The box office of "Phone Booth" has also attracted much attention. After all, for theaters and mainstream film circles, "Phone Booth" has taken a non-mainstream release route.
Although everyone thinks that it is difficult for major online movies, even Li Yi's, to really be comparable to theater movies.
But in fact, this kind of thing itself needs to be discussed separately.
Of course there is a reason why movie tickets in theaters are expensive. After all, theaters are inherently high-cost investments. Coupled with the cost of publicity and distribution of the movie, it is not comparable to that of major online movies.
It is equivalent to the difference between a physical store and an online store.
Although the feeling of watching movies on the big screen is definitely different, the high quality and low price cannot be beat!
In the past, no one would really care about big online movies, but this time it was different. Li Yi took action, and the box office on the first day exceeded 50 million, and the movie's box office exceeded 100 million the next day.
The key is that this is a big online movie!
Although everyone knows that there are many factors for this, for example, several major platforms have spared no effort to provide promotional resources, such as Li Yi's own name, etc.
But the box office that exceeded 100 million was real.
This means that the movie has been watched by more than 10 million people. If it were a theatrical movie, it would be hundreds of millions at least.
However, Li Yi was not too surprised, because the ceiling of online movies is actually visible.
Moreover, movies like "Sniper Phone Booth" also have box office limitations.
Regardless of the box office explosion in the past two days, the online movie box office actually exceeded 100 million, but in fact, Li Yi knew that there would be a huge drop next.
In fact, this also involves a public concept of consumption. It is not unusual for a person to spend tens or hundreds of yuan to go to a movie theater, but to spend money to watch movies on demand online, in fact, people with this kind of consumption habit
It's still relatively small in comparison.
More people prefer free prostitution, or it’s OK to be a member, so who the hell is willing to spend more money?
Once you buy a movie, you can't watch it all the time. You only have three days to watch it.
Of course, the huge sales of "Sniper Phone Booth" also made several major platforms spare no effort to promote it.
For them, they naturally know that it is impossible for online movies to replace theater movies, but if they can eat more, they can cultivate more viewers who are accustomed to watching movies online, so there will be more online paying users.
There are too many promotional points for "Sniper Phone Booth". Li Yi's first major online movie broke the box office record of all major online movies on the first day, etc., etc.
It is also promoted throughout the entire network.
Therefore, there is no surprise that the hot searches related to "Sniper Phone Booth" almost dominate the entertainment hot search section.
As for the movie itself, although the score is not as high as Li Yi's artistic film, it is definitely remarkable.
Zhou Qingquan wrote in the column of "Film Weekly": "'Sniper Phone Booth' is a film with distinctive characteristics that is difficult to forget after watching it. The greatest advantage of the film is undoubtedly the control of rhythm and the creation of atmosphere. It is not an exaggeration.
It can be said that the tension is always present throughout the movie, just like "Buried Alive", which keeps our spirits tense at all times. This is a great test of the director's skill and the actor's ability. After all, the whole scene of the movie is just a phone booth. There is no point.
It is difficult for something that catches people to continue to attract people.
However, it is difficult for this type of film to cover everything, so the shortcomings of the film are also obvious. For a suspense film, the story is not convincing enough, with noisy prostitutes, police officers with fluctuating IQs, and inexplicable
The murderer made the whole thing look very fake. However, this time, Director Li Yi did not seem to have too many ideas, nor did he want to bring us too much.
Thinking about it, maybe he himself knows that such a story is not enough to arouse the empathy of the audience. To put it bluntly, it is very exciting after watching it, but the feelings are not deep. So in summary, this is a film where the director is better than the screenwriter. Of course,
Li Yi is a director and director, so this point can be skipped. However, as a major online movie, this movie is more thriller than suspense, so it is obviously very suitable for Internet viewing.
In fact, you can see it through the lens of a movie. This type of movie that is limited to a fixed space is more suitable for online viewing because the focus is very, very concentrated.
Back to the plot of the movie, the reason why the movie is scary enough has a lot to do with the character of the male protagonist Stu, because he represents ordinary people like us, and we can see his "idiosyncrasies" everywhere. He is bad,
But it is not hopeless, so what this story wants to express is that this thing can happen to any of us.
