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Chapter 1342 Li Yi's myth is shattered?
"Pounding Heart" has a small screening scale. Although it has a good reputation, the box office is not particularly good, but it is very stable.

Therefore, in the end, Dean Films decided that even if the scale of the screening is expanded, it will try to control it as much as possible.

Although these days, the movie box office pays attention to bursting out most of its potential in a short period of time, and it doesn't even matter if it is overdrawn.

But this is only for those commercial films. For a literary film like "Pounding Heart", it is certainly impossible to burst out all the energy in a short period of time. This kind of film can only flow slowly.

Fortunately, Hollywood has its own way of operating such niche literary films.

The early publicity of "Pounding Heartbeat" was quite good. In my memory, this film only got a box office of more than 100 million dollars, but it was here with Li Yi.

Although the box office is not high, after the official expansion of the screening, although the scale is small and the daily box office is not conspicuous on the ranking list, the box office of more than 200 million US dollars on the first day is enough to make Dean Films and Li Yi himself Satisfied.

After all, the scale of the screening is not large, but the attendance rate is not bad. Of course, it cannot be compared with those big commercial productions, but it is not weak.

In the category of literary and artistic films, especially in this kind of niche literary and artistic films, the performance of "Pounding Heartbeat" can be regarded as very impressive.

Li Yi tried to introduce "Pounding Heart" into China, but after watching the sample, Zhao Guangming said that such a movie could not be introduced.

Although, there is nothing too extreme in this movie, the scale is PG on the North American side.

But this is still not suitable for showing on the big screen in China.

why?
Of course Li Yi understands why, because people who have watched this movie may give it a very good evaluation, but one thing has to be said, the national conditions are different, and many things seem to be common in Laomei, but in China, But too much.

For example, the issue of age, in the film, Julie and Bryce met at the age of eight, and it is still reasonable to say that they have a good impression of boys at this age.

But it will not work later, although there is nothing excessive in the film, but since the eighth grade, Bryce began to fall in love, and in the film, it can be said that even their parents think it is normal, which is not normal at all.

Li Yi didn't force it either, but although "Pounding Heart" cannot be screened in the mainland, it can be screened in Baodao and Hong Kong Island.

It's just that, after all, the market in these two places is limited, and "Pounding Heart" is not the kind of blockbuster that can win the box office.

"Pounding Heart" has been released in North America for a full week, and the box office is only worth tens of millions of dollars. Although it is not bad for a literary film, it is still looked down upon by many people.

For other people's movies, the box office of tens of millions of dollars a week may make countless people brag, but Li Yi can't.

In fact, he really has never made a movie with such a low box office.

"Li Yi's new film "Pounding Heartbeat" encountered Waterloo in North America, and the miracle is no longer there!"

""Pounding Heart" was cold in North America, and the box office in the first week was only [-] million, which is not as good as the box office of blockbusters in the same schedule!"

"The myth that belonged to Li Yi was shattered, and "Pounding Heart" fell into the cold. Hollywood film critics said: Huaguo's introverted combination with North American stories is the biggest reason for "Pounding Heart"'s dissatisfaction!"

""Pounding Heart" is not human inside and out. North American audiences said it was too restrained, and domestic film critics said it was too open!"

Don't look at Li Yi's reputation in China and even in the world, but there are really not too many people who want to see him unlucky and fail.

And the media is even more so. Li Yi continues to succeed, which is not particularly explosive news, but Li Yi failed, even if everyone knows that the box office of "Pounding Heartbeat" is actually very rare for niche literary films. Yes, but it is undeniable that this is indeed the lowest-grossing movie Li Yi made in Hollywood.

Then a very interesting phenomenon appeared.

"Pounding Heart" is indeed calm in North America, but in China where it has not been released, it is almost well known.

Numerous media reported the news of the "failure" of "Pounding Heart", as if it pulled Li Yi down from the altar at once.

