Some people say that "God Eater" is a kung fu film, some people say that "God Eater" is a comedy, and some people say that "God Eater" is a business war film. I think God Eater is actually a super-profitable commercial film. Although when I first filmed this scene, Star Ye just wanted to make some money. Make up for the box office lost in "Journey to the West".
Many people may not understand that the previous year's "Journey to the West" is obviously a classic, why would it lose money? Children, you are still young, there is a situation in the world called: applause is not called. For details, see Luo Yonghao's mobile phone, I will not say more here.
In fact, before the release of "God Eater", the critics' criticism manuscript had been written, however, "God Eater" surprised everyone and won the second place in the Hong Kong annual film box office.
Even now, there are still netizens who will turn out "God Eater" and brush the movie again. In fact, behind the box office success of "God Eater", there are countless details piled up, as well as the whimsy of Star Ye, first of all, we can first look at the core of the story of "God Eater", Star Ye's previous movies are about the story of small people.
Just like "The King of Comedy", the survival of small people, such a topic is undoubtedly more likely to resonate with the audience. But "God Eater" is very different, he changed the story to a model of prosperity and decline, no pole Tai.
The protagonist has a high starting point at the beginning, the male protagonist Stephen Zhou, when he first appeared, was already the "god of food" of the Tang Dynasty Food Group, but the success was temporary, and not long after the beginning of the plot, Stephen Zhou returned to the camp of the little people.
It completely subverts the traditional model in Star Ye movies, and it should be more appropriate to use "anti-routine" to describe "God Eater". Although they are all histories of growth and struggle, "God Eater" shows us the colors of "revenge" and the return of the king.
Although it is said to be "anti-routine", it is actually only for the comedy movies of Star Ye's past, because this kind of story development model is actually not uncommon. Just like Chow Yun-fat's "God of Gamblers" that we are familiar with, and Stallone's "Rocky 3", they are the most classic cases in commercial films.
The second is the setting of "God Eater", in this movie, we can see that Star Ye has fused his favorite kung fu and cooking skills together for the first time. In a traditional nonsensical way, the "serious" martial arts are integrated into life.
In the movie "God Eater", although it is ostensibly a fight for cooking, in fact, the real core is a duel of martial arts. Just like a sentence that Jin Yong has always said in his novel, "the world's martial arts out of Shaolin", in "God Eater", Xingye also carries the meaning of tribute. Whether it is the villain BOSS Tang Niu or the protagonist Stephen Zhou, both of them have returned from learning in the Shaolin Temple.
However, Tang Niu was lurking in the kitchen to steal, and Stephen Zhou entered the Shaolin Temple by learning the art of the Eight Classics of Zheng'er. The final victory is definitely Steven Zhou, not because he is the protagonist, but the top student wins the poor student, this feeling of "cleaning the door", you can experience it.
Finally, there is the subversion of the character image, in the movie "God Eater", whether it is Wu Mengda and Karen Mok or Lee Shau Kee, compared to the past, they give people the impression of subversive. Wu Mengda no longer pleases everyone through nonsense, and the change from a comedy supporting role to a villain has surprised the audience.
The same is true of Karen Mok, in the setting of "God Eater", Star Ye let Mo Wenwei play ugly. A knife scar on the face, even if she does not speak, is the image of the toothless sister, completely abandoning the beauty of the persona.
Lee Shau Kee is the same way, in other people's movies, he is a fierce god evil villain, but in Xingye's "God Eater" has become a stupid and cute uncle. These subverted the "traditional" settings, which are definitely a stroke of color.
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