It's really out of breath, and even the pre-sale box office of the May 1st file can break 100 million?
Don't say, this year's May 1st competition is really fierce.
Huang Jingyu, Wang Likun and Bai Baihe starring "Procurator Fengyun", Ma Li and Qiao Shan cooperated in the comedy "Life Road is Unfamiliar". Du Jiang, Wang Qianyuan and Tong Liya collaborated on "Shocking Rescue", two romance films starring popular children, plus "The King of the Long Sky". Six works with a good lineup come together, which is rare in the history of the May 1st show.
The most unexpected thing is that it is not middle-aged powerful actors or comedy films that stand out, but "The King of the Long Sky".
80 million, directly refreshing the highest pre-sale box office record of May 1st, 550,000 people want to watch it. 98% of big V recommended. It is not too much to say that killing is crazy.
Can this "King of the Long Sky" really "soar into the sky" and create a new box office myth on May 1st?
No rush, let's first see how the first wave of word-of-mouth that came out freshly after the premiere went.
First, break through traditional military themes and write a new generation of heroes with warmth and righteousness
The theme of aviation, the audience has not seen it. But good domestic films in this regard are really "rare species".
No matter what kind of cast and production team, either not professional enough, nonsense, or floating on the surface, anyway, the reputation is rotten.
There is only one main theme movie, and "Captain China" has a good result. With a Douban score of 6.6, it can already become the king of the same theme.
The audience doesn't like to watch military themes?
"Changjin Lake" and "The Wandering Earth 2" are not enough to explain the problem?
Under the condition of professional knowledge resistance, the script and actor's acting skills must be online in order to obtain the audience's recognition.
And "King of the Long Sky" just breaks through the common story form of military themes, starting with a setting that is more suitable for the appetite of young audiences. The profession of "test pilot", which is not in the public eye, was pushed out. In the initial stage of China's aerospace industry, how many talents have dedicated their lives to it, the audience knows a little about it. After all, film and television dramas such as "Merit" and "Me and My Fathers" were also filmed in detail.
But there is a group of people who cannot participate in the direct design process and do not have the opportunity to participate in the front line, but they are key figures in the growth of China's aerospace industry. They are "test specimens" that provide designers with directions for improvement and "mine rides" for combatants. They are test pilots, forever hiding behind the aura.
People are important to save their lives, stay in the green mountains, and are not afraid of no firewood. But for test pilots, people are there, planes are there.
Especially in the early days of aviation, it takes decades to build an airplane. A person's life and a group of high-caliber students who have been working tirelessly for decades, a big step in contributing to the aerospace industry, which is more important?
Cruel, but also realistic.
See the trailer's phrase "I'm going to try out the best plane so that the combatants on the front lines can return home safely and grow up with their children." ”
I broke my defense. It is clear that it is himself who is uncertain about life and death at a height of thousands of miles, but in his heart he still wants to pave the way for front-line personnel. They went home safely to grow up with their children, what about you?
The heroes who are highly skilled and have witnessed the step-by-step growth of aviation are still unknown. Most of the martyrs who can only soar in the air forever may not even leave their names.
It is clear that he chose the point that can directly hit people's hearts, but he did not choose to start with the most sensational heroes of the era.
With aspiring young people as the protagonists, show the unsung heroes in peacetime. This is a breakthrough in the military theme, but also a new attempt of domestic youth films, following "Flying Life" 4 years after Han Han once again participated in the creation of inspirational films, I think this wave of big moves has been accumulated for a long time.
Second, the sharp comments can not hide the excitement, and the evaluation is analyzed from all angles
In order to reassure the audience who have not yet bought tickets, the film party invited bigwigs from all walks of life to watch the movie live. Whether it is aviation professionals, film and television bigwigs or ordinary audiences, the evaluation is very objective and to the point.
1. Plot
"Real"
Who has the most say in evaluating whether aviation film and television dramas are in line with reality? That must be a practitioner.
In 1958, when the first big stride in China's aviation industry was completed, Wang Ang's graduation from university just met the conditions.
In this way, tempted on the edge of danger, he worked until he was 75 years old. After watching the film, the host mentioned the picture and plot in the movie, and before the words were finished, the old man directly threw out four words "very real".
He has encountered all the emergencies shown in "King of the Long Sky". The most critical bridge in the plot made him think of his former self. The aircraft broke down, the load was seriously out of range, the unbearable impact came, the seat belts were broken, and there was no time to react and the head hit the cockpit cover, and the head broke and bleed.
Li Gang has been a soldier for 36 years, flying for 30 years, and a test pilot for 20 years. Taking the microphone, his first words were "very real, let me see me and my comrades".
Even the details of getting off the plane to call his family, eating together and making dumplings, and crying on the way back when he learned that the plane broke down perfectly imprinted his memory.
