For a long time, domestic sci-fi movies are not favored, but when it comes to sci-fi movies, everyone's first reaction is basically " Avatar ", " Interstellar ", " The Matrix ", " Terminator " 》 Such a European and American masterpiece. This situation did not change until 2019, after the release of " Wandering Earth ".
"The Wandering Earth" has broken everyone's cognition of domestic sci-fi films in terms of the level of special effects production and the setting of the storyline, which is refreshing. And "Lonely Walking on the Moon", which was just released this year, also allowed everyone to see another form of sci-fi film, but it was biased towards comedy films, and it was almost a sci-fi film in the true sense. It can be seen from
that there are still a lot of blanks waiting for people to fill in domestic sci-fi films. Gu Tianle is such a blank filler. However, " Tomorrow's War ", which has high expectations, is far from ideal at the box office. As of September 5, the box office of "Tomorrow's War" is still sluggish, with a real-time box office of 600 million+, and the production cost of is 450 million. The box office needs at least 1 billion to make a return. According to the current situation of , it is difficult for the final box office to exceed 1 billion visually, so is under great pressure.
It is not difficult to imagine how depressed Gu Tianle has been in the past month, and the sci-fi movie that he devoted ten years of effort to create ended up with this result. He has made a lot of movies, but it is the first time that he promotes it so hard. It is said that when the movie was first released, he watched the box office 20 times a day, and his nervousness can be imagined.
We all love Principal Gu Tianle Gu, and there are almost no negative comments on him on the Internet, but this time, after ten years of hard work, the expected results have not been achieved. In addition to the problems of the film itself, it is also related to the difficulty of walking the road of science fiction.
opened the "Wandering Earth" in the "first year" of mainland sci-fi. During the shooting process, there were many overruns. At one point, all the scenes in the cockpit had to be filmed in the same car. Wu Jing was originally a cameo, but as soon as the front foot entered the crew, the back foot faced the problem of stoppage. Help Guo Fan After pulling in 60 million investment, he became the star instead.
Tomorrow's War is not much better, even harder. 10 years, 450 million budget, 1700 special effects shots... How can the hardships behind the simple data be clear in a few sentences, Gu Tianle hopes to use time and energy to make up the threshold gap with Hollywood first-class sci-fi films.
But the top sci-fi works can never be created only by "hard work". What it needs is a complete industrial system, a full range of professionals, decades of high investment and experience accumulation through trial and error, and a market that can "return blood".
"The Wandering Earth" has proved the return potential of Chinese sci-fi, but the sequel is still cautious and cautious. "Tomorrow's War" does have many shortcomings. The complaints and criticisms of netizens are not completely biased, and there is also a gap between the top Hollywood standards recognized by the audience. But the road to science fiction has to be taken by someone, and the future of domestic science fiction films has to be explored by someone.
Although the mainland can be said to be the biggest cake, and Gu Tianle has a good reputation in the mainland, it is difficult to drive the box office only by relying on personal popularity! The future of
is bright, but the road is tortuous. After this battle, presumably Gu Tianle and the producer should think about more questions, learn from the experience and lessons of this time, and continue to move forward with the love of science fiction. What we have to do is to look forward to him and the team in the future. Great more beloved sci-fi movie!
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