Chapter 167: It Puts Hollywood to Shame
"Wow, papa-" The screening hall of the Syrannomy Theater was thunderous with applause, and everyone in the audience stood up and clapped vigorously, and there were some shouts of admiration, but more people chose to give "District 9" and the crew a salute applause, because they had just finished watching a shocking classic movie.
The 6-minute cast has all rolled over, and there are no easter eggs on the big screen, but a return to darkness. And while everyone applauded, their hearts were also full of discomfort, how to define Victrex and bald colonel Dickey?
Are they good or bad? Both are men who love their families and have not done anything to harm humanity; Vickers seems to have a conscience when it comes to dealing with aliens, but he has also done all kinds of bad things, he is just bound by the law; and Dickey is unscrupulous and a complete scumbag. The transformed Viggs is still selfish, blaming aliens for his bad situation, using and deceiving them.
In the end, Vickers finally regained his humanity, changed his position, killed all the humans, and helped the Fussen father and son return home. Because of the loss of many subordinate brothers, and the hatred and discrimination against aliens, the bald colonel Dickey wanted to shoot Vickers directly, but he was torn apart by the shrimp worms, and the half-human and half-shrimp Victrex was next to him.
But in the end, the "bad guy" Dickey won the praise and respect of the society, he and the other TNU soldiers became big heroes, and his family, wife and daughter were blessed; the "good guy" Victrex suffered the lie of being deformed by the shrimp worm man**, and the crime of killing many innocent human beings, he became the object of social condemnation and spurning, and his family was ashamed of him; he thought that the whole world had abandoned him, but in fact he never contacted his wife.
All this made the audience who watched the film all over the world cry crazy, they completely felt the desolation and despair of Vickers, but they struggled not to give up the pursuit of freedom.
No matter how bad the theatrical version of a Hollywood blockbuster is, often the protagonist can have a relatively good result in the end, at least Victrex can get his innocence, but there is no here, only cruelty here. There are a lot of "spoiled" viewers who are angry about the depression in their hearts, angry at Victrex's unfair treatment, angry at humans, and damn magical Young, does he want to get a whole bunch of Rotten Tomatoes?!
"I'm going to go to Rotten Tomatoes and give him a 1, it's so hateful!" Similar words rang out in every movie theater where "District 9" was released, but soon, many people who said that sighed again: "Forget it, let's let him go once, for the sake of the previous magic Yang." β
The thunderous applause of the Shenandan Theater did not stop for a long time, and it seemed that only by clapping their palms in this way could everyone eliminate the depression and heaviness in their hearts.
"Maybe you need this. In the front row, Wang Yang smiled and took out one from a pack of tissues and handed it to Jessica, whose eyes were moist, she shook her head with a smile and said, "No, I need a hug." Wang Yang smiled and said "Of course", and in the applause, he spread his hands and hugged her. He closed his eyes and squeezed her soft, warm body hard.
These applause made people excited and peaceful, and more than a year of hard work finally broke out of the cocoon!
Wang Yang stood up and kissed her forehead, and walked onto the stage with Donnie, Valey Pfister, Gordon Sheen and other crew creators with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you, thank you!" Everyone stood in a row on the stage, Wang Yang stood in the middle with a microphone, looked at the guests and audience of more than 1,000 people in front of him, and when they gradually quieted down, he said with a smile: "I'm very happy to see that everyone likes "District 9", our entire crew has nearly 200 people before and after, plus the special effects team that created shrimp and insect people for us, more than 800 people are waiting for the moment of tonight's release." Luckily, we got a round of applause. β
The audience immediately applauded again, this time many audience members cheered and shouted, and the whistle was also circling; Donnie and others on the stage also laughed and applauded, Wang Yang continued to laugh and say: "This movie has gone through a lot, we have experienced a lot. We work hard, work hard, and work hard just to make everyone uncomfortable. I know there must be a lot of people calling me 'that damn boy'!"
There was a chuckle in the theater, and Jessica was smiling, proud and happy for him, and Zachary, Michael Pitt, Anne, and others all smiled and thought to themselves, "Yes, Jan, you did it." Michelle Rodriguez shrugged his shoulders with emotion, and faintly heard his words from the other day, "District 9?" I think it's going to be depressing and uncomfortable, to what extent? "She knows now.
"I'm sorry if I made everyone feel uncomfortable. But Victrex is here. Wang Yang laughed again, and handed the microphone to Donnie next to him.
