Chapter 281 280. How crazy can a song make people
"National Treasure is Disney's masterpiece. It undoubtedly creates another climax of adventure movies after Raiders of the Lost Ark. I recommend everyone to go to the cinema to appreciate Nicolas Cage's style."
“The wonderful thing about National Treasure is that it not only provides thrilling adventures, but also brain-burning and suspenseful decryption. I recommend everyone to watch it.”
"As a commercial blockbuster, National Treasure is absolutely qualified. It has all the elements that a commercial film should have, and it is the kind of movie that is suitable for couples and brothers to go to the cinema together."
“National Treasure skillfully blends American history with the story of treasure hunting adventure. Joe Dettuba did an excellent job as director. Nicolas Cage once again showed his acting skills. Diane Kruger gave full play to her charm. It’s a great movie!”
The competition behind the big screen came to a temporary end, with MGM ultimately winning.
This time, not only did it eliminate Myspace, Facebook's only competitor, but it also sent Harvey Weinstein to prison and plunged Miramax into chaos, which was equivalent to cutting off one of Disney's arms.
Although the process was tortuous, the result was gratifying. More importantly, it resolved Eric's emotional crisis, allowing him to concentrate more on building a harem and his career. It was a great success.
However, although the following competition has temporarily ended, it is still a long way to go before the competition on the big screen will decide the winner.
On the day when "Frozen" premiered, Disney sent out "National Treasure", which had been in preparation and filming for more than a year.
To be honest, the quality of this movie is really good and it is a very qualified commercial blockbuster.
The film cost $100 million, had an attractive cast, and the scenes were quite well-made, so it received widespread praise after its release.
But I am proud enough of getting 80 points, which can be considered excellent.
But if your opponent scores 95 points, theoretically you both belong to the excellent category.
But in fact, how big the gap is? Anyone with a discerning eye can see it. No matter how much the film critics and the media hype it up, it will ultimately be no match for the audience's gossip.
"Frozen" is undoubtedly the competitor that scored 95 points in the same period. In comparison, "National Treasure" is inevitably overshadowed.
This resulted in a situation where "National Treasure" had the upper hand in terms of media and film critics' reviews, but "Frozen" had a crushing lead in terms of audience word of mouth.
This result is most directly reflected in the Rotten Tomatoes score.
"National Treasure" received 85% of the fresh tomatoes and 81% of the popcorn index, and the critics' reputation was higher than the audience's reputation.
"Frozen" received 68% of the fresh tomatoes and 97% of the popcorn index. It received very bad reviews from critics, but received rave reviews from the audience.
What does this mean?
It only means that many film critics are not fair, they all have their own stances, and they will tell lies against their will.
But it doesn’t matter, the audience will tell them what unstoppable means.
Why? Because everyone who walks out of the cinema can't help but hum those three words: let it go!
"I wanted to watch National Treasure, but my 9-year-old daughter dragged me into the screening room for Frozen. I had no choice because my child was the oldest."
"Carl insisted on dragging Ben and me to see Frozen because his girlfriend had already seen it and posted photos on Facebook. If I didn't go with Carl, he wouldn't be able to chat with her."
"I took my two children to see Frozen. Although the beginning of the movie was a bit boring, I must praise it. When Elsa sang that song, my mouth opened wide in surprise for three minutes. You know, I am a middle-aged person who is almost 40 years old."
"I recommend all parents to take their children to see Frozen. It is definitely worth the ticket price. Don't let your children blame you later."
"Frozen is amazing! I thought it was just a boring scripted film, but the movie gave me so many surprises. When I saw that the screenwriter was Eric Cooper, it dawned on me that he really deserves the title of the youngest best screenwriter in history."
"Trivia: The song "Let It Go" was also written by Eric Cooper. This song completely elevates the entire movie. Compared to movies, maybe Eric Cooper should be more involved in the music industry."
"Obviously, Frozen is not a clichéd story of a prince and princess defeating evil. MGM has given it a whole new meaning. The core of the movie is about expressing oneself, accepting oneself, and embracing oneself."
"I have to be honest. I really don't recommend watching Frozen. The screenwriter Eric Cooper put too much personal stuff in it. The relationship between the two princesses is a bit unclear, and the lines are too corny. It will have a bad influence on children's values."
