Chapter 26 Hello, A Crown
The topic is naturally directed to "Captain America 2". There is no doubt that the biggest opponent of "Interstellar" in North America is "Captain America 2"
"Captain America 2" broke the April opening record with $9.62 million in North America last weekend, which is simply horrible!
Fortunately, the subsequent box office of Marvel-level hero movies is not too long-lasting, and the momentum is relatively insufficient.
"Captain America 2" is no exception, the film ended up with a box office of US$280 million in North America.
"Why do I ask that, of course I like the level hero movies!"
Chen Lin deliberately avoided the topics related to "Captain America 2".
There is no way, the Rotten Tomato Popcorn Index in "Captain America 2" is as high as 95%, and the media is also 79%, almost setting a new high for Marvel movies.
The good news is that level hero movies have become a bit rampant in recent years, and the phenomenon of viewing has already appeared!
Moreover, the audience of "Interstellar" and "Captain America 2" are not very consistent.
"Interstellar involves professional physics knowledge. Do you study physics?"
"No, I haven't even attended college! All the wormholes involved in this are Kip Thorne of Caltech!"
"So this is an obscure movie?"
"Haha, how is that possible? I haven't even attended college!"
"Okay, this is an original science fiction movie, I hope everyone likes it!"
Jimmy Feilun gave me a lot of face and did not continue to ask questions, but instead focused on the original!
It's very simple. Compared to adapted movies or sequel movies, the basis of original movies is undoubtedly weaker in Hollywood.
The most obvious example is that even now, Hollywood has no original film with non-sequels and non-adapted films that have exceeded the $100 million mark on weekends.
The highest North American weekend box office result of the original movie so far is more than $70,000 from James Cameron's "Avatar".
Let’s take a look at the weekend box office rankings, Yishui’s adapted videos and sequels.
"You are Chinese, let's talk to us about China! Wow! Your popularity in China is extraordinary. You made four movies, costing less than 60 million US dollars, but you won a box office of nearly 100 million US dollars?"
"It's almost the same. The movies in China are generally young, and my movies are in line with their tastes. So the box office of "Dallas Buyer Club" in the Middle Ages was only $30,000."
"Dallas Buyer Club" has the dual halo of Best Picture and directed by Shen Lin, the box office still stopped at 220 million.
Every audience who has watched a movie will give a thumbs up, but the drama is always a drama and cannot be compared with other movies directed by Chen Lin!
"Then what do you think is the biggest difference between Chinese movies and American movies?"
"The biggest difference? I think it is the age of watching movies. North American audiences have good movie viewing habits. Chinese audiences also need our guidance. Many people are unwilling to go to the cinema to watch movies. This should be the biggest difference!"
"I thought you would say the film industry or something."
"As long as there is a market, the film industry will develop rapidly!"
"Okay, now I'll give you a benefit. Do we want to ask Director Chen Lin on the spot?"
North American audiences like to interact with guests very much, and the popularity seems to be a brand imprint on them!
"Okay, this young man... are you Chinese?"
Jimmy Feilun casually clicked a young man who raised his hand to signal, and when he stood up, he realized that he was an Asian man.
"Hello Jimmy, my name is A Guan, I am Chinese."
Chen Lin suddenly asked, "Do you speak Chinese?"
"A little bit!"
OK, Chen Lin nodded and signaled Fei Lun to continue asking questions.
"You can ask any questions you have!"
"Chen Lin, I especially like your movie. I have watched "The Veteran" many times, but my father doesn't like it very much. He thinks you should make some movies such as "The Investiture of the Gods" and "Journey to the West""
A Guan speaks English.
"What your father said makes sense, I will consider it. By the way, do you have any Chinese myths that you particularly like?"
"Yes, I especially like "Bao Lian Lantern""
A Guan was a little excited.
""Bao Lotus Lantern"?"
I go, a second-generation Chinese actually likes such a side-by-side "The Lotus Lantern"?
Understand incompetence!
"Well... I am all about my mother, my mother is all about me, I am not happy if my mother is in pain..."
A Guan started singing abruptly!
Chen Lin was a little stunned, raised his right hand and pinched his own person hard, holding his smile.
"Okay! OK! I get it, I will consider it!"
Teacher Pang Long will thank you, really!
A Guan was still unsatisfied: "I can still sing the theme song, thinking about your 365 days..."
You won, really!
Finally, the scene of A Guan passed. Fei Lun looked at Chen Lin with a little embarrassed look: "Let's continue talking about the movie!"
"Ok!"
As long as you don’t sing, everything is easy to say!
"Then you can evaluate Captain America 2!"
If you follow the domestic thinking logic, when facing this problem, Chen Lin should be more modest, praise his competitors, and then belittle his "Interstellar" in time, otherwise he will inevitably attract criticism.
But, this is the United States!
Appropriate humility is necessary, but it must not be too humble. Once it is too humble, it will be regarded as weak and lack of confidence, not to mention that this is a fiercely competitive Hollywood.
"Captain America 2" is the biggest competitor!
You must step on it a few times, otherwise others will really think that he is easy to bully.
"Captain America 2 has been released in China, but I won't watch it. In addition to "Avengers", I may go to the cinema to watch the movies in person. It's enough to know about the other movies. Anyway, the plot can be connected!"
A burst of laughter came from the audience, and applause came soon after.
Even Jimmy Feilun looked at Chen Lin with a look of surprise: "You said what I want to say the most... no, what I want to say the most in the test tube!"
He spread his hands, Chen Lin shrugged again, and interacted with the audience in the audience with a silent expression.
"It seems that more than I think so. I thought that only most Chinese audiences had this mentality. I didn't expect that North American audiences would think so too!"
Marvel has been committed to the opening of various heroes in recent years, saying that it is to create the Marvel Universe. To put it bluntly, the drama is to make money!
These are objective facts and no one can refute them!
"Then what do you think of Chris Evans' acting skills?"
"Are you kidding?"
Chapter completed!