The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 142 Approaching the Mainstream
[Spoiler alert!
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This is a very imaginative sci-fi movie. Director Chen Jingxing, who has always been known for his big brains, uses a new perspective of time travel to tell a story of mutual redemption between a father and son. It is not about letting people travel through time and space, but Caused by some auroral phenomenon unknown to us, let a father and son communicate through time through a walkie-talkie.

Of course, there are not many auroral events as far away as Liaodong Province. This may be a wonderful phenomenon caused by cosmic particles or other cosmic events (the specific reason is not mentioned in the film. If there is an interview with Chen Jingxing, maybe we can learn from him. Get the truth, but I hope it's not quantum decoherence Schrödinger's cat or something lol)
After we accept this premise, we can appreciate the ingenious fusion of many different elements into the plot, and what is most fascinating about him is that every time the son played by Luo Chen teaches his father something that will make him change history. When something happens, the final crime will change in an unexpected way. I think some netizens have mentioned that this is the butterfly effect. I think this is the most exciting part of this movie.

I'm not a fan of sci-fi movies, but I have to say, I really like this kind of movies that rely on creative stories instead of purely visual spectacle to attract the audience, I checked online for another movie directed by Chen Jingxing also It's finished, it seems to be called "Source Code", it's as productive as a sow, it's already October, I don't think we'll see it this year, I hope Director Chen can set this movie to the Spring Festival, save the Spring Festival...]
[Many people have already talked about the novelty and mind-boggling aspects of this movie, so I won’t repeat it, and you can only get it if you really have to watch it in a movie theater. There are many particularly ingenious plots that cannot be described in words, but I think Let me tell you something about "Signal" that moved me.

Lei Jiayin acted really well. After he knew that his son was on the walkie-talkie, he asked Luo Chen how he was doing, what school he went to, how was his job, whether he was working hard, did he have a girlfriend, etc., although You may be annoyed by these problems during the holidays, but in the context of the movie, it is really touching, that is, to care about the well-being of your children. The feeling of relief, worry and expectation is simply portrayed. alive.

When I saw this paragraph, I thought of my father who had passed away. If he had such a walkie-talkie before his death, he might also ask these questions. Everyone really cherishes when their parents are still alive. Some things are really lost. Only when you know it is precious.

Finally, as a national football fan, I really didn’t expect to be humiliated in a sci-fi movie. When Lei Jiayin asked Luo Chen that the national football team almost qualified for the 98 World Cup qualifiers, they should definitely be able to enter the World Cup. The whole theater is filled with joyous laughter]
Most of the netizens gave extremely high evaluations. Of course, many people think that "Signal" is not as good as "Fatal Identity", and some people regard "Comet" as the pinnacle that cannot be surpassed, and think that every movie made by Chen Jingxing is not as good as one. Somewhat disappointed in him.

Indeed, many movie fans prefer the cooler, sharper and darker feeling of "Fatal Identity". They are often fans of suspense thrillers, so in their opinion, this work of Chen Jingxing has added too many vulgar plots .

Including these clichéd father-son relationships, family responsibilities, etc., there is a feeling of pleasing the mainstream, and the ending is not strong enough, too vulgar, a complete waste of such a very novel sci-fi setting, not suspenseful enough, not thrilling enough, compared to The coldness and treachery of "Fatal Identity" are too far away.

There are also some movie fans who are fans of mind-blowing movies, and "Comet" is the magic movie in their minds. After Chen Jingxing's movies, the investment is getting bigger and bigger, but the plot structure is getting simpler and simpler, not complicated enough, not enough brain-burning.

However, these two voices are in the minority. "Signal" is indeed closer to the mainstream than "Comet" and "Fatal Identity". It can even be said to be a main theme movie. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a father-son movie. But this also allowed him to gain the resonance and recognition of audiences of more groups and age groups.

"Comet" is actually a movie exclusively for the Internet, and its popularity is really the fire on the Internet, especially many young netizens praise this movie extremely, and it is the same on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

But in reality, many people don't buy it, and they can't appreciate it. For some young netizens, "Comet" is more like a tool to show off their movie aesthetics. It is synonymous with brain-burning movies. Self-identification hat.

"Fatal Identity" covers more groups, but its suspense and horror are indeed strong, and it is darker and more cult, so it is still favored by young people, especially fans who read more movies, and Those audiences who don’t like watching movies very much, but only go to the cinema once in a while or on holidays, and use it as a common entertainment item in social occasions—this is the most mainstream audience, and their perception of this movie will be worse. Suitable for older or younger audiences.

And "Signal" is Chen Jingxing's step into the mainstream again. In terms of brain-burning, it is worse than "Fatal Identity". The audience is not difficult to read and understand.

And the so-called vulgar father-son relationship, family responsibilities and happy life can also be recognized by audiences regardless of class and age, and Lei Jiayin's 98-year timeline has given many post-80s and post-90s or childhood similar life scenes. The audience brought emotional resonance.

This is an excellent movie that can't be rated [-] by some fans, but it can be rated [-] or [-] by most audiences.

Although the Douban score of "Signal" dropped by 0.1 points to 8.8, it is still a classic F-type masterpiece, with the most five-star and four-star viewers, accounting for more than 90%.

Fortunately, although Luo Chen and Wu Tingxuan and their teammates are still competitors in reality, after all, they are a generation behind, so fans of the new generation of traffic such as Wu Tingxuan and Lu Han think that Luo Chen is not his own mortal enemy, so he did not come to get low scores Otherwise, the score of "Signal" might become C-type.

With the blessing of all aspects of word-of-mouth, on October 10, "Signal" finally surpassed "The White-haired Witch" in the filming schedule, and directly won more than 2% of the filming schedule.

The record-breaking box office reached 1.08 million that day, while "The White-haired Witch" with only 30% of the film schedule dropped to 4400 million, and there was no way to recover.

(End of this chapter)