“Article 20”
“Hot and Hot”
“Flying Life 2”
“Mr. Red Carpet”
The Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is less than a month away. After the strong rebound of the New Year’s Day movie market, people are full of enthusiasm for the upcoming Spring Festival. Sure enough, in less than three days, six new films were announced to be added to the Spring Festival schedule, and the market atmosphere was suddenly heated up. The six new films are “Article 20”, “It’s Hot”, “Let’s Shake the Sun Together”, “Flying Life 2”, “Mr. Red Carpet” and “Bear Infested: Reverse Time and Space”. Judging from the current situation, it is difficult to say which film will definitely come out on top, because each film has its own characteristics and is among the best.
The director is extraordinary and the stories have their own merits
First of all, looking at the director lineup, Zhang Yimou, Ning Hao, Jia Ling, and Han Han are all directors who have achieved success in the Spring Festival. Among them, Ning Hao’s “Crazy Alien” and Han Han’s “Flying Life” respectively won the 2019 Spring Festival. It has won box office of 2.211 billion yuan and 1.726 billion yuan; Jia Ling’s “Hello, Li Huanying” has a box office of 5.413 billion yuan in 2021, and it is the box office champion of the Spring Festival; Zhang Yimou’s “Man Jiang Hong” has a box office of 4.544 billion yuan in 2023, which is It was the box office champion during the Spring Festival that year. The abilities of these directors are extraordinary, and the new films produced this time also continue the genre works that they have been best at in the past. You can imagine the fierceness of the competition.
“Article 20” is Zhang Yimou’s third time to accompany the audience to celebrate the Spring Festival after “Sniper” and “Man Jiang Hong”. The film uses realistic themes and the perspective of a small person as an incision to show the justice and humanity behind Article 20 of the Criminal Law on “justifiable defense”. The film uses a relaxed and humorous approach to tell the story of the protagonist who risks everything and relies on his own efforts to achieve fairness and justice.
“Mr. Red Carpet” directed by Ning Hao tells the story of the king Liu Weichi (played by Andy Lau) who collaborated with director Lin Hao (played by Ning Hao) to shoot a rural-themed film in order to win an award. Unexpectedly, an unexpected combination of circumstances turned into a “farce” . Ning Hao and Andy Lau got together in 2006 through “Crazy Stone”, which received financial support from Andy Lau. 18 years later, Ning Hao gave “Mr. Red Carpet” to Andy Lau as a “repayment” gift. The two acted opposite each other for the first time on the big screen, which I believe will arouse the interest of many viewers.
“Hot” directed by Jia Ling once again continues the golden combination of Jia Ling and Zhang Xiaofei, but the two changed their roles from “mother and daughter” to “sisters” in “Hello, Li Huanying”. I believe that such a combination will Coupled with the addition of Lei Jiayin, it will definitely be very eye-catching.
“Flying Life 2” directed by Han Han follows the team of “Flying Life” and tells the story of a former champion driver who returns to the rally and rushes to the track full of laughter. Han Han’s last movie “The Four Seas” failed at the box office. This time he must be working hard and vowing to make a comeback at the box office.
The cast is luxurious and the atmosphere is festive
Judging from the cast, this Spring Festival release can be said to be star-studded. Each movie has multiple stars joining the cast, and the talents are simply “silent”.
The cast of “Article 20” can be described as “defying”, including Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, Zhao Liying, Gao Ye, Liu Yaowen, Chen Minghao, Zhang Yi, Fan Wei, Yu Hewei, Xu Yajun, Li Naiwen, Jiang Qiming, Aruna , Yang Haoyu, Qiao Shan, Jiang Shimeng, Ding Yongdai, Liu Yitie… Just pick anyone and they can be the protagonists in other movies. Such a luxurious cast reflects a major trend in Spring Festival productions, which is to increasingly emphasize the festive atmosphere of the festival.
From the content point of view, these six films almost all follow the route of comedy and warmth, and are very rich in comedy elements. Even for a film about legal themes like “Article 20”, Zhang Yimou added a lot of comedy elements to the film and said, “This is the most hilarious movie I have ever made.”
“Hot and Spicy” is a remake of the Japanese classic inspirational film “One Hundred Dollars of Love”. Jia Ling still takes the route of family and warmth this time, and what Jia Ling looks like after losing 100 pounds for this film has become what the audience wants to know most. The answer is that the film is expected to continue to make a big fuss about family affection and comedy effects.
“Let’s Shake the Sun Together” is the final chapter of Han Yan’s “Life Trilogy” and is adapted from the documentary article “The Most Utilitarian Marriage Deal, the Most Emotional Eternal Promise”. It tells the story of two young people who are seriously ill but have very different personalities. By mistake, he embarked on a healing journey full of love and power. The film is a film that brings both laughter and tears.
In addition, the tenth “Bear Bears” movie “Bear Bears Reversal of Time and Space” directed by Lin Yongchang continues the consistent “family fun” style. Judging from the performance of this series in recent years, the film has been greatly improved in terms of story and production level.
The 2023 Spring Festival season finally harvested a box office of 6.765 billion yuan, second only to the 7.842 billion yuan box office in 2021. With the release of these six new films, the 2024 Spring Festival release is also expected to give a surprising result.Reporter Wang Jinyue
Original title: Six new movies have been finalized for the Spring Festival. Zhang Yimou, Ning Hao, Jia Ling, and Han Han’s new movies have their own characteristics and it’s hard to tell them apart.
Editor in charge: Zhou Yumin
