The total box office of the Spring Festival in 2022 is 6.035 billion yuan, ranking second in the Spring Festival file in Chinese film history.

Beijing achieved a box-office record of 238 million yuan, becoming the second-largest city in the country during the Spring Festival.

The two new mainstream films "Changjin Lake: Water Gate Bridge" (hereinafter referred to as "Water Gate Bridge") and "Sniper" created and produced in Beijing have performed very well in terms of word of mouth and box office. hard food".

　　"Watergate Bridge" is the pilot of the previous film "Changjin Lake", the box office champion in Chinese film history. Since its release, the "want to see" index has risen rapidly, and its pre-sale performance has jumped to the top. It ranks second in film history, and has won a total of 6 box office daily champions, 6 consecutive days of box office breaking 100 million yuan, the next day champion per game, the next day champion of total people, the champion of filming day and many other achievements. The Spring Festival file won a total of 2.528 billion yuan in box office. It accounted for 41.9% of the total box office of the entire Spring Festival stall, and received numerous praises at the same time.

As of February 15, the film's box office has exceeded 3.5 billion yuan, ranking ninth on the Chinese film box office list.

　　The film "Sniper", co-directed by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo, focuses on an encounter in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. It shows the bravery, resourcefulness and affection of the volunteer soldiers in a cold and restrained manner. The Douban score is as high as 7.7 points, making it the most popular in the Spring Festival. A good film, the Spring Festival box office received 262 million yuan. With the high reputation of the film and the promotion of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, the film placement rate gradually rose against the trend.

The film has received 460 million yuan at the box office, and it continues to exert its strength in the "post-Spring Festival" era. At the same time, it leverages the audience's word-of-mouth to play a long-tail effect and continues to make breakthroughs in box office performance.

　　Since the release of "Watergate Bridge" and "Sniper", they have received a large number of recommended film reviews from "Tap Water", and related topics occupy an important position on the major hot search lists, which once again proves that the new mainstream movies are in line with the culture recognized by the most popular people. values.

"Shuimen Bridge of Changjin Lake"

　　Show wisdom and courage with a large number of tactical designs

　　"We won't make "Water Gate Bridge" just because we finished making "Changjin Lake", it will not be easy at all, it's the same as re-shooting," director Tsui Hark said with a smile. Everyone raised the standard of the film very much. High, everyone has new requirements for new things, and everything has to be rearranged and coordinated.

　　Compared with "Changjin Lake", "Water Gate Bridge" has been comprehensively upgraded both in terms of production and content. The movie presents the "hardest dish" to the audience with its grand war scenes, and the audience is all fascinated by the movie. The real war scene was shocking, and some audience commented: "I really appreciate the moment of life and death on the battlefield, especially the presentation of the bridge bombing mission. It is complete, tense, and thrilling. hold."

　　In the movie, the Seventh Company cooperated with other companies to fight against the enemy at the Watergate Bridge. Director Tsui Hark said that the biggest difficulty in filming was "how to present the three bridge bombings differently each time".

"We read a lot of materials to study the U.S. military's strategy and the Volunteer Army's strategy." Director Tsui Hark said.

In the end, in the film, the soldiers of the Seventh Company were divided into four ways to overcome the enemy's key firepower: the assault group attacked the headquarters, interspersed with assaults, and outsmarted the target; the fire support group reconnaissance the enemy's situation and cooperated; the blasting group attacked the enemy's "heart", breaking the Enemy retreat; cover group guerrilla harassment, flexible cooperation.

The main creator through strict historical research and military knowledge learning, with a large number of campaign and tactical designs, shows the unique fighting ideas and wisdom of the volunteers, and presents the fearless spiritual will of the volunteers.

"China Red" has become a spiritual symbol

　　Wan Li, played by Yi Yang Qianxi, has a slow growth process in the film. He understands war and life step by step, and has deeper feelings for the motherland.

Tsui Hark said that there is a scene where Wan Li and other soldiers salute the motherland for the first time, which is very touching.

　　Although in the editing stage, Huang Jianxin, who is the supervisor, has watched the film countless times, but every time he sees it, he will cry.

"Because the story is about a group of the most brilliant young people, it contains too many emotions for family, brothers, comrades-in-arms, and the test of ideals and beliefs."

