The Los Angeles Times reported: "When we thought that Christmas Chen would take a year or a few years off before he would redirect or star in some other films, he suddenly announced his new film plan "Infernal Affairs"! According to Matrix Films, this is a cop film about an angel in hell. Other than that, they didn't reveal much more, but according to Chen Tiandu's previous shooting speed, maybe we will be able to see this movie early next year. ”

The Atlantic's report is small, but the content is very real: "Although the film was filmed back in China, it is still worth looking forward to. Will this movie set off another wave of cops and bandits? But at the same time, fans can't help but worry that Christmas-Chan has a movie a year, and the speed may not be amazing, but it seems to be a trend that will continue. Two years ago, now, he was still the screenwriter of "Saving Private Ryan"! Will Infernal Affairs be a masterpiece? Will Christmas Chan continue his mythology? ”

The New York Times reported: "The first two films of Christmas have grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide, and no young man has done better in recent years." And this time, he is obviously in the general trend in Hollywood, and the film schedule continues, and the American audience will pay attention to his next movie no matter what. Unexpectedly, he retreated and returned to China to make a movie, which I think will definitely disappoint many American fans...... But while fans are worried, they also can't help but think that last year's popular "Beautiful Life" is also a non-English film, and hope that Christmas Chen's Chinese film will maintain a consistent standard. ”

Naturally, fans have everything, after all, "Neo" is still the coolest young man this year. Therefore, most fans still left messages on the official website of the matrix and expressed their expectations.

"Infernal Affairs"? Listening to the name, it is very Chinese culture.

But it's just a name, "Angels in Hell?" "That's too general, is it a magic movie? I can't see what the plot is at all. But the matrix movie didn't say a word, with Chen Tiandu's current popularity, the new work maintains a sense of mystery, and the attention and expectations aroused will only increase.

Even Hollywood, on the other side of the world, is so concerned, and the whole East naturally pays attention to it.

The reason why Chen Tiandu returned to China but arrived in Xiangjiang was finally revealed, his new movie will actually be a Hong Kong police film? I thought it was another blockbuster with an investment of more than 100 million dollars, which was really unexpected.

"Oriental Daily" has great powers, and actually published the words of the famous White Dragon King in Xiangjiang, he explained the possible origin of the name of the movie, "Infernal Affairs, literally, is the road without a road~~ It is very dangerous to take this road." According to the Buddhist scriptures, it is 'the eternal immortality of the body, and the longevity is the great calamity in the infernal hell'. 'Infernal Affairs' (Infernal Hell) is a new translation of 'avicinar-aka' in Buddhist scriptures such as the Lotus Sutra, the Kusha Treatise, and the Xuanying Yinyi, and the old translation is 'Abi Hell', which is the most bitter of the eight hells in Buddhist scriptures, and is also the most bottom-reading layer of the so-called eighteen layers of hell. ”

"Ming Pao" reported, "A few days ago, "Infernal Affairs" has sent an invitation to the actors of the Hong Kong Actors Guild to audition for roles. It is rumored that this film 'only strives for excellence, with no upper limit on the investment budget, and only the most suitable actors'. These are the original words that came out of Chen Tiandu's mouth. There are many powerful and unfamous actors in Hong Kong, and the opportunity has come...... However, although this is a Hong Kong police film, the funds are authentic from the mainland. And Chen Tiandu's first time in Hong Kong also makes people wonder, can he shoot the style of Hong Kong police films? Hong Kong police and gangster films have long been filmed, is it worth making again? Maybe Chen Tiandu didn't think about Hong Kong at all, his goal has always been Hollywood, and all the qiē is just the self-entertainment of Hong Kong people......"

In a wave of hot discussions, it is really surprising that "Ming Pao" actually began to decline.

But this kind of discussion seems to have fueled the box office of "The Matrix" in Hong Kong. The highest box office of Hong Kong films this year is Xing Ye's "King of Comedy", but it is only 29.84 million Hong Kong dollars, which is more than 10 million less than last year's "Fengyun - Dominating the World" 41.52 million. From August 30 to September 5, it is already the fifth week of the release of "The Matrix".

Regardless of the North American box office for the time being, only Hong Kong has risen against the trend because of Chen Tiandu's arrival in Hong Kong this week. Take another 4.53 million Hong Kong dollars this week, you must know that this is the fifth week, which is actually higher than the 4.1 million Hong Kong dollars in the fourth week. As a result, Hong Kong has received a total of 28.53 million Hong Kong dollars, so it is appropriate to continue to be the champion of the year......

Hong Kong, the Hollywood of the East that once swept Asia, has now fallen into such decline.

Even South Korea, which is separated by a body of water, set a record of 6.18 million viewers this year because of a "Life and Death Spy", which also broke the highest box office record in South Korea's history, and also defeated the world-famous "Titanic" and became the annual box office champion in South Korea.

According to the current Korean movie ticket price, a ticket is about $5~$7, and 6.18 million people is equivalent to half a billion US dollars at the box office, which has surpassed China, and what is amazing is that South Korea's population is only more than 40 million.

In a situation where Hollywood movies dominate the world, such achievements have impressed their global peers. What's even more commendable is that South Koreans seem to take "Life and Death Spy" as an infinite driving force, and several major directors led the "bald head movement", where all celebrities shaved their heads and held their portraits in front of the government office building, so that the quota of Korean local films could be continued. And, since then, they have started to develop local films more vigorously, and they have done it.

(After a long period of silence, Korean cinema finally ushered in a full-scale revival after 1999.) Marked by the second revision of the "Film Promotion Act" in 1999 (the relevant regulations of the Film Act began to be strictly enforced), Korean films began to rise rapidly from 1999 to 2004...... ）

Only by comparison can we know that we are lagging behind.

Life should be like a movie, the important thing is the life and time flowing on the screen, whether it ends in comedy or tragedy, as long as it is sincere and related to life, it does not prevent it from becoming a great work......

Chen Tiandu also regrets the current state of Hong Kong cinema, paraphrased a classic, "If memory is a can, I hope it will never expire." If I had to have a date, I would like it to be 10,000 years. ”

However, he has no ambition to save the city, and the proud Hong Kong people do not need him to save him, he is just a mainlander.

Hong Kong has always been too small, and even if "The Matrix" has achieved such success locally, only the locals are still paying attention. All eyes are on the global box office of The Matrix in its fifth week of release.

This week, "The Matrix" grossed 18.5 million in its fifth week in North America and $10.19 million in the weekend, ranking third. The North American box office accumulated $235.23 million.

The overseas box office fell 32% this week, earning $36.17 million again. So far, the overseas box office has accumulated to 291.47 million US dollars, and the total box office has reached 47,203 + 5467 = 526.7 million US dollars, officially breaking the 500 million mark.

The next target will be the 600 million threshold.

Moreover, some countries and regions are still being released one after another, and Warner's overseas distribution capacity is much higher than that of DreamWorks, and this release cycle will last for at least nearly half a year. Wall Street predicts that it will not be a problem to break $600 million at the box office in the end.

In this way, Chen Tiandu's two films have exceeded $600 million, which is really eye-catching.