With the box office failure of "Galaxy Fantasy", in the past month, various complaints about "Galaxy Fantasy" and doubts about CG animated movies have almost never stopped, but because of this, "Harry Potter: The appearance of the trailer for "Philosopher's Stone" not only aroused suspicion from some viewers, but also gained a considerable degree of attention.
Throughout the three years since the establishment of Huaying Animation, it can be said that all the works handled by Musuxing have never missed. The guarantee of Huaying Animation is the pinnacle of its peers.
So what about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
Can it wipe away the shadow of failure brought by "Galaxy Fantasy" to CG animation and bring different possibilities to the industry?
With similar curiosity and anticipation, whether it is a fan who likes animation movies or a passer-by who has no interest in animation itself, they clicked on the movie trailer officially uploaded by Huaying in the first place.
Shen Nian clicked on the movie trailer on Huaying's official website.
In previous animated PVs, Huaying often used this to introduce the main characters, or reveal the tip of the iceberg of the main plot without causing spoilers - this is what Huaying is best at, and what Huaying does most often. made.
But the current movie trailer is quite different.
On the computer screen, the video picture that was enlarged in full screen dimmed first, and the LOGO belonging to the Huaying animation logo flashed past. Then, a street dotted with streetlights under the moonlight also appeared in Shen Nian's field of vision from a bird's eye view. among.
The lonely street, the motionless cat on the corner, when the figure of a white-haired old man suddenly appeared at the corner of the street, the camera began to move down from an overhead angle, and finally zoomed in on the silver lighter he took out of his pocket superior.
As the lighter was turned on with a "click", the street lights on the side of the street also went out.
At the same time, a piece of pure music also sounded -
Very fantastic soundtrack.
The sound of the celesta is clean and crisp, and the string music that follows is like the sound of an owl's wings flashing in the night sky, mysterious, mysterious and ethereal. As a professional film critic, Shen Nian is not professional in music appreciation, but even so, listening to the pure music in her ear, she can faintly feel a kind of Indescribable taste.
This is indeed a soundtrack that can immediately remind people of the mysterious and mysterious existence of "magic".
Shen Nian originally thought that this should be a trailer that could reveal part of the plot of the movie, just like Huaying had done in animation PVs in the past - but the fact in front of him was exactly the opposite. The trailer did not focus too much on the plot and characters. Instead, the focus is on the details of the magical world in the movie.
A lighter with a hard and delicate shell, but it can turn off street lights with a "click"; it jumps down from the corner of the wall and turns into a black-haired woman's cat.
In front of the three-quarters wall between platforms No. 9 and No. 10, the teenagers pulling carts bumped into them non-stop.
The rhythm of the music in my ears gradually accelerated, and the changes in the pictures in the trailer also accelerated, as if I was watching a horse -
In a train with a sense of the times, a chocolate shaped like a frog came out of the boy's hand and lay tightly on the glass window of the train. After changing into wizard robes before arriving at the station, the door to the mysterious and majestic castle opened in the night. The camera followed the perspective of the boys and girls, from the auditorium under the vast starry sky to the ever-changing staircases and vivid portraits, and swept through the dormitories of different styles. , and finally went down the stairs step by step, settling in a classroom filled with materials and potions.
Shen Nian blinked, a little surprised. As a CG animated movie, there is nothing to say about the scenes in the trailer in front of you, but...
"This... there is no plot?"
Shen Nian originally thought that Huaying would focus on showing the plot of the movie in the trailer to prove the difference between Huaying Animation and Qianye Entertainment - many people said that the reason why "Galaxy Fantasy" failed was that its script was too empty. The whole movie is also CG for success, and CG for failure. The first-class special effects not only failed to optimize the film, but made the plot even more inexplicable, which is completely intolerable.
At a time when the shadow of the failure of "Galaxy Fantasy" has not completely dissipated, if Huaying makes this announcement, isn't it afraid that it will be directly sentenced to death by audiences and fans who are not optimistic about CG animated movies?
Thinking of this, even though Shen Nian had always looked at Huaying, he couldn't help but frown.
The three-minute trailer was played in a blink of an eye. Just as Shen Nian had guessed, the entire trailer did not mention the main plot of the movie or introduce the key characters of the story. Instead, it seemed to show off the special effects of the screen, showing off the movie world. The various details of the show are presented like a horse watching flowers.
......detail?
Shen Nian's heart skipped a beat, as if she had thought of something, she moved the mouse, clicked "Replay", and watched the entire trailer again. Familiar music echoed in the room again. The boy in the video opened the letter, and the admission notice made of parchment was opened. The camera zoomed in on the letter paper with the lion, snake, badger and eagle painted on it, "You have been approved to study at Hogwart." The words "Study at the School of Magic" immediately jumped out of it, occupying the entire screen, and the entire trailer ended.
really.
On the surface, the trailer in front of you seems to be no different from "Galaxy Fantasy": there is no plot, and it is full of various special effects that look amazing but are actually useless, but in reality?
Shen Nian thought back to all the details of the magical world that he had just seen.
Themes about magic are not uncommon, and even have a fixed pattern in the development over the years. However, the setting of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" completely breaks out of the existing framework. Not only is it not limited to On the old-fashioned setting of sword and magic, it took a different approach, showing a magical world that is closer to reality, ordinary and wonderful.
Among all the magic themes that focus on combat, the magic world in front of you that focuses on daily life seems closer to the fairy tale magic world in people's imagination.
This is a completely new magical world that is completely different from the Western fantasy elemental magic in the bad streets.
Also adopting the industry's top CG technology, "Galaxy Fantasy" is empty-skinned, but in fact it is full of showing off CG technology. But as long as you pay attention to the various details in the trailer, you can find that these specific and imaginative small settings, but invisibly, show a new worldview to the fullest.
Shen Nian was obviously not the only one who noticed this.
On the day Huaying released the trailer, preliminary evaluations from many film critics were also released. With the over-hyped disaster of "Galaxy Fantasy" in the past, the industry's evaluation of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has been more cautious. It neither hyped it to a special height nor did it because of the special nature of CG animated movies. Wanton belittlement of sexuality, on the contrary, it is rare to be objective.
"how do you feel?"
"Judging from the current trailers, I feel it is quite stable." As a die-hard fan of Huaying, Luo Gaofeng will certainly not miss Huaying's first CG animated film: "The picture has nothing to say, and the details are also interesting. But at the moment It's just a preview, and we can't draw conclusions too early. Overall, I'm quite looking forward to it."
"Stablize".
This is Luo Gaofeng's evaluation after watching the trailer of "Harry Potter: The Philosopher's Stone", and it is also the general evaluation of it by the public.
