The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 310 The Great Space Movie

"It turns out that a great space movie doesn't have to be about interstellar warfare, and if you want to bring the spectacle to life in the most authentic way possible, Gravity may be the best theater experience of the decade, proving that streaming The absurdity of displacing theaters also proves that Johnson Chen is still the best sci-fi director in the world right now." - Jonathan Romney, The Hollywood Reporter

"Gravity doesn't immerse you in its cinematic experience, it just takes you there, puts you among the stars." - Ian Nathan, Empire

"By the end of 'Gravity' at nine 10 minutes, we were exhausted. The director would have us believe that this is one of the most tense and intense films you can imagine." - Jay, The New Yorker Sen Bailey

"The theaters that play Gravity will be the closest 99.99 percent of us will get to space, with all the spectacle the average audience could want to see, but with enough thought and artistry to satisfy true fans." — Leonard Maltin, The Sunday Times

"This is the last thing I want to say, but I have an obligation to tell my audience, I love every aspect of this movie, we've seen movies set in outer space before, but never before Feeling. Again, unbelievable. Here's my verdict: Gravity is one of the greatest man-nature films ever made.

An absolute technical marvel of every possibility - from cinematography to special effects to sound design to score, all of Gravity's technical components work together in perfect harmony.

Perhaps we can be thankful and comforted by the fact that the special effects of this movie were produced by an American studio. No matter how talented the Chinese director on the other side of the ocean, there are things he can’t do. This fact is really reassuring. , Hollywood can continue to be complacent about it. - Independent film critic, Edward Lawrenson

More than ten hours after the premiere in China, the North American market, the world's largest ticket warehouse, also ushered in the simultaneous premiere of "Gravity".

Almost all the media and film critics who participated in the premiere gave full marks. In this long-established and extremely mature film market, the influence of professional film critics is huge.

This kind of enthusiasm and admiration is in stark contrast to the tepid response from film critics before the release of "Gravity".

As the first foreign film in history to open production in [-] halls, it is also an industrial blockbuster - a type of film that was previously only reserved for Hollywood.

There is no need for other major manufacturers to hold back - in fact, although with the full support of Universal and Chen Jingxing's hemorrhage, major manufacturers have accepted the film's appearance in the summer, but obviously they will not give up. Many media and a considerable number of film critics who criticized the lack of creativity of major Hollywood studios and poisoned the atmosphere of artistic creation were also poked at a sensitive nerve.

There is no art without borders in the world, because human brains and emotions have borders.

In the eyes of many people, Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks were just a Chinese director who could give North American people a fresh look, just like the martial arts movies more than ten years ago.

It turned into a catfish, but only a catfish, allowing critics and the media to seize the opportunity to use this catfish as a tool to ridicule the domineering monopoly giant.

However, after the North American box office of "Source Code" exceeded [-] million, public opinion has undergone subtle changes. After "Gravity" rolled out TV commercials on a large scale and entered the summer program with a high profile, the views on Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks changed a lot. big shift.

Tolerance is built on a sense of superiority.

Industrial films are not exclusive to Hollywood, but space industrial films are definitely Hollywood's privilege. Both "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" have a large number of fans all over the world, and they are one of the symbols of Hollywood industry.

"Gravity" has undoubtedly touched the G-spot of many people. If it weren't for Universal's full support, this movie might not have been able to open so smoothly in the summer.

But even so, the film fell into a strange situation where ordinary audiences were very interested but the media was extremely indifferent before it was released.

Opinions on the Internet are also polarized. Those who like space movies, science fiction works, or simply fans of Chen Jingxing are naturally happy. From the trailer, it can be seen that it is a hard science fiction. Even Universal and Firefly are also in the promotion. Emphasis is a space disaster movie.

For a long time, the mainstream space-themed movies have basically been space operas, such hard sci-fi movies that take place in the near future and are based on existing technology are of great interest to both space fans and sci-fi fans.

In addition to likes and expectations, there are naturally dislikes, and these views and opinions are usually based on emotions.

Obviously, Huaguo made a space movie about what the Huaguo people encountered in their space station. This incident in itself is enough to make many people laugh.

This naturally makes a lot of people on the right of the political spectrum uncomfortable, even if it's just a movie.

