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Chapter 187: The New Year's Competition

Chapter 187: The New Year's Competition

What kind of film is "Hero"? In fact, there is only one word throughout the film - righteousness, but this righteous character is very complicated, and it is also Liang Xiǎolong's favorite. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Righteousness is divided into great xiǎo, Feixue is the righteousness of Zhao Thorn Qin, no name is Zhao Thorn Qin is righteousness, and Changkong is also the great righteousness of stabbing Qin's fake death. But as soon as the camera turns, it expands from the dispute between Qin and Zhao to the whole of China, then these great righteousness become xiǎo righteousness, and in the film, it is by the remnant sword

Complete the transformation of righteousness. However, the transformation of righteousness comes at a price, and the remnant sword completes the righteousness, but it fails Feixue's affection, so he can only prove himself with death.

Feixue is obsessed with the "righteousness" in her heart, so it is paradoxical to the righteousness of the remnant sword, so while both of them choose the "righteousness" in their hearts, they must not be able to take care of the righteousness, therefore, only by stepping into death, they can put aside the shackles of "righteousness",

in order to be truly liberated.

The nameless assassination of Qin, the assassination of Qin for the hatred is xiǎo righteousness, and the assassination of Qin for Zhao is the great righteousness, but compared with the world, it becomes xiǎo righteousness. In the same way, he had to make a choice between the great righteousness and the xiǎo righteousness, and if he fulfilled the great righteousness, he disregarded the xiǎo righteousness, failed his parents, and failed Changkong Fei

Snow, so, he chose to die.

The film, which is constantly changing between the great righteousness and the xiǎo righteousness, is the most important thing to highlight? If you let Liang xiǎo dragon say, it must be a wind bone. Yes, the style of the ancients makes it difficult for modern people to understand, and modern people value themselves more and their interests

The ancients were more interested in pursuing a frank body and being worthy of one's heart, even if it was death.

For example, the remnant sword, he could not have died, but he couldn't face the flying snow, so he chose to die, asking for a clear body, so he could die with a smile. Another example is Nameless, if he doesn't stab the last sword, then King Qin will not kill him, and he can even be sealed

Hou Baixiang, but he couldn't face the flying snow in the sky that he paid for Assassin Qin, so he could only choose to die.

This jiāo substitution between the great righteousness and the xiǎo righteousness can almost be said to be a wonderful flower in Chinese cinema, and it is the pinnacle of work. So, recalling the words in his previous life when someone scolded "Hero" for being blank and nothing, Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but laugh, if this is called

There is nothing blank, so what is the meaning of something that is not blank?

Some people also say that "Hero" glorifies the tyrannical Qin, and Liang Xiǎo Long feels that the person who said this is irresponsible in itself, why did the ancient emperors like to compare themselves to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu? Because Qin Shi Huang ended hundreds of years of conquest on the land of China and unified the country

, the first emperor in history. For such a person, there are people who always hold on to the pigtails that killed many people by building the Great Wall, but they don't want to think about it, if Qin Shi Huang was just blindly brutal, could he achieve such a great feat? still

Yes, is it because there are more people who die in the battles that flow, or more people who die when they build the Great Wall? Therefore, the idea of beautifying the tyrannical Qin is not bullshit at all.

On the contrary, Liang Xiǎo Long felt that it was just right for the film to be treated in this way, for example, at the end of the film, Qin Shi Huang asked Nameless, how can he stab without a sword? Nameless said to seize the sword. What follows is a battle of wits and courage, Qin Shi Huang knows that the sky is flying snow and will be xing

Ordering Jiāo to give Nameless knows that Wuwei is 100% sure, so it's useless for him to escape, and it's useless to resist, so Suo Xing gives the sword Jiāo to Nameless, and lets Nameless choose between Dayi and Xiǎo Yi. From this paragraph, it can be seen that Qin Shi Huang is a big one

It is precisely such a person who can put an end to the strife of the Six Nations.

Also, in terms of scenes, Liang Xiǎo Long also believes that "Hero" is the pinnacle of Chinese cinema. Zhang Yimou is a photographer, so he is very sensitive to the ability to capture sè color, and the film "Hero" uses sè color to the fullest.

