The Spring Festival stalls are crazy! Which of the seven new films should I see first？
Time Editorial Department | Pig Liu Page
Waiting to go to the cinema to see Avatar 5.
The Spring Festival is approaching. On January 22nd, the first day of the Lunar New Year, seven films will land in the cinema on the same day.
This year’s Spring Festival stalls are not afraid of not seeing them, and they are afraid that they don’t know how to choose!
The seven new films include Wandering Earth 2, The Red River, The Unknown, The Deep Sea, The Exchange of Life, China Ping-pong’s Jedi Strike Back, and Bears Come and Stay with Me, Bear Core.
The new film covers science fiction, suspense, comedy, history, animation, fantasy and many other types, from directors to actors, it also includes all the big coffee in the domestic film industry.
The first Spring Festival file after the adjustment of the epidemic policy should be very lively!
The box office of the Spring Festival last year was 7.84 billion, and the box office of the Spring Festival last year was 6.04 billion. How much can the box office of the Spring Festival this year reach? Can you create the "strongest" achievement in history?
Seven new films compete, who can win the box office champion of the Spring Festival file?
At present, the official film length information is known as follows:
Wandering Earth 2: 173 minutes, Man Jiang Hong: 159 minutes, China Ping-Pong Jedi Counterattack: 137 minutes, Unknown: 128 minutes, Deep Sea: 112 minutes, Exchange of Life: 110 minutes, Bear haunts: Stay with me: Bear Heart: 96 minutes.
Before entering the cinema, Time Jun will take you to know about this year’s Spring Festival "big meal".
The Wandering Earth II
Director: Frant Gwo
Starring: Jason Wu, Andy Lau, Li Xuejian and Sha Yi.
Release date: January 22, 2023
The Wandering Earth, the previous work, was the box office champion of the Spring Festival in 2019, with a total box office of 4.686 billion yuan, which can be said to have opened the "first year of China science fiction movies".
After the big sale in The Wandering Earth, "Wandering Earth 2" was not surprisingly expected, and it can even be said that it was the top seed player in this year’s Spring Festival file, and the production cost was also greatly upgraded.
In addition, compared with the previous "Wandering Earth 2", it not only retains the popular starring Jason Wu, but also introduces big-name actors such as Andy Lau and Li Xuejian, and the lineup is stronger.
It must be said in advance that although the film is called Wandering Earth 2, it is actually a prequel, and this story will be more original.
Where will the new Andy Lau lead the story? Can the "small broken ball" soar again? Can the story be worthy of special effects? We will wait and see.
Man Jiang Hong
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Shen Teng, Jackson Yee and Zhang Yi.
Release date: January 22, 2023
"Angry hair rushes to the crown, leaning on the railing, raining and resting …" The well-known "Man Jiang Hong" will be put on the big screen and directed by "Buddhist" Zhang Yimou. These two points alone are enough reasons for expectation.
Suspense and comedy, two contrasting types of elements, are smoothly integrated into the same film by the director, and the stirring feelings of home and country in the film will also trigger a strong emotional resonance among the audience.
The combination of Shen Teng and Jackson Yee, Zhang Yi, who has cooperated with Zhang Yimou for many times, Lei Jiayin and Yun-peng Yue, etc., have laid a broad enough audience base for Manjianghong.
In recent years, Zhang Yimou has made films with high speed and stable quality, including One Second in 2020, Above the Cliff in 2021, Sniper in 2022, and a long-shot Above the Rock waiting to be released.
Putting down the master figure and trying various styles, Zhang Yimou’s director’s life is getting younger and younger, which also makes the audience have many new expectations for this old director.
Nobody
Director: Cheng Er
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, YiBo and Zhou Xun.
Release date: January 22, 2023
Director Cheng Er’s last work, Romance and Nobody, has similar time and geographical background.
Judging from the preview, both films took place in Shanghai, and they also have quite similar image styles.
"The Romance of Death" won 122 million box office when it was released in 2016, and gained a good evaluation, especially among fans.
