According to the past, Hollywood blockbusters have always been among the best at the domestic box office.
However, since 2019, the box office of domestic movies has begun to perform strongly.
On the contrary, Hollywood blockbusters have become unpopular.
For example, in the current summer season, " Catch the Baby " is a masterpiece.
was released for 8 days and took in a box office of 1.665 billion, surpassing the second place " silently kills " by more than 500 million.
On the other hand, it is the only Hollywood blockbuster with a box office of over 100 million in North America.
was released in China and only took in 16 million box office in 5 days. Results like
would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
Speaking of which, the Hollywood blockbuster " tornado " has quite a long history.
director Steven Spielberg serves as producer.
director Lee Isaac Cheng won the British Film Academy Best Director award. The
production team is the original team behind " Jurassic World ".
actors include popular rookie Anthony Ramos, who played "Transformers: Rise of the Power Rangers ", and David Corensway, who played " Superman ".
The most important thing is that the investment in this film is as high as 150 million US dollars, which is about more than 1 billion in conversion.
If the box office can only be recovered if the box office is three times the cost, then judging from the current results, the movie "Tornado" is losing money.
I have to say that such a large investment makes the special effects of this film visible to the naked eye.
As a disaster movie, when the tornado comes, the shock of swallowing everything and the crisis coming, feels like real.
So why can’t Hollywood blockbusters sell? The reason for
is that there is no innovation and serious routines.
First of all, there is the story, which is in the same pattern as "Tornado" in 1994. The story of
is set in Oklahoma, USA.
5 years ago, Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones) was a storm chaser. She once made a bold hypothesis:
put a chemical substance on the only path of the tornado , can it weaken its power?
So she decided to prove this hypothesis herself, and accidentally killed her companion.
Five years later, she was invited by her old friend Harvey to return to the place where she was disappointed and chase the wind again.
Later, under the leadership of Taylor, the Internet celebrity who broadcast the tornado on YouTube, they not only helped Kate verify her conjecture, but also saved people's lives.
In the end, in the intersection of multiple tornadoes, Kate and her group finally escaped.
Yes, the film is 122 minutes long, and the story is probably like this.
To put it in one sentence, the heroine was in despair after losing her companion. The hero and others appeared to help her get rid of her inner demons, save humanity, and finally fall in love.
So, from a story perspective, the mode is almost exactly the same as the old version, and there is nothing important to watch.
I really want to know, how come the box office has exceeded 100 million in North America?
Secondly, there are the special effects. Although they are a bit shocking, I am tired of seeing them.
In my opinion, "Tornado" continues the tradition of Hollywood blockbusters and is willing to spend money on scene creation.
For example, when a tornado comes, it is amazing the sense of oppression, cars flying in the sky, and the scene of people struggling to survive.
During the movie watching process, these scenes can bring an intuitive and immersive experience to the audience, as if they are actually there.
However, there is not much progress in these scenarios.
I have seen similar scenes in " Superman: Man of Steel ". If it weren't for this being a new movie, I would have thought it was a cut scene from "Superman".
And compared with the old version, the scene of the tornado raging lacks detailed description, making it difficult to leave a deep impression on the audience.
Finally, there is the value of personal heroism.
To be honest, it makes sense to see individual heroism in superhero movies.
However, seeing it in "Tornado" is confusing.
For example, when a tornado is approaching, the heroine is seen saving people throughout the film.
There were neither police nor heroic citizens around her. Watching her perform all by herself was a bit too underestimated of the destructive power of the tornado.
To be honest, this is hard to convince.
Having said this, we have to question, that is - are Hollywood blockbusters really no longer good?
opened the annual box office list. Except for "Avatar 2" in 2022, which performed well, other Hollywood blockbusters are outside the top 10 in the country.
Moreover, the scheduling rate of Hollywood blockbusters is also declining year by year.
Regarding the box office failure of "Tornado", some foreign netizens made wild remarks on social platforms.
believes that it is because of our poor aesthetics, not because the movie was not shot well.
Regarding this, I want to say: I'm sorry, times have changed. " Wandering Earth " laughed when I saw you saying this.
In my opinion, the essence is that domestic audiences have lost patience with Hollywood blockbusters.
You can’t use one model to harvest the market forever and still show a superior attitude.
As the quality of domestic films has improved in recent years, audiences have also changed their tastes and prefer to watch domestic films.
Therefore, Hollywood blockbusters may be like a tornado. After one after another, there will always be a break.
