Relax and be "funny" in "Stop and Go" and play "Mr. Bao" Hu Ge who is tired every day
After making a stunning appearance as "Mr. Bao" in the hit drama "Flowers" at the beginning of the year, Shanghai actor Hu Ge once again returned to Shanghai Cinema SHO Roadshow with his new film "Stop and Go" on May 31. However, this time he became Wu Di, who returned to his hometown after failing in the big city. He spoke a Sichuan and Chongqing dialect in the film. "President Yan Bao is very tired every day. When you put on those clothes, you have to tighten yourself up, but Wu Di's state is undressed, more relaxed and comfortable."
Photo by Zhong Han at the Shanghai road show of "Stop and Go"
The movie "Stop and Go" is directed by Long Fei and written by Huang Jia. It stars Hu Ge and Gao Yuanyuan. It also stars Yue Hong, Zhou Yemang, Jin Jing and Gan Yuchen. Liu Jun will star in the special role. It is scheduled to be released on June 8 during the Dragon Boat Festival. .
The film tells the story of Wu Di, who suffered a setback in his career in a big city and returned to his hometown to restart his life. By chance, he reunited with the former "class beauty" Feng Liuliu, presenting the audience with another mentality and choice when facing the "stagnation period" in life. At the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, the film won three awards for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress, which attracted much attention.
As director Long Fei said, "Stop and Go" is a family light comedy. Through the concrete states of "walking" and "stopping", the movie shows the hesitation and hesitation of young people on the fork in life, and sees the essence of life clearly through self-deprecation and laughter. While watching the movie in Shanghai, the audience burst into laughter from time to time. It is different from the roar of laughter in comedy films. Many of the laughs in the film are hidden in the flow of life, making people smile knowingly.
The character full of comedy also makes people discover another side of Hu Ge. "I got to know Hu Ge more on the screen in the past, but this time I fully feel that he has a lot of comedy qualities." Gao Yuanyuan, who plays Feng Liuliu, revealed that Hu Ge had a lot of "hang-ups" during the filming. For example, when Feng Liuliu teased Wu Di for being middle-aged, "You are two months older than me," Wu Di said shyly, "You remember my birthday." This line that made many viewers laugh came out of nowhere on the spot.
Wu Mingfa, Wu Di's father played by Zhou Yemang, seems to be a serious parent, but in fact he is responsible for most of the movie's laughter. This is also the second collaboration between him and Hu Ge after "Myth". "I was approached by "Flowers" before, but unfortunately it didn't happen. I made up for the regret in this drama." Zhou Yemang was deeply impressed by Hu Ge's sense of investment and cleverness in creation. In a scene where Wu Mingfa dozed off at the funeral, Wu Di took out his mobile phone to take a picture of his father's sleeping face, which was not in the script. At that time, Hu Ge suggested to the director, "Can I take a picture of him?" The addition of this detail made Zhou Yemang feel very wonderful, "When many people want to say something but can't say it, they will choose to express it through actions."
After returning home, Wu Di made the script he created into a movie with the encouragement and help of Feng Liuliu, and invited his mother to play the heroine. Feng Liuliu was on the side with a handheld camera to track and record the filming itself as a selection for her "Returning Youth" documentary. question. A large number of interspersed scenes within scenes and discussions on film shooting techniques and documentary creation stances give "Stop and Go" a certain "meta-movie" flavor. The end of the film is similar to the previous "Galaxy Writers" which focused on the living conditions of young screenwriters. 》Coincidentally.
While the entire film maintains a relaxed and humorous feel, there are also tears in the second half, but it is not deliberately sensational. It is more of a discussion and thinking about family love and marriage, and a redefinition of the so-called success and failure. Some viewers were curious, what did Wu Di think when he saw his father dressed as his mother appear? Hu Ge took the microphone and explained his understanding of the character: "Wu Di is a person who has no idea about his future and direction. His father and mother always stand behind him, giving him strength and support. That For a moment, he found that his father and mother overlapped. Although their lives were not so perfect and successful, at least they were kind and lovely people. The goal he once pursued may be worldly success in the eyes of most people, but at that moment he realized that the family around him was so good, and I just needed to be them.”
It is worth mentioning that Yue Hong won the Tiantan Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Wu Di’s mother Jiang Meiling, which also formed a wonderful intertext with the ending of her character in the movie. Yue Hong likes the creative state of the crew very much. Good actors will give each other unexpected exchanges and collisions, and everyone injects fresh life into their characters. At the Shanghai road show, Long Fei especially thanked the screenwriter Huang Jia, "She wrote such a good script and was able to attract such good actors. I agree with what the director of photography said to me, the screenwriter and the actors are truly The artists are the ones creating, we are just realizing and executing their creations.”
Photo by Zhong Han at the Shanghai road show of "Stop and Go"
"This is a light-hearted story. Every detail comes from life and from around us. It will make us feel soothed and comfort a lot of things in our hearts." Producer Fujii Shu believes that "Stop and Go" has Greater industry significance, "There are no big-name producers or celebrity platforms behind the film. Young new directors rely on the charm of original scripts to impress the best actors. Everyone comes to you because of this story and supports your creation." , and ultimately completed the story very well.”
The movie "Stop and Go" is produced by Matt Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Dengfeng International Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., China Film Co., Ltd., Shanghai Shigu Film Co., Ltd., Yi Zhi Action Film Co., Ltd., Shanghai Taopiao Piao Film and Television Produced by Culture Co., Ltd., Shanghai Duoleer Culture Media Co., Ltd., Xiaoling Film and Television Culture Studio, Dongyang Feihe Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., Hubei Qingbaba Media Co., Ltd., Beijing Dumao Interactive Entertainment Media Co., Ltd., Hubei Fengwo Culture Jointly produced by Development Co., Ltd., Shanxi Yixing Culture Media Co., Ltd., and Beijing Weimeng Chuangke Network Technology Co., Ltd.
