Preach in words. - Don Tears
Because of the subject matter, story, or quality.
In some movies, there is a situation where fans feel "unfinished".
Thus the sequel expectation was formed.
And if you are more familiar with Hong Kong movies.
It should be known that there are three follow-up movies that are often mentioned by Hong Kong film fans.
They are "Wind and Clouds", "Chills" and "Equator".
We leave it alone for the moment the expected value.
In terms of difficulty alone.
Self-contained slope.
Third place, "Storm 3".
The main creative actors are Aaron Kwok and Yijian Zheng, but the team behind the scenes is different.
The first part of the series was released in 1998 under the title Of The Storm.
Written by Wen Jun, directed by Liu Weiqiang, and produced by Jiahe Film Company.
The film adapts the original comic book, focusing on the enmity and hatred between Bu Qingyun, Nie Feng and Kong Ci and Xiongba, especially highlighting Bu Qingyun's stubbornness, coldness and affection, as well as Nie Feng's ethereal and indifferent temperament.
Bu Qingyun remembers Xiongba's revenge for killing his father since childhood, but he has been waiting for the opportunity, and his martial arts talent and cunning are also jealous of Xiongba, so Xiongba began to plot to get rid of Bu Qingyun after learning about the criticism of the second half of his life, Nie Feng was pure and ignorant, weak and passive, and after learning the truth that his father was killed by Xiongba at the threshold of life and death, Fang Zhen fought back.
Waterfall exercises, colorful stones, Slaughter of Wushuang City, Night into the Sword Tomb, Please Mud Bodhisattva, Wind and Cloud Love, Robbery, Breaking Hero King's Mausoleum, Houling Fierce Battle, Encounter Qilin Arm, Great Battle Fire Qilin, Decisive Battle Sword Saint and Wind and Cloud Combination, a magnificent and detailed chess of the xuan fantasy martial arts jianghu, for fans and comic book fans slowly unfolded, almost everyone is dazzling.
The results of that year were remarkable.
It not only created a precedent for the large-scale application of computer special effects in Hong Kong films.
It also won the Hong Kong Annual Championship, ranking eighth in the mainland box office of the year.
Word of mouth is even stronger.
The second part waited for ten years.
A thing is human.
The production company was replaced by Universal Film, and the director was replaced by the Peng Brothers.
Aaron Kwok has become the film emperor of Jinma Lianzhuang, and Zheng Yijian, who experienced the "Double Qi Face Grab" incident, has fallen sharply in popularity.
The movie is called "The Arrival of the Emperor of the Storm 2", and there is also a sense of grandeur.
Although at the time of its emergence, the momentum shook the film industry, and Hong Kong set a record for the largest number of cinema screen releases in the history of Chinese films in the past, but the final market performance and word of mouth responded to one of Ren Dahua's lines, "The wind and clouds reappear, vulnerable", Hong Kong's total box office was only 15.44 million, ranking sixth in the year, and the total box office of the mainland was 59.23 million, ranking only 30th in the year.
After the release, there were many complainers.
Whether it is the plot, the performance, or the costumes and special effects, they have not escaped, which can be described as an all-round rout.
In terms of plot, the proportion of action scenes is too heavy, and the part of the literary drama that is already insufficient is occupied by the two heroines one by one "Brother Yun" and "Brother Wind".
Although the special effects in the movie are actually very strong, such as the nameless "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect", the step frightening cloud "Hegemonic Sword", the godless "Killing Fist" and Nie Feng's "Into the Magic", are impeccable, but the sudden slow motion is really unbearable, this kind of action design and editing processing, obviously contrary to the rhythm requirements of commercial films, it is difficult not to make the audience feel sleepy.
How can such an unbalanced structure and improper handling capture fans?
Word of mouth is a big failure.
About the third part of the series.
Currently, there are two versions, but neither is available below.
The first was at the 2009 ""Fengyun 2" Asia-Pacific box office over 100 million yuan celebration meeting", Huanyu boss said, ""Fengyun 3" plans to shoot in the mainland, and "Fengyun 3" will have more mainland actors. However, Aaron Kwok and Zheng Yijian will not change unless they are old and remade after a few years. ”
And Aaron Kwok also immediately said that he "knows the gratitude map newspaper and will not refuse to star in "Wind and Cloud 3". ”
But for many years, Aaron Kwok joined and starred in Huanyu's new film "Sweeping Drugs 3", which has been filmed and is currently waiting to be screened.
