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Bullets are raining down, shells are falling one after another, the war is brutal and bloody, although in the mainstream voice of Chinese audiences walking into the cinema just to see a little light "comedy", such a war film that does not have much publicity and seems to be too "tough guy" has actually exploded on social networks on weekends, and its high reputation has made it a "tap water" movie.
Hacksaw Ridge poster
"Cruel and exciting, but sincere and touching, this is probably the largest scale film introduced in the history of Chinese cinema so far!" Many people who have watched the movie have sighed like this.
It is worth mentioning that the producer behind such a Hollywood standard well-made movie has appeared as a Chinese investor.
"Hacksaw Ridge" with "tap water" box office over 100 million
2016 has come to an end, and in this final month, although many Hollywood blockbusters have been introduced to try to "make a last attempt" for this year's mainland box office, it is not satisfactory at present. Brad Pitt's "Spy League" currently grossed only 29.762 million yuan at the box office, and Hollywood's recognized handsome movies have also lost; ghost director Tim Bolton's "Miss Pepper's Fantasy Castle" has barely exceeded 100 million yuan 12 days after its release; and the fascinating Disney animation "Ocean's Edge" of "Zootopia" at the beginning of the year is currently only 181 million yuan.
Recently introduced film-related box office (CBO China box office / photo)
In the case of domestic movies and Hollywood blockbusters, there is a rare "tap water" movie this weekend, "Hacksaw Ridge".
Last Thursday, the Hollywood blockbuster "Hacksaw Ridge", directed by master director Mel Gibson and starring "The Extraordinary Spider-Man" Andrew Garfield, was released in China, and with a box office of only 17.48 million on the first day and a high schedule, with the "tap water" of the anti-heavenly high reputation and fan relay, this imported film that started not ideally and did not have a large-scale publicity front has now received 140 million yuan at the box office, becoming a popular movie this weekend.
As of 18:00 on December 13, "Hacksaw Ridge" has a cumulative box office of 140 million yuan (CBO China Box Office / Photo)
At the same time, the big director Feng Xiaogang shouted "Good looking" after watching the movie. "I can wait for other films, but I can't wait for this one."
Behind the film, the power of Chinese capital is gathered
It is worth mentioning that such a Hollywood blockbuster that has the opportunity to impact the Oscars' "zero bad reviews", behind the producers, there are Chinese companies.
From the perspective of Maoyan Professional Edition, there are 7 companies producing "Hacksaw Ridge", all of which are Chinese companies, including Shanghai Xiyi Culture, Beijing Convergence Film Association, Phoenix Legend Pictures, Qitai Ocean Culture, Radio and Television Media Pictures, Kedi Capital, and Yingdu Culture. Co-producers are Cosmic Australia Film Entertainment, Cross Creek Pictures and Bliss Films.
Why did the producers of "Hacksaw Ridge" fall into the hands of Chinese filmmakers?
Producers and co-producers of Hacksaw Ridge (Cat's Eye Pro/Photo)
According to the "Three Voices" report, in Hollywood, "Hacksaw Ridge" did not successfully get enough financing, which has something to do with the financing channels and structure of Hollywood independent-made films. Han Wei, CEO of Xiyi Pictures, who had "read all versions of the script", decided to join at this time, and became an equity investor in "Hacksaw Ridge" by investing in some of the rights in the film that had not yet been filmed.
It is understood that after the film was filmed, after Xiyi Pictures convened domestic investors to watch the film, a number of companies expressed interest in participating in it, only one of which had a financial company background (that is, Kedi Capital Group), and most of the others were relatively pure film and television companies.
"We got the full copyright in the Chinese market, not just the distribution rights, but also all the revenue from the mainland." In an interview with "Three Voices", Han Wei, CEO of Xiyi Pictures, said so.
The war picture is almost real, which triggers the discussion of the grading system
On the other hand, due to the large number of bloody and violent restrictive shots in "Hacksaw Ridge", domestic filmmakers also took the initiative to adopt the "grading" model for the first time, making movie-watching logos in major theaters to remind the audience that "the war is almost real, and children under 12 years old need to be accompanied by parents to watch movies." This practice has been recognized by people inside and outside the industry, but at the same time, it has also triggered the market's discussion on whether China needs to promote the film grading system as soon as possible.
A studio manager in Chengdu told every film and television reporter bluntly: "After watching this movie, it is indeed much bloodier than imagined, but there are still many parents who do not know why they will take their children to see it, and this kind of movie is recommended to be graded." ”
At the same time, Gao Xiaosong also talked about the film rating system in a column of Phoenix Culture this summer, saying:
"The grading system in the United States is very strict, so I think it's actually good to introduce a grading system, because this grading system is actually much stricter than the one-size-fits-all review we have now." The United States has basically maintained this grading system, and I think it's a very healthy system, which allows filmmaking to be free and ensures that children can't see things that shouldn't be seen. So the grading system is a win-win thing, and not grading is a lose-lose thing. ”
We don't want to miss every good movie, but we also don't want good movies to hurt the hearts of young children who are not "strong enough".