The Hong Kong movie "The Burning City", known as "the first Chinese-language radioactive disaster blockbuster", has gained excellent initial reputation at screenings and premieres. It scored 7.6 on Douban, and viewers who watched the film exclaimed "Enjoyable!" Shocking!" or even "Hong Kong movies are alive again!" People can't help but wonder whether "Burning City" can become a milestone in the successful transformation of Hong Kong movies today.
What are the highlights of "Burning City"?
. The starring cast is luxurious enough, and the rivalry scenes are exciting.
Andy Lau , Bai Yu , Karen Mok and 24 other Hong Kong stars will participate. What kind of story will the all-star cast unfold and in what form will the actors collide? What kind of sparks will be produced, what exciting action scenes will the rescue team captain played by Bai Yu have, and how will Andy Lau use his acting skills? It is full of excitement.
The theme of radiation disaster is not only new in Chinese movies, but there are few movies in the world, which is bound to arouse the curiosity and expectations of the audience.
3. The disaster scene is shocking enough, and the story is compact and exciting.
"Burning City" mainly tells the story of the radiation crisis that broke out in Hong Kong, which revealed a huge smuggling of foreign garbage. The government and firefighters were ordered to carry out 24-hour dual-line operations in the face of danger. The story of extreme rescue. The first batch of viewers who watched the film said that they were "really immersed in it, their heartbeats were racing", "they had a sense of survival after the disaster", and "the pattern was very large, triggering a sense of crisis". As a disaster film, it undoubtedly has the above elements. is successful.
In recent years, Hong Kong movies and Chinese-language disaster films have fallen into a certain dilemma. The quality of the films is uneven, the market appeal is getting lower and lower, and the box office is declining year by year, such as the " anti-drug " series in recent years, and this year's " crisis route " and " safe ", the latter was even withdrawn for a time. The same type of blockbusters that used to attract money seem to have become cannon fodder in the market today.
In addition to the low quality of the films, modern audiences will inevitably lose interest in the natural disaster-themed films that are common in daily life given the endless emergence of science fiction disaster films such as future worlds and superheroes. The radiation disaster theme of "Burning City" is rare for the market, so the audience expects such a movie, and the market also needs such a movie.
As a rare Hong Kong local and big-budget movie with rare themes, "Burning City" itself is attractive enough. However, the market feedback is not ideal. Whether in the mainland or Hong Kong market, the box office of the film is relatively sluggish. The mainland only received 80 million yuan in the first weekend, and the Hong Kong market only received 500,000 US dollars. According to the current media forecast of 200 million Calculating the total box office, it is difficult to even get back the money. This is inseparable from the fact that the audience has lost interest in related themes. However, viewers who have watched the film said that the quality of the film is very high, but the level of publicity and distribution is inconsistent with that of the film. The quality is not directly proportional, so the subsequent box office trend of "Burning City" still has to wait for the sinking and fermentation of word-of-mouth.
Jiang Zhiqiang, the CEO of Anle Pictures, the investment company of "Burning City" and the film's producer, was asked by the film manager at the road show why such a large-scale film was released in an unpopular period. He said, "China's film market should not only have There are four schedules: Spring Festival, May Day, Summer, and National Day. I hope that every weekend in the future will be the Spring Festival, and I will be the first to release my film." This exciting speech won the audience! The cinema manager's applause also brought goodwill to movie fans and audiences. At the same time, he also said that Hong Kong movies are declining and are often criticized by the audience, which is something he does not want to see.
has been making movies all his life. He always wanted to give Hong Kong movies a voice and prove that Hong Kong filmmakers can produce good works that can compete with international blockbusters, so "Burning City" was created.
