Chapter 999 Ambition! (34)
Tianmei Media has announced two film lists for science fiction films.
Every time there is "Earth Fire" and "The Wandering Earth", the first time there are three movies, "Earth Fire", "Earth Cannon", "The Wandering Earth";
But in the second film list, "Earth Cannon" was canceled - it has no story, it is completely a scientist's experience...
However, "Ball Lightning", "Walking Alone on the Moon", and "Ocean!" have been added. A different sea! ", "Full Band Blocking Interference" and "Three Body"...
It feels very PPT...
The planning is good, but few are actually implemented...
Then, Earth Fire came out!
Zhou Liming was very excited. In the movie "Earth Fire", he saw the keywords "rustic flavor" and "scientific heroism"...
Countryness is a coal mine;
Scientific heroism: The magical rhythm arrangement echoes the rationality in the real world. Technological progress is bound to be accompanied by countless trials and errors and sacrifices!
certainly. Now, you can call it Chinese-style heroism...
And it’s very romantic…
Chinese-style romance - "Struggle, fail, fight again, fail again, fight again, until victory. This is the logic of the people."
On the road of never-ending struggle, in the historical events that witness one's own limitations time and time again, one is guided to a path that leads to sublime infinity. It is in blood and death that many immortal existences are witnessed.
Translate the last paragraph of the movie: For the sake of sacrifice, I dare to teach the sun and the moon to make a new sky!
You can't see this kind of thing in Hollywood movies!
Of course, this kind of romance is cruel...
Moreover, the movie also criticizes many realities. There is a dialogue between Liu Xin and Li Weimin:
"In that era, our fathers were such a proud group of people, and the great coal miners were such a proud group of people!"
"Is your family okay? Your lover, her name is... what is Shan?"
"Now I have almost forgotten her name. Three years ago, she told me that she was on a business trip, asked for annual leave from the work unit, abandoned me and my daughter, and disappeared. Two months later, she received a letter saying Sent from Canada, she said she was no longer willing to ruin her life with a sooty man."
"Is there any mistake? You are a senior engineer in the coal mine!"
"It's all the same, in their eyes, Soo Heizi."
"The status of workers has indeed become lower... This is a problem. It is obvious that New China is led by the working class and is a state based on the alliance of workers and peasants..."
Thinking of this, Zhou Liming was ready to praise this movie...
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At the same time, a large number of relatively well-known film critics finished their field work and began to publish news.
"The core theme of "Earthfire" is that technological progress will always require some trial and error. At first glance, it seems crazy, but after watching it, it feels far-sighted. Shen Xudong challenges science fiction disaster films this time and single-handedly brings Chinese science fiction disaster films to the forefront. I can only admire you for reaching the world level!" - Shi Hang.
"In terms of special effects and technology, this should be the pinnacle of this type of Chinese film so far. It is majestic and magnificent, and the details are carefully created. What's even more difficult is that the story itself is also very reasonable... I heard that director Guo Fan has only made one film before. "The Adventures of Li Xianji", the span is unbelievable!" - Tan Fei.
"I shouted excitedly for the first time in the cinema. I had heard before that Tianmei integrated domestic special effects companies and formed a special effects alliance, which cost hundreds of millions. "Earth Fire" is visually stunning, the background is cruel, and the music fits perfectly. The plot, the lead actors' acting skills are vivid, and they have humanistic care. It's awesome!" - Zhang Xiaobei
Film critics gave "Fire" a favorable treatment...
After all, at this stage, no one is waving money to buy film critics!
The most I can do is buy some navy...
There are also many negative reviews of "Earth Fire" on Douban - the Douban score is 8.6 points, and the negative reviews are mostly concentrated on the plot 200 years later.
‘It’s superfluous, I don’t understand the meaning of this paragraph! ’
‘There is no imagination at all in science fiction. How dare you carry the banner of Chinese science fiction? ’
Others criticized the concept of 'gasified coal': "I say three words: nuclear power plants!"
In addition, many people criticized a scene in the movie - the People's Liberation Army marching in the opposite direction of the flow of people...
‘Singing praises again, speechless…’
It's normal. After "Wolf Warrior 2" was released, a lot of people got Wu Jing's PTSD. That was in 2017, and now it's only 2013...
In fact, it makes sense. "Earth Fire" is not RMB, so how can everyone like it?
Moreover, although I tried my best in terms of special effects, there are still some things that are not done well...
At around ten o'clock in the evening, Zhou Liming's review of "Ambition" was released. At this time, the box office of "Fire" was 47 million...
It’s already very good. After all, this thing is a new attempt, a new genre film, and it’s not a big IP!
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""Earth Fire" is a work of Chinese thinking. The reason why "Earth Fire" was chosen as the opening work of science fiction stems from the ambition of the Tianmei team, or Shen Xudong, no, it should be called ambition! ’
'Look at American science fiction blockbusters. If the earth is in trouble and the galaxy is in trouble, the one who will save it among all nations will definitely be the United States, not the entire United States, but one or two superheroes among the 300 million people in the United States. Inspired by love, wearing underwear outside, the small universe explodes, and successfully saves the earth, the solar system, the Milky Way and the entire universe with the power of one body. ’
‘The vast majority of the American people are not surprised by such heroic deeds and say their emotions are very stable. Even audiences around the world are used to it!
But to the logical Chinese audience, this must be a joke. ’
‘In the minds of Chinese adults who have developed for five thousand years, a certain country or even a certain individual can solve a planet-level disaster alone. Such obscene thoughts are unthinkable. ’
‘We believe that the progress of science and technology is not as glamorous as imagined. Behind it is the cost of countless people’s lives and futures. ’
'This is what happened in "Earthfire". The hero researched a technology that seemed unfeasible and brought huge disasters, but actually benefited mankind in the future. I haven't read the original work, but I watched the movie directly. I thought the ending was that the earthfire kept burning. As time went on, this technology was also abandoned, which led to the theme of misuse of technology leading to disasters. But I never expected that technology would be used to benefit mankind! ’
‘The feeling of being alone and courageous, and of an endless journey! ’
‘For me, this movie is like Genesis! I'm already looking forward to "The Wandering Earth"! ’
The above is Zhou Liming’s film review…
Shen Xudong read this comment for the first time, and then... reposted it, and commented by the way: "I don't have that kind of ambition, I just try my best!"
After a while, Guo Fan also reposted it and commented, "It's so scary..."