Weekly review： ＂Before Dawn＂ is a surprise, Guo Fucheng’s acting was praised

??The Chinese film market continues to be hot, and there are new films every week in the summer. How to choose to watch movies? "China Film Report" and the China Film Critics Society launched the "Weekly Quick Review" section to taste hot new films as soon as possible. This week is the 29th week of 2016, with a total of 10 new films released, including the working day opening, the Jackie Chan action comedy with a box office of over 100 million on the first day, the global box office exceeding 200 million US dollars, the Japanese box office champion who has defended for three consecutive weeks, and the romance led by Guo Fucheng and Yang Zishan. All kinds of blockbusters gathered together to set off a small climax of summer movie viewing. This week’s Weekly Quick Review, we will invite experts to taste these four films with the highest ranking.

Beijing Film Academy Film Department Lecturer and Film Critic Ye Hang: "Jedi Escape" 60 points

??"Jedi Escape" is Jackie Chan’s return to action comedy after 4 years, and it is also Jackie Chan’s first summer film in 40 years. At present, the film is still on the top of the list with 35% of the film on the fourth day of release, and the box office has broken through 300 million. The film has been shot in many places, and the drama of wrestling, water rafting and mud war in the film has also made Jackie Chan over 60 suffer.

??For this film, Ye Hang, a well-known film critic and film school film lecturer, gave a passing score of 60. Ye Hang believes that this film is still a very Jackie Chan-style action comedy. The most outstanding advantage is that it can make full use of the space environment and props to create a sense of action and comedy. This is a continuation of Jackie Chan’s previous style, because whether it is his early kung fu comedy or the subsequent police and gangster films, this is his best skill.

??Ye Hang believes that there are three places where "Jedi Escape" deducts points. First, its story takes place in a very complex place, from Hong Kong and Macao to Russia, Mongolia, and then to the ethnic minority areas of the Chinese mainland. This is just a postcard-like landscape rather than a dramatic situation as a narrative organism. The movement of the film space does not exchange for the cliffhanger of time. Second, the whole film focuses on the design of the bridge but there will be more loopholes in the plot logic. Third, Renee Haring, as a well-known action-adventure film director in Hollywood in the 1990s, his style is almost overshadowed by Jackie Chan’s shadow in this film.

??Expert comments are sharp and pertinent. Ye Hang believes that overall, "Jedi Escape" is still a highly entertaining summer family movie. Judging from the current box office, "Jedi Escape" has brought new vitality to the summer season.

Director of the China Film Critics Association, Sairen: "Doraemon: The Birth of New Nobita in Japan" 56 points

??"Doraemon" could be said to be one of the most influential Japanese comics in China. It had been appearing in China for almost three decades and had a very large audience base. The animated film "Doraemon: The Birth of New Nobita in Japan" was released on July 22, but it was announced on July 14. It could be said that it was a summer airborne contestant. Its second-place ranking on the first day of release was enough to prove the status of this blue fat man in the hearts of fans.

Sai Ren, director of the China Film Critics Association, gave Doraemon: The Birth of New Nobita in Japan a score of 56. His affirmation of the film is that it is an animated film with a childlike innocence and can evoke collective memories after 70/80/90. However, it is this memory that makes him a little dissatisfied with the film. The cute boy Nobita, who never makes big mistakes and makes small mistakes, has become a pan-heroic character in the film, making the whole character a little empty. In addition, the interesting thing about the film is that it has a certain degree of popular science, and there will be some introductions to astronomy, geography, mathematics, and history.

??Expert comments are strict, and the audience is full of feelings. If you go to the theater to "return to innocence" with Doraemon, you will definitely be able to harvest your own touch.

Sha Dan, Program Planner and Curator of China Film Archive: "Before Dawn" 70 points

??There was not much publicity, and there were not many films. On July 22, "Before Dawn" came so quietly. For this first feature film starring Guo Fucheng, Yang Zishan, and directed by Wu Zhongtian, the film critic Sha Dan scored 70 points. Sha Dan believes that the narrative theme of the film is basically completed overnight, and the whole story is connected with many retrospective time and space, making it very difficult to create and shoot. And Guo Fucheng’s image-building of the down-and-out son in the film can be said to be very easy, and Sha Dan praised Guo Fucheng as the best actor among the four kings. The performance of the entire city landscape in "Before Dawn" has also been affirmed by the film critics. The film uses the so-called expressionist lighting to combine the feeling of the whole city with the inner performance of the characters. In addition, in the movie, there are a lot of messages of the shadow culture, especially the combination of Fellini’s and the characters’ relationships in the movie, and you can also find some shadows like this. Shadan believes that if the emotional relationships between some characters in this movie are not so highly skilled, it may be more moving.

Zhong Dafeng, Vice President of the China Film Critics Association and Professor of Beijing Film Academy: "The Return of Mount Tai: A Dangerous Jungle" 70 points

??Tarzan returns to the jungle and fights for love. Experts gave the Hollywood blockbuster "Tarzan Returns: Dangerous Battle in the Jungle" a score of 70. The superheroes born in 1912 came to 2016, no longer returning from primitive society to human society, but a reverse thinking. Although the whole clue is a bit new, the whole is still a little old-fashioned, especially this kind of heroic story, which is basically the same in all "Tarzan" movies. Zhong Dafeng, vice president of the China Film Critics Association and a professor at the Beijing Film Academy, believes that the most worthwhile thing to watch in this film is its audio-visual image. The forests, grasslands, animals, and the relationship between people and animals in the film created by computers have a strong visual impact. In addition, this film also adds some other visual styles, such as the more beautiful love scenes and imaginary scenes, which add color to the film.

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