Legal Evening News (reporter Xu Sijian) The most blockbuster Hollywood blockbuster "Star Trek 3: Beyond the Stars" (hereinafter referred to as "Star Trek 3") was originally considered to be the strongest hit in the post-summer program, carrying the burden of revitalizing the recently sluggish film market, but the performance of the film can only be regarded as average.
As of the early hours of this morning, "Star Trek 3", which has been released for five days, has a cumulative box office of 248.5 million yuan, although this achievement trend has greatly surpassed the previous works, but it is still not enough for this movie that carries too much expectations from the audience.
The joining of Chinese director Lin Yibin did not make "Star Trek 3" more special. In the feedback of many viewers, the plot is boring and incomprehensible, which has become the biggest problem of the film.
·Phenomenon· The Chinese director failed to save the market
As the meritorious director lin Yibin who promoted "Fast and Furious" from a small-budget B-grade film to the current Hollywood super blockbuster series, he has been pinned on high hopes since he took over "Star Trek 3". Many industry insiders said that the Chinese director of this commercial film is expected to make Chinese audiences who have not experienced the rendering of the "Star Trek" series for many years more enthusiastic and more fond of this movie, so that this Hollywood classic IP can sprout in the Chinese market.
However, like the embarrassment encountered by Star Wars Episode VII in China at the beginning of the year, the performance of Star Trek III can only be regarded as tepid. Whether it is the film's scheduling and seating performance, "Star Trek 3" is quite a distance from the blockbuster. Many viewers admitted that there are still many things they don't understand about the film itself, whether it is the relationship between the characters in the "Star Trek" series and the world structure of the film itself. Although director Lin Yibin added a lot of nostalgic homage elements to it, for ordinary audiences, these elements are not easy to understand, and it has become a pity for the film in the Chinese market.
·Analysis· Nostalgia is a double-edged sword Outside the United States, it doesn't resonate
Although at the beginning of the test screening, there were too bland, lacking explosive points, compared to J· J. Abrams' version still lacks too much content and other negative voices, but Star Trek 3: Beyond the Stars still achieved 82% praise in North America, and the vast majority of North American media still gave the film a decent rating. And believes that the film's performance in the nostalgic element and the homage element is enough to give a high score.
However, it is this nostalgia and tribute that has become the biggest restriction that Star Trek 3: Beyond the Stars cannot show its fists overseas, especially in the Chinese market. After the release of Star Trek III: Beyond the Stars, film critics in more than one country and region admitted that the film itself was extremely unfriendly to audiences who had not previously understood the series, and the lack of overall introduction and the introduction of a large number of tributes caused a collective climax of Americans and the shock of people around the world.
22 Easter eggs from Star Trek 3
966 days
Kirk's captain's journal at the beginning of the film mentions that the 966th day of the Enterprise's "five-year mission" is in honor of the premiere of Star Trek's first TELEVISION series, 1966.
Captain Kirk's torn clothes
In Star Trek III Beyond the Stars, Kirk says his clothes are torn again after being teleported back from an alien planet. This "again" is actually a tradition in the Original Series — almost every episode of our captain's clothes is torn, and the crew has long been accustomed to him returning with this devastated posture.
Episodic
KirK begins with burnout on unfinished space missions, saying to the camera that he feels "episodic." The word comes from episode (the "episode" commonly used in American dramas), which is a nod to the 79 episodes of the Original Series, in which Kirk does a variety of tasks and trivia.
Chekov's Russian complex
Bones and Kirk take Chekov's treasured wine and are surprised that Chekov is not a "Vodka guy" because he is a Russian. In the Original Series, Chekov (Walter Keenig) often says that everything on Earth "originated in Russia."
Kirk's sad birthday
Kirk expresses his desire not to celebrate His birthday to Bones, as his birthday is also his father's death day. This isn't the first time they've discussed birthdays, and in 1982's Wrath of the Khan, Kirk also complains to Bones about growing old and having a very sad birthday while they're drinking.
Celebrity cameos
Star Trek has always had a lot of celebrity fans, and this time Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also made a cameo appearance in the movie.
Greg Glenberg
Another cameo is Greg Glenberg, who plays the defense commander of the Yorktown base in the film. Greg Glenberg is the son of J. J. Abrams' kindergarten classmate and friend.