Hong Kong movies have unique advantages. Compared with mainland movies, they have more creative freedom. They have contributed countless masterpieces to us and are part of our memories. Although the glory has faded over the years, this movie is worth watching. Hope for the rebirth of Hong Kong films. I hope that "Burning City" can become a milestone in the transformation of Hong Kong films, allowing Hong Kong films to regain their confidence and continue to bring us more good works. The Hong Kong movie "The Burning City", known as "the first Chinese-language radioactive disaster blockbuster", has gained excellent initial reputation at screenings and premieres. It scored 7.6 on Douban, and viewers who watched the film exclaimed "Enjoyable!" Shocking!" or even "Hong Kong movies are alive again!" People can't help but wonder whether "Burning City" can become a milestone in the successful transformation of Hong Kong movies today. What are the highlights of "Burning City"? . The starring cast is luxurious enough, and the rivalry scenes are exciting. Andy Lau , Bai Yu , Karen Mok and 24 other Hong Kong stars will participate. What kind of story will the all-star cast unfold and in what form will the actors collide? What kind of sparks will be produced, what exciting action scenes will the rescue team captain played by Bai Yu have, and how will Andy Lau use his acting skills? It is full of excitement.
The theme of radiation disaster is not only new in Chinese movies, but there are few movies in the world, which is bound to arouse the curiosity and expectations of the audience.
3. The disaster scene is shocking enough, and the story is compact and exciting.
"Burning City" mainly tells the story of the radiation crisis that broke out in Hong Kong, which revealed a huge smuggling of foreign garbage. The government and firefighters were ordered to carry out 24-hour dual-line operations in the face of danger. The story of extreme rescue. The first batch of viewers who watched the film said that they were "really immersed in it, their heartbeats were racing", "they had a sense of survival after the disaster", and "the pattern was very large, triggering a sense of crisis". As a disaster film, it undoubtedly has the above elements. is successful.
In recent years, Hong Kong movies and Chinese-language disaster films have fallen into a certain dilemma. The quality of the films is uneven, the market appeal is getting lower and lower, and the box office is declining year by year, such as the " anti-drug " series in recent years, and this year's " crisis route " and " safe ", the latter was even withdrawn for a time. The same type of blockbusters that used to attract money seem to have become cannon fodder in the market today.
In addition to the low quality of the films, modern audiences will inevitably lose interest in the natural disaster-themed films that are common in daily life given the endless emergence of science fiction disaster films such as future worlds and superheroes. The radiation disaster theme of "Burning City" is rare for the market, so the audience expects such a movie, and the market also needs such a movie.
As a rare Hong Kong local and big-budget movie with rare themes, "Burning City" itself is attractive enough. However, the market feedback is not ideal. Whether in the mainland or Hong Kong market, the box office of the film is relatively sluggish. The mainland only received 80 million yuan in the first weekend, and the Hong Kong market only received 500,000 US dollars. According to the current media forecast of 200 million Calculating the total box office, it is difficult to even get back the money. This is inseparable from the fact that the audience has lost interest in related themes. However, viewers who have watched the film said that the quality of the film is very high, but the level of publicity and distribution is inconsistent with that of the film. The quality is not directly proportional, so the subsequent box office trend of "Burning City" still has to wait for the sinking and fermentation of word-of-mouth.
Jiang Zhiqiang, the CEO of Anle Pictures, the investment company of "Burning City" and the film's producer, was asked by the film manager at the road show why such a large-scale film was released in an unpopular period. He said, "China's film market should not only have There are four schedules: Spring Festival, May Day, Summer, and National Day. I hope that every weekend in the future will be the Spring Festival, and I will be the first to release my film." This exciting speech won the audience! The cinema manager's applause also brought goodwill to movie fans and audiences. At the same time, he also said that Hong Kong movies are declining and are often criticized by the audience, which is something he does not want to see.
has been making movies all his life. He always wanted to give Hong Kong movies a voice and prove that Hong Kong filmmakers can produce good works that can compete with international blockbusters, so "Burning City" was created.
Hong Kong movies have unique advantages. Compared with mainland movies, they have more creative freedom. They have contributed countless masterpieces to us and are part of our memories. Although the glory has faded over the years, this movie is worth watching. Hope for the rebirth of Hong Kong films. I hope that "Burning City" can become a milestone in the transformation of Hong Kong films, allowing Hong Kong films to regain their confidence and continue to bring us more good works.