Chapter 59 Word of mouth
The so-called logic of a movie means respecting the audience's IQ and not treating the audience as a fool at will.
There are many such movies, the most typical ones are Wang Jing's series of works, "The Future Police" and "Macau Storm"...
Xu Hui has always respected the audience very much, so the logic of his works is generally fine.
Let’s put it this way, directors who are from screenwriters or have high requirements for scripts will respect the audience more in their works!
Although Paohui is not a professional screenwriter, he always believes in the importance of scripts to his works.
Unfortunately, the book "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" is really too difficult to modify!
Even if the subsequent content is not involved, it is difficult to summarize it all.
Moreover, the main plot is very clear, which revolves around a peerless secret book, "Sunflower Book"!
To be honest, it's a bit cliché.
The martial arts theme of treasure hunting has long been photographed, and since Shaw Brothers martial arts, I have been playing this set.
The audience is no longer new!
Moreover, Linghu Chong's character image is not particularly new.
To put it bluntly, it is a story about an old bottle and a new one.
Of course, it is not useless. At least under Xu Hui's control, the whole story still gives people a sense of freshness.
But these are far from enough. Who are the critics? They are picky about the bones in the eggs!
So, naturally, the midnight show ended and a bunch of film reviews appeared on professional scoring platforms.
For example, Douban, Time.com and so on.
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We all know that most of Jin Yong's films are numerous, and it is difficult for a movie to completely extract Jin Yong's story due to time constraints. Therefore, the key to changing Jin Yong's films is whether it can extract the essence of it.
Xu Hui's "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer" has barely completed the task!
The story of the movie is almost separated from the original work, but the personalities of the major characters in the movie are almost the same as those in the original work. The free and unrestrained Linghu Chong, the sinister and cruel Zuo Lengchan, and the cunning Yue Buqun. Therefore, although the screenwriter adapted most of the plots, we can still see the shadow of the Smiling and Proud Wanderer from this movie.
The story of Smiling, Proud Wanderer is actually a game of power in martial arts. Linghu Chong, who was originally wandering outside this game, was intentionally or unintentionally involved in the abyss of right and wrong. Xu Hui has a thorough understanding of Jin Yong's movie. Therefore, although the movie does not have many of the essence plots in the original work, the movie can still maintain a theme of the pursuit of power.
The significance and artistic conception of the film "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" is something that many martial arts films cannot do now. With the continuous development of film technology, martial arts films are becoming more and more popular in action design and the ghosts of various small props. The focus is on "martial arts" and ignore the word "门". Today's martial arts films are like fast food with exquisite packaging. We eat happily, but lack the nostalgic taste.
Well, this is a film critic who thinks the adaptation is quite successful!
Let’s talk first. Huiwen Tianxia didn’t spend much money to hire film critics this time, and their marketing was mainly focused on the navy.
As long as you see, ‘There are rivers and lakes where there are people’, ‘Linghu Chong is so free and easy!’, ‘A laughter in the sea, surging the tides on both sides of the shore. The boating and singing together on the lake, the most martial arts scene appears on the screen.’
Those with these labels must be the navy!
Zhou Liming said: 'Because of the film's strict requirements on time, the film's plot development seems very nervous, and it is almost as nervous as it is cramped. The plot that should have been exciting always passes by, making everyone in the film's expression too dull, and the character's image and connotation are too thin. If other directors adapted Jin Yong's works like this, I might give 85 points, but the director is Xu Hui and Ning Hao, then this movie can only give 60 points...'
"First of all, the major sects in the middle seem to be martial arts sects on the surface, but in fact they are political hills. In other words, the sects in the middle are more like countries or political groups, rather than martial arts sects in the usual sense. The movie version, I heard that Xu Hui wanted to introduce the concept of Dongchang at the beginning, but was eventually stopped by Xu Hui. From this perspective, Xu Hui is still serious enough in his work. Unfortunately, he is too ambitious and wants to show too many things, which makes the whole plot look a little bit squeaked..."
"I'm very dissatisfied! Especially the description of the character Yue Buqun. Yue Buqun in the original work has a graceful demeanor and strictly regulates his disciples. He was able to accept Lin Pingzhi as his disciple without hesitation and obtained the Sunflower Book. He fought with Linghu Chong several times and claimed that he was a master of hypocrites to eliminate harm in the martial arts world. However, Yue Buqun in the movie burst into tears when he accepted "Lin Pingzhi". He argued with Linghu Chong with greed and anxious, which was far worse than the one portrayed in the original work.
The whole movie uses Feng Qingyang and the dialogue at the end to emphasize everyone's pursuit of power, but it is like Yue Buqun, and he is really impatient. The plot is very urgent, which is a prominent feature of the whole movie, which is so fast that it is lively but not deep enough. What I can remember is the song "A Laugh in the Sea".
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Of course, Xu Hui noticed the words of these film critics.
Every director is the same. After filming his work, I always hope that the group of "industry insiders" in the circle can recognize it!
Although domestic film critics have no status, they still have some influence in the industry. At least they recognize it, which will make the director feel comfortable.
Therefore, Feng Xiaogang's "Private Customization" broke out with the critics!
If you really don't care, who cares what you said?
However, Xu Hui is not a little gun, or he has no time to deal with film critics. It is not an exaggeration to pay attention to the public!
You should know that Jiang Wen's "One Step Away" was only 22 million in midnight show when it was released!
It was released on a large scale on the first day of today, and Xu Hui was more concerned about the performance of the market.
"Mr. Xu, the screening volume has already come out, and major theaters will give 60% of the screening volume!"
"Sixty percent?"
On the business car, after listening to the report from the assistant, Xu Hui felt indescribable.
The highest number of films in mainland China should be 55% of the time when "The Lion King Battle" was released...
The theaters are very optimistic!
"…Why are you a little worried?"
The person next to him first discovered that Xu Hui's attitude was a bit unnatural.
"Douban's reputation is a bit low, but it's not even reached 8 points..."
Film critics, Xu Hui doesn't care, but the reputation of the movie, that is, the audience's reaction, Xu Hui must pay attention to it.
Douban score was only 7.6 points, setting a new low for Xu Hui’s movies!
Chapter completed!