The box office of "Fengshen 1" soared to 2 billion, and after the second brush, I admitted that I underestimated Wuershan's ability

I have to say that this year's summer file is extremely hot.

First of all, the movie "Disappearing Her", which won 3.5 billion + box office after its release, became the first hit in the summer.

Immediately after that, films such as "In the Octagon Cage", "Chang'an 30,000 Li", "All or Nothing" were released one after another, and each one was a good box office.

With the release of these films, this summer's file is also constantly creating miracles, and the box office has exceeded 16 billion so far.

According to this trend, it is no longer a problem that this summer file broke the record of 17.7 billion in the summer of 19 years and became the highest-grossing summer file in history.

But among the summer movies, there is one that is very different.

It is the Chinese mythological blockbuster "Fengshen "Fengshen" directed by Wu Ershan.

The film invested 3 billion yuan and invited a luxurious cast such as Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, and Huang Bo.

As early as when the project was established, the audience compared these three movies to the Chinese version of "The Lord of the Rings".

Therefore, when "Feng Shen" was finalized, it was expected to become the next summer hit.

But after "Feng Shen" released trailers, posters and other materials, the film caused a lot of controversy.

These controversies have weakened the audience's expectations for the film in disguise, and the most intuitive manifestation is the box office results.

After the film opened pre-sale, the box office in 5 days was only 1.24 million yuan, and the box office on the first day after the official release was less than 50 million.

The next day, it was overtaken by the movie "Super Family", with a box office of only more than 58 million.

For a time, this domestic fantasy blockbuster showed a posture of hitting the street.

But then "Feng Shen" opened the road of counterattack.

In terms of word of mouth, Douban opened with a score of 7.7, and then rose to 7.8 points.

Many viewers turned into tap water to Amway after watching it, and Wu Jing, Guo Fan and others also called for this movie.

Actor Wang Jinsong said even more bluntly:

I really haven't left this picture for a second, it's great!

This version of Fengshen presented in front of our eyes, I think it is the best, there is family affection, there is a home country, I believe everyone will like it.

In terms of box office, the film has great stamina, from the early unfavorable, to now soaring to 2 billion, the total box office is predicted to rise to 2.4 billion.

It can be said that whether it is word of mouth or box office, "Feng Shen" is a recent Chinese mythological blockbuster that cannot be missed.

Qingshi also watched "Feng Shen" for the first time, but his intention was still unfinished, and he recently ran to the second brush.

After reading it, I have to admit: I underestimated the ability of Urshan.

As a fantasy blockbuster, the most intuitive advantage of "Feng Shen" is the special effects, many of which are not inferior to Hollywood blockbusters.

Many shots are full of creativity and imagination, showing the fantastic colors of the ancient mythological world to the fullest.

But the special effects alone are not enough to make "Fengshen shine", and what really makes the movie out of the circle is its story.

As a classical god and demon novel, "Romance of the Gods" can be described as a household name.

But unlike the TV series adapted into a running account in the past, "Feng Shen" is very innovative in the design of the story and characters, and even the sword goes sideways.

As director Wuershan said:

We have to make a new examination of the original story with a contemporary perspective and contemporary values, and reorganize his story line and the logic of the story.

The following bluestone will sort out the 4 ingenious points in the movie and talk to you about it.

01, the king of Jun changed from mediocre to ambitious.

If you want to say that the most subversive change in the movie "Fengshen ", it is definitely reshaping the character of King Shu.

In previous works on the theme of "Fengsheng", the image of King Feng was very stereotyped, that is, a dull and incompetent, arrogant and lascivious king.

But in this movie, King Jun has a different interpretation.

When the screenwriter designed the character of King Jun, he referred to the evaluation of Xunzi and Sima Qian, who was a tall, strong and noble warrior.

In terms of character setting, King Shun is no longer an absurd tyrant, but more of a careerist who plays with power.

In order to highlight this characteristic of the characters, the film is expressed through many plots.

At the beginning of the film, King Shu leads troops to attack Jizhou, and he first asks Su Quanxiao, the second son of Su Hu of Jizhou, to come out to persuade Su Hu to surrender.