"In Blue Is the Warmest Color, the Olsen sisters played a couple and they voiced Elsa and Anna. Coupled with those weird lines, I have to wonder about Eric Cooper's intentions. Does he want to poison the next generation of Americans?"
"Shocking! The truth about the marriage fraud of the prince of Nanyu Kingdom was exposed, and the two beauties of the royal family of Arendelle were exposed to homosexual incest scandal."
"Hehe! People with dirty hearts see everything as dirty. Can't you tell your family that you love them? Disgusting!"
"Anyway, my child loves Elsa so much that she even imagines herself as Elsa when she goes to sleep. I have to take her to see it a second time."
"Help, when will Frozen be available online on Lionheart? My kids keep pestering me to watch it again."
"I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy! Can MGM please release the soundtrack of "Let It Go"? I want to listen to it so badly, I'll buy it no matter how much it costs!"
"let it go! let it go! Can't hold it back anymore!"
"let it go! let it go! Turn away and slam the door!"
"MGM's latest blockbuster "Frozen" was released, setting a record in the first three days of the weekend, sweeping in 156 million US dollars!"
"Disney's new film National Treasure was well received by the audience, with Nicolas Cage's outstanding performance, and grossed $39 million in the first three days of the weekend!"
No matter how much debate there is or how great the public relations is, in the end, the box office will have to speak for itself.
When the first weekend box office comes out, any controversy will have to give way to the queen.
What does a box office of 156 million US dollars mean?
It broke the record of 124 million set by "Transformers" last year, and also kicked "Spider-Man"'s record of 119 million US dollars to third place.
No matter if you are an Autobot or a superhero, it won’t work.
Elsa's popularity has reached its peak, and her frost magic can destroy anyone or anything that stands in her way.
The crown she had lost flew back to her head, and the throne was shining brightly under the brilliant data.
This is the power of G-rated movies, there are no restrictions for all ages.
Why does Disney always like to have family fun? Isn’t it to get money out of children’s pockets? One child will at least drive one adult to buy tickets, and more often than not, it will drive the whole family to buy several tickets.
MGM also released a celebratory poster with a photo of Elsa and Anna on the cover, with the words 1.56 in large letters.
Originally, this could just be considered a routine celebration, but netizens are the best at stirring up trouble.
Soon they moved the poster image to Disney’s official website, and then the comment section was flooded.
This behavior is full of irony. Even a fool can see that "Frozen" is in the Disney musical style, but it goes beyond the traditional framework of justice and evil.
It's like I used your things to make my own work, and then I turned around and rubbed you on the ground. How do you feel? I guess you must feel like you've lost your parents.
It was Monday, the first day of school, and then the shocking scene occurred.
Songs rang out in kindergartens and elementary schools across the United States, with children spontaneously humming "Let it Go".
Although they could only sing a few lines, it did not stop their enthusiasm, and the game of house began.
"I'm Princess Elsa!"
"No, I'm Princess Elsa!"
"You're a badass Hans."
"No, I want to be Christopher."
"Look at my ice magic!"
This situation is not only happening in the United States, but also in kindergartens and elementary schools in Europe, Australia, and South America.
Even in Asia, where children are not very interested in singing and dancing, many of them were inspired by it.
Eric had certainly anticipated this situation, but Celine Dion was severely shocked.
I thought it would be popular, but I didn’t expect it to be this popular!
It's like a raging fire that can't be extinguished. It can't be extinguished at all.
The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!
Even if you cover it with Boruto's cloak, it won't be extinguished.
Her Facebook fans skyrocketed by millions, and she even posted updates very proudly.
"Oh, I've been so busy these days. My relatives' children always ask me to sing for them. My voice is almost broken."
The comments below were naturally full of envy, and at the same time, they left messages and called MGM, asking them to release the soundtrack as soon as possible, and Eric was happy to comply with public opinion.
Then the situation developed and became more and more exaggerated.
Not only kindergartens and schools across the United States were singing "Let it Go" crazily, but even major shopping malls, barber shops, supermarkets, bars, and restaurants were singing the same melody.
