2023-07-03 05:07:19
I don’t know if you have felt that Hong Kong movies are slowly picking up. Judging from the recently released films such as “The Poisonous Lawyer” and “I Still Think You Are the Best”, the box office and word-of-mouth of Hong Kong films with legal and comedy themes are on the rise. Once upon a time, folk supernatural films were also a big trump card in the themes of Hong Kong films. The series of ghost films played by Lin Zhengying are the “cool” childhood memories of audiences in the 80s and 90s. Uncle Ying is gone, but Hong Kong-style thriller movies are still there. Recently, there is a hit “Southern Maobeima” on iQiyi and Tencent Video, which has carried the banner of revival of Hong Kong-style horror movies.
“South Mao North Horse” tells the story of a Maoshan Taoist and Guanbei sent horse immortals to catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits. This Maoshan Taoist is also called Uncle Ying, and there are quite a lot of similarities with Lin Zhengying in appearance, but don’t be busy scolding Pengci, anyone who has watched the movie knows that this Uncle Ying also has two brushes. Back then, Hong Kong-style ghostly horror films were good at innovating on the basis of inheritance. For example, Lin Zhengying’s films absorbed a lot of folk techniques as means of exorcism, such as returning evil spirits, splashing dog blood, and smearing the body with pot ash. Elements are integrated into the protagonist’s design, and Taoist robes and gossip mirrors have since become standard equipment for Taoist priests in Maoshan. So when the audience clicks on “Southern Maobeibeima”, they will really exclaim that it has the “Hong Kong flavor” of the past!
In the film, Uncle Ying holds a mahogany sword and teaches how to step on the seven-star step. His ghost-fighting skills are gorgeous and dazzling. When Uncle Yi appeared on the stage, seeing him chanting spells and drawing talismans on yellow paper, he immediately felt at ease, and plunged into the exciting plot of Maoshan Taoist priests fighting demons and ghosts. It can be seen that whether it is the script arrangement or the overall style design, the main creators try their best to get closer to Hong Kong films, absorbing the essence of the subject matter from them. Audiences who like Hong Kong-style thriller movies can definitely get back the good old experience from “Southern Maobeibeima”!
The reason why the glory of Hong Kong ghost films can be revived is definitely the first contribution of director Xu He. As a young filmmaker, Xu He has had a keen interest in folk themes since he was a child, and has been fascinated by Hong Kong-style ghost horror movies since childhood. In the past few years in the industry, he has directed the costume thriller “Lamp of the Soul” and explored the human motif of life and death in the short film “Suicide Bridge”. With this film, he defeated more than 400 contestants from 17 countries around the world. won the best short film award for a foreign language film at the Milan International Film Festival in Italy. When filming “Southern Mao and Northern Horse”, the top student Xu He has done enough homework. He visited the legends, rituals, cultural customs, etc. left by Maoshan Taoism and horse immortals in the northern and southern regions, and integrated them well into the film. In the film, coupled with the audience’s unquenchable enthusiasm for Hong Kong-style thrillers, “Southern Maobeima” has achieved impressive performances on iQiyi and Tencent Video.
The cast of the film is very reliable, with Ge Shuai, Du Zhiguo, Yu Jiachuan, Lin Ziqing, Wang Jiayu and other old actors and new generations joining, and the behind-the-scenes team is also quite professional. Zhang Shitao, one of the directors, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He directed the film “Di Renjie: Tongtian Shenjiao” and achieved excellent box office and word-of-mouth results. He also participated in the creation of large-scale films “European Raiders” and “Li Cha’s Aunt”. It’s very deep. Both Jiang Xitao and Yang Nan are veteran screenwriters with rich experience in the circle. Jiang Xitao’s “Looking for the Way” won the Best TV Drama Award at the 27th Golden Eagle Awards. Yang Nan and Xu He are old partners who have worked together on “Yang Rong’s “The World”, “The Duke of Zhou and the Peach Blossom Girl”, and the co-creation of “South Mao North Horse” this time is even more tacit. The scary atmosphere of ghostly shadows, the art style of ghosts and ghosts, and the eerie modeling design in the film are all thanks to three experts, photography director Lei Jian, art director Yuan Feng, and styling director Zhang Xin. The talents who grew up in the movie have contributed many outstanding ideas to “South Mao Beima”. In addition, there are many punchy, fierce and powerful action scenes in the film, which add a richer viewing level to the film, which is also inseparable from the professionalism of action director Seinfeld.
“South Mao North Horse” is produced by Hebei Zhengqingqing Film and Television, Shanghai Qimiaoying Film and Television, Haikou Youjia Film and Television, Haikou Gushi Culture, Hebei Zhengqingqing Film and Television, Hebei Yangyilan Film and Television, Hebei Aile Film and Television, Hainan Jiachuan Film and Television It is jointly produced by the industry, exclusively announced by Twobit Entertainment, and provided by Twobit Technology with exclusive data strategy support. It is worth mentioning that the production company Hebei Zhengqingchun Film and Television is a young film and television production company. It has many outstanding film creators including Xu He. works, and will continue to release more high-quality movies in the future. Currently “Southern Maobeibeima” is currently being played on iQiyi and Tencent Video, interested friends can click to watch it!
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