"Wu Jianye openly questioned the fairness of the Academy Awards!"
"Where should the future of the Academy Awards go?"
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"Ming Pao", "Huipao", "Sing Tao Daily", "Oriental Daily"...Many newspapers in Hong Kong are reporting on what happened last night, especially after the Academy Awards, Fengge Entertainment held
The grand celebration banquet shocked the whole of Hong Kong, but the Golden Statue Awards celebration banquet that competed with it seemed much shabby.
For a time, the Hong Kong film industry was filled with voices that looked at the future prospects of the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Wu Jianye, who directly contributed to this incident, has naturally become a hot topic of discussion in Hong Kong. At the same time, "The Last Emperor" released today has also become the focus of discussion in Hong Kong. Everyone wants to know what Wu Jianye filmed.
What kind of movie is it that makes him so confident to win the Academy Award?
Of course, there are not many people here who are really prepared to make objective evaluations. What do the Academy Awards represent? The Academy Awards represent the academic school in Hong Kong, and most of the film critics in Hong Kong are from the academic school and cannot write well.
After the movie script came out, I couldn't make an excellent movie, so I had to change my career to review.
To denounce Fang Qiu, evaluate those movies with superiority, and demote them as worthless can show that their level of appreciation is different. This is the mentality of film critics!
Of course, this is just the mentality of film critics in this era. If we put it in future generations, as long as the production company provides the money, film critics will not care whether your movie is good or bad. Even "Big and Small Times" can be praised.
At that time, film critics were no longer shameful!
Then ATV once again announced a big news, that is, it will hold a grand screening ceremony for "The Last Emperor" tonight at Wuluo Cinema, the flagship theater of Fengge Cinema Line. At that time, many stars who attended the celebration banquet last night will appear again.
Cheers for "The Last Emperor"!
As soon as the news came out, it once again attracted the attention of all media and citizens in Xiangjiang.
The news of the release of "The Last Emperor" has become the biggest news in Hong Kong in the past two days. Even citizens who no longer pay attention to movies know the news.
Tang Ji missed Zhou Run's appearance at last night's celebration banquet, and had already decided to go to the theater to watch the movie tonight, and he went to Wuluo Cinema just to catch a glimpse of Zhou Run.
Many moviegoers go there with this mentality.
Wuluo Cinema is the flagship store among the ten cinemas built by Fengge Entertainment. It is located on the chassis of Haonange, Causeway Bay. It is one of the most prosperous areas in Xiangjiang. The construction area reaches 25oo square meters, which is very different from the current cinemas in Xiangjiang.
The difference is that most of the cinemas in Xiangjiang now are traditional cinemas, while Wuluo Cinema is completely decorated in the style of later generations of cinemas.
A large screening room is then divided into several smaller screening rooms, and a variety of snacks, peripheral toys and the like are also sold.
Although the remaining cinemas are not as big as Wuluo Cinema, their decoration model is the same as Wuluo Cinema. When these ten opened, they immediately caused a sensation in Xiangjiang. It is this kind of decoration that is ahead of its time, even if
If the same movie is released, the audience will be the first to buy movie tickets in these ten theaters...
There is news that Jiahe Cinemas and Golden Princess Cinemas have begun to renovate their flagship theaters!
That night, the release of "The Last Emperor" was an unprecedented event. The stars who attended the celebration banquet last night once again gathered at Wuluo Cinema, allowing the citizens of Xiangjiang to once again witness the reputation of Fengge Entertainment.
Tang Ji was lucky enough to buy a movie ticket at Wuluo Cinema. Although the location was not very good, he was very excited to see Zhou Run sitting a few rows in front of him.
Wu Jianye took the microphone and briefly introduced the movie to everyone, and then the official broadcast started.
The audience at the scene originally came with the idea of watching celebrities. As for the plot of the movie, they did not have high expectations at the beginning. After all, in their opinion, the film production in the mainland is not as sophisticated as that of Xiangjiang, and the plot is more like
Preaching.
But when the movie was officially played, the pictures shown first made the audience's eyes brighten. Let's put it this way, if everyone's expectation score for the movie before the movie was released was only 5 points, then the simple pictures
It’s enough to bring back a lot of expectations.
However, no matter how good the picture is, the story still has to pass, so everyone continues to watch the movie patiently.
Soon as the plot of the movie progressed, the audience in Xiangjiang discovered that they had never seen a movie of this type before. It showed the life of a special person in such a grand and powerful way, which made them feel novel.
