I believe that many people have already watched it.
Hollywood Marvel movie "Shangqi and the Legend of the Ten Rings".
At present, the film has been online streaming.
This also indicates that the movie "Shangqi" basically bid farewell to the possibility of domestic release.
The film, which claims that Marvel has curried favor with China and created a Chinese hero, ultimately failed to officially meet the audience in the cinema.
In fact, whether a Hollywood movie is introduced or not does not have much impact on ordinary audiences. After all, movies are just a way of entertainment, one movie can't be watched, and there is the next one. "Shangqi" can't be seen, and "Dune", and "007".
However, the general audience does not matter, Marvel fans can not accept, mixed feelings, strangled sighs.
The latest 2 microblogs released by Liu Simu, the star of "Shangqi", are even more a stone to stir up thousands of waves, causing heated discussion among the audience. This move once again pushed the film "Shangqi" to the front of the stage. Even this statement caused a lot of quarrels and was very lively.
1: Controversy
Liu Simu's 2 microblogs:
"The cinema effect is unparalleled. It's a real shame."
"The whole purpose of this film is to celebrate Chinese culture"
For these two microblogs, the first one is very simple, expressing the regret that "Shangqi" cannot meet with everyone on the big screen of domestic cinemas. The second one is more intriguing.
First, if taken literally, it should also express the regret that the film cannot be released in China, indicating that the main element of the film "Shangqi" is Chinese culture. However, the word "celebrate" is strange, only in the literal sense, not easy to explain, can only be attributed to the possibility of another layer of extended meaning.
Second, if combined with the turmoil experienced by "Shangqi" and why it has not been released in China, what Liu Simu wants to express should be a kind of "self-defense", he believes that the film "Shangqi" does not offend Chinese culture, but is to please Chinese culture.
In fact, as early as September 2021, Liu Simu sent a long Weibo. At that time, "Shangqi" was being screened around the world, and whether it could be released as scheduled in China was not yet finalized, and he had expressed his opinions. The specific content is not analyzed one by one, with pictures attached, you can experience it yourself.
Xiaobian understands that the general meaning of Liu Simu's long Weibo is that the movie "Shangqi" has suffered a lot of controversy. Western media often ignore the support of Chinese film fans, intensifying the contradictions and thanking Chinese Marvel fans for their support.
Combined with Liu Simu's 3 Microblog content, "Shangqi" is definitely full of survival, with only one meaning, hoping that "Shangqi" can be released in China. As a leading actor, Liu Simu is also conscientious in promoting his films.
However, different people have different opinions on the content expressed in Liu Simu's 3 microblogs.
Some viewers said that "Shangqi" could not be released in China, which was a loss to the Chinese film market.
Some people think that Hollywood should "wake up", which is not a movie thing at all.
2: About Shangqi
The movie "Shangqi" is actually doomed to today's ending from the moment the project was established. Because in the comics, the story of Shangqi itself is full of a lot of prejudice. Although Marvel officially abandoned many plot settings in the comic through adaptation, it has not changed in the general direction.
It's a paradox that you're adapting a comic that's inherently problematic, but you want to ask the audience not to pay attention to the problem itself. For example, if you adapt Japan's war of aggression against China, no matter how you adapt it, it will ultimately be a war of aggression. Will the Japanese change their minds about the war because a few Japanese are merciful on the battlefield?
Definitely not.
Therefore, there are thousands of stories, why does Hollywood always hold on to "Shangqi"?
If it's just because this story belongs to the Marvel Universe, then I think they think it's too simple. The fact that "Shangqi" can be filmed in Hollywood is a prejudice in itself. In the eyes of some Westerners, Chinese money is easy to earn, and a little confusion will pass, and there is no real respect for Chinese culture at all.
We should not only see the superficial results, but also the motivations behind them.
3: About Liu Simu, about casting
Just as the movie "Shangqi" was not optimistic at the beginning, the casting of this movie was not optimistic about the audience. Liu Simu, the actor of the male protagonist Shangqi, and Okafina, the actor of the female protagonist Katie, have been ridiculed by many people as too passers-by.
Even, many viewers also ridiculed that the male protagonist's father Wen Wu (played by Liang Chaowei) and his mother Yingli (played by Chen Fara) are so iconic, why is the appearance of the male protagonist so unexpected? It's not like being biological at all!
To tell the truth, when the editor watched the movie, there were also doubts, childhood shangqi and juvenile shangqi are still a sign, it looks quite handsome, but also more like Chinese, to the youth Shangqi, suddenly a change, indeed looks a little abrupt.
As for the heroine Katie (Ocapina), to be honest, it does not look like the heroine should look in a Marvel blockbuster. In any previous Hollywood blockbuster, what does the heroine look like? Which one is not a prosperous face, with an arrogant figure?
How did you get to "Shangqi", but still look like this?
Some people say that maybe because the actress is a comedian, she looks too good.
Here, the editor does not mean to target these two actors at all, but just wants to point out the casting problem of Hollywood movies.
Liu Simu himself has excellent acting skills, also has a kung fu, and was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, northeast Of China, and belongs to The Chinese Canadians. And he has repeatedly made pro-China remarks, and he broke into Hollywood, which should be supported.
Although the actress looks mediocre, her acting skills have nothing to say.
The opinion that the editor wants to express is that the reason why Hollywood movies are selected in this way is essentially the prejudice in their bones. They can give Chinese actresses some opportunities to participate in the heroine, but they are stunned to find an actor who looks like a passerby to be the heroine, this is not prejudice, what is this?
When some Hollywood movies look for well-known Chinese actresses, they arrange one or two supporting roles, ostensibly to let you participate, such as Zhang Ziyi and Jing Tian, but in fact, it is also a prejudice.
Good-looking actors play supporting roles, and mediocre-looking actors play the leading roles, this is not prejudice, what is this?
The casting of Hollywood movies has always been full of pride and prejudice, and "Shangqi" is not the first.
As for whether it is the last one, Xiaobian does not dare to say anything, everyone will wait and see!
4: Finally, say a little more.
Dealing with the Chinese film market, Hollywood should be "sober".
The Chinese film market is no longer what it used to be, and the Chinese audience is no longer what it used to be.
If Hollywood really wants to make a good film with Chinese elements, then please respect the needs of Chinese audiences and show real sincerity. What kind of actors Chinese audiences like, what kind of stories Chinese audiences love to watch, what kind of Chinese culture, Chinese audiences like to hear and so on.
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