Analysis of Five Highlights in the Release of Twelve Citizens： ＂Rich Second Generation Killing＂
1905 movie network news The high-profile crime suspense film was released nationwide on May 15th. The film won the highest prize of Rome International Film Festival, the jury prize of Beijing University Student Film Festival and other domestic and international awards in succession. Two rounds of movies in China have been acclaimed by the industry and abroad, and the number of people who want to see it on well-known ticketing websites such as Cat’s Eye and Guevara is even catching up with Reunion 2, which indicates that this high-quality film will set off a nationwide "watch the best domestic film of the year in advance" viewing craze.
Aspect 1: The strongest word of mouth in May is known as "locking the best domestic film of the year in advance"
Twelve Citizens, a crime suspense masterpiece, was released nationwide. At the previous premiere of the film, Xu Xiaoping, Zhang Jiajia, Huang Xi and many other celebrities in and outside the industry jointly recommended the film. The famous director Huatao Teng said: "Twelve Citizens is a domestic film that everyone must see this year!" Zhang Jiajia, a famous writer, voiced for the film: "This film has completely achieved an extreme, … … The story is wonderful from beginning to end, and everyone’s psychological process and their own past events are displayed. " Pan Caifu, a famous writer, was very excited after watching the film, and wrote that night: "The first half of the year is not over yet, but the best domestic film of the year has been born. I am convinced of this. " Yan Peng, a famous film critic, praised director Xu Ang’s handling of conflicts and lines in movies and dramas at a cross-border movie viewing salon, which can give "a lesson to most domestic directors". He also thought that Twelve Citizens should be among the best in the domestic film rankings in 2015. "Any annual Chinese film list without this film is untrustworthy!"
Xu Xiaoping, a famous film producer who invested in this film, said: "Nowadays, there are too many films that rely on fans to get the box office, but there are too few films like Twelve Citizens that rely on acting and stories to impress people, and that reflect the society. Twelve Citizens is commendable." He said that from "Twelve Citizens" to "Twelve Citizens", he insisted on investing in movies that were both desirable and good-looking.
In addition to the praise of celebrities, in the previous film activities, "Twelve Citizens" was widely affirmed by audiences from all over the world. As a remake, "Twelve Citizens" is as wonderful as the original, but the localized plot is more grounded and sharp, and the plot without urine and breathing won the applause after the screening. After watching the screening, a college student posted a film review titled "Mom no longer has to worry that I will be frightened when I see domestic films", and the release of Twelve Citizens was also regarded by the industry as a battle for the dignity of domestic films in the first half of the year.
Aspect 2: China’s version of "12 Angry Men" has a sharp acting line and "speaks off the charts"
"Twelve Citizens" was performed by twelve national treasures, such as He Bing and Han Tongsheng. Twelve national treasures from He Bing and Han Tongsheng, both from the People’s Arts and Mandarin, competed on the same stage to show the audience what "acting school" means. The 12 leading actors played the roles of doctors, real estate agents, security guards, professors, insurance salesmen and so on from different social strata. Everyone’s scenes were allocated reasonably, and they all excelled at the same time.
Twelve "angry men" who "angry" for justice did their best to graft the tension of drama into the film perfectly in a narrow closed space, and interpreted the secret room debate of Twelve Citizens as the carefree feeling of martial arts masters’ confrontation. Every "angry man" tells his own unknown past, and the "father as a child and gentleman as a minister" frequently recited by juror No.3 seems to contain sad things at home; Juror No.5 was called a "capitalist" by others, and after a run, it finally erupted like a volcano. "You are hating the rich!" Accusing his college girlfriend, he shouted, "When you see a good girl get off a good car, you call her a rich man. You are jealous! That is an insult to outstanding young women in China! " , the core figure played by He Bing — — Juror No.8 is even more forceful. "No one can judge a person guilty unless the evidence is conclusive." In the face of Han Tongsheng’s ferocious provocation and accusing him of "nitpicking", he held back his anger and asked, "Should a person be shot? Should this be nitpicking?" Sharp lines can be found everywhere in movies, and the screening sometimes attracts the audience to burst into laughter and clap their hands.
Aspect 3: "Century Court Play" was born to stage the ultimate trial for the truth.
The background of the film is very pleasing. The jury system is added to a mock trial, and a "court drama of the century" in which 12 people from different classes debate under the same roof is performed. In the depiction of the courtroom drama, the wonderful story of the film is not only perfectly inherited, but also strengthens the reasoning and suspense in the tense confrontation of the courtroom drama. In the tense multi-person confrontation, the story is gradually stripped. "Is the rich second generation killing his father?" Is it guilty or not? Is the evidence conclusive? The truth gradually surfaced, and the process has been exciting. As He Bing said, in the process of pursuing the truth, the bigger enemy we face is "prejudice". How to fight against inner prejudice to pursue the truth and save a life has become the biggest suspense of the film.
Aspect 4: The murder of the rich second generation, the suspense of city by the sea’s crime, brewing "flat thunder"
"Twelve Citizens" tells the story of a "rich second generation" patricide case that happened in contemporary China. Because it is full of controversy and doubts, it has aroused strong public concern. In an experimental virtual court, a "Chinese jury" emerged, and 12 ordinary people who had nothing to do with each other and represented all walks of life got together. After listening to the trial in the student court, they discussed the case in an unprecedented way and made a final "judgment" on the case … … The film revolves around a suspenseful case of patricide of the rich second generation. From eleven people finding the rich second generation guilty to the final truth, all eleven people defected and found him innocent. In the middle, the layers of fog, such as suspicious witness testimony and unclear pointing of murder tools, were cleared away one by one. The audience could not help but be brought into the tense process of uncovering the truth in the film, as if they were the 13th juror on the scene, sharing joys and sorrows with the film’s leading actors.
Aspect 5: Adapted from Hollywood classic IP story localization is more grounded and more edgy.
Twelve Citizens is adapted from 12 Angry Men, a classic in film history. The original version has long been regarded as a masterpiece in the hearts of fans. As the first adaptation of the China version, Twelve Citizens has achieved a perfect tribute to the original through the affirmation of many domestic and foreign awards. Director Xu Ang ingeniously transplanted the western jury system into the current social soil of China, which made the misunderstanding of fairness, justice and prejudice have a chemical reaction in China society and created a meaningful contemporary "Chinese prophecy". Shooting 12 Angry Men in a country without a jury system, Xu Ang, a director who is good at classic localization, has accomplished an almost "impossible task" and created a fascinating crime suspense masterpiece for the audience, which is suitable for the 80′ s and 90′ s youth.