The definition of the so-called cult film is that it is loved and admired by supporters in a specific small circle, and the shooting method is unique, the subject matter is weird, the sword is biased, the style is abnormal, with a strong personal opinion, controversial, usually low-cost, not market-oriented films. In short, www.biquge.info is a film that belongs to a non-mainstream area but can be very popular among a specific ethnic group.

Although it is difficult to accurately delineate cult movies from a clear and accurate concept, most of these works originate from subcultures, and the main creators did not expect to be appreciated by the public during the production stage, especially horror movies and science fiction movies.

In the thirty years since, there have been many works such as "The Passion of the Christ" and "Star Wars" that swept the market at the box office, and there are also works such as "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Doctor Strangelove", "Mulholland Drive", "Fight Club", and "Blade Runner". The mainstream view is out of place.

This directly led to two results, first, most of the cult movies are difficult to do at the box office, some works are only screened for less than a month and then rushed offline, and some works are not even qualified for small-scale screenings, and more are disseminated through the video rental market and HBO on-demand, online on-demand, and then win the popularity of specific groups.

Second, almost all cult movies are controversial in the eyes of film critics, "controversy", which itself is the core of the production of cult movies, last year's "Sin City" and "Fruit Hard Candy" faced by the two heavens of ice and fire is the most typical representative, when "Blade Runner" came out, it was scolded bloody, including Roger Ebert, until ten years later, film critics re-scored, giving this work its due status in film history. For reference, the "Fight Club" media rating is only 66 points.

This is also the reason why people are generally not optimistic about the prospects of "Fury Road", the film style is too unique for the public to digest, let alone accept, which will be the main factor restricting them from entering the cinema, even if "Sin City" has produced a box office miracle, but it is not easy to replicate this miracle - "Fruit Hard Candy" makes a lot of money, but that is the reason for the low cost.

Therefore, when the first batch of reviews of "Fury Road" was belated, industry insiders more or less showed "you know what I know" eyes, they were all looking forward to a film review showdown with extreme collisions, perhaps even more exaggerated than "Sin City", which is really exciting, but this time is more praise? Or is it more critical?

However, after opening the first batch of film reviews, everyone fell through their glasses, and even the sound of a dislocated jaw could be clearly heard.

Chicago Tribune, 100 points, "It's no easy task to evaluate Lancelot Strello's 'Fury Road,' a ruthless, hard-hitting masterful action movie that is exquisitely magnificent, intelligent, and dazzlingly interpreted, and jaw-dropping and completely overturning all current definitions of commercial blockbusters." ”

New York Post, 100 points, "The world of 'Fury Road' is welded together by a series of seemingly casual trivial details, but the way it is welded is so brilliant - as if they were combining scrap metal parts into cool and handsome cars, welding them with some unimaginable, noisy, brutal and bloody images, but more often than not, all three!" ”

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It seems that there is something wrong with this opening, first the "Hollywood Reporter", then the "Chicago Sun", and now the "Chicago Tribune", "New York Post...... If I'm not mistaken, the five film reviews that came out before were all out of 100 points, so all the film reviews so far are full of 100 points? This is already the level of screen swiping, which is really a bit weird, so where did those zero points go?

Immediately, people reacted, although the confrontation between the East Coast and the West Coast did not come to the stage, but industry insiders tacitly knew that so far, except for the "Hollywood Reporter", all the perfect scores have come from the East Coast forces. So, people skipped the score and started looking for comments from the West Bank media. But...... The situation seems to be even weirder!

The Seattle Post, 100 points, "Torrential energy rushed in, and, of course, incredible madness." Once again, Strello has dedicated himself to an astonishing level – from the director to the actors, and to the script. After this work, it is impossible to imagine that there is any other work that dares to call itself a 'blockbuster'. ”

"Houston Chronicle," 100 points, "Combining the madness of Terry Gilliam with the grandeur of James Cameron, Strello presents a work of high energy throughout." But the most wonderful thing about this twisted metal rhapsody is that Strello will never forget that violence is also a kind of madness. ”

It's weird, it's really weird, there are two perfect scores again, and it's from the West Coast, even the "San Francisco Chronicle" is no exception - this newspaper has always been unapologetic about Lance, they have never been stingy in criticizing Lance with the sharpest words, as if it has become the most demanding media in the United States against Lance, and almost every time we can expect the "San Francisco Chronicle" to charge again. But, but now?

