Chapter 1,431 Are martial arts films really in decline?
The Science Fiction Film Festival came to a successful conclusion. Although it is still a little less influential in terms of influence, the first Science Fiction Film Festival was still a success.
"Moon" was also promoted by the Science Fiction Film Festival, which helped boost the film's box office.
However, for Li Yi, "Moon" is just a thing of the past.
During this period of time, Li Yi actually became more relaxed.
Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Moon" has been released a long time ago. In fact, "Moon" is not a big hit in terms of box office, but for a low-cost science fiction movie, it is definitely a hit and a box office hit.
The entertainment industry will be the same without anyone, even Li Yi.
During this period, the topic of "Moon" has gradually declined in popularity, but the new hot searches were caused by a major production that was recently released.
That movie was definitely a big production, and it included big names from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, including movie kings and movie queens. In terms of the appeal of the actors, it was definitely enough.
The special effects of the movie also cost a lot of money. It was said that the investment in the film exceeded 100 million US dollars. However, the movie was a flop. The score on the popular film review website was only 5.5 points, and the box office was only 120 million US dollars. It can be said that it was a loss to my grandma's family.
This movie has a very special theme, a fairy tale movie! The topics this movie caused are actually commonplace.
Xianxia was originally classified as martial arts. Unfortunately, China's film market exploded, but as China's most distinctive martial arts film, it is almost recognized that it has declined.
If science fiction movies are still in their infancy, martial arts movies have already passed their peak. Nowadays, it can be said that it is almost difficult to see them on the big screen. Even if they do exist, they are just short-lived and it is difficult to make any splash.
So many people are shouting "Martial arts is dead", even mutant martial arts are almost hard to see on the big screen nowadays.
The failure of this big Xianxia production has made this topic mentioned again.
At the same time, it also extended to another topic: "The ancient puppet fairy and knight-errant dramas continue to be popular, why do movies of the same type perform mediocrely?"
You must know that in terms of TV dramas nowadays, it can be said that fairy dramas definitely occupy a large share, and many ancient puppet fairy dramas can create a lot of popularity and are very popular. However, when it comes to movies, they are almost
Take one movie and hit the streets and the other one.
This makes many people extremely puzzled.
Li Yi and Mu Qing also took the time to watch the movie.
"What do you think?" Li Yi asked.
"The special effects are actually quite good, and the fighting scenes are pretty good, but the plot seems to have a lot of problems." Mu Qing thought for a while and said.
Li Yi nodded without comment.
In fact, he has not done any research on this.
Mu Qing also asked, "What do you think is the reason?"
Li Yi pondered for a moment and said: "It should be related to the film medium. Let's put it this way, some plots that everyone thinks are cliché may not be directly felt in a TV series that is one or two thousand minutes long. But if you put it in 100
Within about a minute of the movie, the audience’s feelings will be very obvious.”
"To be honest, I can't understand the rest either!" Li Yi shook his head and said.
"Actually, I think the discussion among netizens on the Internet is quite reasonable." Mu Qing said with a smile.
"Oh? What did you say?" Li Yi was a little curious.
"I think what this netizen said is quite interesting: the so-called fairy dramas nowadays are actually urban love dramas with a layer of skin. Personally, the fairy tale in my opinion is the word "fairy", the immortal's detachment, deduction, and magical realm.
, the so-called difference between immortals and mortals is not whether they can fight, but the difference in realm. Many fairy dramas nowadays are like various space operas. In fact, it is nothing more than the difference between driving to a certain place for one day and driving a spacecraft to a certain planet for one day.
, so if you watch it too much, you will inevitably feel bored, because the subject matter itself is not new!" Mu Qing read out the netizen's complaints.
Li Yi couldn't help but laugh.
"And this is even more interesting: the current domestic fairy tale dramas and movies feel like they are just a group of adults playing different degrees of mental retardation.
I still have a little bit of a fairy dream in my heart. Every time a new TV series or movie comes out, I always watch it. As a result, I haven’t watched two episodes of any TV series, and the movies are even worse. I remember that there were fairy tale dramas adapted from novels before.