However, the media overwhelmingly reported the news of Li Yi's defeat, but the netizens and movie fans were on the opposite side of the media.

"I'm wondering, "Pounding Heartbeat" itself is just a niche literary film, and the scale of its release in North America is not big, right? And this movie is so bad? When is the box office of tens of millions of dollars a week? Is it actually Waterloo? It seems that the domestic media are really confused by Li Yi's consistent high box office. Looking at so many domestic films, how many domestic directors can get such a box office in North America? Is this also called failure? Is this also called Waterloo?"

"Although I haven't watched "Pounding Heart", I have paid attention to film review forums and film review websites in North America. The ratings of this movie are very good, right? Literary films don't want to have a high box office. Critics are optimistic about it, and so many fans like it, is this considered a failure?"

"Hehe, I'm just waiting to be slapped in the face. A niche literary and artistic film like "Pounding Heart" has always been screened on a long-term basis. A niche literary and artistic film has been released for a year. It’s normal, so where is this going? I think this movie is not good? I’ve already taken a screenshot, and I’m waiting for the dog director to slap me in the face!”

"I heard that Hong Kong Island is going to go online, so I must go and see it then!"

"When will we be able to see it in China?"

As a matter of fact, despite the clamor of domestic media reports, in fact, those big media did not say anything about Li Yi's film box office failure. Instead, those self-media and those small media made up stories, what Li Yijiang ran out of talents, encountered Waterloo and so on.

Anyone with a real eye doesn't understand, how can a movie that suffered from Waterloo create such a momentum in China?So many media reports, so many netizens discussing?
This kind of Waterloo, please give me a few more times, okay?

And all the people in the domestic film industry are silent, although they are afraid that they hope Li Yi will encounter Waterloo more than the media, but at least not now.

Compared with the self-media in the mainland, the Hong Kong Island side is probably because Li Yi himself is a Hong Kong Islander and the pride of Hong Kong Island movies. Therefore, the media on the Hong Kong Island side is all the same as those in the Mainland. We played against each other.

"Pounding Heart" landed on Baodao and Hong Kong Island under such a situation.

As a result, when it was released, unlike North America, Li Yi's influence in Hong Kong Island was not comparable to that in North America.

After all, this is his hometown, and Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island are also very different from the mainland, so they are more likely to accept this kind of movie.

"Everyone in this movie represents every kind of person, and the thoughts it arouses are also different. There is reality in the warmth, and warmth is revealed in the reality. True happiness comes from the depths of the heart. Strongly recommended, heart-pounding .There are still media saying that this "Pounding Heart" is director Li Yi's Waterloo, you really should watch the movie before commenting!"

"If you have something that was missing, it's not too late to start now, go as soon as possible and go bravely. Go further and there will be further joy!"

"Suddenly I want to plant a sycamore tree, and other trees are also fine!"

"Julie and Bryce are very similar to our past, but the difference is that we are not as wise and precocious as Julie, nor as handsome as Bryce! But those are all memorable youth!"

Liao Liao, a well-known film critic on Hong Kong Island, specially wrote a review for this film.

""Pounding Heartbeat" is definitely an extremely pure and beautiful film. A pair of ignorant children, a tall sycamore tree, and a simple story are so heart-warmingly told. It's like an afternoon when the sky is high and the clouds are clear. On the hillside, the breeze is blowing, there is the fragrance of the soil, the chirping of birds and insects, everything is just right! So this is also a film that can be replayed again and again.

The little girl Julie fell in love with Bryce at first sight when she first saw him in the second grade, and then she started her pursuit of male gods after her heart fluttered.But Bryce thinks that Julie is a weirdo. As Julie's classmate, he hates Julie's entanglement every day, and always tries every means to get rid of her.

I saw some people say on the Internet before that a little girl in the second grade actually knows what love at first sight is?Will it be too outrageous?

But the "heartbeat" and "love at first sight" here belong to the emotions of ignorant children!It's different from adults.

