Director Tran Thanh said he was sad when the Tet movie "The Four Guardians" was "intentionally criticized negatively by some people", hoping the audience would not compare it to "Mai".
On the occasion of Tet At Ty, the work written, directed and produced by Tran Thanh caused a fever when it reached over 200 billion VND after 5 days of showing. However, many viewers commented that the film had disjointed content and the script was downgraded compared to Tomorrow (2024). On some film community pages, many articles claim that The Guardian Quartet is "Tran Thanh's worst" movie and is widely agreed by viewers.
On the afternoon of February 3, Tran Thanh said that in the past few days, he has read and listened to many comments from the public. The director accepts all compliments and criticisms, but hopes that viewers will evaluate more fairly and objectively.
Tran Thanh explains The Guardian Quartet belongs to the rom-com genre (romantic comedy), different from the psychological-drama color of the three previous films, suitable for viewers with a happy, comfortable mindset. "I hope that when they go to the cinema, they don't have to think too much about complicated or sad things, and have a relaxing Tet with their relatives and family. But, perhaps the three previous films impressed the audience, so this film received many mixed reactions," he said.
The producer affirmed his efforts to polish every stage, from equipment setup, artistic setting to music, camera angles, film color, and dialogue. He also trained three new faces - Ky Duyen, Tieu Vy, and Quoc Anh in acting. "I dare not neglect or be careless in any stage. Whether it is comedy or political, I still want to promote the ideological value in the work, contributing to spreading positive energy to the community," said the director.
Although sad, he was happy that the work was supported by a part of the audience. As of the afternoon of February 3, the film had reached two million viewers. The 38-year-old director said he took note of the comments and would do better in the next film.
After the press screening before Tet, Tran Thanh commented that the script was still too full of love. "I wish the movie could be a little more comedic. But everything happens for a reason, that will be an experience for me. Therefore, I just tell myself: Be happy to accept it," he said.
The film revolves around the main character Quynh Anh (Tieu Vy), a beautiful girl who has always been lucky since childhood. She is attached to her boyfriend Quoc Anh (Quoc Anh), and the two live together. Disagreements about lifestyle gradually arise, which is also when she suspects her lover is having an affair with Karen (Ky Duyen).
Writer Duong Binh Nguyen - author of many literature books - assessed that the film is long-winded and predictable, the director's weakest work since his career. According to him, The Godfather, Mrs. Nu's House, Mai - The director's previous films - revolve around family tragedy, love in adversity, touching the psychology of a large number of Vietnamese audiences. The Four Guardians , he pursued the American romantic comedy script motif. The author believes that this is Tran Thanh's boldness, but when the director has lost his "weapon" in previous films, the comedy element cannot make up for the bland story of the love triangle.
Tran Thanh Full name Huynh Tran Thanh, 38 years old, is an actor, MC, filmmaker. In 2021, he made a splash when he made his first movie. Godfather, won many domestic awards such as Golden Lotus, Golden Kite. In 2023, he released Mrs. Nu's house, his first self-directed work, which achieved the highest revenue of all time at the domestic box office at that time. In early 2024, the film Tomorrow His film holds the Vietnamese box office record with 520 billion VND.
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