The Message

The Message

  • Director: Kuo-Fu Chen, Qunshu Gao
  • Writer: Chia-Lu Chang,Kuo-Fu Chen,Jia Mai
  • Countries of origin: China
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Release date: September 22, 2009
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Phong Thanh
  • "The Message" is a spy war film co-directed by Gao Qunshu and Chen Kuo-fu , starring Zhou Xun , Li Bingbing , Zhang Hanyu and Huang Xiaoming . It was released in mainland China on September 29, 2009   .
    Adapted from the novel of the same name, the film tells a series of thrilling stories that occurred after the assassination of a senior official of the Wang puppet government during the Anti-Japanese War   .

    Details

    • Release date September 22, 2009
    • Filming locations Dalian, China
    • Production companies Huayi Brothers Media, Shanghai Film Group, Tianjin Television Station

    Box office

    Budget

    $7,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $743,981

    Movie reviews

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    • By Archibald 2022-12-27 10:23:40

      Please close your eyes when it gets dark and see who is the bandit

      Day 1:
      Yingda and Su Youpeng PK. In the end, Su Youpeng was pushed as a bandit. His dying words: I am not a bandit, I am just a civilian. At the same time bite Yingda.

      The next day:
      Since Su Youpeng was a civilian, Yingda bit Su Youpeng again, so Yingda was pushed inward, and Yingda lost her cards without voting. His last words: I am not a bandit, I am just a civilian.

      Day 3:
      Police Huang Xiaoming examined Li Bingbing late at night, a civilian. So Zhou Xun and...

    • By Myrna 2022-12-16 23:30:41

      Handan toddler's pseudo-exploitation film

      I was hooked on "The Sound of the Wind" as early as the summer when I saw the thriller flower in theaters, especially when I heard that it was the first B-level exploitation film in China, and I was even more curious

      . Of course, in the end, it turns out that the reputation is actually difficult to match, but we can also well understand that cultural dictatorship institutions such as the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television can be scaled well on the premise that there is...

    • By Toney 2022-12-14 13:30:25

      Gu Xiaomeng

      I left this record in purgatory

      to hope that my family and sister Yu will forgive my decision at this moment,

      but I firmly believe...

      you will eventually understand my feelings,

      my dear ones,

      I am so ruthless to you

      only because the nation has come to the end of its life.

      My generation can only do anything to

      save me in case

      my body is about to perish,

      but my soul will be with you. The...

    • By Abby 2022-12-07 18:10:03

      "New Wave of Chinese Commercial Type Films"

      Aside from the wishful thinking of some plot settings, this film can be regarded as a timely and standard commercial film

      . First I think this film is full of Hollywood temperament

      . For most Hollywood movies, this is the operation mode: The core does not need to be particularly sophisticated to add elements that attract the attention of ordinary audiences, such as funny jokes, handsome guys and beauties, of course, horror and thrillers as a major genre film. With the...

    • By Julianne 2022-11-26 18:46:00

      Those who endure hardships and do not die must be the heroes of our party

      ME: After watching this film, my blood boils, I can't wait to do something for the country.
      TOY: That's right. Usually, it's enough to put a few of these films before going to the battlefield.

      TOY: After watching this film, I was a little panicked.
      ME: It is possible that we are not used to the Communist Party's implantation of spiritual concepts into commercial films.

      ME: Actually, the last one was quite unexpected. At the beginning, I always knew that Zhou Xun...

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    • By Rasheed 2023-09-30 19:04:50

      Taste of Blizzard...

    • By Roslyn 2023-09-14 11:10:38

      Now I love Zhou Xun's voice. The film is very depressing, and the beginning is very good. The actors are very good, and I love the special effects of the...

    • By Antonette 2023-09-01 10:37:03

      Brother Xiaoming and Youpeng Su contributed their best acting skills...

    • By Jason 2023-08-23 18:48:18

      Great, we have to remember PS: wait for the full...

    • By Tatyana 2023-08-20 20:39:59

      Recently, I have been addicted to Uncle Zhang Hanyu, my God, uncle is the walking...

    Movie plot

    In the spring of 1940, Wang Jingwei, the former vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang, made peace with the Japanese government and established a new "National Government" in Nanjing. Since then, the War of Resistance against Japan has entered a new period of "Three Kingdoms". Wang Jingwei's Nanjing National Government, Chiang Kai-shek's Chongqing National Government, and the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government led by Mao...
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    Behind the scenes

    In order to get close to the role, Su Youpeng found a Peking Opera teacher to learn to sing, read and play   .
    Before filming a key rivalry between Gu Xiaomeng and Li Ningyu, Li Bingbing drank eight liang of liquor in one go   .
    In order to show Li Ningyu's tense state in the cracks, Li Bingbing also learned to smoke...
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    Build the scene

    The film crew built Qiuzhuang, an important scene in the original work, on a cliff by the sea in Dalian. Qiu Zhuang on the cliff has two floors from east to west, a sea-crossing bridge between the two floors, stone steps in the mountains and a wooden terrace on the cliff, all of which were carried up the mountain by the crew and made by hand. The construction of the two buildings in Qiuzhuang took two and a half months. The...
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    "The Message" has made a very successful exploration of the genre of the main theme film. Whether it is the choreography and design of the plot, or the way of shooting, it has jumped out of the rut of previous similar themes   . In terms of plot construction, screenwriters and directors express characters through a large number of subjective hallucinations and illusions   . (Review of "Film Literature")
    "The Message" is a typical spy...
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