This year's Spring Festival still has many popular movies, such as "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou, " Flying Life 2" by comedy star Shen Teng, and " Mr. Red Carpet " with Ning Hao and Andy Lau " are all exciting. Unexpectedly, the movie "" directed and starred by Jia Ling has won the box office championship in the past few days.
For this movie, Jia Ling also sacrificed a lot. During the filming, she lost more than 100 kilograms. Her recent appearance in the live broadcast room to promote the movie made some netizens dare not recognize her. But it was this kind of perseverance to lose weight that made many viewers interested in "Hot and Spicy" and donated a movie ticket.
And the box office of "Hot and Spicy" has also been booming. It has made 422 million in just one day of release, leading the way in the Spring Festival period. Following closely behind is "Flying Life 2", "Article 20" has fallen behind, and "Mr. Red Carpet" has not exceeded 100 million. In just two days, the box office of "Hot and Spicy" has exceeded 760 million.
Why is "Hot and Spicy" so popular? That must be because of Jia Ling's hot publicity some time ago. Don't talk too much about "Jia Ling's weight loss" on major platforms. And just on February 10, Jia Ling appeared in the live broadcast room to support the movie and shared her weight loss experience during the filming of the movie.
And on February 11, there were more and more hot searches about Jia Ling. "She has not become thinner, but has become stronger." This hot search made netizens laugh. Indeed, in "Hot and Spicy", Jia Ling's directing skills have become much stronger. During the filming, in order to maintain confidentiality and publicity, she did not even dare to leave the house.
However, with the popularity of "Hot and Spicy", many viewers who have watched the movie have also given their own evaluations. It’s just that the movie’s reputation seems to be polarizing. People who liked it thought it was so inspirational and funny. They were filled with emotion after watching it. Some viewers who were less tearful even cried after watching it.
Several well-known Internet celebrities also shared their thoughts after watching "Hot and Spicy" through their social accounts. They shed tears directly in the video. They were deeply touched by Jia Ling's inspiration and counterattack. As they said, only by truly losing weight like Jia Ling can they know how difficult it is.
However, in addition to positive reviews, some negative reviews also continue to emerge. Among them, based on the comments given by netizens, a total of three major controversies that cannot be ignored were summarized.
01 Like to copy
Jia Ling's movies have always been accompanied by controversy. For example, the original "Hello Li Huanying" was complained by netizens that it was adapted from a sketch in 2016. This movie "Hot and Spicy" is adapted by Jia Ling from the well-known Japanese movie "One Hundred Dollar Love", and even the promotional posters are similar, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
02Over-promotion
The publicity for the movie "Hot" was really overwhelming before its release, which also made some viewers feel disgusted with this stunt. Although it attracted many viewers into the theater, some netizens felt that excessive marketing and publicity turned them off. After all, losing weight is Jia Ling's own business.
It is normal for an actor to lose weight and gain weight. It can be used as a publicity point, but if there are too many, it is unnecessary. Bale, who played Batman, Aamir Khan in India, and Deng Chao in China all had similar experiences. Experience, no need to promote it again and again.
03Backstabbing women
This negative review comes from some female viewers. They feel that their best friend backstabbing the heroine and their cousin backstabbing the heroine are stigmatizing women. The character "Le Ying" played by Jia Ling in the movie uses other women to set off herself. This negative review is controversial. Some netizens think it is inappropriate, while some female netizens choose to support it.
No matter whether it is positive reviews or controversy, it cannot stop "Hot and Furious" from becoming the most popular movie at present. As for whether the film can achieve the same box office miracle as "Hello Li Huanying" in the future, we can only wait for the subsequent box office development. I wonder if my friends will watch "Hot and Spicy"?
