This year's Spring Festival movies have created one record after another. I wonder if you have noticed a phenomenon:
Almost all newcomers in the movie now, and those familiar old faces are becoming blurred.
For example, Jackie Chan, who rarely missed the Spring Festival, had a bad reputation for movies for several consecutive years, and this time he finally missed the Spring Festival.
For example, Stephen Chow, who was once the box office guarantee, finished filming "Mermaid 2" early, but because he was not optimistic, he finally gave up the Spring Festival period.
and with 54 million fans + Andy Lau , who brought "The Crowd of People" to compete in the Spring Festival, was actually neglected. It only took the box office to recover with its reputation in the past two days.
And the immortal combination like Zhou Xun and Chen Kun perform in the same show, "The Order of the Samurai God" still cannot escape the fate of losing.
Spring Festival is just a microcosm, and the update of The film industry is undergoing at a speed that we can't imagine.
You can check the movie box office rankings over the years. Can you still see the names of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige?
These days, Ng Mengda passed away. I remember he said that he hoped to cooperate with Stephen Chow again in his lifetime, but it is no longer possible now.
I have to sigh that these older generations of filmmakers are inevitably getting older.
On the other hand, many new generation filmmakers with average influence many years ago are becoming the backbone of the film industry.
, which was once famous for "Hao Jian" on the Spring Festival Gala, became the first actor to have a box office of over 20 billion yuan.
A rookie director named Dumplings filmed " Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World " with a box office of 5 billion+.
This year, the sketch actor Jia Ling , who was ridiculed for not having a representative work, also became the No. 1 female director in China's box office with a movie "Hello, Li Huanying".
It can be imagined that in the future, many of our familiar names will disappear on the screen, and the stories of grassroots counterattack will continue to be staged in the film industry. The threshold of the movie has been broken down in just a few years. The great directors sitting on the shrine were dragged off from the altar, some cheered and some were panicked.
In Pige's view, the "reduction in style" in movies is inevitable for the times.
The past directors focus on inheritance, the third generation director, the fourth generation director, the fifth generation, the sixth generation...
has a bit of the flavor of a martial arts sect. If ordinary people can't enter that sect, they will worship the movie.
This strict hierarchy system was broken after 2000.
That year, Zhang Yimou's " Hero " emerged, marking that China has truly entered the era of commercial films. The set of standards that divided directors in the past have completely failed, and the market has entered a new situation of heroes competing for hegemony.
Now 20 years have passed, and in the field of art films, there are directors such as Jia Zhangke , Wanma Caidan , and Bi Gan . Let’s not talk about it for the time being.
Four new and old directors have emerged in the field of commercial films. These 8 people have used 42.9 billion + box office to jointly build the ceiling of the Chinese commercial film .
Let’s first look back at the "Four Major Directors" of the old generation and mention their names. Almost every one is an up-to-earth existence.
Zhang Yimou completed the perfect transformation from art film to commercial film with works such as "Hero", " Ambush ", and " Golden Armor in the City". Although Zhang Yimou was controversial after the transformation, no one could erase his achievements as a pioneer.
Later, Zhang Yimou filmed art films such as " Thousand Miles Walking Single Riding " and "Returning", but it was a bit worse than the peak.
In 2016, he summoned Andy Lau, Matt Damon and other big names to shoot " Great Wall ", trying to connect Chinese commercial films with international standards, blazing a new path for Chinese filmmakers and the Chinese film industry, but he had no choice but to backfire. Wang Jing described that the film was half-shooted and the old man must have known that he had smashed it.
Today, Zhang Yimou has wandered back and forth between commercial and artistic films, and has successively filmed works such as " One Second ", "On the Cliff", and "The Coldest Gun". He is still a banner, and the quality of his works can still stand the test of the times, but objectively speaking, his box office appeal is no longer as good as before.
Chen Kaige was closely followed. He ambitiously filmed " Wuji " in 2005 and won the annual box office championship of that year with a box office of 210 million.
