The score of the first pot of fragrant watercress

As of 20211February 29th, the score of the first pot of red bean paste was 5.0.

Directed by Xu Anhua, starring Sandra, Faye Yu and Eddie Peng Yuyan Swift, The First Furnace Incense, which was adapted from Zhang Ailing's novel, was released on1October 22nd at 65438. In the eyes of Zhang Ailing's fans and Xu Anhua's fans, the movie version of The First Furnace Incense failed to meet expectations. The total box office of the film in six days was less than 40 million, and the douban score fell to 5.0.

The First Stove of Incense is adapted from Zhang Ailing's novella The First Stove of Incense published by 1943. It tells the story that Ge Weilong, a Shanghai girl, went to Hong Kong to go to a rich aunt, but became a bait to attract the opposite sex, and then married Joe, a rich boy. Joe was completely degraded because of material desires and lust. Such an old-time story has its own time gap and is not easy to understand.

In terms of behind-the-scenes creation, The First Furnace Incense can be described as a "luxurious" lineup: it was directed by internationally renowned China, female directors and Hongkong, adapted with a pen by Wang Anyi, a famous contemporary female writer in China, photographed by Du, recorded by Du, and invited by Japanese for costume design and composition. This professional configuration is enough to ensure the standard of the film, but after the film was released, it encountered a lot of complaints.

Some fans criticized the film for failing to capture the charm of Zhang Ailing, and some viewers pointed out that the actor's acting failed to reflect the character and psychology. Even the first furnace incense was ridiculed as "the first furnace steel", and the two leading actors, Eddie Peng Yuyan Yuyan and Sandra, became "Camel Xiangzi and Tigress".

Before the official release, the film's propaganda and promotion methods "dissuaded" many fans and potential audiences: Sandra "played the role of a young woman in literature and art and overturned" on the social platform, and quoted "forged quotations from Zhang Ailing", which was ridiculed by literary lovers; Later, some filmmakers settled in the short video platform, misused the low-style golden sentence copy and silhouette propaganda film, and abruptly restored Zhang Ailing's story and Xu Anhua's lens to the "predecessor" series.