"The biggest difference between 'Fury Road' and most commercial action movies today is that the human element is put first and foremost in the center. Behind the chain of explosions and intense confrontations is the exploration and excavation of human nature, and the vivid three-dimensional characters show amazing depth in the simple and powerful brushstrokes, and the cast has delivered some of the best performances since 2006, including the Victoria's Secret models. Gisele Bundchen is the brightest red on the big screen this year! ”

What the? And what's going on with this comment? What happened to the San Francisco Chronicle? Could it be that Brian Barlow was banned? Could it be that the editor-in-chief of the newspaper was bought? Could it be that film critics have collectively lost their voices? Is it back to the McCarthy era?

The 100 points marked directly above the review are particularly glaring, and the "San Francisco Chronicle" not only gives praise, but also gives a perfect score, and the position is extremely firm. It is worth noting that this film review comes from the newspaper's chief film critic, Steven Lea, and its authority is absolutely guaranteed.

As we all know, film critics make a living from "criticism", they must be mean, they must be difficult to serve, they must be professional enough, this is the law they live by. However, film critics can't be like mad dogs who have lost their minds, commenting indiscriminately, "I don't like this movie, I just don't like it", such comments can appear in audience reviews, but not in professional film critics, even if they criticize, they must give a reason. Not to mention Metascore, even the mass media on Rotten Tomatoes.

In other words, yes, they have to say yes, otherwise they will only lose their prestige.

So, what does this mean ...... "Fury Road" is really so good? So good that all the media gave full praise? It's incredible. Although it is said that after the Oscars ended, there was a surge within Hollywood, and it can be clearly felt that the mentality of the industry has undergone subtle changes, and even many people are willing to take the initiative to extend an olive branch to Lance to "show goodwill", for example, the star-studded premiere is a typical proof; But that still doesn't explain the perfect score of "Fury Road", and even the news media needs to show its own goodwill, and it doesn't have to be shown in movie reviews - the hot media coverage of the premiere is enough, not to mention that these reviews are all out of 100 points, which is no longer explained by the psychology of compensation. So, is "Fury Road" really that good?

This is simply the biggest miracle of this year's summer file.

"Fury Road" is undoubtedly a cult movie, after the premiere, the red guitarist in the bass carriage has become the focus of heated discussions, who can imagine that there is a rock guitarist live accompaniment in the chase battle, who can imagine that there are still people enjoying the carnival of music on the battlefield where blood and fire are burning, who can imagine that the guitarist is still playing with full devotion when life dances on the tightrope, this is simply a shocking cult, people can't help but think of the madness and flamboyance in the "Rocky Horror Show"; Not to mention that Nax, one of the three protagonists, exudes a fanatical cult temperament all over his body, truly presenting steampunk and gorgeous goths perfectly.

However, now this cult movie has broken through the shackles of the non-mainstream framework, has been affirmed among mainstream film critics, and is still unanimously praised wildly, just like Nax's worship of the immortal old Joe, every media is crazy, racking their brains to use all words to express their inner fanaticism. Shock, in addition to shock or shock, when the media comprehensive review finally made its debut in anticipation, it made everyone lose their language ability and fell into a state of astonishment.

Think of "Hard Fruit Candy" and "Sin City", and then think of "Murder by the Sword" and "City of God", Lance's works seem to have a hint of cult gloom and madness, like the fire of hell, sweeping all the thorns in front of him, and killing a bloody path. This time, "Fury Road" seems to be one step closer, already showing incredible dominance in the media commentary phase.

Could it be that the box office of "Fury Road" is also going to explode?

It no longer seems to be a simple guess, because people scan through the first 47 reviews with a jaw crack, and suddenly find that even the Los Angeles Times is no exception. (To be continued.) )