Chapter 536 A good movie can sell without a ticket supplement
"The Truman Show 2" was a tragedy. When the show finally restarted, Truman actually ran inside and became a passerby.
A much-anticipated protagonist, a superstar with more than two billion fans around the world, went to play a passerby in a reality show.
Originally, the comedy director Zhou Xingchi took over, and the audience thought that the sequel would still be a comedy, but the plot exceeded most of the audience's expectations.
On the first day "The Truman Show 2" was officially released, many viewers started to complain.
"What kind of plane are you doing? Star Master made Truman look like this. When he returned to reality, he was lost and willful. In the end, he escaped from reality and went to play a small role!"
"It's so disappointing. It's better to not go out with the ending of the first part and be the protagonist at least. Now I'm just a sideshow."
"Does Mr. Xing have an obsession with playing small roles? I am really convinced by this plot!"
"I worked overtime all day to go to the movie. I originally went there for the comedy, but after watching it, I was completely depressed."
"Damn it, I read the reviews and I still don't believe it. How can a good comedy be depressing? I felt so bad just after watching it. Especially when Truman returned to the studio and looked at the baby, there was no sound at all in the cinema.
, everyone was stunned."
Looking at the comments from online viewers, Li Qian was not surprised.
When Zhou Xingchi had the idea of making a sequel, he said he wanted to make a tragedy.
Even more tragic than a tragedy, because Truman changed from a superstar to a person who was willing to go to the studio to perform a small role.
It's like the emperor has become a beggar, the gap is too big.
Zhou Xingchi shot it with this purpose in mind from the beginning. The purpose was so obvious that the whole movie was just for the sake of tragedy.
Even the fire scene in the middle seemed to be filmed in a comedic way, but it was too weird and the fire was abnormal.
Going to Hollywood to hold a concert paralyzed traffic in half of Los Angeles.
Similar to this, concerts in other countries are similar. Even the concert held by the Little Devils had hundreds of thousands of stupid people singing Chinese songs in the audience.
It’s so weird. The whole plot of The Truman Show, whether it’s a movie, a TV series, a variety show, or a concert, is so weird that not only is it not entertaining, it’s actually a bit scary.
In the end, there was such a sad ending, and the audience went there with the mentality of watching a comedy, not to mention how depressing it was.
However, even though there were a lot of complaints, "The Truman Show 2" still received a high box office of 270 million on its first day.
The pre-sales of 70 million and the first-day box office of 270 million show that the low pre-sales are not because there are fewer viewers, but because there is no discount, so there is no need to grab tickets in advance.
If no one grabs tickets in advance, there will be enough tickets for the prime time shows, and there is no need to rush to buy them.
The reputation is average, with only a 7.3 rating on Douban.
For a domestic movie, this score is definitely high enough, but for the sequel to "The Truman Show 2," it's not good enough.
However, although it has only been released for one day, there are already many fans of Stephen Chow on the Internet, who have begun to interpret various connotations and metaphors in the movie.
"In-depth analysis of "The Truman Show 2" to help you truly understand this horror movie!"
There is a 5,000-word long comment on Douban with various interpretations.
"The Truman Show 2 was released yesterday. When I watched it for the first time, I was a little confused. It's not that the movie is not good, it's just that it's too simple. It looks like it was made by Li Qian.
Let me first state that I am definitely not criticizing Li Qian, but Li Qian's style is so "simple", and there is not much complexity in every movie. This is also the reason why he is liked by more people. He does not know how to make movies
You need to look at both sides more to understand.
And Star Master's "Kung Fu" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" cannot be understood in one sitting, so I feel strange about "The Truman Show 2", and even suspected that it was filmed by Li Qian. However, this is not in line with Li Qian's
Qian's style, even if the main character dies, none of his movies feel sad.
It wasn't until the second or third viewing that I really understood this movie. It's actually a horror movie, a horror movie for all ordinary people to watch.
First of all, the heroine played by Tong Liya chose to leave after being disappointed with Truman, and there are no more lines, and she has never appeared again. It is as if this person does not exist. For the heroine of a movie
It's so strange, so I guess that he is just a tool in the hands of the capitalists. In the first part, she was forced to separate from Truman and was sent away, which was probably a fallback arrangement arranged by the capital.
After all, it is too difficult to deceive someone for a lifetime. Sooner or later, the studio will be unable to control Truman. After he goes out, will he let this money tree go? The answer is obviously impossible, so the capitalists have already arranged for someone to let him go.
The person Truman could still trust unconditionally after leaving the studio.
Just like the wife, parents, and best friends in the first movie, do you still remember when Truman greeted his neighbor and jokingly complained that the neighbor no longer chased him for autographs? The heroine called him a big star. This was a hint to Truman.