, I have read the novel before and I still like it very much. After the TV series was filmed, I really wanted to know where the investment of hundreds of millions went. A few casual gestures by dozens of people turned out to be an ancient and unprecedented war. The one with the highest force in the early stage
The BOSS has to vomit a few mouthfuls of blood even if he fights the minions... Of course, the acting skills are very good, but the image changes every moment. After seeing this, I couldn't stand it anymore. The rest of the plot is just a guide.
Almost know.
I don’t have any objections to the actors. I feel that the plot insults people’s intelligence.”
"I don't understand, with such a good resource, a unique and beautiful fairy tale drama, which is only available in China, why can't it be filmed well? Even if the special effects are not good, I hope the actors will use their time, I hope the director will not make do, I hope the screenwriter will
Don't be naive..."
Wait, wait, but after talking for a long time, in fact, it is useless.
"What about martial arts movies? It seems that martial arts movies have declined even more. It seems that they are almost impossible to watch these years?" Mu Qing said again.
"A martial arts movie?" Li Yi was startled for a moment, then shook his head.
"How should I put it? It has something to do with the times. The decline of martial arts films should have started with the loss of the diversity of martial arts." Li Yi added.
"Diversity?" Mu Qing was a little confused.
"Look, how many writers are writing about martial arts now? Even Internet writers don't write about martial arts anymore, let alone innovations. There are innovations, but they are fantasy and fairy tales!"
"From a technical perspective, actors in previous martial arts films have basically practiced and have certain martial arts skills. Nowadays, many actors cannot endure hardship in this aspect. They prefer to just stand there and do a few random moves.
, the rest is left to the special effects. Is the film shot in this way a martial arts film? Obviously not.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I heard my father say that when they were filming martial arts movies, they had to practice every day. There were many weapons at home, and they would practice whenever they had time. One
Whether a person has kung fu or not depends directly on whether he can use weapons.
But what about now? Of course, this is only the general environment at the social level.
There are actually more reasons.”
"What about?" Mu Qing asked again.
"Actually, the decline of a genre begins with the narrower the walk becomes.
In fact, it’s not just martial arts that has declined. From the big screen perspective, it’s not just martial arts that has declined. In fact, costume films as a whole have also declined!
Back then, the first batch of big productions produced by the older generation of great directors were almost all period blockbusters, but what about now? When it comes to blockbuster movies, what kind of movies are they? Yes, there are also some fairy tales, but that is actually another category.
It’s a different type." Li Yi also said with emotion.
"Costume films don't seem to be in decline, right?" Mu Qing was a little confused.
"Yes, it seems that costume films in TV dramas are indeed still very active, but have you noticed that the current costume films are almost all with fictional backgrounds. In fact, it has a lot to do with the rise of the fictional background market. If this
The story, capital hopes to put it on the screen, but there are problems with making it into a modern film, so it will be made into a period film.
But what are martial arts movies? In fact, if you look at all the commendable martial arts movies in the past, they are all group dramas, because in a real historical background, although the martial arts stories are also fictional, they do not create the surrounding environment.
Well, the whole story is difficult to establish.
However, group dramas are definitely not mainstream in today’s market. Those that are easy to sell and film in the eyes of capital almost all have the same characteristics. The protagonist is responsible for completing the fun points that the audience needs, and the other characters are all assists. The motivation of the protagonist comes from the supporting role.
The motivation for the supporting characters comes from the screenwriter!" Li Yi said with a smile.
Mu Qing nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "You mean, for a truly good martial arts, the motivations of the supporting characters should be brought about by the character's background? Rather than being specially arranged by the screenwriter?"
"You can say that!" Li Yi nodded.
"So there is really no market for martial arts movies?" Mu Qing still couldn't understand.
After all, martial arts is really one of the most unique scenery in China.
It's a pity that nowadays, let alone martial arts movies, even martial arts dramas are almost impossible to watch.
