October 18 This Friday, the mainland movie market will usher in 12 new films, of which imported blockbusters dominate.
In early October, due to the National Day holiday, domestic blockbusters are the mainstream. Both "Me and My Motherland" and "Captain China" broke through 2.5 billion box office, not as good as expected "Climber" also won 1 billion box office, in less than half a month, the mainland market contributed three hits .
However, a large number of imported blockbuster films are scheduled for late October and November. It is obvious that domestic films are a bit weak. Imported films led by Hollywood started offensive this Friday. One is Ang Lee's "Gemini Killer"
, who has filmed classic dramas such as "Diet Men and Women", "Wedding Banquet", and "Brokeback Mountain", and is very popular among mainland literary and artistic youths. But in recent years, Ang Lee has become technically controlled, and even a bit of not hitting the south wall and not looking back. In 2016, "Billy Lynn's Midfield Battle" used 120 frames plus 4K plus 3D shooting for the first time. To what extent has the technology reached the extreme
? After watching, some fans commented that they had never been so close to the characters in the movie, and they could see the bloodshot eyes of the actors!
However, this film did not impress the North American audience. It cost 40 million US dollars to produce and the North American box office was less than 2 million US dollars. Fortunately, the mainland audience donated 160 million yuan in the box office, so that "Billy Lynn's Midfield War" did not lose too much, and even the movie on Douban was given a super high score of 8.4 points.
"Gemini Killer" is also used. With 120-frame, 4K, and 3D shooting technology, the more difficult science fiction film
"Billy Lynn's Midfield War" action scenes are not many, but "Gemini Killer" is a real-life action movie. . The movie story is also very simple. The American agent Henry, played by Will Smith, is going to retire when he is old, but he is hunted down by mysterious characters. After the two met, Henry found that the killer looked exactly like him when he was young. What's more shocking is that the killer is really the "self" who is more than 20 years younger. The setting of the movie
is still very interesting, although it is easy to guess that the killer is the Henry clone. However, many science fiction films think about human cloning simply. The human clone looks exactly the same as the human being, even the same age, completely ignoring the process of human growth. Thinking of "Gemini Killer", one old and one young is very much in line with the imagination of future cloning.
Killing yourself is a bit old-fashioned. This is an important reason for the failure of the North American market.
Whether it is cloning technology or time tunnel, I kill me in the movie It's nothing new in China, even Jet Li shot a "Universal Pursuit" in 2001. Jet Li traveled through parallel universes and killed one hundred and twenty-three himself. "Gemini Killer" talks about reflection, self-awareness and other issues are actually replaying the old tune
The real point of "Gemini Killer" lies in the technology, and this is precisely what ordinary audiences can’t see.
also used technology on the big screen before. One person plays two roles in a movie, but "Gemini Killer" is the ultimate, especially the old Henry and the young Henry have a lot of play, which is more difficult. The "Gemini Killer" is really difficult to distinguish between true and false. The film preparations began in 1997, but the difficulty was so difficult that many directors were afraid to take over. Until Lee Ang came out and increased the difficulty, 120 frames + 3D shooting was enabled. Action scenes, which led to the young Henry's need for the special effects team to be able to dig through muscles and skin layers. A 4-minute play in the film was produced by the team for 9 months!
But these results must be in the 120 frames + 3D cinema to get the best experience! But there are no such cinemas in many places, and many ordinary viewers have no choice at all. Of course, the movie has also produced 60 frames, 24 frames, ordinary 2D and other versions, which is a big discount for the viewing experience.
Ang Lee has a certain appeal in the mainland. "Gemini Killer" hits the North American box office, but the mainland audience may Can become the savior
As the most successful international Chinese director, Ang Lee's status is quite high. Ang Li was invited to be the chairman of the Golden Horse Award Executive Committee. In the first year of his term of office in 2018, the Golden Horse Award was pushed to an unprecedented height. At that time, Ang Li mobilized his contacts and invited major mainland stars such as Gong Li, Zhang Yimou, Xu Zheng to Golden Horse. Award, the 2018 Golden Horse Awards is a big gathering of Chinese filmmakers
, of course, this year’s goldThe horse award is cold, but the popular Li Ang has not been affected. The
movie was released on October 11 in the North American market. The current North American box office is 25.54 million US dollars and the global box office is 70.76 million US dollars. The cost of film production is 138 million US dollars, or about 1 billion yuan. The pressure to recover costs is still great. The continuous failure of
also made Li Ang suspicious. In an interview, he said: I often wonder, why am I shooting this way? Is it because I have a problem, or is there a problem in this world? Very confused.
Maybe the mainland audience can give the big director the answer. As of the 17th, "Gemini Killer" is still one day away from the mainland. Its first day's pre-sale box office exceeded 16 million, and the first day's pre-sales reached 29.5, and the box office accounted for 33.7%. The data is the first pre-sale:
"Gemini Killer" and two major competitors
Japanese animation "One Piece: Operation Frenzy" on the first day of pre-sale for 13.39 million, which is not much different from "Gemini Killer". There are so many diehard fans, which is why the first day of the movie’s pre-sale results are good. However, the stamina of the movie is a big problem. After all, Riman has become one of the most popular in China. Perhaps it is the biggest rival of "Gemini Killer"
. "Sleeping Mantra" broke through 700 million U.S. dollars at the box office. As the sequel, "Sleeping Mantra 2" is highly anticipated. Although the current pre-sale is only 5.94 million, this kind of family fun movie is often explosive. In the back, the starring Angelina Jolie also has a good foundation of popularity in the mainland, plus the popcorn special effects blockbuster has always been the heart of mainland audiences
The mainland market this weekend is very likely to be "Maleficent 2" and "Gemini Killer" 》Two heroes fight for hegemony