Although it lacks some of the craziness and comedy of Hong Kong movies, it has more weight. As for whether this weight can be accepted by the Hong Kong audience, it depends on the subsequent box office of the movie "The Last Emperor".
When Pu Yi, played by Dang Zun, appeared, the audience in Xiangjiang was amazed again. Before that, the two most noble male stars in the entertainment industry were Danny Chan and Zhang Guo, but when Zun appeared,
, everyone knows that there are celebrities who can interpret such a noble temperament.
In fact, Chen Baiqiang and Zhang Guo's nobility and respect are somewhat different. Zun's nobility is suitable for the past and the present, while Chen Baiqiang's nobility naturally has a melancholy temperament, more like a disciple who came from a modern wealthy family, and this
At that time, Zhang Guoze was more like the second son from a big family, with a feeling of being unfamiliar with the world. Of course, as Zhang Guo grew older, this nobility gradually gave way to a different feeling.
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This is why He Chaoqiong became friends with them...
What then surprised the Hong Kong audience even more was the appearance of war scenes in the movie. Due to the special geographical reasons of Hong Kong, real war scenes have never appeared in Hong Kong movies. Even if there are so-called war scenes, they are more concentrated on
on a person.
This is a movie that is completely different from current Hong Kong movies!
During the three-and-a-half-hour screening, the sound in the screening room was very quiet. Occasionally, one or two people got up to go to the toilet. It was impossible not to urinate during the whole process. Wu Jianye thought helplessly as he looked at the people going to the toilet.
To be honest, if we simply consider the box office of the film, Wu Jianye himself has no idea what kind of response this film will cause in Hong Kong. After all, this is the first time such a film has been produced in Hong Kong.
For Xiangjiang, the earliest biographical movies started with "The Lame Hao", but the character of the Lame Hao is a more familiar figure to the people of Xiangjiang. Compared with Pu Yi, he is really not as good as the Lame Hao.
Xiangjiang has great influence...
After the movie ended, there was a period of silence in the cinema, and then the sparse applause turned into a round of applause. When the audience thought that the screening of the movie was over, they found that the stars present did not leave, but continued.
He reached the microphone that had been prepared and began to talk about his feelings about the movie.
"There is no doubt that this is a great movie. The movie presents Puyi's life to us. The plot of the movie is not just driven by big scenes, but also has detailed descriptions. After seeing this, I just feel
I want to say, Director Wu, I’m actually quite cheap. If you have the chance, you can consider me to star in your movie!”
After Zhou Run finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter.
Then Hong Jinbao, Cheng Long, Li Hanxiang, Wu Baige, Li Hanxiang...
This kind of business mutual bragging model has become commonplace in later generations, but it is different here, which makes many viewers feel fresh.
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That night, Wu Jianye saw the real-time box office records from 26 Fengge Entertainment theaters in Hong Kong.
For the movie "The Last Emperor", Wu Jianye chose a grand scale of release. This is the benefit of having his own theater chain. If Fengge Entertainment did not have its own theater chain, this movie would never be screened in Hong Kong.
Five theaters!
3.53 million Hong Kong dollars!
After the box office came out, Wu Jianye finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the reputation of subsequent audiences does not collapse, the box office of this movie will definitely exceed 3 million in Hong Kong.
Gong came over with a cup of tea, sat on Wu Jianye's lap, and asked: "Is the box office out?"
"Well, 3.53 million Hong Kong dollars!" Wu Jianye handed the box office report to Gong.
Gong showed a happy smile, "This is already very good. I remember that the box office of "A Lang's Story" did not reach 3.5 million on the day it was released!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "It's different. The movie "The Last Emperor" has caused so much noise in Hong Kong. It will definitely attract a lot of viewers at the beginning. The real test will have to wait until tomorrow's box office.
I only found out after I came out.”
Gong Jiao laughed and said: "It's really not small. I guess the judges at the Hong Kong Film Awards probably hate you to death!"
Wu Jianye pinched Gong's chin and said with a smile: "I just like to see them looking down on me and having nothing to do with me."
Gong burst out laughing, "You are too bad."
"Haha, there are worse things!" After saying that, Wu Jianye hugged Gong and stood up on the chair.
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"This is a failed movie, just like Aunt's House in Zhang Ailing's "Agarwood Chips - The First Incense", it is neither Chinese nor foreign. We understand that the director wanted to consider the overseas box office, but it failed
It was precisely because of this idea that we were able to produce such a unique work."
