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Superstar - Chapter 1568

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:27:20 AM


Chapter 1568: Controversy strikes

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In the first week of July, the suspense of the North American film market was stifled by the stunning performance of "Independence Day", which eclipsed all other films this week and became cannon fodder.

The most pitiful is Disney, which has made a mistake in judgment. The film "Different Instinct. Ability (, which was produced by Disney with an investment of 30 million US dollars, also chose to premiere this week. This film was premiered by John Travo. Although the movie starring Erta was not popular before it was released, it also received a lot of attention.

As a result, under the crush of "Independence Day", the movie only got a pitiful box office of nine million dollars, just like a pebble falling into the ocean, and even the small ripples that it set off were quickly obliterated by "Independence Day." "The turbulent waves that brought it were overwhelmed.

Don’t say "different instincts. Ability", even "Tornado", "Courage to Death Island", and "Mission Impossible" films that have created great successes in the past few steps have suffered a lot of damage, and they have fallen by more than 100%. Of fifty, blood loss was severe. It can be seen that this week’s "Independence Day" is the only focus, and all other works have been affected.

It’s worth mentioning that the "Ace Specialist" entered the fourth week of its release, but it was hit by the positive impact of "Independence Day". The box office plummeted by 65 percent and only earned less than $1.5 million on weekends. At the box office, the cumulative box office is only more than 54 million. Although it has already passed the 47 million cost line, this fiasco is inevitable. Sony Columbia Pictures can only sigh.

Both are members of the "20 Million Club", but the performance of the "Ace Specialist" and "Independence Day" is definitely a world of difference. In other words, not everyone is eligible to enter the 20 million club. Poor Kim Carey lies innocently.

But people don't have time to make things difficult for Kim Carey at this time because of the revolution triggered by "Independence Day." The tide of life has just kicked off. Along with the grandeur of the empty alleys on the weekend of the first week of July, "Independence Day" has undoubtedly become the biggest hot spot in this summer's summer. At the same time, the comments of the second batch of film critics also emerged strongly, and the voices of the cost control faction were all over the sky. Continuously.

The "San Francisco Chronicle" only gave an ultra-low score of fifty points, which is also the second fifty points after the "New York Post". "Emerick succeeded in turning Lancaster into A clown, there is no room to play in the whole movie, which makes Lancaster look no more dazzling than a firework produced by computer special effects. Not to mention the unintelligible alien war, the empty story It makes the whole movie look like a disaster—a disaster even worse than an alien invasion. Perhaps, the only good news is that Lucas’ investment has paid off."

The "San Francisco Chronicle" almost criticized "Independence Day" for nothing, and even the critically acclaimed visual effects seemed trivial. Of course, if it weren't for the excellent visual effects, maybe their score would be lower.

Standing on the same line as the San Francisco Chronicle is the Daily News. "The old-fashioned plot makes people drowsy. The excavation of human nature and emotion is so weak that it is almost like a reed in the wind, starting from the movie. The foreseeable ending in the first minute was extremely empty-the second half of Independence Day became the most monotonous event of the year."

After scoring an ultra-low score of fifty points, the "Daily News" also stated in the comments, "Stories piled up with gorgeous visual effects are like bubbles in a bathtub. They are spectacular, but they can't stand the light. A light gust of wind. As the first person in the 20 million club, Lancaster almost disappeared in the movie. The role was pale and weak, and his acting skills were weak and hollow. Of course, the last period of pre-war mobilization still showed his personal charm. The blood was boiling, but other than that, he was the same as the Fox III hitting the protective cover: it was of no use."

Full of ridicule and criticism, the basic views of the "Daily News" and the "San Francisco Chronicle" are consistent. Obviously, they also think that such a simple story is a retrogression for the film industry, and completely sneered at "Independence Day."

In addition, the "Houston Chronicle", which originally blocked a member of the league, apparently owes Hugo a favor. They and their "friends" seem to have made an appointment, and they also gave a 50-point rating. , Mentioned in the comments, "The whole rhythm is extremely fast, exciting, and passionate, and the explosive effect is unparalleled, not to mention the amazing visual effects. But the story does not have any memory points, and the simple and boring story is again Once again, we have returned to the cliché "we against them" route, and the confrontation between humans and aliens did not burst out any sparks, not to mention the countless unexplained scientific phenomena in the movies, which made the essence of science fiction movies incredibly cheap The high investment costs seem to have turned into a pile of explosives, and I can’t find the reason why the cost of this movie is higher than the “speed of life”.”

