With “1921” and “Revolutionary” and other main theme films opened in July, the big screen in mainland China officially ushered in the first half of the summer vacation. Starting this weekend, a large number of national comics will be unveiled one after another, many of which are based on traditional Chinese cultural IP adaptations.
In the summer of 2019, “Nezha’s Devil Boy Comes into the World” has a closing box office of 5.035 billion yuan and the third largest box office in Chinese film history so far, setting a benchmark for the big screen country. Who will take over the banner of “Rise of Guoman” this summer?
“City of Figurines”
Director: Ding Liang, Lin Yongchang
Release: July 9
The underground world is full of strange things. There are not only terracotta warriors and horses, but also various bronze cultural relics, as well as a kind of underground protists called “Dizhen”. Meng Yuan is a warrior warrior in the underground Qin Mausoleum. He cooperated with the mysterious girl Shi Yu to capture Dixian and went through a dangerous situation. Unexpectedly, he discovered the mystery of the endless battle between Dixian and the terracotta warriors, and thus encountered a greater crisis… …
“City of Figurines” is a brand-new animation IP created by Fangte, the production company of “Bear Infestation”, which lasted 5 years.
“Jigong’s Falling Dragon Comes to the World“
Directors: Liu Zhijiang, Qiao Yu
Release: July 16
In Yongning Village at the foot of Chicheng Mountain, in order to make the sick mother heal, Li Xiuyuan, the naughty boy, wants to be a hero, but he always kindly does bad things and makes the village jump. After encountering a series of dangerous encounters, Li Xiuyuan learned that he was the reincarnation of the great hero Jianglong Luohan. His father Li Maochun was bewitched by Jin Ling and robbed the golden body in order to protect Li Xiuyuan. He wanted to undertake the mission of saving the world for his son, but Jin Ling snatched the golden body and dedicated it to the Golden Wing Roc. Therefore, the Golden Wing Roc was resurrected ahead of time. Destroy the world. In the end, Li Xiuyuan and his son sacrificed little love for the great love, and joined hands to resist the Golden Wing Roc with their bodies. Li Xiuyuan, who was dying, finally realized that love is more important than golden body…
The film was produced by Jin Dong as the director, and it is said to have been built for six years. The title, story, and characters of the film are all reminiscent of the previous “Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World“, but it remains to be verified whether the market evaluation can reach the height of the former.
“White Snake 2: The Green Snake Tribulation”
Director: Huang Jiakang
Release: July 23
At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xiaobai flooded the Jinshan Mountain to save Xu Xianshui, and was finally pressed by Fahai under Leifeng Pagoda. Xiaoqing was accidentally beaten by Fahai into the weird Shura City illusion. In several crises, Xiaoqing was rescued by a mysterious masked teenager. With the obsession of escaping to rescue Xiaobai, Xiaoqing has gone through disasters and growth, searching for a way to leave with the masked teenager.
The film is the sequel to “White Snake: Origin” from the popular Chinese comics. The latter was released in 2019, with a cumulative box office of 468 million yuan. The sequel continues to follow the national style route, and is currently the most anticipated national comic work in the first half of the summer vacation.
“Save Donuts: Time and Space Rescue”
Director: David Silverman, Raymond S. Percy
Release: July 24
On a small island in the 19th century, there lived a group of small donut-shaped animals called “Philamon”. Two of them accidentally broke into the entrance of time travel and came to modern Shanghai, China. There, they found that Ferrameng was extinct! In order to prevent the fate of genocide, they must use the help of a cute dog to go back to the past to save their species…
The film is a Chinese-American co-produced cartoon. Directors David Silverman and Raymond S. Percy not only directed “The Simpsons”, but the former also directed “Monsters Electric Company”, and the latter was the tree in “ZooCity” Lazy lightning dubbing.
