Chapter 303: Explosion! Burst! Burst!
"Gong Li, who has lost his spacesuit in "Gravity", is like a sleeping baby in the placenta, and notice that the rope is exactly where the umbilical cord is. Director Wu Yuan's long shots have both technical gold content, narrative function and directorial characteristics! ——Shanghai Entertainment News
"It's the perfect special effects scene, mobilizing your primal instinct from top to bottom, from the inside out, and being forced to tears by tension and pressure several times! From the soul level, refresh your understanding of the relationship between man and the universe. - "Sina Entertainment"
"This is a movie that only belongs to two people, but it is equally brilliant, the combination of Gong Li and Wang Xueqi in the film has an unparalleled chemistry that is impressive, and the thought-provoking lines in the movie are also worth remembering for everyone." ——Southern Metropolis Daily
"Gravity" is not a science fiction film in the traditional sense, this movie has no superpowers, no spaceship lightsabers, no strange aliens, some are just two astronauts struggling to save themselves in the face of a series of problems caused by space disasters, the story is very simple, but full of tension and surprising bridges, these 90 minutes are not wasted." ——"Tencent Invited Film Review"
The ending came to an abrupt end when Gong Li's feet hit the ground, making the whole movie like the surgeon's most beautiful knife work, completely clean and neat! If you have to pick bones, the length of the film is too short, and I haven't seen enough! - "Douban Film Review"
"Gravity" tells the story of a heroine's long-lost soul, returning to herself, and finding a home, it is not only the most space-themed movie rich in the spirit of space in recent years, but also a film that is dressed in space and is actually completely about people." ——"Huaxia Film News"
The day after the national release of "Gravity", newspapers and Internet media across the country all left the headlines of the entertainment section to the film.
All the mainstream entertainment media have sent all kinds of praise and praise for this movie.
There is no doubt that the excitement of this movie has conquered a group of professional film critics and audiences who watched it on the first day.
Not only film critics and the media, although no public premiere was held, the friends in the circle invited by Wu Yuan did not hesitate to express their views and support for this movie in front of reporters or on the Internet after watching "Gravity" together.
After Chen Kun watched the movie, he wrote a blog very seriously and posted it on the Internet.
"I think this is a space movie that is enough to remain in the history of Chinese cinema, not only because "Gravity" is the first Chinese-language space film, but also because the film itself is excellent, and it can be ranked among the top in the world."
"Director Wu and Teacher Gong Li teamed up to send a story about a woman fighting for her life in a zero-gravity space, and there is no trace of artificiality in this story."
"This is a great movie, the Chinese film industry, after "Gravity", will usher in a new era, Director Wu led the change of Chinese film technology, and taught all mainland directors a lesson!"
"How to make a film that has both business, technology, and art, and all do very well!"
"I really recommend my friends to go to the cinema to watch this movie, and only on the big screen in the cinema can you feel the full charm of this movie, which TV can't do."
"The ultimate experience of watching a movie, every frame suffocates me, and every second makes me worry."
"There was a long shot that stuck with me."
In the long shot, Gong Li keeps flipping in the darkness and endless space, the camera gradually zooms in, from panorama to medium shot, to close-up, until a close-up of Gong Li's face, and then the point of view "passes" through her spacesuit mask, close to her skin, captures her rapid breathing and frightened eyes, and finally the camera turns out, and then to the vast universe. ”
"The handling of this group of shots allows people to feel the shock of space through Gong Li's perspective, and at the same time experience the fear and despair of the characters, which is simply amazing!"
"Director Wu's use of long shots is the top among all directors in China, which can be called the peak!"
Feng Xiaogang also said in an interview with the media after watching the movie: "This is definitely an Oscar-level movie, the visual effects of the movie are very good, the story is very deep, Director Wu is a real cow, there are so many directors in China, I will only serve him." ”
"In the past, everyone said that he was not good at delicate lens language, but I didn't expect Director Wu to hold back a big move and play the long shot."
In the filming technique of the movie "Gravity", the most praiseworthy thing is a large number of excellent long shots, which is also the characteristic of director Alfonso Cuarón, and Wu Yuan also honestly learned to use this long shot technique.
It works great!
Countless insiders, whether they took the initiative to speak out on the Internet, or were chased by reporters to ask questions, they all gave various praises and praises to the movie "Gravity".
If only one person boasted like this, maybe everyone would think that it might be a collection of money.
But if everyone who has seen it is praising the movie "Gravity", it means that it is really a very good movie!
Again, it's 2008, not 2018.
Even if "Gravity" loses its most advantageous IMAX shocking effect, the visual effects are amazing enough just for the realistic space special effects scenes and the immersive first-person perspective.
At a time when IMAX movies have not yet appeared, and there has not yet been a dimensionality reduction blow and technological upgrading to the global film industry, Wu Yuan's version of "Gravity" is enough to conquer Chinese and even global audiences.
