Chinanews.com, Beijing, November 11 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) As an important award, the nomination and selection of the Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award have attracted much attention almost every time.

The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and the 36th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards will be held from November 11 to 1. After the nominees of the jury of the 4th China Film Golden Rooster Awards were announced, the nominations for Best Feature Film and Best Supporting Actor quickly attracted attention.

Some people are concerned about whether the movie "Fengshen Part 1" won nine nominations including Best Screenplay, and whether it can finally become the big winner of the Golden Rooster Awards; Some people also feel that this list is a bit "uneasy", and some popular movies and actors have not been nominated.

Who will win the major awards of the Golden Rooster Award?

Can "Fengshen" be "canonized as a god"?

Among the movies released in recent months, the popularity of "Fengshen Part 1" has lasted for a long time, from the story adaptation to the service of Huadao, all of which have earned enough attention on social platforms.

Image source: The official Weibo of "Fengshen Part 1".

"Fengshen Trilogy" is based on the Ming Dynasty novel "Romance of Fengshen" and the Song and Yuan Dynasty scripts "Wuwang Van Xuanping Words". The movie retains familiar characters, and Shang King Yin Shou is the villain and ambitious; Bo Yi Kao came to save his father, but was killed in the end.

At the same time, the plot thread has changed, "fatalism" has been abandoned, and the "God List" is set as the treasure left by Nuwa, which can only be opened by the "co-master of the world" and save the common people in the troubled times.

In this year's Golden Rooster Awards, "Fengshen Part 9" won <> nominations, including Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Li Xuejian), Best Supporting Actress (Yuan Quan), Best Cinematography, Best Sound Recording, and Best Art.

"The competitiveness of "Fengshen" comes from the careful reproduction of ancient Chinese mythological situations, which is a 'landing' of imagination, and it is also one of the iconic works of Chinese magic themes out of Western magic film style." Columnist Han Haoyue analyzed.

He believes that this movie reflects the strong scheduling ability of the main creative team at multiple levels such as script, actors, and special effects, and the degree of completion is very high, especially the presentation of the picture, which has left a deep impression on many audiences.

For another example, in terms of prop production, "Fengshen" has made a lot of attempts, including the Ghost Hou Sword and many other weapons are three-dimensional, some of the front and back sides do not pursue pure symmetry, and the side looks like a shape, and the structure is more complex.

However, "Fengshen Part 1" also has shortcomings, such as some lines are not concise enough, the comedy component in the movie is a little deliberate, etc., and it is difficult to give a definitive conclusion at present.

"Flow" and old drama bones

In addition, the movie "No Name" won 8 nominations for Best Feature Film, Best Director (Cheng Er), Best Actor (Tony Leung), Best Supporting Actor (Wang Yibo), and Best Cinematography at this year's Golden Rooster Awards, and the popularity is also very high.

On the list of nominees for "Best Supporting Actor", there are Wang Yibo ("No Name" as Mr. Ye), Li Xuejian ("Fengshen Part 1: Chao Song Fengyun" as Ji Chang), Jin Ba ("Back to Tibet" as Jiumei), Hu Jun ("King of the Sky" as Zhang Ting) and Lei Jiayin ("Man Jianghong" as Qin Hui).

"King of the Sky" courtesy of the filmmaker

This list has caused a wave of discussions about "traffic" and old drama bones, and some people classify Wang Yibo as a "traffic star", thinking that his "film age" is relatively short, and his competitiveness is not particularly strong compared to other actors who were nominated at the same time.

Some people also oppose the above views, believing that the selection of this award is, to put it bluntly, a competition between roles and roles, and everyone does not need to substitute stereotypes into it, but should be more concerned about whether the actors create flesh-and-blood characters.

Li Xuejian is recognized as a powerful actor, and his performance in "Fengshen Part 1" is still stable, Ji Chang's surprise when he saw his son Ji Fa, the subtle changes in his eyes, and the emotional outburst after eating the meatloaf... Many scenes have earned enough tears from the audience.

In fact, it is not uncommon for "traffic stars" to turn into "acting schools" and "powerful schools", which is due to the personal efforts of actors, the encouragement and support of the industry, and the objectivity and tolerance of the public opinion environment.

As Han Haoyue said, as for whether "traffic stars" can compete with old drama bones on the same stage, we must finally return to the creative level to discuss, and it should not be biased, as long as there is progress and has been showing progress, it is worthy of recognition.

Is there a "hard time"?

Putting aside the controversy, take a closer look at the list of nominees for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, and there are many highlights.

With his role in the movie "I Love You! Hui Yinghong was nominated for Best Actress. Li Huiru, who she plays, is an ordinary person who runs around for a living every day, and later often knows the "empty nester" and slowly enters each other's lives.

"Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an", "Four Seasons" and "Snowy Boy" were nominated for Best Art Film. "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" can be called a hit animated movie, with good box office and word of mouth, and the story has the presentation of portraits of poets such as Du Fu and Wang Wei, as well as the discussion of life experiences.

"Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an". Courtesy of the filmmaker

However, some viewers have always been a little "uneasy", thinking that Wang Baoqiang's acting skills in "In the Octagon Cage" are also good, but he was not nominated; For example, "The Wandering Earth 2" has not received as many award nominations as previously expected, etc.

Han Haoyue paid more attention to the final awards of "Yongan Town Story Collection" and "Space Exploration Editorial Department", "As a heavyweight award, the attention to niche films, literary films, and low-box office films highlights its vision, mind, and value advocacy. ”

The famous director Zhang Yimou once said, "I deeply feel that the history of Chinese films and the Golden Rooster Awards is created by the younger and sharper Chinese filmmakers and Chinese audiences from generation to generation." ”

The gold content of the "Golden Rooster Award" is self-evident. No matter who wins the major awards, the audience is looking forward to Chinese films getting better and better, highlighting individuality, diversity and inclusiveness, and providing more choices for the audience. (ENDS)