The movie ended, the actors took their bows, the media and film critics at the premiere stood up, and the theater erupted in applause.
Many media and film critics have already written titles in their notebooks:
'The most exciting commercial thriller', 'a new era of fantasy films', 'the opening of a new movie universe'...
Similarly, many people are still thinking about the plot of the movie. The reversal of Huo Yin in the later part of the movie is not a forced change or without any trace. In addition to being as knowledgeable and reliable as a mentor, this character has always been shrouded in a layer of mystery under Chu Mo's genius interpretation. After seeing the two protagonists split up in the end, the audience's first reaction is not to think that this is unreasonable, but to want to go back and look for clues from the previous part.
Because Huo Yin's previous performance not only deceived Yin Tianlei, but also deceived the audience. However, Wei Lan used some details in the movie to make the audience have doubts, and when they were attracted by the plot, they temporarily ignored those discordant places. This is the charm of film language.
Obviously, this is a successful commercial film. With an investment of 120 million yuan, "Soul Pandemic" firmly sat on the box office champion in the first week and won a box office of 250 million yuan, which is a sure-win investment.
The audience range of this movie is somewhat different from that of Wei Lan's previous two films.
"Rural Teachers" attracts science fiction fans and mature audiences, "The Queen" has a clear female audience, and "Soul Epidemic" attracts young people.
According to a sample survey conducted by theater producers, 52.2% of the audience were between 18 and 25 years old, and another 35.8% were between 25 and 35 years old.
Young people are looking for new things, whether it is surreal fantasy, novel worldview, or non-traditional charismatic protagonist... all of these make the charm of this movie unstoppable among young people. If it weren't for the weird and scary elements in the movie that Huo Yin was unwilling to give up, resulting in this movie only being viewable by adults, then the age of its fans would probably be lower.
The rating on Guangying.com came out immediately, 9.4.
It ranks third in the overall list of suspense thriller movies. Even if the rating will drop as the number of moviegoers increases, the rating will not fall below 9 points under this circumstance.
Different from the aesthetics of traditional media and award associations, most users of Guangying.com are in the main audience group of "Soul Pandemic". The ratings of such films on Guangying.com are not discriminated against in terms of content, subject matter, and depth, and the environment is relatively tolerant.
Just like on the Internet, comedies that focus on shit and fart can also get high scores, as long as it is good enough and the whole movie successfully makes the audience laugh until their stomachs hurt.
So even though this movie doesn't reflect any depth of human nature, it is interesting enough, and the characters and superpowers in it are full of charm and intrigue, and most of the time it received 5-star or 4.5-star reviews.
'I still don't think Huo Yin is a villain, but a protagonist. It's just that her position is unjust. I'm tired of fantasy protagonists who are wise and save the world. The film industry needs such protagonists.'
'It's a fascinating movie, so cool. After watching it, I kept thinking about what superpowers I would have if I were a patient in Qingshan Hospital.'
'Is there anyone who can tell me what happened to Tong Le's resurrection in the last Easter egg, and who is that person with the back of his head?! I've watched it for the second time! I still don't understand!'
'I'm a programmer, and I wish I could get the skill to make my keyboard move by itself...'
Of course, there are occasionally one or two negative reviews such as "I don't understand what the plot of the movie is about", "It can't be said to be scary, but the weird scenes in it made me physically uncomfortable", "It's very boring, and the final twist is inexplicable".
In the long review section, apart from a few comments praising the film's shooting techniques, the most common and most liked comments are about the analysis of details in the plot.
The most popular article was posted by an online film critic named "The Great Detective at the Crossroads".
Many viewers who love to watch suspense movies are familiar with this person's ID. He is a god-level figure in the suspense movie field and often publishes plot analysis and film reviews of some suspense movies.
"I would call it the most open-ended movie (contains a lot of spoilers, viewers who have not watched the movie should be careful)" - Five stars
'I'd like to state in advance that I watched this movie three times in one week. I strongly recommend that interested friends watch it a second time after reading my review, because the hidden content of this movie is more exciting than what is shown. It can be said that it has brought me a new and open-ended viewing mode.'
'On the second viewing, like everyone else, I resolved some questions, but it was not until the third viewing that I really discovered the fun of the movie.'
'I really want to praise director Wei Lan here. Her first two films didn't interest me much, but this one made me a die-hard fan (loud confession)! '
"As for the reason, let me explain it to you..."
"When I watched the movie for the second time, like many of my fellow fans, I was confused. The biggest doubt was about the evidence of Huo Yin's evil transformation."
'Then I discovered that Huo Yin was black from the beginning...'
"In terms of camera language, when Huo Yin appears, he mostly appears in the shadows of the scene, while Yin Tianlei is in the light source. This is a way of expression used by the director, and it is mainly used in plot analysis..."
'Where is the evidence? In terms of other people's attitudes towards her, first of all, the doctors at Qingshan Hospital were actually a little wary of her. When the nurse suggested that Huo Yin go to see the doctor, we learned from the conversation that she was once a genius. Even the hospital staff admired her ability and asked her to treat the crazy painter Jiang Hua.'
