Top 10 BBC-recommended movies on Douban in 2021-Chinadaily.com.cn

Although it has not been able to escape the impact of the epidemic, there are still many great movies to be released in 2021: “Spider-Man: Heroes Homeless”, “Driving My Car”, “Dune”… Good movies are not afraid of late, and they will be patched at the end of the year!

Spider-Man: No Way Home “Spider-Man: The Hero Is Homeless”

Douban score: 8.0

Now that Marvel’s superheroes have saved the Universe, their next job is obvious: they have to save the multiverse. In the third of the Spider-Man blockbusters starring Tom Holland, the teenage web-spinner accidentally opens a portal to numerous parallel realities. He finds himself up against Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus, who fought the Tobey Maguire incarnation of Spider-Man, and Jamie Foxx’s Electro, who fought the Andrew Garfield incarnation. And, who knows, he may even bump into Maguire and Garfield themselves. Sounds fun? Errr… well, apparently not. “What people will be really surprised about is that it’s not fun, this film,” Holland told Total Film. “It’s dark and it’s sad, and it’s going to be really affecting. You’re going to see characters that you love go through things that you would never wish for them to go through.”

Now that Marvel’s superheroes have saved the universe, their next mission is obvious, and that is to save the multiverse. In the third “Spider-Man” starring Tom Holland, the young Spider-Man accidentally opens the door to multiple parallel real worlds, encountering Toby Maguire’s version of Spider-Man and Andrew Garfield’s version of Spider-Man’s rivals-Dr. Octopus played by Alfred Molina and Electric Man played by Jamie Foxx. Sounds interesting? This is clearly not the case. Holland told the “Film Encyclopedia” magazine: “What surprises people is that this movie is not fun. It is a dark and sad film, and it will make people cry. You will see your favorite characters experience what you want them to be. A terrible thing to never experience.”

Recommended month:December

Drive My Car

Douban score: 8.0

With a three-hour running time, Drive My Car may be one of the year’s longest films, but it’s also one of the most acclaimed: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s meditative drama has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it won the best screenplay award when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Adapted from a 40-page Haruki Murakami short story, Drive My Car revolves around an actor-turned director, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), who is happily married to a screenwriter, despite her numerous infidelities. Two years after his wife’s sudden death, Yusuke accepts a job at a theatre festival in Hiroshima. As he is chauffeured to and from his rented house by a quiet young woman (Toko Miura), he slowly comes to terms with betrayal and bereavement.

The three-hour film “Driving My Car” may be one of the longest movies this year, but it is also one of the most admired. The film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi contains a large contemplative plot, rated as high as 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and won the best screenplay award when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. “Driving My Car” is adapted from a 40-page short story by Haruki Murakami. It tells the story of Kafuku Yusuke (played by Hidetoshi Nishishima), who was changed from an actor to a director, and his wife had a happy marriage. His wife is a screenwriter and has cheated on many occasions. Two years after his wife’s sudden death, Jiafu accepted a job at the Hiroshima Theater Festival. He hired a quiet young woman (played by Miura Touko) to drive him back and forth between his work place and his rented apartment. On the back seat of the car, he gradually settled with his wife’s betrayal and the fact that he lost his lover.

Recommended month:November

Dune“dune”

Douban score: 7.8

Now at last we have a big-screen Dune that may actually do justice to Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Arrival), this is a sombre, sweeping epic which runs for 155 minutes and still only covers the first half of the book. The budget is colossal, the crew is top-notch, and the cast is packed with big names, including Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Zendaya and Dave Bautista. As space operas about psychic-powered young heroes on desert planets go, it may never be as popular as Star Wars, but, says Clarisse Loughrey in the Independent, “It is a film of such literal and emotional largeness that it overwhelms the senses [and] of such intimidating grandeur that it’s hard to believe it even exists in the first place.”

We finally ushered in a movie “Dune” worthy of Frank Herbert’s original science fiction novel. Dennis Villeneuve (who directed “Blade Runner 2049” and “Advent”) directed this gloomy epic blockbuster 155 minutes, but only the first half of the original work was finished. The film is costly and the cast is also very strong, including many big-name stars such as Timothy Chalamade, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Zandaya and Dave Batista. . This interstellar science fiction film about boys and girls with supernatural powers on the desert planet may never be as popular as the “Star Wars” series, but as Clarice Lowry commented in the “Independent”: “This It’s a magnificent movie that is shocking in terms of length and emotion, and its existence is unbelievable.”

