Over the past 20 years, Stephen Chow has shown us how a weak actor gradually grew into a superstar with a powerful aura. In 1988's "Pioneer of Thunder", the ignorant teenager who went astray, with a bit of hysteria and youthful ignorance, won his first throne in life. Time passed, and Zhou Xingchi came all the way. Time came to the beginning of 2008 with a "swoosh". Every subtle look and expression of Zhou Xingchi in "Changjiang No. 7" is worth tasting again and again. Because now his every appearance is precious and will be regarded as a classic moment. It's not only that he has one sword every three years or that his role has been reduced, but now he has the charm and taste of a real superstar. So that every time he returns to the film industry, he will sweep an unparalleled viewing craze.
On the screen, he never failed.
Since the "King of Comedy", Stephen Chow's films have been generally considered to be truly heart-touching film models. So, after that, what he gave us was not just laughter, but a mixture of joy and sorrow. In fact, this transition has been going on for more than ten years, and we are just used to taking "The King of Comedy" as a watershed in the true sense of change. In the new century, Stephen Chow strives to escape his identity as a comedian in each of his new works, and constantly challenges himself to surpass his own abilities. "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu" have achieved his other ideals in life, and "Changjiang No. 7" is another film with a different style. Can also applaud the prelude to the audience.
The "Yangtze River No. 7", which is a masterpiece, is the best interpretation of Stephen Chow's now-popular image paradise.
Cruel life and pure ideals
In fact, the story of this movie continues Stephen Chow's consistent style as always, which is concise and grassroots. "Changjiang No. 7" still focuses on the bitter life of little people, but this time, it is the most miserable one. The protagonists Zhou Tie and Zhou Xiaodi are a poor father and son who depend on each other. If the protagonists in "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu" have a poor life, then "Changjiang No. 7" also faces Zhou Tie, who is also a father. life is more difficult. It can be seen from the beginning that Zhou Xingchi picked up the lunch box and slowly turned his eyes to this desolate city. It can be seen that Zhou Xingchi's grass-roots nature has not changed. What has changed is this era and this world.
The film constantly reflects the cruelty of reality through several events, and the protagonist can often get more inspiration from the soul in these painful and embarrassing experiences.
"Although we are poor, we don't lie, we don't fight, we don't steal, we don't rob things that don't belong to us..." The repeated words in this video may be the values Zhou Xingchi acquired when he was a child. Today, full of intrigue, Zhou Xingchi can still stick to such a pure life promise, which is also his attitude and spirit in making movies for so many years. The message Zhou Xingchi wants to convey in "Changjiang No. 7" is no longer just sticking to his dreams, but calling on the heart to stick to it.
Zhou Tie, the father played by Stephen Chow, is definitely an idealist who always looks at the world very innocently. However, his "down-to-earth" did not appear on his son at first, so he took the test paper with his son's score secretly changed and simply said: "I have known him for so long, doesn't he look like this kind of person? "Every father has shortcomings, and Zhou Tie is no exception. For example, he thinks that going to a noble school is a good strategy, and the role is set as a migrant worker who has never read a book, so it is logical. Imperfect can better reflect family affection. valuable.
The whole "Yangtze River No. 7" feels more inclined to be filmed for the children's audience. From the beginning of the film, the perspective starts from children, rich and poor, noble and low, and began to wrestle among children, so Xiao Di's role has been greatly increased, and the innocence has developed to a whole new level. And the genius of this movie is that, although it has an unrestrained innocence, it combines with a realistic life to form a super convincing and entertaining. I believe that not only children, but also many audiences of different ages will Liked this movie very much. Because this is just a simple to clear movie.
Perfect laugh, the unique king
of comedy The feeling of his comedy has always been the best impression. His films are always so hilarious and memorable, so Stephen Chow was able to quickly stand out in Hong Kong, a place full of talents more than ten years ago. Zhou Xingchi in life is an extremely interesting person, so he often adds jokes of life to the movies, because he is familiar with the reasons why the audience needs to laugh, so when watching "Changjiang No. 7", I found that he continued to fill every corner of the cinema. happy laughter.
Most of the hilarious passages of "Yangtze River No. 7" appear densely in the middle of the film, mainly revolving around Xiao Di's interesting events at school, all kinds of classmates, strange teachers, and most importantly, "Seven Boys". Appears to liven up the whole atmosphere of the movie. In addition, Zhou Xingchi also conducted a simple review and review, and the self-replicating "Changjiang No. 7" brought this nostalgic mood to the top. So we saw Xiaoqiang again, lollipops, Vajra legs, flying eagles, Tathagata's palm... These series of hilarious scenes brought back all the wonderful memories of watching Stephen Chow's movies for more than ten years.
Xing Ye's comedy style has become more and more cold and humorous, and I personally like it strongly, because now he should be more suitable for this style of comedy, and his acting skills have become more and more refined. In "Yangtze River No. 7", Zhou Xingchi often made people laugh just through some dialogues with Xu Jiao. Although the little character he played still retains his naughty nature, most of the time this task is handed over to the cute tongue sticking out Xu Jiao and all those little actors who have crossed the line. Among them, Xu Jiao's performance is worth mentioning. Her genius performance really adds a lot to the film, and her performance style has the charm of Xing Ye.
In any case, Stephen Chow's comedy talent is still invincible today, unmatched, and continues to reach its peak.
The technology is brilliant, and the new milestone of cartoon special effects
never imagined. In the film, I actually saw the scene of the alien dog "Yangtze River No. 7" pulling out the treasure box on his body, which reminded people of Doraemon, and instantly revived. Brings the audience back to a carefree childhood.