Ask yourself, when we were young, did we particularly like to play with a certain child?Especially like to get the other person's attention?

I still remember that when I was young, in order to attract the girl from the neighbor’s house, I even used firecrackers to blow up cow dung on the way she had to pass after school. In the end, I succeeded in attracting her attention, but I also succeeded in being whipped by my old bean !
In fact, that's not love, it's just a very special and pure liking!
Of course, it is undeniable that there are indeed some familiar people and backgrounds in "Pounding Heart", which seems a bit too advanced, but this is a Hollywood movie!

The background of the film is originally North America!
Without further ado, Julie has always been devoutly convinced of three things: that trees are holy (especially her favorite sycamore tree), that the chickens she raises in her backyard lay the most hygienic eggs, and that one day she will be with cloth. Les kisses.

This caused endless troubles in Bryce's childhood and adolescence, and he always wanted to get rid of her, because she was embarrassing him with her hot and persistent shadow.Is this plot very familiar?
Yes, I believe that many people have seen or experienced similar situations in their childhood.

Because of ignorant children, they don't know how to express that kind of love, and some may just expect to play mud together, or expect to play house wine together, that's all.

Of course, director Li Yi tried a more interesting method in this film, which is a method of alternately comparing and switching narratives. The same event is narrated from different perspectives of girls and boys. It turned out to be a completely different world, and there were so many differences, contradictions, and even insurmountable gaps in their understanding.

"When you like me, I don't like you; when you fall in love with me, I like you; when you leave me, I fall in love with you; are you walking too fast, or I can't keep up Follow your steps."This kind of cognitive deviation promotes the plot and also gives a simple story a certain philosophical meaning.

The ignorant youthful love, through the joyful seed planted in childhood, has been brewing in the soil for many years, and broke through the ground, and two boys and girls with independent thinking and character grew out.So this is a story about two teenagers' inner self-examination process and completed their transformation and growth in a love.

The director does prefer the heroine, and the heroine Julie Baker can be said to be the most shining character in the film.Even in a country that values ​​individuality like North America, she looks so different.She likes to climb to the sycamore tree and watch the magnificence of the setting sun covering the earth.She made newspaper headlines by sitting on a sycamore tree for a day to protect it from being felled.She loves talking about perpetual motion machines, the chicks she hatched in science class and are determined to raise.

When she hears Bryce slandering her uncle in the library, she begins to question whether the person she loves is worth loving.Using partial and holistic theories, she sees something rotten inside of Bryce's father, a middle-class man.When Bryce disliked the clutter of her yard and suspected that the eggs laid by her hens had some kind of bacteria, and threw away the eggs she sent, she saw that Bryce's blue eyes were the same as his heart Hollow, but an embroidered pillow. "You don't have eyes for beauty, I feel sad for you."And resolutely give up this love.

Seriously, this is amazing!
The behavior of the boy Bryce is actually not unusual. When the girl who pestered him every day suddenly disappeared from his side, Bryce found that he began to care about her, always thinking of her, unconsciously will pay attention to her.He began to realize that it turned out that it was better to let her pester him than to let her get angry with him.

Bryce found out that his grandfather liked Julie very much, and he was puzzled, why would his grandfather like this "weird" in everyone's eyes?Until my grandfather said something to him: Some people are superficial, and some people are rich and jaded but they are poor.One day you'll meet that rainbow-colored person, and when you meet that person, you'll feel like everyone else is just a cloud.

And there is no doubt that the person who is as beautiful as a rainbow is Julie, at least for Bryce!
Finally he bravely admits to himself, and to others, that he likes this brave and unique girl.

At the end of the story, on a golden sunny afternoon, the girl saw from the window of her house that the boy she fell in love with was planting a plane tree that she loved in the yard.The moment they looked at each other and smiled, it was as if nothing had happened, and there was no need to explain everything. It was like meeting for the first time, and the heart was pounding. "

(End of this chapter)