'The second point is that the doctor of Qingshan Hospital attaches great importance to and is wary of Huo Yin. This is very obvious. If you don't think about it carefully, it just seems to reflect the strength of the protagonists. But if you think about it carefully, it will be much more interesting. Considering that the doctor has worked with Huo Yin before, something may have happened between them that made the doctor or Qingshan Group think that Huo Yin is very dangerous...'
'Otherwise, with Huo Yin's genius, even if she is crazy, there is still a great chance that she will be employed by Qingshan Group. Because judging from the changes in the doctor's mind after he saw the painting, he also has some mental problems. If he accepts the doctor, there is no reason not to accept Huo Yin, unless there is something about her that makes others uneasy.'
'The third point, and this is where I admire Director Wei, is that he paid attention to every detail, and that is Ye Yao's reaction. We all know that Ye Yao is a very cautious and timid character with paranoia. In her own words, she can judge the threat value of others.'
"She judged Yin Tianlei as non-threatening, and this is indeed the case from our later plot. However, Ye Yao treated Huo Yin differently. When I watched it for the second time, I noticed in different scenes that every time Ye Yao met Huo Yin in Qingshan Mental Hospital, she hid far away from her, whether in the cafeteria or the activity room."
'If this is not enough to prove it, then after she was rescued by Huo Yin, when the four of them acted together, Ye Yao was always standing the farthest away from Huo Yin, and in every battle scene, as soon as Huo Yin reached out to her, she would quickly petrify. When I first saw it, I thought it was their battle coordination, but in the later battle scene between Tong Le and Ye Yao, I saw that Ye Yao hesitated for a moment before transforming, not as quickly as when facing Huo Yin. '
Many viewers who came to Guangying.com to read film reviews after watching the movie and were still not satisfied, couldn't help but try hard to recall the scenes in the movie after seeing this, and they had the urge to watch the movie again.
'If these are just speculations and there is no conclusive evidence, I went to watch the movie a third time. This time, because I wanted to focus on the character of Huo Yin, I did not use the director's perspective, but chose the actor's perspective.'
'It was also during this time that I discovered a new world...'
'The viewing habits of the entire series of movies are that in order to experience the plot, everyone will choose the default director's perspective. Except for fans, few people will specifically choose the actor's perspective. The actor's perspective is also very limited. That is, outside the main plot, as long as there is no role for this character, after the character's role is over, it will automatically jump back to the director's perspective as the scene changes.'
'And when I watched the movie for the third time and followed Huo Yin's perspective, I saw a brand new plot that did not appear in the main plot of the movie.'
'Do you remember the scene in the main part of the movie where Jiang Hua used an electric drill to drill a hole in his head?'
"Our attention was diverted to the changes that occurred after he drilled the hole. How did he, a mentally ill patient under close surveillance, get an electric drill?"
'Now let's go back to the dust on Huo Yin's hands during the meal and chat in the previous scene.'
"Yes, the new plot I saw was that Huo Yin used her familiarity with Qingshan Mental Hospital to steal the electric drill, and then used her power as half of Jiang Hua's doctor to give it to him."
'After she heard Jiang Hua's idea, her expression was clearly very interested. She wasn't acting. She really wanted to see what would happen after Jiang Hua put his idea into practice, so she gave him the electric drill!'
"...Do you know how I felt when I saw this hidden plot? I got goosebumps all over my body!"
Not only the author, but even the readers who are reading this film review are stunned.
"Xiaojun, it turns out this movie has this kind of content..."
"Ahua, please read this film review. Let's go watch "The Contagion" again today!"
'When I discovered this secret, I immediately called myself an expert. This is the future development direction of holographic suspense movies! Because of this discovery, I specially checked Director Wei's Weibo and the official V of "Soul Epidemic". Regarding these hidden parts, the official did not reveal anything to the audience. It all depends on the audience to discover them by themselves. So when I discovered this secret, the sense of accomplishment was simply indescribable! It was like I really entered a world in a movie! '
'It can be said that this is the first open-ended holographic movie. It actually contains more content than what is shown from the director's perspective. There are many points that can be explored. For example, when Yin Tianlei destroyed the mental patient's information, I changed the main perspective to Yin Tianlei, and then when Huo Yin's case popped up, I pressed the screenshot button. By watching and analyzing Huo Yin's case, I discovered a big secret about Huo Yin's multiple personalities...'
"I will sort out the specific content and make a special analysis of the world of "Mind". It will be posted on D Station next Wednesday. Welcome everyone to follow my D Station account "The Great Detective at the Crossroads"..."
After reading this film review, the audience couldn't even wait for the author's video to be released, and they immediately called their friends to go watch the movie again together. The charm of this puzzle-solving segment is extremely huge, and if you discover it yourself, the sense of accomplishment will be unparalleled.
As the fact that the film still had a lot of room for exploration was revealed, theater owners were overjoyed. Originally, the first week was the busiest time for a movie, but "Pandemic" was followed by a wave of second and third viewings, and the second week's box office was even more terrifying than the first week!
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