This "Storm 3" is still completely missing.
Another version is Gu Tianle's "Storm 3: Broken Waves".
His Tianxia company bought the film rights and plans to invite comic book author Ma Rongcheng to direct it, and is also preparing to invite Aaron Kwok and Zheng Yijian to play the roles of Bu Qingyun and Nie Feng again.
At that time, there was also news, the reporter asked Aaron Kwok about this matter, Aaron Kwok said that cooperation is no problem, but first read the script.
So far, however, no further action has been taken.
Therefore, "Wind and Cloud 3" is difficult to find.
But it's not entirely impossible.
Second place, "Cold War 3".
Directors Lu Jianqing and Leung Lok Min, starring Aaron Kwok and Leung Ka Fai, produced by An Le.
The first two parts of the series were released in 2012 and 2016.
The film jumps out of the traditional mold of Hong Kong police film, and is at its peak with "Infernal Affairs" ten years ago.
Both box office and word-of-mouth are the top choices of Hong Kong films.
It won two Hong Kong annual crowns and topped the overall box office title in Hong Kong film history, and the second part of the series was close to 700 million in the mainland.
With "zero flaws and integrity", Aaron Kwok successfully shaped the image of the only high-ranking police force figure seen in Hong Kong movies, and gave the film "Cold War" a unique temperament, with which Leung Ka Fai once again created the peak of his acting career.
With such results, there is no reason why the third part should not be filmed.
But the truth is that it has been six years since the second release, and there is still no news about the launch of "Cold War 3".
The situation with Cold War 3 has been discussed before.
For some practical reasons, it is clear that in terms of plot, it is no longer possible to go in the direction expected by fans.
If you want to start a third part, the first thing is to solve the problems on the screenwriting.
Stability is the first choice, on this basis can not be too curious.
And if you want to start, it can not be too long, from the actor's point of view, Aaron Kwok is not yet a problem, but Leung Ka Fai himself is sixty years old, from the appearance of variety shows in recent years, the old state is also more obvious.
Anle boss said that because of the fear that the movie "Mei Yanfang" was delayed, he put down the shooting of "Cold War 3", and director Liang Lemin also talked about "Cold War 3" in a previous interview, saying that social changes are too fast, and the film may be far away.
Therefore, although the quality and reputation of the series are excellent, it has been "quiet as a chicken" for many years.
Its difficulty is obviously greater than that of "Wind and Cloud 3".
First place, "Equator".
Lu Jianqing and Liang Lemin, two directors, came up with the idea of filming "Equator" during the preparation of the first "Cold War".
After the outbreak of "Cold War", they abandoned the sequel and began to plan for "Equator".
This time, the investment amount of Huanya Film is as high as 200 million.
The cast brings together Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland, South Korean, European and American actors, including Jacky Cheung and Cheung Fai, and also received military aircraft from the military to assist in filming, which is really a big deal.
Although it is said that the subject matter is scarce, it can be described as a unique Chinese film industry.
However, it also happens to coincide with the phrase "success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He", involving the pattern of international counter-terrorism, the big is big, but it also brings the consequences of "scratching the itch of the boots" and "unclear language", and the film plot is blunt, and the characters are fighting for each other.
According to the truth, the film's word-of-mouth and box office at that time were ordinary.
The Hong Kong box office is 16 million, and the mainland has just exceeded 200 million.
See other films.
The police movie "Infernal Affairs", the first so-called "rescue work" and excellent box office, has launched a trilogy in two consecutive years.
The commercial crime genre of "Eavesdropping", the three parts of the series also have a stable trend.
Chen Musheng's "Sweeping Drugs", the first one has a better reputation, the second one has an ordinary reputation but the box office is excellent, so "Sweeping Drugs 3" is logical.
Anle's "Cold War", the first two films are word of mouth, box office excellent, the third part as long as the balance of the screenwriter processing, "Cold War 3" is not impossible to start.
Only this "Equator", whether from the performance of word of mouth or market feedback performance, is difficult to talk about ideals.
The only advantage, as mentioned earlier, lies in the subject matter.
But the first part is "thunder and rain is small", how should the sequel continue?
So Equator 2 is very slim.
But even so.
The names of the movies "Storm 3", "Cold War 3" and "Equator 2" are all listed on various platforms.
In a sense.
This kind of pseudonym is precisely the voice of the market.
As for how to become a reality.
Fans can't decide.
Because it is unpredictable.
Hence the name "The Year of Life" series.