readx;?This is destined to be an unquiet summer file, "The Dark Knight Rises" seems to have been cursed, and all kinds of strange things keep appearing. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info [Full text reading]

On Sunday afternoon, "The Dark Knight Rises" was shown in a large theater in Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city, when the theater suddenly caught fire, and thanks to the timely arrival of firefighters, more than 800 spectators were able to evacuate in time, but fortunately the local fire department reported no casualties.

But that's not all.

In the evening, Ohio police confirmed that they had arrested a man with a gun and knives in the theater and found a large amount of weapons and ammunition in his residence.

According to the Ohio police bulletin, they were alerted by a theater manager to find the unusual man, and during the interrogation, they found a "Glock" pistol with bullets, two loaded magazines and four knives in his military bag.

This incident once again pushed The Dark Knight Rise to the forefront.

Some protest groups began to show up in Washington, D.C., and they were pushing for The Dark Knight Rise to be taken down.

With so many things happening one after another, if there is no negative impact on "The Dark Knight Rises", it is simply impossible, and the first thing to be affected is the film's North American box office.

Although it has not been officially released to the public, and relevant agencies have canceled the regular North American weekly box office charts, it is not difficult for well-informed people to inquire that "The Dark Knight Rises" earned $205.38 million from North America in its opening weekend after taking another $52.13 million on Sunday.

This is the second North American film to grossing more than $200 million in its opening weekend, but it is still far from the same box office as Warner Bros. expected "The Avengers" to gross.

In other words, The Dark Knight Rises, it didn't live up to expectations.

As Duke said, perhaps it was the shooting that attracted too much attention, making the impact of "The Dark Knight Rise" far beyond the scope of the movie, causing huge curiosity and conversation in overseas regions, resulting in an explosion of overseas box office numbers in the first week, taking nearly $350 million from nearly 100 countries and regions, thus pushing the film's global box office over the $500 million mark in one fell swoop. A whopping $551.27 million!

So much has happened that makes The Dark Knight Rise a buzz and more relaxed on the internet than traditional media. It will not be online at every turn.

On the instant share, someone commented on the gun-wielding man arrested by Ohio police on Sunday -- the truth is this, Scott, a 37-year-old man from Ohio? Smith was terrified after seeing the Santa Monica Mall shooting, fearing that someone would commit a copycat crime at a theater near him, but he wanted to see a movie. Thereupon. He made the difficult decision to take a Glock pistol and a few knives to the theater himself, even if someone came. Then, he was arrested.

Like the voice above, the most reassuring thing for Duke and Warner Bros. is that most fans are still on the side of "The Dark Knight Rises".

"Perverted people want to ruin this movie!"

"The North American box office is said to have failed to meet expectations, and it is completely due to these scumbags!"

"Shootings and movies are two different things, don't rely on Batman!"

There are also some fans who watch the excitement and don't make a big deal out of it, saying this in their instant sharing and tweeting - I can only say that Duke's movie is too d, and I am afraid that children may imitate it. But James? Holmes is an adult...... Imitation can only blame him for his psychological distortion.

The debate over The Dark Knight Rises is far from over.

Since the film was released in China at the same time, even the media on the other side of the Pacific joined the discussion.

"The Batman shooting is a tragedy of the American system and laws, not a tragedy of Hollywood movies!"

This is the headline of an article in a southern media on the other side of the Pacific, and it can be described as a clear position.

"25-year-old American James? While screening "The Dark Knight Rises" at the Santa Monica Mall in the greater Los Angeles area, Holmes opened fire on the audience in the theater, killing 12 people and wounding 58. This is not only a shocking tragedy in the United States, but also a global discussion. ”

"Because the killer is obsessed with the character in the film and there are signs of imitating the character, some people think that the movie is taking people badly. This view is biased. A killer who hasn't seen the new film yet, if you want to talk about imitation, is he imitating Hiss before? Ledger plays a character character; Secondly, there are often heinous bad guys in movies. To prevent imitation, almost all films, except inspirational films, must be banned. ”

In fact, people of sound mind can distinguish between the film world and the real world, and know what behaviors can be learned and which ones cannot be touched. In this sense, the killer imitates the Hiss? The Joker played by Ledger. I watched Harry? Potter's jumping off a tall building on a broomstick is of the same nature, mistaking illusion for reality. Such a person is a sick person and a madman, but the former hurts the innocent and is therefore worse. ”

