to now, the results are beyond everyone’s expectations.
First, the Hong Kong film "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" became a hit.
thought it was the third most popular movie in Hong Kong. Unexpectedly, it was adapted from a comic book and came back. It was a hit and the box office was soaring. It actually fired the first shot of the May Day show.
Then the schedule officially started, and " Peacekeeping Riot Squad " took the lead.
has the worst reputation, but the best box office.
Wang Yibo’s fans used real money to prove that the fan economy is still strong.
But other movies suffered, among which " Nothing Can't Be Solved by a Hotpot " was the worst.
famous export product, starring popular Yang Mi, powerful actor Yu Ailei, and naturally popular Yu Qian, Li Jiuxiao, and Tian Yu.
I thought it was a big dish, but it turned out to be sour. Not long after the release of
, word-of-mouth and box office performance were both negative. Director Ding Sheng was speechless and choked up during the live broadcast. Today, the film was temporarily withdrawn and gave up in advance.
And the most unexpected one is " The Last Days Spending Money ".
The director is a newcomer, and the leading actors are still the Northeast comedians, Jia Bing, Xiao Shenyang , Yu Yang and Dong Baoshi. No matter how you look at it,
looks like a blockbuster movie on the Internet, but it has become more and more courageous after its release, and it has been firmly ranked first in the daily box office list since the 3rd.
html has a cumulative box office of 370 million in 05 days, becoming the biggest dark horse in the May Day period.
Indeed, it won at the box office.
But the quality is hard to describe.
's word-of-mouth rating is only 6.1 points, which is just a passing grade. It is only a little better than "Peacekeeping Riot Squad". After watching it, I have to say:
If there were no other comedies on May Day, would it have achieved this box office?
The collective sexual desire of middle-aged men
The name alone makes me feel uncomfortable.
The title of this film is exactly the same as the previous ones ", the killer is not so calm " and "Li Mao Changes the Prince". They are both adding words to some well-known entries or playing homophones. The original version of
is from the 1991 classic movie "Thelma and Louise " directed by Ridley Scott. It tells the story of two women escaping from being oppressed and bullied in a patriarchal society. It is a standard version of feminism. work.
But what is this film about?
The consumption spree of a group of middle-aged men already constitutes blasphemy based on the original film.
The presentation of the script is even more confusing and unreasonable.
"Spending Money Crazy" on "Thelma and Louise" talks about "spending money like crazy" on "Thelma and Louise".
"Jia Youwei" played by Jia Bing has achieved nothing in middle age. His biggest ideal is to earn one million to live a peaceful life. However, the salary is too small and he can only save money and live on a budget.
Use dripping water to wash your face without consuming water. Use a rolling pin to squeeze toothpaste. You can use coupons to deduct all purchases at the supermarket during the period.
But suddenly one day Jia Youwei was diagnosed with a brain tumor and only had about ten days to live.
Afraid of following the words of Xiao Shenyang, "When a person dies, the money is not spent." After spending his whole life, he decided to squander his life. Then he sold his house to collect one million, and he married three of his childhood friends. Fa Xiao embarked on a journey of spending money.
Iron Rooster will spend 1 million in 10 days. This is a standard genre film design.
I guess that after watching the trailer, many people bought tickets in anticipation of " The Richest Man in Xihong City ". Let's see how Jia Bing and Xiao Shenyang perform the role of a poor man who suddenly becomes rich and can also make his own finances dry up. Looking for plum blossoms to quench thirst.
However, the movie has very few money-making moments and is extremely "uncreative".
It’s just the same, renting a luxury car, staying in a presidential suite, or shopping like crazy in the mall...
Even the audience can imagine these scenes, I really wonder about a group of Northeastern people who claim to be the "future of Chinese comedy" Actors, why are their performances on such standard examination questions so boring? The only interesting part of
is to go to a restaurant and order seafood like crazy, and then release them to make them fresher.
Before he could react, the movie suddenly came to the second act. Jia Youwei began to pursue his childhood goddess "Wang Xiaoqian" (played by Tan Zhuo).
At this point, the overall tone of the movie suddenly changed.
Jia Youwei started to restrain himself again. I understand that this is a normal psychological reaction when meeting a goddess, but as a dying person worth millions, especially when he doesn't care about money, shouldn't he do more things that ordinary people can't understand? A funny move?
But Jia Youwei just bought a cemetery and bought some dresses for her.
Even when the creditor found Wang Xiaoqian, Jia Youwei was scared away even though he clearly had money. In the end, he even refused to take money to fight with others.
is not?
Are we "spending money" or "spending nothing"? The logic of
characters has no inertia.