In fact, if you just look at the movie trailer, Huaying has already done quite amazingly - the problem is, as long as there is a certain editing ability and suitable music for small clips like the trailer, which only last a few minutes , it is actually not difficult to do well.
When the trailer for "Galaxy Fantasy" was released, wasn't it because of this that it received unanimous praise from the industry and the audience?
Judging from Huaying's consistent high level, this trailer is astonishing, but in the final analysis, it is just the normal level of Huaying's performance.
As for the quality of the whole movie, we can only wait until the movie is released and go to the cinema to confirm.
A week later, "Movie World" counted the audience's most anticipated movie rankings, and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", which belongs to Huaying Animation, resolutely appeared in the fourth place.
Hearing that Harry Potter was only ranked fourth, Mu Xingxue was taken aback. He wondered if it was because "Galaxy Fantasy" was too much of a shadow in the street, so that Huaying has always been a golden sign in the animation industry. used?
Then at this time, he saw the three movies that were ranked before his own movie.
1. "Star Conquest", directed by Clark Eddy
2. Tomorrow, directed by Grotter Hill
3. "Racing Storm", directed by Song Huacai
Mu Xingxue was shocked.
What kind of god-level Shura field is this? Needless to say Clark Eddy and Grote Hill, they are ranked among the top directors in the entire Blue Star film and television industry, and the third Song Huacai is better than the first two The position is slightly worse, but the last movie directed by the other party was also in the top 100 box office of Blue Star.
When Mu Xingxing decided to move to the Lunar New Year period, Mu Xingxue was lucky to have avoided the tragic summer season. Now, looking at it again...
At any rate, the summer file can be rescued, but the Lunar New Year file is where the real monsters gather, and it is inevitable. Although the director's popularity doesn't mean everything, but the top three directors are all supported by golden resumes, and their reliability is basically equivalent to that of Shepherd Star in the animation industry.
Such three great directors actually happened to be in this year's Lunar New Year festival...
"Isn't this the scariest New Year's Eve event in recent years?" Mu Xingxue muttered to himself.
Mu Xingxue is of course not the only one who feels this way.
With the announcement of the most anticipated movie rankings, everyone's eyes were shocked by this year's extraordinarily luxurious Lunar New Year files:
"It's no wonder that the box office champion movie every year is either summer or New Year's. The lineup is too shocking, right? My mother, I'm already wondering which one to watch. Is this the trouble of happiness?"
"Am I going to say that I've been waiting for Eddie's "Star Conquest" for almost three years? I'm really looking forward to it! My wallet can't wait!"
"I still prefer director Song Huacai. The pace is refreshing and the plot is more delicate, which is particularly in line with my appetite. His movies have never disappointed me, and this time will be no exception."
The audience talked a lot, and the protagonists who were about to stage the Shura field soon noticed this not-so-good crash.
"This schedule really hits..."
Even though Song Huacai had always had confidence in himself, he couldn't help but smile bitterly at this moment.
In terms of current results, he does have a certain gap compared to the top two directors, but he does not think that the commercial film he has is worse than the other directors - what makes him helpless is actually this tragic film. The crash itself.
To use the simplest analogy, if the box office of "Racing Storm" can reach 2 billion without any competitors, then if there are rivals as good as it in the same period of movies, "Racing Storm" "The Storm" will inevitably lose a lot of box office due to the emergence of high-level competing products in the same period.
And this is true among the three movies.
In other words, if the three movies were placed in different schedules, they might all get quite good box office, or even break the box office record. But now that the three high-level movies have collided together, each movie will be affected by the existence of the other two movies. And cause a direct impact on the box office.
"Then shall we..."
Without waiting for the other party to finish talking about the shift period, Song Huacai refused without hesitation: "Although it is very difficult, when the matter has reached this point, we have no choice."
Probably his mentality has adjusted back. Song Huacai was even in the mood to make a joke at this moment: "If nothing else, Huaying who changed gears in the summer did not retreat this time, and Eddie and Hill will definitely not retreat. I If we really change the schedule, I'm afraid the optical media reporters will spray me to death."
"How can these be considered the same?" The manager was also speechless: "Huaying is an animated movie, can it be compared?"
Most people have chosen to ignore "Harry Potter: The Sorcerer's Stone", which is also mired in the Shura field - not because they look down on the animated films, but because there is a whole dimension between animated films and live-action films.
It seems that the expectation of ranking fourth is a bit low, but considering the difference in the audience between live-action movies and animated movies, this ranking is normal. It can only be said that animated movies do have a smaller audience, which cannot be used as proof that the audience does not like animated movies. . In fact, just the opposite is true. The vast majority of animation fans are looking forward to the Harry Potter movie and said they would go to the cinema to support it.
The category of animation limits the ceiling of this film, but similarly, as the only animated film in the Lunar New Year period, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is expected to be the least affected in this tragic period.
This kind of thought just flashed through the manager's mind, and he quickly put it behind him, and said instead: "Forget it, it's pointless to think about it now. Since the schedule has been confirmed, what's next?" Let's think about how to promote it specifically."
It's not just Song Huacai and his Racing Storm.
In the next month, the publicity and news about the three movies were overwhelming, and they dominated the Blue Star hot search list mercilessly. Before the movies were released, the three movies showed the momentum of you singing and I will appear. , various promotional methods emerged one after another, and they were fierce. For a while, the entire film and television industry was quite turbulent.
At the same time, the picture animation, which was not on the radar at all and was expelled from the competition by three live-action film directors because it belonged to another dimension, was in peace.
It is said that everything is calm, but it is not necessarily so.
As previously analyzed by fellow enthusiasts, the success or failure of "Harry Potter: The Philosopher's Stone", even if it cannot determine the life or death of Drawing Animation, will have an overwhelming impact on Drawing Animation. Under such circumstances, the entire The Harry Potter production team is always in a state of high pressure.
Needless to say, the newly joined special effects department, in order to achieve the magic effect required by Shepherd Star, many technicians almost scratched their heads. During this period, they vomited blood and modified it hundreds of times. It was common for them to work overtime until late at night. Even Mu Xingxing himself often struggles with certain shots for several days.
"Is it too late for me to go back to the production team of "Spirit of the Halberd Eater" next door?" Wen Feihang said sincerely.
"I swear, this is definitely the last time, there will be no next time!" Fang Lian rested his head on the table, his face full of despair: "I really don't want to change, I don't want to change anymore, Amu, you If you continue to be so stupid, I will really break off our relationship with you!"
Mu Xiuxing rubbed his temples and said calmly: "I think the rendering of this scene can be further optimized, such as the attenuation of the light source..."
Fang Lian, who was lying on the table like a dead fish a second ago, stood up instantly: "Copy that." In fact, he was just complaining verbally.
This high-pressure atmosphere continued until the end of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."