He is hypocritical. As a public relations officer, he talks nonsense to others and lies to others. On the surface, he is a brother-in-law, but in fact, he has hidden agendas. In the eyes of this kind of person, there are almost no real friends, only interests.
Although we don’t want to admit this to our current society, you have to say that it can be seen everywhere.
He was unfaithful. As a married man, he had an affair with another woman without telling his wife. He was treading two boats.
He is arrogant, and when facing prostitutes and deliverymen, his face is full of contempt. He always uses his self-righteous sense of superiority to look down on those lives that should be equal.
In the eyes of some people, these crimes are almost worth mentioning, but in the eyes of the killer, he thinks they are the same as those pedophiles and financial fraudsters who harm others, because they are also hurting others, but some
Very direct, sometimes not easy to detect. Obviously this story is to let us know that we may have hurt many people invisibly, and have caused serious consequences, but we just don't know it.
For example, the male protagonist in the film may not be aware of his contempt for delivery workers and prostitutes, but it is extremely serious harm to others. The delivery workers were scolded innocently and left angrily, but the prostitutes persisted, which triggered subsequent
Stu was lucky. The moment he chose to pick up the gun and walk out of the phone booth, he was saved and forgiven by his wife. What about us?
What choice will we make in the face of dignity and life? In full view of the camera, will we also state our lives in a confessional monologue? The most important thing is, at the last moment, can we be as brave as the male protagonist?
Stretch out your arms and go with your life
Protect the ones you love? Or simply fail the test and end up becoming a pedophile or a financial fraudster? Perhaps the only way not to regret it is to work hard to be a better person, as he said.
People, at least it's not too late now, isn't it?
True salvation does not lie in whether you can abandon your dignity to save your life, but in whether you can lay down your life to protect the one you love.
Of course, the killer is equally unjust, because compared to the male protagonist, the killer is more indifferent to life than he is.
In fact, what is the theme of the movie?
Different people have different opinions.
If we look carefully, we can see that the male protagonist's psychological changes actually run through the entire film.
At first, he didn't particularly care, because at first he was just confessing to his wife and lover, that's all.
It doesn't involve life, and he has his own self-confidence, can deal with it, and can make his wife believe in him instead of the stranger.
But gradually, his mentality began to become unbalanced. For an ordinary person, watching a person die in front of him, and he was shot.
It is absolutely a huge terror for anyone.
The real turning point came when his wife Chen Ling arrived at the scene. When she arrived at the scene, the actor said something from the bottom of his heart. Although he was forced by the sniper devil, this is also a kind of courage in the face of death, the so-called knowing shame.
Almost brave, he can stand up to so many people
He admits his hypocrisy in front of others, admits that he talks nonsense to others, lies to others, deceives his friends, admits that he is pretending to be great, and admits that he has thoughts of cheating. He knows that he just wants to be good, but in fact,
It also takes courage to die.
I believe everyone can see that at that moment, he was actually less afraid of death.
The setting of the male protagonist is a highlight. Although he has shortcomings of one kind or another, he is still kind-hearted in the beginning.
He loves his wife, he is even willing to die for his wife, not only his wife, but also his lover.
To be honest, I saw some people on the Internet who didn't understand and said that he blew himself up and said that he had cheated on him, but his wife still chose to forgive him.
Many people don't understand why?
So let me tell you, why?
Because, he can choose to die in society for his wife, choose to self-destruct, and choose to face death!
In other words, what else can you ask for from someone who is willing to die for you?
In fact, the content of his self-destruction also shows his honest side. When calling his lover, why did he take off his wedding ring? Because it reminds him how he broke his beloved wife's heart, reminds himself, and makes him feel guilty. Cinemas use this sentence
The dialogue is used to show his kind side. He is not a heinous person. He is a kind and loving person. It also makes the audience sympathize and identify with his character, and also makes the audience feel sorry for him at the moment he was shot.
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So we can’t help but wonder, are there people around you who do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, making everyone resentful?
The answer must be yes!
Is such a person hateful?
