The stars are shining on "On the Cliff", I only watched half of it
In fact, I don't like to complain, but as a keen spy drama, I still can't help but say a few words, this movie is really too general plot, even a little scattered, it is a pity that so many powerful actors. The investment is so large, many big names are gathered, and such a spy drama is filmed... It was disappointing.
Yu Hewei, Zhu Yawen, Zhang Yi, and Lei Jiayin, Li Naiwen, which is not a powerful faction? Acting is something to say. Individual fragments have also been interpreted deeply into the hearts of the people. However, the overall plot is loose, there is no sense of urgency and suspense, and there is no desire for people to watch. The background music is also general, and the scene shooting is not bad, which is the strength of director Zhang Yimou. The plot lacks a sense of story detail and does not have a deep shock.
Compared with the spy drama kite, cliff, lurking, the plot is a lot worse, and many powerful stars attract me to see, but the more I look down, the more I find that their acting skills can not save a scattered sand-like storyline, which is really a bit disappointing. I really want to say that I want to watch a tight plot, a fascinating spy drama, not a snow art film...
Let's take a look at the impressive results of "On the Cliff":
It grossed more than 1.1 billion, entering the top ten of the 2021 box office rankings. This is unprecedented in spy movies, and it is also the highest-grossing film directed by Zhang Yimou, and it can be said that it is the most profitable work directed by Zhang Yimou.
Look at the reputation of "On the Cliff":
Douban more than 430,000 viewers scored 7.6 points, more than 50% of the audience played four stars, playing one star and two stars accounted for only 3% of the audience, indicating that the quality of the film audience is generally satisfied, surprisingly, senior director Xie Fei gave the film a two-star bad review.
Xie Fei wrote in the comments: "Only when I am online can I watch it." The failure to process and control such a weak play offsets the efforts of the actors and audio-visual production. Alas! ”
Who is Xie Fei? You know, director Xie Fei is not an Internet celebrity who rubs traffic, but a senior old director who is in charge of the Eight Classics, the representative of the fourth generation of directors, the predecessor of Zhang Yimou, who has been teaching at the Beijing Film Academy for many years, and has also created a number of classic works, his "Fragrant Soul Girl" and "The Year of Life" won the Golden Bear Award and the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, and "Black Horse" won the Best Director Award at the Montreal International Film Festival. In 2014, he was the Chairman of the Jury of the 8th FIRST Youth Film Festival. In 2018, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the WeLink International Film Festival. In 2019, he won the Lifetime Honor Award of the 3rd Lychee International Film Festival. Xie Fei's achievements in film art are unquestionable, and his appreciation and criticism of films are also quite authoritative. Xie Fei's evaluation expressed his recognition of the acting skills of the actors in this movie and his disappointment in the presentation of the plot. The story as a whole lacks logic, and those advantages become the water without a source and the wood without a root.
There is also a can't help but complain, Liu Haocun is really not suitable for acting in spy dramas, in addition to pure and cute, the comments did not see a saying that she acted well, the first contact with spy movies Liu Hao exists in front of the camera is not loose enough. In the few play scenes, the movements are very stiff and the expression is also stupid. Instantly, people have the illusion that the spy war drama has turned to a youth idol drama, the plot is already loose, and the acting skills are lowered, which makes it even more boring.
Zhang Yimou may feel that so many big names can ignore or offset the attention of these, but he does not know that it has lowered the overall attractiveness of the movie, and it is a bit of a failure to let Liu Haocun play a role that he cannot control in order to "seek girls"?
I don't know if the spy war drama has watched too much, I can't help but compare it with other spy war dramas, and the expectation value has also increased... Good actors, excellent shooting effects, can we match the good plot? Without a good plot, spy dramas have no soul, and what is the difference between them and art films?
Anyway, I watched half of this movie, I couldn't watch it anymore, and I couldn't help but complain...
Friends who have seen it, tell me about your feelings...