China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 489: The layout is too small to make an epic film
"It is reported that the magical blockbuster "The Secret of the Dragon" invested by Mengying Media was officially completed on December 12, and the film entered the post-production stage."

"Can "The Longest Lunar New Year Movie," which is known as the "longest Lunar New Year movie" due to the postponement of the leap month in the lunar calendar, become the strongest Lunar New Year movie in history? "The Wheel" will be released tomorrow, marking the first shot of the Lunar New Year movie."

“Chinese-language blockbusters gather in December, and famous directors’ new films compete in the Lunar New Year season!”

Perhaps because the New Year is approaching, the media is already promoting the competitive atmosphere of various Lunar New Year blockbusters on the first day of December.

The overall performance of Chinese-language films in 2014 was acceptable, and the mainland box office is about to break through the 300 billion yuan mark as everyone hopes. However, objectively speaking, both the box office performance of commercial films and the aesthetic value of art films seem to be far inferior to last year. .

However, in December, this situation may change.

Jiang Wen's "One Step Away", Tsui Hark's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and John Woo's "The Wheel", the three major directors have created a triumvirate for hegemony.

"Do you really want to see "The Wheel"?"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, because Liu Yifei had booked tickets for tomorrow and took him to watch "The Taiping Wheel".

"Yes, isn't it said on the Internet that it is China's "Titanic"? It also has three love stories, and the reviews don't look bad either."

"No, it's 45!"

Film reviewer Li Mu also occasionally scanned one or two articles, such as "Tai Ping Wheel (Part 1): The past is not as good as smoke", "Tai Ping Wheel: What is more touching is the intertwining of fates" and so on.

Li Mu was a little surprised. He didn't look at the data. He didn't expect that there would be 45 movies to choose from in one schedule.

"But, Amu, I checked several ticketing websites when I bought the tickets. Guess what I saw!"

The title of the film review is extremely literary and the content is exaggerated, but if you really look closely, you will find that these sly film critics have not written any content at all, and they only praise other aspects.

Li Mu frowned slightly and thought for a moment, "20?"

It was early December in the imperial capital, and the temperature was still a bit warm when there was warm sunshine, but the cold wind was still howling by, making even the face turn red even when wearing a mask.

There seems to be a bit of haze today, and the whole city is shrouded in a light gray.

People can be seen everywhere hurriedly walking in the cold wind, wearing thick winter hats and scarves.

Li Mu suddenly smiled and agreed. After all, he still believes in these videos and has been deceived by the marketing. It's time for this little girl to go in and see what the dangers of the world are.

Liu Yifei said with emotion that both of them came from that era, and they knew the film situation in the 2000s very well.

Nowadays, the publicity funds for "Taiping Wheel" seem to be free, and they are being spent everywhere.

Liu Yifei described it to Li Mu in a very exaggerated way, "Do you know how many movies are currently being shown in hundreds of theaters in the imperial capital and how many are about to be released?"

Moreover, the number "45" will be refreshed again with the development of domestic films.

Liu Yifei shook her head.

"Okay, let's go see it."

The next day, "The Wheel" was already in theaters.

The two lingered at home until the afternoon before packing up and going out.

"It's too exaggerated. Ten years ago, this number is estimated to have become one-tenth."

Liu Yifei didn't quite understand what Li Mu was wondering about, so she explained.

"The 30?"

Li Mu and Liu Yifei are no exception.

Only when I entered the mall did I loosen my scarf a little.

"Finally more comfortable."

Liu Yifei shook her neck and said, "I don't want to wear a scarf anymore. Amu, please help me."

When Li Mu saw this, he used his hands to untie it. Maybe his hand accidentally touched Liu Yifei's neck. The cold hand instantly chilled Liu Yifei's head.

"hiss"

Liu Yifei immediately shrugged and scolded, "Be careful, it's going to be cold to death."

"Mine, mine."

Li Mu didn't feel guilty at all and wanted to fuck her again.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yifei turned her head and looked directly at him to prevent him from causing harm.

Li Mu laughed twice and had to behave.

The theater was not particularly crowded, but the attendance rate was passable.

After all, he is the former international director John Woo.

Mentioning John Woo's name is inseparable from the aesthetics of violence, double-gun doves, brotherhood, and Ponyboy's windbreaker covered in bullet holes.

John Woo brought the aesthetics of violence into Hollywood and introduced it to the world. "A Better Tomorrow", "Dragon", "Face/Off", "Mission: Impossible 2", many classics are remembered in the turbulent years.

Today, "Taiping Wheel (Part 6)" has been years away from "Red Cliff".

Six years later, the audience's acceptance of war epics and romance dramas will undoubtedly be directly reflected in the movie box office. Will John Woo's White Dove still fly in the hearts of audiences today?
This is a question mark.

Maybe the box office performance of this movie can give the answer.

However, if you want to see disasters and shipwrecks in "Taiping", you will probably be disappointed.

Because in the film, there are no disasters or shipwrecks, only love.

