On Thursday, the 15th, it was a night when American families were accustomed to staying at home, and it was also known as the night of the golden ratings of television stations.

But on this day, because of the premiere of "Inception", too many Americans came out of their homes and ran to the movie theater.

With 3,969 theaters and 8,860 screens, this is the number of theaters premiered in "Inception", which is more than a star and a half stronger than the less than 3,000 theaters and less than 5,000 screens in "King Kong".

However, the premiere attendance of "King Kong" has not yet reached eighty percent, while "Inception" no longer has any spare tickets.

Mondeo Avenue in Los Angeles, late at night, the premiere has ended, Lee Chung-hee and Ha Ji-won are sitting in a very inconspicuous Ford car, hugging each other and looking at a movie theater in front of them, a group of people are still waiting for someone to refund their tickets because it is too late at night or for other reasons.

Especially when I heard people who came out of the movie say, "Wow, that's amazing, from the first moment, I didn't dare to wander, the rhythm is too good, and all kinds of mysteries are cleverly buried, I have to quickly tweet and share with you the experience of watching the movie, especially at the end, it's crazy......!" ”

Everyone wants to see it, but it's hard to find luck when the scalpers don't even have the tickets in their hands.

"Looks like the word of mouth is okay!" Lee Chung-hee smiled, the new film has changed slightly from the original film, and more plots have been filled in, increasing the tense atmosphere and the relationship between the male protagonist and his wife.

After all, in the original work, it was just a simple stroke that brought about death and the like and his wife's deep affection for the male protagonist.

The actor's affection is not exaggerated enough in the plot, it is simply recalled, and it is more like imposed. And there is no pass guò details to fill.

It doesn't take a lot of plots. Just three or five minutes is enough. Some particularly small details can show the depth of love to the extreme, as a man immersed in love, those things can be found very lightly.

"Inception" is still a science fiction film, but his feelings are richer, so that its qiē is more real, and then, the switch between reality and fantasy. It's so fascinating that you can't even tell if it's true and where it's fake.

"It's your charm!"

Ha Ji Won lay lazily in his arms, rubbing his head against his chin, and said coquettishly.

There is no doubt that the success of this film is not only the shooting, but also the all-Korean lineup, if it were not for the addition of Lee Chung-hee, it would have made it possible to discount no matter how good the content is.

But now, look at the surging fans outside. They mouthful, "Oba, Dr. Lee!" "I know. Where Inception's success comes from.

This is also the reason why celebrities and big names frantically increased their salaries later, and the fan economy or fan effect is their biggest source of confidence.

"What a beautiful woman kills the beast is just a failure of Peter Jackson after The Lord of the Rings, and the self-aggrandizement can't find the North," Philadelphia Weekly, "And Dr. Lee's work, you have to admire, he is not a successful person with only one series, he is so unique, there is no doubt that this is another landmark work in the history of science fiction films!" ”

"The film can only be said to be a popcorn-like film, and for some unknown reason, it got out of Peter Jackson's control, and almost collapsed in the end!" "The New Yorker," "Inception" is an amazing sci-fi film, with rigorous logic and fast pacing, all the technical terms in the film sound so cool and interesting, without the slightest obscurity, and then, at the end of the treatment, will make people jump up and applaud ......! ”

On the morning of the 16th, on the top of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, in the manor of the Imperial Lee family, Lee Chung-hee came back from boxing, walked to the living room with Ha Ji Won in his arms, and read various reports while eating breakfast, and wait, they still have to go out to finish their work, the promotion of "Inception", and himself, including the fan meeting at the Los Angeles Music Center, etc., which is the promotional schedule for his new album "World".

"It's a very exciting sci-fi movie, but after the entertainment, it will make you a little uneasy, and you will worry about whether you will fall into that inexplicable Inception after closing your eyes!" - Los Angeles Times

"King Kong is a film that is super long, repetitive and lacks impact, and even though there is love about a gorilla and a human, it is not at all funny, profound, and can be contrived ......," - Movie Online

"When the movie ends and the lights come on, many people are still sitting in their seats, they are thinking, experiencing, enjoying, staring at the screen, and reluctant to give up!" The New York Times, "Undoubtedly, this is a work that surpasses too many science fiction films, he is not obscure, he is not verbose, he is smooth, he is profound, he is full of fun, but it is timeless ......!" ”

Although there are a lot of good things in the media for "King Kong", more of them are spent on public relations, and "Inception" is almost praised.

