The influence of the "007" series of films in the Asian film market can be seen in Stephen Chow's "Domestic Lingling Paint".
From the opening design, story structure, and character modeling, Hollywood blockbusters have been carefully imitated and carefully deconstructed.
Although it is nonsensical enough, but the pork prince still has to drink martini, there must be a "bang girl" when solving the case, the charm of 007 is not only the emanating of male hormones, the key is the sincerity under the tenderness of the iron man, and the blind confidence that is always diffused.
Before Casino Royale, the 007 movie was just the classic old-school "Kiss Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" style of entertainment.
Before Daniel Craig, both British jazz and glamorous male stars had anachronistic qualities, and there was always something immodest hidden under the formal dress.
But starting with Daniel Craig, the 007 series suddenly began to be serious, cold, and even sensational.
He is no longer a supernatural character who can't get into the knife, and his personal feelings are no longer immune to betrayal, he is just an ordinary person who is easily hurt. After all, macho figures like Bond don't stand up to scrutiny in this era.
So, the director and the screenwriter worked hard to portray him as a tragic character. Let him get it, and then keep letting him lose it. Give him the good, and then slowly tear it all up.
Of the five Bond films starring Craig, the highest point of emotion is the moment when Bond and Eva Green spend their vacations together in Casino Royale.
Until then, Bond thought he had gained something, and in the four-thirds of the films that followed, only one loss after another awaited Bond.
This was played out again at the beginning of the final "No Time to Die" starring Daniel Craig. The director and screenwriter tried and tried, but the audience was a little unspiritual. "Don't expect too much" has become the feeling of most viewers after watching the movie. The film continues the routine of watching drag racing, watching fights, and watching beautiful women, and carries the fierce battle gun scene to the end.
But a netizen gave no mercy to give an evaluation, after watching it, it was lengthy, boring, procrastinating, and the viewing process frequently looked at the watch, and occasional highlights could not save the overall mediocrity.
After all, in Quantum of Solitaire, Bond numbs the pain of losing his loved ones by killing; in Skyfall and Ghost Party, Bond loses his mother-like boss M and the ultimate illusion of his identity.
In the final chapter, "No Time to Die", Bond's loss reaches its peak: he loses his best friend Wright, loses the ghost party leader Broffie, who is evil but is a chess opponent with him, loses his years in loneliness and stumbling, loses the code name 007, and finally, he loses the happiness that is about to arrive, and he dies.
The genetic weapon, putting the heaviest shackles on him, he lost the right and possibility of love, and simply left, without taking away a cloud.
After Bond is gone, M, played by Ralph Fiennes, pays tribute to Jack London's words: "The proper function of man should be to live, not just to live." I'm not going to live just to prolong my life. I'll make good use of my time."
"007", which has filmed the serious drama "True Detective", may not be suitable for the current context, seems to jump between serious drama and ornamentation, and the split leads to dullness and tastelessness. Instead of this, it is better to start from the story, so that the next stage of 007, while retaining a certain depth, returns to the right way of "comedy" and is less deliberately serious.
It is worth mentioning that along with "007" into a period of weakness is also the entire Hollywood blockbuster market. The decline of Hollywood blockbusters in the domestic market has been discussed many times in the media this year.
Recently, two Hollywood blockbusters that are seen as boosting the cinema market have been released on the mainland, and the sci-fi masterpiece "Dune" is only predicted to have a mainland box office of more than 200 million. As a classic IP that has 24 works, "007" was released for 3 days, the box office just exceeded 180 million, and the predicted box office was only more than 400 million.
This is completely incomparable with the previous blockbuster box office that started at 1 billion yuan. By August, Hollywood's share of the Chinese box office had plummeted by 9.5 percent.
According to statistics, 33% of the audience watching "007: No Time to Die" over the age of 30, which indicates that Hollywood blockbusters are losing young people.
The biggest reason is that the story loses its freshness. Hollywood movies are caught in the trap of endless sequels, such as "Fast and Furious", the first few are OK, and the later Super 7, Super 8, Super 9, one is more boring than the other, pure consumer feelings.
Therefore, in addition to the shrinking box office, the reputation of Hollywood blockbusters has also declined significantly. The modularization of the Hollywood film and television industry pays more attention to the development of sequels and classic IP remakes, resulting in a decline in the quality of the comprehensive level, which is an inevitable process.
The rise of domestic films and the spread of mainstream domestic culture have led domestic audiences to no longer respect Hollywood's American-style personal heroism narrative, and even began to question. The emergence of this trend of thought cannot be quantified as the actual impact on the box office, but it cannot be ignored.
In addition, the rapid development of streaming media and the "theater network synchronization" release model have also brought trouble to domestic theaters. The film is launched on streaming media, and the theater box office is divided in foreign countries, and the resources are easily leaked and transmitted to China, which directly affects the theater box office.
Although the overall creation of Hollywood has entered a weak period, at present, many domestic theater managers and film critics have said that whether it is a global theater or a domestic theater, Hollywood blockbusters are still needed. In the special environment, "no films to play", "the introduction of blockbusters" is regarded by theater managers as one of the solutions.
Although the age of the moviegoers has not been younger, the Hollywood ideology has lost its appeal, and the story is routine and rigid, as one of the main driving forces of the global film market, Hollywood blockbusters still maintain a certain attractiveness.
On the big screen, Hollywood is losing its dominance, but it's safe to say that streaming is becoming a new platform for Hollywood to export capital and influence.
Do young people still love Hollywood? This question will take time to answer.