For example, the Qin Palace, the chess hall at the beginning of the chapter, chose black sè, which represents the spirit of slaughter; Zhao Guoshuguan chose red sè, which represents bloodshed...... The whole film was very successful visually, and the "Casting Name", "Seven Swords" and "Ambush on All Sides" that appeared later

Films such as "Boundless" are visually not at all comparable to "Hero".

Thinking of this, Nameless was even more funny, because he remembered that in his previous life, a brick family ran out and said that Zhang Yimou was too extravagant, and there was no need to spend so much money into it. It's a pity that at that time, Liang xiǎo dragon was still xiǎo, otherwise I would have to ask this brick family, why would I call it

làng fee? Is it wrong to make the scene bigger and do it well? That person Cameron doesn't need to invest $200 million to build "Titanic", how simple it is to directly use a xiǎo plywood. Moreover, in his previous life, Zhang Yimou only used 30 million US dollars to create a visual comparison

Isn't Hollywood's seventy or eighty million dollars of visual effects enough? Why is it a làng fee?

In addition, the film has the most profound elaboration of sword culture, and the sword has a very important position in ancient Chinese culture, not only a weapon, but also a ritual weapon, and a kind of jing god culture. Ancient princes and nobles, scholarly children, and even poor people

The common people would wear swords as a symbol of the god jing. At the end, King Qin looked at the word and understood the sword, which well explained the three realms of the sword: there is a sword in the hand, a sword in the heart, and the sword is one; There is no sword in the hand, there is a sword in the heart, and the plants and trees can be sharp weapons; No sword in hand,

There is no sword in the heart, and it contains all things.

In short, as long as you savor it, "Hero" still has a lot of shining highlights. Of course, there are definitely shortcomings, such as acting, which is really much stiffer than Hollywood films. However, in China, this has become almost every film

The problem is that it is not bad in this year, from 2006 to 2010, idol dramas have become popular, and those young artists have the same style of film, and there are horror films, martial arts films, and fairy films that have seen the performance methods of idol dramas, so it is called a dog's blood. And this

also caused a consequence, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero" will always be in the first and second places in the box office list.

The premiere was over, and when he returned home, Liang Xiǎo Long returned to his old business for the first time in several years, writing a film review for a movie, and listed all his thoughts into it. However, after writing a film review, he did not send it out, if the outside world is praised

Words, he doesn't need to add huā on the cake.

In fact, the response to the release in the United States was really good, and all major media also commented on "Hero", and the overall response was very good. After all, in the past few years, Chinese-themed films have appeared in Hollywood one after another, and the American media

The audience is also more acceptable, so the comments on the film are more objective and fair.

Moreover, the results of the first three days of "Hero" were also very good, winning $38 million, and unexpectedly defeated "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties 2" by a slight margin of $1 million, and topped the box office list. This also surprised the major media outlets, especially the Los Angeles Times

to put Zhang Yimou's photo on the front page. However, when the ABC TV entertainment channel interviewed Zhang Yimou and asked Zhang Yimou if he had entered Hollywood for development, Zhang Yimou decisively replied that he was unwilling, saying that he would stay in China and drive domestic films

Develop.

The box office of "Million Dollar Baby" this week was not bad, without much decline, winning $22 million in the United States, and the total box office in the United States has reached $436 million. The box office overseas this week is also very good, winning 5300, overseas total

It grossed $554 million. The total global box office is 990 million US dollars, and it is only 10 million US dollars short of becoming the third Hollywood film to break the billion mark at the box office.

This week is also the seventh week of the release of "Million Dollar Baby", but its release time will be more than ten weeks, and there is no suspense in breaking Liang Xiǎolong's own record. So, now no one cares if it will break the record of Liang Xiǎo Dragon, but

What heights will Liang Xiǎo Dragon's record be pushed to.

However, just when everything seemed to be good, the Chinese critics set off a storm of horror because of "Hero", and all kinds of bad comments against Zhang Yimou and "Hero" continued to appear, almost devaluing Zhang Yimou and "Hero" to worthless.

