wants to say which is the best commercial film in the world this year, the author thinks it is " Top Gun 2" starring Tom Cruise . After watching this film, it is exciting, as if returning to the era of superstars thirty years ago. In the past, Hollywood was the world of superstars, Arnold , Shuangtang, Hewei, Cage , Lao Bu, Crowe, Washington, Volta, etc. can be described as splendid stars, and the superstars presented countless classics to the audience. Film.
has changed in the past ten years. The audience in the Z era prefers the culture of manga and two-dimensional. Under this background, Marvel and DC have risen, and they have almost controlled Hollywood's film and television resources in recent years. It is no exaggeration. Now the movies adapted by Marvel and DC comics have almost become an assembly line operation. They often use the cosmology to describe the background of their stories. The surface is dazzling box office data, but behind it is hidden the dilemma of empty content, aesthetic fatigue, and similar themes. This is from Marvel The fourth stage of the film can be seen in the continuous hit of the street. Although some of the box office is still good, the collapse of word of mouth makes it difficult for the follow-up works to maintain their popularity.
If Marvel and DC's comic book movies are not brilliant, it may be difficult for Hollywood to make a comeback, because the contemporary American film industry has no superstars after the Mesozoic era. The author believes that Tom Cruise is actually the last superstar in the American film industry. Why?
What is a superstar?
In the film industry, a superstar is a symbol of cultural symbols, which is qualitatively different from performing artists and popular idols. All superstars have qualified acting skills, super fame and box office appeal, full of personality charm, The admirable honor and status can control the script, casting, directing, production, publicity, distribution and other aspects of the film by virtue of its own influence. The performance career achieves a balance between art and commerce, and relies on the works to form a viable film. Sustained cultural influence. Why does
say that Tom Cruise is the last superstar in the American film industry
Tom Cruise in his sixtieth year, he shot the blockbuster "Top Gun 2" with double word-of-mouth box office, and "Top Gun" was Tom Cruise's Famous work, the current "Top Gun 2" world box office has reached more than one billion US dollars, breaking Tom Cruise's career box office record, this sequel after more than 30 years, is Tom Cruise's current status in the film industry On the other hand, other superstars, Arnold and Stallone are getting old, Hanks , De Niro , Pacino The three performance masters have no appeal, and the reputation of Heiwei has collapsed. , Cage, Crowe, Lao Bo, and Volta are all out of breath. The influence of Depp and Damon is waning, while Washington, Pete , Leonardo maintain a strong call Power, but more of a pure actor, it is difficult to control the trend of the film; the current Mesozoic and the new generation of big-name movie stars are all framed in the superhero series of movies, and gradually become the tool people in the production line, their personal value has no value. Unconsciously, under the prosperous age of comics, the soul of the American film industry has long ceased to exist. Superstars like Tom Cruise have been faulted for more than ten years, and it is difficult to continue.
Is there any international superstar in the Chinese film industry?
Looking at the development history of Chinese film stars, there are actually three superstars that can be called international superstars, Bruce Lee , Jackie Chan , Jet Li , all three of them have starred in many Hollywood movies The film is not cheap at the box office, and its fame and cultural influence are also world-renowned, and it can also be ranked in the top three in Asia. Nowadays, many movie stars can only play soy sauce or play supporting roles in Hollywood movies, and the gap is significant. But there is still a big gap between these three and Tom Cruise. Bruce Lee is the originator of kung fu films. To a certain extent, his achievements even surpass Tom Cruise, but the difference is that the number of films is too small and his influence is limited; Jackie Chan's cultural influence and Brother Tom is on a par, and they are both cultural symbols, but there are too many bad films in Long’s career, and the quality of the films is incomparable to Brother Tom; Jet Li’s advantage is in the number of classic movies. As an action movie star, he leads Douban out of 7.5 There are actually 17 films on the show, and 10 of them have more than 8 points. The quality of this film is even better than that of Tom. It's a pity that Jie has also faded out of the film circle for many years.