Unexpectedly, the film still attracted a lot of doubts, and was even spoofed by Hu Ge into "The Blood Crime caused by a steamed bun ". Chen Kaige was so angry that he sued Hu Ge and confidently stated that this work will become a classic in ten years. Now 15 years have passed, and the negative review storm of "The Promise" that year has not been overturned.
After "The Promise", Chen Kaige has successively filmed works such as " Mei Lanfang ", " Taoist down the mountain ", and " Demon Cat Legend ". His artistic aesthetics are still top-notch, but they can never be integrated into the times. The gorgeous pictures and weak plots are the characteristics of Chen Kaige's later works.
The third place is Stephen Chow we are familiar with.
, and the director of Youzhe, has exploded with a strong directorial talent. His directed " God of Cookery ", "King of Comedy", and " Shaolin Football " have successively created box office miracles.
In 2004, Stephen Chow filmed " Kung Fu ". This film was not favored at the beginning of its release. Many people laughed at him for having enough talent. Unexpectedly, the older the years, the more charming it became. Now the Douban score of this film has soared to 8.7 points, which is considered to be the culmination of Stephen Chow's movies. After
Starting from 2013, Stephen Chow, who had been silent for many years, has directed works such as " Journey to the West to Demons " and "The Mermaid". All of these movies were sold at the box office, but they also overdrawn Stephen Chow's last feelings.
In 2019, Stephen Chow's " New King of Comedy " was released. From this film, we can see the exhaustion of his creativity. His old-fashioned nonsensical style can no longer attract audiences. If he doesn't play the role, others will not be able to play the essence of his comedy at all. The drama finally received a box office of 628 million, and the audience's reputation is almost one-sided.
Although Stephen Chow has finished filming "Mermaid 2", the box office prospects of this work have never been favored.
The movie tickets we owe to Stephen Chow have already paid back, and Stephen Chow’s movies are still better in memory.
The last one is Feng Xiaogang, who is a grassroots background and has made a name for himself among the children of the big courtyard with his high emotional intelligence and has gained the opportunity to make movies.
He was not accepted by the mainstream at first, but then he filmed " endless " and " Party A and Party B " and other New Year's films, and Feng Xiaogang also became the overlord of New Year's films. He was gradually accepted by the mainstream and grew into a towering tree in the directorial industry.
Some people say that Feng Xiaogang's greatest achievement is that he and Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are of the same level.
Indeed, in terms of artistic achievements, Feng Xiaogang cannot compare with these two, but what he is valuable is that he dares to keep getting out of his comfort zone. At the peak, he shoots tragedy and films disaster films, and tests the various possibilities of Chinese movies. If he loses money, he will make money by making money, and if he makes enough money, he will try different subjects.
So we can find a series of unfunny but thoughtful works such as " Night Banquet ", " Tangshan Earthquake ", "
Feng Xiaogang also caused a lot of trouble because of his mouth. No matter whether his era has passed or not, he is a monument that cannot be avoided in the field of commercial films.
The old generation of four major directors have not fallen behind, and new four major directors have emerged in the film industry.
First of all, Ning Hao. With the support of Andy Lau, he filmed " Crazy Stone ", which became a surprise in 2006. He then filmed " Crazy Racing ", " Golden Robbery ", "No Man's Land", " Heart Flower Road to Put ", etc. Ning Hao gradually became the best commercial film director in China.
In 2019, Ning Hao launched the third "Crazy Series" " Crazy Alien ". This novel is adapted from the Liu Cixin . It gathers heavyweight works by Shen Teng and Huang Bo . Its performance after its release is hard to say is satisfactory. The box office of
Fortunately, Ning Hao chose to temporarily settle himself and no longer rush to make new films. He focused more on cultivating new directors. His "Bad Monkey Plan" has helped many people, including " Wandering Earth " director Guo Fan , and the popular " Assassination of Novelist " during the Spring Festival is also produced by him.
On the other side, Ning Hao's friend Xu Zheng also made his mark.