“Out of the Earth”
Director: Hu Yibo
Release: July 30
When the earth becomes a secret room, do you have a way to “escape the room”? In the future world where the cosmic civilization is highly developed, a meteorite rain destroyed more than half of the earth. The higher power Galaxy Eye launched the “Sky Wall Project” in the name of protecting the earth, but once the sky wall rises, it can no longer be opened, and even greater disasters are still brewing. The young McDonald firmly believes that there is only hope when he rushes out!
Director Hu Yibo has created the “Star Travels” series and the “Magic Ah Yo” series. This big screen new work was unveiled under the label “Cai Tiao Wu Guo Feng Science Fiction First”, which attracted the attention of many Chinese comics fans.
More good movies
Youth Movies: Youth Dance Dance Dance
“July Dance Steps”
Director: Cao An
Starring: Zhang Yuxi, Huang Xiaolei, Huang Jingxing, Jiang Chao
Release: July 10
The maverick Gu Youyou loves street dancing, but learns ballet under the expectation of his mother. Encouraged by her boyfriend Mao Xueshan, Gu Youyou decided to take the step of pursuing her dreams and rejected the invitation of the Central Ballet Company… The intense conflict of family affection, love, and dreams made the summer of the graduation season very lively.
“What should I do if my second brother is here”
Director: Zheng Fenfen
Starring: Hu Xianxu, Deng Enxi, Zheng Wei, Dai Lele, Chen Xisheng
Release: July 16
Yang Tingfeng and Yang Tingyu are a pair of siblings. Ever since Yang’s mother and Uncle Li remarried, various embarrassing dramas have been staged in the reorganization of the family. On this day, uninvited guest Li Sheng suddenly appeared, and his peaceful life was in a mess…
“What should I do if my second brother is here” was created by the original team of “Take My Brother Away”, focusing on the family story of three brothers and sisters with different surnames.
“The Sky of Burning Wild Boy”
Director: Zhang Yibai, Han Yan
Starring: Peng Yuchang, Xu Enyi, Zhang Youhao, Yin Zheng, Sun Rui
Release: July 17
The old dog who came to Hainan to repeat the course alone met a group of “salted fish teenagers” with similar smells, and met a group of uneven “weed girls”, but they wanted to participate in the dancing miracle contest together. A group of teenagers and girls, stepping through prejudice and estrangement, overcoming inferiority and cowardice, flying their youth, dancing freely, burning the sun and typhoon, wild streets and alleys!
“The Sky of Burning Wild Boy” continues the two major elements of youth and comedy in the series “The Sky of the Wind Dog”, and it blends musical elements. To this end, the film invited the top choreographer akane from Japan as the special dance director and choreographer, and invited the gold medal producer of Chinese music Zhang Yadong as the music director.
Documentary: Heritage and Dream
“the University”
Directors: Sun Hong, Wang Jing, Ke Yongquan
Starring: Qian Yi, Cai Zheng, Song Yuntian, Yan Yunzhou
Release: July 9
In Tsinghua Park, four people are standing at the intersection of their lives. Among them, there are the first-generation post-00 college students who have just gone through the college entrance examination and entered their favorite universities with twists and turns, Ph.D. graduates who are about to leave the ivory tower and face difficult choices, and some have returned to the United States to join Tsinghua University, full of ideals but facing Challenged young teachers, there are old academicians who are still in their old age and still stand on a three-foot podium after retirement. The film tells the life ideals of the four Tsinghua people with a three-year long experience.
“Tiangong Suzuo”
Director: Sun Zengtian
Starring: Li Lihong
Release: July 10
Suzhou, a city where ancient and modern coexist. For more than two thousand five hundred years, a large number of intangible cultural heritages such as lanterns, nuclear carvings, Song brocade, Ming-style furniture, boat spots, Su embroidery, Xiangshangang construction, Kesi, jade carving, etc. have been handed down here. From the perspective of 12 representative inheritors, the film tells the past and present lives of these 9 crafts, as well as the warm stories between the inheritors and the crafts.
Original title: Who will take over the banner of “Rise of National Comics” when many national comics compete for the summer screen?
Editor in charge: Ma Yuqin