On Tuesday afternoon, Tang Lang came to the cinema alone.
As it was a weekday, there were not so many people in the cinema. Tang Lang had some money and free time during this period, so he found some free time to go see a movie.
As a science fiction fan, he wanted to watch the long-awaited Star Wars.
Before that, he had already watched "Rural Teacher".
And I went to see the first show, because Wei Lan's negative marketing on the Internet has brought a lot of haters who don't like her behavior. They think she is arrogant because she has achieved a little and dares to collude with big directors like Chen Yuanhang. How can a low-budget science fiction be called science fiction? Science fiction should be a feast of grand scenes and imagination.
The goodwill he had accumulated from "Sword 4" was gone, and Tang Lang suddenly became Wei Lan's anti-fan, and the kind of anti-fan who was so bored that he went to watch "Rural Teacher" as the first show, wanting to see how bad it was so that he could criticize the movie.
But after watching it, he obediently chose to mute his microphone on the Internet.
Do you think the plot is bad? He did cry when watching the story about Teacher Li. The flower of hope that bloomed in the poor mountains and bad waters moved a child like him who grew up in a greenhouse. He asked himself, if he had a choice, he would definitely not be willing to be a teacher in a village like the one in the movie. The more you don’t have or can’t do something, the more you will yearn for it.
His conscience prevented him from saying anything bad about Teacher Li, or about those teachers in the movie who dedicated themselves silently to the cause of education.
Not sci-fi enough? But the detailed solar system scenes, the singularity explosion point that can destroy a sun, and the cruelty of the universe reflected in the dialogue between aliens and human elites... its novelty and shocking nature make it hard for a sci-fi fan to refute.
But as a black fan who was slapped in the face and felt very hurt, even though he has already confirmed in his heart that "Rural Teacher" is not a bad movie, he still does not want to be like some other black fans who have already "really liked" it and turn around and praise the movie.
At least, he still has high expectations for the "Star Wars" he had been looking forward to.
At most, he admitted that "Rural Teacher" was well made, but "Star Wars" with all the superstars and grand scenes was the best! The spiritual core doesn't matter, the movie is worth the money just for the grand scenes!
Enter the cinema with great enthusiasm and enter the world of movies with great enthusiasm.
Continuing from the previous film, the Whitman planet, representing another force, invades the Gardner planet where the protagonist is.
The alarm bells rang, and Princess Gardner, who had been sleeping in the previous film, was awakened. She picked up the sword and was about to kill her former lover, but at this moment, a loud noise was heard.
The palace behind her was kicked into pieces by a huge mechanical foot.
Amid a burst of exciting music, a ferocious and luxurious mecha appeared outside the palace, aiming its gun barrel at the two men.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
The gunfire rang out, and the mecha pointed the gun barrel at the princess and the interstellar thief. The machine gun started to turn, sparks flew, and bullets shot out.
The interstellar thief played by actor Wu Mingcheng fixed his eyes, pulled the princess over, and the two of them narrowly avoided the cannonball.
The two kept running away in front, and the mecha continued to chase them from behind, wantonly destroying the palace along the way, showing a very strong sense of threat.
At the same time, countless fire bombs can be seen falling from the sky outside the palace.
It was like a meteor shower, and countless shells with bright red flames fell from the sky onto the Gardner Royal City.
This scene was praised by fans on Guangying.com. Gardner Royal City has always been praised by fans as a fantasy wonderland for its exquisite and gorgeous architectural style. Now all these buildings have collapsed and shattered under the flames of war, destroying beautiful things, which to a certain extent satisfies people's psychological desire for destruction. It can be seen that this scene cost a lot of money and consumed a lot of data flow. It can be said to be a veritable big scene.
But at this time, Tang Lang watched the excitement until the scene was over. The Gardner Royal City was destroyed and disappeared in the smoke of war.
The interstellar thief took the princess and the remaining surviving subjects on a spaceship and left.
A question suddenly popped into his mind.
That’s it?
It’s not that the scene was small. He was very focused when he saw the destruction of the royal city.
It was after seeing the singularity bomb in "The Rural Teacher" that would destroy the entire solar system if it moved, that he suddenly felt that the scene of alien invasion before his eyes was... very primitive.
It's like the feeling of threat is just beginning to reach that point, and you're expecting some shocking scene to follow, which will bring the shock of the invader to the highest point, and then you're told that everything is over.
This is no different from wars on Earth. The only eye-catching thing is the mecha. However, the setting of mecha has appeared in science fiction movies a few years ago. The romance of humanoid machines sprouted very early, and similar children's toys are everywhere. Although the mecha in "Star Wars" is large and looks gorgeous, the weapon attack mode still cannot break away from the shackles of guns.
The teardrop-shaped intelligent computer in "The Rural Teacher" can not only collect information about the earth in a targeted manner, but also remotely control the pulling of a singularity to detonate a star.
The same threat to the planet, you obviously have advanced technology and can launch wars of aggression across different galaxies, so why do you still have to bring soldiers and mechas and use weapons like artillery to carry out close-range strikes on the planet?
The environment of Gardner is similar to that of the Earth, but as an alien planet, it has added many science fiction elements, such as purple-red plants, dark green sea with surging starlight, and three moons like a string of beads above its head.
Tang Lang looked at the three moons and remembered what the alien said in the story of the rural teacher.
As long as the gravity of the moon is changed, the sea level of the earth will rise, and all the human land will be submerged by sea water. Why doesn't Commander Whitman just get rid of one of the three moons? Moreover, according to the setting, the sea water of Gardner is poisonous. Wouldn't it be better to just flood the royal city without losing a single soldier?