"There are crazy perverts everywhere, and you can't lock them up when they haven't already broken the law, but gun control in the United States magnifies and worsens this contradiction. It is even more unfortunate that the problem is known, but the American system cannot solve it. Issues that seem uncomplicated to other countries have been politically blinded by the United States. The two biggest issues in American politics are guns and abortion, and they are basically split between the two schools of thought and will never be resolved. ”

"Citizens can own guns, which was written into the Constitution when the United States was founded, and it is a sacred right that many Americans consider to be citizens. This is difficult for ordinary Chinese people to understand, but even Americans who advocate gun restrictions are often puzzled, feeling that they can't use those highly lethal guns for hunting. As everyone knows, the people who oppose the restriction of guns regard the possession of guns as a means to limit the power of the government, leaving a way back for defending the rights of citizens. The American far right has its own militia, has guns and ammunition, and often makes ** statements. But as long as there is no concrete action, those are not crimes. ”

"American documentary filmmaker Michael? Moore once made a far-reaching film called "Bowling in Colombine," about the shooting in the school, and the subsequent calls for gun restrictions. But his political leanings are too obvious, and it is not easy to convince the opposition in a cynical way. In fact, many middle school students in the United States carry guns to school, and it is difficult to eradicate this kind of tragedy at the root. You could say that this is the price that Americans pay for their so-called freedom. ”

But the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech more than the right to own a gun, so this tragedy will not be inherently harmful to The Dark Knight Rise. In the United States, making movies is a form of expression. In 1981, crazy fan John? Hinckley because of his crush on star Judy? Foster, and went to shoot President Reagan, but fortunately the bullet did not hit the fatal part, but it also disabled Reagan's press officer. Hinkley's behavior was obviously a parody of Foster's film "Taxi Driver", but this did not affect the film's historical status or Foster's film career. ”

"In short, what Americans need to review is not the movies, but their laws and institutions."

Although "The Dark Knight Rises" was not taken down by the Chinese side, the treatment it encountered was not very good, and under the domestic protection policy of Big Scissors, Duke's film was released in China on the same day as Sony Columbia's "Super Spider-Man", which directly led to the latter becoming a tragedy......

Hollywood films are so crowded, which is a direct result of the protection of schedules here.

It can be said that the end of a domestic protection month in this market brings the beginning of another protection month in disguise, and this "unwritten tradition" of defending the enemy outside the schedule has also triggered debates, heated discussions, evaluations, and complaints among Chinese fans - why should the domestic protection month be set up by default? Is the practice of Protection Month reasonable, and why has it caused so much controversy and dissatisfaction? Can the Domestic Protection Month really protect domestic films? Can this protection law serve local fans and the market? Do other countries also use Domestic Protection Month to protect national films?

In all fairness, resisting Hollywood's large-scale invasion and supporting and protecting local films is a basic position upheld by the vast majority of countries in the world in the development of the film industry.

Protecting and supporting local films is the policy and need of every country, but why is there such a huge controversy in China?

Having lived in that country and his current research, Duke can naturally see part of the reason, which is inseparable from the overly simple and crude approach of Big Scissors.

In the full 1-2 month schedule, only good and bad large and small domestic films compete for positions, almost abandoning the introduction of Hollywood blockbusters, this degree of protection, from the perspective of fans, has lost the sense of service, diversification and choice, and from the perspective of domestic films, the crowding and piling of large, medium and small domestic films in this schedule has caused a swarm of films that are in a hurry or without consideration.

Therefore, although the original intention of the Protection Month is to protect national films, on the one hand, it infringes on the rights and interests of the audience, and loses the hearts of domestic fans to lose their selectivity.

When Warner Greater China was doing market research, a representative of the cinema chain said that Hollywood has indeed had a great impact on Chinese films, but the fundamental reason is that there are quality problems in Chinese films themselves, and from the standpoint of the audience, they naturally choose to be optimistic about the films.

Do other countries have a system called a protection month? (To be continued.) )

PS: Ask for monthly passes and recommended tickets!