"Man Jiang Hong" was criticized because the theme was too serious and did not go well with comedy.
Qin Hui could not be killed, so many people died for the sake of the praise of a poem "Man Jiang Hong". This setting is somewhat criticized, but in fact the biggest problem is that it is difficult to bundle suspense, comedy, and patriotism together. Suspense murders are originally very serious matters. Of course, if it is a British "black and white" drama such as "Two Smoking Barrels" or the recent "The Gentlemen", it is a "black and white" comedy.
But "Man Jiang Hong" has great ambitions. Suspense drama and comedy can be combined, suspense and patriotism can also be combined, such as a spy film. But blending suspense, comedy, and patriotism all together is so difficult. You can't kill people for fun and then be patriotic in a vague way. To be patriotic, you must take a clear stand and denounce traitors. Therefore, covering too many topics weakens its integrity, resulting in major flaws in the suspense part.
Introduction to "Man Jiang Hong"
"Man Jiang Hong" is directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Shen Teng, Yi Yang Qianxi, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Yue Yunpeng, Wang Jiayi, Pan Binlong, Yu Ailei, Guo Jingfei , Ou Hao friendly starring, Wei Xiang, Zhang Chi, Huang Yan special starring, Xu Jingya, Jiang Pengyu, Lin Boyang, Fei Fan, Ren Sinuo, Chen Yongsheng starred in a suspense comedy movie. The film will be released in mainland China on January 22, 2023. It will be released in North America on March 17.
The film tells the story of the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, four years after Yue Fei's death, Qin Hui led his troops to negotiate with the Kingdom of Jin. On the eve of the talks, the Jin envoy died at the prime minister's residence, and the secret message he carried disappeared. A soldier and the deputy commander of his own camp were involved in this huge conspiracy by chance. Prime Minister Qin Hui ordered the two to find the murderer and the truth.