Many people are stunned, why is a film with an excellent reputation overseas under such criticism in its own country?

"That's, isn't it?" Rachel couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the faxes of various films sent from China: "I feel that "Hero" is very good, if nothing else, let's just talk about the box office, it won $38 million on the day of its premiere sauna in the United States, and it was opened

The new chapter of Chinese cutscenes can't be linked to bad movies, right? ”

"Could it be that American filmmakers are all fools who like to watch bad movies?" Jessica also fought for "Hero", after watching the film, she liked the corner of Feixue very much, but now, the corner of Feixue sè has been almost devalued to worthless, this

It made her very angry.

"It's sad that critics can't look at the film from an objective point of view." Sophie also sighed softly, and in her opinion, there is almost nothing to be faulty about in the film except for the performance. If anything, it's candlesticks

The murderous part of Da Wuming can actually be expressed in a more obscure way, and there is no need to let King Qin speak, so that the story will be more worthy of the audience's taste.

"In two sentences, the height is unbearable, and the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment." Liang xiǎo long has a good explanation for this situation. First of all, it is unbearable to be in a high place, Zhang Yimou has indeed been the first brother in the Chinese director industry over the years, and he will naturally be looked down upon

。 And "Hero" is the first commercial blockbuster shot by Zhang Yimou, and it is definitely impossible to be perfect, so domestic counterparts and film critics are clinging to their weaknesses, and even messing around to guide the development of public opinion. Actually, in the final analysis, it's because of two

Words, red eyes.

The second is that the expectations are too high, so the greater the disappointment. Looking at Zhang Yimou's previous films, "The Red Lantern Hangs High", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "No One is Missing" are all very successful, so the audience naturally thinks that Zhang Yimou will still shoot

Make the same film. So, I didn't notice that "Hero" is a commercial blockbuster and may still maintain that flavor. So, Ying Mi naturally had resistance in her heart, and then passed on ten, ten to hundred...... In the end, many don't have it at all

People who have watched the film also scolded, and almost all the spearheads of public opinion are Zhang Yimou.

"Strange Chinese thinking." Jessica tilted her head to understand why, and the surprise of the culture also led to a different mode of thinking.

Liang Xiǎo Long took out his mobile phone and dialed Han Sanping's number: "Mr. Han, how is the specific situation?" ”

"Out of control." Han Sanping smiled bitterly, almost all the media were bombarding Zhang Yimou and bombarding "Hero". Although China Film has made a lot of efforts to achieve this, the results received are almost invisible, and it cannot curb the trend of public opinion at all.

"Mr. Han, I have a movie review, I'll send it to you later." Liang Xiǎo Long cut it off and immediately faxed the movie review. He is now one of the three greatest directors in Hollywood in the 90s, and the most successful filmmaker in China

The sound is huge, and one of his film reviews is definitely very convincing.

And this is also about to solve the urgent need of China Film, as soon as the film review is reported, it will be immediately used by major media, and even TV stations will report on it. In this way, although public opinion cannot be turned around, it also calls on more people to face it objectively

This film, the result is better. However, Zhang Yimou and "Hero" still have a lot of infamy, which can be regarded as the sadness of being the first to eat crabs.

Fast forward to early December, and the box office of the new week came out again, and "Hero" won another $26 million, ranking first in the box office list for a second time. And in the United States, "Hero" has won $64 million at the box office, which is more than in previous lives

$53 million at the box office in the United States. This is due to two aspects, the first is the increase in production costs by $10 million, and the special effects have improved a lot; The second reason is that the United States has released a lot of Chinese-themed films, and the audience's acceptance can be accepted

The force is also stronger.

"Million Dollar Baby" earned $19 million in the United States this week, with a total of $455 million at the domestic box office. Overseas won $48 million again this week, and the overseas box office finally broke through the 600 million mark, reaching a whopping $602 million. Total box office worldwide

It has also exceeded $1.057 billion, successfully breaking the personal record of $1.03 billion in "My Leader, My Group". However, it can also be seen from this that even if "Million Dollar Baby" and "Titanic" are released for eighteen weeks, they will not be able to break "Thai."