This fluffy and cute puppy was designed by Stephen Chow himself to the later modeling, and spent a lot of the staff's efforts. Different from the previous mode of action movies that mainly retouched the scene, Stephen Chow made it into a real creature. This little creature with realistic hair is on par with Hollywood animation movies, so "Seven Boys" immediately won the hearts of countless girls when he appeared as a puppy for the first time.
Those peculiar props in Xiao Dimeng are quite high in technology. It highlights the brilliance of high-tech in the film and is highly ornamental. The breakthrough in special effects of "Yangtze River No. 7" this time is not limited to technology. Stephen Chow once said that "Kung Fu" is better than the special effects of Hollywood commercial blockbusters because it fits perfectly with the plot. When it came to "Yangtze River No. 7", the attempt in this area has undergone major changes. Although there are not as many large scenes as "Kung Fu", the pursuit of perfection in details has raised the difficulty of innovation to a new level.
If it were not for Zhou Xingchi's original ideas and personal interpretation, there would not be a series of cute expressions, movements and voices made by "Seven Boys" next, and those simple expressions also appeared surprisingly good under the creativity. The end of the movie, and can make all the audience want to have one, it can be seen that the success of a virtual character is extraordinary. I believe that soon, this "Seven Boys" will be popular in Asia and the world.
Zhou Xingchi did it. "Changjiang No. 7" is not a cartoon image based on best-selling comics, but in "Yangtze River No. 7", it "lives" so real, as if forgetting that it is in a virtual world, lively on the screen, vividly and discussing People like it, it's eye-catching. In this film, which is packaged with science fiction, the biggest proportion is actually warmth
. The tattered shoes, the Mercedes-Benz car, the dirty cheeks and the lonely figure were presented to us at the beginning of the film. tip of the iceberg. The film portrays the father-son relationship in a subtle way. The hard life did not make Zhou Tie admit defeat, but rose to the challenge, in order to give the best to his son. He said that he was able to stand it, deceived himself and did not give up. He was still that tough little guy. The film puts the father's unrepentant efforts and the miserable situation of the family's disciples together, which is too sad.
This is not despair, it is still hope, but a little sad.
Finally, under the radiant light, the flying saucer whizzed past, and he found a toy. He didn't even think that it would be an alien creature. He just wanted to give the children a gift, but because of this, they were favored. . When the father and son lay on the hot bed and finally felt the coolness of the fan, we smiled and cried warmly. In the end, Xiao Di finally realized that it is not advisable to rely on his own efforts to achieve success. "Yangtze River No. 7" also tells us that in fact, fate cannot be stolen or robbed. We should go with the flow and be down to earth. From the very beginning, the earnest teaching of the father to the son has brought us to tears. The scene of playing with his son and embracing each other to sleep is even more heartwarming,
because the warmth is unforgettable, and the story is so moving. The most violent tear gas can be seen at the end of the film.
When Zhou Tie was unfortunately killed during construction, it was tragic; Xiao Di was holding the exam paper he just passed outside the emergency room; he was lonely; Xiao Di returned home in disappointment and cried; his father reappeared and hugged; Tears welled up on and off the screen.
Only then did I realize that he was already the king of tragedy.
The best movie, the best Stephen Chow
In his eyes, he has always been the best. Even if each new one is better than the last. He is indeed Zhou Xingchi. So, in 2008, he brought the best "Yangtze River No. 7" under our eager anticipation.
We can see from the previous masterpieces of Stephen Chow that he has always been the most successful and wonderful director in the Chinese film industry and even in the world with the most successful blend of various director types. From "Shaolin Soccer" to "Kung Fu", he has made full use of his strengths, and made excellent works that are pleasing to the eye and shocking the soul in the best way. In the more colorful "Yangtze River No. 7", it can also be seen that Zhou Xingchi has clearly achieved a big leap again.
A movie whose genre could not be defined before is not unreasonable now, because we have seen many, many movie genres through images, including comedy, sci-fi, warmth, thriller, gunfight, etc. They are all perfectly integrated into the "Yangtze River No. 7", which only lasts for more than 80 minutes, and the depictions of various emotions between them are described in the most exquisite way, brisk, short, and neat. These are extremely difficult in a commercial blockbuster, and it also shows how much Xingye has invested in this film.
Being able to fuse so many elements together, and the structure is so exquisite, I can't find anyone except Zhou Xingchi.
In "Changjiang No. 7", Zhou Xingchi flexibly and subtly used the simplest and most incisive methods to arrange the film in an orderly manner, making "Changjiang No. 7" more diversified and refreshing to all audiences. Among them, Zhou Xingchi's response to the scene The connection control is also just right, and the "Yangtze River No. 7", which is continuously interspersed and coherent with a variety of elements, is amazing in its splendor and heartbroken in its touching.
Laugh one moment, cry the next. Only Stephen Chow can do it.
This is the best movie that Zhou Xingchi has forged three years after "Kung Fu". No matter how exciting or moving, "Changjiang No. 7" has surpassed the already classic "Kung Fu". It would be a great blessing if there were more talented directors like Stephen Chow in China. Films are typed to meet the needs of different audiences. Today, there are very few films, and a film suitable for all ages like "Changjiang No. 7" is needed to save the world.
"Changjiang No. 7" will surely move the world and become a brand-new classic; and this man from the bottom of society, Stephen Chow, will surely continue his screen myth, film legend, and create another miracle; and we, under the screen and in the film , accompanied him to laugh all the way, cry all the way, stop and go, never give up, forever hero in my heart, Stephen Chow. Home Key/Wen
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