As a result, after chasing the goddess, the hospital suddenly called and said that it was misdiagnosed and the truth came out.
I looked at the watch and saw that the answer had been announced in just an hour. The supporting point of the script was gone. What should I do in the next 40 minutes?
The screenwriter wrote two words:
with a stroke of his pen.
After finding out that he was not sick, Jia Youwei suddenly turned into an iron rooster again, crying and making trouble to keep the last money, and even exchanged nasty words with his buddies and started fighting in the same room.
A few days together have not brought about any changes in him, and the character arc is zero.
But the house was sold and the money was gone, so he could only sleep on the streets and in the cemetery.
At this time, the title of "Thelma and Louise" has expired, and has been replaced by another brand-new script.
The movie suddenly turned to brotherhood. Jia Youwei was so moved when he saw the notes from his brothers in his graveyard that his nose ran wildly. Then he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to help his three friends fulfill their wishes.
In the first half, the roles of the three friends began to be laid out.
said that Sha Baihu (played by Xiao Shenyang)'s wife is a successful anchor, but he has no personal career and cannot help his wife. He seems to be transparent and has no sense of presence at home.
Dong Jianfeng (played by Dong Baoshi) is a single father who raises his son by himself. His salary is low and his relationship with his son is not harmonious.
Xu Dali (played by Yu Yang) is even worse. When he was a child, he advocated martial arts and dreamed of defeating invincible opponents in the world. When he grew up, he could only work as a security guard.
Indeed, this is very "miserable" and this is very "middle-aged".
But the problem is that these three characters cannot arouse the empathy of the audience, because the reasons for their hardship are not shown.
Sha Baihu has a low family status and has no sense of existence.
can the screenwriter write about how he worked hard, how he wanted to help his wife, or made some real achievements, but he still did not get the approval of his wife?
No, he just silently accepted the dividends brought by his wife and was willing to be a househusband.
Xu Dali wants to participate in a boxing match and become famous.
has life goals that are worthy of respect, but the way he pursues his dreams is to leave his post without permission during working hours.
Dong Jianfeng divorced his wife and lived with his son. Apart from buying a tablet, he could not provide anything for his child, so he could only study rap hard and show some sporadic fatherly love.
One is a soft-boiled man, one is absent without permission, and the other is a verbally good father.
Three middle-aged men seem to be oppressed by life, but in fact they are all to blame.
The screenwriter didn't bother to spend time on the characters or deleted some scenes. He just said that they were suffering, but they didn't know why. Without specific social conflicts, the conflicts could only return to the characters themselves.
If you suffer, you deserve it.
The final reconciliation between the characters can be said to be simple and crude -
Jia Youwei repays his friends and fulfills three wishes respectively.
Xu Dali signed up for a boxing match and was beaten up. Dong Jianfeng went on stage to sing rap and was accepted by his son.
Sha Baihu’s scene was the most disgusting. He seemed to be pressing his head to make his wife confess her love to her husband in public, begging him to “marry me again in the next life.”"
But why?
Why?
The relationship between Sha Baihu and his wife was not shown in fragments, and he did not provide help to his wife's career in the end.
A character who has not achieved any value or change at all, in the end You also need to be recognized.
Is it also a kind of ability to eat soft food?
The ending is even more confusing.
It took nearly 30 minutes to depict the relationship between the four brothers from their childhood. The grievances and grievances between the parents have finally been reconciled -
But the money to take over the hotel came from Sha Baihu's wife
How come your four brothers' dreams are paid for by unrelated people?
This is not only related to the movie? The brotherly love expressed runs counter to this, and the structure of the script is also deus ex machina. It feels like I don’t know how to end it, so I just randomly pick someone to sum up the story. The four brothers
talked deeply about each other for a long time, and finally appeared again. Why are you crying for so long?
I thought you were asking for help
Conclusion
In short, the overall impression of "Thelma and Louise" is extremely tearful. The second act of the low-end version of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" becomes "Parental Love", and the third act is a hearty middle-aged adultery.
In contrast, "This Killer is Not So Calm". The script is simple, but at least the whole script is based on the protagonist's dream of being an actor. The difference is self-evident.
Of course, when seeing this, many viewers will say:
It's just a comedy, why are you so particular? I'm just doing it for fun. Happy.
This is also what I said at the beginning -
If it weren't for the May 1st release, "Thelma and Louise" would never be able to sell at the box office. The Chinese people's demand for comedy during the holidays is too great.
But the same is true. This is the main reason why there are so many bad domestic comedies.
Sometimes the more kind consumers are, the more cruel they are to the market.
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