This year's May 1st file is known as the most crowded, but many films do not mean good quality, they have not brought the big plate to fire, and lack a real strong film.
"Life is Unfamiliar" and "King of the Long Sky" fought anxiously and scuffled, and finally surpassed "The King of the Long Sky" at the total box office on the last day of the holiday.
"So Many Years" broke 200 million, and the remaining "Procuratorial Fengyun", "Shocking Rescue", "Changsha Nightlife" and "Countdown to Say Love You" have not exceeded 50 million, especially "Changsha Nightlife", which is only more than 10 million, which can be described as miserable.
On the word of mouth, several new films have just been on the edge of the passing line, and even a few dare not score until now.
But let's not talk about theatrical movies today, let's talk about an online movie "Qi Men Dun Jia 2" in May 1st.
The film has been online for 5 days, won the daily box office championship in a row, and the cumulative box office has reached 12 million, I think it is the best of May 1st, and it kills many theater movies in seconds.
01, "Qi Men Dun Jia" IP
Before talking about this movie, let's introduce the past and present life of the IP of Qi Men Dun Jia.
The earliest dates back to 1982, and "Qi Men Dunjia" directed by the eighth master Yuan Heping is the originator of this series, and no one has surpassed it so far.
In the era when there were no big special effects, Yuan Jiaban used their wild imagination, coupled with exquisite and interesting action design and sharp editing technology, to create a magnificent and changeable, interesting, genre mix-and-match, frolicking and crazy classic.
Looking at it now, the story may be a bit old-fashioned, but the expression interpretation of Qi Men Dun Jia and the weird style of horror and humor are incomparable to current special effects blockbusters.
After a gap of 35 years, no one dared to touch this theme, and in the end, Yuan Heping personally went into battle and joined hands with Tsui Hark to pay a self-tribute.
But this time it overturned, the original version had a rating of 8.2, the 2017 version only had 4.4 points, and the strong combination of Yuan Heping and Tsui Hark failed to save the film.
Some people say that it feels like watching a two-hour page game animation; Some netizens commented that this is a well-decorated version of "The Legend of Fengshen "; There are also people who are dissatisfied with the narrative method of the film, and the motives of the characters are not clear.
Of course, the film is not useless, such as Yuan Heping's action design and the display of various organs in the movie, and the lines of the Yin and Yang Five Elements gossip are very interesting.
The most important point is that there is a setting of "fog hidden door", and later two online movies revolve around this mysterious sect.
From movies to online universities, Wei Junzi has played a big role in it, he is one of the producers and screenwriters of the 2017 version of "Qi Men Dunjia".
At that time, the "Qishu Youyu" company took a fancy to the IP of "Qi Men Dun Jia" and felt that it could make a difference in the online market, so it found Wei Junzi, and they jointly developed the 2020 net big "Qi Men Dun Jia".
The film retains the core "fog hidden door" setting of the original IP, and at the same time explains the system of Qi Men Dun Jia clearly, such as formations, spells, physical skills, big handling, escape techniques, etc.
Another highlight is the sexy boss lady "Chunchun", which won a lot of box office for the film, and finally won a box office of 56.41 million, which is also a ceiling level in online movies.
After 3 years and a cost of nearly 30 million, "Qi Men Dun Jia 2" came into being, and I don't know if I can break the box office record of the first part this time.
02. Strong production team
"Qi Men Dun Jia 2" is the top configuration in online movies.
The production company Qishu Youyu has been committed to the development of online movies for many years, and has released more than 600 online movies in total, including "Qi Men Dunjia", "Weird Tales of Yin and Yang Town", "Four Famous Catches", "Makino Tricks" series and so on.
The director is the Xiang brothers, and their previous "Soul Mage", "Water Monster" series, and "Four Famous Catches" series have achieved good results at the box office.
Qi Shu Youyu and the Xiang brothers have joined forces, not only the production has been upgraded, but also in the cast, it has invited an unprecedented configuration in online movies: two after one child.
The two actresses are Liu Xiaoqing and Liu Yase, and one child is Zhang Xiaochen.
Liu Xiaoqing, as a veteran actress, was electrocuted for the first time in an online movie, and starred as a villain, full of domineering.
Liu Xiaoqing is one of the most actresses in the mainland, and has outstanding performances in "Little Flower", "Look at This Family" and "Mysterious Big Buddha" in the early days, and can be controlled in war movies, comedy films, and action movies.
In Li Hanxiang's "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Listening to the Government", she played the scheming Cixi, and in Xie Jin's "Furong Town", she can also interpret the kind and capable Hu Yuyin.
Also known for her performance in "Wu Zetian", from youth to old age, she can perform well at every age, so that it is difficult for latecomers to surpass.
Liu Yasser played Feng Xiaoxiao in the movie, playing a heroic and affectionate side.
"Qi Men Dun Jia 2" was filmed before she took the film, and it is estimated that she will rarely touch the net again in the future, after all, resources are flying now, and Jacky Cheung Nicholas Tse cooperated in "Customs Front", and Andy Lau starred in "Sneak".
Zhang Xiaochen is a major highlight, with perseverance and sincerity in Luo Tuo. After being possessed by Taisui, it is more fun and enchanting.
Zhang Xiaochen was born in a non-professional class, debuted through the draft, and has been in the circle for many years.
He is very malleable, Hong Shuxiang in "Knife in the Snow" and Yin Song in "Qing Qing's Daily", the role of the two with such a big contrast, is played by one person.
03, fantasy film revival, domestic version of "Venom"?
The film mainly tells the story of the villain Tianxie (played by Liu Xiaoqing) who wants to use the power of "Tai Sui" to establish a demon country, but Tai Sui is attached to the protagonist Wu Yin (played by Zhang Xiaochen), one thought becomes a Buddha, one thought becomes a demon, is it to control evil thoughts, or to save the world, how should he choose?
The emergence of the Internet has greatly expanded the type of movies, taking "Qi Men Dun Jia 2" as an example, there are several highlights.
The first art design, the Xiang brothers graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, and have a unique side in film and television aesthetics and set modeling.
The scenes in the film, such as the broken forest, the treacherous dark cave, and the temple in the night, are secretly in line with the terrifying atmosphere of fantasy films, and the foggy hidden door that guards the world is a bit of a paradise in the smoky cloud mountains.
The second special effects spectacle, the main focus of fantasy films is naturally special effects, the display of different magic weapons and spells in the fog hidden door, the reproduction of venom by the male protagonist possessed by Tai Sui, and the siege of the city by the sky and the evil, you can see that the funds are constantly burning.
At the same time, there are some horror wonders, such as pig demon cannibalism, ten thousand insects drilling, and deserted village inns full of human chrysalis, etc., this kind of large-scale bridge, it is difficult to see in theaters.
The integration of the third emotional narrative, if "Qi Men Dun Jia 2" only has special effects, is not worthy of praise, what is rare is that it promotes the feelings of the male and female protagonists, introduces concepts such as "Zhuang Zhou dream butterfly" and "past life and present life, fate reincarnation", and establishes the foundation for reversal.
The male and female protagonists are originally a couple, but in order to protect the pure land of one side, they have made a trade-off between big love and small love, and they both want the other party to become the person without memory and live a happy and worry-free life.
It is undeniable that "Qi Men Dun Jia 2" also has many shortcomings, such as the simple story, several senior brothers of the Wuyin Gate are not as distinctive as the first part, and "Suer" has completely become a tool man.
But personally, I feel that as a big network, the advantages of "Qi Men Dun Jia 2" outweigh the disadvantages, and I look forward to "Qi Men Dun Jia 3", the story of the foggyin door people will never stop. (Reported by: XI)