The MV of "Let It Go" on YouTube reached the top of the charts within a day, and countless music grannies imitated the singing style.
In Times Square, I didn’t know who was requesting songs, or if everyone was taking turns to request songs, but the screen projection never stopped, and it almost became an Elsa show.
In particular, there was a YouTube blogger who had a flash of inspiration and took advantage of the break between kindergarten classes to run over and howl.
"let it go! let it go!"
Instantly, the kindergarten exploded, and all the children followed suit: "Can't hold it back anymore!"
After he uploaded the video, the number of likes and reposts exploded, and then a large number of retweets followed.
Sing-along tests were carried out in schools, restaurants, roads and gymnasiums.
Everyone sang the song and the whole nation followed it. In just a few days, it seemed that everyone in the United States had gone crazy for Elsa.
Supported by this popularity, "Let It Go" won the championship in just less than three days, and the hit songs of a number of new and old singers were all defeated.
You have to know that the last time Celine Dion appeared at the top of the B list was six years ago.
While the song was a huge hit and the box office was flowing into his pocket, Eric had Double Star Entertainment produce a large number of "Frozen" peripheral products in advance.
These peripheral products were put on the shelves in North America, Europe and China on the same day as the movie.
Even countries such as South America, Australia, and Asia, where there are no sales channels, have sent orders.
The goods in the warehouse are directly sent to the port and trucks and shipped to all parts of the world.
As expected, there was a sales boom. After watching the movie, the kids passed by the store and saw Elsa clothes and Olaf dolls. They couldn't walk and kept pestering their parents to buy them.
What! You won’t buy it?
Then use the secret technique that is universally used around the world, rolling around and crying.
Not many parents can withstand this trick and end up giving in.
"Hahaha, congratulations on the huge box office success of Frozen. It's almost made 80 million RMB."
On the phone, Lao Han congratulated Eric.
"80 million RMB in 6 days, not a bad number. Thanks to Mr. Han for scheduling the film."
"Everyone can make money. It mainly depends on whether your movie is well made and the audience is willing to buy it. I estimate that it is hard to say whether the final box office of Frozen will surpass Transformers, but it should surpass Heroes."
"I will be satisfied if it can break 200 million. After all, the main audience is children. It seems that the mainland does not pay much attention to family movies."
"That's true. The movie-watching group has not yet been cultivated. Instead of spending dozens of dollars to take their children to the cinema, more parents are willing to take them to McDonald's for a meal."
"But now the mainland market is developing very rapidly, especially last year's Transformers movie-watching craze. In half a year, the number of cinemas in the country increased by more than 500, reaching the annual growth rate of the previous few years."
"In addition, the ratings of Supernatural are also very good, especially young audiences like this kind of tone."
"Should we add a few more?"
"Yes, I have to. Peppa Pig and House of Cards are both very good. There are also several other companies' films. In addition to TV series, some people have asked me to be a middleman."
"Who is it? Are you so famous that you would like to be the middleman?" Eric asked curiously.
"CCTV is interested in the musical style of The Voice of America and wants to buy the copyright to make The Voice of China. They just hope you can give them a discount on the price."
"Haha. I thought it was a small matter. Everything can be sorted out if you, Old Han, come forward. When I go to promote my new movie next time, ask CCTV to give me more interviews and publicity."
"no problem!"
"Also send me a few boxes of wine. I've been consuming a lot lately."
Old Han laughed a laugh that all men understand, and after expressing his agreement, he gave a few more words of advice: "Brother, your health is the most important thing! Even though you are young and can handle it now, it will be hard to make up for the loss. Be moderate, be moderate."
"When you are young, you don't know the value of gold. When you are old, you shed tears facing nothing, right?"
"Brilliant! Brilliant!"
On June 18, "Frozen" broke the record held by "Transformers" with a box office of $157 million in North America and $371 million worldwide in just seven days.
On the other hand, National Treasure grossed $64 million in North America in seven days. It was not released in multiple countries at the same time, so its figures were not low. However, the comparison was too tragic, and Disney lost miserably! The next to join the battle was Universal's Jason Bourne 2, Jason Bourne vs. Princess Elsa.
(End of this chapter)