"Sword Laughter" directed by Feng Buck Ya has landed in major theaters and has begun to meet the audience.
The next day, the box office and critical reviews were released one after another.
In terms of box office, it's not amazing.
The box office on the first day was 11.3 million, which is barely passing the standard among Starlight movies, and is far less amazing than other movies.
Reviews can better reflect box office problems.
Almost all viewers who have watched the movie commented that there is nothing new in this movie, but the scenery is charming.
Although the overall storyline adds human thoughts and the operation of various conspiracies, there is generally nothing transcendent.
Thanks to Xingguang's superior photography skills, the overall picture is very beautiful.
After watching the movie, many people expressed their desire to go to the Northeast this winter.
Douban's rating has also been opened, and overall it remains at 6.8, neither high nor low.
It is far different from other Starlight movies, which basically all score above 8 points.
Logically speaking, this situation basically means that the movie failed.
However, the actual situation is far from this.
First of all, the director of this film, Feng Buck Ya, has been unanimously recognized by the outside world.
Feng Buck Ya's previous works were mostly urban light comedies, but this time he challenged martial arts action films, and almost all viewers thought his transformation was successful.
This is his first time directing a martial arts action film, and being able to do it to this extent proves his ability to control a variety of styles.
When he saw the comments about the movie, Feng bucked his teeth and was about to cry. But when he saw the comments about himself, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
He couldn't figure out whether he succeeded or failed.
"There is no doubt about this. Of course you succeeded."
It was Xiao Qian who gave him reassurance.
Xiao Qian had been mentally prepared for the results of "Sword Laughter".
Movies adapted from "Flying Fox Gaiden" and "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" do not have a strong story foundation. To be able to achieve this level is already the limit of him and the Starlight team.
The frame is just there, and even if Feng Buck Ya has super powers, he still can't play tricks.
And "Sword Laughter" is not without breakthroughs. At least the decisive battle between Hu Fei and Miao Ren Fengxue showed a novel action design.
The audience also gave full marks to this action scene.
The biggest criticism of "Sword Laughter" from the outside world is also very strange. Almost all viewers said that this is an unreplicable movie.
What cannot be replicated is that, except for the movie itself, which is not highly rated, almost all parts of it are rated highly.
Not only has director Feng Buck Ya been recognized by the outside world, but the actors who have starred in it have also received positive reviews.
Just like people doubted whether Feng Buck Ya could make a good action movie, people originally doubted whether Xu Tiezheng could play a good martial arts hero.
His impression in "Spring and Pig" was so powerful that people wanted to laugh when they saw his face.
However, in "Sword Laughter", Xu Tiezheng played the persistent and confused Hu Fei very well. In the action scenes, he was no worse than a professional martial arts actor.
The most important thing is that he did not fall behind in the scenes opposite Miao Renfeng played by Liang Jiahui.
The acting skills of Tony Leung Ka-fai, the actor with a thousand faces, are deeply recognized.
In the previous life of "Black Gold", even the popular idol Liu Tianwang was crushed and no scum was left.
But Xu Tiezheng stood firm in the movie, showing his sharp edge, just like the knife in his hand, the benevolent is invincible.
Liang Jiahui also received unanimous praise.
He plays Miao Renfeng, who is obsessed with fame and wealth, but cannot erase the trace of justice and guilt in her heart.
In the movie, when he thrust out the last sword, his expressions of confusion, pain, and relief were intertwined, creating the greatest suspense.
Audiences who watched the movie were all discussing whether his sword penetrated him or not?
Hu Fei caught Miao Ruolan who fell off the cliff and was unable to fight back.
He only needed one thrust of his sword to kill Hu Fei. But his daughter would definitely die a violent death and be buried at the bottom of the cliff with Hu Fei.
Miao Ruolan happened to be the one who was most dismissive of his authority, and also knew best what kind of person Miao Renfeng was.
Miao Renfeng, who has been holding on to the slogan of "defeating the invincible golden-faced Buddha in the world" all his life, will he choose family love and justice in the end, or will he surrender to fame and fortune?
I have to say that this movie gave people a lot of thinking space.
In addition to the two leading actors, the other characters are also particularly brilliant.
International Chapter's Yuan Ziyi interpreted the character's green tea attributes to the extreme, which made many viewers so angry that they couldn't help but smash the screen while watching the movie.
