as "Three Brothers". She is a funeralist who just came out of prison. While dealing with an old man's funeral, he was entangled by the orphan girl Xiaowen. Xiaowen chased him all day long and shouted "Give me back my grandmother! Give me back my grandmother!" Big Firebattle and Little Firebattle met, and finally developed a family relationship beyond blood relationship.
Stills from "The Great Events in Life".
When he just finished reading the script, Zhu Yilong wanted to challenge this character with a very contrast with himself. The third brother was more straightforward. He laughed when he was happy, and even scolded when he was unhappy. He laughed and said, "They were all quite different except Wuhan people."
In order to get close to the character image, Zhu Yilong experienced the style that he had never tried before. Director Liu Jiangjiang cut his hair short and made him gain weight, making some "disfigurement-style" designs for him. He didn't mind at all: "I always wanted to try but didn't have a chance. I just took advantage of the opportunity to film "The Great Events in Life". In addition, it was summer again, it was good to shave a round inch." Before the filming of the
film, Zhu Yilong went to the funeral home to collect folk songs. He observed a person who looked particularly like the third brother in the parking lot: he was shaved with round inch, and wreaths and other funeral supplies were placed on the van. He leaned against the steering wheel, smoking a cigarette and making a voice, listening to pop songs, which was completely different from the style outside. Suddenly, the third brother had a specific image in his heart.
Stills from "Big Events in Life".
"The Big Events in Life" is also a feature film made by Zhu Yilong in his hometown of Wuhan and in Wuhan dialect . He admitted that he tried hard to get close to him before starting the filming, and after trying out the makeup, he walked into the scene, speaking the language he was familiar with, "After the whole person relaxes, he will feel like he is him." Han Yan, the producer of
, was also impressed by Zhu Yilong's first appearance in the play: the third brother followed him in the car. My ex-girlfriend sent a WeChat message, got out of the car and walked in with her shoes in her arms, "I haven't called him Zhu Yilong since then. They all called him third brother, and the crew also called him third brother."
Sun Wukong and Little Nezha
" Journey to the West ", Sun Wukong and Nezha fought for 300 rounds, and there is also such a pair of "Sun Wukong" and "Little Nezha" in "The Great Events of Life".
Xiaowen tied Nezha's braid and held the red tassel gun wooden stick and pointed at the third brother, making him look like a "devil boy"; the hot-tempered third brother always said that he was Sun Wukong, and even the sofa was in the shape of a five-finger mountain.
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But in fact, under the shell of rebelliousness, they both had the same lonely growth experience and were kind and righteous in their hearts.
Xiaowen has an unfortunate childhood. After her grandmother who loved her passed away, she was regarded as a "restraint" by her uncle's family. She is not an orphan, and is better than an orphan; and the third brother is an unfilial son in the eyes of his father. No matter what he does, he is not as good as the second brother who died early. His father scolded him, his girlfriend abandoned him, and everyone thought he was "eating the food of a dead person"...
Liu Jiangjiang wrote a verdict to the third brother, "He is brave and brave, and he will lose paper generals whenever he fights." What he gives to Xiaowen is "love and righteousness are lawless." Xiaowen is a good child of grandmother, and the third brother has always hoped to be recognized by his father. The two people who have nowhere to rely on have become each other's concerns and have developed a stronger family affection than blood relationship.
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Zhu Yilong and Yang En's interpretation gave this "father-daughter love" a touching footnote. From the beginning of fighting each other to mutual dependence and mutual salvation, the joy and tears of the two people can always infect the audience in front of the screen.
Zhu Yilong admitted that this was the first time he spent so long to play with a child. On the set, he tried not to communicate with Xiaowen how to act, but to get along with her like the third brother in life, playing games and joking together. When he was about to shoot a conflicting scene, he created a little "small conflict" in advance so that the two people would not feel strange or split in the play.
film made many people cry. It was a clip that the third brother and Xiaowen met again after separation: "My father is Mo Sanmei, and he lives at home..." Xiaowen's tears fell, and the third brother opposite had already cried like rain, and his eyes were full of heartache.
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This scene was filmed over and over again, because she felt sorry for Yang En, and she would come from a faraway place every time. Zhu Yilong chose to be a "bad person". He used the "provocation method" to make the young actor cry. As soon as the scene was filmed, he said sorry to her ten times in a row. Producer Han Yan commented, "I finished watching it on the spot, but I couldn't express any opinions at all. Both actors played at that point, textbook-level."
Life eliminates death, everything is a big deal
In the movie, the most impressive line is "Life eliminates death, nothing big deal." There are five funerals in
films, including angry, sad, absurd and funny, and relieved, but they are not heavy. The film uses lively fireworks to dissolve the coldness of "death". Each funeral shows a different family story and reflects a life.
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When the third brother told Xiaowen that "the dead man turned into a star in the sky", Xiaowen stopped crying and making a fuss. Finally, she also told the teacher that the third brother's profession was "a person who planted stars". The third brother, who originally planned to change his career, began to re-reflect on the value of the funeral profession through repeated experiences.
video is watching back at the end of death, telling everyone that there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome. If not, let’s change the way of life. Therefore, many viewers interpreted that, in fact, "life eliminates death, is a big deal", "death is actually a small deal, and living actively and cherishing the people in front of you is a big deal."
Stills from "The Great Events in Life".
Zhu Yilong said that he didn’t know anything about funeralists before, and he was even afraid of funeral homes when he was a child, but through this drama, he had a new understanding of this profession. "Doctors let us come to this world with dignity, and funeralists let us leave with dignity. After understanding this profession, I am more respectful and awe."
He felt that the more you film this movie, the more you will cherish life. "No matter what environment you are in, you must actively face life. There are no real difficult things other than life and death. You must actively face it, feel life, and try your best to enjoy life." (End)