And when Su Hu did not surrender, King Yin Shou asked Su Quanxiao to cut himself and put all the responsibility on Su Hu.

With the sentence that you are my bravest son, I brainwashed Su Quanxiao, and finally Su Quanxiao committed suicide in front of the battle, and the Proton Brigade was aroused to attack Jizhou City.

There are also four uncles who plotted against each other and were caught by King Shu, and in front of the four uncles, King Shun asked the four protons to make a choice.

Either kill your father and inherit the title yourself, or die together.

Although the four uncles were dissatisfied, in order to protect their sons and clansmen, they all chose to let their sons kill themselves.

I have to say that these two plots show the power tactics of the king to the fullest.

And in the scene where the protons kill their fathers, it indirectly allows the audience to see the ambition of the king.

When King Shun forced the protons to kill their biological fathers, you see his lines:

Your father keeps his beloved son by his side and sends you thousands of miles away.

You are more qualified to inherit the title than your brothers.

On the surface, he is in PUA Protons, but in fact, he is talking about his truest thoughts.

It was he who led the troops to fight at the beginning of the movie, but after returning victorious, his brother Yin Qi sat back and enjoyed it.

Yin Shou looked respectful, but his eyes were full of dissatisfaction, because he felt that he was more qualified to inherit the throne than his brother.

It can be seen from here that "Feng Shen" has successfully created an image of a never-before-seen king.

He is a tall and courageous warrior and a demagogue, he is a trapped beast lost in power, and an emperor who enjoys the pleasure of power.

It is worth mentioning that the selection of Fei Xiang to play the king is simply a stroke of genius.

In the film, as soon as the king appeared, he firmly attracted the eyes of the audience, tall and powerful, and the king was domineering.

The most important thing is that Fei Xiang not only performed the momentum of the king, but also interpreted the scheming and ambition of the king.

Such a charming Fei Xiang, no wonder even Yuan Quan said at the press conference that Fei Xiang is the only idol in her acting career.

02. Daji is no longer a curse.

In many works related to "Fengshen ", the character of Daji basically can't escape the setting of the original work.

That is the fox charmer, and Daji has thus become synonymous with "red face and misfortune".

But in this film, the director redefines the relationship between King Jun and Daji.

The fox demon was sealed in Xuanyuan Tomb by the ancestor of Chengtang, because a drop of blood from King Yin Shou awakened the fox demon.

The fox demon used Su Daji's body to return the soul to find King Yin Shou, in order to repay King Shun for saving her from the seal.

In order to repay the favor, she tried her best to help King Shun realize his ambitions.

As Daji said to King Feng in the film, I know what you want, and I can help you become the king of the whole world.

And in the film, King Shun also knows that Daji is a fox demon, but for his own ambition, he still keeps Daji by his side.

As he said himself, he said that the white fox is a demon, she is obviously Xiangrui, and only she knows what I want.

It can be seen from here that Daji in the film is no longer a "red face and bad water", but a "tool of the king".

This is also what director Wuershan wants to express, the evil of King Shun comes entirely from his personal ambition, and the demon fox exists only to help him achieve his wishes.

This adaptation also turns Daji and King Jun into a way of repaying grace and cooperating, making the whole story seem much more reasonable.

After all, how could a co-lord of the world above ten thousand people be seduced by a nine-tailed fox?

03, Ji Changshi did not know.

Before the movie was released, this plot adaptation of Wen Wang Jichang's eating meat caused heated discussions.

In the original work, Ji Chang had learned from the trigram that his son had been killed, and in order not to arouse the suspicion of King Shu, he ate the meat soup made by his son.

This plot shows Ji Chang's forbearance and strength, and also makes King Feng relax his vigilance against him after seeing it, and finally escapes the clutches of King Shu.

But in the movie "Fengsheng", Ji Chang did not know that he was eating his son's meat when eating meatloaf, which was told to him on the spot by King Jun, which caused Ji Chang to have an emotional collapse.

So in the face of Ji Chang's performance, many people questioned whether King Feng would let him go?

