Chapter 27: Indian Cinema (part 1 of 5)
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It is worth mentioning that before the release, Director Zhang Hongsen issued an article, to the effect that these films are all sincere works, which are different from the previous shoddy domestic films;
It's useless, not only was they trampled on by "Moon 2", but even "Super 8", which was released for half a month, stepped on them...
May Day is a medium schedule, although it is only three days, but it can't be handed over to Hollywood blockbusters...
It stands to reason that on May Day, "Furious 8" has been released for three weeks, and the theater regulars have basically seen this movie, and there is not much attraction, they forgot, the passerby effect!
During the May Day period, "Super 8" attracted most passers-by - they often watch movies once or twice a year, without any special orientation, and go to see whoever is famous.
There is also a point of view, which is very interesting: why these domestic films with good quality would choose such a schedule with predators crushing, rather than the upcoming domestic film protection month.
Even "Moon 2" was released on May Day?
There is a schedule of "Furious 8" in front and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" in the back?
Nonsense, it is also crushed, crushed by foreign commercial masterpieces, and there is still a way to live, if you run into the 'build' series, people will recruit you outside, and you will be finished!
......
Wen Ziren came to visit the class, and Lu Xiaoran's first sentence was "Escape from Desperate Town"...
"Desperate Town is very good!"
“... Indeed, no one expected that a small cost of $4.5 million could be exchanged for such a high box office!"
"Get Out", written and directed by Jordan Peele, is a low-budget suspense horror film with a domestic box office of $140 million in North America and a cumulative global box office of $255 million, which is quite a good performance for a horror movie that costs only $4.5 million.
Forget it, 'good' is considered malicious belittlement, in the past ten years of Hollywood, its input-output rate can be said to be among the best!
"The key word-of-mouth is okay!"
“... yes, no one thought of it!"
Jordan Peel is a comedian, and his good friend Kogan-Michael Kay made various waves, leaving various short films of "Hip Hop in Prison" - the big guys can go to the picture, just take a shower with that little draids and then the soap drops...
"The Great Wall 2, when will filming start?"
"Start now... We reached out to Daniel Craig and he made a $12 million offer, what do you think?"
Daniel Craig, James Bond...
Wen Ziren is the producer of "Knives Out" and is in charge of casting.
Lu Xiaoran pondered for a moment, and then asked, "What about Chris?"
"He is willing to reduce his salary to 8 million..."
"Okay, then let's do it. ”
The two leading actors were done, and Wen Ziren breathed a sigh of relief: "Then when will the crew start preparation?"
"Next month, after filming "Tang Detective 2", I have to go back to China..."
Wen Ziren nodded, and then asked a question that bothered the book friend: "Aren't you involved in the later stages of the movie?"
"Of course I participated, editing, color grading, special effects, and soundtracks, all of which I controlled!"
"That's... How do you keep filming one by one?"
"No, you see, editing, color grading, special effects, soundtrack, I'm not the most professional, of course these things are left to professional people to do, I'm only responsible for acceptance!"
"Well, you're too relieved about your movie!"
This is a bit incredible in Wen Ziren's opinion, he has been mixed for so long, and after joining Orange, he has the right to decide a movie - the most important post-editing right!
Lu Xiaoran's movies rarely edit by himself...
"Movies are meant to be a division of labor... Oh, by the way, I'll introduce you to a few actors..."
Wen Ziren followed Lu Xiaoran to the crew of "Tang Detective 2"...
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On the other side, "Let's Wrestle, Dad" was released.
It's a good movie!
is also controversial, if you put the background in China, you will definitely be detained with three wrong views - desperately squeezing your daughter for her dreams: a women's movie lined with male power and patriarchy everywhere, the daughter has no choice, and was brutally educated by her father to become a world champion...
But this is an Indian film: in the social situation of India, women do not have the atmosphere of free choice of careers. is like what the father said to his daughter in the film: You are not fighting for you alone, you have to let thousands of women see that girls are not only husbands and children.
Can't find fault with it: both the narrative and the emotion are on point!
Of course, Douban's score of 9.2 is still on the high side - you look at movies of the same level, "The Godfather", "Once Upon a Time in America", and "Seven Samurai"!
"Wrestle, Dad" is a standard, templated Hollywood-style sports inspirational movie, like "Glory Road", "Coach Carter", "Iron Fist Man".
The routines are all ready-made: a player (group) who is not favored by others, after training and hard training, constantly defeats the opponent all the way to the top. Then there is a major setback, a low point, and people begin to be confused. Then, due to some kind of spiritual insight, he regained his strength and completed redemption through a major final.
The final must also be suppressed first and then raised, first pressed and beaten, and then due to some enlightenment, the defeat turned into victory at the critical moment, and the movie was completed.
It's not that movies have bad routines, this is a good way to make movies that have been practiced and tried and tested, but such movies lack groundbreaking, lack deeper connotations, and there are many movies that can be compared with it, and there is still a lot of distance from "greatness".
It may be that Aamir Khan's three views fit a lot of reality, and the audience is willing to praise him...
Moreover, the domestic movies released at the same time are really...
Unsightly!
Let's take stock: "Troublesome Family", "Eating Love", "Snatching Red" - Li Ming's first directorial work, "Beauty Needle", "Lifting the Heart, Hanging the Guts", "Unexpected Encounter"...
Let you score and you will improve by two points!
As for the gang of fault-pickers, if they change wrestling to beauty pageants, models, etc., it is estimated that there will not be so much indignation!
Aamir Khan has a certain popularity in China itself, "Three Fools Make a Mess in Bollywood" and "My God", the reputation is very good, and the popularity is also there.
"Wrestle, Dad" walked out of a very weird box office route, 15.76 million on the first day, 87.17 million on the first weekend, seven days in the next week, close to 300 million box office, the third week, close to 400 million box office, and in the fourth week, it encountered the impact of "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" and still won 200 million box office...
became the first Indian film in the mainland to break one billion!
At the same time, domestic movies are all in full swing, and at the beginning of June, Orange released "The Great Protector", the word-of-mouth is okay, the box office is completely unwatchable, and it has not broken 100 million...