launched some time ago, the program team invited Wang Jing.
is a controversial figure. He is the best-selling director in the glorious era of Hong Kong movies and the king of bad movies in the eyes of mainland audiences.
is different from everyone's impression. The interview with the vulgar director Wang Jing is full of wisdom. In the chaotic remarks, the editor found that Wang Jing has two views-
1. He said that Hong Kong movies have been reborn in the Mainland.
2, he doesn't want to make a comedy because he doesn't have a satisfactory actor.
words are all good. But if you combine the two and think about it carefully, you will find that, in fact, Hong Kong movies have been abandoned by the market. Why does
say that Hong Kong films are reborn in the Mainland? It seems that Chen Kexin, Tsui Hark, Lin Chaoxian, including Wang Jing himself, have made good at the box office of the movies made in the mainland in recent years.
But in fact, this is just the "introduction" of Hong Kong film professionals. Chen Kexin's "Dear" and Lin Chaoxian's "Operation Red Sea" all show the director's professionalism, but from the perspective of the theme, story, and actors, these are all mainland movies.
Moreover, from the early years of large-scale entry into the mainland, only a few "head" directors and "top-level" actors are still in the mainstream market. To put it plainly, actors and actresses such as Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Louis Koo, and Zhang Jiahui can be ignored.
This is why Hong Kong films released in the Mainland frequently appear super-strong combinations. In addition to the unity of Hong Kong filmmakers, it also shows that only in this way can tickets be sold.
Everyone has also seen that the newly released "Sweeping Drugs 2" is another combination of Andy Lau and Louis Koo.
Who still watches Hong Kong movies? Wang Jing also admitted that only the movies with happy twists and actors like Shen Teng can resonate among the mainland audiences.
Since the development of the mainland, the eccentric charm of Hong Kong movies has been gone. People prefer to see works that are happening around them that can generate empathy.
Just look at Wang Jing and you will know that he can be regarded as the director who knows the market best and knows the business best among Hong Kong filmmakers. What is he taking? One is a comedy film, and the other is a police and criminal film, such as the "Macao Storm" series, such as the "Chasing the Dragon" series.
In other words, only these two themes are left in Hong Kong movies that can be eaten in the mainland market. In fact, there were martial arts and kung fu movies a few years ago, but they are no longer available.
In terms of comedy, even Wang Jing couldn't do it herself. She said that she didn't have a good actor, but in fact she was still ungrounded. The profitability of bad films like the "Macao Wind and Cloud" series depends on the last Hong Kong film sentiments of several big-name actors and audiences.
Even Stephen Chow, "The New King of Comedy" also missed. So, are Hong Kong movies in the Mainland? Only the subject of police and gangster movies is left. This is true for
. Wang Jing’s "Chasing the Dragon" series, as well as the "Integrity Storm" series, last year's Chow Yun-fat's Wushuang, the "Chill" series, etc., in recent years, the box office in the Mainland are all police movies. And basically they are blessed by a few top-tier Hong Kong actors.
But word of mouth and box office can only be said to be average. For example, "Sweeping Drugs 2" is called the strongest Hong Kong movie of the year by many people (actually it is, because other Hong Kong movies are even less available), but the standard can only be said to be above the pass line, and it is a commercial movie that can be watched. . The box office of
is also 400 million in three days, which is regarded as the super high box office of Hong Kong films in the Mainland. In the end, it should not exceed 1 billion. This is also the top of the box office of this type of movie. Early this year, the "Anti-Corruption Storm" was nearly 800 million, and last year's explosive "Wushuang" exceeded 1.2 billion, which is considered a breakthrough. What position does
occupy on the mainland box office charts? It's very simple, you can't make the top ten of the year. In 2018, the tenth place on the mainland box office list is "Predecessor 2," with more than 1.6 billion yuan, and "Wushuang" ranked 14th.
This is the status quo of Hong Kong movies. Put on the most popular actors and shoot the best subjects, and that's it. What is worrying about
is that there are only top actors, police and criminals in Hong Kong movies, and I am afraid that sooner or later they will be bored by the audience. This summer file, followed by "Apostle Walker 2," starring Louis Koo, Zhang Jiahui, Wu Zhenyu, and a strong combination of movie stars. But it's hard to be optimistic.
Next, there will be "Money Empire 2" (Leung Ka Fai, Louis Koo), "Anti-Corruption Storm 5" (Louis Koo), "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" (Andy Lau), "Chill 3" (Leung Ka Fai, Aaron Kwok)...
When these top actors who can play are slowly withdrawing, when the audience is tired of Hong Kong-style police movies, what else is there in Hong Kong movies?
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