Before "Gravity", the last space disaster-themed movie was "Mission to Mars" in 2000, and the level of special effects at that time was simply incomparable with now.
Just like Feng Xiaogang said, Wu Yuan really made an Oscar-level movie.
As we all know, many of the movies that can win awards at the Oscars are not only popular, but also very popular!
Douban's opening score of 8.5 undoubtedly proves the excellence of "Gravity".
"The box office on the first day was 55 million, breaking the first-day box office record for Chinese films!"
"The box office in the first three days of the first weekend was 165 million, breaking the box office record of the first week of Chinese films!"
"Director Wu, although I have been mentally prepared, the results of "Gravity" are still too exaggerated!"
In the light and shadow era company, in Li Xiaoping's office, Li Xiaoping's face turned red, and she was dancing to vent her excitement.
At present, the daily box office and weekly box office records in China are held by "Casting Names", although this movie has been sprayed badly, but the box office is really good, with a box office of nearly 100 million in the first week and a maximum box office of nearly 40 million per day.
However, this record was broken by Wu Yuan's "Gravity" in less than half a year, and it was raised by a large margin.
According to this premiere momentum, "Gravity" may be expected to win more than 400 million at the box office in the mainland, setting a new box office record for mainland films in one fell swoop.
For "Gravity", which invested 300 million yuan, creating this kind of record should have been the mission of this blockbuster.
But expectations are expectations, and whether they can be realized is another matter.
How many blockbusters shouted loudly before their release, with countless high hopes, but the box office still failed?
Now watching that "Gravity" has really achieved or even exceeded expectations, Li Xiaoping can't restrain her excitement!
"Director Wu, the good results in the first few days of the premiere were accompanied by a big explosion of word-of-mouth!"
"Basically, as long as the audience who went to the cinema to watch "Gravity", they all gave a very high evaluation of this movie."
"People who understand the deep meaning behind the movie are full of praise for the display and excavation of people's hearts that are full of this movie!"
"And audiences who don't understand the deep meaning of the movie, just seeing the exciting space escape plot, as well as the shocking and impactful special effects, is enough to conquer their appetite."
"Now some people call you the father of Chinese science fiction movies, and this year will be the first year of Chinese science fiction movies!"
"Before, many people didn't believe it and questioned whether you could make a good sci-fi movie, but now they are all dumbfounded and afraid to speak."
"Haha, if the company goes public, relying on the influence of this movie alone can raise the stock price by at least 10%!"
Looking at Li Xiaoping's excited pace back and forth, Wu Yuan, who was sitting on the sofa, was very calm.
Where is this?
The investment in "Gravity" is 320 million yuan, which means that the film must get at least 800 million yuan at the box office before it can make money.
Now the 4-500 million expected box office in the mainland is far from enough!
However, Wu Yuan knew that such a good opening reputation and box office results of "Gravity" must have affected some decisions at the upper level of administration.
Next, "Gravity" will usher in a bigger wave of dividends!
"Mr. Li, don't you think the movie "Gravity" is very suitable as a space science movie for primary and secondary school students and even high school students?" Wu Yuan asked with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"You mean?" Li Xiaoping was a little stunned: "The official will take the initiative to organize primary and secondary school students to watch the movie?!" ”
Wu Yuan smiled brightly.
In this day and age, it is still more popular for officials to watch movies together.
Primary and secondary school students are often taken to the cinema by their teachers to watch some educational movies, such as those that praise maternal love, family affection, and patriotic themes.
Some state-owned enterprises and public service departments also often organize movie-watching activities, and the entire department charters the venue to watch some movies with a positive impact.
This is a special administrative guidance under China's national conditions, and it will not disappear until almost 2010.
A large part of the reason why the box office of "Avatar" is so exaggerated is that the administrative and educational departments organized a lot of unified viewing at that time.
Let's put it this way, the first movie that many post-90s generations watched in the cinema was "Avatar", which the school organized to watch together.
Of course, this is limited to urban students, and there is no such condition in township schools.
Now, Gravity will be a year ahead of schedule and enjoy that level of support!
Wu Yuan spread his hands and said proudly: "Han Dong just talked to me over there, primary and secondary schools in major cities, state-owned enterprises, and public offices will organize a lot of unified movie viewing in the future, and go to the cinema to watch "Gravity"!" ”
"In the next 20 years, our country's aerospace industry is one of the focus of development, and since we want to develop the space industry, we must also keep up with the publicity!"
"The emergence of "Gravity" is standing on the cusp of the tide of the times!"
"As a space disaster film, this film is the most suitable to let the Chinese public understand and realize the loneliness and danger of space, and stimulate the public's enthusiasm for space exploration." (End of chapter)