Nice View (film)

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Nice View
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Traditional Chinese 奇蹟·笨小孩
Simplified Chinese 奇迹·笨小孩
Literal meaningMiracle · Silly Kid
Hanyu Pinyin Qí Jī · Bèn Xiǎo Hái
Directed by Wen Muye
Written by
  • Zhou Chucen
  • Wen Muye
  • Han Xiaohan
  • Zhong Wei
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyWang Boxue
Edited by
  • Liu Jinghao
  • Wang Nan
Music byHuang Chao
Release date
  • February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)(China)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$211 million [1] [2]

Nice View is a 2022 Chinese drama film directed by Wen Muye. [3] It is Wen's second feature film. [4] It mainly tells the story of a young man named Jing Hao who, in order to save his sister, desperately seizes the opportunity he found to start a business, changes his fate, and affects the people around him. The film was completed in October 2021 [5] and was released in mainland China on February 1, 2022 (the first day of the Chinese New Year). [6] The film made over $211 million. China submitted Nice View for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, [7] but it was not nominated.

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Synopsis

20-year-old Jing Hao came to Shenzhen to live with his younger sister alone. The siblings live a warm yet straitened life. In an effort to pay for his sister's expensive surgery, Jing Hao gets an opportunity by chance, thinking that a better life is coming, but unexpectedly encounters a serious setback. Under the pressure of both time and money, Jing Hao, who has no way out, decides to take a desperate gamble. Can this ignite the spark of hope for his troubled ordinary life?

Cast

Production

On 5 August 2021, it was revealed Jackson Yee would be the lead in Wen Muye's second feature film. [8] The director's first film is Dying to Survive . [8] Filmed in Shenzhen [9] and across summer and autumn, [10] the crew and cast had endured two resurgences of the COVID-19 and four typhoons. [9] Despite there was adequate natural rainfall, artificial rain was used, so they can control it according to their requirement and vision. [9] Filming wrapped on 8 October 2021. [5]

Music

NameComposerLyricist(s)Singer(s)Note
"Same Old Silly Kid" (还是笨小孩) [a] Gao Feng Andy Lau, Lin Qiao (Adapted) Andy Lau, Jackson Yee Promotional Theme Song
"Come Back to You" (回到你身边) [11] Huang ChaoGe Ge Zhou Shen New Wish Song
"Run Ahead" (向前跑)Huang ChaoGe Ge Bibi Zhou Commencement Song
"Song of Good Luck" (好运歌)Huang ChaoGe Ge Zhang Bichen, Liu Yuning Wishing Song
"Woo" (呜呜呜)Huang ChaoGe GeSound FragmentAssembly Song
"Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" (海阔天空) [b] Wong Ka Kui Wong Ka Kui Jackson Yee, Xue Junchong, Tian Yu, Wang Ning, Gong Lei, Huang Yao, Qi XiCompanion Song

Reception

Nice View has become a holiday favorite among those in the Chinese film industry, who have rallied the headlines on social media. The film rose from fifth to third during its opening weekend, grossing $104.4 million. [12]

Some critics praised the film as "one of the best homegrown productions in recent years that focuses on the dreams, endeavors and touching emotions of ordinary people against a massive historical backdrop." [13] With its "sophisticated techniques and compelling [plot]", it provides experience for similar films to be made in the future. [14] This film "also pays tribute to ordinary people who have contributed to the country's remarkable progress and development over the past few decades." [13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Adapted from "Stupid Child" (笨小孩) by Andy Lau, Blackie Ko, Jacky Wu in 1998
  2. ↑ A cover of "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" (海阔天空) by Beyond in 1993

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  1. ↑ "Nice View". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Qi Ji Nian Dai (奇迹)". The Numbers . Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "奇迹·笨小孩 - 演职员表" [Nice View - Full Cast & Crew]. 1905 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ↑ "文牧野新作《奇迹年代》正式立项 仍延续现实题材" [Wen Muye's new work "Age of Miracles" is officially approved, it still continues the realistic theme]. 1905 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. 1 2 "文牧野新作《奇迹》杀青 易烊千玺造型首度曝光" [Wen Muye's new work "Nice View" is completed, and the Jackson Yee's look is exposed for the first time]. 北青网 (in Chinese). 2021-10-08. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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  7. ↑ Vourlias, Patrick Frater, Anna Marie de la Fuente, Elsa Keslassy, Leo Barraclough, Nick Vivarelli, Mark Schilling, John Hopewell, Jennie Punter, Naman Ramachandran, Christopher; Frater, Patrick; Fuente, Anna Marie de la; Keslassy, Elsa; Barraclough, Leo; Vivarelli, Nick; Schilling, Mark; Hopewell, John; Punter, Jennie (2022-10-31). "Oscars Race: China Selects Feelgood Hit 'Nice View' as Academy Awards Contender (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  11. ↑ "《奇迹-笨小孩》曝新愿曲《回到你身边》MV 周深深情献唱致敬奋斗者" ["Nice View" revealed the New Wish Song "Back to Your Side" MV, Zhou Shen sang to pay tribute to the strivers]. 搜狐电影 (in Chinese). 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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