Recommended month:October

The French Dispatch“French Mission”

Douban score: 7.8

Wes Anderson fans rejoice: the writer-director’s 10th film is his most Wes Anderson-ish ever. In The French Dispatch, he takes his meticulous style to new extremes, so barely a frame goes by that isn’t ornamented with a split screen, a freeze frame, a sans serif caption, a florid voiceover, or a switch between monochrome and garish colour. Beneath all these elaborate quirks is an anthology of three whimsical short stories set in the fictional French town of Ennui-sur-Blasé, and supposedly drawn from the pages of a New Yorker-style magazine in the mid-20th Century. Timothée Chalamet, Benicio del Toro and Léa Seydoux star alongside such Anderson regulars as Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman.

Cheers to Wes Anderson’s fans. The screenwriter and director’s tenth film is his most vivid and vivid work so far. In “French Mission”, Anderson takes his nuanced style to the new extreme. Almost no frame is unsculpted, either using split screen, freeze frame, sans-serif fonts, ornate voiceovers, or switching between black and white and bright colors. With all these ingenious techniques, this film tells three weird little stories that happened in a fictional French town, “The Boring Town” The New Yorker style magazine. Participating in this film are Timothy Chalamet, Benicio de Toro, and Léa Seydoux, as well as the Anderson movie’s queen actor Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman.

Recommended month:October

Ron’s Gone Wrong“Godsend”

Douban score: 7.7

The first feature-length cartoon from a new British studio, Locksmith Animation, Ron’s Gone Wrong is a family comedy about the differences between social media and physical interaction. Its schoolboy hero, Barney (Jack Dylan Grazer), is given what seems to be the ideal toy, a shiny robot which is programmed to be his friend – assuming it works properly. The snag is that this particular robot, Ron (Zach Galifianakis), barely works at all. “Children want someone who agrees with them, who wants to play the same games as them… and that’s the type of dream the technology world offers you,” the film’s co-writer and co-director, Sarah Smith, said. “And in our movie, Barney ends up with Ron, who’s completely dysfunctional and broken, who doesn’t agree with him and doesn’t know anything about him, and they have to build this relationship from that point.”

“Spirit of God” is the first animated feature film produced by the new British animation studio Locksmith. This family comedy tells the difference between social media and physical interaction. The protagonist is a male student named Barney (voiced by Jack Dylan Glazer). He got a seemingly ideal toy-a shiny robot, programmed as his friend, of course the premise It is this robot that needs to function normally. The problem is that this robot named Ron (voiced by Zach Galifanakis) is not functioning at all. Sarah Smith, one of the film’s screenwriters and directors, said: “What children want is a playmate who can identify with them and play the same game with them. This is a dream that the technological world can help realize. But in our film In the movie, Barney gets a completely dysfunctional broken robot Ron. Ron neither agrees with Barney’s point of view, nor knows anything about Barney. Their relationship must be built from the ground up.”

Recommended month:October

Threaten“Minari”

Douban score: 7.3

Lee Isaac Chung’s autobiographical drama has had glowing reviews, but it has also been the source of controversy. Most of the dialogue is in Korean, so the organisers of the Golden Globes put it in the Foreign Language Film category. But Threaten is also the tale of a US family working on a small farm in Arkansas in the 1980s, so some commentators have argued that calling its language “foreign” is outdated and insulting. Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Times says that the film “feels like a balm right now, a gentle, truthful and tender story of family filled with kind people trying to love one another the best they can. “

This autobiographical film by Lee Isak Zheng has received enthusiastic praise, but it has also attracted a lot of controversy. Most of the dialogue in the film is in Korean, so the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards classified it as a foreign language film category. But “Minari” is also a story about an American family who worked on a small farm in Arkansas in the 1980s, so some commentators say that calling it a “foreign language film” is not only outdated but also insulting. Glenn Wipp of the Los Angeles Times stated that the film “can bring comfort to the soul in the moment. This gentle, true and tender story tells the family of kind people who love each other wholeheartedly.”

Recommended month:February

The Courier“messenger”

Douban score: 7.3

Benedict Cumberbatch has been tipped as a potential James Bond, but in The Courier, he plays one of Bond’s less glamorous real-life counterparts. In 1960, just before Sean Connery signed up to be 007, a salesman named Greville Wynne was recruited by MI6 and the CIA to carry Soviet secrets back from Moscow. In the film, his wife (Jessie Buckley) wants him to abandon this increasingly dangerous mission, but Wynne believes that only his espionage can defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis. Directed by Dominic Cooke, The Courier has a “fascinating” story, says Benjamin Lee at the Guardian, but it is Cumberbatch’s performance that sells it.

