Chapter 221: No Martial Ethics (Subscribe to support!)
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The first day box office revenue was over 111 million (including the midnight box office revenue), which gave "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" a perfect start.
On the second day, the reputation of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" continued to ferment, and the media and film critics began to discuss "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" on Weibo.
Southern Metropolis Daily reporter Jian Fang said: "The film is not an exposure of the inside story of traditional underworld gangs, nor is it a reflection of social reality. It is a vivid recreation of heroic myths. It is entirely the subjective wishes and emotional projection of the creators. This is a film that has never been seen before. The men in the film have gone through hardships, but they never give up the pursuit of "loyalty, status, and dignity." Director Yu Qingyun's heroic spirit is evident in every scene of the film, and the smooth editing is impeccable. "Ten Miles of Foreign Land" is definitely a milestone movie."
Liu Jingyu, a reporter from Heilongjiang TV, said: "'Aesthetics of violence', 'brotherhood' and 'double guns' do not have too much romance, but rather promote the brotherhood that makes men's blood boil, revealing the human nature that swings between good and evil. The director has a distinctive style and focuses on audio-visual beauty, which can fully satisfy the audience's sensory enjoyment. It is really a rare good movie."
Film critic Lang Qibo said: "It is the first film to perfectly combine the unique romance and poetry of oriental martial arts with gunfight action movies. Every frame maximizes the beauty, and every bullet is as elegant as ballet. The bright colors of the film wipe away a trace of sadness for the love that has been stained yellow by time. Times make heroes, and the rivers and lakes in troubled times are helpless. The surface peace cannot hide the booming undercurrent. Three people who oppose traditional heroism have emerged since then and have become heroes for everyone. Even if the swords and swords are a thing of the past, the rain of bullets can reappear in the rivers and lakes. The wild and unrestrained atmosphere of this rivers and lakes has not diminished at all, and we can still roar in it. The hero's heroism, rogue spirit and childishness are all integrated into "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands", a monumental work in film history, and director Yu Qingyun became famous in one battle!"
Film critic Tao Zhibo said: "This is a surprising Chinese film. It doesn't look like a debut film. The structure is very clever, but the narrative is very calm. The director is very high-level and the content is not clichéd. This is a film with soul. I see the future of Chinese films!"
Film critic Fan Jingqing said: "The sharp and hearty images, the idol charm of the characters and the hot and exciting action scenes have all reached the pinnacle of gun battle movies. The only regret is that Zhu Bing did not have a very eye-catching performance in this film, but this is normal because this is a man's movie and women are destined to be only foils and embellishments."
The popularity of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" also prompted netizens to post their first-hand impressions on Weibo and "complain" about the hard-to-get tickets situation.
Netizen "东方名猪" joked: "Watching a high-end and classy movie like "十里洋场" has its own rules! First of all, you need to be strong to grab a ticket in the surging crowd! And after taking a seat, you need to smile, put your knees together, put your hands on your chest, look up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, and breathe for three minutes to relieve your excitement!"
On the evening of June 28, netizen "Song Bo Boston" posted a screenshot of online ticket purchases at Tiandu Brothers Cinema on Weibo. The picture showed that the theater of "Ten Miles of Foreign Condo" was basically full, with only the first row of the 11 p.m. show left.
Netizen "Erhuo-Xiansheng" said in a "roaring" style: "'Ten Miles of Foreign Lands' has gone out of control in China! It's too scary! The box office on the first day was over 110 million! It's incredible!"
Because it received strong support and heated discussion from the media, film critics and netizens.
The second-day box office of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" hit a new high, reaching a terrifying 147 million! The first weekend box office of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" in just two days was as high as 260 million!
Although this figure is still a little different from the 300 million yuan predicted by the so-called professionals for the first weekend box office, it still broke the first weekend box office record for Chinese-language films in the mainland set by "A Demon's Story" (the original record was 210 million yuan).
Moreover, "The Story of a Demon" was released on Thursday, while "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" was released on Saturday. "The Story of a Demon" was released two days longer than "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands"! On the third day.
Because it was Monday, and the most loyal audience base of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" (that is, those college students) were taking exams, and most importantly, the Hollywood blockbuster "X-Men" was released, which also gave "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" a big impact.
This resulted in a significant drop in the single-day box office of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" - on that day, the single-day box office of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" was only more than 95 million.
On the fourth day, "Blood Labyrinth" was released with great momentum.
but--
Because of the competition for screening between "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands" and "X-Men", the midnight box office of "Blood Simple" failed to explode, with only about 5 million, which is almost half of "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands".
This is not the most important thing.
The most important thing is that "Blood Labyrinth" received a lot of criticism as soon as it was released.
Some say that in terms of story, "Blood Labyrinth" is like an underdeveloped child. The playful character performances and the jumping narrative techniques not only fail to cover up the poor plot, but instead become new criticisms.
Some say that the film's mix of costumes, styling, and character language makes it hard to grasp the historical background, and the story is set in an isolated inn in the mountains, cutting off the vivid society. After stripping away the social connection, the film is left with only meaningless body language and language jokes, and gorgeous and dazzling shots that do not express meaning to satisfy the audience's shallow entertainment needs.
Others define "Blood Labyrinth" as a "comedy farce", saying that it is completely out of Zhang's control and therefore cannot escape the stereotypes of crosstalk and sketches. It is more like an elongated sketch and not a movie at all.
In short, Blood Simple received bad reviews, with most people calling it a kitsch carnival.
And all of this was done out of respect for Zhang, the country's top director, and because he directed the Olympic Games.
Those who have no moral integrity gave "Blood Labyrinth" a three-word evaluation - a terrible movie!
actually--
If it were just that, because of Zhang's strong box office appeal, "Blood Labyrinth" still has a strong ability to make money and is definitely not unable to compete with "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands".
But Xu Kai did not abide by the moral code of martial arts. On the first day of the release of "Blood Labyrinth" and the day after the release of "X-Men", Xu Kai, who had planned for a long time, suddenly sold "Shi Li Yang Chang" at half price across the board on the grounds that it was half price on Tuesdays, which dealt a heavy blow to the newly released "Blood Labyrinth" and "X-Men", and directly destroyed the first day box office of "Blood Labyrinth" and the second day box office of "X-Men".
Zhang and Zhang Ping, two masters of the film industry and the distributor of "X-Men", were suddenly stunned by Xu Kai!
To paraphrase a cinema manager, “The popularity of Blood Simple and Men in Black has barely even started to pick up, and only one or two theaters are left showing them.”
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