"Actually, there are more than just these reasons. Aside from the technical reasons, there are actually also values-based reasons." Li Yi thought for a while and said.
"Values? What do you mean by that?" Mu Qing asked.
"Think about it, who are the protagonists in martial arts movies? They are knights who wander around the world and rebel against mainstream authorities. They have no stable job or source of income.
For example, the beggar gang that often appears in martial arts movies, even if it is the gang leader? What is this? He is not just a beggar, but the leader of a private gang that has been designated as a factor of instability by the court. From the first listen, there is no profit to be made.
When the audience of TV dramas became mainly female viewers, these male protagonists became less popular. The most popular ones now are "boyfriends within the system."
Speaking of this, I actually saw an interesting thing. Some time ago, a short video went viral for no apparent reason. In fact, the content of the video was very simple. The theme was "My husband is a civil servant." What's even more interesting is that
, In fact, there are still some martial arts idol dramas nowadays, but those dramas that can really make a big impact are that the protagonists are all civil servants! For example, Jin Medical and Health, such as the Six Doors Headhunter, etc. " Li Yi said.
I couldn't help but feel happy just thinking about it.
"Then if you make a martial arts film, do you think you can change this situation?" Mu Qing asked curiously.
Li Yi shook his head and nodded again.
"How should I put it? I actually have some thoughts. It is true that the prodigal martial arts in the past are difficult to find a market no matter how you shoot them now. This is the objective influence of the mainstream values of society.
After all, in the martial arts arena in the past, people would kill people at every turn. It seemed that killing nameless people was not considered killing, and everyone was called a hero. This kind of thing is almost impossible to do nowadays.
accepted.
Therefore, if I really want to make a new martial arts film, which is actually not new, but the kind of martial arts film that can be accepted by the audience, then I think I must first create an environment for the story, preferably in troubled times, because in peace
In the era of martial arts, those who want to become martial arts must be civil servants who have been recruited or ordered to be promoted. They must have reasonable and legal power in their hands. Otherwise, their actions themselves are illegal, so naturally it will be difficult to do so.
Make people accept it.
Because in peaceful and prosperous times, chivalrous people use force to break the law! But if it is in troubled times, if they are given a more ambitious and admirable goal, then their "chivalry" will be accepted by people!" Li Yikan said
And talk.
But Mu Qing rolled her eyes cutely.
"I understand what you mean. It means that martial arts is a fictional story, but now that everyone is living in a peaceful and prosperous age, they will naturally be more realistic and look at problems from a more realistic perspective.
For example, those knights we have seen in the past, in fact, most of them, if we look at it from a realistic perspective, they either "see money as dirt" or they may be bad elements according to the government's definition, or they are all a group of people.
There are a large number of knights in the world who are not under the control of the imperial court and are dedicated to pursuing justice in their hearts. There is no word stability in their life dictionary. The corresponding words are words such as freedom and ease, and treating money like dirt, right?"
"That's right!" Li Yi couldn't help but smile.
"It is said that film and television dramas are the art of dreaming. Once upon a time, the dream of young people in life was to become a heroic and courageous son or daughter of the world. Stability, money, and power are not worth mentioning in the face of a free and satisfying life.
Even if it is unrealistic, at least you have the right to dream.
Now if you make a martial arts movie and want to win the market, you can only enjoy it all the way to the end, because even ordinary people don't want to read the stories of ordinary people. They would rather put themselves into the role of someone of noble birth.
The addiction to cool writing.
In the world of Shuangwen, there are no real sufferings in the world, and there are no great righteousness that need to be sacrificed to achieve the goal. All the plots are just for the sake of love."
"You've said so much, what next? Is there any way?" Mu Qing couldn't help but rolled her eyes again.
"Yes, in fact, to put it simply, it is "righteousness"! To put it bluntly, if you want to shoot a martial arts hero, there are really not many options to choose from now, and the banner of righteousness is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.
If you do everything for the sake of righteousness, you can naturally be called a true knight!
In fact, this is also caused by people today’s requirements for some things being either too high or too low!”