Some media on the right even blatantly shouted, "The movie "Gravity" is a propaganda tool of a certain country!"

Even today when the space race has long come to an end, the ideological stamp left by the space race itself makes space have an unusual status in the hearts of many people.

It is a unique symbol in its own right, and Americans are proud that others say that Star Wars is their modern "religion," and even consider Star Wars a symbol of cultural soft power.

For foreign movies, if you make a martial arts movie flying around, ok.

You take a picture that tells the ancient mythology and history of your country full of exotic customs, ok.

You make a movie that exposes the miserable life in your country and criticizes the institutional nationalism, ok, I can even give you an Oscar generously.

Even creative, sci-fi sketches are ok.

But if you want to make an industrial film with a space theme, that's another matter.

And that anxious voice grew louder after the film was released.

After the premiere of "Gravity", the first evaluations were almost all praises, not only the film critics praised it, but many audiences who watched the movie in theaters for the first time were excited and crazy about Amway on the Internet.

The website established by Chen Jingxing's movie fans - "Science Fiction Home" has attracted a large wave of excited netizens. Although this website was originally Chen Jingxing's "Movie Fan Home", with the rapid increase in the number of users, it has slowly evolved It has become a forum for fans of hard science fiction movies.

【"Gravity" is definitely the most visually impactful movie I have ever seen in theaters,】

【90 minutes of silence, you can't take your eyes off this artwork! ! !Immaculate masterpiece! ! ! 】

["Gravity", one of the best space movies ever made.Keep in mind I'm not comparing it to any space travel and alien themes.Gravity is one of the few breathtaking 3D movies I've seen in my life. 】

[It is false to mention anything about the plot of the film other than what was revealed in the trailer.Suffice it to say they should start lining up for Oscars.I saw nominations for Best Motion Picture, Best Actress, maybe Best Supporting Actor, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Score, Best Editing, and a lot of effort to create stunning images A special Oscar for design - I wish there was one.It's just that I'm afraid the academy won't do what I want, hope it stops focusing on the nationality of the film, the director and the actors, it doesn't do anything other than make us more like clowns]

[This movie is not Chen's usual brain-burning style, nor does it have a very amazing sci-fi setting, but it is definitely a movie that can touch the soul. Forgive me, it is the second best space sci-fi movie in the world , the first is "Star Wars"]

The strong response from the first batch of viewers not only exceeded the expectations of netizens, but also surprised all major media.

Although many people could have expected that the movie would do well at the box office from the effects of the trailer and the heavy publicity campaign, the almost 100% favorable response from critics and audiences was completely out of reach. expected.

And they are not ordinary praises, but praises and admirations that generally contain strong emotions, and even put "Gravity" in the position of the best and greatest space movie.

Objectively speaking, purely from the perspective of the film, "Gravity" has not reached this level, and the audience's emotional praise obviously contains a certain degree of exaggeration.

This is related to the positioning of "Gravity". From the very beginning of the project, Chen Jingxing regarded this movie as a "cinema movie", or "IMAX+3D" movie.

This is also the reason why he first approved the film. After seeing the thin script he provided, most people in the company were not optimistic about this project, and even opposed the investment of 8 million yuan for production.

The plot of "Gravity" is really too simple, just reading the script can only be regarded as a third-rate level.

But when the production is completed, wearing 3D glasses to watch this movie on the big screen will give you a superb viewing experience. The giant screen + majestic and ethereal orchestral music + 3D effects are the soul of this movie. Many people think that "Gravity" only belongs to movie theaters. Once you leave the theater, you will never see this movie.

For audiences and film critics who have not yet left the wonderful movie experience, they will not hesitate to praise it.

As for this astonishing phenomenon and the spread of Internet word-of-mouth, it has also stimulated opposing voices.

Some Americans on the right and the media originally had a mocking attitude towards "Gravity", as if they saw a monkey driving a car. Even the attack was a mocking attack, mocking such a backward person who has no remarkable achievements in space. The country dares to make space science fiction movies, deceiving itself and others, driven by ridiculous and vain national self-esteem.

However, the current popularity of "Gravity" and the rapid spread of word-of-mouth on the Internet are obviously not "jokes", which instead make the attack and opposition even louder.

(End of this chapter)