Isn't it said that the Whitman planet is invading because its population cannot grow due to genetic defects? Then why send soldiers to charge into battle?
If it was for the resources of this planet, then theoretically, with a certain level of technology, matter could be changed. What kind of matter couldn't be produced locally? Why did it have to travel thousands of miles to another galaxy? Although it could be argued that it was a rare substance, after reading a lot of science fiction works, Tang Lang, who had his own logic, couldn't convince himself.
The two films are different in structure.
Once negative thinking begins, all that follows is questioning.
The love between the princess and the interstellar wandering thief, and the plot of killing the lover for the sake of the country, it feels like similar dramas have been staged countless times on Earth...
Before experiencing the alien verbal attacks in "The Rural Teacher", Tang Lang thought it was okay, but watching it again now, the story of "Star Wars" still feels like an ordinary routine, except that the background stage has been moved to the interstellar space.
As the movie unfolds, the truth is revealed, the prince who was once deprived of his throne returns, and the source of this war is ordinary national hatred and family feuds... Then what is the purpose of living things in the vast universe? What is the meaning of civilization?
Thinking of this, Tang Lang was clearly watching "Star Wars", but his thoughts drifted to the story of "The Rural Teacher".
Tang Lang didn't realize that he had actually been brainwashed by the worldview reflected in "Rural Teacher"...
Because it has more physical knowledge that is in line with his own understanding as a supporting basis, as well as bold and novel ideal imaginations. In layman's terms, the cosmic view presented by the rural teacher is more appropriate and the imagination is more "grand", so Tang Lang has already recognized it as reasonable in his heart, and science fiction should be like this. Before a higher-end setting appears, he thinks the truth of the universe is like this.
Not all themes of the same type will be compared, but the release dates of "Star Wars" and "Rural Teachers" collided, and Wei Lan also gained popularity remotely. Both movies are claimed to be science fiction works. If "Star Wars" was said to be a fantasy theme, Tang Lang would not have such an idea at this time.
Just like in horror movies, ordinary people are powerless against ghosts, in zombie movies, seeing a Taoist priest will make you feel safe, and in fantasy movies, ghosts are just consumables used to refine evil magic tools...
In general, as a work claiming to be a science fiction theme, compared to "The Rural Teacher", the science fiction of "Star Wars" is not "hard" enough.
I came here with great enthusiasm, but ended up leaving disappointed.
Tang Lang didn’t think that he was influenced by “The Rural Teacher”, but that “Star Wars” was rubbish, and was not even as shocking as the first one!
He, who doesn’t like to post comments, opened Guangying.com for the first time and gave “Star Wars” a 2-star review:
'The more I expected, the more disappointed I was. Is this really science fiction? Why did I see a bunch of earthlings fighting on an alien planet? One star for the stars who worked hard to perform, and one star for the architect of Gardner Royal City. The movie ticket money doesn't matter, the point is that I wasted 2 hours of my life! '
Two stars is a low score, and three stars is just a passing score. Generally, audiences who are satisfied with the movie will give it 4 or 5 stars.
Although independent reviews must be posted with a movie ticket purchase barcode, there are no restrictions on the comments below.
Soon, a bunch of replies appeared under Tang Lang's film review:
'Where did the OP come from? It must cost a lot to buy hate on the light and shadow website, right?'
"Isn't this sci-fi enough? Can you see mechas in real life? Can you see laser cannons in real life?"
Tang Lang was already feeling unsatisfied, and the replies he received were all offensive. For the first time, he experienced the pain that others felt when he was arguing with them.
He was so angry that his face turned red, and he typed directly: "Rubbish is rubbish, and you are not allowed to say it? This movie is just not good, it is not as good as the low-budget "Rural Teacher" of the same period!"
'Is the OP exposed? Or is it a case of one person criticizing the other?'
'That movie already copied Star Wars from a distance, and now it's released, they're still doing these things?'
"Since you said it's good, I'll go watch it. No matter whether it's good or not, I'll follow your example and give it two stars first."
"……"
Tang Lang had already turned off his phone. He hadn't expected that his emotional outburst would actually stir up the rebellious psychology of many viewers who became fans of Star Wars after watching it. You, a low-budget science fiction film, dare to come and give a bad review to Star Wars, right? That's right, who's afraid of who? I've long been unhappy with that outrageous 9.7 rating over there. Many excellent science fiction films before didn't have that high a rating, so it's a good opportunity to get it down!
Wei Group, office on the 27th floor.
Zhou Wei found Lu Kaiming and said, "Mr. Lu, have you watched the movie "Guangying.com"? That movie..."
"It's rated 9.7. I saw it." Lu Kaiming replied grimly.
The two of them are not from the same faction in the group, but the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Their goals are the same in competing for the right to speak in the film and television sector from Wei Mingjie.
The two looked at each other and began to feel a little anxious.
The word of mouth exploded... This feeling is a bit like when "Swordsman 4" was first aired!
But movies and dramas are obviously two different concepts. Is Wei Mingjie really so lucky that he hit the market trend twice?
It was luck once, but it might not be luck the second time...
At this time, the phone on Lu Kaiming's desk rang. He pressed the hands-free button, and then the voice of the distribution manager came from inside:
"Director Lu, we received feedback from the theater chain that they want to increase the number of screenings for the movie "Rural Teacher". They hope we can send more master tapes to them."
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