When Mu Xingxing announced that the work of the production team had come to an end, everyone was slightly relieved, but it was only "a little". If the movie is not released for a day, and the movie does not recover the cost for a day, the entire production team may not be able to do anything. real peace of mind.
The clock on the wall pointed to one o'clock in the morning.
After finishing the final editing work, Mu Xing exhaled, leaned back, and leaned on the back of the chair behind him. While he relaxed his posture, his brain was still working continuously.
Backing down is of course impossible. Now that the Lunar New Year schedule has been confirmed, the next thing he needs to consider is to choose a relatively most favorable and confirmed release date.
Among the three movies, the one with the highest box office was Clark Eddy's "Star Conquest". In the memory of the Pleiades, this big production had a final box office of 2 billion. "Racing Storm" was slightly worse, with a box office of only 1 billion. "Tomorrow", currently ranked second in expectations, suffered a failure, with a box office of less than 300 million, and even the cost could not be recovered.
Thinking of this, Mu Su Xing's eyes moved down the anticipation ranking published on the website, and finally settled on the seventh-ranked "Sound of the Rain".
This is a literary film, and its director is Ye Changlin, his old friend in the film and television industry, who once tried to invite him to be the leading actor several times in Bauhinia Town.
As a literary film, "Sound of the Rain" is naturally not as popular as commercial films such as "Interstellar Conquest" and "Racing Storm". In the Shura field, the one that will finally climb to the top of the Lunar New Year box office box office will be a literary film that did not even consider the box office before it was released.
Ye Changlin never cares about box office when making movies - his movies are basically aimed at awards.
However, it just so happened that this movie, whose director didn't care about the box office and investors didn't care about whether the money could be repaid, became the champion with a box office of 2.5 billion in this Lunar New Year period where monsters gathered.
It's okay if it's other themes, but unfortunately...
Shepherd Xing remembered the plot of "The Sound of Rain".
Ye Changlin's films basically have a certain degree of realism. This "Sound of Rain" centered on social animals (office workers) is the ultimate in the relationship between life and art-it precisely hits the The inner world of the audience vividly describes the feelings of office workers that cannot be expressed to others in the art form of movies.
This is a national level movie.
If there is any shortcoming of "The Sound of Rain", it is that as a literary film, the overall tone and ending of "The Sound of Rain" are realistic and sad. Some viewers were affected by it and continued to feel heavy for half a month after watching the movie. They are relatively few, and because of this, many people became resistant to the subsequent release of "The Sound of Rain" after watching "The Sound of Rain".
If they have not watched "The Sound of Rain", they may still enjoy "The Conquest of the Stars" happily, but for the viewers who have watched "The Sound of the Rain" and were moved by it, "The Sound of the Rain" and "The Storm" ", it seems a bit exaggerated.
In other words, the appearance of "Sound of Rain" suppressed the box office of "Star Conquest" and "Racing Storm" to a certain extent.
--And this is precisely the opportunity to draw shadows.
In a sense, "The Sound of the Rain" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" are almost two completely opposite movies.
The former focuses on the real society, and the plot is heavy but thought-provoking. What the latter shows is a magical world that is both realistic and fairy-tale-forget the depressing plot in the later period of Harry Potter. It can be considered a healing system.
As a literary film, there is no difference between watching it in theaters and privately watching it online - even viewers prefer to watch and think alone at home rather than shed tears in the theater.
But "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is different.
This is a CG animated movie.
If you don't watch it in a cinema, the viewing effect of the movie will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. Of course, not all viewers may understand this - this can be used as a key word in the early promotion of the movie.
Under such circumstances, the existence of "The Sound of Rain" will not only have no negative impact on Harry Potter's box office, but may even have a certain promoting effect.
When the audience is depressed because "Sound of the Rain" is too real, will they choose "Interstellar Conquest", which is also rooted in the real world, and the plot is more exaggerated than "Sound of the Rain", or will it focus on the "fairy-tale magic world" , What about the "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" that takes the healing route?
a week later.
In order to make it easier for movie fans to choose, many movie magazines specially made a concise and clear summary of the upcoming Lunar New Year files--
"Tomorrow," directed by Grote Hill, release date: February 1.
"Racing Storm", directed by Song Huacai, release date: February 1.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", directed by Shepherd Star, release date: February 15th.
"Star Conquest", directed by Clark Eddy, release date: February 15th.
Mu Xingxue wiped his face and couldn't help but said: "On this date...why do I feel like we are like little pitiful people caught in the middle of the big guys?"
Mu Xingxing thought for a while and then said: "Have you ever heard of a saying?"
"What?"
His eyes fell on a release date of "The Sound of the Rain", which was ignored by everyone, Mu Suxing smiled and said: "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins."
Chapter 148
It's the end of January.
Everything seems to be a foregone conclusion. Regardless of whether the film and television companies of the three movies are willing or not, they have to join this war without gunpowder. As time approaches the release date of February 1, "Tomorrow" and "Racing Storm" " also invariably increased their publicity efforts. The male and female protagonists acted in fake roles, and the popular fried chicken appeared naked on the screen. For a while, topics about several movies almost filled the hot search list.
"In the battle for the Lunar New Year movie, who will win the first box office title in the new year?"
Not only media reporters are talking about this, but fans and audiences are also happily discussing their favorite movies and directors. The three directors at the center of public opinion are not newcomers. After a few movies, they have naturally accumulated a lot. Fans.
Seeing that the situation is becoming more and more heated day by day, the media reporters still feel that it is not enough. They have tried their best to ask several big directors for their opinions on the upcoming Lunar New Year film.
Among the three great directors, the one with the highest status and the most famous reputation is undoubtedly the director of "Interstellar Conquest" Clark Eddy. However, this veteran director obviously has no intention of arguing and provoking. In response to the reporter's inquiry, Eddy Di just smiled: ""Interstellar Conquest" is my hard work that has been three years in the making. I will not let down the fans who have always supported me."
There is no mention of any other director, but from another perspective, ignoring, isn't it a kind of self-confidence and provocation?
In contrast, Song Huacai's remarks seemed a bit sharp. He asked unceremoniously: "Since when has the director's qualifications and past achievements become the public's indicator of the level of a film?" ? The past can only represent the past after all-" He bluntly said: "The future belongs to young people."
The reporters on the side looked at each other with joy in their eyes.
What is needed is this kind of tit-for-tat. With several directors talking to each other over the air, at least until the movie is officially released, they don't have to worry about the topic of the movie magazine!
At the same time, in the office on the top floor of Huaying, Mu Xing was looking down at the movie magazine in his hand.
