Chapter 43: God, I cry out to you in the abyss
"This film should only exist in the sky, why did it fall into the mortal dust!"
The Hollywood Reporter newspaper commented on the film with a thriller headline:
"The audiovisual language of the film is a top-notch textbook, a film that can be used to pull the film repeatedly. The movie "The Sixth Sense" opens with a light bulb, which not only explains the environment, but also has a sense of opening the curtain, from dark to light, which means that the movie has begun. From the basement onwards, the perspective of the movie is like a ghost, such as the shot behind the wine shelf, which is not the perspective of any one person, let alone the global perspective, including the low-angle upward view of the protagonist going upstairs and under the stairs, which makes you feel nervous, but you don't know why. ”
"That's the beauty of the language of the shot, and the movement in the film is everywhere and perfect. And in terms of drama, the suspense design is also particularly good, and this is definitely a story that you can't guess the ending. And the camera movement at the end of the film is also a must, and it begins to integrate with the film, and that sense of design will make you sigh, this film should only be in the sky, why did it fall into the mortal dust! ”
Chen Tiandu's prediction was right, after the first batch of crab eaters returned, the word-of-mouth fermentation had already begun.
And the first batch of crabs are more media people and professional film critics.
Spielberg, Katzenberg and others knew that the movie "The Sixth Sense" was great, but they didn't expect the explosive reaction from the media.
The Los Angeles Times also published a real-time film review: "How can a movie be gripping and make a lasting impression on the audience?" How can you make the plot of the film unexpected, but it makes sense when you think about it? How can we awaken and shock the audience's soul? Take a look at "The Sixth Sense" and you'll have the answer. Although "The Sixth Sense" is a thriller and suspense genre, it abandons the usual bloody violence and disgusting of Hollywood thrillers, abandons the direct and strong stimulation of the senses, and uses a deep heart technique to firmly grasp the audience's heart. The author watched the midnight preview and walked out of the theater with goosebumps all over my body, shocked by the exquisite structure of the film. This is the most anticipated movie of the year, and its excellence is two different genres from "Saving Private Ryan". Moreover, the author does not think that it is a horror movie......"
Chen Tiandu browsed Yahoo forums and other places, and these forums had a lot of posts about the experience of watching "The Sixth Sense".
Yahoo Entertainment commented: "The nine-year-old boy in the film has almost sad and profound eyes. He said that he could see the dead, that the unjust souls of the people hanged in the municipal office cried to him, that the little girl who was killed by his stepmother asked him to take revenge, and that the helpless and self-confessed psychiatrist knew the cruel and warm truth of life through guò. His mother, like most mothers, interrupted him distressed but helplessly, and decided to take him to the doctor to see the priest, in short, to make him normal. Only after becoming a mother did she gradually understand life better and understand the mother's practices in the film. Although it is a horror film, it is full of social problems......"
A professional film critic post with a perfect score of 1o on ImdB, "This film is a thriller film with a 'cinematic sense'. The twist in the ending is surprisingly stunned, and then everyone tries to straighten out the plot and the plot line ahead. In other words, definitely evocative for the audience. The most admirable are: the role of the little boy who seduces the sympathy of the audience; In addition to the fright, the love is written profoundly, such as the friendship between the boy and the psychiatrist, the family relationship between the boy and the mother, the kindness between the psychiatrist and his wife, and so on. ”
"Cold, full of human touch. The most appreciated thing about the film is the transformation of the film genre, from the thriller film pattern at the beginning to turn again and again, the ghost haunts in the middle and the latter turns sharply into a warm family film, and the last five minutes of the ** mystery scene is really unexpected. ”
"This is not a simple ghost movie, but a family problem movie, coupled with the packaging of ghosts and heresies, the adults in the film do not believe in the children's ghosts, which is consistent with the blind spots of adults who always do not listen to children. Listening to each other, an important method of communication between the two generations, although old-fashioned, became clearer and clearer in the conversation between the two mothers and daughters at the end of the film. ”
The score of "Sixth Sense" on ImdB soared to 9.1 at one point, which is surprising enough despite the small number of ratings. Because this score has already passed "Saving Private Ryan".
Even Spielberg was suddenly surprised when he saw this rating, "Did I ignore something?" ”
Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and others were a little stunned to see that seemingly overnight, the direction of the media was suddenly replaced by "The Sixth Sense". "This is the Christmas movie, is it really that good?"
It's a pity that most viewers can only see crazy reviews, but they can't see the movie, because the movie is still in the test screening period.
