"Pumping Heart" has a small screening scale. Although it has a good reputation, the box office is not particularly good. However, it is very stable.
Therefore, in the end, Dean Films decided that even if the screening scale is expanded, it will try to control it as much as possible.
Although in these days, the movie box office is focused on bursting out most of its potential in a short period of time, and even overdraft potential does not matter.
But this is only for those commercial movies. For literary and artistic movies like "Heartbeat", it is definitely impossible to burst out all the energy in a short period of time. Such movies can only flow slowly.
Fortunately, Hollywood has its own way of operating such niche literary films.
The early publicity for "Heartbeat" was quite good. In my memory, this movie only made over one million US dollars at the box office, but with Li Yi.
Although the box office is not high, after the official expansion of screenings, although the scale is small and the daily box office is not conspicuous in the rankings, the box office of more than two million US dollars on the first day is enough for Dean Films and Li Yi
I am satisfied.
After all, the scale of the screening is not large, but the attendance rate is pretty good. Of course, it cannot be compared with those big commercial productions, but it is not weak either.
In the category of literary and artistic films, especially in this type of niche literary and artistic films, the performance of "Pumping Heart" can be regarded as very outstanding.
Li Yi tried to introduce "Pumping Heartbeat" into China, but after watching the sample film, Zhao Guangming said that such a movie could not be introduced.
Although, there is nothing too extreme about this movie, and it is rated PG in North America.
But this is still not suitable for showing on the big screen in China.
Why?
Of course Li Yi understands why, because people who have watched this movie may give it a very good evaluation, but one thing has to be said. The national conditions are different. Many things seem ordinary here in the United States, but in China,
But it's too much.
For example, there is the issue of age. In the film, Julie and Bryce met when they were eight years old. At this age, they are ignorant and have a crush on boys. In fact, it is okay.
But it doesn’t work anymore. Although there is nothing excessive in the film, Bryce started falling in love in eighth grade, and in the film it can be said that even their parents thought it was normal, which is not normal at all.
Li Yi did not force it, but although "Pumping Heart" cannot be released in the mainland, it can be released in Baodao and Hong Kong Island.
However, after all, the market in these two places is limited, and "Pumping Heart" is not the kind of blockbuster that can win the box office.
"Pumping Heart" has been in theaters for a full week in North America, and the box office is only over 10 million US dollars. Although it is not bad for a literary film, it is still viewed negatively by many people.
For other people's movies, the box office of tens of millions of dollars a week may make countless people brag, but Li Yi can't do that.
In fact, he has never made a movie with such a low box office.
"Li Yi's new film "Heartbeat" encountered a disaster in North America, and the miracle is no longer there!"
""Heartbeat" was poorly received in North America, with a box office of only 10 million in its first week, which is not as good as the one-day box office of blockbusters of the same period!"
"The myth of Li Yi was shattered, and "Heartbeat" was met with a cold reception. Hollywood film critics said: China's introversion combined with North American stories is the biggest reason why "Heartbeat" is not acclimatized!"
""Heartbeat" is not human inside and out. North American audiences said it was too restrained, and domestic film critics said it was too open-minded!"
Although Li Yi is famous domestically and even internationally, there are really not many people who want to see him suffer misfortune and fail.
And the media is even more so. Li Yi continues to succeed, which is not particularly exciting news, but Li Yi fails, even though everyone knows that the box office of "Pumping Heart" is actually very rare for niche literary films.
, but it is undeniable that this is indeed the lowest-grossing movie among Li Yi's Hollywood movies.
Then a very interesting phenomenon occurred.
"Pumping Heart" is indeed not a hit in North America, but in China where it has not been released, it is almost well known.
Countless media outlets reported the news of the "failure" of "Thumping Heartbeat", which seemed to pull Li Yi off the altar all of a sudden.
However, the media reported one-sided news about Li Yi's defeat, but netizens and fans actually stood on the opposite side of the media.