Most of the news in the newspapers was meaningless hype, he glanced at it casually, and threw it aside. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has already been completed, and the Shepherd Star can't be more leisurely at the moment. He glanced at the magazine scribbled, then stood up, pushed open the door of the office and walked out.
As soon as he stepped out of the office door, several employees there all raised their heads and looked over. Upon closer inspection, there was a hint of vigilance in their eyes.
As an employee representative, Fang Lian was quickly pushed to Mu Xiuxing. He was wondering about everyone's reaction, but Fang Lian on the opposite side asked cautiously, as if facing a formidable enemy, "Where are you going?"
Mu Xiuxing glanced at everyone for no apparent reason. Seeing that most of the people in the work hall were staring at him nervously, Mu Xiuxing's heart moved slightly. At the same time he understood, he was also a little speechless: "I said you don't either. As for being so nervous? Haven't you finished Harry Potter? You haven't taken me out to meet old friends?"
Fang Lian, on the other hand, was very confident: "What can I do about this? If you want to blame it, just blame yourself for having too many criminal records. Editor Qiu used to complain to me every now and then about how you ran away without knowing it. I don't think it's okay if I don't pay attention to it. ." He said, and asked without any ambiguity: "Which old friend are you going to meet? Are you planning to play cards together again?"
It seems that if I want to run away in the future, it may not be easy...
Such a thought just flashed through Mu Xiuxing's mind, and was quickly forgotten by him - after all, it was not because he suddenly had some evil idea that he got off work early this time.
His eyes inadvertently glanced at the side spread out on the table nearby, which happened to reveal the specific release date of the Lunar New Year movie. Mu Xing recalled the sighs when Harry Potter and the Shadow Animation were mentioned in newspapers recently, and couldn't help but smile: " Of course I'm not a poker player, I'm just going to meet a 'poor little guy' who has the same problem."
--
Xie Hongkuo originally planned to interview Grote Hill, the director of "Tomorrow".
Unfortunately, the director seemed to have no interest in the air-distance conversation between the directors before the release. Until the on-site promotional activities of "Tomorrow" in Xingning City ended, Xie Hongkuo did not get a suitable interview opportunity. However, Just when he had to give up the interview and turned around and walked back, he caught a glimpse of two familiar figures near the window of a teahouse on the street.
Isn't this Shepherd Xing and Ye Changlin?
Realizing this, Xie Hongkuo suddenly became interested.
Although fourth place is much lower than the top three, it is still at the top of the list. It is one of the most anticipated Lunar New Year movies. Maybe for this upcoming Lunar New Year Shura Field, this actor who has been ignored Do animation directors also feel dissatisfied and dissatisfied with being ignored?
Not to mention that not long ago, the director of "Racing Storm" Song Huacai accidentally activated an AOE skill when he was talking. Maybe director Ye Changlin has something to say about this?
However--
"Huaying's box office target?" Mu Xingxing held up the tea cup in front of him and said calmly: "Does this need to be said? Of course it will be a return on investment."
Xie Hongkuo suspected that he had heard wrong.
He looked at Mu Suxing opposite him in surprise, but the latter seemed completely unaware of the wrongness of his goal. At this moment, he was leisurely sipping the tea in the cup. Seeing that Xie Hongkuo was confused, Mu Su Xing raised his eyebrows and handed him an inexplicable expression.
"I make animated films," he reminded.
Generally speaking, taking into account the various shares in the movie, if an ordinary movie wants to make a return, the box office should be at least three times the investment. In other words, if the movie producer wants to make a profit, especially if it gets a higher The profit of the movie must be several times the investment at the box office.
But animated films have no such concerns.
It is true that CG animated movies cost money, but the biggest difference between animated movies and live-action movies is their core profit method - the main income of live-action movies comes from box office, but the core of animated movies lies in animation as the core. derived series.
For example, the animated film "Tiger Rose" was released last year. The investment in this animated film was 200 million, and the final box office was less than 300 million. Judging from the box office, it seems that Glacier Films, which produced this animated film, would have difficulty even making back its money. However, in fact Yes, derivatives based on the IP of this animated film, such as identical dolls, various stationery, etc., by the end of this year, the peripheral profits of "Tiger Rose" have reached 1.5 billion credit points.
For animated films, the surrounding area is the real big head.
When he said this, what else didn't Xie Hongkuo understand?
I understand, I understand, but Mu Xingxing's words still inevitably made him a little frustrated. When others said aggressively that their film would definitely become the box office champion in the Lunar New Year, another director who was equally competitive said seriously. Tell him that "returning capital" is the company's only goal.
Xie Hongkuo let out a breath and decided to put his hopes for big news on Ye Changlin. However, this great director who devoted his life to literary films was even more uncooperative than Mu Xiuxing. When Xie Hongkuo asked him about Ye Changlin, When talking about box office goals and fantasies, Ye Changlin asked casually: "Box office? What is that?"
Xie Hongkuo was silent.
However, this was still a silence that made it difficult for him to refute.
What is the box office?
For most directors and actors, the box office of a movie means almost everything. But as a well-known director of artistic films, Ye Changlin, the box office is really not something he needs to consider. For him, the artistry of the movie itself is the most important - - This is the reason why he has been able to win movie awards every time, and it is also one of the reasons why all the actors who try to hit the best actor and actress are often close to him.
Xie Hongkuo was blocked by the two people's glances and words. He simply didn't know what to say. Seeing that he couldn't dig out any big news, he had to return to the newspaper office in frustration.
Of course, as "revenge" on the two of them, Xie Hongkuo, who has no conscience at all, opened his computer without hesitation and wrote irresponsibly: "...I have to say that Director Mu Xingxing and Director Ye Changlin Their luck is indeed not very good. After encountering the most miserable hell schedule in history, the two of them were surrounded by three other movies even the specific release time. Of course, we obviously can't compare an animation at the box office. Movies and literary movies have too high requirements, I hope the two directors will not be hit hard by this..."
As soon as Xie Hongkuo's report was released, Mu Xingxing himself had no reaction - he was used to being ignored and belittled by the media during this period. Xie Hongkuo's seemingly comforting remarks were actually just one of them, which contained ridicule and contempt. However, many fans Believing it to be true, they all went to the comment section of Mujiuxing Weibo to comfort him, saying that although the environment is difficult, as long as Huaying maintains its previous standards, they will never let Huaying lose money even if they book the venue for N-play!
On February 1st, "Tomorrow", "Racing Storm" and "Sound of the Rain" will be screened simultaneously in major movie theaters of Blue Star.
The movie hasn't officially started yet, and fans who bought tickets in advance have already formed two long queues, waiting to enter. Mu Xingxing took the "Sound of Rain" movie tickets kindly presented by Ye Changlin, and Qin Sheng came to another queue with only three or five people. When the two came over, the people at the front were still whispering:
"Do we really want to watch this "Sound of the Rain"? It's so boring to read the synopsis."