"Good crying"
In the special session for aviation industry workers, for a full two hours, all the audience was extremely engaged throughout the whole process. Many times I couldn't control my emotions, and even cried so much that my mask was wet.
At the premiere, ordinary audiences also had a deep sense of substitution. The audience spontaneously applauded three times. There is no special sensationalism, the natural plot development, just the right poke to tears, it is true to cry.
Afraid of fans reveling themselves? Let's take a look at the insights of a male audience. Originally, he accompanied his wife to see the male protagonist Wang Yibo, but the result was "really fragrant". Not only "the eldest sister next door is crying and sobbing and sobs", he also came to a "macho man crying".
Actor Jin Chen burst into tears at the scene, and even cried several times to pull off his mask slightly to wipe his tears.
Even Shen Teng, the first brother of mainland comedy, frequently shed tears. As if he was pulled into the plot, he cried so much that he took off his mask directly and wiped his tears. To make comedians burst into tears, "King of the Long Sky" is a bit capable.
Director Fu Dongyu, who created two popular works, "Icebreaking Action" and "Wind Blowing Half Summer". When he stood up to give his speech, he couldn't hide his excitement, and even a little stumbled, and he spoke for two minutes on the spot. Finally, he also said that he would be in Shanghai and invited friends to watch it together.
Zhou Guoqiang, spokesman of the aviation industry group, still had tears in his eyes during the interview. The blurred teacher next to him silently took off his glasses to wipe his tears as he spoke.
What kind of plot is it that makes them unable to control their emotions in front of the media? "The King of the Long Sky" combines the family affection of the small family with patriotism, and pinches the audience's emotions from two levels.
The family does not support. When the son walked out of the ward with crutches and difficulty. The moment the mother looked up, she pounced, holding back her voice and crying bitterly. The father stood by the window and quietly watched the scene without speaking.
"You and your dad haven't spoken since you became a soldier."
"Well, you had to fly a plane before, and it was already injured like this, how do you fly?"
"Dad, if I don't fly, this project can't be completed."
"The plane is in the sky, what should I do if it breaks?"
“......”
"The child is not filial, I'm sorry."
What do you do when your child is committed to high-risk industries? It is better to express opposition by not speaking, or to persuade and plead bitterly. Not selfish, just loving too deeply. And the protagonist has no other way, the three words "sorry" are weak and heavy.
Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to Tiger Mountain. The test flight failed, escaped from death, and set sail again without thinking about the first registration. This is the second test flight, and the scenes of rubbing shoulders with death are vividly remembered, and everyone knows that the model under development has had an accident. But just like that, he still stood up.
This is righteousness.
2. Picture effects
Since it is a military theme, big scenes are indispensable. "King of the Long Sky" not only made the test pilot industry appear in a film and television drama for the first time, but also the first time that the J-20 real aircraft participated in the filming. Even CCTV described it as "super shocking".
The audience shouted "cow b". The skills used by test pilots to test the performance of the aircraft are too exciting, and the "sense of substitution is directly full".
"It's worth it."
The dual enjoyment of sight and hearing, the picture of the fighter appearance is "handsome and explosive", and there is even a 3D feeling during the movie, and the sense of substitution is too strong.
The "The Wandering Earth" series, which represents the ceiling of domestic sci-fi films, director Guo Fan is also at the screening. Even he affirmed the special effects of "King of the Long Sky", and said that the film not only pays tribute to the pilot, but also allows everyone to continue to learn and move forward.
Zhang Jingting, an Air Force-level test flight expert who has set more than 50 records. At the roadshow scene, he said that he felt very shocked across the screen. Let the professionals sigh again and again, you can say ruthless.
Despite the trailer of the two versions of "Burning" and "Danger", each short film is only half a minute. If you watch it again and again, you can also feel the effort spent behind the scenes. Flying low close to the sea, the high-speed engine allows the huge air flow to rush to the surface of the water, painting the flight trajectory. High-altitude combat tests are even more burning, the wings are flexibly shuttled, and the missiles "bloom" like fireworks.
Stall tail turn.
Suddenly losing control at high altitude, the plane flipped sideways while falling downward. The sky spins and straightens down, and you can feel dizzy sitting in the chair in the theater.
To say that the special effects production of "King of the Long Sky" can match "The Wandering Earth 2", it is pure nonsense. After all, the costs of the two are not comparable at all. But in all May 1st gears, its production is definitely an explosive existence.
Military fans are ecstatic, passers-by spectators are in tears.
The all-round evaluation of netizens, film and television industry bigwigs and practitioners is objective and to the point. Their feedback is already the best promotional slogan of "King of the Long Sky".
"Scientific adventurer, theoretical explorer. Side by side with warriors, in front of thousands of people. ”
Success does not have to be me, success must be me.
On April 28, let's witness whether "King of the Long Sky" can be crowned king in the May 1st file.