Chapter 966: Flowers Don't Bloom, Willows Are Shaded (II)

The picturesque scenery and dazzling fights make people see the charm of Chinese martial arts -- "Los Angeles Times"

Li Yu changed the style of emotional ethics films that he is good at, and interpreted the classical Chinese aesthetic tradition and emotional concept to a new height from a more modern and new perspective -- "Rotten Tomatoes"

Compared with the superficial swords and swords, the emotions and desires of the human heart are the true thoughts of Li Yu. No matter how much strength can't resolve the inner struggle, Li Yu expresses it ...... personable. - The Hollywood Reporter

Specifically, the film's repression and struggle against the protagonist's own desires/desires, as well as the tragic depiction of the emotional disputes caused by their desires/desires and the final jade burning, express Ang Lee's personal experience of the profound theme of desire/desire.

There are many expressions of desire/desire in the movie, Li Mubai's attachment to Yu Xiulian, Yu Xiulian's deep love for Li Mubai, the ambiguity between Yu Jiaolong and Li Mubai, the strong friendship between Yu Jiaolong and Xiaohu, and even the blue-eyed fox's master-apprentice love for Yu Jiaolong. These desires/desires are intertwined, and the people who are in the net of desires/hopes are unconsciously swept away by the turbulent undercurrent.

…… Throughout the film, director Li Yu's personal attitude towards the theme of desire/hope is not very clear, and even a little ambiguous, but this is also in line with his understanding of desire/hope - unattainable, repression and struggle one after another, continuous cuts, and chaos -- "Premiere"

The unanimous praise of the two professional magazines "Hollywood Reporter" and "Premiere" can be said to represent the recognition of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the circle. However, the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" premiered at $13.79 million and the next week was $10.09 million, which made the crew so angry that they wanted to curse. A movie that everyone thought would exceed $100 million, but because of the insistence of the theater side, it became a victim?

Fortunately, what made the light and shadow company smile from ear to ear was that "The Princess Diaries" and "X-Men" exceeded everyone's expectations and became the two biggest dark horses.

The premiere of "The Princess Diaries" was only 14.61 million US dollars, but it jumped to 34.62 million the next week, which is a rhythm of breaking 100 million! "X-Men" is even better, with 12.69 million in the first week and 43.18 million in the second week, and there is already a dawn of breaking 150 million!

Anne Hathaway became popular and became an idol of American teenagers overnight, and was even hailed as the second in Julia Roberts.

The ending of "The Princess Diaries" is all expected, but the whole process is extraordinarily detailed and full of fun, like a wonderful sitcom, with little surprises every minute. The film is a light comedy, with an exaggerated style that is not prickly, sweet and not greasy - The New York Times

Mia's actor Anne Hathaway has the style of Julia Roberts 15 years ago, with the shadow of a big-mouthed beauty from her voice, expression and smile. It's not surprising that if Roberts's Pretty Woman is Cinderella's prostitute version, then The Princess Diaries is a modern-day girl's version of the fairy tale, and the essence of both works is the same – The Washington Post

What makes teenagers feel even more intimate is that after Anne Hathaway became popular, she also continued her innocent style in the movie, like a girl next door who can be seen everywhere. In an interview with ESPN, she did not shy away from talking about her growth process, which made teenagers think she was cool and not at all like those glamorous big stars.

When I played "Very Little Spy", my favorite person was China Ming, because he praised me every day as the most beautiful, and I also had chocolate, lollipops, and ice cream to eat every day. But you know, I didn't know until I was fifteen years old, and after he had praised me, he praised Nathalie in the same way, and rewarded her with all kinds of snacks.

When I grew up, the person I hated the most was Natalie, because she was so much luckier than me. "Killer Leon", "Star Wars Saga" ......, God, is she still the same nasty ghost who quarrels with me every day? ’

'NO, no, I don't hate them now, because I've grown up. My best friends now are Leo and Natalie, and every time Natalie goes back to Los Angeles, we go to Leona together to blackmail him, because he is the richest.

China Ming? He's a good boss, but definitely a big badass! He clearly decided that I would play "The Princess Diaries", but he lied to me and said that he wanted Natalie to play it, and said that I was not mature enough, and I could only learn to grow up after falling a few times. God, what is this theory? ’

Like the ecstasy of the crew of "Princess Diaries" and Anne Hathaway, the crew of "X-Men" was also jubilant, because their crew, which had no stars and no big directors, finally won 200 million box office and became the biggest dark horse in the Christmas file.

For die-hard fans of X-Men, the film is full of witty and sly references, as well as an unknown excitement. -- Newsweek

The film appears to be cleverly sleek, and the plot is extremely tense, making it a science fiction movie. - The Seattle Post

Although "X-Men" does not have the suffocating way of "The Matrix", the film is a successful work, with considerable energy and tension. - Los Angeles Times

Wolverine's actor Hugh Jackman became an overnight fame and became a hot A-list star in Hollywood, with his salary soaring from $350,000 for filming "X-Men" to $16 million. As long as he makes another movie with a box office of more than 100 million US dollars, he can firmly sit on the throne of a first-line star, and it is not impossible to even enter the 20 million club.

Compared with the cheers of these two dark horse crews, the main creators of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are very disappointed, the quality of the film is there, and the box office fiasco is definitely not a crime of war. Director Li Yu is not familiar with Sun Zi Ming, Li Zhi has already 'blackmailed' a sum of money, Fa Ge doesn't care about the company's difficulties, and before the film is drawn, he ran to Sun Zi Ming's house to complain.

"Hey, it's been three weeks, and the box office is only 35 million, this time it's a big loss, and it's been in vain for two years!"

The grandson was in a hurry, and quickly snatched the 1956 Lafite from his brother and stuffed him with a bottle of 1980.

Seeing that the good wine was snatched away, he stuffed the bottle and almost gave it to himself, Fa Ge was dissatisfied: "Damn, you're too stingy, aren't you?" Isn't it just a bottle of wine? ”

"Cut, it's just three bottles, and it's going to be used to entertain Rowling. You're not a guest, isn't it a waste to give you a drink? ”

Sun Ziming gestured at him with a middle finger, and hurriedly put the snatched wine back into the cellar, this wine is Xu Qing's favorite.

When he came back from drinking, Fa Ge was already sobering up, and teased him: ", if I didn't know that you weren't perverted, I would have thought you were playing 3P with Rowling!" Hey, Lao Tzu has lost so much for the company, so you don't mean to compensate me? ”

He punched his brother with a middle finger, and Sun Ziming went to the fireplace to roast himself. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was originally scheduled to be released at Christmas, but it was not withdrawn because of the toughness of the theater chain. I can't blame myself or others for this, I can only blame the crew for having an accident and not catching up with the summer file.