"There's no way, we're moving too slowly. Now, whether it's "Tomorrow" or "Racing Storm," the movie tickets for these two movies are basically sold out. They're all here, so just watch the sound of rain. Well, I remember that this director seems to be quite famous, so he probably won't let us down..."
Not far away, a few familiar film critics who were lucky enough to grab movie tickets were also discussing in a low voice: "Two of the three movies were released today... I don't know which one is "Racing Storm" or "Tomorrow" Will the movie fall behind first?"
"Fortunately, I got both movie tickets, just wait, after watching the two movies and comparing them, I'll know."
The duration of "Racing Storm" and "Tomorrow" are not the same. One of the two movies is 90 minutes and the other is 100 minutes. When "Tomorrow" is gradually coming to an end, there is only a wall between them in the second screening room. The fans who finished "Racing Storm" have come out satisfied.
"It's so handsome! Director Song Huacai is really knowledgeable. He likes this kind of purely exciting racing movie. The pace is very refreshing and several scenes are so handsome. The ticket price is really worth it!"
Compared to the excited fans, several film critics were much calmer: "It's a very good popcorn movie. Song Huacai has continued the high level of the previous movie. The long shot of the final battle is very shocking. I guess the box office should not be high." It will be less than 1 billion. If the competitiveness is small during the same period, it will not be a problem to get 1.5 billion at the box office."
While several people were discussing in low voices, as the screening of "Tomorrow" ended, the crowd in Screening Hall No. 1 gradually came out. Before they could ask, my colleague who had already finished watching "Tomorrow" shook his head.
"There are no major problems, but there are no special highlights, and there is no novel angle and different thinking on the subject of the end of the world." He said: "If this is the work of a new director, I am willing to give him eight points. , if it's Grote... I don't think it's possible."
"Not bad for other directors, but let's put Grote aside, I can only say that it is just passing."
"That is to say-"
Several people looked at each other, and the film critic who was the first to come out of the second screening room shrugged his shoulders and said firmly: "It seems that the first eliminated person has appeared."
"If nothing else happens, the box office champion of this Lunar New Year season should be born between "Interstellar Conquest" and "Racing Storm", right?"
No further corroboration is needed.
The rich experience of watching movies has sharpened the sharp eyes of several film critics. There may be mistakes in the specific box office predictions, but the predictions in the general direction have never been missed by the few people present. With Song Huacai's "Racing Storm" performing exceptionally well, "Tomorrow", which is only a passable director by Grote, will obviously be much inferior.
In most cases, the world of the movie is actually very simple.
The movie is good-looking, so I don't have to worry about not having fans to buy it. But similarly, if the quality of a movie is worrisome, no matter how famous its director is or how excellent the actors are, the audience will not buy it.
Only quality is the only criterion for evaluating whether a movie is excellent.
At the same time, the projection hall No. 3 was silent.
Compared with the No. 1 and No. 2 screening halls with extremely high attendance rates, the attendance rate in the screening hall in front of me was less than half. However, until the end of the movie, the lights suddenly turned on, and the lyrics of the ending song appeared with the subtitles No one in the entire hall made a sound while on screen.
There were no words, and no one immediately stood up and left. Everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on the big screen in front of them, motionless.
In fact, if someone is standing at the bottom of the screen at this moment, that is, opposite to everyone present, then he can see that the fans who are still sitting in their respective positions at this moment are either already burst into tears, or are already red. orbital.
It was not the first time that Shepherd Xing watched "The Sound of the Rain" and naturally he did not miss the reactions of the audience around him.
There are not many viewers to watch "The Sound of Rain", but there is no shortage of film critics who are interested in literary and artistic films. However, considering the particularity of literary and artistic films, even if there are professional film critics who are moved by this film, they can Even if I wrote a few thousand words of film appreciation neatly, I would not know that in the next month, this national-level film will be unstoppable and kill three major productions.
Whether it is "Racing Storm" or "Interstellar Conquest", they are all masterpieces that are rarely seen. Regrettably, only this "Sound of Rain", which was initially ignored by everyone, is the real monster in this year's Lunar New Year file.
In a sense, the film critics were not wrong in their inferences.
Less than three days have passed since February 1st, "Racing Storm" and "Tomorrow" have fulfilled their guesses at the box office: the daily box office is getting higher every day, but the daily box office is declining rapidly visible to the naked eye. To make matters worse, after discovering the decline of "Tomorrow", the latter's film schedule also dropped to 10%.
For a great director, this cannot but be said to be a shame.
However, just when everyone thought that perhaps only "Conquest", released on February 15th, was most likely to break the current dominance of "Race" in theaters, another literary film that had been ignored by the public suddenly appeared as An incredible speed, suddenly jumped up!
"After watching it, I was completely tearful. I suspect that the director peeked at my life and used it to make a movie...it is too real. It is really a very good movie. Thanks to the director for speaking out for us."
"I watched "The Sound of the Rain" when I didn't get a ticket for "Racing Storm". To be honest, I have never liked watching literary films. It feels too deep and heavy. "The Sound of the Rain" is actually very heavy. , but it is a kind of heart-pricking heaviness, everyone can find resonance in the movie, a very sincere movie, suitable for all working parties."
On the Internet, the number of netizens of Amway's "Rain Sound" is increasing day by day.
On Blue Star's most impartial and authoritative movie rating website, "The Sound of Rain" scored 9.8 points. On the third day of its release, "The Sound of Rain" entered Blue Star's TOP200 high-rated movies.
When the time came to February 11th, the week when "Sound of the Rain" was released, Bluestar's official media named "Sound of the Rain" for its exploration and thinking about the current social situation. At the same time, the total box office of "Sound of the Rain" also officially exceeded "Racing Storm" was released for 11 days, with a box office of 1 billion.
By this time, even passers-by who are indifferent to the movie have also noticed that the movie is unusual.
Most people follow the herd.
And when the media all over the world began to focus on singing the praises of "The Sound of the Rain", touting its depth and breadth, more people who were not interested in literary films also chose to enter the cinema--
This is a national movie.
Even if they can't understand the foreshadowing and deep meaning in the movie, are they not allowed to use "watching a national movie with depth and magnificence" as a way of pretending to be coercive?
No matter what thoughts people hold when entering the movie, the fact that is before everyone's eyes at this moment is that in this Shura field, which is said to be the most tragic in history, a literary and artistic film that has not been paid attention to at all stands out and conveniently Movies that should have had a higher box office were suppressed together.
The reason is simple--
"The Sound of Rain is too heavy."