Records of the Tannic.

And entering December, all Hollywood filmmakers are also nervous, thinking almost every day, can they be nominated for an Oscar? Christmas, on the eve of the announcement of the Oscar nominations, Liang Xiǎo Long spent a happy Christmas at home

After the festival, gather in front of the TV early the next morning, waiting for the nominees to be announced.

"Honey, can you predict the box office, can you also predict the nominated items?" Jessica asked suddenly.

"One more bet." Rachel is in line with the Tao.

"The one who loses, is responsible for the housework for a month." Sophie agreed.

"I'm not stupid, I don't have to do housework in the first place, who would bet with you." Liang Xiǎo Long rolled his eyes, which immediately caused the resentment of the three NV people, and pressed him to the ground, Jessica still pretended to be pitiful: "Hey...... At the beginning

Say, you have done all the housework and everything, I don't have to do anything, hey...... Why did I believe you in the first place? It's unladylike to meet someone. ”

"I guess I didn't say that, did I?" Liang Xiǎo Long had a black line, and he didn't forget to remind Jessica: "Sweetheart, it doesn't seem like I'm chasing you, right?" ”

"What do you say?" Jessica looked at Rachel and Sophie, and the two NV people immediately said, "He's lying, he's chasing you, and we." ”

"Does the liar deserve to be punished?" Jessica asked weakly, and then, the three NV people immediately shared the same hatred, and almost destroyed Liang Xiǎo Dragon Humanity.

After a while, the list of nominees is about to be released, and the two hosts gave a general introduction to the situation in Hollywood this year, and they did not delay, and immediately began to reveal the list, after all, the highlight is the Oscars, not the current list

Unveil. Filmmakers can even buy a newspaper without watching the show and get the list.

The first to be revealed is the best foreign language film, with a total of five films nominated: Italy's "Life is Beautiful", Spain's "My Grandpa", Brazil's "Central Station", Iran's "Son of Heaven" and China's "Hero".

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The first award was born, which had nothing to do with Liang Xiǎo Long, but Liang Xiǎo Long cheered, and Han Sanping, Zhang Yimou, Jet Li and others who were far away in China also cheered. To be honest, during this period of time, the media has been constantly making bad comments to them

It has brought a lot of pressure, and now they can be nominated for an Oscar, which undoubtedly proves that their film is by no means as bad as the media says, otherwise how could they be nominated for an Oscar?

It can be said that this nomination has relieved their pressure to a large extent, and it can also turn public opinion step by step.

The second nomination is about to be revealed, it is the nomination for Best Song, Liang Xiǎo Long is a little nervous, "Million Dollar Baby" has put all his effort into the pursuit of perfection in all aspects, including the music aspect. Therefore, he will never allow this to fall

Empty.

Similarly, there were five nominations for Best Song, the first being the animated film "Prince of Egypt" produced by DreamWorks, the second being the anime "Baby Xiǎo Pig Zhixiǎo Pig Entering the City", and the third being "The Horse Whisperer"

, the fourth to be nominated is "Looking for Camilo City".

"The fifth nomination is Million Dollar Baby." Accompanied by the host's voice, Liang Xiǎo Long cheered again, for him, every nomination is very important, because he also wants "Million Dollar Baby" to be the biggest winner of the Oscars.

Next is the nomination for Best Vision, for this nomination Liang xiǎo Long is not worried at all, and even he has already regarded this bottle xiǎo golden man as a bag. Indeed, among the many blockbusters produced this year, "Million Dollar Baby" is absolutely unique

, no other film can compare. And for this nomination, the Oscars also adhere to the principle of preferring lack to abundance, and there are only three nominations, namely "Million Dollar Baby", "Dreams Come True" and "Giant Ape Joe Young".

"Honey, aren't you afraid that the boat will capsize in the ditch?" Jessica smirked and said that although she is very confident in "Million Dollar Baby", the special effects of "Dreams Come True" are also very good, and she may be able to compete with "Million Dollar Baby".

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