On the day the film was mixed, Huang Jianxin also told Tsui Hark that his eyes were wet again, "It will make you have a lot of emotional associations."

　　Since the release of "Watergate Bridge", the figures of this group of volunteer soldiers have been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience, which is unforgettable. "A look and a dialogue from the soldiers of the Seventh Company are so touching. May all the heroic soldiers be forever Someone will remember them, and someone will always tell their stories." "The soldiers of the Seventh Company and Nineth Company are the epitome of those seniors who sacrificed in blood. They have come and left their own monuments. Thanks to the ancestors for their brave efforts."

　　One of the most impressive images in "Watergate Bridge" is the red scarf that Wu Wanli took to the battlefield.

At the end of the film, the "Chinese Red" on the battlefield has become a spiritual symbol, symbolizing the invincible spirit of the volunteer army, and it has also become a "love letter" to confess the motherland.

Now through "Watergate Bridge", this complex has also extended beyond the movie. This red scarf, which embodies the soldiers' yearning for a better life, has become a symbol of our love for life and peace.

"Sniper"

　　Tell Chinese stories with small cuts

　　After the release of "Sniper", many audiences were shocked by the Chinese aesthetics of "One Leaf Knows Autumn" displayed by director Zhang Yimou, "making a small battle in the entire War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea shot vigorously".

It is the consistent artistic pursuit of director Zhang Yimou to start from the subtleties to tell Chinese stories well: "The art form of film is inherently good-looking, and only after it is good-looking can it be entertaining and entertaining, so that you can export your values, tell Chinese stories, and tell China well. story."

　　Chen Yu, the screenwriter of "Sniper", said that normally speaking, writing a war theme will involve a lot of content such as the background of the war, personal background, etc., but when he wrote "Sniper", he did not talk about other things, but the story. Focusing on the confrontation of several people, in a narrow and closed time and space, with the development of the situation and the relationship between the characters as the internal driving force, until the end of the dramatic contradiction, this very pure narrative method, he called it. For the "hardcore narrative", he believes that this hardcore narrative has a pure narrative charm, and it is necessary to make it to the extreme.

　　Chen Yu hopes that the film can return to the most essential narrative function, which is also in line with Zhang Yimou's creative preferences in recent years.

The audience has always just needed a good narrative. In the script, Chen Yu put the charm of the story in the first place, allowing the audience to obtain other functions of the film after watching the story, such as arousing national pride and motivating Inspiring young people.

Remembering history is the best tribute

　　In the early stage of creation, Zhang Yimou set a clear goal for screenwriter Chen Yu to arouse the surging emotions of the audience.

However, when creating specific creations, we must not force sensationalism, and we must make the emotions naturally resonate with the audience.

Chen Yu feels that "Sniper" is a movie that will move the audience.

In his opinion, Zhang Yimou's previous films did not like excessive emotional expressions and were relatively restrained, but in "Sniper", he did not want to limit himself, and the audience should be moved where he should be moved.

"He even put forward a point that he had to sing three sighs. In the past, when he was in the emotional part, he closed it before he sang it out, but for this play, he not only sang it, but also sang three times and aria three times. ", Chen Yu said, the most typical is Liu Wenwu, the squad leader played by Zhang Yu, who sings the paragraph of "Majestic, high-spirited, crossing the Yalu River...", which has made several levels and is also a way of emotional rendering.

　　"We are enjoying the peace of this prosperous world, and we cannot forget the youthful lives buried in the ice and snow in a foreign country." This is the biggest feeling of many viewers after watching the movie "Sniper". The film shows a group of young and wealthy "Sniper Class Five". The image of the warriors of flesh and blood, they dedicate their youth to the motherland and practice their vows of no regrets with hard work.

During the 96-minute viewing process, many viewers were shocked by the cruelty of the war, disturbed by the ups and downs of the plot, and even more amazed by the wisdom of the volunteers.

When the emotional progress reached a climax, many audience members could not stop wiping away their tears, and "break through the defense in an instant" in the emotion and admiration for their ancestors.

　　At the movie viewing site, there were also many parents watching with their children, explaining to their children the heavy history of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

The prosperity and strength of the motherland requires the unremitting efforts of generations. "The mountains and rivers are no longer harmed, and my generation should be self-improvement." It is the best tribute to the younger generation to remember the history.

　　Written by / Beijing News reporter Teng Chao