In terms of cost, "The Soul-Breaking Gun" will of course be crushed. The investment cost of "The Soul-Breaking Gun" totals 50 million. After excluding the lead actor's remuneration, there is still less than 30 million left. This 30 million also includes promotional expenses.
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Of course, "The Soul-Breaking Gun" doesn't have any big scenes, so the cost must be low, and even though Leopard didn't shoot it for the box office, if the final box office can reach 200 million, it won't be a loss at all.
And the box office of 200 million is really great. Looking at the lineup, director Guan Bao is ranked among the top young directors. "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood" made him both money and fame. The starring Li Xuenian naturally
Needless to say, he is an evergreen tree in the Chinese film industry, a veteran actor praised by everyone, and his classic works are the guarantee of his popularity.
The most important thing is that "Soul-Breaking Gun" is Zhang Zhong's work. Needless to say, there is nothing else to say on the promotional poster. As long as the word "Zhang Zhong" is written on it, countless fans will naturally buy it.
It would be ridiculous if such a combination could not even get 200 million in box office.
Therefore, many directors may not dare to touch Zhang Zhong’s science fiction works, but they will never reject Zhang Zhong’s non-science fiction works.
Except for science fiction, even if the investment for the film and television works of other works is at most 200 million to 300 million, the investment can be earned back at the box office even if you close your eyes.
The attendance rate of the hall where Zhang Zhong and the others are sitting is pretty good, about 60 to 70%.
At a glance, it is obvious that the male audience in the theater makes up the majority, and there are very few female audiences.
The title "Soul-Breaking Gun" would not be of interest to ordinary girls.
If you haven't read the original work, you might think it's a martial arts movie because of the title.
Of course, neither martial arts movies nor literary and artistic films are very popular among couples, so this situation can be foreseen in advance.
At the beginning of the movie, a long shot is used to show the social outlook at that time. Street vendors, noisy restaurants, rickshaws and cars passing by, some people can only live on the streets begging for food, and some people don't care about the future...
However, this long shot is also the last "show off skill" in this movie. After the long shot group portrait, the camera turns to a street performer, and the story slowly begins to tell.
The first half of the movie is not much different from the novel, and it even plays out almost the contents of the novel.
In the second half, another character was introduced into the movie, a fighter from the West who came to China in search of real Kung Fu.
He wanted to challenge the famous local sand dragon but was rejected. Later, through Wang Sansheng's introduction, he competed with Mr. Sun, but was eventually defeated by Mr. Sun.
Old Man Sun brought glory to the local martial arts community and became a well-known figure in the area, replacing the original Sand Dragon.
Later, people kept coming to challenge Mr. Sun.
Shalong can hear every day that Shalong is challenged by so and so, and defeated by so and so.
Until one day, when Sha Shalong was sitting and drinking tea in his inn, he vaguely heard a few gunshots in the distance, and then everything calmed down.
Shalong felt something and walked out of the inn, but saw nothing. There was only a little girl holding a flower basket and yelling: Flowers are being sold, flowers are being sold.
Seeing the little flower seller in the movie, the couple and Peng Peng opened their eyes wide.
"This is not..."
"This is me, this is me..." Pengpeng shouted excitedly, but she didn't dare to shout too loudly. She could only suppress her voice, but she could still feel her joy.
"Grandpa, grandma, this is me."
"Yeah, grandma saw it. My granddaughter is really amazing." Hu Huifang fondly touched Pengpeng's head.
The movie was still going on. Sha Shalong returned to the inn without seeing anything unusual. In the evening, he heard the news that a man challenged Old Man Sun and lost. After losing, he became angry and took out a foreign gun and killed Old Man Sun.
"Old Man Sun's kung fu is still very good. When the foreigner fired the first shot, Old Man Sun dodged it and almost killed the theatergoer next to him. But the second shot didn't dodge and hit Old Man Sun directly.
On the back. This foreign gun is not a slingshot. It was impossible to run away after being hit by it. Old man Sun staggered a few steps and fell down. The foreigner followed up with a shot and the man was completely gone."
The person who told the news described the scene at that time like a storyteller. When others heard about the dead person, they were frightened and excited, and their faces turned red and they were inexplicably excited.
When Sha Shalong heard the news, he sighed slightly. Whether he sighed because he regretted the death of old man Sun or because of the insensitivity of the people in front of him was unclear.
At the end of the movie, Sand Dragon was stroking his spear in the night light, not knowing what he was thinking.
If you view this movie as a martial arts movie, it would be a bit disappointing. After all, a retired master like Sha Shalong has never made a move in front of people from beginning to end. He only appeared once when night fell.
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When watching the movie, many people hoped that Sha Sha Long would pick up a spear and fight side by side with Mr. Sun to repel the foreigners. However, at the end of the movie, Teacher Sun was shot to death and Sha Sha Long did not take action.
Because the movie has been released for half a day, many people have watched the movie, and there are also some movie reviews online.
Everyone's discussion basically revolved around Sand Dragon and Old Man Sun.
[Sha Sha Long seems to be the only sober person in the movie. He knows that no matter how high his martial arts skills are, he cannot withstand foreign guns and cannons. It is time to wake up from the Eastern Dream. 】
[I think Sand Dragon is not awake, he is more like an ostrich. When his skills are eliminated by the times, his choice is to shrink down. Even if he knows that there is no way to wake up from the Eastern Dream, so what? To the country
Is there any help?】
[I think so too, but I admire Teacher Sun’s enterprising spirit. Although he died in the end, his spirit was definitely not extinguished. 】
[Alas, in fact, both Shazilong and Old Man Sun have shortcomings. Shazilong understands the reality, but does not make any resistance, but drifts with the times. Old Man Sun's fighting spirit is commendable, but he is a bit short-sighted. ]
[This is not an ordinary martial arts movie. Who is right and who is wrong? I think the two characters, Sha Shalong and Old Man Sun, are portrayed very well.]
[I think the creator himself is also very contradictory. The character Shazilong represents his hope to change the inertia in traditional culture, and hopes that the Chinese nation will wake up from its slumber and actively absorb the essence of foreign cultures. But at the same time, he hopes to inherit the thousands of years of ancient culture
Don’t disappear because of foreign civilization.]
[The little flower seller who appeared near the end left a deep impression on me. Her vigorous shouting actually made me see a spark of hope in this tragedy.]
[That’s right, have you noticed that although this little girl’s clothes are very shabby, the colors are much brighter than others.]
[It’s not that the colors of her clothes are brighter than others, but that the film has been adjusted to make other people’s colors darker on purpose. I guess the director deliberately wanted to make this comparison.]