On Rotten Tomatoes, for the time being, the freshness of "Inception" is also 99% against the sky, 116 articles, only one is not fresh, and the popcorn index is 100%, which is all due to fans.

And "King Kong" is a bit miserable, with a freshness of 7 out of 3 and a popcorn index of 7 out of 5.

On IMDB, more than 2,000 ratings popped up in an instant, directly pushing "Inception" to a height of 9.5 points, surpassing the 9.2 points of the first Godfather 1, the 9.0 of The Godfather 2, and the 8.9 of Sean Ke's Redemption.

Although it can be expected that this score will definitely be slightly lower in the future, it will not be too low, and King Kong is only 7.5, which is not a long face.

Although the box office of the movie cannot be explained from the evaluation of the film, or from the score of Rotten Tomatoes or IDMB, because some popcorn movies have super high box office, such as the later "Fast and Exciting * Love 5,6,7", "Iron Man" series, "Avengers" series, etc., the score is lower than King Kong, but it is often more than a billion.

But right now, as far as "King Kong" and "Inception" are concerned, they are also well displayed at the box office.

On the first day, King Kong got 20 million, which is good, but "Inception" has close to 50 million, and then the second day, the third day, the fourth day, and the whole weekend to accept, this number has been crazy to increase.

On the 19th, last weekend's movie box office came out, and in the whole of North America, "Inception" won 210 million US dollars at the box office, which is a number against the sky, and it is a new high in the weekend box office in the entire North American box office history.

In the past, it didn't even reach 200 million US dollars, but "King Kong" has more than 38 million, that is, it only received less than 5 million per day in the next four days.

This is really a blow to the mière, even the "Chicago Sun" couldn't help but quip: "Peter Jackson should understand by now how many pounds and taels he has, when he still has the Lord of the Rings, he can still wait for Zhou Xuan with Dr. Li's "Spider-Man" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", but when he loses the light of the Lord of the Rings, he begins to reveal his true ......!" ”

"Inception" is a very, very good, intelligent film, or like Dr. Lee, it has a lot of detail, an intricate narrative, and it creates a surreal thriller sci-fi world.

He takes the viewer into a labyrinth of the subconscious. This is somewhat similar to Jungian doctrine, which challenges the viewer on multiple levels, the real and the unreal.

Then, the rapid editing and agile narrative make the surreal world surface to the fullest, and the consciousness of the human brain presented by virtual image technology has reached the peak, perhaps it should be said that this is a science fiction movie that has never been great, or rather, it has the same cross-era significance as the just-released Star Wars 3.

And "King Kong", well, he's just a remake, to put it mildly, it's used by Universal to make money, and it's used by Peter Jackson to try his hand.

Obviously, they screwed up, especially since they were arrogantly trying to have a hand-to-hand fight with Inception, and I had to admire their courage and mock their stupidity, as if there had never been a winner like that in front of Dr. Lee.

Well, if you have to talk about the merits, King Kong's scene creation reflects Peter Jackson's consistent level, which is the only thing he can handle! -- Entertainment Weekly

"In the midst of the admiration for the good quality of the film and the best ending at the end, too many people ignore the appearance of the actors in the whole movie.

There is no doubt that the film has done its best in terms of cinematography, lighting, costumes, props, editing, soundtrack, etc., and this will undoubtedly be the biggest winner of the upcoming Oscars, but the performances of the actors make these really come together and then show.

This is the soul of the whole movie, the other elements of the film are in the service of the actors' performances, and the movie will only be so wonderful when the actors are like real people in their lives.

Here, I have to praise Dr. Lee and the Korean actors he chose for their excellent acting skills, and they really show us how good Korean actors are and how good they are.

Dr. Lee is an ordinary Korean, Bae Yongjun and we are all familiar with each other, and Won Bin is actually familiar, but Ha Ji Won is the first time we have seen it, this beautiful elf is very likable, and the Son Ye-jin who makes people feel terrible when they see it, is so beautiful......! ”

- The Hollywood Chronicle

"King Kong" is actually not that bad, but in comparison, it failed miserably, and "Inception" continued to soar in the second week under a good reputation.

When Lee Chung-hee and his team came to New York for the last stop of the nation's propaganda, the second week had just passed, and 287 million, plus the previous 210 million, was only a distance of more than 500 million US dollars.

Such a box office naturally made everyone jaw-dropping, even Lee Chung-hee was a little surprised, if it was the fans who supported it in the first weekend, there is no doubt that the box office in the second week was due to the quality of the film. (To be continued......)