Initially, when "The Shawshank Redemption" was promoted in North America, due to the very historical background, many netizens ridiculed the movie for going back more and more.

What is in Hollywood right now? high-standard, gorgeous special effects, well-made movies.

Such as the Marvel series, Mission Impossible series, Fast and Furious series, Transformers series, Pirates of the Caribbean series, Secret Service Academy series, etc., the list goes on.

Which of these blockbusters didn't cause a global hit.

And almost all of these big movies are from the eight major films.

Morgan Freeman, as a golden supporting actor in Hollywood, a national treasure-level actor, and countless celebrities he has cooperated with, is now starring in such a movie that seems to be "shoddy"?

I have to say that there were really quite a few trolls at first.

In addition, there have long been some people in the Hollywood film industry in the United States who are unhappy with Hong Chen. They don't have any interests with Hong Chen, it's just very unpleasant to simply watch a Chinese person show off his might in the Hollywood market.

So, at first the publicity work of the film did not cause much waves.

At the same time, there are blockbuster competitions such as "Transformers 5: The Last Knight" and "Jumanji 2".

Before the official release, ask any Chinese or Hollywood movie star who is more optimistic about "Change 5". As for "The Shawshank Redemption", listening to the name, I feel that this movie has no special highlights.

You know, the Transformers series represents Hollywood blockbusters to a certain extent, it has the world's largest film industry guarantee, and creates new box office myths in repeated self-repetition.

If you look closely, you will see that most of the series have the same frame, similar to superhero movies, and are now the biggest symbol of the Hollywood film industry.

In the single-player series of superhero movies, there are nothing more than so many plots: either there is a villain with similar abilities to the protagonist, who abuses the protagonist first and is defeated, or the elder brother, sister, and younger brother seize power, and change the soup but not the medicine.

But when the audience watches this kind of movie, they are not pursuing connotation, or watching it coolly, so this kind of movie will always be successful.

Superhero movies have formed a complete industrial system, and it's really simple for Marvel to create a new superhero.

Just shoot it like Thor 123, Iron Man 123, and Team America 12 before.

Of course, a classic like Iron Man is not so easy to shape, after all, it involves the personal charm of the actor, and Donnie's Iron Man is too classic.

But as long as it's a new superhero movie, the market will definitely buy it.

This is the film industry in the United States.

And now, a "The Shawshank Redemption" suddenly appeared, and it seems to have the idea of competing with industrial films.

This is undoubtedly a dream.

Hong Chen now has a certain reputation in the United States, relying on the classic Joker in "Batman 2", as well as the starring roles in "Comet" and "Fatal ID", so he is also a well-known Hollywood actor.

But now his work is very questionable.

First of all, most of his fans are thriller and suspense fans, and when they saw that "The Shawshank Redemption" was a drama movie, they all expressed little interest.

Moreover, the synopsis and promotion of the film are really weak.

The next door has 5 Optimus Prime cut off Megatron's head, and he was unjustly imprisoned here, how can he compare?

The two movies are scheduled for the weekend at the same time, and on the first day of release, the box office of "The Shawshank Redemption" was not particularly good, far behind the change of 5.

But then, things changed dramatically.

After the release of "Transformers 5", the box office hit the streets, with a 15% Rotten Tomatoes review and a B+ CinemaScore score, all of which created the lowest ...... in the Transformers series

There are no arresting highlights, coupled with the smears of a group of film critics, and the flood of bad reviews has persuaded many audiences.

The opinion of film critics is sometimes really important.

On the other hand, "The Shawshank Redemption", the box office on the first day was very poor, and the data shows that the box office of "The Shawshank Redemption" is only one-tenth of that of "Change 5".

Hong Chen's side also received a report.

"Boss, the situation in North America, not too optimistic. Ge Chen said on the phone.

"Don't worry. Hong Chen said, "I have expected this situation, you contact Yan Chi and continue to increase publicity." It's just getting started. ”

Hong Chen has such confidence in this movie.

And it turned out to be exactly what he expected.

As time went on, "The Shawshank Redemption" received more and more praise.

Discussions about the film have also exploded.

Every forum, every big website, and even the news media started broadcasting news about the film.

In a New York City restaurant, busy office workers watch the news while eating lunch, which is also a reflection of their daily lives.

On TV, a hostess is broadcasting the news.

"It's unbelievable, according to the data, the number of discussions and evaluations of "The Shawshank Redemption" has broken records, and the praise rate remains high, this movie starring Hong Chen is setting off a new trend!"

"There are even some well-known film critics who commented that this film is a change in Hollywood's industrial production system, which brings a new direction and a new dawn to the film industry. ”

In the restaurant, diners not only looked at each other when they saw the news.

"What kind of movie is this? ”

"It's a new movie by Hong Chen and Morgan Freeman, and I read it on my friend's Facebook that he recommended it. ”

"Hong Chen, is he the actor of the clown, I still like him!"

"I've seen this movie, it's really super classic, amazing! I recommend you to watch it!"

"What is this movie about?"

"I won't spoil this, otherwise it will affect the perception, believe me, this movie is very good!"

In the originally quiet restaurant, there was suddenly a lot of discussion.

In the following time, the popularity of "The Shawshank Redemption" continued to climb in North America.

More and more big names even spontaneously began to recommend this movie.

The box office of this movie also soared for a while.

It can be said that nothing can stop the film from moving forward now.

Since the last time Hong Chen amazed the world with the Joker in "Batman 2", now Hong Chen has touched the world with "The Shawshank Redemption".

At this moment, Hong Chen has already established himself in the ranks of the world's top actors and has become an international superstar.

His status in Hollywood is also unshakable.

The reason is very simple, for a long time after that, "The Shawshank Redemption" firmly occupied the first place in the rating on the IMDB list, the most authoritative movie rating version in North America.

Moreover, throughout the entire film history, there are so many wonderful movies that have appeared, and there are only four movies with a score of more than nine on the IMDB list.

They are the first place "The Shawshank Redemption", with a score of 9.3.

No. 2 "The Godfather", 9.2 points

Third place "The Godfather 2", 9 points

Fourth place "Batman: The Dark Knight", 9 points

And these four movies, Hong Chen, as the starring role, accounted for two of them.

How can such a status be shaken?

It can even be said that ten or twenty years from now, those superheroes may be forgotten, but Hong Chen will definitely still shine in film history.

Similarly, relying on this movie, Hong Chen not only gained great fame, but also gained great wealth.

Huaxia's box office is the same as the estimated box office, with more than 4 billion, and it has entered the top ten.

The box office in the United States is 1.8 billion US dollars, ranking sixth in North America.

The first is Avengers 4, the second is Avatar, the third is Titanic, the fourth is Star Wars, and the fifth is Avengers 3.

are all classic scripts that have caused a sensation.

However, the investment in the previous films is also huge, whether it is the superstars of the Avengers, or the epic special effects of other movies, they have spent a huge amount of money.

In "The Shawshank Redemption", the biggest investment is probably to build a prison, and it was later bought back by the local government.

It can be said that Hong Chen has become one of the most profitable male stars in the world.

That's what an S-class script brings.

The peak script, the peak actors, the excellent director, and the careful production.

There is no reason why this movie is not popular.