The box office statistics on the first day of release came out in the afternoon, and the box office statistics of North American theaters are all networked systems, and when you sell a ticket, you will record a ticket, which is naturally convenient and fast. Chen Tiandu received more than 45,000 box office on the first day of the box office from DreamWorks.
3O theaters are all theaters that are open all night, "The Sixth Sense" only occupies one movie hall, the average number of seats is 5oo, from 12 midnight to 6 o'clock in the morning, three shows a day, and the round ticket price of the movie is 6 US dollars, with a box office of more than 45,000, which means that the 9O screenings of "The Sixth Sense" in 3O theaters only have an average attendance rate of 2o%.
This is already a very good result, and it is within the range of DreamWorks.
Considering the positive reviews from the media, DreamWorks decided to continue to watch the next box office situation before deciding how big the film should be released. After all, with an investment of 30 million, you don't just care about the box office of the test screening.
The box office results of "The Sixth Sense" on the second day surprised everyone, and the average attendance rate of 9o screenings actually rose to 45%. And the first game at midnight was as high as 8o%. The box office on the second day reached more than $175,000!
has tripled, this is clearly a dark horse movie that will sell well!
"DreamWorks has dug up a treasure!"
"Previously, there were doubts about DreamWorks using a new screenwriter to independently direct a horror film with an investment of 30 million, and this person is also a student of the China Film Academy, and now the film is of good quality, which proves that DreamWorks has a good vision."
The cumulative box office in the first two days has exceeded 2o million US dollars, which is not too good, which means that DreamWorks will arrange the release scale of "The Sixth Sense" in no less than 2,000 theaters in the future.
The word of mouth is simply a blowout, and many people on the Internet have asked why they didn't find this movie in the movie theater near their community.
In this case, even Charlize Theron, who didn't care about it, couldn't help but call Chen Tiandu to ask about the movie. She does have a lot of dramas, but she has participated in so many movies, and it seems that no movie can have a good reputation of "The Sixth Sense". The agents are encouraging her to contact the director to see if she needs to participate in the promotion.
Word-of-mouth continues to ferment, and there are more and more movie reviews in the media and on the Internet:
"'I can see the dead.' - The little boy in the last car told his mother about his grandmother. In particular, when his mother learned that her deceased grandmother had asked her daughter at the grave if she was proud of her and the answer was "everyday", everyone was moved. Anyway, I cried unconsciously, and I felt very warm, maybe those dead relatives have been silently supporting us by our side! Appreciate this heartwarming episode more than the final ending that surprises more people! ”
"Seeing the last ghost movie with tears in my eyes", "Reverse King and Tearjerker King", "The biggest surprise of the year", "The warmest ghost movie", "I think, this is the best movie I've ever seen, "Saving Private Ryan", "Can we pretend we can meet tomorrow?" ”……
"A dialogue between man and ghost, a movie where you can listen to your inner voice." "God, I cry out to you in the abyss." ……
"Secrets of secrets, how many have you found?"
"1. I like the way the story sets the story in this film, there are secrets in the secrets. Second, I was a little frightened, but it was just right. 3. If human goodness can really be extended to another world, the living will be less lonely. Fourth, the helplessness and fear of the little boy highlight his strength, courage to take responsibility, and moving. Fifth, there are some psychological teachings, which have inexplicably increased my confidence. Sixth, the little boy's mother is amazing, and at the end of the story, the two of them hugged each other and cried, which is happiness. 7. There are a lot of positive things conveyed in the movie, which is gratifying. ”
"What does the director want to tell us?"
"Lately, I've always been affected by loneliness, both in film and in reality. In fact, lonely people have content and are not without losing their heritage. When you learn to live with loneliness, you will burst out with more enthusiasm and expectations for life. In fact, happiness and loneliness are not in conflict. Lonely people have the joy of solitude. I think that's what the director wants to talk about......"
Chen Tiandu sees such movie reviews every day, and he is scared.
He was not moved, but he was watching the movie review with fear, frightened, "Whew~ It's okay!" ”
"What's okay?" Kate walked in with her coffee and asked.
Chen Tiandu explained: "I'm worried that everyone can't help but spoil and say the ending of the movie in advance. That would have cost a lot of box office, but fortunately there is no such thing in the current post. Everyone is very moral, even if it is a spoiler, the biggest surprise of the final ending has not been announced in advance. ”
"Where the box office of this movie can go depends on how long this ending can be kept secret."
Kate shrugged, "Wouldn't it be too narrow-minded to pin the movie box office on the audience's secret of keeping the ending secret and not spoiling." ”
"Ha, there's a lot at stake here, wait and see. Even if you want to spoil it, you can't wait until it's released on a large scale. ”
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