But after I came out, I thought about it carefully, combined with Yuan Ziyi in the original work, and I couldn't help but praise her amazing acting skills.
Miao Ruolan, played by Sun Li, is another character who has received the most praise.
Her role as Guo Xiang, who was full of spirituality in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", won numerous praises at the time.
But Guo Xiang is just a character who gets a glimpse, and cannot be remembered forever.
This time she plays the role of Miao Ruolan, a wealthy and willful but persistent woman. She really perfectly blends the pure and immortal with the delicate and cunning.
The most rare thing is her looming wealth and aura, which makes many demanding people admire her.
Who knew that her temperament was forced out of her by spending two million dollars?
The director is good, the actors are good, and the action is good, but the overall movie is not rated highly.
This strange phenomenon also inspired many people to explore the root cause. In the end, the conclusion that could be drawn was that the script was a little less interesting.
Therefore, Xiao took the blame for the first time in his life.
"Mr. Xiao, I think my heat is not enough, which is why I didn't get the effect."
Feng Buck Ya has a unique quality, that is, he is very happy and upright in being humble.
He would never behave like he was obviously groveling but still maintaining his integrity on the surface. Even in front of countless people, he could still say flattery openly and honestly, as if it were his true inner thoughts.
This is also an important factor in his ability to grow from a small screenwriter to a great director.
If he wasn't so good at flattery back then, how could Wang Shuo like him?
Now facing Xiao Qian, Feng Buck Ya also took the initiative and took all the responsibility on his own head.
"Okay, okay, it's a big deal, so I won't be so nervous."
Xiao Qian is generous and will not be swayed by external comments.
"This script can only be regarded as mediocre. The main reason is that the Northeast region has little martial arts origin and culture, so there are more restrictions on creation. In the future, we will correct our thinking and redesign the direction of action movies."
Xiao Qian knows the reason why "Sword Laughter" has a mediocre rating than anyone else.
Although this movie is adapted from "Flying Fox Story" and "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox", the plot is almost the same as the original.
It is similar to Zhou Xingxing's "The Deer and the Cauldron", which has nothing to do with the original novel.
In addition, the Northeast region is not a traditional Kung Fu spreading area, which also has a lot to do with it.
The limited types of martial arts that originated in the Northeast have no reputation at all and have little influence across the country.
For thousands of years, there has been no corresponding cultural inheritance in this area. Even in martial arts novels, there are not many parts involving the Northeast region.
Under such circumstances, it is very difficult when making action movies.
If he were not busy and spent several years carefully crafting the script, he might be able to create a masterpiece.
But he is too busy. Being able to write a script like "Sword Laughter" is already the limit.
Now that he knew it well, Xiao Qian didn't care much about the evaluation of the outside world.
The recognition I lost today will be regained when "Fist of Heroes" is released.
What he is more concerned about is the follow-up caused by "Sword Laughter".
In addition to the praise of the actors who starred in this movie, this movie also made another part of the film extremely popular and extremely popular.
That's BGM.
Xiao Qian put "Sword Like a Dream" in the movie, and it has become the most popular music now.
The original version of this song was an interlude in "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" in 1994, but Xiao Qian felt it was more in line with the artistic conception of "Sword Laughter", so he appropriated it.
The singer is of course the original singer Zhou Huajian.
The funny thing is that Zhou Huajian in this time and space did not make his debut.
Although Zhou Huajian showed his singing talent very early, because no one appreciated it, he could only form a band with a few like-minded people and hang out in major bars to make money.
As musicians, they heard about the name of Cultural Street, so they came here to have fun and meet friends.
Xu Jiayi, who happened to be playing here, saw him and introduced him to Xiao Qian.
Even though such a great master is already forty years old, he still has no reason to let go.
So, just when the forty-year-old Zhou Huajian's music dream was fading, he was unexpectedly called by Xiao Qian and became a professional singer.
"Sword Like a Dream" was also his debut song and became an instant hit.
Xiao Qian originally thought how to operate it.
After all, it is quite difficult to promote a forty-year-old singer.
Xiao Qian even thought about asking Zhou Huajian to participate in the upcoming production of "The Voice of China" if it didn't work out.
The result is now red, which saves a lot of effort.
