Nowadays one of people’s daily amusement is watching movies in China and around the world. In 2019 some Chinese movies get high grades in box office. Today we recommend Top 10 films at box office on mainland of China in 2019 for you.
Ne Zha《哪吒之魔童降世》
- Release Date: 2019.7.26
- Box Office: 4 billion 974 million
Brief Introduction:
The Primus extracts a Mixed Yuan Bead into a spirit bead and a demon bead. The spirit bead can be reincarnated in human to help King Zhou establish a new dynasty, the demon bead will create a devil and harm human. Ne Zha is the one who should be spirit bead hero but he becomes a devil incarnate, because the spirit bead and the demon bead is switched.
Film Review:
This film’s counter attack is not to beat chicken blood or boil chicken soup. The movie has a very delicate and persuasive depiction of Ne zha’s heart journey. Moreover, the screenwriter cleverly takes Ao Bing as Ne zha’s contrast, highlighting that it’s the subject of human being and devil that is independent choice, rather than destiny. (Litchi entertainment review)
The Wandering Earth《流浪地球》
- Release Date: 2019.2.5
- Box Office: 4 billion 655 million
Brief Introduction:
As the sun is dying out, people all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth fight hard for the survival of humankind.
Film Review:
Having raked in over $600m at the box office, The Wandering Earth is yet another massive blockbuster from China. However, like so many enormous Chinese blockbusters in recent years, it’s all style and no substance, with excessive emphasis on special effects and incoherent fantasy that really impedes any attempts to craft a more elegant or majestic space opera.
Avengers: Endgame《复仇者联盟4：终局之战》
- Release Date: 2019.4.24
- Box Office: 4 billion 241 million
Brief Introduction:
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos‘ actions and restore balance to the universe.
Film Review:
This movie can be called the epic movie of Marvel movie universe. The information content of several big plays is full and the rhythm is very fast. Whether it’s a huge action scene, a dazzling special effect scene, or a very compact plot development, it constantly stimulates the audience’s heart, bombards the whole range of information, and is full of energy. The Russell brothers, the director, also focused on the literary drama, so that they could say goodbye to the audience affectionately, even tragically. For example, the relationship between “Iron Man” and his daughter as well as “little pepper” shows the emotional and human side of superheroes. (Guangzhou Daily )
My People，My Country《我和我的祖国》
- Release Date: 2019.10.1
- Box Office: 2 billion 990 million
Brief Introduction:
An anthology film consists of 7 short stories directed by several different directors, which are based on 7 moments since the founding of People’s Republic of China.
Film Review:
” My People，My Country ” leads the audience to review the 70 years of extraordinary times in New China, so that the audience can deeply understand the connection between “I” and China’s blood, and inspire the audience’s most simple patriotic feelings. ” My People，My Country ” is not only a film of dedication, but also a love letter to the motherland. It expresses its love to the motherland with “my” story, “my” experience, “and” my “touch. (people’s online review)
The Captain《中国机长》
- Release Date: 2019.9.30
- Box Office: 2 billion 870 million
Brief Introduction:
When the windshield of his commercial airplane shatters at 30,000 feet in the air, a pilot and his flight crew work to ensure the safety of the passengers and land the plane.
Directed by Andrew Lau, the film is based on a real-life incident in May 2018, when the cockpit windshield of a Sichuan Airlines flight shattered while the plane was flying 30,000 feet above the Tibetan Plateau. The co-pilot was sucked halfway out of the cockpit and passengers started losing consciousness due to low pressure.
Film Review:
“The Captain” focuses more on the crew’s spiritual character and professional integrity in the face of crisis, which is a disaster film with Chinese characteristics. The film answers the hero from different perspectives. What the captain said at the end of the film, awe of life, awe of duty, awe of rules, let the theme of the film sublimate. The heroic captain Liu Chuanjian’s mind of “lifting heavy as light” is also shown in the film. The film also shows the efforts made by relevant departments such as the tower, air traffic control bureau and the military, which has played a good role in science popularization. (people’s daily)
Crazy Alien《疯狂的外星人》
- Release Date: 2019.2.5
- Box Office: 2 billion 202 million
Brief Introduction:
A monkey trainer whose act goes wrong after an alien crash lands on Earth and injures his monkey. Desperate to perform the act, he attempts to train the alien instead, though is punished after the alien regains his powers.
Film Review:
Crazy alien is a comedy of Ning Hao‘s style, in which science fiction and absurdity coexist. In this movie, he creates absurdity with arrogance and paranoia, and uses it to play a show of respect for all people with arrogance and paranoia, which is intriguing.
Pegasus《飞驰人生》
- Release Date:2019.2.5
- Box Office: 1 billion 717 million
Brief Introduction:
Pegasus tells the story of a boss who once dominated the racing world, who tried to return to the car world, but was frequently confronted with reality
Film Review:
The world view of “flying life” is advanced and simple. It encourages people to find the biggest passion in their hearts, and never give up whether they can succeed or not. Han Han, 36, took pictures of the perseverance of the middle-aged people after their disappointment, and the story was very easy, no burden, very rare. (reviewed by Beijing News)
The Bravest《烈火英雄》
- Release Date: 2019.8.1
- Box Office: 1 billion 691 million
Brief Introduction:
“The Bravest” tells a story that Chinese firefighters struggle to contain a huge fire after an oil pipeline explodes.
Film Review:
The main narrative line of the film is disaster relief. The plot presents the scene of the fire scene in an all-round and large scale. The director is committed to let the audience participate in the whole disaster relief as a witness rather than a spectator, and really feel the difficulty of the work of the firefighting group. Even if there are a large number of disaster relief scenes with strong sense of oppression, the film does not make people feel tired in the visual sense. The real, sensitive and tender literary drama just neutralizes the sensory stimulation brought by the fire scene to the audience.
Better Days《少年的你》
- Release Date: 2019.6.27
- Box Office: 1 billion 545 million
Brief Introduction:
When it is time for the Chinese gaokao, the entire country comes to a standstill. For nearly ten million high school students, this two-day national college entrance exam will determine where and if they get to study. It is not uncommon for the fates of entire families to hinge on the results. Like so many others, Nian has been focused on preparing for the exam, at the exclusion of everything else and is all alone. A classmate has committed suicide and she has become the target of relentless bullying. Meanwhile, fate brings her together with small-time criminal Bei and the two of them seal a pact.
Film Review:
The film truly restores the atmosphere before the college entrance examination, creating a strong sense of reality with a large number of close-up shots, follow-up shots, hand-held mirror shaking and fragment editing. Under the tense narrative rhythm, the film tries to tell a good story, and at the same time, it tries to arouse the audience’s attention and Thinking: why does this happen and how to avoid repeating it? It is the positive intervention in real life that makes the film go out of the small pattern of “young people don’t know the taste of sorrow, and they are forced to say sorrow for new words”, which makes the youth theme film have a certain amount of realistic care
Hobbs and Shaw《速度与激情：特别行动》
- Release Date: 2019.8.2
- Box Office: 1 billion 430 million
Brief Introduction:
Lawman Luke Hobbs (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) and outcast Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.
“Hobbs and Shaw” is dazzling with a large number of stunt scenes breaking through the limit. The movie seems to be a real cartoon movie which is reconstructed after being deconstructed. The noise, destruction, and special effects that the film continues to present seem out of the director’s control – unfortunately, that’s what Fast and Furious series is all about.
Conclusion:
Though box office cannot mean everything, it is one of the index or elements that people choose movie to watch. We hope this artical could provide some reference for you.