The three pairs of "lovers" have different focuses: Huang Xiaoming and Song Hye Kyo started with love at first sight, and the story is about separation.

Tong Dawei and Zhang Ziyi started out as friends, and their story is about listening. Takeshi Kaneshiro and Masami Nagasawa started out as childhood sweethearts, focusing on longing for each other.

However, the three main lines of love are all incomplete.

Huang Xiaoming and Song Hye Kyo took the "overbearing general fell in love with me" route.

When a wealthy daughter meets a handsome soldier with great military exploits, she bumps into each other and refuses to welcome him. She is as shy as a Qiong Yao girl who walked into the wrong studio. Huang Xiaoming, who is obviously so lame that he needs a cane, becomes much healthier after dancing a waltz. Ended, lame again.

Tong Dawei and Zhang Ziyi are slightly better. They each have clear goals and matching actions.

As for Takeshi Kaneshiro and Masami Nagasawa, the director probably thought it was enough to only show their beauties.

So Liu Yifei couldn't help but turn her head to look at Li Mu, as if to say, what's going on.

Li Mu smiled slightly and shook his head.

It would not be wrong to say that "The Wheel" is a completely bad movie, but it is extremely mediocre.

You must know that the brokenness of family and country and the ups and downs of personal life are inherently a subject that cannot go wrong no matter how you shoot it. If it cannot be made into an epic, it will still be interesting if it is made into the story of Gone with the Wind.

"Taiwan" claims to be aimed at "Titanic", but the director himself said that it is a tribute to "Doctor Zhivago".

However, we saw incomplete fragments one after another, as if they were a mixture of multiple movies. If it weren't for the incredible release of three white doves, reminding us that this is the trademark of director John Woo, it would be like watching a movie of unknown priority and importance. A mixed version of third-rate films with different themes.

"How did that happen?"

After leaving the cinema, Liu Yifei seemed to be shaking her head like other viewers. This movie made people irritated, and even the preview of the next episode at the end also made people irritated.

After all, no one would believe that there is a magical power that can make these characters who seem to be distributed in parallel spaces all jump onto a ship and lead to the same ending.

"It's very simple. The most important thing for an epic film is to have a grand structure and unfold the narrative."

Li Mu explained to Liu Yifei that this could be regarded as teaching her a lesson. After all, Liu Yifei might experience the same thing one day in the future.

"John Woo is actually best at small-scale properties such as Friendship in Mean Streets and Bullet Waltz in Teahouse. However, this small-scale property will not work in an epic film. It is incompatible with the emphasis on macro-structure."

In fact, in the final analysis, John Woo still has not left the shadow of the street fights in the past in controlling the macro scene, and he is still partial to outstanding.

The war scenes are certainly hot, the scenes are exquisite, and technical aspects such as fireworks effects are done to the extreme. The props of the movie are also extremely sophisticated, with outstanding details and a sense of the times.

But because the part is outstanding, the whole is ignored.

For example, the warring parties' off-axis behavior, side shots, follow-up shots, and head-on shots were not well controlled, etc.
as predicted.

The next day, the box office results were released, with only over 2500 million taken in on the first day.

It seems that the results are acceptable, but the film's audience evaluation is polarized.

The interweaving of the three story lines has attracted criticism from many viewers.

"The pace of the film is too slow, and the plot that can be explained simply was stretched to 129 minutes."

"I originally wanted to watch the Chinese version of "Titanic," but it turned out to be John Woo's version of "Assembly."

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"Senior brother's vision is really accurate."

When Han Jia Nu saw this result, she couldn't help but sigh silently.

"Dad, it's a good thing that LeTV signed a guarantee agreement of 8 million yuan, otherwise the last blockbuster movie you invested in would have caused China Film to lose money."

Han Jianu teased.

"Go, go, go."

Han Sanping said angrily, "Why don't you open this pot?"

"But that kid really got it right."

Han Sanping lamented, in fact, even if he loses, so what, he has made a lot of money for China Film over the years, but he just feels it is a pity.

It seems that John Woo still hasn't come out and can't make epic movies.

There has been a saying in the industry that directors who do not make epic films are not good masters. John Woo has been working hard, but he has obviously failed.

From "Wind Whisperer" to "Red Cliff" and then to "The Wheel", all three films failed.

"That's not what you said. Senior brother has always had a unique vision."

Han Jianu said calmly.

"Don't talk about anything else, how is your work?"

Han Sanping came to his senses and his eyes widened.

"Hey, see you later."

Han Jianyu ran away in a flash, and turned back and said, "I have no inspiration at the moment, please wait!!!"

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Han Sanping couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, then shook his head.

It is obvious that John Woo's "The Wheel" can no longer sustain the Lunar New Year release. The next film that has high hopes is "One Step Away" in the middle of the month.

Recently, with the failure of "Taiping Wheel", the promotion momentum of "One Step Away" has been very fierce.

When Li Mu went to Tiancai to watch the later stages of "La La Land", he saw Jiang Wen's face on the poster frequently along the way.

(End of this chapter)