It can be seen that the story of "Independence Day" is the root cause of criticism from the major news media, starting from the "New York Post" and "USA Today" to the mainstream views of the second batch of comments this time. In fact, this is also the biggest difference between the high investment and high return group and the cost control group.

The high-investment and high-cost group firmly believes that computer special effects can inject more charm into movies. The grand scene will attract more audiences into the cinema. Computer special effects are currently the most money-burning part. As for the opening of the 20 million club only It can be regarded as an additional factor.

However, the cost control group believes that too much investment in computer special effects will make people ignore the story itself. The entire script will be completely based on computer special effects, making the story simple and rude to serve exaggerated visual effects, turning the movie into a movie. Uninteresting and clichéd explosions, explosions, explosions.

Therefore, the script of "Independence Day" has become the focus of controversy.

At this time, Twentieth Century Fox couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, even Roland Emmerich let out a long sigh. Now this version of the script has been modified according to Hugo’s meaning, and the whole story has become condensed and compact. More space and pen and ink have been spent to outline the two lines of Thomas and Steve, including the part of family and love, including The part where humans depend on each other is also the main part of the script that has been recognized by Roger Ebert.

Originally, the main line of the commercial film story is relatively simple. Even if it is the highly acclaimed "Life and Death Speed", the story itself is not too complicated. Therefore, the standard that really determines the quality of the commercial film script is the accumulation of details and the plot. Promote, portray the characters, highlight the theme, etc. The part that Hugo vigorously revised at the beginning was these small details-annoying small details, which made the entire "Independence Day" script full.

But even so, they are still criticized by the media with concentrated firepower. If they insisted on their opinions and did not modify them in accordance with Hugo's opinions, then the consequences would be really unimaginable.

However, despite the constant voices of criticism, supporters still should not be underestimated.

The "Washington Post" wrote a comment, "Aliens are still muddy, viscous, and vicious, without too many breakthroughs, but the superior technology of computer special effects shows unparalleled originality, allowing the entire viewing process It becomes extremely interesting, and the thrilling plot is enough to mobilize the enthusiasm of every audience.

Lancaster’s performance was delicate and humorous. His small movements during the performance—eyes, smiles, gestures, and corners of his mouth—infused the character with immense vitality, allowing the film’s connotation to be further explored, and finally in that battle. It has been sublimated during the previous mobilization. For a commercial film, this is undoubtedly rare and delicate. "

Behind this incomparable praise, the "Washington Post" gave a high score of 80 points, adding an important weight to the praise camp.

"U.S. Weekly"'s comment was a bit playful, "This is the first disaster movie about the future in movie history. It is as cute as a small button. The computer special effects part is undoubtedly very shocking, which makes the entire alien war watch. It looks very handsome, and even makes the audience have the urge to play. As a commercial film, this is undoubtedly perfect."

In addition to the 85-point super-high score, "U.S. Weekly" also commented on Hugo's performance, "Lancaster always has such a charm, and a simple smile makes people fall in love with it. In each of his characters, you can see the fascinating part, even the most terrifying murder demon. This time is no exception, Lancaster used his personal charm to make a slightly simple storyline into It's fun."

What is even more commendable is that the two extremely influential media, "Variety Show" and "Wall Street Journal", also stand on the side of "Independence Day" and praised it.

"Variety Show" believes that "the attacks of aliens occurred in multiple cities at the same time, which almost took the breath of every audience, and this thrilling thrill remained constant until the last moment of the story. There is no doubt that, 'Independence Day' is extremely interesting and exciting."

The “Wall Street Journal” believes that “an exciting and most advanced aerial battle scene* has become the epitome of the movie. Almost every war scene is exciting. The excitement is the movie from the first moment. Infused with unparalleled vitality. As a disaster film,'Independence Day' created countless precedents in American film history. Just the scene that blew up the White House was enough to bring everyone into the cinema."

These two top magazines have given an incredible full score of 100 points, expressing their views in the most direct and strong way.

The controversy between the supporters and the opposition gradually exploded with endless energy during the second week of the "Independence Day" screening. More and more multimedia joined the discussion, and they expressed their views on "Independence Day" and the future of the film industry. Gradually, not only the print media, but also radio and television have joined the controversy. This controversy triggered by "Independence Day" is covering the entire United States in an unstoppable manner!




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