"Nobody" is a spy war film, with many intellectual battles and breakthroughs in action scenes. Director Cheng Er’s unique audio-visual aesthetics is highly adaptable to the big screen.
In this Spring Festival file, if fans want to look for a more literary film outside of family fun, "Unknown" may be a good choice.
It’s just that the audience will be curious. Can YiBo take up Tony Leung Chiu Wai’s performance?
Deep sea
Director: Tian Xiaopeng
Starring (dubbing): Su Xin, Wang Tingwen
Release date: January 22, 2023
In 2015, director Tian Xiaopeng changed the face of the domestic cartoon market through The Return of the Great Sage on a Chinese Odyssey, and raised the box office ceiling to nearly one billion.
After seven years of rebellion and intensive cultivation, his new work "Deep Sea" broke through the deadlock in the adaptation of mythical themes. The film broke the boundary between deep sea and deep space, and the color was as bright as glass.
Yesterday, the film was screened in advance for the first time on a large scale, and many viewers gave a high evaluation.
"Deep Sea" is an original story. The film explores the "meaning of life" from the perspective of an ordinary little girl.
In terms of special effects, Deep Sea team combined the ink painting that best represents China’s essence with three-dimensional technology, and it took two years to develop a brand-new Chinese-style particle ink painting.
There are 2 billion particles in a single shot, which is why the seawater in Deep Sea is so colorful.
In this Spring Festival, children can watch Bears, and adults who like animation can watch Deep Sea.
Exchange of life
Director: Su Lun
Starring: Lei Jiayin, Zhang Xiaofei
Release date: January 22, 2023
In 2018, director Su Lun collaborated with Lei Jiayin and Tong Liya in the film "Living Together in Time and Space", which earned 900 million+box office.
The Exchange of Life is also directed by Su Lun and starred by Lei Jiayin. The heroine is replaced by Zhang Xiaofei who relies on the fire in Hi, Mom, and the story of "time travel" is replaced by the story of "exchanging bodies".
It is curious whether Zhang Xiaofei, the Golden Rooster-winning actress, can break through the role aura of Li Huanying and bring a new screen image.
The biggest advantage of this film is its shortest duration and warm and relaxed content. It is very suitable for the whole family to watch movies, and maybe the box office will come from behind.
China Ping-Pong: The Jedi Fight Back
Director: Deng Chao, Yu Baimei.
Starring: Deng Chao, Sun Li, Timmy Xu and Jason Wu.
Release date: January 24, 2023
The biggest attraction of China Ping-Pong is that it is based on a true story.
In the early 1990s, China’s men’s table tennis team repeatedly defeated the Swedish men’s team, which was Europe’s arch-rival, and failed to win the men’s team championship for three consecutive World Table Tennis Championships, and fell to the bottom.
The new coaching team headed by Cai Zhenhua was ordered to carry out all-round transformation of China men’s table tennis, with the goal of re-attacking the champion at the 1995 Tianjin World Table Tennis Championships …
It doesn’t tell the winning story of the ever-victorious teacher, but turns to the depths of history to ask, what is the meaning of failure?
For the China audience who are already familiar with the invincible side of China table tennis, this film has found a novel starting point.
China Ping Pong, released on the third day of the New Year’s Eve, is slightly inferior in pre-sale and publicity. Can it ignite the audience’s enthusiasm on the screen? Can you really complete the "turning over against the wind" like the slogan?
Bear haunt, accompany me "bear core"
Director: Yong-chang Lin/Shao Heqi
Voice: Zhang Bingjun/Tan Xiao/Zhang Wei/Miao Yingying
Release date: January 22, 2023
Iron-made "Bears Come and Go", the flowing Spring Festival file.
"Bears haunt" series should be the most stable works in the Spring Festival files over the years, after all, children love to watch.
This year’s Spring Festival, "Bears Come and Go with Me" Bear Core "is still the only film tailored for young people.
This is a realistic and tender looking back work, a love story that goes in both directions, and a work that appeals for the companionship of reality with sci-fi imagination.
Last year’s "Bears Come Back to Earth" grossed 977 million yuan. Will this year’s new movie box office break 1 billion yuan?
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