"I'm just confused. "Pumping Heart" itself is just a niche literary film, and the scale of its release in North America is not very big, right? And this movie is so bad? When will it earn tens of millions of dollars a week at the box office?
Is it actually Waterloo? It seems that the domestic media is really confused by Li Yi's consistent high box office. Looking at so many domestic films, how many domestic directors can achieve such box office in North America?
Is this also called failure? Is this also called Waterloo?”
"Although I haven't watched "Heartbeat" yet, I have paid attention to North American film review forums and film evaluation websites. This movie has very good ratings, right? Don't think about having too high a box office for a literary film. It can be received by so many people.
Critics are optimistic about the film and it has been praised by so many fans. Is this considered a failure?"
"I just laughed and waited for a slap in the face. Niche literary and artistic films like "Heartbeat" are always shown in the United States on a long-term basis. A niche literary and artistic film will be released for a year.
It’s normal, where are you? Do you think this movie is no longer good? You’ve already screenshotted it, and you’re just waiting for the director to slap you in the face!”
"I heard that Hong Kong Island is about to open, so I must go and see it then!"
“When can we see it in China?”
...
In fact, despite the overwhelming domestic media reports, in fact, none of the big media said anything about the box office failure of Li Yi's movie. Instead, it was the self-media and the small media who made up stories and so on.
Li Yijiang has exhausted his talents and encountered Waterloo.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Who among the truly discerning people doesn’t understand that a movie that suffered a disaster can create such a momentum in China? So many media reports, so many netizens
discuss?
Can you please give me this kind of Waterloo a few more times?
Everyone in the domestic film industry remained silent. Although they were afraid that Li Yi would suffer a disaster more than the media, at least not now.
Compared with the self-media in the mainland, the media on Hong Kong Island are exactly the same as those on the mainland, probably because Li Yi is a Hong Kong native and is the pride of Hong Kong movies.
A confrontation started.
It was under such a situation that "Pumping Heartbeat" landed on Taiwan Island and Hong Kong Island.
As a result, once it was released, unlike North America, Li Yi's influence in Hong Kong Island was really not comparable to that in North America.
After all, this is his home court, and Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island are also very different from the mainland, so they are more receptive to this type of movie.
"Every person in this movie represents every kind of person, and the thoughts it triggers are also different. The warmth is mixed with reality, and the reality reveals warmth. True happiness comes from deep within. Highly recommended, heart-pounding
.There are still media saying that this "Heartbeat" is director Li Yi's Waterloo. You should really watch the movie before making your evaluation!"
"If you have something that you have been missing, it is not too late to start now, go early and be brave. The further you go, the more joy you will have!"
"Suddenly I want to plant a sycamore tree, other trees will do too!"
"Julie and Bryce are very similar to our past, but the only difference is that we are not as wise and precocious as Julie, nor as handsome as Bryce! But those are the youth that people miss!"
Famous Hong Kong film critic Liao Liao specially wrote a review for this film.
""Heartbeat" is definitely an extremely innocent and beautiful film. A pair of ignorant children, a tall sycamore tree, a simple story, told in a heart-wrenching way. Just like an afternoon when the sky is clear and the clouds are clear, you sit
On the hillside, there is a gentle breeze, the fragrance of the earth, the chirping of birds and insects, everything is just right! So this is also a film that can be watched again and again.
The little girl Julie fell in love with Bryce at first sight when she saw him in the second grade. She was so excited that she started her pursuit of the male idol. But Bryce thought Julie was a weirdo.
As Julie's classmate, he hated Julie's daily entanglement and always tried every means to get rid of her.
I have seen some people say on the Internet that a little girl in second grade actually understands what love at first sight is? Isn’t it too outrageous?
But the "heartbeat" and "love at first sight" here are emotions that belong to ignorant children! They are different from adults.
Ask yourself when we were children, did we ever particularly like to play with a certain child? Did we particularly like to attract the other's attention?