"The whole film gave me the impression that it was stiff, rough, and unnatural, as if it were a giant puppet show or a crappy stage play. Apart from the perspective and soundtrack, there were few highlights. I finally understood why the Academy Awards would not give it to me.
This movie won any award."
"It's a long time, please forgive me for not being able to enjoy this movie. If it weren't for writing this review, I would have fallen asleep. What I can't understand the most is that after the movie ended, the director of this movie was invited
Countless movie stars and directors have praised this movie. Could it be that he already knew that this movie was useless, so he prepared a response plan in advance..."
Wu Jianye looked at these movie reviews with a smile, and Gong next to him looked a little anxious.
"You still have the heart to laugh, these people are criticizing "The Last Emperor"!"
"Why are you so anxious? These people's criticisms were already expected. Otherwise, how could they justify why this movie didn't win the Academy Award?" Wu Jianye said nonchalantly.
"But if they say this, it will affect the movie box office!" Gong said.
"Do you know what scares you most about a movie?" Wu Jianye asked.
Gong shook his head.
"The most fearful thing about a movie is that when it is released, there is no news at all. Now that they have made such a fuss, the entire audience in Hong Kong knows about the movie. Isn't this a good thing?"
"Oh, so that's it, so you let them criticize the movie so arbitrarily?" Gong asked.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "How is it possible? One slap can't make a sound. Since they want to quarrel, then just accompany them to quarrel!"
Wu Jianye then participated in an ATV talk show, where the host asked: "Director Wu, what do you think of the opinions of so many film critics on your movie?"
Wu Jianye said with a smile: "To be honest, I don't know them. In the Hong Kong film industry, I know that there are film masters like Li Hanxiang, Hu Jinquan, and Chu Yuan, and I also know that there are Mesozoic people like Xu, Wu Baige, and Du Qifeng."
The director, as well as outstanding film actors such as Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, Zhou Run, Cheng Long, and Hong Jinbao, they all represent Xiangjiang movies. As for the film critics you asked about..."
Speaking of this, Wu Jianye could pause for a moment, and then continued to laugh: "...What contribution they have made to Hong Kong movies, I really don't know, they have directed a movie in
A box-office success, or starring in an international award-winning film?"
"It seems like they don't have any. In other words, their level of professionalism is just that. As for their evaluation of the movie "The Last Emperor", in my opinion, it is even more nonsense. The evaluation of so many professional film professionals,
They didn’t believe it, so they just picked up a pen to criticize the bad qualities of the movie themselves..."
"In my opinion, this group of people simply can't eat grapes, it's just sour grapes."
Wu Jianye's comments, after being broadcast on TV, immediately caused an uproar in the Hong Kong film industry. More film critics picked up their pens and began to criticize "The Last Emperor".
But then, Hong Kong's influential newspapers began to publish Li Hanxiang and others' evaluation of the movie "The Last Emperor".
This is a truly successful epic.
broad and deep
From the fall of the Qing Dynasty to the warlord separatism, the Japanese invasion, and the final liberation of the country, this film spans more than fifty years and covers the breadth of the entire modern history of China; from ascending the throne at the age of three to the subjugated king to the puppet emperor and even the prisoners.
The Last Commoner Gardener, this film also has a profound depiction of Pu Yi's embarrassing fate.
Cutting in from multiple angles
As a viewer, whether you look at Puyi from the perspective of liberal democratic ideology, who has been monitored and exploited by powerful powers throughout his life and whose ambitions have not been expanded, whether you are looking back at this painful period of national disasters as a Chinese, or whether you are looking at this painful period from a micro perspective
A personal controversy and lamentation against the movement of the great wheel of the times; this film will leave you unable to move.
This is the most outstanding personal biographical film that Lee has ever seen.
Not only Li Hanxiang, Hu Jinquan, Chu Yuan, but also other directors in Hong Kong began to express their opinions on the film in newspapers and weeklies, and their laudatory words broke through the paper.
Under such circumstances, "The Last Emperor" turned out to be a battle between film professionals and film critics in the Hong Kong film industry.
And this kind of battle has also made the movie "The Last Emperor" more and more popular in Hong Kong. Many people want to see what the characteristics of this movie are, and everyone is arguing for it.
It is precisely with this idea that the box office of "The Last Emperor" has begun to increase steadily in Hong Kong...
Not far from the entrance of Wuluo Cinema, a black BMW parked there. Wu Jianye looked at the audience lining up to watch the movie and showed a happy smile.
That night, Wu Jianye once again received information from 26 theaters about the next day's box office of "The Last Emperor"!