It is unbearable to see, and there are domestic blockbuster epic "fluttering streets".
Let's start with a look at these names:
Director Zheng Xiaolong ("Beijingers in New York" and "The Biography of Zhen Huan")
Jiang Wen (Volkswagen Hundred Flowers Award, China's most talented and personality director)
Sophie Marceau (international film star, countless Chinese the most beautiful French woman in their hearts)
Sophie Marceau
Vincent Perez (French actor who was handsome as a flower).
Vincent Perez
There are also "tough guys" Hu Jun and "Chang Wei" Zou Zhaolong.
It was such a combination of celestial characters that made a movie with a name very similar to the copycat Disney animation - "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell".
In the name of war and fantasy, the visual investment is not less than 500 million.
But after the release of the ending, Douban score 3.7.
On the day of the premiere, it had a schedule of more than 20%, but only got a meager 7 million box office.
The tragic situation is directly chasing the 3.0 points of Douban in 2018, claiming to have invested 706 million yuan and finally box office 49.84 million "Asura".
The stars are gathered, and even Hitch a ride on Jiang Wen and Sophie Marceau, why did they make such a word-of-mouth crash movie?
Some people say that they all blame her - Guan Xiaotong.
The real protagonist of Turandot: The Origin of the Spell.
A netizen named "North Latitude 34" publicly questioned:
"I'm curious about what kind of opportunities and evil fates can come out with such a product?" This cast is more magical than the plot."
His question may be able to find a little "answer" from the poster below.
In the middle of a group of shadow emperors, Guan Xiaotong wore a dress similar to a "wedding dress" and ranked C.
Although it looks like a diagram of wedding company P.
But it's a solid official poster.
A group of industry celebrities who have been inexplicably combined, a heroine who is star-studded.
Is it another capital game?
In 2011, a movie with an investment of 150 million yuan called "Warring States" turned out.
The lineup is also the kind you don't understand:
Sun Honglei, Wu Zhenyu, Jiang Wu, Li Zixiong, Ma Jingwu, South Korea's Kim Hee-sun, Japan's Nakai Kiichi, and even Guo Degang.
The heroine is Jing Tian, who made a movie at that time and lost a money.
Like Turandot: The Origin of the Spell, whether it is a match or not, the supporting characters are picked first.
It is rumored that the movie "Warring States" is a scene in which the capital behind the scenes saves for the sweetness of the red scenery.
"Capital-driven movies" are not uncommon in the entertainment industry.
Take an example of Guan Xiaotong's closeness.
Lu Han's "Shanghai Fortress".
More than 240,000 people on Douban scored a low score of an average of 2.9.
Although director Teng Huatao has repeatedly stressed that he did not choose Lu Han because of traffic.
But isn't it traffic is acting?
"Shanghai Fortress" failed miserably in word of mouth, lost money at the box office, and beat Lu Han with a stuffy stick for several years.
Now, this cup of capital's "box office poison" has been handed over to Guan Xiaotong.
Shanghai Fortress
If you look closely, you will find that Turandot: The Origin of the Spell is not a recent work at all.
It's a movie that was made in 2018.
It is different from the high-profile publicity of similar Chinese blockbusters since the beginning of the shooting.
It's hard to find even the original news of the film online.
Why is Turandot: The Origin of the Spell so low-key that it has to be released three years after filming?
The film investor is LeTV Pictures.
From the time calculation, the preliminary preparatory stage of "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" should be the time when the "LeTV Empire" is suffocated for the dream, and the territory involves digital hardware, sports, entertainment and car building.
Since then, LeEco has fallen into a well-known shock, and it is difficult to say that the post-production and finalization of the film have not been affected.
As for why you have to choose Guan Xiaotong as the protagonist?
Or the concern of capital, as soon as you make it clear:
Guan Xiaotong comes from an artistic family, if the entertainment circle is divided, in the circle of Beijing, she is undoubtedly a little princess who is attracted by all eyes.
At the age of 4, he participated in the TV series "The Sea of Smoke and Floats", and at the age of 8, he played the childhood allure in Chen Kaige's magic blockbuster "Wuji".
At the age of 12, he starred in Jay Chou's "Thorn Tomb".
From the art for many years, good appearance.
It is the next "blockbuster" target in the eyes of capital.
