As the summer season draws to a close, will these seven new films, "The Hedgehog" and "The Wrath of Time" bring any surprises?
2024-08-25
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The 2024 summer season is drawing to a close. According to the data from Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 2 p.m. on August 23, the total box office for this summer season has reached 10.7 billion yuan. Although this result is significantly lower than the 20.6 billion yuan for last year's summer season, it has exceeded the results of the same period in 2021 and 2022. Industry insiders said that with the release of films such as "Hedgehog", "The Inverse Scale" and "If I Love You the Most in the World" on August 23, this year's summer season is still expected to have surprises.
Compared with many top films in last year's summer season, such as "All or Nothing", "Gone with the Wind", and "The Legend of the Gods Part 1", the more successful films in the 2024 summer season so far are "Catching Dolls" and "Silent Killing". At present, the box office of "Catching Dolls" has exceeded 3.1 billion yuan, and the box office of "Silent Killing" has also exceeded 1.3 billion yuan. Industry insiders said that this summer, the box office of many films such as "Under the Alien", "Reverse Life", "Decryption", and "A Dream of Red Mansions: Golden Jade Marriage" did not meet expectations, which to a certain extent reflects that the audience's appreciation taste is changing, the requirements for movies are increasing, and the audience expects truly down-to-earth works that can resonate.
On August 23, seven new films including "The Hedgehog", "The Wrong Kind of Boy", "Grandma's Grandson", "If I Were the One Who Loved You the Most in the World", "One Piece: Strong World" and "The Golden Belt" were released. These films are rich in genres and can meet the viewing needs of different audiences.
"Hedgehog" is directed by Gu Changwei and starred by Ge You and Wang Junkai. Wang Zhantuan, played by Ge You, is eccentric and free-spirited, while Zhou Zheng, played by Wang Junkai, is held back for two years because of his stuttering and low self-esteem. An "old naughty boy" and a "little adult", these two misfits become close friends because they understand each other's inner world. The film is based on Zheng Zhi's short story "Xian Syndrome" and won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Screenplay at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival.
"If I'm the One Who Loves You the Most in the World" is directed by Liu Fendou, starring Tong Liya, Huang Minghao, Li Zongheng, Liu Dan, and Luo Sansui. Tong Liya plays Fu Jiayi, who was born without both arms. Most things in life need to be done with her mouth and feet. Tong Liya once said that she completed the scenes of eating instant noodles, playing mahjong, and changing light bulbs with her feet. For this, she studied and practiced for half a year. She used to be unable to arrange 14 mahjong tiles with her hands, but she can do it with her feet in a short time during the filming.
"The Reverse Scale" is directed by Da Qing, with Shang Ke as the producer and screenwriter, starring Shen Teng, Zhang Yuqi, Gao Jie, Cai Wenjing, Qu Zheming, and Wei Xiang as a special guest. Shen Teng has changed his previous funny image and plays a gang boss with a bold and ruthless character in the film.
"Grandma's Grandson" currently has a Douban score of 8.8. It is a tear-jerking film that tells the story of An, an unemployed young man from a Chinese family in Thailand, who accidentally learned that his grandmother was terminally ill and hoped to become the "first choice" in her heart before she passed away. However, facing uncles with the same goal, An's road to becoming a full-time filial grandson was not as smooth as he expected. How to surpass all competitors and become the most beloved relative of his grandmother became a big problem for An.
Red Star News reporter Zhang Shihao editor Zeng Qi
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