was released, the single-day film schedule of " hot and spicy " fell below 20% for the first time.
On the 22nd day of its release, the single-day film schedule of "Hot and Spicy" continued to drop to 15%. Moreover, the single-day box office was once again overtaken by " Bears: Reverse Time and Space ". But this time it is not a small overtake, but a larger one.
Judging from the single-day box office rankings, "Hot and Spicy" has fallen to fifth place. What is happening behind
?
The reason is self-evident, it is because of the release of Ethan Juan 's new film ": Eliminating Three Evils in 10 Weeks". From finalization to screening to official release, the popularity of this film continues to rise, and the public has already been looking forward to it. And now with its release, it has indeed lived up to expectations, both in terms of word-of-mouth and box office, it is quite eye-catching and has become a new dark horse film!
It is precisely because of good screenings and word-of-mouth ferment that this film has received more film schedules and divided a considerable part of the film schedule of "Hot and Spicy". It has been favored by theaters, and "Hot and Spicy" is Once it was a complete fall from grace!
And it coincides with the weekend, and "Bear Infested: Reverse Time and Space" has entered its prime time again. The film schedule has picked up slightly, and the single-day box office has once again surpassed "Hot and Spicy". But the film schedule is still lower than "Hot and Spicy". "Hot" was not only abandoned by theater managers, but also by audiences.
As for "The Three Evils", although the box office has just exceeded 80 million in its two days of release, which is not worth mentioning compared to those films in the Spring Festival, in terms of cost, it has already made a lot of money. Moreover, Netflix launched simultaneously, but it did not affect the film's box office at all.
From a scale point of view, "Zhou Chu's Three Evils" is indeed a rare one in the mainland. The violent and bloody scenes are shocking, and the sense of satisfaction it brings to the audience is undeniable. But obviously, the violence and gore are only superficial, and the deeper things explored in this film are directly touching people's hearts.
This film is indeed shocking, not only in terms of audio-visual language, but also in terms of core expression. Starting from the title of the film,
directly applies the allusion, and the entire story structure, even various settings, and presentation forms, including the protagonist's self-worth realization, are consistent with the allusion.
This film is undoubtedly a modern interpretation and expression of the allusion of "Zhou Chu eliminates three evils", and it also gives this film a unique Jianghu temperament.
And under the rivers and lakes, the targeted individuals explore the value and meaning of their own lives. Fighting violence with violence is only a means, and eliminating harm for the people is not an end. It is a process of a person's self-exploration and finding the meaning and value of life. Of course, in this process, various problems of human nature are exposed incisively and vividly, and there are also various social contradictions.
The whole film seems absurd and even a trick of fate, but it has a huge impact on people.
In addition, it is a slap in the face to the entire film market. Why does
say this?
At a time when remakes and adaptations are becoming increasingly popular, "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" has undoubtedly taught those creators a good lesson.
In the past year alone, there have been as many as 7 remake films released in mainland theaters, and this Spring Festival has another box office hit "Hot". Especially high-grossing remakes of films such as "The Disappearance of " and "Hot and Spicy" have attracted more followers. It cannot be said that there are fewer and fewer local original stories, but they are being squeezed by these remakes. Fortunately, the audience's eyes are sharp.
When remakes become the trend, then who will continue to make original works in a down-to-earth manner.
However, the emergence of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" allows us to see a new expression of local original stories.
First of all, it is rooted in traditional culture.
Although traditional culture has set off a trend in recent years, it is obvious that works are still scarce in the film and television market. Most of them are still targeting classic IPs, but obviously traditional culture is a huge treasure house, and there are too many things that can be mined in a short period of time.
Although "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" is a modern crime film, it undoubtedly relies on traditional culture, but it does not stick to tradition. It has been upgraded and given a modern expression.
Perhaps looking at it from another angle, this is just like the localization of those remakes, and this is the modernization of our local traditional culture, and it also proves the charm of traditional culture from the side.
This film brings us not only visual enjoyment and spiritual shock, but also a review and understanding of the traditional story of "Zhou Chu eliminates three evils".
Secondly, in-depth analysis beyond the form. The
standard is still just a form, just a shell. The scale of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" does not lie in the violent scenes of violence, but in that underneath, there is a deeper analysis of human nature and society, which can shock people and make them think deeply. and inspiration.
Many creators, due to scale review issues, tend to be superficial and pursue a more commercial form, such as the incorporation of comedy elements, which sometimes greatly weakens the theme expression. For the sake of commercial considerations, more sharp and valuable things were given up, which weakened the artistic and expressive aspects of the film.
However, "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" shows the darkest side of human nature and the cruelest side of society to the audience, but at the same time, it also fully expresses people's instinctive yearning for justice, cleanliness, and kindness. In contrast, it is still very positive, rather than being dark, sinful, anti-human and anti-social.
Finally, the inspiration, social significance and value it brings cannot be underestimated. In terms of film styles,
is a mix and match, organically integrating noir films, Hong Kong-style gangster films, and Taiwanese grotesque films, but at each stage, there is the most authentic revelation of human nature and society. Although it is a mash-up style and a fable, every person and every story is not strange or distant. This film can make us reflect on the weaknesses of human nature and the problems of society, so as to move towards a better side.
In short, for "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils", the more people recognize it, the better it will be for the entire film market. Especially now, it allows us to see a kind of persistence and inheritance of Chinese-language films. , a kind of innovation, rather than following the trend and surrendering!