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Later, when Truman went to film, the heroine did not object at all. Instead, she talked about how famous and popular he was from time to time. This was subtly influencing Truman.
Including the TV station, Truman is the most popular. Everyone greets him when he comes to work. His attitude is even better than that of the station director. You must know that the TV station is also a party of capital.
Truman's popularity in reality was all driven by capital. The scenes he played ranged from a supporting role with two lines to an important supporting role, to the third male lead, then the second male lead. This order is so normal, so normal
It seemed that it was arranged, and capital was eroding Truman's acceptance step by step until he accepted the protagonist.
Acting is okay, it is a performance after all, but singing is a cross-professional. Holding a global concert tour is not that simple. The Truman team in the movie only has dozens of people. How can they have the ability to hold concerts all over the world?
We will negotiate with governments and police agencies in major cities around the world.
All of this is operated by capital behind the scenes, but Master Xing did not film it. It is this invisible villain that is the most terrifying. They do not need to show up to control huge power.
You can manipulate anyone at will.
This is the current situation of us ordinary people. We are always affected by the power without knowing it. Calculating, I browsed a product on Dibao several times, and when I opened another software, the ads that opened the screen were all
The thing I was browsing, I watched several videos of the same type on a certain channel, and the ones pushed were also of the same type.
This is still a place we can find. There are other places we cannot see. Ordinary people have few choices about their lives. Everything is tightly controlled by capital.
The Truman in the movie is famous all over the world, but he is still manipulated by capital without knowing it. In the end, he escapes from reality and chooses to go to the studio to be a walk-on who has not changed for thousands of years, repeating the walk-on job day after day."
This long review on Douban quickly became popular, and it also gave other confused viewers more room for imagination.
"F*ck, awesome. I thought that when Truman joked that his neighbors no longer asked him for autographs, Truman had become accustomed to the life of being sought after, paving the way for him to become a star in the future. I didn't expect that someone was actually guiding him.
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"No wonder the capitalists let him go so easily when Truman came out and lived a relaxing life for three months. This is not normal at all. It's just like in the movie. Truman is worth at least tens of billions. How could the capitalists let him go?"
Passing this money tree turned out to be a calculated move."
"I was still puzzled. The gap between the first half of the heroine and the previous one was too big, and then they broke up suddenly. It turned out that the goal was achieved. Truman was already addicted to being a big star, and it could be completed. I have been waiting for him to save me from now on.
The Truman Prodigal Son is back, but I didn’t expect him to show up all the time. I thought Master Xing had forgotten about it.”
"That makes sense. I couldn't stand it at the beginning and wanted to leave. A damn yellow guy held a concert for 100,000 people in Los Angeles. The police in half the city were dispatched and the traffic in half the city was paralyzed. It was so weird.
Anyone who dares to write about entertainment like this will be criticized to death. What the capitalists do is pretty much the same. Their purpose is to praise Truman. The higher the praise, the more money they can make."
"Isn't this just like today's popular celebrities, who are all supported by capital. Is Master Xing making a mockery of the entertainment industry?"
Any work by a famous director will not lack interpretation by good audiences, especially someone like Xingye who has countless fans, and many fans have certain experience and experience.
After the first day of complaints about "The Truman Show 2", a new wave of discussions began on the Internet, with a large group of people doing reading comprehension there with great interest.
In addition, the filming itself was actually pretty good, the story was very complete, and it still got a high box office of 290 million the next day.
On the third day, I got 330 million on Saturday, but dropped to 240 million on Sunday.
1.13 billion in the first weekend, no doubt it was a hit.
However, after the first weekend, even though there were countless Zhou Xingchi fans interpreting the movie in various ways, it could not overshadow the fact that the movie's reputation was mediocre, it was not a comedy, and the box office fell sharply.
On the first working day, it fell to just over 100 million. On Tuesday, it was less than 90 million. On Wednesday, it was stable at 80 million, and it did not continue to fall by 10 million a day.
In fact, some of the various interpretations on the Internet have the same idea as Zhou Xingchi, but most of them are purely based on the imagination of the audience.
Zhou Xingchi had many ideas, but they were not filmed, or the audience could not understand them.
The "New King of Comedy" he is preparing is even more outrageous. By then, it is estimated that not only will it get a mediocre reputation, but it will also become a bad movie.
I have a lot of ideas and I am not just making a movie for the audience.
However, "The Truman Show 2", which has a mediocre reputation, still has no rivals, and the newly released "Asura" and Jiang Wen's new film "The Righteous One" have also been reduced to cannon fodder.
"Asura" had an initial investment of US$100 million and was billed as China's first magical fantasy blockbuster, with support from Penguin and Ahri.
However, the box office on the first day was only 30 million, and I didn’t even have any pants left.
With less ticket replenishment, the audience will be more cautious in their choices.
