Nice View is a 2022 Chinese comedy-drama film[3] directed by Wen Muye. 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, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of 2022. China submitted Nice View for Best International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards.[7]
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Nice View | |
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Traditional | 奇蹟·笨小孩 |
Simplified | 奇迹·笨小孩 |
Mandarin | Qí Jī · Bèn Xiǎo Hái |
Literally | Miracle · Silly Kid |
Directed by | Wen Muye |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Wang Boxue |
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Music by | Huang Chao |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Box office | $211 million[1][2] |
20-year-old Jing Hao came to Shenzhen to live with his young 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?
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]
Name | Composer | Lyricist(s) | Singer(s) | Note |
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"Same Old Silly Kid" (还是笨小孩)[lower-alpha 1] | 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 Chao | Ge Ge | Zhou Shen | New Wish Song |
"Run Ahead" (向前跑) | Huang Chao | Ge Ge | Bibi Zhou | Commencement Song |
"Song of Good Luck" (好运歌) | Huang Chao | Ge Ge | Zhang Bichen, Liu Yuning | Wishing Song |
"Woo" (呜呜呜) | Huang Chao | Ge Ge | Sound Fragment | Assembly Song |
"Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" (海阔天空)[lower-alpha 2] | Wong Ka Kui | Wong Ka Kui | Jackson Yee, Xue Junchong, Tian Yu, Wang Ning, Gong Lei, Huang Yao, Qi Xi | Companion Song |
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]
Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | |
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