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In 2020, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, domestic cinemas were suspended for 178 days. However, in the remaining six months, China filmmakers still dedicated many excellent films of different types to the audience, meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the audience. My People My Homeland’s "Get Home at One Point", Leap, The Sacrifice, The Rescue, A Little Red Flower’s "Defending the Country-A Documentary of Resisting US Aggression and Aid Korea", Legend of Deification, Shock Wave 2 and other films try their best to tell the audience the story of China, although their themes are different.
war movie
Occupy two seats in the top five of the annual box office
War movies, one of the important types of China movies, are deeply loved by the audience. In the early days of the founding of New China, domestic film studios, represented by Bayi Film Studio, created classic works such as Tunnel Warfare, Mine Warfare, Sparkling Red Star and Never-fading Radio Wave, all of which are good memories of several generations.
In the 1990s, the series of films about the liberation war, Armageddon, Great Turning Point and Great March, which were shot by Bayi Film Studio, also became the classics of domestic war films and were talked about by people.
In recent years, with the further improvement of film industrialization in China, with the blessing of science and technology, domestic war films are even more powerful, such as My War released in 2016, The Great Cause of Building the Army released in 2017 and Operation Red Sea released in 2018.
In the past year of 2020, two war films, The Sacrifice and The Eight Hundred, made a big splash in the market. Among them, The Eight Hundred’s accumulated box office exceeded 3.1 billion yuan, which not only became the box office champion of China film market in 2020, but also made the film rank ninth in the total box office list of China films.
On August 21st last year, it was also the "full moon" when domestic cinemas resumed work. The war film The Eight Hundred starring Huang Zhizhong, Oho Ou, Wang Qianyuan, Jiang Wu and Zhang Yi was officially released. On the opening day, The Eight Hundred’s box office exceeded 140 million yuan, and on the second and third day of the release, the box office exceeded 200 million yuan. Together with the movie’s 230 million yuan point screening box office, after the first week of The Eight Hundred’s release, the cumulative box office reached 800 million yuan. At the same time, driven by the film, the box office of the week also reached 960 million yuan.
As the release of The Eight Hundred coincided with the resumption of work in domestic cinemas soon, the movie-watching craze not only invited the audience back to the cinema, but also boosted the confidence of the whole film industry. Fu Haifang, general manager of Zhejiang Starlight Cinema, once said in an interview: "As a high-quality film, The Eight Hundred played a role in saving the market in the early days of returning to work, which greatly promoted the rapid recovery of the popularity of cinemas."
Two months after its release in The Eight Hundred, the film market ushered in another war blockbuster, The Sacrifice. Through different perspectives, the film tells the heroic deeds of volunteer soldiers who fought hard with flesh and blood in the case of disparity between the enemy and ourselves.
After the release of The Sacrifice on October 23rd last year, the box office in the first week reached 358 million yuan, driving the box office in that week to exceed 700 million yuan. The film finally ranked fourth in the box office list in 2020 with a cumulative box office of 1.12 billion yuan.
War films such as The Eight Hundred and The Sacrifice not only reflect the progress of China’s film industrialization in production technology, but also tell the story of China hero, China and China spirit artistically, so that the audience can experience the cruelty of war on the big screen, and at the same time, they also appeal to people to love and cherish the peaceful life more.
The rise of feature films
Tell the story of ordinary Chinese.
In 2020, feature films stood out among many types. Due to the reasons of commercialization, publicity and marketing, people are more willing to package films into more specific and distinctive types such as action, comedy and science fiction. However, in recent years, drama, which once occupied a large share in China films, has been recognized by the market again.
Feature film refers to a story film adapted from events that really exist in real life but are often ignored by most people. The rise of feature films is also inseparable from the big sales of realistic films in recent years.
The best-selling dramas in 2020 include My People My Homeland’s "Get Home at One Point", Leap, A Little Red Flower and One Second, etc. They all tell the stories of ordinary people in China. These films reflect Chinese’s longing for a better life.
As a companion piece of Me and My Motherland, My People My Homeland tells the story of his hometown in five regions of China through five story units. My People My Homeland was released in the National Day last year, with a cumulative box office of over 2.8 billion yuan.
Under the big type of plot, My People My Homeland added comedy, science fiction, love, action, suspense and other elements to five different stories. The film was joyful and more touching, depicting the picture of a well-off life and eulogizing the achievements of getting rid of poverty.
Two other films, Leap and Get Home at One Point, which were released around the National Day last year, are also feature films.
Leap is one of the few dramas with sports elements as the core in domestic films. It tells the story of the life-and-death war between China and China from the first world champion in 1981 to the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, and explains the legendary experience of several generations of women’s volleyball players who have gone through ups and downs but have always been indomitable and constantly struggling. Under the image of Leap, the "women’s volleyball spirit" has been passed down from generation to generation. In this film, which pays more attention to showing the group image of women’s volleyball, the audience can not only feel the flow and inheritance of this collective spirit, but also clearly see the distinctive characteristics of each individual in the group. Leap was released nationwide on September 25th last year, with a cumulative box office of over 800 million yuan.