In 2010, "Lost in Thailand" starring Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang gained a good reputation. When Xu Zheng saw the potential of this movie, he pulled Wang Baoqiang to shoot "Lost in Thailand". Unexpectedly, it immediately broke the box office record of Chinese movies, and Xu Zheng suddenly became the leader among commercial film directors.
Xu Zheng, who tasted the sweetness, filmed " Hong Kong Humeng " and " Humeng Mom ", and his reputation plummeted.
The reason is that he and Baoqiang parted ways due to dividend issues. Without Wang Baoqiang, Xu Zheng's "囧妈" has come to an end step by step.
However, because of the epic success of " I am not a medicine god ", the failure of the subsequent works of the "囧 series" did not affect the high recognition of Xu Zheng in the audience's hearts. At the same time, the two story units " wins " and "The Last Lesson" directed by him also won the audience's love. From this, we can also see that Xu Zheng, as the director, has his own thoughts on the expression of comedy style.
In 2015, Baoqiang, who was single, was intercepted by Chen Sicheng. Chen Sicheng tailored the role for him, so " Chinatown Detective " was born. I didn't expect that this movie became the box office dark horse in 2016. Then Chen Sicheng made three movies in one go, creating the familiar "Detective Tang Universe".
Like Feng Xiaogang back then, Chen Sicheng was not accepted by mainstream directors at first, but all his movies achieved a return rate of more than 100%, and he blocked everyone's mouth with his grades.
However, this year's " Detective Chinatown 3" has a high box office and low reputation, which has also forced Chen Sicheng to a crossroads of transformation. Fortunately, he will launch " Mozart in Outer Space " during the summer vacation, which will start the "outer space trilogy". Chen Sicheng, who is prepared for danger in times of peace, has found a new direction in advance.
Finally, Wu Jing is a steady and steady player.
Martial Arts champion, he pursued his dreams in the entertainment industry, but he had mountains such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Donnie Yen above his head. These seniors almost blocked the way to fight martial arts stars. Wu Jing once fell into the role of the villain in the movie Donnie Yen who ran to Hong Kong to play Donnie Yen.
Fortunately, he took a different approach and could not break through the character, so he broke through the subject matter.
China has gradually become stronger over the years, and the Chinese people have become more confident. I am used to seeing the superheroes of the United States, and we also call on the superheroes of China.
Wu Jing filled this vacancy and filmed the " Wolf Warrior " series.
The first part of "Wolf Warrior" was still pretty good. In the second part, Wu Jing sold his house, went to the military camp to experience life, and went to Africa to shoot big scenes. Finally, he brought an unprecedented audio-visual experience to the audience. "Wolf Warrior 2" sold 5.6 billion yuan, becoming the box office NO.1 in Chinese film history, and Wu Jing also became a hot commodity as a director.
What is commendable is that he did not rush to monetize, but braked in time and settled himself. He helped to film "The Wandering Earth", " Climber ", "King Kong River", etc., while filming movies, he learned the director's experience and saved energy for his next bloom.
After analyzing the four new and old commercial directors, we can find a feature.
That is the old four major commercial directors, which is a bit unattainable. Ordinary people must keep a look up to them when they see them.
The new four directors all became monks halfway and made a mistake in the sky. They gave many people the feeling of "I can do it if I go with you."
This is actually a good phenomenon. It shows that in this era of self-media, everyone can become a creator. As long as you pick up your phone, you are the director of life.
So we see that racers, hosts, sketch actors, singers, bosses, and businessmen all act as directors across industries. This is a blessing or a disaster for movies. Let's not talk about it for now, but at least we see a solidified film world becoming fluid and vivid.
Some of these people are successful, just like Jia Ling, who reached the top overnight with "Hello, Li Huanying".
There are also failed people, such as Wang Baoqiang, who won the Golden Broom Award in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes in India".
In an era of increasingly solidified classes, the "reduction of style" of the movie has allowed us to retain the last trace of romantic fantasy of "kings, princes, generals and ministers".
If movies are an art of dreaming, then let me indulge in my dreams and don’t wake up!
Text/Pipi Movie Editorial Department: Yiji
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