"Don't talk about it. When I think of the plot of this movie, I still feel very depressed. This is not the kind of abuse that is common in movies. The main reason is that many details are too real. I thought watching "Racing Storm" Such movies can be relieved, and as a result... I began to regret buying the movie ticket for "Racing Storm", the plot is too exaggerated."
"Exaggeration +1. After watching "The Sound of Rain" and then watching "Racing Storm", it felt like you were in the real world one second, and then transported to the world of a pretentious novel the next second Already..."
"Sincere advice from an experienced driver: Don't watch "Racing Storm" after watching "Sound of Rain". The viewing experience is extremely poor, and you can't get the coolness of racing in the whole process."
If only one person complained about the incompatibility between "Sound of the Rain" and "Racing Storm", people might not take it seriously, but when all the fans who have watched the two movies expressed the same feeling, the same concern Soon is also on the minds of all stakeholders of the film's upcoming release.
"Racing Storm", which has already been released and is of good quality, failed to please "Sound of the Rain", so what about the upcoming movie?
Is there anything more hopeless than when the schedule happens to be after a national film?
Thinking of this, the troublemakers who touted "The Sound of the Rain" became interested, and began to make a "victim list" with great interest, and among them, the one who ranked at the top of the list was precisely the "Haha" that was selected on February 15th at the same time. Lippert and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Interstellar Conquest.
Three days later, in Xingning City, inside Qian'an Cinema.
"Are you really not considering watching "The Sound of Rain"? This movie is really a classic."
At the ticket gate, Luo Gaofeng, who was already standing in the middle of the line, hesitated for a while, but finally shook his head firmly: "I'll let it go, I prefer to go back and watch movies with a lot of tears at home, since I'm here When you go to the cinema, of course you have to watch blockbusters."
The friend shrugged: "Let me tell you first, I just finished watching "The Sound of the Rain" the day before yesterday, and I haven't come out yet. I'll watch this Philosopher's Stone later. If I accidentally fall asleep, don't blame me."
His reaction made Luo Gaofeng a little curious: "Is the impact of "The Sound of Rain" really that serious?"
"Looking back, you'll know it. Anyway, I think it's very substituting. Now I think it's really stuffy in retrospect." The friend said, and the two wrote "Harry Potter's magic" one after the other. He handed over the movie ticket with the word "stone" on it, and then followed the staff's prompts and walked to the corresponding screening room No. 3.
It was at this time that he suddenly discovered that the composition of the screening room in front of him seemed different from other screenings he had seen.
If the audience of "Sound of the Rain" is basically adult office workers, then the audience of this animated film in front of me is of all ages-from five or six-year-old children, to teenagers, to twenties There are young people in their early years, parents in their thirties and forties, and almost all age groups except the elderly.
Is it because it's an animated movie?
While he was still thinking wildly, the lights in the entire projection hall at the other end suddenly went out, and were replaced by the light on the big screen not far away.
The movie begins.
Chapter 149
As an ethereal and crisp pure music sounded in the theater, everyone's eyes turned to the big screen. Guan Mingxu casually grabbed a handful of popcorn and began to consider whether to take a nap. Spend the next two hours.
As an adult-an adult who has no interest in the two-dimensional culture, if he is not forced to be dragged to the movie theater by his friends with the reason of "need to watch some light-hearted things to adjust", in normal times, Guan Mingxu would not consider it at all. Watch animated movies.
Speaking of which, Luo Gaofeng seemed to have mentioned the name of this piece of pure music to him before. It seemed to be called "Hedwig's Theme Song"?
Regardless of the movie, at least the orchestral music still sounds pretty good.
Guan Mingxu thought about it, biting off the straw in the Coke cup, slowly raising his head and looking at the big screen.
The pale-faced old man with white hair walked out of the corner among the trees. The streets were deserted at night, with only scattered street lights emitting a dim, warm light. The old man who stopped in the middle of the street raised the lighter in his hand. He moved his thumb and pressed lightly. In the next second, a small group of flame-like light came out of the street lamp and rushed towards the silver lighter. fly away.
Guan Mingxu was stunned.
At the same moment, there was a slight exclamation from those closest to him.
This scene is not unfamiliar.
When Huaying officially released the movie trailer, Guan Mingxu was encouraged by Luo Gaofeng to watch the movie trailer. The scene in front of him can be said to be exactly the same as the beginning in the trailer. There is no special newness or difference in the plot and picture. , the visual effect becomes completely different!
The sense of immersion is so strong!
If the trailer he saw on the computer was just to appreciate the picture effect that was superior to other movies, then the effect shown in the theater now was an effect that was countless times higher. realism.
The picture is still the same, but the 3Dimax effect displayed in the theater at this moment is completely different from the effect seen on the computer. Although the special effects in the trailer are cool, the visual effects are still within the screen, but now he is sitting in the theater seat, watching the light from the street lamp flying towards the lighter one after another, that little The light seemed to escape from the screen and suddenly flew in front of him!
It seemed that as long as he stretched out his hand, that little ball of light would be curled up obediently in his palm.
You know, the magic effect here is just the tip of the iceberg shown in the movie trailer. There are countless scenes that are cooler than it in the trailer alone. If a small light group is so realistic, then What will happen next with the starry sky and the stairs that move on their own in the Hogwarts Great Hall?
Thinking of this, Guan Mingxu got excited all of a sudden, stopped his hands, and turned his attention to the big screen in front of him.
What is a CG animated film?
Before coming to the cinema, Guan Mingxu's understanding of CG animation was limited to plot CG in large-scale games. Now watching the movie in front of him, Guan Mingxu felt that his concept of CG animated movies became instantly clear.
He is really not in the mood to watch other popcorn movies right now, so he can ignore the plot and just have a visual enjoyment. Judging from the tip of the iceberg shown at the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", as long as the later scenes can also Maintaining the same level, even if the plot is messy, Guan Mingxu will be satisfied.
Fortunately, the movie's visual effects did not disappoint him.
The lighter that can extinguish the street lights is just one of the many settings in the movie. In fact, it is not only the magic props settings in these details, whether it is the houses in the movie, the characters that have appeared, or the owl flying by in the night, " "Harry Potter: The Philosopher's Stone" undoubtedly achieved the ultimate in graphics. If it weren't for the wrong environment, Guan Mingxu would almost think he was watching a CG game.
Or to be more precise, it is a CG animation that is much more shocking than any existing game CG.
Just as he was marveling at the pictures in the movie, the plot of the story slowly unfolded from the streets at night--
As all the street lights on the street were extinguished, the old man put the lighter back into his cloak, and sat down next to the cat on the wall, then he raised his head and smiled at the tabby cat on the wall: "I really didn't expect to see you here To you, Professor McGonagall."
As soon as he finished speaking, the cat that was lying on the wall quietly jumped down, and when it landed on the ground, it appeared as a serious and serious woman.
