Yangcheng Evening News reporter Li Li

　　"This Killer Is Not Too Calm", which ranked fourth at the box office in the Spring Festival pre-sale, finally became one of the top films in the Spring Festival, second only to "Shuimen Bridge of Changjin Lake" in terms of total box office.

After the Spring Festival season ended, the box office of the film continued to be hot-as of 12:00 on February 10, the cumulative box office had exceeded 1.7 billion yuan.

　　Although the Douban score of 6.6 points is far lower than the 8.2 points of the original "Magic Hour", the success of "This Killer is Not Too Calm" in the Spring Festival file once again proves that comedy will always be one of the people's favorite movie types.

The low score and high box office show that comedy creators who shoulder the love of the audience still need to redouble their efforts to improve the quality of their works.

　　Localized adaptation?

Funny is the original old stalk

　　"This Killer Is Not Too Calm" is supervised by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, directors of "Charlotte Trouble" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City".

It's a pity that people who write well comedy may not be able to direct well comedy.

　　The film is a remake of Koki Mitani's well-known comedy "Magic Hour", and has undergone a certain degree of localization.

The story begins with a miss by the terrified killer Carl, whose assassination target, the gang leader Harvey, doesn't know that Carl has accidentally fallen into the hospital and is still looking for him all over the world.

The female star Milan and his younger brother Miller, whom Harvey took a fancy to, had an idea and recruited a group of actors Wei Chenggong to play Carl, trying to buy time for the two to escape the clutches.

Wei Chenggong, who wanted to prove his acting skills, didn't know the danger, and thought that he was participating in an "invisible camera" drama... During the "shooting" that was full of dangers, Wei Chenggong was repeatedly in the wrong place. With his "superb" acting skills and excellent luck, he saved the day...

　　The film's overall structure and specific jokes refer to the original "Magic Hour".

For example, when Wei Chenggong first met Harvey as the killer Carl, he thought he "didn't act well" the first time, so he repeated the entire meeting twice.

At the start of each meeting, he leaps to Harvey's boss's table and licks the dagger with an exaggerated expression.

These stalks based on the subtle theatrical structure always make Harvey in the play "unconscious" and the audience outside the play laugh.

It's a pity that, as a remake, "This Killer Is Not Too Calm" has not improved the comedy of the original version during the localization process. On the contrary, the film is slightly jerky and hip-stretching in terms of lens and rhythm, causing many viewers to Means "embarrassed" and "can't laugh".

　　Elevate little people?

This is digging a hole for yourself

　　The biggest change in "This Killer Is Not Too Calm" from the original is the character relationships.

The cheating men and women in "Magic Hour" became sisters and brothers in the remake, which is obviously clearing the way for the secret relationship between Wei Chenggong and Milan.

However, the film did not provide enough foreshadowing for this sudden love line, which caused the emotional scene between the two to become abrupt and embarrassing.

　　In "Magic Hour", the protagonist's ridiculous and respectable all come from his love for acting.

This love is almost paranoid, causing him to be inhuman, and even less able to distinguish between reality and deception, which happens to match the surreal tone of the entire film.

In "This Killer Is Not Too Calm", the protagonist's "enlightenment" on love makes him appear smarter, but not so cute.

The same problem is also reflected in the handling of characters such as Milan.

The heroine of "Magic Hour" is as selfish as any other character, not a positive character.

In "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", Ma Li played Milan, not only her role has been greatly increased, but her attributes of "rich and noble can't be promiscuous" and "powerful and unyielding" have also improved, but it also makes it less funny.

　　Many viewers said that they could not fall in love with Wei Chenggong, a small person, nor could they feel the "CP sense" between him and Milan.

Some viewers pointed out that the most touching part of the whole film is the filming at the end of the film-the day when Wei Chenggong's actor Wei Xiang finished his career, he cried and said that this was his "first male lead in his life".

The acting career of this "Green Leaf" in the film and television circle formed a moving echo with Wei Chenggong's life in the film.

　　How to improve creativity?

Supplementary talent is the key

　　Audiences love comedy.

This is especially evident in the Spring Festival stall market, where the nature of family fun is prominent.

Statistics show that in recent years, the comedy elements in the Spring Festival movies have been unparalleled.

Before 2022, among the top five works in the Spring Festival box office, only "Operation Red Sea" does not contain comedy genes at all.

　　But comedy is really difficult to shoot. With the reduction of Zhou Xingchi's works and the frequent waterloo of Wang Jing's works, Hong Kong-style comedies are gradually declining in the mainland market.

And Feng Xiaogang's New Year's comedy has not appeared in the audience's eyes for many years.

In recent years, mainland directors and teams such as Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Chen Sicheng, and Happy Twist have gradually opened up more diverse comedy styles, but many of them have sold well, and pure comedy works of top quality are still hard to find.

　　In contrast, "comedy +" has become the secret of many works to hit the hits.

For example, the dark horse "Hello, Li Huanying" in the Spring Festival in 2021 is a work that combines three types of drama, comedy and fantasy, and its temperament is "mixed with joy and sorrow"; "Miracle, Stupid Child" in this year's Spring Festival is also in the plot. On the basis of the film, the elements of light comedy are integrated, paving the way for the release of realistic themes in the Spring Festival.

　　How to improve the quantity and quality of pure comedy creation?

It may be a new way to discover more comedy creative talents.

For example, the previously popular comedy variety show "Annual Comedy Contest" has allowed the audience to see a large number of "raw faces" of comedians who have performed well. These actors and the creative team behind them may join the creative army of comedy movies in the future. Come.

Xu Zheng, one of the judges of the variety show, as a well-known comedy director, has repeatedly sent out invitations to "shoot" these actors and screenwriters in the show.