Donnie waved his hand and said to the audience, "Hello, earthlings. He smiled before he said seriously: "Performing District 9 is very interesting, very important, it is a metamorphosis for Victrex, but it is a rebirth for me. I re-examined myself, everything. I used to make a lot of mistakes like a kid who was mischievous, but not anymore. β
His middle-aged face was full of determination, and he smiled confidently, "Never again!" This is the transformation of my little Robert Downey, and I am grateful to Jan for giving me this transformation opportunity." He turned his head to look at Wang Yang and said sincerely, "Thank you!" Wang Yang happily stretched out a palm, Donnie shook hands with him and touched his chest, and the Syllan Theater was immediately filled with high-decibel applause and cheers.
Next, the main creators of the crew laughed and said a few words, and after a burst of applause, the microphone returned to Wang Yang's hand, and he smiled: "I apologize to everyone again, but I have to say that I am very happy to see that, because everyone feels that way, and we are successful." Okay, I should be happier tonight, so I'm going to watch the trailer for a movie, The Hangover, and haha, ladies and gentlemen, it's world premiere!"
In the frantic chanting of the audience, Wang Yang, Donnie and others walked off the stage with laughter and conversation. The promotion of "The Hangover" is officially launched!
The easter egg is actually the teaser trailer of "The Hangover"!?Fans are naturally very excited, media reporters are also bright-eyed, film critics are interested, after watching "District 9", no one is idiotic enough to doubt Wonder Young's directing ability, he is indeed only a surprising 22 years old, but he is such an unreasonable monster.
However, it is precisely because "District 9" is so good that it makes people a little worried, has the sunny and humorous Magic Yang evolved into a gloomy director? Where can the so-called crazy "The Hangover" be funny? That "crazy" doesn't mean murder and bloodletting, right?
Charlize Theron's eyes widened slightly, and his hands clutched the evening gift bag, Michelle Rodriguez changed his sitting position, and Zach, Bradley, Ed, and Matthew Fox also flashed a trace of nervousness on their faces, they knew that the script and the set were absolutely funny, maybe more fun than any R-rated comedy, but after making it into an audio-visual picture, how did it work?
On the big screen, there is only a static sign of a fire movie, followed by a trio on the beach, Bradley whispers into his phone, "We can't find Doug." The bride over there was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?" Bradley exhaled, looked up at the clear sky, and said, "I mean this wedding may not work out." β
"Wow!!" A Mercedes-Benz sports car drove by at high speed on the highway, and it was the hangover foursome sitting in the car, Zack banged on the car door, and smiled at the blonde girl in the opposite car, "Vegas, Vegas......" The little girl looked at him coldly, and suddenly raised a middle finger at him.
There was a light laugh in the audience, and the four people on the screen stood on the rooftop to clink glasses, Bradley smiled and said: "We have to drink this glass of wine in one go, no one can miss a little!" When they drank the wine in one gulp, the picture that could be seen clearly quickly flickered and changed...... "Hahahaha!" The 2-minute trailer brought bursts of laughter to the Shellan Theater with a burst of fun and anticipation, and there were tigers, babies, and Ed got married overnight in the room, funny fat Zack, glamorous Charlle, arrogant Michelle... β¦ Seeing those crazy and unreasonable pictures on the screen, the smiling fans and fans were relieved, and the magical Yang who brought everyone joy did not disappear.
The Zack Four, Charlize Theron and Michelle, among other "hangover" stars, also laughed happily. There's no doubt that this movie is going to be hilarious! Michelle clapped his hands and smiled in his heart: "It's amazing, he has a magic that makes people cry and laugh." β
Near a very comfortable viewing position in the front row, Wang's father and Wang's mother looked at each other and smiled, they were worried about their son's psychological problems just now, and they were going to do a "special psychological counseling", but now it seems that there is no need for that. The two of them looked at their son in front of them, and saw that he was also looking at him at this time, and he smiled and gave a thumbs up to his right hand, and Father Wang nodded himself and pointed at him, and also smiled and gave a thumbs up.
However, the easter egg of the trailer of "The Hangover" can only be seen by the audience of the Shenanda Theater, while most of the audiences in the other 3,550 theaters in North America walked out of the screening hall and the cinema with the sad and uncomfortable mood at the end of the film.
At night, Claire and the three walked out of the gate of the small movie theater, and the young people in line were still waiting to enter, playing cards and chatting with the handheld, and the scene was very lively. Claire walked past them and sniffled in a choked voice, her heart aching at the thought of Viggers' ending, and she muttered with red eyes, "Damn, I've become so sentimental since I had a baby......"