After a simple and confusing opening, the movie gives a brief introduction to the story through a conversation between Dumbledore and another witch named McGonagall who can transform from a cat into a human: The wizards are joyfully celebrating the death of a wizard whose name cannot be mentioned--
Almost everyone was silent about that man's name, except of course Dumbledore.
It is worth mentioning that the hero who killed the "unspeakable" wizard mentioned in the conversation is the protagonist who is still a baby at this moment, that is, the protagonist of this animated film, Harry Potter. special. In order to prevent the child who saved the wizarding world from being dazzled by such honors, they finally decided to let Harry grow up away from the wizarding world.
At the end of the picture, when the little Harry Potter turned over in the blanket, the camera cut to another lively banquet scene. Amidst the interlaced lights and laughter, people raised their wine glasses and said happily. : "Bless the Boy Who Lived-Harry Potter!"
The savior in the opening scene?
Guan Mingxu was a little surprised, but the plot of the movie in front of him didn't give him a chance to think about it. When the screen dimmed and turned on again, the words "Ten Years Later" were clearly displayed on the screen.
Completely opposite to his status as "the savior of the wizarding world", Harry, who was fostered by the Dursleys, seemed to have a very unhappy life:
He doesn't have his own room and can only live in a small cupboard. He is ordered to do a lot of work at a very young age and is even bullied by his cousin Dudley every day.
Until one day, Harry, who was ordered to pick up letters, found a letter addressed to him among the three pieces of mail.
This is a letter that looks solemn and elegant in appearance: the envelope is made of thick parchment, the address is written in emerald green ink, there is no stamp, but there is a beautiful and wonderful message printed on the back cover. The coat of arms features a capital "H" surrounded by images of a lion, eagle, snake and badger.
It was also this letter called "Hogwarts Acceptance Letter" that led Harry, who was living in dire straits, to another magical world that he had never heard of.
Guan Mingxu originally thought that he would have no interest in such animated movies.
In fact, he did have little interest in the plot of the movie. In short, this movie is about a boy named Harry who received an admission notice from a magic school when he was eleven years old. , an adventure story about learning magic and making friends in school.
From the plot point of view, there is no problem even if this movie is judged as a "sub-contract".
but--
Guan Mingxu looked at the scene on the screen.
It is completely different from the world of swords and magic imagined by most people. The movie in front of you can be said to show the magic world closest to reality, but full of fairy tale colors. When Harry followed Hagrid to the "Diagon Alley" "When visiting the wizarding shopping street, the audience who followed Harry's perspective also experienced the fun of shopping in the wizarding world.
Partridge's Crucible, Gringotts, Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, Madam Malkin's Robe Store...
All kinds of shops and products are dizzying, but Huaying is gorgeous and realistic on the screen. When Harry is sitting on the small cart of Gringotts and galloping through the maze-like passages, the movie outside The audience seemed to be able to feel the impetus, and when the trolley finally stopped, this piece of stalactite-like bank cash desk appeared in front of everyone.
And that's not all.
After withdrawing the money Harry needed for this semester, they started to buy other items he needed for this semester: a bookstore full of all kinds of wonderful books, books full of strange symbols, books without words, and books that would Biting books, cauldron shop, herbal shop and robe shop also have their own specialties.
It is obviously a fantasy scene, but it is extraordinarily real because of the realism in various details.
"This movie seems interesting," Guan Mingxu couldn't help but said, "It really feels like the magic world that exists in reality."
But Luo Gaofeng, who was focused on watching the movie, obviously didn't want to talk to him - the former seemed to be completely attracted by the "world" in front of him, so much so that he didn't hear his voice at all.
Guan Mingxu had no choice but to continue watching honestly.
Soon, the time in the plot came to September 1st-the school start time that was completely consistent with reality.
When Harry arrives at King's Cross Station, the movie begins with more characters appearing. With the help of the fat red-haired woman, Harry hits the railing between platforms nine and ten, as if he has entered another world. Like a space, a sign with the words "Platform 9 3/4" appeared in front of him.
The scene on the screen suddenly became more noisy.
The huge platform is now fully occupied by children of different heights, and the accompanying parents are carrying their luggage, ready to send their children to the train-if it wasn't for the cats walking through the crowd, and making statements from time to time to express themselves An owl with a sense of presence, this scene is obviously no different from the real parents sending their children to school.
Immediately afterwards, the red-haired mother who had helped Harry before also turned around and began to give her child farewell instructions.
"Now it's your turn. You two have to behave yourself this year. If the owl reports to me that you blew up a toilet, or-"
Before the woman could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by the smiling twin brother: "Did we blow up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet before." he said with an innocent smile.
The other one raised his eyebrows and said in a deliberately long tone with a bit of interest: "That's a good idea. Thank you, Mom."
There was a soft laugh in the cinema.
Guan Mingxu's mood suddenly became a little complicated.
If the feeling brought to him by "The Sound of Rain" is the resonance of being an adult facing various pressures in life, then "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" seems to be at the other extreme - a movie that reminds him of the work party. Although he was sad, one person magically brought him back to school in his dream - he was still in elementary school.
Even the originally depressed mood because of "The Sound of the Rain" became relaxed and funny because of the two brats in front of him.
Chapter 150
Ignoring the relatively cruel prank method of "blowing up the toilet", judging from the current plot, this style of painting and language are really... very similar to the daily life of elementary school students in reality.
This thought just flashed through his mind.
But soon, Guan Mingxu discovered that from the moment Harry stepped into the carriage, the entire movie's childish style and gone forever.
After sitting down in the box, Harry met Ron, Hermione, and Neville one after another, and tasted the delicacies of the wizarding world. The plot used the conversations between the three to give a brief introduction to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Introduction: For example, Hogwarts has four colleges, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
When Ron was chatting enthusiastically about his favorite Quidditch team, the compartment door was pushed open.
Three boys came in - Guan Mingxu noticed that the first one was the one who had talked to Harry before at Madam Malkin's Robe Shop. Harry didn't seem to like him very much because of the slightly malicious words he used.
On the contrary, the boy seemed to be very interested in Harry at the moment. He casually introduced the two boy around him with a nonchalant tone, and finally introduced himself: "My name is Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."
Ron coughed lightly to keep from laughing.
This reaction seemed to make the boy feel offended, he frowned slightly, the indifferent expression on his face disappeared completely, and his lazy tone instantly became sharp: "You think my name is too ridiculous, don't you? Don't ask who you are, my father told me that the Weasleys are all redheaded, freckled, and have too many children to support."
Without waiting for Ron to speak, he turned to Harry and continued, "You'll soon find out that some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to befriend the odd kind of people, do you? I can help you with a little bit."
