Chapter 209 You know nothing about the dragon's strength
"Zhou Tianyi's films are missing three things."
"1. The plot is rambling and lacks logical coherence."
"Second: The actions are fake, all thanks to editing."
"Third: No special effects, just ordinary stuff."
This is the evaluation of Zhou Tianyi's film by the famous film critic Pingying Tianxia, which has been praised by many netizens as insightful and to the point.
Some netizens said that it was after seeing this film review that they lost interest in Zhou Tianyi's movies.
This demonstrates the extreme sharpness of this film review.
It wasn't until the fan club released behind-the-scenes footage that this happened.
The behind-the-scenes footage is related to the filming of Project Lucky Star, and it caused a sensation as soon as it was released.
"Don't tell me that the scene of Tianyi's clock tower falling wasn't done by a stunt double, but by him personally?"
"Don't tell me that Tianyi jumped off the air conditioner and fell downstairs without any intervention, and it was all done manually?"
"Don't tell me that the scene of people rollerblading on Tianyi Street, causing such a sensation, wasn't edited and was all real?"
"Don't tell me that Tianyi was run over by the giant vehicle and walked on the ground with his feet against the wheels without deliberately slowing down?"
Four questions from netizens echoed throughout the comment section.
At first, nobody cared; what was so interesting about a behind-the-scenes clip?
But when they went to see it for themselves, they realized that this wasn't just behind-the-scenes footage, it was downright dangerous!
Who actually performs real fight scenes in movies? Aren't they all just using stunt doubles and editing to make it look real?
The very first behind-the-scenes clip shocked everyone.
They never imagined that the behind-the-scenes footage would be even more exciting than the movie itself.
"I can't believe that Tianyi was able to get up and continue making movies after falling from such a tall lighthouse headfirst."
"The height shown in the behind-the-scenes footage was a bit unrealistic. When I saw the actual movie height, I was terrified because I have a fear of heights. It turned out they really did fall!"
"Just watching it gives me goosebumps. It's just making a movie, is it really necessary to go to such lengths?"
"And jumping down from a high place like an air conditioner can be fatal. I saw in the behind-the-scenes footage that there was almost an accident. It's really too dangerous."
“Sliding on the street is even more dangerous. Anyone who drives knows how much trouble it can cause if you lose control. I remember there was a wide shot at the end of the movie, which was a bit long. The whole process was done in one go.”
"And then there's that giant ship crushing people. I can't quite describe the feeling, but I know that if it gets out of control, it will definitely be fatal."
Netizens suddenly realized that they knew nothing about Zhou Tianyi's films.
If the behind-the-scenes footage is all true, is this movie really that bad?
Pingying Tianxia also saw the video forwarded by the fan club. After watching it, he looked a little serious, but quickly relaxed.
"What can these behind-the-scenes stories prove? Zhou Tianyi's movie is garbage, and the box office has already proven everything."
Faced with fans' questions, he calmly replied with one sentence.
In his view, even if all the action scenes in this movie were real, it still wouldn't change the fact that it's a terrible movie.
He's a professional when it comes to getting paid to do things, so of course he wouldn't ruin his own reputation.
However, these words were seen as provocative by Gong Xue'er, which infuriated her.
She directly challenged the other party on Weibo: "You know nothing about the power of dragons."
"Although this film may not be the best in Long Yisheng's film career, it is a legendary milestone in world cinema because it truly ushered in the era of Chinese kung fu films that shocked the world."
"When this movie was first released, although it did not achieve high box office in the United States, it unexpectedly opened up the market in the entire Asian continent, except for China, of course."
"Compared to box office, this film grossed nearly 3 billion in Japan, nearly 4 billion in South Korea, and nearly 3 billion in Singapore. After conversion, which domestic film can surpass this film from several years ago at the box office?"
"You still have the nerve to say that the reason this movie is bad is because it has no special effects and is full of editing flaws? Have you even watched the movie properly?"
Do you know why Dragon became famous throughout the Western world because of this movie?
"It's what you call relying entirely on edited movements, without any special effects, to show all Westerners the power of the dragon."
"Nowadays, any celebrity thinks that just because they endorse an international product or walk a red carpet abroad, they're an international superstar. Go to Hollywood and ask any of those actors and directors, and see if they'll admit it."
"It's because of people like you that China hasn't been able to produce an international superstar like Long until now."
"Why?"
"The reason is simple: their special effects are far superior to yours, their plots are far superior to yours, and now even the acting skills that China is most proud of are being trampled on. They have everything you have, so why should they watch your movies instead of their own country's movies?"
"But you can imagine that several years ago, Long realized the problem. He knew that if he wanted to make a name for himself in the world, there was no way to do it by taking the conventional route, so he had to fight desperately."
"Only the most thrilling action and the most realistic scenes can make those Westerners who admire the strong tremble."
"You may not like dragon movies, but you can't criticize the action stunts that amaze even Westerners; that's an insult to dragons."
Her words were somewhat incoherent, but they were all Gong Xue'er's genuine feelings; she was very angry.
This should be a source of pride for Chinese movie special effects, but it's been inexplicably belittled by these attention-seeking guys.
You have to understand, these are actions that countless people awe. Throughout the entire history of world cinema, no one has ever risked their life to perform these action stunts.
Dragon did it, but sadly, after he achieved fame and success, some people actually said that the action scenes in his movies were edited and that they were bad movies because they lacked special effects.
He personally led Chinese kung fu films to a peak that garnered worldwide attention, only to be mercilessly belittled by people from his own country—truly ironic.
Perhaps Annie is right. China doesn't deserve a superstar like Long. He shouldn't belong to China, but to the world!
On the internet.
Netizens fell silent after seeing Gong Xueer's reply. If it weren't for the behind-the-scenes footage, they might have thought that these actions were all fake, since normal actors would never do such terrifying and dangerous stunts.
But when the behind-the-scenes footage came out, people realized that just because others couldn't do it didn't mean the dragon couldn't.
At this point, many netizens who had seen the Dragon movie stood up and said:
"The movements could not possibly be entirely edited; the smoothness of the movements alone would be impossible, making it appear without any sense of sluggishness."
"I watched the movie again with the behind-the-scenes footage, and I have to say, the more I watch it, the more I realize how incredibly dedicated Long really was."
"Are you all overlooking the fact that this movie might not be bad, but it only seems to be doing poorly because it only grossed ten yuan?"
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