The road to becoming a movie star from the villain

Chapter 406 Unshakable Status

At the beginning, when "The Shawshank Redemption" was promoted in North America, due to its very old-fashioned background, many netizens even ridiculed that the film was more and more filmed.

What's happening in Hollywood right now?A big movie with high standards, gorgeous special effects, and well-made.

Like Marvel series, Mission: Impossible series, Fast and Furious series, Transformers series, Pirates of the Caribbean series, Secret Service Academy series, etc., there are countless.

Which one of these blockbusters did not cause a burst of popularity around the world.

Moreover, almost all of these big movies come from the eight major film industries.

Morgan Freeman, as a golden supporting actor in American Hollywood, a national treasure actor, has cooperated with countless celebrities, and now he actually starred in such a seemingly "shoddy" movie?

I have to say that there were really a lot of trolls at first.

In addition, some people in the Hollywood film industry in the United States have long been unhappy with Hong Chen.They didn't have any entanglements with Hong Chen, they just felt uncomfortable watching a Chinese man show off his might in the Hollywood market.

So, at first the film's promotional efforts didn't cause much of a stir.

During the same period, there were blockbuster competitions such as "Transformers 5: The Last Knight" and "Jumanji 2".

Before the official release, if you ask any American, or Hollywood movie star, you will definitely be more optimistic about "Change 5".As for "The Shawshank Redemption", even from the name, it feels like this movie has no special features.

You must know that the Transformers series represents Hollywood blockbusters to a certain extent. It has the world's largest film industry guarantee and creates new box office myths through repeated self-repetition.

If you look closely, you will find that most of the series have the same frame, similar to superhero movies, and now it is the biggest symbol of the Hollywood film industry.

In the single-player series of superhero movies, there are only a few kinds of plots: either there is a villain with similar abilities as the protagonist, who abuses the protagonist first and then is defeated, or the older brother, older sister, and younger brother seize power, changing the soup without changing the medicine.

But audiences watch this kind of movie not to pursue connotation, but to enjoy it, so this kind of movie will always be successful.

Superhero movies have formed a complete industrial system, and it is really simple for Marvel to create a new superhero.

Just shoot according to the previous Thor 123, Iron Man 123, and Captain America 12.

Of course, it is not so easy to create a classic like Iron Man. After all, it involves the personal charm of the actor. Downey's Iron Man is too classic.

But as long as it is a new superhero movie, the market will definitely buy it.

This is the film industry in the United States.

But now, a "Shawshank Redemption" suddenly appeared, and it seemed to have the idea of ​​competing with industrial films.

This is undoubtedly nonsense.

Hong Chen is now well-known in the United States, relying on the classic clown in "Batman 2", as well as the leading roles in "Comet" and "Deadly ID", so he can be regarded as a well-known Hollywood actor.

But now his work is being questioned.

First of all, most of his fans are thriller and suspense fans. When they saw that "The Shawshank Redemption" is a drama movie, they all expressed little interest.

Moreover, the introduction and publicity of the movie are really weak.

The 5 Optimus Primes next door even chopped off Megatron's head, and this side was wronged and imprisoned, how can it be compared?
The two films were scheduled for the weekend at the same time. On the first day of release, the box office of "The Shawshank Redemption" was not particularly good, falling far behind by 5.
But then, the situation changed dramatically.

After "Transformers 5" was released, the box office hit the street, 15% Rotten Tomatoes evaluation, and B+ CinemaScore score, all created the lowest of the Transformers series.
There is no point of arresting people, coupled with the slander of a group of film critics, the raging reviews have dissuaded many viewers.

The opinions of film critics are sometimes very important.

On the other hand, "The Shawshank's Redemption" had a very poor box office on the first day. Statistics show that the box office of "The Shawshank's Redemption" is only one-tenth of that of "Change 5".

Hong Chen also received a report.

"Boss, the situation in North America is not very optimistic." Ge Chen said on the phone.

"Don't worry." Hong Chen said, "I've already anticipated this situation. You contact Yan Chi and continue to increase your publicity efforts. It's only just started."

Hong Chen has such confidence in this movie.

The fact is just as he expected.

As time went by, "The Shawshank Redemption" received more and more praise.

Discussions about the film also exploded.

Every forum, every major website, even the news outlets started broadcasting about this movie.

Busy office workers watch the news while eating lunch at a restaurant in New York City.

On the TV, a hostess is broadcasting the news.

"It's unbelievable. According to statistics, the number of discussions and comments on "The Shawshank Redemption" has broken records, and the favorable rate remains high. This movie starring Hong Chen is setting off a new trend!"

"Some well-known film critics even commented on this film as a change to Hollywood's industrialized production system. It has brought a new direction and a new dawn to the film industry."

In the restaurant, the diners looked at each other when they saw the news.

"What movie is this? It's so powerful."

"It's Hong Chen and Morgan Freeman's new movie. I read it on my friend's Facebook and he recommended it."

"Hong Chen? The one who plays the clown? I quite like him!"

"I've seen this movie, it's really super classic, it's amazing! I recommend you to watch it!"

"What is this movie about?"

"I don't want to spoil this, otherwise it will affect the perception. Believe me, this movie is very good!"

In the originally quiet restaurant, there were suddenly many voices of discussion.

In the following time, the popularity of "The Shawshank Redemption" continued to rise in North America.

More and more big names even started to recommend this movie spontaneously.

The film's box office also skyrocketed.

It can be said that nothing can stop the progress of this movie now.

Since Hong Chen surprised the world with the Joker in "Batman 2" last time, now Hong Chen has moved the world with "The Shawshank Redemption".

At this moment, Hong Chen has established himself among the top actors in the world and has become an international superstar.

His position in Hollywood is unshakable.

The reason is simple. For a long period of time since then, "The Shawshank Redemption" has firmly occupied the number one position on the IMDB list, the most authoritative film rating version in North America.

Moreover, looking at the entire film history, there are so many wonderful movies, and there are only four movies with a score of nine or more on the IMDB list.

They are No.1 "Shawshank's Redemption", with 9.3 points.

No.2 "The Godfather", 9.2 points

No.3 "The Godfather 2", 9 points

No.4 "Batman: The Dark Knight", 9 points

As for these four films, Hong Chen played the leading role in two of them.

How can such a position be shaken?

It can even be said now that ten or 20 years later, those superhero actors may be forgotten, but Hong Chen will definitely still shine brightly in film history.

Similarly, with this movie, Hong Chen not only gained great fame, but also gained great wealth.

China's box office is the same as the estimated box office, more than 40 billion, making it into the top ten.

The box office in the United States is 18 billion US dollars, ranking sixth in the North American box office.

The first is Avengers 4, the second is Avatar, the third is Titanic, the fourth is Star Wars, and the fifth is Avengers 3.
Both are sensational classic plays.

However, the investment in the previous few films was also huge, whether it was the superstars of Avengers or the epic special effects of other films, they all cost a huge amount of money.

In "The Shawshank Redemption", the biggest investment was probably to build a prison, which was later repurchased by the local government.

It can be said that Hong Chen has become one of the most profitable male stars in the world.

This is the benefit of an S-level script.

Peak script, peak actors, excellent director, and careful production.

This movie has no reason not to be popular.

(End of this chapter)