As early as before the release of Homecoming, it was widely praised in the circle. In addition to the success of the film in winning domestic awards, the breakthrough and change of Dapeng's personal style has also attracted much attention.
In fact, from the analysis of Dapeng's creative process, the emergence of "happiness as it is intended" seems inevitable. Its distribution and success are closely related to the cause of Dapeng Road.
Comedy for the sake of comedy?
As early as 20 12, when diaosi became popular on the internet, Dapeng was already a household name. The experience of the former host and the unique humor in Northeast China laid the foundation for the popularity of Diaosi Man.
Dapeng's debut came from an unorthodox network program, diors man. Because of its own network sense and casual personality, it is very different from variety shows.
In the early days of mobile internet, Dapeng became an excellent gold digger, which has been publicized in addition to his personality; Interested parties such as Shen Teng and Ada naturally became his circle of friends.
After all, the host is not the ultimate way for him to become famous. However, the contacts he has accumulated in his work and the strong stickiness of his fans have given him intangible capital to become famous.
When "Miss Diaosi" became popular all over the world, Dapeng was finally able to stand on its own feet. With the consciousness of netizens, diaosi man is bound to become this year's "dark horse show".
Popular style and exaggerated comedy routines have become a must-see program for young people in small towns. Diaosixia's Chinese expression and self-mockery also helped it win a large audience.
In the online drama, Dapeng combines the stage play with the biography of the Northeast people, which shows the true charm of the Northeast culture. With the success of diaosi Xia series and the ambition of making movies, it is brewing in Dapeng's heart.
As early as five or six years ago, when comedy movies were popular in domestic cinemas, the audience's demand for joy and entertainment became an important driving force for the box office.
And with the help of Dapeng, he began a comedy performance to see the preferences of the audience at that time. "Pancake Man" is the first movie promoted by Diaosi Man, and its box office income exceeds 1 100 million dollars. Pancake Man tells the story of a little man making a comeback.
In retrospect, the content of Pancake Man is not good; However, Dapeng has completed the transformation of his identity through commercialization, from host to actor to director, and his success seems natural.
The literary heart behind it
When we defined Dapeng as a commercial film director, he showed us another side of him. Even though Diaosi Xia and Pancake Xia both achieved great success, Dapeng was not too persistent in Vanity Fair.
At this time, Dapeng, facing the great success of more than 30 years, has already had its own thinking. What you do, what you like to do, and what you do behind your back all involve repeated collisions between personal will and commercial capital.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, the success of Pancake Man is enough to eclipse Dapeng. However, his rebellion against business is enough to be shown in the film Sewing Machine Belt.
This is a story about a dream. Under the cloak of rock music, the film highlights the sincere and beautiful hearts of the characters. They sacrificed their youth for a rock show and became each other's dreams.
After all, before the band summer, rock was a minority type. With the help of Dapeng, the film should not only express sincere feelings, but also personally test pop rock and give feelings to the public.
On the sewing machine belt, Dapeng also showed a strong sense of self. His love for outdoor performances and rock music is integrated into every detail of the film.
Unfortunately, under the praise of the industry, Sewing Machine Belt can only be different, and the 450 million box office is not a failure. However, the previous gun room was reduced by half, indicating that Dapeng's influence took a step back.
There is a price to pay for defending yourself. With the decline of box office attraction, Dapeng has also fallen into a trough. After returning to commercial films, Dapeng also appeared in films such as The Man of God and Rat Gallbladder.
In desperation, a burst of laughter. The role of Dapeng is so weird. In addition to reducing his sense of existence in the film, standing in the west is too grandiose, and he shows his non-ego well. On the contrary, the clear positioning of self in films such as Despair and Benefit also reflects the internal tension of Dapeng's performance.
Box office is easy to get, word of mouth is hard to find, and the lost image of a middle-aged man has changed his temperament in comedy. In comedy, Dapeng has a new understanding of life.
The uniqueness of "good luck"
In fact, in fact, the appearance of the reunion originated from an accident. The idea of making a new movie was formed when Dapeng attended grandma's funeral during the Spring Festival of 20 18.
Dapeng was born in the northeast countryside, and later became a comedian, but the gloomy background gave him tenacious vitality, and his sympathy and love for relatives and friends in his hometown also gave birth to this film.
As can be understood from the name, perhaps most viewers think that Dapeng is another West Lake movie; However, when "good luck" is divided into "good luck" and "good luck", we find its originality.
First of all, White Lies is a root-seeking film, which intuitively records the separation of traditional rural families. In these two short films, we can directly show the strong primitive northeast culture and humanistic characteristics. The film has always faced the division and reconciliation of three generations of a family.
Secondly, Good Luck is not a real literary film. Because from the perspective of documentary, Dapeng gave up most of the film skills used; The ordinary people in the camera, their real joys and sorrows, obviously become extremely moving.
Besides, Good Luck is completely different from any of Dapeng's films, which is a breakthrough in self-definition. Dapeng directed his third film, and his change was obvious.
The early comedians we are familiar with have left and gradually entered middle age. Through the "root-seeking" journey in the film, Dapeng not only satisfied the presentation of the original ecological culture, but also really released the charm of the film.
"Auspicious" and "Ruyi" are nested in two layers. After being lucky, Ruyi can be called a movie in a movie. Ruyi wandered between reality and fantasy, but the director himself broke the authenticity of the documentary.
Similarly, Dapeng appeared in the film as a bystander many times, which formed an exploration of the boundary between the film world and the real world among the audience and improved the artistic quality of the film.
From Pancake Man to Sewing Machine Band to Good Luck, Dapeng's exploration of himself and movies has made him a pioneer in the transformation of art films under the commercial wave.
Only such courage deserves our respect.