Chapter 51 'This Man Comes from Earth' Reactions Abroad
[Oh, it’s so boring. The movie Tang Xianzi hasn’t been finished yet? Who said it would be completed in 18 days? It’s been almost a week, and there’s not even a movement!]
[It’s crazy that it can be shot in 18 days! Karasawa said this is a theatrical movie, so shooting it so quickly makes me doubt the quality.]
[Please let the world be destroyed! In that case, Director Tang will definitely speed up the filming progress.]
[Upstairs! Come on, stop being stupid. A big guy in the group gave us a free ladder and asked us to go abroad to help "This Man Comes From Place"!]
【What the hell?】
[You will know after watching it that the movie's ratings are too high. Foreign netizens suspect that this movie was not made by Chinese people. Let us let them recognize the reality!]
[Then hurry up, brothers, let’s go!]
In fact, when I first saw "This Man Comes from Earth", it was actually rated 8.6 by more than 150,000 people on IMDB.
And it directly entered the IMDB250, ranking as high as 28th.
Tangze was both surprised and surprised.
The original movie had an 8.2 score when it was first released.
However, IMDB's ratings also incorporate various complex algorithm mechanisms such as the number of ratings and the weight of rating user activity.
The comprehensive data is not up to standard, and it is impossible to be ranked in the TOP250.
Not to mention that it was fixed at around 7.9 points later, and it didn't even keep the 8-point position.
Moreover, the cultural gap between the United States and China is actually very large, and there is even a certain degree of cultural resistance and discrimination.
As of 2023, there is not a single Chinese-language movie in the IMDB TOP 250.
In my childhood, Bangzi’s movies totaled more than 19, which can’t help but arouse people’s imagination.
If we look closely at the superficial reasons, many Chinese-language films are actually rated 8 points, but too few people are willing to rate them.
Even "Farewell My Concubine" and "Alive", which were once highly regarded as the pinnacle of Chinese-language films.
An 8.1 score and an 8.3 score are not low, but the actual number of evaluations is only tens of thousands of people.
But these are not the main reasons.
In Tang Ze’s impression, there are actually several Chinese-language movies that have been on the IMDB TOP250.
For example, "Infernal Affairs", "Ip Man 1", etc.
Later, due to some mysterious reasons, it fell off the list again.
Both movies have been rated at 8.0 points, with more than 100,000 people rating them, and "Ip Man 1" has nearly 230,000 people.
This should be regarded as a Chinese film that impressed European and American audiences, right?
However, even these Chinese-language films have achieved brilliant results.
IMDB would rather put the film "Manslaughter", which has the same rating of 8.0 but only tens of thousands of reviews, into the TOP250, rather than consider these Chinese-language films.
Even if the score of "Manslaughter" later increased to 8.2, it was already at the top of the list.
And in fact, it has less than 90,000 people rating it, so it still hasn’t broken through.
Tang Ze feels that if the score is taken as the first weight, "Manslaughter" is not as good as "Alive".
Such emphasis on the fact is not that Tang Ze thinks that you have to watch Chinese-language movies on IMDB, and Chinese-language movies have to flatter the IMDB list.
But the United States always pays lip service to "no discrimination" but discriminates against Chinese-language movies. This is clearly a typical double standard.
A country with such double standards!
It is really unbelievable to Tang Ze that he is willing to put a film with real Chinese actors into the TOP250.
Even though the ratings of "This Man Comes from Earth" will drop later, with its current ranking, it is no longer possible for the person in charge of IMDB to find ways to exclude it from the TOP250.
Even the rating of "This Man Comes from Diqiu" on Douban dropped, only from 9.1 to 8.8, still ranking in the top 100 of the TOP250.
Could it be that Tang Ze was mistaken?
Does IMDB discriminate against Chinese films at all?
When Tangze checked some of the movie reviews with the most likes, he felt slightly relieved.
"The concept and ideas of this movie are unprecedented in the field of movies in the past. It tells us that wonderful ideas can really turn into the best masterpieces. But obviously, the movie touched the sensitive hearts of some Christians,
Force them to think about the truth of reality."
"What's horrifying is that you can find corresponding outlines in every bit of reality. Maybe the stories told by the Christian religion are simply false. This movie's complete subversion and reconstruction of the Christian religion makes me think
It is great and artistic because it tells the truth."
"America is democratic and free, and we are free to advocate religion, but we don't need a superior religion to teach us freedom, because we are already free! I love freedom, and I love this movie! But I don't love Christianity!"<
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"I can't talk about this movie from a deep or artistic point of view, but it can completely deprive you of the enjoyment of perspective and indulge you in the sense of soul and words. I strongly recommend this movie to everyone who can enjoy it to the highest degree.
, does not depend on CGI and special effects!"
"I am a die-hard science fiction fan. When I watched this movie, I felt like I was being sucked into a black hole. I couldn't turn my eyes away and was fully focused. But this movie does not reach your eyes or ears, but passes through your brain.
It made me feel the depth of wisdom."
"..."
After reading through the reviews one by one, Tangze discovered that science fiction films have been redefined compared to movies.
What people most agree with is that Tang Ze broke the mystery, sanctity and greatness of the Christian religion in the movie, which greatly enhanced their individual value.
Some people think that from now on they can only believe in themselves and lose their minds.
Not only that, because of the detailed historical details involved in this movie, it has also attracted discussion by some historians.
They said: "There are no errors or omissions or random assumptions in the movie. They are all references to information that have been recorded by previous people."
"There is no doubt that it would not be an exaggeration to regard this film as a historical documentary."
"If you carefully notice the lines in the movie, you will have a chilling sense of historical reenactment!"
And because of the fate of professionals, major newspapers and magazines that looked down upon this movie also commented on it because it was not a theatrical movie.
"I can't imagine that this is a movie from China! Compared with many people's impression that they are still in the wilderness and backward, their science fiction films have already surpassed the previous concept!" - "Hollywood Reporter" p>
"Chinese movies have entered the United States! Maybe today's filmmakers need to think about what they want to make, and it can't just be popcorn, otherwise you will only be able to watch Chinese movies in the future!" - "The Sun"
"While Chinese people are still immersed in the hotbed of Christianity, a foreigner has already fully explained Christianity. Maybe we need to face up to our history!" - "The New York Times"
Tangze shook his head in a funny way, this is America.
They were the ones who made Christianity sacred and inviolable, and now they want to subvert it.
Compared to the original version, which had to be careful when discussing Christianity, Tang Ze naturally would not be so disciplined.
As long as it was not a complete smear against the Christian religion, he understood everything that was consistent with the historical facts in his memory.
Although this is inevitable, some gay disciples will become angry and score 1 point.
But it is obvious that those who advocate freedom in the United States have completely crushed the Christians.
It can be said that the victory of this movie is, to a certain extent, the rebellion of people who advocate freedom against Christianity.
At the same time, Tang Ze is evaluating Christianity as a foreigner, which is more objective and factual and will not offend American passers-by.