Chapter 975 The Winner Is King
Knowing that the main creators of "The Shawshank Redemption" had booked a hall to watch the premiere, the media rushed over immediately, blocked all the roads, and prepared the machinery and equipment. As soon as they gathered, the audience who came out immediately knew about it and gathered around. There was no need to know the specific information, just to know that where there were people, there would definitely be a big bustle.
Will Smith was dressed in a fashionable way. In the passage, the staff of the cinema told him that it was very lively outside. When he came out, he realized that he had underestimated the effect after the film was released. The scene was completely blown up. The security of the cinema gathered together, but they could only barely prevent the media reporters from rushing up and swallowing Will Smith so crazy.
The Red he played completely conquered the audience with the personal charm of the character. It was no longer the feeling that everyone had when watching his blockbuster movies in recent years. Not only was he not handsome, but he also had no movements. He was decadent and old. Hope always hides behind disappointment.
His struggle is in sharp contrast to Andy's. Red has been applying for parole and working hard for freedom, despite repeated failures, one year, five years, ten years, twenty years, thirty years... It seems that he has never given up, but he himself does not realize that he has been repeating again and again, but is just sticking to a belief. In fact, he has already deviated from the route of striving for freedom. He is simply paroled for parole. The true meaning of parole and the true purpose of freedom have long been forgotten.
Andy is completely different. He seems to be familiar with and adapt to life in prison. He seems to have accepted his fate. He seems to just want to live better here flexibly and give himself a little comfort in the cage.
At the beginning, the two gave people the feeling that Red was seeking real freedom, and Andy wanted comfort in a limited space.
It was not until Andy spent twenty years preparing an escape route for himself that all the audience realized that their previous perceptions of the two were all wrong.
The vast world outside is still a cage for Red who has gone out, a bigger cage, a completely unfamiliar cage. What if he walks out of the prison? Here, you still don’t have the so-called freedom.
The limited space in the prison is just a paper house for the powerful Andy. When he wants to go out, this paper house has no way to restrain him. He has the ability to control the vast world outside.
Some people have thought of using comics to express this film, which is the true state of Andy and Red.
The vast world is a cage. Red, who is very large, is still trapped in the cage here. In the extension of this painting, Andy, who is small in proportion, breaks through the paper house cage and runs towards his freedom.
From the premiere to the siege of Will Smith, it was only a dozen or twenty minutes. Many people's brains did not stop thinking at all. They were always thinking about the plot in the movie, one story after another, one point after another, not at all difficult to understand. The content of the whole film is rich and powerful. Don't look at it for more than two hours, don't look at the calm surface, but the turbulent undercurrents under the water are powerful enough to destroy any seemingly solid defense line, enough to destroy the self-protection defense line built deep in the hearts of all the audience.
Classic?
Destined to be a classic.
MOUSE's wild words at the beginning are not nonsense now. He showed everyone what it means to leave you speechless with his absolute strength.
The media interviewed Will Smith. At this time, the interview was no longer full of gunpowder and nitpicking. All the media focused on regular issues. The power of the film is so strong. Just look at the audience's reaction. They are already fanatical supporters.
MOUSE is so powerful.
Senior journalists who can work in film and entertainment media have very fast brain reactions. Seeing the reactions of the audience around them, they know why Chen Hao took the initiative to expose his shortcomings before the release, claiming that this is a movie without special effects, action and heroine.
Some audiences who are looking forward to the big scenes are directly blocked outside the cinema before they watch it. You can not come, but don't come in with the mentality of wanting to watch a wonderful special effects blockbuster. As a result, you don't read the content and connotation at all, and come out to criticize this movie like a running account. In that case, you might as well not come, and even save the movie ticket money, and both of us will feel comfortable.
Those who can go to the cinema to watch the premiere either have expectations for the actors or are just watching the excitement. They are mentally prepared for the fact that this film does not have dramatic special effects shots, and have never thought about seeing such a film, so that they can discover those powerful story contents in the bland plot.
"The Shawshank Redemption" has a great reputation!"
"A well-known work with a box office of 30 million on the first day of the premiere!"
"A strong man shows strong power. MOUSE responded to the plagiarism storm with his work."