I remember that when I was a child, in order to attract the neighbor girl, I even used firecrackers to fry cow dung on the way she had to pass by after school. In the end, I succeeded in attracting her attention, but I also succeeded in getting whipped by my father.
!
In fact, it is not love, it is just a very special and pure love!
Of course, it is undeniable that "Heartbeat" does contain some people and backgrounds that are familiar to us, and it seems a bit too advanced, but this is a Hollywood movie!
The background of the film is originally North America!
Closer to home, Julie has always devoutly believed in three things: that trees are holy (especially her favorite sycamore tree), that the eggs produced by the chickens she raises in the backyard are the most hygienic, and that one day she will be with cloth.
Les kiss.
This brought endless troubles to Bryce in his childhood and adolescence. He always wanted to get rid of her because her enthusiasm and persistence were always embarrassing to him. Is this plot very familiar?
Yes, I believe many people have seen or experienced similar situations in their childhood.
Because ignorant children don't know how to express that kind of love, some may just hope to play in the mud together, or pretend to be a family drinker together, and that's it.
Of course, Director Li Yi tried a more interesting method in this film, which is a method of alternating comparisons and switching narratives. The same event is narrated from different perspectives of girls and boys. In the eyes of girls and boys,
They turned out to be completely different worlds, with so many differences, contradictions, and even insurmountable gaps in their understandings.
"When you like me, I don't like you; when you fall in love with me, I fall in love with you; when you leave me, I fall in love with you; you go too fast, or I can't follow you
"Follow your footsteps". This kind of cognitive bias drives the plot and gives a simple story a certain philosophical meaning.
Ignorant teenage feelings, through the seeds of joy planted in their youth, brewed in the soil for many years, and broke out. What grew were two boys and girls with independent thoughts and character. So this is a story about two young boys and girls.
The story of a young man's inner self-examination and his transformation and growth in a love story.
The director does prefer heroines, and the heroine Julie Baker can be said to be the most shining character in the film. Even in a country like North America that advocates individuality, she looks so different. She likes to climb into the sycamore tree
She sat on the tree and watched the sunset envelop the earth. In order to protect the sycamore tree from being cut down, she sat in the tree for a day, which made the headlines of the newspaper. She liked to talk about perpetual motion machines with people, and she hatched chicks in science class.
, and decided to raise the chicks.
When she heard Bryce slander her uncle in the library, she began to examine whether the person she loved was worthy of love. She used partial and overall theories to gain insight into some of the inner feelings of Bryce's father, a middle-class man.
Things were rotten. When Bryce was dissatisfied with the messy yard of her house and suspected that the eggs laid by her hens had some kind of bacteria, and threw away the eggs she sent, she saw Bryce's blue eyes and
His heart was just as empty as an embroidered pillow. "You don't have the vision to appreciate beauty. I feel sad for you." He decisively gave up this love.
Seriously, this is amazing!
The behavior of the boy Bryce was actually not unusual. When the girl who had been pestering him every day suddenly disappeared from his side, Bryce found that he began to care about her and would always think of her unconsciously.
He would pay attention to her. He began to realize that it would be better to let her pester him than to make her angry with him.
Bryce found out that his grandfather liked Julie very much. He was confused as to why his grandfather liked this "weird" in everyone's eyes. Until his grandfather said something to him: Some people are shallow, and some people are just as good as they are.
Lost in it. One day you will meet a person who is as gorgeous as a rainbow. When you meet this person, you will feel that other people are just floating clouds.
And there is no doubt that the person who is as gorgeous as the rainbow is Julie, at least for Bryce!
Finally, he bravely admitted to himself and others that he liked this brave and unique girl.
At the end of the story, on a golden sunny afternoon, the girl saw from the window of her house that the boy she was attracted to was planting her beloved sycamore tree in the yard. The moment they looked at each other and smiled, it seemed like something
It doesn’t matter whether it has happened before or not. There is no need to explain everything. It’s like meeting each other for the first time, and my heart beats with excitement.”