It is rumored that Benedict Cumberbatch is one of the next Bond candidates, but in The Courier, he plays a less charming spy prototype. In 1960, just before Sean Connery signed the 007 film series, a salesperson named Greville Wayne was employed by MI6 and the CIA to bring back Soviet secrets from Moscow. In the film, his wife (played by Jesse Barkley) wants him to abandon this increasingly dangerous mission, but Wayne believes that only his espionage can resolve the Cuban missile crisis. Benjamin Lee of The Guardian wrote that Dominic Cook’s “The Courier” tells a “fascinating” story, but what makes the movie interesting is Cumberbatch’s performance.

Recommended month:March

Riders of Justice“Justice Knight”

Douban score: 7.3

Mads Mikkelsen plays Markus, a bearded, crewcut soldier who is shipped home from active duty after his wife is killed in a train accident. But maybe it wasn’t an accident. A bunch of dysfunctional middle-aged men are convinced that a biker gang was responsible, so the unstable Markus sets about getting his revenge. Written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen (Men & Chicken), Riders of Justice “is salty, violent, transgressive and laugh-out-loud funny,” says Fionnuala Hannigan in Screen Daily.

Max Mickelson plays Marcus, a soldier with a shaved head and a beard. He was transported home while serving in a train accident after his wife died in a train accident. But this may not be an accident. Several weird middle-aged men firmly believe that Marcus’s wife’s death is related to the motorcycle gang, so the mentally unstable Marcus decides to take revenge. The film was written and directed by Annos Thomas Jensen (who directed “Man and Chicken”). Fiona Hannigan of “Film Daily” commented that the film was “sweat, violent, and unethical. And it’s super funny”.

Recommended month:May

Charm“Magic House”

Douban score: 7.2

Charm, the 60th feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is the colourful tale of a Colombian family in which everyone has superhuman powers – everyone, that is, except for one teenager, Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). Directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush (Zootopia, renamed Zootropolis in some countries), along with Charise Castro Smith, the film is a celebration of Colombian culture, a tribute to the literary tradition of magical realism, and a musical with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. But at its heart, Charm is one girl’s coming-of-age story. “I was so excited about creating this character who is flawed, awkward, and feels like a real 14-year-old struggling to figure out their identity and their self-worth,” Smith told IndieWire’s Bill Desowitz. “And it really resonated with me, having been an awkward 14-year-old with glasses and curly hair at one point in my life.”

Walt Disney Animation Studio’s 60th animated feature film “Enchanted House” tells the colorful story of a Colombian family. In this family, everyone has superpowers, except for the teenage Mirabel (voiced by Stephanie Beatrice). The film co-directed by Byron Howard and Gerald Bush (directed Zootopia) and Charles Castro Smith is a tribute to Colombian culture and a tribute to the literary tradition of magical realism , Is also a musical, the songs in the film are from Lin-Manuel Miranda. But the core of the film is the growth story of a girl. Smith told Bill Desowitz of IndieWire: “I was very excited when creating this flawed and clumsy girl. I felt like a 14-year-old kid trying to find his own identity and value. This role made me It resonated a lot. I was also a 14-year-old boy with glasses, curly hair, awkward and awkward.”

Recommended month:November

Raya and the Last Dragon “Legend of Dragon Hunting”

Douban score: 7.0

Once upon a time, being a Disney princess meant being the damsel in distress in a European fairy tale. But they’re a more diverse and proactive bunch these days, as demonstrated by Raya and the Last Dragon, a cartoon fantasy adventure with a lot more martial arts than there were in Mulan. Inspired by South-East Asian mythology and culture, the film features Kelly Marie Tran from Star Wars as the voice of Raya, a brave warrior princess from the magical land of Kumandra. Five hundred years after the world‘s dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity, and the country was divided into five warring states, it’s up to Raya to find the lone survivor: a fluffy, shape-changing water dragon voiced by Awkwafina. Joel Meares, editor of Rotten Tomatoes, calls it “a delight. Vibrant, exciting, funny action-comedy [that] hits hard with the feels.”

In the past, Disney princesses were often the troubled girls in European fairy tales; now, Disney princesses are becoming more and more diverse and more proactive, as shown in the movie “Legend of the Dragon”. There are many more martial arts scenes in this fantasy adventure cartoon than in “Mulan”. The film is inspired by Southeast Asian mythology and culture. Kelly Marie Chen, who starred in “Star Wars”, voiced Raya, the brave princess warrior on the magical ancient dragon continent. Long ago, the dragons in the world sacrificed themselves to save mankind. Five hundred years later, the ancient dragon continent split into five countries fighting each other. In order to save the world, Raya could only set out to find the last surviving dragon-Yuao A fluffy water dragon that can be transformed into a human form voiced by Kafina. Rotten Tomatoes editor-in-chief Joel Mirez commented that this is “a pleasant, energetic, exciting and interesting action comedy.”

Recommended month:March

English source: BBC

Translation & Editing: Danny