Janet nodded sympathetically, and also looked sad, and said: "Now I also often have a lot of maternal hair, I have checked, what is the problem of hormone secretion." Claire cried again, and asked aloud, "How can Marvel Young do this? Victrex is so pathetic, he deserves justice! β
The young people around them realized that it was the three of them! They suddenly screamed, and hurriedly stopped and shouted: "Please, don't spoil it!", "Please have a sense of public morality!" The black-haired white girl jumped to her feet in anger, hugged her head frantically, and said: "God, now I know that Victrex will be pitiful, and I know that he will be treated unfairly, and Magic Yang said that it is best to look at it if you are completely unaware, hell!"
Claire looked at her and was about to say "Victrex has become an alien", when she suddenly remembered the banter expression of the hateful bald colonel Dickey, and couldn't help but stop, forget it, let them experience it for themselves!
The three of them looked at each other silently, did not continue to say anything about the content of the movie, and discussed as they walked: "I'll go home and get on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes scores, how many do you score?", "Of course it's a perfect score!", "Although I'm depressed, but full marks!"
In a theater in Chicago, the little girl Alice and her father Hans walked out of the screening hall and returned to the theater ticket office, the attendance rate in the screening hall of "Tianzhao" just now was less than 50%, and the movie turned out to be very average, she yawned several times, and children couldn't be scared! It always wanted to create an eerie and terrifying tense atmosphere, but there was no surprise at all, and the dull and clichΓ©d plot made people guess 100%.
Don't look at her young age, she's seen too many movies!Alice shook her head with a sigh, now all hope is on Magic Young!
At this time, I saw a large group of people walking out of the passage one after another, they should be the audience of "District 9", one by one, their faces were silent, muttering something to talk about. Alice called out to two young couples passing by, and asked curiously, "Hey, dude, how about Magic Young's new work? Is it good? β
The two white couples thought about it, and if they only said that it was good-looking or not, they either shrugged their shoulders or nodded and replied, "It's good-looking, I didn't waste that 9.9 yuan." "It's amazing. "It's a classic. "I think tomorrow's entertainment headlines will be up again. The curly-haired blond boy looked at Hans again and smiled, "Sir, but I don't recommend that you take her to see it, be careful of frightening her." β
Alice looked very funny, rolled her eyes and said, "Don't treat me like a 6-year-old, ok?"
"Pretty scary?" Hans frowned a little worriedly, he knew that a few years ago there was a girl who was paralyzed on the spot by Miraculous Jan, and although Alice was not so fragile, it was not good to leave a psychological shadow.
"It's not just scary. The curly-haired boy shrugged his shoulders again, thinking back to "District Nine" just now, his heart tightened, and he shook his head and said, "Well, suppress despair, nervous and exciting...... I don't know, it's driving people crazy. His long-haired girlfriend agreed: "This movie is not the magic Yang of the past, or the original him, and it is not suitable for children to watch." β
Another dark-haired boy with a flat head spread his hands and said, "Let's put it this way, I'm definitely going to buy a collection of it when it's out of the DVD, but it will take me a long time to watch it again." The curly-haired boy laughed, "Actually, if you just watch it as a popcorn movie, it won't be so much, and I think it will be good." The four of them walked outside the theater with a smile and a smile.
"It's not a big deal. Alice's voice was resolute, and Hans knew his daughter's temper, so he nodded helplessly, and said secretly: "If you frighten my daughter, you will be magically ...... Waiting for me to scold you online. β
Although "District 9" "frightened" many people and made them depressed and uncomfortable for a night, and those pictures and shots were deeply rooted in their hearts and lingered, no one scolded them on the Internet, and the scolding was just intimate scolding. Evelyn, who was deeply affected, returned home, and landed on IMDB on the Internet to give "District 9" a 10 score; Claire and Janet ...... Alice, too, did not hesitate to score a 10.
When the night in Los Angeles passed, the day came, and the time came on Saturday, August 3, "District 9" began to be fully released on the other side of the world.
At present, 102,418 users have participated in the rating, and the score on the main page is as high as 9.0!The number of top250 users is 71,562, and the score is as high as 8.9, which has entered the top ten in film history in one fell swoop. When the number of TOP250 users rose to more than 150,000, the score dropped to 8.8, but it was still tied with "Star Wars 2: The Empire Strikes Back" and other films for 9-12 places in film history.
Of course, IMDB's TOP250 ranking is not the truth, in this kind of voting, the power of fans will always prevail, especially cult movies and director's personality cult movies, fans only need a little bit of truth to give a full score, just like "Fight Club" is also 8.8 points, "Memory Fragments" and "Forrest Gump" are both 8.6 points.
And "District 9" is a movie that makes cult fans scream crazy, and the bloody violence fans love the high-cost effects in it, just like user John's comment: "There is a 100 million cost here, and there is the madness of B-grade movies! Amazing Young is crazy, the incomparably real bloody effect, the camera technique is super unique, and the two sections of Victrex abusing the soldiers and Dickey being torn apart make me want to vomit! It's so cool!"