USS Franklin
Krall's starship, USS Franklin, takes its name from the USS Franklin CV-13.
The director's son
At the beginning of the film, there is a green boy, who is the son of director Lin Yibin.
kelvin
Life-saving pod
When the Enterprise crashed, Kirk told the crew to leave in the Kelvin life capsule. Viewers who watched 2009's Star Trek should remember that the USS Kelvin was the starship of Kirk's father, George Kirk. George Kirk died that day because there was no life capsule on the bridge.
Jela and The Bones of Winter
Simon Peggy tells us that Jaylah's character was inspired by Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bones. Before they could think of the character's name, they called her Jennifer Lawrence In Winter's Bone, because it was too long, so they became J-Law, and then they became Jaylah.
I'm a doctor, not...
When Spock pulls Bones into the water and sneaks into the alien spacecraft, Bones says "Damn, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a... This is the doctor's famous line, and basically every film will say it. Because he was always called to do all kinds of strange things, including fighting, sneaking in, repairing.
NCC-1701-A
The Enterprise was first destroyed in Star Trek 3: Stone Breaker, and the new starship number NCC-1701-A appeared in the sequel To the Rescue of the Future, exactly the same number as the New Enterprise seen by the crew at the end of Beyond the Stars.
Are you kidding me?
When Kirk asks Sulu if he can get the Franklin flying, Sulu turns around and says, "Are you kidding me?" In Star Trek 6: City of the Future, Sulu said this with the same expression.
Sabotage
The Enterprise beat the "sealed" fleet of the "seal" with rock 'n' roll, using songs from the 90s Beastie Boys' Sabotage. When Captain Kirk heard the song, he said "a good choice," while Bones and Spock said "classical music."
That's because in the first Star Trek movie in 2009, kirk listened to this song when he was a kid.
Skip to the End
When Spock explains how to beat "Bee", Kirk asks him to directly say "Skip to the End", which is actually Simon Peggy's own Easter egg, which is a classic line in his series "House Trouble".
Space Green Hand
While discussing with Kirk why the Franklin landed on the alien planet, Scotty mentions the "Space Green Hand," a meme from "Who Mourns for Adonais?" in the Original Series S2E02. In this episode, the aliens claiming to be the Greek god Apollo catch the Enterprise with a huge green hand, so Kirk leads a team to land on the planet and discovers that Apollo is a super narcissistic megalomaniac.
Little monsters
At the beginning of the film, Kirk goes to an alien planet for peace negotiations, and after the negotiations break down, the aliens attack Kirk. Alien monsters that look hideous and terrible are actually very small. In "The Corbomite Maneuver" in "The Original" S1E02, the Enterprise is caught by a terrifying alien, and the real form of this alien is actually a small Baby with a super high IQ, a special drink, and a lot of laughter.
Family portrait of the "original" crew
When it was all over, Spock found a group photo of all the crew of the Original Series in the relics of the old Ambassador Spock. And there are also close-ups in the movie.
Respect for the friends who have passed away
At the film's final birthday celebration, Kirk gives a congratulatory message saying "to absent friends." This sentence is found in Star Trek 3: Stone Breaker and Star Trek 10: The Nemesis.
But in Beyond the Stars, the meaning of this sentence is not only a tribute. Ambassador Spock dies in the film, and his actor, Leonard Nimoy, died in reality last year. Unfortunately, Chekov's actor Anton Eugene died in a car accident this year. Paying homage to friends who are not present is also paying tribute to them who are not present.
The villain is actually the captain
When the film finally reveals that the villain Islao is actually the captain of the Franklin, this setting has a tradition. The Enterprise's journey did encounter a number of "crazy" former Starfleet captains: in the original series S2E06 "The Doomsday Machine", Captain Decker went crazy after losing his starship, Captain Tracey of S2E23 "The Omega Glory" became a complete bastard, and in S3E14 "Whom Gods Destroy", the deranged Captain Garth wanted to rule the universe.
The source of Yorktown
The historic Victory of Yorktown was a key battle that marked the victory of the American Revolutionary War.
Text/Reporter Xu Sijian Cartographer/Liao Yuan