It may be hateful, but such a person is not a good person at best, but he is definitely not a treacherous person.
It can be said that the biggest highlight of the movie lies in the setting of the male protagonist.
He is cunning, he is sophisticated, and he is arrogant.
But he has something that many people don't have, that is bravery!
Lao Tzu said in the "Tao Te Ching": If you are brave enough, you will kill; if you are brave, you will live. Bravery is a double-edged sword. You will not see it. When you expose illegal, unfair, and unreasonable things, you need the courage to stand up.
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A truly brave person knows how to know and love himself. The double-edged sword of bravery is manifested in the opposite kind of bravery: being bold, unscrupulous, domineering, killing people and setting fires, and being lawless. This kind of bravery they think they have is a crime in the end. Tianwang Huihui
Careless but not omitted, just like some illegal criminals.
The right way of bravery is the kind of courage that never forgets the truth and uses its own bravery to help others and protect others and itself!
To a certain extent, the male protagonist also falls into the latter category.
In fact, if he was not so "kind", he would not be forced to suffer so miserably!
Precisely because he still has a "kind" heart, he was forced by the mastermind behind the scenes.
In fact, at that moment, everyone knew that the mastermind behind the scenes only had one chance to fire.
But why doesn't the male protagonist dare to gamble? He is obviously not afraid of death.
It is precisely because of the kindness in his heart that he dare not gamble!
He didn't want anyone to die anymore, not just his wife, not just his lover, not just his lover, even the police. In fact, the other person had no special relationship with him, but he still chose to do it when the mastermind behind the scenes wanted to kill someone.
compromise.
Therefore, there are indeed some logical problems in his selection as the person to be judged.
After all, ask yourself, among all of us, which of us have not had some shameful thoughts, and which of us have not deceived and betrayed our friends and relatives at one time or another. I believe that many of us have even quarreled with our closest relatives.
Afterwards, there was a moment when we thought about wishing them to die. These evil and shameless thoughts appeared in our minds more than once, but fortunately they passed by in a flash, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
The male protagonist is just one of us ordinary people, more ordinary, but he was chosen and escaped luckyly this time. I believe it is destined to change his life.
Humans are very strange animals, full of contradictions. On the one hand, they hate the hypocrisy of the world and always want to break away from it. On the other hand, they habitually put on masks and wander among all the same kind. Everyone knows it well.
Helpless. Everyone is calling for truth and longing for truth. However, how many people can really do it? "Do you tell the truth for 48 hours?" I remember seeing such words on the subway.
, when I asked myself, the answer was no as expected. At that moment, I had to comfort myself by saying that the world is like this, and only in this way can we survive. It is true that each of us in society plays a certain role, and the script fits the character.
Character lines and expressions that fit the characteristics of the characters. Small people have their lies, and big people have their lies. But there are differences in levels and how much.
The film actually touches on the issue of face and death.
If face encounters death, will it be so fragile that it is vulnerable? Survival is human instinct, and it is better to die than to live. So is this multiple-choice question much simpler? God will not be such an idiot! If you are
Beggar on the street, if you are a penniless pudding in white, perhaps this choice will be much easier, because you will not lose much for it, and the price you pay will be small.
But if you are a well-dressed gentleman in the spotlight, you are the new good man who is devoted and infatuated in the eyes of your wife, you are your daughter’s idol, you are a model role model in the community, you are a child spoiled by the adoring gaze, you
He is a Kerr who has been spoiled by his envious tone. It would be difficult to make such a choice, right? I think he is ashamed of himself.
It’s a very light adjective, right? Should you leave a life and let your true self be delayed by time, or should you simply die and leave a glorious and majestic figure? I have to say that this question is quite difficult, very difficult! But it is
It just happens to be a single choice of either A or B. This is a small game for God to entertain when he is bored. This is a test question on the magnitude of God.
So after watching the movie, it is easy to have a feeling: How are others living, how others betrayed us, what the hell does it have to do with you sniper! Is it necessary for you to pretend to be a saint to condemn and flog?
People can live their lives however they want. I really look down on so many self-righteous people who think they are great psychopaths. But even if you are not a pervert, you can't do this kind of thing."