2024-08-11
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In 1994, God said he wanted to see movies, so many directors made their best films that year. If we go back 10 years, 2004 was also a magical year for movies.
That year, Hollywood still dominated the world, but the world film landscape had already changed; that year, the total box office revenue in China was 1.5 billion RMB, 212 films were released, the domestic film market had just completed the film system reform, the domestic film industry entered a comprehensive marketization, Hong Kong films received "national treatment", and private enterprises were allowed to set up production companies...
When we re-watch these classic films from 20 years ago, in addition to expressing our feelings that “it’s been 20 years”, we will also think about the far-reaching and profound impact these films have on today’s films.
If you were to choose a domestic film to represent Chinese-language films since 2004, Kung Fu would be the first choice for many people. The film won the first place in the domestic box office that year with a box office of 160 million yuan, and won all major awards in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong. Over the past 20 years, the film has been repeatedly broadcast on CCTV-6 at 8 p.m. Over time, the Douban score has climbed from 7.2 to 8.8, ranking 76th in the top 250. The filmmakers repeatedly disassembled the story and made extended interpretations, making it a veritable classic.
This film can be regarded as the culmination of Stephen Chow's film career. With this film, Stephen Chow successfully transformed himself into a director and gradually retreated behind the scenes. His nonsensical comedy narrative and comic-style action design have influenced countless film creators in the past 20 years. Feng Xiaogang's phrase "Who else" is still a hot topic on the Internet. The pajamas killing scene of Feng Baobao in the currently popular "Under the Strange Man" is quite similar to that of Fire Cloud Evil God.
Feng Xiaogang is heading for the Lunar New Year box office for the fifth time, with an unprecedentedly luxurious lineup. Wang Baoqiang, who was made famous by the film as "Shagen", has now become a director of commercial films with a box office of over 1.5 billion yuan. His famous lines such as "Be serious, we are robbing" and "Uncle Li, these are raw eggs" are still popular today. The stupid thieves played by Feng Yuanzheng and Fan Wei were also the common jokes of the whole nation at that time. The values of being kind conveyed by the film also infected batches of audiences.
The film eventually earned 120 million yuan at the mainland box office, and Feng Xiaogang became one of the first successful commercial film directors in the mainland.
Zhang Yimou's next freehand martial arts film after "Hero" grossed 150 million yuan at the box office, but it was the originator of the black-and-red fame.
I still remember when I finished watching the movie in the cinema, a man in the back row said, "After being stabbed so many times, he finally died." The audience around me burst into laughter.
The whole film exudes a unique oriental aesthetic. Zhang Ziyi's ancient costume is stunning, and the dance is a highlight of the film. However, the plot of two men competing for one woman and rolling in bed at any time is quite bloody.
"House of Flying Daggers" had three impacts on the future film industry: it created the summer season, it created a large-scale marketing model of more than 20 million, and Zhang Yimou led the transformation of Chinese films into "commercial blockbusters."
The film tells the story of how the greenhouse effect causes global melting of icebergs and raging tornadoes, and the entire New York falls into an ice age.
The Day After Tomorrow can be regarded as one of the first "visual effects" blockbusters introduced to China. Countless movie fans began to appreciate the charm of blockbusters from this movie. The audience's surprise came from the creators' imagination of the story and their ability to present the disaster world. The sudden freezing of iconic buildings and the sudden drop of horizontal icicles were shocking.
The film grossed $552 million at the global box office that year, with domestic theaters contributing $100 million, helping it become the sixth-largest annual seller in the world.
The film's commercial success led to the bundling of disaster films and special effects technology.
The biggest influence of this film is that it raised the box office ceiling for animated films. It earned a total of $928 million at the global box office, topping the global box office in 2004. Shrek 2 proved to the world that animated films also have huge commercial potential. At the same time, its producer DreamWorks became the third animation film giant after Pixar and Warner with this film.
The third film in the Harry Potter series grossed $795 million and is also the most acclaimed film in the series.
The film was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a magic story was filmed using real scenes, shot in London and Scotland. Real-life shooting also influenced the overall tone of the series. Since then, the Harry Potter series has become more adult-oriented and darker. After watching it, the audience will find that the magic world described by JK Rowling can be so close to reality. This is not only an entertainment film for children, but also a memory killer for adults.
Nolan's Batman Trilogy is undoubtedly influenced by it.
In this sequel, Quentin continues to unleash his talent. "Kill Bill 2" continues the series' theme of revenge, weird style and strong personal style. There are endless bloody scenes of blood plasma, severed limbs, and shaving. At the same time, it incorporates elements of Bushido, Japanese gangs, religion, etc. The story is coherent and the rhythm is fast, which makes people feel excited after watching it.
In the same year, Saw, the first work of James Wan, the first horror film master after the millennium, was released. With blood plasma, torture instruments, killing and reversal as selling points, the film became a typical example of small wins big. It not only brought Lionsgate back to life, but also opened up the universe of the series and released 10 films in 20 years.
However, with the acceleration of global film industrialization, the concept of B-level movies has gradually disappeared, and cult movies sought after by niche groups have become less and less popular. The former cult masterpieces such as "Trainspotting", "A Clockwork Orange", "Being John Malkovich", and domestically produced "Crazy Rabbit", "Thunderbolt Babe", "The Black Cannon Incident" can only become the dust of the times.
The two South Korean films have achieved huge success at international film festivals and at the commercial box office.
The former won Kim Ki-duk the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, while the latter was the originator of the "cancer plot" in Korean pure love dramas. It was also in this year that a series of policies of the Korean Film Promotion Committee began to take effect under the general policy of becoming a cultural power, and the pattern of Hollywood dominating the global film industry began to shake from this year.
Since then, Korean directors such as Park Chan-wook, Lee Chang-dong, Kim Jee-woon, and Im Kwon-taek have appeared at international film festivals, and films such as "Hope", "The Crucible", "Horror Live", "Train to Busan", and "Myeongryang" have frequently set new box office records.
In 2019, Bong Joon-ho won the highest Oscar award of the year with "Parasite". Behind the glory is the 20 years of hard work of a generation of filmmakers.
In 2004, Japanese directors also continued to make efforts.
Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai each released the animations "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Beyond the Clouds" in the same year, laying the foundation for the creative style of Ghibli and beautiful pure love.
The film "Nobody Knows", which focuses on the bottom of society, made Hirokazu Koreeda debut at an international film festival, and also triggered the biggest controversy at the Cannes Film Festival that year: Yagira Yuya defeated Tony Leung Chiu-wai to be elected the youngest actor in Cannes.
The biggest winner of the 77th Academy Awards, sweeping multiple awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor.
Boxing themes are not uncommon in Hollywood, but this "Million Dollar Baby" unfolds from the perspective of a "loser". At the end, the heroine's spine is broken by her opponent in the boxing ring, and she is paralyzed in bed. She asks her coach to disconnect her ventilator, which is an unforgettable scene.
In 2014, Japan also released the movie "100 Yen Love" from the perspective of a loser. The focus of this movie is on the inner struggle of the heroine and her determination to stand up after being hit by life.
In 2024, Jia Ling's second film "Hot" became the Spring Festival champion. Through the sport of boxing, the heroine won her own respect.
The three films may not have a direct connection, but together they prove that every ten years a female boxing-themed film will become a hit.
The success of these three films confirms one thing: being female is not a gender, but a situation. The times are progressing, technology is developing, but the cause of awakening women's consciousness is still difficult and arduous.
Source: Official media/online news
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