Hong Kong martial arts films in the 1980s and 1990s are loved by everyone. Later, the mainland market gradually rose, but the audiences were not interested in the works shot at this time. In fact, there are also works with a high reputation. For example, " Jianyu " is a very well-produced film, but it is a pity that the box office received is bleak, and investors are still depressed. You must know that the film has martial arts superstars. International superstar Michelle Yeoh played the leading role, but the film did not even receive 70 million box office in the end.
"Sword Rain" can be said to be one of the highest-level costume films shot in the mainland. This film is great in terms of plot and martial arts scenes. It is a pity that the film did not get a big box office. The film is written and directed by Su Zhaobin and , starring Michelle Yeoh, Zheng Yusheng, Wang Xueqi, Xu Xiyuan, Shawn Yue, etc. The film tells the story of the retired female killer "Zeng Jing" who hopes to live an ordinary life with the young man "Jiang Asheng" in the town, but she is involved in a bloody storm because of her possession of the sacred objects of the rivers and lakes.
"Sword Rain" is a Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan co-produced film. The director is Taiwanese and the actors are mainly Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. This kind of front and backstage configuration virtually limits its box office performance. Why do you say that? Hong Kong directors are fine, because mainland audiences have always been Hong Kong films, but the effects of Taiwanese directors will be a little weird. Although the quality of the film is good, mainland audiences just can't take interest. This is the same as Lee Ang's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" .
"Sword Rain" feels like a niche movie. The format of the film is too small, and Taiwanese directors really can't manage such a big production. Costume martial arts films were originally the most popular subject, but such a good hand is not good. What are the results of the film? The mainland box office received only 65.68 million yuan, ranking 34th in the year. Many bad movies have a much higher box office. The martial arts movies that were once loved by the audience can no longer sell at the box office. What do you think? We must know that the reputation of this blockbuster film is very bursting, but in the end the investors are still empty.
The overall effect of "Sword Rain" is really good. This can be seen from the ratings of netizens. Douban is as high as 7.2 points. This reputation is also ranked in the history of movies. 139,000 netizens participated in the scoring, 15.9% of them gave a perfect score of five stars, 39% of them gave four stars, and 37% of them gave three stars. With such a blazing reputation, it is normal to collect a box office of more than 600 million yuan, but now it does not even have 100 million. The veteran superstar Michelle Yeoh tried his best, and she was also helpless in martial arts blockbusters.
"Sword Rain" is a typical work that won the word of mouth and lost the box office. Douban scored 7.2 high, but the box office was less than 70 million yuan. The martial arts superstar Michelle Yeoh couldn't bring it. The previous editor also analyzed the cause of the film’s box office fiasco. The main reason is the configuration of the actors and the director is Taiwanese, because the film’s aesthetic is incompatible with the audience’s expected effect. Such a movie only satisfies the tastes of a small group of people, and the mainstream group has no feelings. This movie just earned a good reputation just like "Assassin Nie Yinniang" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
"Sword Rain" is one of the final peak works of Michelle Yeoh's late movie. This is a 2010 movie. At that time, the mainland market began to rise, but she failed to seize a good opportunity. Michelle Yeoh is one of the most accomplished actresses in the Chinese-language film industry. She entered Hollywood in 1997, and later came to the mainland to develop and handed over a good report card. Unfortunately, she still lost in the end. If the film is released to the present, with such an explosive reputation, the box office will start at least 500 million yuan, right? Ancient costume martial arts is one of the largest genres of Chinese-language movies, but it has been outdated for many years now, and the tastes of audiences are changing too fast.
The director of "Sword Rain" wants to express too much, but his skill is so bad that the film tries to be freehand, but it fails to reach the level of masters such as Li An. The overall evaluation of the film is okay. Some viewers said, "I didn't understand it at the beginning, but thought the martial arts was very exciting. Now I look back and realize how beautiful the emotions of the characters in the film are." Some netizens felt that it was "untimely", and some said that "the plot is like in the ancient dragon novelSecond-rate, but Wuzhi is good". Do you remember this well-received costume martial arts movie? Comments are welcome!