He held out his hand as he spoke, as if intending to shake Harry's hand.
But Harry obviously didn't want to talk to him: "I think I can tell who is different, thank you." His tone was rare and cold.
This refusal seemed to irritate the other so thoroughly that the boy's words became even more unkind, and when Draco advised Harry to be polite, lest he end up like his parents, Harry and Ron immediately stood up.
"Can you say that again?"
Draco sneered: "Oh, you want to fight, don't you?"
The battle seemed to be on the verge of breaking out, until the mouse buried in the chocolate suddenly jumped out and bit Gower's finger hard. This accident frightened the three of them a little, and was followed by footsteps not far behind them. The three of them looked at each other and ran away.
Guan Mingxu's heart moved slightly.
When the three of them came to the door at first, he thought it was a minor conflict between the children, but judging from Ron's reaction and the implications of Draco's words, it was clear that this conflict was not just It is as simple as two children not liking each other. Combined with the plot mentioned earlier in the movie, it seems... In this magical world, most of the "unspeakable" wizards are more discriminatory towards Muggles - that is, ordinary people?
Guan Mingxu was thoughtful.
This point is very similar to all kinds of discrimination in reality. From this point of view, this movie does not seem to be as simple as it seems...
Just when Guan Mingxu wondered whether this movie would be meaningful, with the development of the plot, the conflict between Harry and Draco also began to escalate step by step:
In Potions class, Draco and his gang were in charge of laughing at Harry when he didn't hate him so much as he hated his Potions professor for making things difficult for him.
During the flying class, the two rode a broom and fought in the air because Draco took Neville's memory ball-by the way, because Harry seemed to have a special talent on the broom, so that when he flew under the nose of Professor McGonagall with a difficult move, Professor McGonagall, who believed that he was extremely talented, decided to let him join the Quidditch Gryffindor school team.
Under normal circumstances, first-year students cannot participate in the selection of the Quidditch Academy team.
Guan Mingxu began to look forward to Draco's reaction after knowing this matter, but before that, Draco came over and invited Harry to a duel between wizards, just when all the audience thought that they could appreciate During a serious duel between wizards, the subsequent plot told them that Draco Malfoy had no intention of keeping the date.
Because Hogwarts does not allow night walks, the administrator Filch has always been harsh on this. This is exactly Draco's purpose. He notified Filch in advance, trying to make Harry wait and get punished.
Guan Mingxu heard someone around him complaining angrily, saying something like "This guy is so annoying." The owner of the voice probably sounded no more than fifteen years old. And as an adult...
He watched the trio first deceived by Draco on the screen, and now being chased all over the corridor by the administrator Filch, but his heart was filled with an inexplicable urge to laugh.
I thought there would be some handsome and cool wizard duel, but in the end it was just a cleverness to drive the other party out of Hogwarts, and there was nothing high-powered in the whole process. It doesn't make any difference that rivals who don't like each other do everything possible to find fault with each other.
However, the two sides fought with real passion and anger.
... Are you two elementary school chickens?
Guan Mingxu actually really wanted to ask this question, but other audiences in the theater obviously didn't think so - at least the same age or teenage audiences didn't think so, especially as the plot progressed, the conflict between Draco and Harry began to spread, or rather , when the movie began to show step by step the contradiction between the two houses of Slytherin and Gryffindor, he felt that the children present seemed to be unable to sit still.
It's nice to be young.
Guan Mingxu sighed like this, and his originally depressed mood completely relaxed.
After eliminating his prejudice against this animated film, Guan Mingxu was now able to look at this film that was not on his viewing schedule with a relatively objective attitude.
Quite interesting.
To say that the main plot is colorful, it is actually not that much. After all, to put it bluntly, what this movie tells from beginning to end is just that the savior returns to the magical world, and then studies hard while fighting Voldemort with his friends, and finally in The ending was a story of reversing the score and helping Gryffindor win the House Cup.
This kind of main plot may be more attractive to younger audiences-who wouldn't like such a realistic and cool adventure?
But for an adult audience like him, the appeal of the film lies in the visual effects and the realistic magical world itself depicted in the film. If I want to talk about it again, it is the daily life on campus that seems familiar in the movie, but is more colorful.
Although the environment is different, it is essentially the same as a real campus: you still need to do homework, study hard for the final exam, there will be teachers who may be strict or annoying, and there will be friends who laugh and play together. Of course, there will also be times when you will meet arch-rivals who don't like each other and want to fight.
Ordinary and real, but unexpectedly not annoying.
On the contrary, it made him, an elderly social creature, feel inexplicably cured.
At the end of the movie, the trio who have become friends bid farewell at King's Cross Station. After being far away from Hogwarts, Harry had to go back to his original life and face his annoying My aunt's family-of course, after experiencing such a special semester, there must be some good changes happening--
"Oh, I will be happy." Faced with the concern of his two good friends, Harry blinked and showed a sly smile: "They don't know that we are not allowed to use magic at home. I want to take care of it this summer vacation. Have fun!"
The whole movie ended here, and after a brief moment of silence, the cinema suddenly became lively again.
"Mom, I also want to go to Hogwarts!" This is the voice of a child pulling parents,
"It's amazing. Is this a CG animated movie? The visual effects couldn't be more shocking! And many places felt like they were just glanced at. I passed by without seeing many details clearly. I really want to watch this movie. Let's watch the movie again!"
"I now understand that when "Galaxy Fantasy" came out, so many people were crazy about it. As long as this kind of CG technology is paired with a good script, the effect is really amazing. To watch animated movies, you still have to watch the animation company. , Qianye Entertainment really doesn't know how to make animations."
It wasn't until the last subtitles of the movie were played and it was confirmed that there were no more Easter eggs that the entire audience in the screening room reluctantly dispersed.
Before Luo Gaofeng could speak first, Guan Mingxu took the initiative and said, "I withdraw my preamble."
Luo Gaofeng: "?"
"I originally thought this movie would make me fall asleep, but I didn't expect it to be quite interesting." Recalling the plot in the animation, Guan Mingxu still had the urge to laugh: "To be honest, the plot is actually a bit off. But it doesn't look childish at all. I think the characters in it are quite cute, which is really fun."
Especially the constant bickering between Harry and Draco.
Normally, or in the past, Guan Mingxu might still find Slytherin particularly disgusting, but he is an adult after all, and he has just come out of the intrigue and frustration world in "The Sound of Rain" After pulling away, watching the struggle between the two sides now, I just find it funny.
"It's just that some scenes went by too fast. There were many very beautifully done scenes. I just jumped over them before I had time to appreciate them carefully." At this point, he still had some unfinished thoughts, and suddenly thought: "I don't know if I can still watch it today." Do you have a ticket? How about we print it again?"