Chapter 135 Film Critics
After the film screening, Zhang Yimou led the creators to the center of the stage to accept interviews from the media.
First, I must ask everyone about their experience of watching the movie.
This is the most basic responsibility of the director. Only by knowing the audience’s truest views can you better improve yourself.
"What do you think?"
"The scene is grand, and the picture is very contrasting!"
"The special effects are really good, the monsters are very realistic!"
Many people are racking their brains to find the advantages of "The Great Wall".
The most common words are "the scene is grand and the picture is strong!" or "special effects are exquisite", because there is really no other items to be praised for!
Zhang Yimou obviously also understood the problem of "The Great Wall".
But he never said that it was like after filming "The Flowers of War" that he parted ways with Zhang Weiping and allowed Zhang Weiping to slander himself in the media.
Feng Xiaogang fought with film critics because of "Private Customization" and said, "I am not Zhang Yimou, so I won't cry in everything. I'm not happy and I have to say it!"
"Director Zhang, how much do you think the box office of "The Great Wall" will be?"
"I'm just a director, I really don't know the current market. I definitely hope that the more box office of "The Great Wall" will be, the better..."
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Zhang Yimou accepted interviews from a number of media with a smile.
"The Great Wall" needs momentum. Zhang Yimou or starring Matt Daimeng, and Jing Tian will not participate in variety shows, so she can only follow the most traditional publicity plan and use the media!
After all, "The Great Wall" is the first heavy industry blockbuster film co-produced by China and the United States, and the first stepping stone to explore the path of the Hollywood industrial system!
"The Golden Captain" does not follow the orthodox co-production method, because there is no participation from China Film.
Finally, until the end of the movie, Shen Lin pulled Zhao Li, and the two put on hats and Ying hurried out, and then met the reporter.
"Director Shen, what do you think of this movie?"
It's so embarrassing. The reason why Shen Lin put on a hat is because he is afraid of encountering reporters asking such questions.
According to my original intention, "The Great Wall" is a bad movie, and I'm a little sorry for director Zhang Yimou who invited him to participate in the screening. However, if he praises "The Great Wall" against his will, Shen Lin can't say it. And to be honest, Shen Lin really does not have the advantage of "The Great Wall".
Are you talking about Olympic mode movies?
Or do you praise Director Zhang Yimou for being a great director and can direct thousands of people to film?
Really tangled!
"Well, the plot is relatively old-fashioned, but the picture and special effects are still good. Overall, it is worth the fare."
After thinking about it, Shen Lin decided to go against his will.
"I heard that when Legend Pictures first launched the project "The Great Wall", you were looking for the director. Why did you refuse this project?"
"Where did you get the news? Why didn't I know?"
Of course, Shen Lin would not admit it.
If he admits the storm of nonsense, he will definitely have a lot of netizens to support Shen Lin, thinking that if he shoots this movie, he will definitely be more outstanding than Zhang Yimou.
Damn, the filming of "The Great Wall" strictly follows the most authentic Hollywood shooting process. The director is just one of countless jobs. It has been restricted to death, just like an eight-legged essay that has been prosecuted. No one can guarantee that it will be better than Zhang Yimou!
In short, anyone who becomes a director is like a bird.
Unless the director is willing to provide general shooting funds like Shen Lin used to film "Interstellar", the producers will not be able to give you room to bargain.
"Then Director Chen, how much do you think the box office of "The Great Wall" will be?"
"…This is hard to confirm. After all, it is the New Year holiday now, and there are too many movies released. I may not be sure that there will be any dark horses and other movies online..."
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Chen Lin asked the reporter for an interview here, and his attitude towards "The Great Wall" disappointed the reporter who was interviewing.
He originally thought that Chen Lin was complaining about all kinds of complaints and started to swear "The Great Wall", but he didn't expect that Chen Lin's performance was actually very gentlemanly!
How did he write a press release?
After all, after the release of "The Great Wall", all the critics were completely excited.
Finally, I can ridicule the best film director in China so far!
So, all the movie reviews that were filled with online were "The Great Wall" is a broken movie", and "There is only the end of Zhang Yimou, who was in trouble in the underworld!", "Not all movies can be called "The Great Wall". This is just aimed at the movie itself, and there are even obvious subjective conjectures such as "Zhang Yimou is dead".
Although the domestic box office of "The Great Wall" closed at 400 million on the weekend of its release, it did not deviate much from its expected performance.
The box office decline is steady, but the decline in reputation will inevitably affect the subsequent box office performance of "Great Wall"!
This is true. The weekly box office was released, and the box office of "The Great Wall" closed at 600 million yuan. The box office became more and more precarious under the exaggeration of a number of film critics, almost falling sharply!
Some comments said that starting from "Hero", whenever Zhang Yimou released a new film, he would receive polarized reviews from the critics, and this time "The Great Wall" was not spared.
Many media have concentratedly stated: "Criticizing Zhang Yimou has become a political correctness, and this kind of criticism is sometimes just to show his posture."
Some media people also said, "Why can't we give brave directors some encouragement and tolerance?"
The article in Guangming Daily stated that "The Great Wall" has great significance and value for the industrial upgrading of Chinese films, the international expression of Chinese stories, and the overseas export of Chinese culture. Zhang Yimou's films have been working hard to show Chinese culture to the world audience. This vision is needed for Chinese films entering the global market competition stage."
The official media concluded that of course, it must be because Zhang Yimou's status and the public relations of China Film Academy. It is estimated that Jing Tian's mysterious background also played a part of the role.
In addition, some film critics are really pretending to behave and say "Zhang Yimou is dead". They give a bunch of examples, from Zhang Yimou's early realist dramas to compare the current "Great Wall".
Leishi also added fuel to the firewood and directly issued a warning letter, asking the film critic to delete the Weibo and apologize, otherwise legal liability would be pursued.
Many 50 cents have recommended this matter to the national level: "Hollywood movies are making money in China, and film critics unanimously applaud foreign movies. The Chinese people's debut fantasy movie directed by themselves adds harsh words. Those who admire foreigners and fascinate foreigners have extremely inferiority in their hearts, so they can't stand the Chinese people and can't stand the Chinese themselves to become stronger!"
There are also a bunch of press releases to help "The Great Wall" clean up the floor. "The critics should not deliberately sing the "The Great Wall" opposite" or "sampling and surveying praises up to 84% of the audience "no longer believe in Douban" Christmas appointments "The Great Wall" again'
Chapter completed!