"The number of screenings has increased significantly, and North American art theaters have also fully rolled out The Shawshank Redemption."
"A powerful movie without special effects, action, or heroines."
"A movie that truly conquers the audience with its story."
When it comes to China, various news have given it a more Chinese color.
"The birth of a godly drama!"
"Haozi used a play to prove his strength to the world, and his reputation exploded!"
"Super god drama, a godly film that conquers the world!"
Compared to the reputation of normal good dramas in North America, China is in a completely different state. Especially when domestic fans learned that this film had also set off a wave of good reputation in North America and Europe, their admiration and praise for it went up a level. The most powerful part of this film is that you don't get tired of watching the seemingly plain story, and the powerful energy contained in it can be fully obtained without you having to dig deep. In summary, it is to act out human affairs in a human way, which is easy for everyone to understand. Even those things that go deep into the core of the movie can be seen. At the same time, several burst points are just right. There are always too many depth bombs and people can't feel the enthusiasm. Occasionally, there is an explosion on the water surface, which splashes.
Throughout China, from noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year to the third day of the Lunar New Year, the number of screenings has been rising all the way. Other New Year films are also good. If you squeeze other people's screenings, at best you can only get 50%. With such a screening volume, the result is that you can't buy tomorrow's tickets today.
Online ticket purchase is becoming more and more convenient. With a mobile phone in everyone's hand, online ticket purchase is also cheap. More than 80% of the audience buy tickets online. In the information of each show, all tickets cannot be purchased, and all the seat information shows that the tickets have been sold.
Occasionally, the cinema will leave some tickets to avoid the audience coming to the scene not being able to buy a ticket. Queuing to buy tickets is no longer a rare scene. The number of people in the waiting hall of a cinema is the best way to reflect the attendance rate of the movie released in the cinema in the next time period.
Everyone is discussing "The Shawshank Redemption", which has surpassed other New Year blockbusters at once. The big film and television companies behind many blockbusters are very unhappy. You Haozi made a movie, which is not purely made in China. Why do you want to snatch our golden schedule? The above is also why you still make a movie for him. He made a Hollywood movie, so he should be treated as an imported movie and put it in a bad schedule to be released. This has a huge impact on us.
The winner is the king.
This time, Chen Hao did not need to respond. All the fans of Haomen responded. The president of the fan club posted a pinned message on the official fan website. It was the title of these eight words. It was very domineering and perfectly aroused hatred. It offended everyone in the same period to show the domineering power of "The Shawshank Redemption".
"Why should we compare? The market is so big. I heard that many people will choose two or three movies to watch in a good period. I hope everyone is well and there are more good works to show to the audience so that they can watch enough at once during the Spring Festival." This is really not a weak statement made by Chen Hao because he didn't want to offend others. This is a true portrayal of the inner thoughts of many senior domestic directors at present.
They have been compared for many years and have been pulled out of all kinds of hatred for many years. In fact, everyone does not have any hatred. Moreover, the Chinese film market is really large enough to accommodate several popular blockbusters to be released at the same time. Watch one today and one tomorrow. It is not uncommon for young people to watch two or three movies in several major periods.
In the final analysis, it all depends on quality. As long as you have real quality and the audience really likes it, you will not lose the box office. It will be yours sooner or later. People who can go to the cinema to watch movies will not give up going to the cinema just because of the crude pirated copies.
It is hard to get a ticket domestically, but it has received rave reviews internationally. Relying on word of mouth, "The Shawshank Redemption" was released all over the world. The number of screenings gradually increased, and the box office continued to rise. A movie that is more like an art film can achieve very good results at the box office without winning awards and being supported by many big names. This is rarely seen in the history of Hollywood movies in recent years.
A good art film may only have a box office of several million.
A special effects blockbuster that is criticized as a dog may get a box office of hundreds of millions even if it is criticized at the level of a flood.
"The Shawshank Redemption" has become a unique one among them. More and more posts have been pinned to the top of various website discussion forums, analyzing the film from multiple angles. Everything the film wants to express has been interpreted. Those viewers who have only seen part of the content can only watch it again and experience the huge amount of information in this story.