"Home at One Point" was released on October 4th last year, which tells the story of three young people with different personalities returning from big cities to Yunnan Millennium Ancient Village to start their entrepreneurial journey. The film focuses on young people returning home, which is another version of "Chinese partner".
On the basis of the feature film, "Get Home at One Point" adds elements such as youth and light comedy to outline the troubles and courage of the little people who are passionate about dreams in the big era, which is not only a realistic photo, but also an advanced description of youth. In the end, the cumulative box office exceeded 300 million yuan.
On the last day of 2020, A Little Red Flower, a film directed by Han Yan, was released nationwide, and it was the same as "Fuck off" directed by Han Yan a few years ago. Tumor jun has the same effect. Focusing on the two life trajectories of two anti-cancer families, the film tells a warm real story, thinking and facing the life proposition that every ordinary person may face. The pre-sale box office in A Little Red Flower exceeded 200 million yuan, and the box office on the opening day exceeded 200 million yuan. As of January 10, the cumulative box office in the two weeks after the release exceeded 1 billion yuan.
In addition to the above films, in mid-2020, HUANG WENXIU directed by Miao Yue, One Second directed by Zhang Yimou, and I’m Livin’it’s "The First Farewell" and other feature films were well received by the market.
action movie
Play a stable and independent role.
All over the world, action movies are of large types and are deeply loved by the audience. In addition, action films are mainly series brands, which have strong market appeal. Shock Wave 2, which was released last year, is a sequel. Its previous work was released in May 1st in 2017, with a cumulative box office of over 400 million. Shock Wave 2 is a brand-new story, which retains and strengthens the main creative lineup, and is fully upgraded in the "explosion" element. The protagonist in the film is not the traditional role setting of black and white, and the characters are more real and vivid. At present, the film is still popular in the country. As of January 10th, the cumulative box office of the film is close to 1 billion.
Depth Charge and The Rescue, the action films released last year, are not sequels to the series, but they all have brand foundations. Tang Jili, the director of Depth Charge, has worked with Jackie Chan for many years. Jackie Chan’s action comedy movies are well-known brands. In recent years, Jackie Chan’s action films have paid more attention to international elements, with the intention of making the films more accessible to the international market and letting the world audience know about China’s films.
The Rescue is the third work of the Action Trilogy by director Lin Chaoxian after operation mekong and Operation Red Sea. Based on real rescue events at sea, the film tells the story that Gao Qian and Zhao Cheng, the "ace" secret service members, face the challenge of major disasters and perform thrilling rescue missions at sea together, showing the heroic image of China who saves people without fear and danger and sacrifices himself for others. The Rescue is also the first Chinese film about rescue at sea. In order to truly present the rescue operation at sea, director Lin Chaoxian led the team to prepare for four years and traveled to Fuzhou, Guangxi, Xiamen and Mexico for six months. As of January 10, the cumulative box office was about 460 million.
In addition, last year, there were some action movies about police and bandits, such as "Eliminating Violence", which appeared in the market and were also deeply loved by the audience.
Love, comedy and fantasy work together.
Miscellaneous makes the film wider for the audience.
Comics and romances are always reserved programs in the film market. Last year’s comedies Warm Hug and Bath Buddy grossed over 600 million yuan and 400 million yuan respectively as of January 10th. Will you still love me tomorrow and Xibao are also the representatives of last year’s pure love movies.
However, last year, more such films chose to mix comedy, love and even fantasy.
Last year’s Qixi file, the fantasy romantic comedy "I am waiting for you at the end of time" made about 280 million box office on the first day, and finally accumulated more than 500 million yuan. "I am waiting for you at the end of time" injects a childhood love story into a series of fantasy elements that travel through time and space, and also makes the film more interesting.
Coincidentally, last year’s romantic films, such as Half Moon Alice, If I can’t remember my voice, and My Robot Girlfriend, all added fantasy, comedy and other types of elements.
Animation type enters maturity.
Documentary became the highlight of last year.
In 2019, domestic animated films have reached the throne of the annual box office champion. With the coming out of a series of excellent works such as The Return of the Great Sage on the Journey to the West, The Big Fish Begonia, The White Snake: The Origin, and Ne Zha, domestic animated films are becoming more and more mature, and their box office appeal and market influence are also growing. In 2020, Legend of Deification did not show weakness in the fierce National Day competition, with a cumulative box office of about 1.6 billion yuan. After years of development, a group of young animators have gradually grown up and are loved by audiences of all ages. With their wild imagination, they not only expressed the values of young people in China today, but also reflected China culture in their works.
Influenced by the COVID-19 epidemic, many cartoons focusing on younger audiences failed to perform as expected last year.
In the film market in 2020, there are also a number of excellent documentary films-2019 Military Parade, Defending the Country-Documentary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Shui Shui Yue in Hand and Great! Teenager, Heron World, etc. Some of these films present important historical moments of new China for the audience, while others record the lives of specific people and groups. Although they can’t compare with commercial blockbusters in box office performance, documentaries have won a place in China film market and a stable audience. This is also a more mature performance of China film market.
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