But when you look closely, you will find that this adaptation is very clever.

Ji Chang in the film still knows how to divination, but the director has put a limit on it, and the diviner cannot be counted as himself.

Therefore, Ji Chang did not know how he entered the dynasty and Geji, did not know that Bo Yi Kao would come to redeem his father, and did not know that the meatloaf was a son, which also increased the suspense and conflict of the story.

The reason why Ji Chang can survive is no longer himself, but more peripheral factors.

In order to save his father, Ji Chang's son Bo Yi Kao made a request to King Feng for one life for another, so King Feng agreed, and cruelly made the other party into meatloaf for Ji Chang to eat.

The reason for this is not only to make Ji Chang collapse and go crazy, but also to make Ji Changrende's image collapse.

After all, how can a person who eats his own children be a prince of one side, let alone the co-lord of the world.

And because Ji Chang, who unknowingly ate the meatloaf, was also hit and slumped, King Shun naturally relieved him to return to Xiqi.

After all, people are like this, what else can be done?

Therefore, compared with the plot of the original Ji Chang Shoko, such an adaptation in the movie makes the story more convincing.

And in this plot, Li Xuejian, who played Ji Chang, also contributed a wonderful performance.

Every move portrays the sadness and helplessness of a father who has lost his son, allowing us to see Ji Chang who is flesh and blood, a Ji Chang who can make us cry.

No wonder even the director bluntly said: Teacher Li Xuejian is what Ji Chang himself looks like in my mind.

04. Tell the whole story from Ji Fa's perspective.

Before watching the film, many people thought that the protagonist of the movie "Fengshen " was Jiang Ziya or King Shu.

But after watching the film, I found that the core character of the film is Ji Fa, the son of Xibo Hou Ji Chang.

In the original work, the character of Ji Fa is more vague and older, but he is set as a young man in the movie.

From the perspective of young Ji Fa, it tells the story of the awakening and growth of a young hero.

Ji Fa first worked as a proton in Chaoge, he honed and grew in the army of King Chun, and at this time King Feng was heroic and powerful.

So Ji Fa regarded Yin Shou as a spiritual father, and regarded the other party as an idol.

He wants to be a person like Yin Shou and become a hero.

So at the beginning, whether it was in the face of King Chun's cruelty, his biological father Ji Chang was imprisoned, and his brother Bo Yi Kao was made into a meatloaf, Ji Fa chose to stand on King Jun's side.

But after King Feng burned down the ancestral ancestral hall and said his inner desires, Ji Fa finally saw the other party's nature.

At that moment, the relationship between father and son and the relationship between monarchs and subjects completely collapsed in his heart.

Ji Fa began to understand what his father said to him, it doesn't matter whose son you are, it only matters who you are.

So Ji Fa began to awaken, changed from proton to son of Xiqi, rode back to his hometown of Xiqi, and completed the growth of the character.

It can be said that the first part of "Feng Shen" is not only the history of King Jun's ascendancy, but also the history of Ji Fa's personal heroic growth.

The above are the adaptations of the 4 sword deviations in "Fengsheng", and after understanding these adaptations, Qingshi has to admit that he underestimated Wuershan's ambitions.

From the beginning, "Fengshen Trilogy" is an ambitious work, that is, to make a fantasy epic blockbuster that truly belongs to Chinese himself.

For this ambition, director Wuershan spent ten years of hard work.

The production scale of the film was unprecedented, involving more than 8,000 pre-production and filming crew members and 1,565 post-production personnel.

It is gratifying that everyone saw the sincerity and intentions of Wuershan and the team, the box office of the film began to rise, and many netizens also ran Amway.

During the film roadshow, director Wu Ershan expressed his sincere gratitude to the audience:

We are very happy to have everyone's encouragement and support, because with you, the mythological world of China will become more and more open and spread for a long time.

Therefore, Bluestone hopes that more people can enter the cinema to support the movie, so that the second and second films can be released as desired.

Be able to better feel a complete Fengshen universe, and work with the director to make China's mythological world broader and longer.

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