There's also Victrex's anamorphic effects, the eerie secret laboratory, and a series of brutal shots that exterminate humanity...... are all objects of admiration by fans of bloody violence.
As for the other major "self-contained" cult fans and sci-fi fans, movie night has also become their party night, with user Carlo Bafs commenting: "If anyone says that the story system of District 9 is not new, he is either crazy or from a hundred years later." The whole movie is full of exciting new settings, whether it is the alien social system and IQ habits in the big aspects, or the guns and mecha in the small aspects, they are all so unique and full of sincerity, it is unbelievable!"
And the social structure of the shrimp people, why don't they fight back, why does Christopher Foson have a high IQ and which model of gun is more powerful...... And so on and so on, all of which they studied and fascinated by, and many people were excited by this question: "What kind of changes will the earth face in three years?"
"It's a masterpiece!" cult fans shouted the slogan, with macerable bloody violence, pseudo-documentary techniques that dare to go against the academic school, novel alien settings, and metamorphosis stories...... Add to that the intriguing depth behind the film, and the answer from British "The Observer" Philip McLean: "This is the greatest sci-fi movie since Blade Runner." β
Cult fans are crazy, and the hardcore fans of Magic Yang are even crazier, and there are many people with huge power, it has been 4 years since "Ghost Shadow", and it has been 3 years since "Youth Musical", and the young people at the beginning are still young people, and the children at the beginning are now adults, they have more right to speak, and they also have greater consumption power.
In terms of singers, Evelyn likes Britney Spears, Claire likes Justin Timberlake, and Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey...... There are different idols, sports stars, Hollywood actors and actresses, there are also different opinions, but when it comes to film directors, young people also have a lot of favorite characters, but they don't pay much attention to idol worship every day.
Magical Young, who grew up with them, is one of them with the largest market share, and is also the only director of the same age as the post-80s young people, which gives girls a chance to be. And a young, handsome, sunny and humorous, incredible high-quality idol, the youngest billionaire Magic Young, and a middle-aged uncle with half white hair, no figure and no fashion? Which one to choose?
The network was full of fans shouting excitedly, as if they were having a party celebrating victory: "The magic of the king is back, woo!!!Why can you be so cool!", "The youngest Oscar for Best Director is about to be born!", "This is only his fifth film!He's 22!"...... The top250 score of 8.8 is supported by cult fans and fans, but there is no doubt that all fans and critics agree on the fact that "District 9" is a classic to remember.
The Metacritic website has a score of 94, while Rotten Tomatoes has included 185 film reviews, 180 fresh and 5 rotten, the freshness of popular film critics has reached 97%, and the freshness of well-known film critics is also 95%, the audience liking is 93%, and the average rating is 4.0 out of 5.
"This movie makes me so sad, I've never been so angry! Alexis, a one-star user, wrote angrily, and he wrote: "But I hope that Wang Yang can shoot a tenth district or something, get rid of the nasty feelings stuck in my heart, and then I will change back to my score." β
"I'm going crazy with it, oh my God! I want to see a movie like this!" Karena sarcastically squirrel, angrily, slapping a sporadic star, "I'm so disappointed in Wonder Young, and now a lot of people are saying how amazing it is, amazing, great, real, unique, and shocking...... But so what!!! I didn't watch the movie to be uncomfortable, he hurt me!"
But if you look at it, the users of the blockbuster are almost all orange-red five-star stars, as Karena says, and INCZ commented: "Unforgettable sadness." Alicent commented: "It's unbelievable. I left the cinema crying and went through the night and all day. If you haven't seen this movie, maybe you don't know what sadness is. β
"This film redefined my understanding of science fiction films. Ryan, a veteran user who also scored five stars, also praised "District 9" as a masterpiece: "We didn't have a really great sci-fi movie until "District 9" came along. Truth be told, I feel like it will make "non-sci-fi" fans fall in love completely. Story, visual effects, camera techniques, scenes, actors, soundtrack...... Everything about this movie is almost perfect. β
In addition to the praise of movie fans, professional media and 180 fresh film reviews did not hesitate to praise at all, and the Chicago Sun Times even published a glaring headline: "It puts Hollywood to shame!"
