In addition to the main creators of this drama appearing one after another, in addition to their respective performances, many popular musicians were also invited, including the mysterious singer who suddenly became popular at the end of last year.

"The first snow of 2002 came a little later than usual."

This mysterious man from Shuzhong, who sings western love songs, showed his face in front of the public for the first time, and for a while, the attention of "Ambush on All Sides" was brought to MAX.

It's just that compared with the lively premiere, after the release of the movie, the evaluation has formed a sharp polarization.

The audience who likes it thinks that this is another masterpiece of Zhang Yimou after "Hero".

The audience who didn't like it expressed their disappointment unabashedly.

As for what the disappointment is, opinions are divided.

The general opinion is that I don't know what Zhang Yimou is trying to express.

Unlike the previous "Hero", the theme is distinctive, playing the banner of "family and country, the world", killing to stop killing, stopping fighting with force, and the idea of unification in Chinese culture that can never be hidden.

And "Ambush on All Sides" is incomprehensible.

Earlier, Zhang Yimou said that he wanted to make a martial arts film, but after watching it, he felt that it had nothing to do with martial arts.

Zhang Yimou wanted to use the background of the times to be pulled up to the level of this play, but as a result, in a love triangle, none of the protagonists were greasy and crooked.

The anti-thief was not in a hurry to pull the emperor off the horse, let alone to go against the government, the official only cared about the big thief, and he did not take the eradication of the anti-thief seriously.

The only thing that can attract people's attention is the color change that Zhang Yimou is best at, as well as the fight scenes in the movie, especially the final battle between Jin Zhutou and Liu Zhutou in the snow, although it is still not as good as the chess hall duel between Zhang Chu and Li Lianjie, but I also think it is exciting.

As for the plot......

On the second day of the premiere, there was already a lot of scolding on the Internet.

Zhang Chubo read the post at home, and in the next publicity, he had already told Zhang Yimou that he would not participate, and he would soon go to the United States to participate in the promotion of "Octagon Cage".

Some of the netizens' posts are messing around, some are whipping in, and some are just coaxing.

There is one comment in it, Zhang Chu thinks that if Zhang Yimou sees it, it is estimated that he will be so angry that he will have brain congestion.

"Hero" is a movie with first-class actors, first-class martial arts, first-class artists, first-class cameramen, second-rate directors and third-rate screenwriters, so it has mixed reputations, "Ambush on All Sides", this time it is first-class art and camera, first-class actors, third-rate directors and fourth-rate screenwriters, so the retarded and clumsy shown by this movie has reached an unattainable height, which overshadows all the award-winning films of the Golden Sour Plum Award."

It's so ruthless!

But there are many voices that agree, from newspaper media to online forums, the praise gradually disappears, and the almost one-sided scolding and criticism directly overshadowed the overwhelming publicity momentum before the release.

Some viewers are pouring out their dissatisfaction with the movie, film critics are reaping the results of the repetition of "Ambush on All Sides" as scheduled, and some people are venting their happiness about Zhang Yimou's fall.

Let you break the cow and plant your heels, right?

Should!

Zhang Yimou made a big splash before the release of "Ambush on All Sides", which whetted the audience's appetite, but there was a gap between the huge expectations and the reality of the movie, so criticism and criticism came into being.

In fact, jumping out of Zhang Yimou himself, what can be seen from the movie "Ambush on All Sides" is that Chinese films are facing a common problem of commercial transformation.

It's just that the problem happened to Zhang Yimou, and everyone is still interested in paying attention to it, and more bad movies can't attract the audience's attention at all because they are silent.

A strange phenomenon is emerging, and even a film that has been criticized by the whole people actually means that it has achieved commercial success.

The crusade against "Ambush on All Sides" actually reflects the difficulty of commercialization of Chinese films.

The fifth-generation director with Zhang Yimou as the core, when he first entered the film industry, he also resolutely rejected commercial films.

Zhang Yimou may not have imagined that one day he would join the banner of commercial films and accept the test of the audience when he was filming "Red Sorghum".

Commercial films are actually showing themselves in front of the audience in their entirety, and there are no factors other than the film that determine the quality of the movie.

In a sense, commercial films are a kind of fair competition, a transparent platform, and a film center square with many strong players.

Everything is based on the direct feeling of the audience, and the emotional experience of the audience is maximized.

Commercial films are more transparent, simpler in form, and less shameful in their means, showing an overall grasp of the basic narrative ability of films.

Zhang Yimou persistently jumped into the tide of commercial films, which can be regarded as rushing to the forefront of the fifth generation of directors, and his successes and failures also tell people that commercial films are far from being as easy as imagined.

