A Buddha head, a puzzle, behind it is the inheritance and protection of three generations spanning 50 years. The movie "Antique Game" directed by Guo Zijian and adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name is currently in theaters. The film scored 6.4 on Douban, 9.0 on Taopiaopiao, 9.0 on Maoyan, and 92% recommended by Weibo Vs. The film focuses on the low-key and mysterious antique circle in the 1990s
A jade Buddha head from Wu Zetian's Mingtang in the Tang Dynasty returned from Japan involves a dusty secret history of the antique world involving three generations. In the movie, the members of the "Treasure Hunting Squad" gather together to make a wish, Yao Erran, Huang Yanyan, and Fu Gui, and experts in the antique industry "join the game". By presenting a dazzling array of rare antiques, unheard of antiquity methods, and interlocking games within the game , bringing the audience a unique picture of all living beings in the antique world.
The thousand-year-old Buddha head appears in the world, antiques collide with lost cultural relics, and many forces such as Wumai and Lao Chaofeng are involved. The down-and-out "Three Ancients" make a wish and Yao, the noble son of the Yao family, have their own purposes. They race, chase, and fight, and compete tit-for-tat to identify treasures.
In the process of fighting for treasures and breaking the situation, follow the five-star and twenty-eight constellations of gods, the heavenly stems and earthly branches, the end game of Go, the Morse code, the mother-child mirror, the secret words of the Duobao Pavilion, and the drilling of holes. Clues such as tombs and secret passages in agencies reveal the complicated and shocking scam, and explore the unknown past under the complex forces entrenched by all parties. The film performs various reversal dramas from beginning to end, leading the audience to solve puzzles step by step and gradually pass the level.
In the dramatic conflict of the game within the game, it perfectly echoes the film "Antique Game Within the Game". name. On the one hand, the puzzles and adventures are interlocking, and on the other hand, the gags are full of tricks, which increases the audience's sense of immersion and the watchability of the film. The relatively professional antique identification knowledge in the movie also invisibly popularizes science for the audience, opening a door for us to understand the antique market. The joining of Ge You and others has injected a sense of humor into the tense antique arena
The appearance of Xu Wan, played by Ge You, is cynical, which is in sharp contrast to his top antique treasure appraisal skills; the medicine played by him is both good and evil, In "The Wish Chess", Huang Yanyan is both an opponent and a friend; the chivalrous daughter Huang Yanyan is the only female character in the "Treasure Squad", and she is chic and capable; the "Comedy Responsibility" plays Fu Gui, an old friend of the Xu family who holds important clues, and seems to be content with it. A person who lives an innocent life, but is well aware of the danger of the current situation, and risks his life to protect the son of his old friend. He also injects a sense of humor into the tense antique world during the treasure hunt.
The supporting roles in the movie are also outstanding. The guest star Mr. Shen, a Jianghu man, can switch freely between mother and bully, saying the cruelest words and doing the cruelest things with the gentlest expression; The actor, who plays the role of a simple and honest coppersmith in the film, covered up his eyebrows for the role this time, subversively playing the perverse and ruthless dangerous villain Zheng Guoqu, which made people's hair stand on end. This is the first time that "Antique Game" has been adapted into a movie and landed on the big screen
Before this, the original novel "Antique Game" has been adapted into 3 online dramas, and this time it is also the book It was adapted into a movie for the first time and landed on the big screen. There are as many as 3,000 design drawings for the film, and the crew borrowed a large number of antique props during filming. At most, 15,000 items were used in one scene.
The film also took risks and used real antiques as props, borrowing 31 precious antiques from Mr. Zhai Jianmin, a famous porcelain collector and antique appraiser, to create a real historical atmosphere. The Mingtang jade Buddha head in the film was made by combining hand carving and 3D printing, which took 7 months to make.
National treasures are important tools of the country, carrying the rich history and culture of China and representing the cultural essence and profound historical heritage of a country. In order to protect the national treasure, Xu Yicheng, the grandfather who made a wish, did not hesitate to bear the infamy and endure the humiliation to death. In order to keep the secret, his father Xu Heping left incognito and left without saying goodbye. Three generations worked hard to protect the Mingtang Buddha head during Wu Zetian's period, and fought wits and courage with the Japanese aggressors and treasure thieves, and finally promoted the Buddha's death. Return home safely.
The country is so big that it cannot accommodate a complete cultural relic. In the era of mourning for the country and the tragedy of the people, under the complicated and confusing antique situation, the protection of the national treasure Buddha head is also the protection of the spirit and belief of the Chinese nation, and is a manifestation of national sentiment.