"District 9 is like a complex human nature, a very complex film. And first of all, it can be a full commercial blockbuster, a complete summer feast!" Richard Rolpe, a famous film critic at the Chicago Sun, was the first to comment, this time even more excited than the old man Roger Albert, commenting: "When you sit down in a chair, you find yourself reluctant to leave until the movie is long over." β
"The whole movie is full of suspense and surprises, and once you get into the main story, it's exciting all the way, you can't guess what's going to happen in the next second, you forget to guess because you're completely immersed in the movie. This is thanks to the seamless special effects, the live action in the slums of Soweto, and the genius of Robert Downey Jr., the real and ordinary faces of all the actors, as well as the amazing footage and editing. Except that there are no beauties, it is a 100% qualified commercial sci-fi blockbuster, and it does not waste a penny of that 100 million dollars. β
A rare adventure thriller that makes you want to stop. -- The Telegraph, a technologically advanced, entertaining sci-fi film. -- The British newspaper "The Guardian": Lots and lots of fun, the most novel and cool science fiction films on the big screen in recent years. - The Hollywood Reporter ...... Richard Rolpe's film review also wrote: "But "District 9" has taught some people a good lesson, if there are still people who say that business and literature cannot coexist, and who says that visual shock and spiritual shock cannot be combined, let him watch this movie and shut him up." The film tells so much, too much to put into words, and the 22-year-old once again shook the whole world. But I know Hollywood is going to keep going like this, and "District 9" puts Hollywood to shame. β
It's a great movie, it's one of the best sci-fi movies of the summer. -- Ben Mankiewicz, "On Film" A good summer, there's usually an incredible movie that comes out of the picture, it's good, it's thought-provoking. It was that good summer, and District 9 was that movie. - Betsy Shag, Los Angeles Times, haunting, always gripping fable. -- Joe Nakumer, New York Daily News...... "It's both a terrifyingly profound literary film and a hearty commercial blockbuster." Is there any reason not to love it? It's just that the only bad thing about this movie is that maybe you'll have nightmares after watching it. βRichard Roerpe.
In the midst of crazy praise, the weekend of August 2-4 came to an end, and the first place in the North American weekend box office charts this week was "District 9", which now shrouds the entire Hollywood, with 3,550 theaters sweeping $102 million! This figure also tied the record set by "Spider-Man" to the fastest box office of 100 million (3 days).
But what makes "District 9" so "terrifying" to box office review sites is that it's an R-rated movie! Under the age of 17 requires a parent and guardian to watch it, which means losing a large chunk of the teenage market. If it weren't for the fact that 14-year-old fans are now 18 years old, there would not be this number, even if the effect of viral marketing is once again exploding.
On the other hand, although audiences who haven't seen it have heard that "District 9" is unusually depressing and heavy, it has the label of "tense and exciting and good-looking", and it has a score of 9 on IMDB, 97% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes, and the reputation of both the public and film critics has won comprehensively...... If it's a magical movie! These elements add up to just not watching!
What kind of "masterpiece" is it? Taking advantage of the summer, it is naturally the best choice to go into the cinema and see it in person.
In second place this weekend is the sci-fi thriller "Tian Zhao", which was released in 3,264 theaters, and the box office on the opening day was 15.68 million, and the three-day box office was 26.45 million. Why did it slip so badly? Rotten Tomatoes well-known film critics 56% fresh, rotten, 60% audience like, word-of-mouth and film reviews keywords: "dull, clichΓ©, pretentious, crappy......"
And it happened to run into the "new, unique, and great" "District 9", and its shortcomings were suddenly magnified, and it was exposed to the air naked. This also made the audience cover their noses and run to the screening hall of "District 9".
The third place is the comedy "Ace Spy", which received 21.19 million in 3,613 theaters, the comedy "Master of Disguise", which was also released in the first week and has 2,565 theaters, ranked fourth, with only 7.37 million box office, and the fifth new comedy "One Branch" has only 4.61 million box office...... Now the audience seems to be willing to find discomfort and put the comedy aside for the time being.
β»β»"What? I became a beetle!?" In the barren land, Natalie stared at herself left and right with wide eyes, her right hand completely turned into a shrimp worm man, and ......her stomach and thighs were actually peeling!
She was suddenly stunned, only to see Wang Yang, who came out of nowhere in front of her, had tentacles on his head and his left hand was also deformed, she was surprised: "You have also become a beetle!" Wang Yang's face was full of nervousness, and he stuffed a Duxian horn gun in his hand into her arms, and said angrily: "What are you still arguing about, hurry up, hurry up! We want to kill it!"
"Kill, kill whom?" Natalie raised her gun in confusion, Wang Yang glanced at her strangely, and rushed forward, shouting, "Kill all the clones!
On the spacious bed, the sleeping Natalie turned over, lay on the quilt and made a snorting sound, her hands swiped slightly, and suddenly roared: "Ahh......hh
"Your gun is handsome, give me ......"
(To be continued)