Maybe Zhang Yimou had been prepared for a long time, but it was before "Hero", and the success of "Hero" made him misjudge his cognition, thinking that as long as he imitated that routine, big stars gathered together, and high-standard production, he could achieve success.

Thereupon......

was blown into the sky before the release, and was scolded to the end after the release, and the blockbuster that cost Zhang Yimou a huge amount of effort has become a tool for people to vent their anger.

Regarding the scolding on the Internet, Zhang Yimou was still able to exercise restraint, but Zhang Weiping couldn't sit still, and sternly said that this was a misinterpretation by individual media.

What's the matter, the scolding is still there, and Zhang Yimou is destined to only listen to the scolding in July.

But even so, on the day of the premiere, the mainland box office exceeded 10 million or more, which still proves that Zhang Yimou, an old farmer in the northwest, is still standing at the highest point of Chinese films, and the audience has to continue to play with him.

This is also a strange phenomenon, the more people scold, the higher the attention, many people who have not seen this movie, after seeing the comments in the media and on the Internet, also walked into the cinema with full curiosity, wanting to see how much this movie is hated.

In this way, it has contributed a lot of box office to "Ambush on All Sides".

At this time, Zhang Chu had already boarded a flight to the United States, and his other movie "Octagon Cage" was about to be released, adding another fire to the already lively July film market.

Compared with the mainland, which is not very familiar with how to operate commercial films, Hollywood, as the largest supplier of commercial films in the global film market, has already formed a complete industrial chain.

On the day Zhang Chu arrived in the United States, he was arranged to undergo a series of interviews, and then received a notification that his UFC welterweight gold belt ushered in a challenger.

Armenian martial arts master.

Where is this country?

Zhang Chu couldn't find the map.

Since the UFC is in a hurry to send money, Zhang Chu naturally has no reason to refuse.

So the next day, the competition, which had been promoted long before Zhang Chu went to the United States, went on as scheduled.

It only took half a minute for the ambulance to pull away the master who came out of nowhere, and Zhang Chu successfully defended his belt while receiving a $10 million appearance fee plus bonus.

While Zhang Chu was boxing in the ring, "Octagon Cage" was also released at the same time in 2,000 movie theaters across the United States.

Audiences who walked into the cinema originally thought that what they saw would be another popcorn movie full of blood, violence, and visual impact.

But thirds of the way through the plot, the male protagonist played by Zhang Chu had to leave the ring because of an injury and was forced to live an ordinary life.

watched the actor try his best to enter the ordinary world, but he was never able to fit in, and in the end, he gave up on himself, and in order to escape, he was also contaminated with D products.

The audience found out that this time Zhang Chu planned to act in a play, instead of smashing their wallets with his fists to harvest the box office.

On the big screen, Dante gave up his dignity and bowed his head to his ex-girlfriend for the sake of D, but when he learned that his ex-girlfriend gave birth to a daughter for him, he fled after being shocked.

Looking at him curled up in the corner with his head down, his shoulders shrugged, I don't know how many people resonate with him.

In the United States, it is easy for a person to be abandoned by society.

Some even injured Loser's label just because of a failure, and never had a chance to turn over.

Of course, the main reason for this phenomenon is people's willingness to self-exile.

And those who come out of the trough with difficulty will be regarded as heroes.

Dante's downfall is not uncommon in American society, and when he makes up his mind to get back on his feet and win a future for his daughter, it will naturally infect many people.

"I used to think that Zhang was just an action star, his fights were very exciting, I had watched every work, but it was difficult to impress me too much, this time, although he was still fighting, but what impressed me more was his performance."

"The moment Dante bowed his head and cried in the story, I cried too, Zhang's performance was very exciting, and the fights in the ring still maintained a high standard, but his acting skills were obviously better."

"This "Octagon Cage" made me know a different Zhang Chu, he is really serious about performing this time, rather than simply treating himself as an action star."

On the second day of the movie's release, overwhelming praise flocked to Zhang Chu, and after winning unanimous praise in China with "Infernal Affairs", Zhang Chu also won the audience's recognition through his performance in Hollywood.

This time, he really didn't rely on his fists.

"Proud, huh?"

The box office data on the first day of release has been counted, with 2,000 theaters and a total of more than 6,000 shows, contributing more than 10 million US dollars to the box office of the film.

Looking at those one-sided praises, it can be said that the film has been a success.

Zhang Chu looked at Zhang Ziyi, the two had just finished a roadshow.

"Shouldn't it?"

After saying that, the two did not communicate again and went to the next roadshow venue.