Time flies, half of June has passed, and it is a new week. In mid-June, an unexpected work came out: " Dog Formation " starring Eddie Peng.
This drama is directed by Guan Hu, one of the "Top Ten Directors of Domestic Entertainment", and stars Peng Yuyan, partnering with Tong Liya , Niu Ben , Zhang Yi , Wei Chen and dozens of veteran and powerful actors. Actors and even famous director Jia Zhangke joined the cast, with a total investment of 150 million. It also won the best film in the "Un Certain Regard" category at the Cannes Film Festival.
However, such a work with a huge investment, an invincible cast, and a gold medal, fell over immediately after it was released in China.
"Dog Formation" took a full 14 hours, 5 minutes and 45 seconds to break through "10 million". Such a result, placed on such a large production and a large lineup, can be said to be an extreme success.
Sure enough, in the weekly box office statistics, "Dogs" only ranked seventh, and the total box office in the four days of release was only over 21 million.
According to the calculation method of "Three times the theater box office can recover the cost", this "Dogs" is completely hopeless. A large investment of 150 million will require a box office of 450 million to recover the cost, but based on the current box office growth rate It seems that it is basically impossible to reach such a height. The box office prediction calculated by AI is only about 45 million, which is 10 times different from the box office that can recover the money.
Under such a box office situation, people can't help but wonder: What happened to Peng Yuyan? It’s been so long since I’ve starred in a movie. Why did I finally get a big production, but it failed to the extreme, which makes people sigh. Has Peng Yuyan’s era passed?
After watching this drama, I got the answer: The box office of "Dogs" was so low that I couldn't even watch it. I can't blame Peng Yuyan, it was mainly due to the plot.
I don’t know if Director Guan Hu is already infinitely close to the “Ten Billion Director”. He is also among the top ten in the box office rankings of domestic entertainment directors, so Guan Hu no longer cares about the box office, but more about the gold content of international awards. That's why he invited Jia Zhangke, the "artistic award-winning director."
The entire "Dog Formation" is full of "unnecessary literary style".
is set in the northwest. Peng Yuyan's protagonist Erlang is a "poor man" who has been in prison for many years.
After he was released from prison, Erlang discovered that the society outside had long since changed, and his "era had long passed." Not only did he no longer have his own era, he didn't even know how to use a smartphone. Because of his identity, he returned to society and faced discrimination from the people around him... This situation directly left Erlang at a loss as to where to go.
Fortunately, under such circumstances, Erlang met a stray dog. Both the person and the dog were destined to be abandoned. The symphony of fate made the person and the dog become "friends" and started a wandering life. In the process, Erlang gradually met his true self and understood that I am still young and everything is in time...
The story of "Dog Formation" is about a man who was released from prison met a dog, and then helped each other and redeemed each other. The process of literature and art has reached Ultimately, it is reasonable for a work like this to win awards but not box office.
Under the high loess slope of "Dog Formation", in addition to the fact that everyone in the world is suffering, but can pursue the true self towards the sun, there are also endless beautiful scenery. It is seriously suspected that the large investment of 150 million was used for "scenery".
The story of the film is very literary, and the background is more artistic and exciting, which can cultivate sentiments. However, as a tree person, I prefer Johnnie To's passionate plot and brotherhood, and Jia Zhangke's redemption, which is not suitable for the general public.
