The Island (2018 Chinese film) explained
| The Island |
| Native Name: | | Child: | yes | | Hide: | no | | Header: | none | | T: | 一出好戲 | | S: | 一出好戏 | | L: | A Good Show | | P: | yì chū hǎoxì |
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| Director: | Huang Bo |
| Starring: | Huang Bo
Shu Qi
Lay Zhang
Wang Baoqiang
Yu Hewei |
| Studio: | Shanghai Hanna Film Culture Media Co., Ltd. |
| Distributor: | Maoyan Movie |
| Runtime: | 134 minutes |
| Country: | China
Hong Kong |
| Language: | Mandarin |
The Island is a 2018 Chinese fantasy comedy film written and directed by Huang Bo.[1] The film stars Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Shu Qi, Lay Zhang, and Yu Hewei.[2] [3] [4] It is the directorial debut film of Huang Bo.[5] [6] The film premiered in China on August 10, 2018.
Plot
Passengers of a sea bus, including brothers Ma Jin and Xiao Xing, and their colleagues, get stuck in an island and are forced to survive with each other. Meanwhile, Ma Jin and Xiao Xing discover a way to unite the passengers for survival by selling them fishes with playing cards as money, in which Xiao Xing immediately abused his power in and causing brotherly-relationship problems with Ma Jin.
Cast
- Huang Bo as Ma Jin
- Shu Qi as Shanshan
- Lay Zhang as Xiao Xing[7]
- Wang Baoqiang as Xiao Wang
- Yu Hewei as President Zhang
- Wang Xun as Lao Pan (Old Pan)
- Li Qinqin as Sister Qi
- Li Youlin as Professor
- Liu Yanqing as Zhao Tianlong
- Zhang Lei as Lao Yu (Old Yu)
- Hao Wenting as Wen Juan
- Yang Kaidi as Lucy
- Xu Zheng as Passenger
- Ning Hao
- Teddy Chan
- Fang Xiaohang
- Wei Jiamei
- Sun Zhongqiu
Production
Huang Bo stated that The Island is partly influenced by the 2009 American film 2012 directed by Roland Emmerich.[8] Huang spent over 3 years to write the screenplay.[8] It is Huang Bo's directorial debut.[9] Huang collaborated on the screenplay with no fewer than six writers: Zhang Ji, Guo Junli, Zha Muchun, Cui Siwei, Xing Aina, and Huang Zhanzhong.[10]
Copyright issue
On August 12, 2018, Yu Mengyuan claimed that the screenplay of The Island bear similarities to her work Men's Crisis .[11] [12]
Release
The Island premiered in China on August 10, 2018. It grossed 150 million yuan on its first day.[13] The film grossed total of 1,350,000,000 yuan.
Reception
The film was a commercial and critical success, receiving a rating of 7.3 out of 10 from Douban.
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- News: NOEL MURRAY . Review: Epic Chinese comedy-drama 'The Island' rides crazy waves of social engineering . Los Angeles Times . 2018-08-08 .
- News: Film Review: 'The Island' . msn.com . 2018-08-10 .
- News: PHIL MILLS . Trailer: 'The Island' . fareastfilms.com . 2018-05-10 .
- News: David Ehrlich . 'The Island' Review: China's Latest Mega-Hit Proves that American Comedies Are Playing Things Too Safe . indiewire.com . 2018-08-24 .
- News: Boon Chan . Actor Huang Bo's directorial debut The Island is an overstuffed morality tale . straitstimes.com . 2018-08-22 .
- News: http://it.sohu.com/20180925/n550513837.shtml . zh:华为视频全网首播《一出好戏》 众星云集上演荒岛求生 . Sohu . 2018-09-25 . zh.
- Web site: "The Island" Starring EXO's Lay Leads China's Box Office in Its Opening Weekend. 13 August 2018.
- News: http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20180806/43083657_0.shtml . zh:《一出好戏》公映礼：黄渤舒淇上演“小岛惊魂” . ifeng . 2018-08-06 . zh.
- News: Hugo Ozman . Hey Australia! Win Tickets to See Huang Bo's THE ISLAND in Cinemas! . screenanarchy.com . 2018-08-06 .
- News: RICHARD KUIPERS . Film Review: 'The Island' . variety.com . 2018-08-10 .
- News: http://news.ifeng.com/a/20180813/59782893_0.shtml . zh:抄袭？黄渤的《一出好戏》被编剧实名举报 . ifeng . 2018-08-13 . zh.
- News: http://www.sohu.com/a/247198873_305277 . zh:《一出好戏》抄袭了吗？不管侵权还是碰瓷，都会让编剧绝望到怀疑人生！ . Sohu . 2018-08-23 . zh.
- News: http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20180926/43110910_0.shtml . zh:黄渤《一出好戏》双丰收 影视链收益一路飘红 . ifeng . 2018-09-26 . zh.
- Web site: 张艺兴获华鼎奖最佳男配角 发文致谢：会更加努力. June 12, 2019. Sina. zh.