Jiang Wen's "Evil Never Suppresses Right" is quite good. Even after the disastrous failure of "One Step Away", it still got 120 million on the first day.
The main plot of the movie is not complicated, it tells a story of revenge for the master.
However, if we make things clear directly, it is obvious that this movie is not "Jiangwen". Zhang San and Li Si could have filmed it.
Quentin's classical revenge black humor is infused with Jiang Wen's unique charm, human touch and attention to lines.
Anyway, most viewers can’t understand it and it’s uncomfortable to watch.
Then the die-hard fans once again gave the audience reading comprehension and various interpretations.
For example, Jiang Wen asked Peng Yuyan to hide in the bell tower at an altitude of 108 meters. Peng Yuyan said that he was 38 meters above the ground. 38 is exactly the number of years from 1949 to 1911. Being above the ground does not mean leaving the land (mainland). Ringing the bell let Jiang Wen know that Peng Yuyan was still there.
alive, that is
Jiang Wen's movies don't belong to any one genre, they are just Jiang Wen's movies. Those who like them like them very much, but those who can't stand them really can't stand them.
In addition, fans of Jiang Wen must have very good Chinese scores when they study, especially reading comprehension.
120 million on the first day. Douban’s reputation is good, but passers-by’s reputation is not so good. It got 330 million in the first three days.
It collapsed on Monday of the second week and only received 30 million.
"The Truman Show 2" took in 710 million in the second week, plus the 1.13 billion in the first week, the total box office came to 1.83 billion.
In the new week, "Detective Dee: The Dragon King" was released, and it also exceeded 100 million on the first day.
For blockbusters, it has become normal to break 100 million on the first day.
However, the reputation is not as good as "Bongtian Empire", and a group of young actors are replaced, which is a bit unable to sustain such a big production.
The title of the movie is already called The Dragon King, so there must be a dragon. The navy of the Tang Dynasty was wiped out by mysterious creatures. Feudal superstition killed people. The people of Luoyang carried the skinny Yang Ying to sacrifice to the Dragon King. The poor Dragon King originally wanted the flesh of a Tang Dynasty beauty.
It was a lot, but I didn’t expect that the person who was delivered had only four ounces of meat on the bones.
As an outstanding representative of the Ma Gan class, in the Tang Dynasty's aesthetic concept of plumpness as beauty, she was not able to achieve the beauty of being round and round. I don't know how Yang Ying got into the oiran position. She probably gave money to the judges.
In the film, there are only two things she has to do, one is to keep twisting her waist like a snake spirit, and the other is to act pitiful. After becoming an courtesan, the literary bacteria in her body were at work and she resolutely refused money and power.
Because of the corruption, he decided to dedicate his first night to the great poet Yuan Gongzi.
The other actors are not much better. Zhao Youting's acting has been criticized a lot, and this time he suffered from facial muscle necrosis.
Even Lin Gengxin's pretending to be crazy and acting stupid is better than the facial muscle necrosis. He keeps flirting with Di Renjie played by Zhao Youting, and his flirtatious loyal dog setting has successfully concealed the acting skills of Zhan Zhan5.
Feng Shaofeng himself has acting skills. He performed very well in "Wolf Totem" and "The Legend of the Banquet". He even passed the mark when he played the overlord Xiang Yu in the blockbuster "Legend of the Hongmen Banquet".
However, it was not shown in this film.
Several young actors couldn't hold up their performances.
But Xu Ke's abilities are there. This is a blockbuster that combines detective work with suspense and romance. Even if the actors' performances are mediocre, it still has a pretty good reputation.
500 million in four days. This box office is much better than "Evil" which also exceeded 100 million on the first day. After all, it is a pure commercial movie.
However, in the new week, the comedy movie "The Tomato Man" starring Kidney Pain is released. This comedy adapted from a Hollywood movie directly dominates the summer schedule.
250 million on the first day. Although it is not as good as "The Truman Show 2", it has a natural advantage as a comedy.
Although it's still not as good as "Charlotte", it's much better than "Shameful Iron Fist".
Comedy + kidney pain + good reputation, it earned 950 million in the first three days.
1.15 billion in the second week and 2.1 billion in the second week. Basically, there is no suspense about the summer box office championship.
At this time, "The Truman Show 2" had been released for four weeks and had a box office of 2.1 billion. Although it was inevitable that the box office would be exceeded, it was still considered a big hit.
There are two movies worth 2 billion, and the well-received "The Dragon King" has a high probability of breaking 1 billion. There is no ticket reimbursement for this summer's release, so it is completely worthy of this time.
But for a bad movie like "Asura", it would be a luxury to pay more than 100 million without the ticket replacement. The market is gradually returning to the time when word of mouth speaks for itself.
A movie with a good reputation can become a hit without ticket subsidy, but a bad movie will be revealed without ticket subsidy.