"Wuji"
2018, when "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" was filmed, it was exactly when the 21-year-old Guan Xiaotong attacked in an all-round way under the packaging of capital.
That year, she also starred in the idol drama "Sweet Critical Strike" with Lu Han, the "top stream" at that time, and the energy was evident.
By the way, this drama has also become a love affair between the two.
So much so that some netizens have used it to make jokes about "Turandot".
Therefore, capital does not necessarily understand how to look good in movies, but it must know how to "pile up materials".
Veteran stars + new generation idols.
"Turandot: The Origin of the Curse" is a "buy, buy, buy" lineup of local tycoons, which is the product of capital care.
And this has also become the root cause of the film's collapse:
In addition to the acting skills of the protagonist Guan Xiaotong, it is indeed debatable.
In fact, the paper data of each link of the whole movie is an A-level standard.
Although director Zheng Xiaolong is famous for making TV series, there was once a movie "Gua Sha", which had a good reputation.
As for why Jiang Wen came, as the male protagonist of "Beijingers in New York" that year, he gave director Zheng Xiaolong a face? It's possible.
Or the money lost by "One Step Away" needs to be made up, or it is possible.
Or Jiang Wen, who loves Italian opera, is simply attracted to "Turandot".
The story of Turandot: The Origin of the Curse is inspired by Puccini's masterpiece Turandot, an opera that Zhang Yimou has specially directed.
Zhang Yimou version
But the opera tells the story of China imagined by Westerners.
Gorgeous is gorgeous, and the overhead background inside is difficult to restore with the movie.
So Turandot: The Origin of the Spell is inherently flawed in the story.
We've seen some so-called blockbusters over the last decade.
Don't pay attention to the plot, save an international lineup by throwing money, and then casually put into an action, war, fantasy shell can be sold for money.
"Turandot" still wants to continue this routine.
The reality, however, is that it doesn't work.
Just like the movie "The Storm" starring Kunling in early 2021.
The subject matter is a fashionable racing car, and the shooting team is also a combination of East and West.
Jay Chou, as the behind-the-scenes promoter of his wife, not only invested money in filming, but also made a cameo in person.
Even Zhou Dong's little fan brother Wang Junkai came to help.
As a result, the investment of up to 300 million, the final box office of 5.029 million, the loss is simply impossible to see.
"Capital-driven films" are usually obsessively ambitious, the story is screwed, and the actors are paired with "strange".
Looking at "Turandot" from today's perspective, it still carries the roughness of capital to Chinese films in 2018.
At the same time, people also see a kind of "unfairness" that the entertainment industry continues to this day.
In 2021, the movie "Just a Chance Trip" starring Faye Wong's daughter Dou Jingtong.
The old drama bones that played for her were Wang Zhiwen and Tian Zhuangzhuang.
Wang Zhiwen
Tian Zhuangzhuang
The premiere of the Shanghai International Film Festival attended the red carpet, and Dou Jingtong was also a proper C position.
But in the end, the box office failed, and netizens did not buy it.
Under the relatively limited resources of the entertainment industry.
Actors like Resource Cafe or Star II, who have connections but are not the best candidates, get better and more opportunities.
It may lead to some really good actors "not being able to eat" because of the lack of opportunities.
Over time, the market will form a phenomenon of bad money expelling good money, which is not good for the entertainment industry and Chinese films.
Although the epic street fight of "Turandot" makes It unfair for Guan Xiaotong to carry the whole pot.
Objectively, as an artist, she also worked hard enough.
But as the protagonist, she did not show convincing strength, and with hundreds of millions of investments, acting skills and box office appeal are difficult to take on.
Sweet Critical Strike
Thankfully, though.
At present, this trend is gradually reversing.
Some actors who were once unknown, because of the brilliance of their acting skills, began to be well known to the audience, such as Zhang Songwen.
"The Hidden Corner" Zhang Songwen
The young actor market is no longer just the world of white and tender small fresh meat.
For example, the "hardcore" Yi Yanqianxi in "Chosin Lake" once again surprised people.
"Chosin Lake" Yi Yi Qianxi
Although Uncle Jiang planted his heel in "Turandot".
But his once phrase "let the bullets fly for a while" is just right in time.
Fly for a while...
Only Chinese films have the hope of getting better.
Text/Porco Rosso Watch Movie Editorial Department: Chongqing Forest
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