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On September 22, "Peace Hotel" was officially released.

First up were two midnight shows.

Although it is a Sunday, the day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 19th makes this day a work day.

Coupled with the off-duty arrangement, the revenue from the midnight show is not good.

Thanks to Cheng Shuo's reputation, there were nearly 1,300 screenings, with 110,000 moviegoers and a box office of 3.6 million.

This result is not only no better than "Tiny Times" released a few days ago, it is even lower than "Painted Skin II" a few years ago.

Although it failed to open at the box office, word-of-mouth went against the box office and continued to rise.

From forums to Tieba, from Weibo to Zhihu, news is flooding all major media, almost including praise for Qing Yishui.

There were only a few negative words in the media, but they were all overshadowed by overwhelming praise.

Thanks to the fixed camera shooting and highly saturated color scheme, almost every frame in the film can be screenshotted as wallpaper.

Compared to the beauty of the picture, more people responded that the film was still foggy after watching it again.

But you don’t have to worry about the aesthetic level of the audience.

Incomprehensible movies are generally divided into two categories: incomprehensible, but bad, such as "The Promise".

There are also films that are incomprehensible but good, such as "The Sun Also Rises" and this one, "Peace Hotel".

Rating websites have once again become the main battlefield for film critics.

And after just one night, the top comments on the rating website accumulated more than 10,000 likes.

Film critics from all walks of life have taken action and analyzed the entire story in various directions.

"First of all, the story is very simple. It is about a group of people fighting for the inheritance left by a noble lady.

When many viewers saw the collapse of the Peace Hotel and the coming of war at the end of the film, they felt it was sudden, but not abrupt.

This is the effect of the many hidden clues Cheng Shuo buried in the film. You think you are seeing a murder case of stolen paintings, but in fact, every plot corresponds to an intention.

Let me analyze it for you based on my understanding.

The following may contain spoilers, please read at your discretion.

Throughout the film, I have drawn one bright line [Shen Yiqian’s paintings] and two hidden lines [Peace Hotel] and [Exploration of Change].

The origin of the character Mr. Joffe is related to the story's final extension to the Anti-Japanese War. Many people will identify the origin of this name as the national hero Yue Fei, but I prefer that the name comes from the 'Joffe Declaration'. After all, everyone in the film

Whenever you address him, you must add the word "Mr." at the end, even for the rich second generation who hate him.

This character is a connecting point in the story. As for why he is not the starting point, I will give it a try first.

Next is the bright line in the film, the horses painted by Shen Yiqian. Shen Yiqian is certainly less famous than Xu Beihong, but Mr. Shen Yiqian is a patriotic painter who painted portraits of leaders during the Anti-Japanese War.

The two protagonists stole Shen Yiqian's paintings and gave up Xu Beihong's paintings. The meaning is self-evident.

Because when the time comes when the Peace Hotel is about to collapse, they have to choose what should be precious at this moment instead of what was precious in the past.

Furthermore, 54, played by Cheng Shuo, has an obvious name. It is related to the dialogue between Mr. Yue Fei and 54 in the film; "The name is not important, whether you are 54 or 77." The name 54 comes from the 54 movement. So the old man played by Simon Yam

The last sentence of 54 is easy to understand, 'not just me, but also you', because the character 54 represents all young people.

Cheng Shuo has not finished what he wants to say, it should be: not just me, but also you...and you.

When these are dissected, the hidden threads buried by Cheng Shuo emerge.

The starting point is Mr. Yue Fei. Regarding a joke, he showed his tattoos in prison and was greedy for money and lust. The full text should be: Don’t be greedy for money and don’t be lustful. This sentence is the purpose of the Boxer Rebellion. It does not mean that Mr. Yue Fei is a Boxer.

member, but he showed through the two elements of Yue Fei and the Boxer Rebellion that Mr. Yue Fei represents a pioneer of exploration.

I thought it was too small before, Mr. Yue Fei is not a person, he is also a group of people.

Here I want to talk about the starting point of the story. The starting point is actually the old woman played by Xiao Bingbing.

The whole story revolves around the Peace Hotel. The three owners of the Peace Hotel represent the changes of the entire era.

The conversation between 54 and the island country’s military officers can also be evidenced. The Peace Hotel was built on June 11, which was the day of the Reform Movement of 1898. Before that, the Peace Hotel belonged to a noble lady.

She represented the old forces and used the Reform Movement of 1898 to explore development. However, she ultimately failed and was killed by the "rich second generation" and handed over the ownership of the hotel to Mr. Yue Fei.

The story took place in 1937. The narrator said that in October after the incident, the Peace Hotel collapsed, which was the time when the Magic City fell completely, and it was also the day when the person in charge of the Peace Hotel was handed over to 54.

Then the story is very clear. First, it was the first attempt by the old forces - the Reform Movement of 1898, then the second attempt by pioneers like Mr. Joffe - the Joffe Declaration, and then the dawn of 54 -

Young people represent the new force and rebuild the Peace Hotel.

At this point, the Peace Hotel that I understand is just a specific intention that Cheng Shuo condensed from 1931 to the present.

I think Cheng Shuo's creative process is tangled. He is very gentle at the same time: for example, all the bloody scenes in the film are resolved with jokes; at the same time, he is also very cruel, such as the sentence of the island country officer in the film: If you are to blame, blame you.

, this cannonball has been running in for seven years, and your hotel is standing here waiting for the cannonball to come.

I would like to add that this film was submitted to the Cannes Film Festival. Those foreigners did not understand our history at all, but this film still won the best film in the "Un Certain Regard" category based solely on its technique and lens. If it were in China,

There must be many people who know it better than me, and it should have a higher reputation. This is our unique empathy.

Finally, I hope you 54 can maintain this hard-won ‘peace’ hotel.”

“It’s really well written.”

In the lounge, Jiang Wen was dusting off his cigarette and reading movie reviews on the Internet with relish.

He has always had trouble dealing with these film critics, but after seeing this review, he couldn't help but give it a thumbs up.

They said before the release that Cheng Shuo actually buried what he wanted to say very shallowly, but also buried it very deeply in the form of expression. This film critic can analyze it so thoroughly, which is indeed in line with Cheng Shuo's thinking.

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Looking at the old god Cheng Shuo, Jiang Wen couldn't help but curl his lips.

Why is this guy so lucky? Someone understands him after he made a movie.

"Boy, the box office is discounted on the first day, why don't you hurry up?"

Cheng Shuo is different from him. Cheng Shuo has a studio to support, let alone opening a company in the future.

I am alone, and I have gotten used to it.

Cheng Shuo worked hard to make a film, and the box office at the midnight show and carnival show was not even close to that of "Tiny Times". No one would be willing to accept it.

Cheng Shuo was still reading the newspaper leisurely.

"What's the rush? Let the bullets fly for a while."