Chapter 754 "Mei Lanfang" VS "Ip Man"
"Ip Man" has done very well overseas...
It can be regarded as another Kung Fu IP exported to the outside world in the post-Hong Kong film era!
In addition to being a hot seller in Southeast Asia, it is also selling well in the United States - a YouTube video of a wooden mannequin has millions of views!
The most surprising thing is... the sales in South America are actually good. Although most countries have not announced the release, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, including Brazil, the online revenue and offline disc revenue are very high.
In the "Ip Man" series, apart from anything else, the martial arts part is really full of sincerity.
Especially the third part, the elevator and Muay Thai scene.
The long shot is very enjoyable, it lasts about 15 seconds, which is comparable to Liu Jiahui's street fighting, and the action design is not only realistic, but also handsome. It is really great.
Of course, in terms of plot, the first part of "Ip Man" got off to a good start.
The screen image of Ip Man performed a drama that everyone wanted to see.
Hiding his merit and fame, he hides at home with his wife and children when he has nothing to do. This is obviously the style of a master.
In terms of viewing quality, it is actually better than "Fearless", because the whole movie of "Fearless" is full of one idea - "the enemy repays the injustice and repays the injustice", which is not popular enough. Everyone thinks that the martial artist is a noble national hero. Not noble enough either.
As a movie, "Fearless" is good and has a very full portrayal.
But this is not what the audience wants to see. Since it's not what you want to watch, no matter how good it is, it's still bad because it failed to live up to expectations.
After so many action movies, when you make an action movie from the Republic of China era, the feelings of family and country must come first. As a result, everyone only remembers: Master Huo, were you the number one in Tianjin?
"Ip Man" is very good, the rhythm and plot are great, at least it meets the audience's expectations.
In the first half, Ye Wen was at home with his wife, but he arranged for Li Wang Xu Zhu and Fan Shaohuang to appear and was bombarded by him...
Fan Shaohuang's character is a typical martial artist who follows the green forest path.
When I come, I have to fight. If I don’t fight, what will I do to practice martial arts?
Being beaten violently... Ip Man continued to accompany his wife at home, and then, the Japanese people came!
In fact, Fan Shaohuang's character is better portrayed than Ip Man.
Ip Man in the movie is so tall that he is simply a textbook specimen.
The one played by Fan Shaohuang is a martial artist who lives under the oppression of the Japanese.
"Have you ever tried not to have enough to eat?" The simplest sentence is that your family lives in Dazhaizhai, with my wife accompanying me, and I still owe you money for flower pots. I'm starving to death. I want to care about righteousness, but righteousness doesn't care about me.
Moreover, the final climax scene of "Ip Man" is arranged after "I want to fight ten"...
This is a bit embarrassing, because the "fight ten" has already ignited the emotions of the audience, and the final battle is a bit too hasty...
Bringing it back, although "Ip Man" has its shortcomings, compared to "Mei Lanfang", it is really a bit bullying.
"Mei Lanfang" is a movie that many people have completely given up on Director Chen. The filming was too rigid!
You can never imagine that this is something that the director who made "Farewell My Concubine" can bring!
It is understandable that Director Chen Da said, "We want to make a version of Mei Lanfang in our own mind." However, the Mei family did not allow it, the Mei Party did not allow it, and the theater industry did not allow it...
This also directly caused the movie "Mei Lanfang" to become a defective product due to the pull, competition, consideration and balance of many parties.
During the filming of the film, Mr. Mei Baojiu interfered a lot with the crew, which is destined to be a work that has lost its spirituality.
First, they insisted on cutting out all the scenes Gillian had already filmed. The reason was that they could not accept a star whose private photos were exposed playing the role of an ancestor of the Mei family.
Later, after it was released, the reputation was not ideal, and the audience began to recall "Farewell My Concubine" in various ways, lamenting that Chen Lang had exhausted his talent... In order to support the crew, Mr. Mei used Leslie Cheung both in and out of words - first he disliked Leslie Cheung's femininity, and later He also said, 'You should look for Leslie Cheung to research those high-end luxury brands. ’, ‘Art is art, life is life. If art is the same as life, wouldn’t it be gay! ’
Leslie Cheung: Are you polite?
Tsk tsk, consulting is not yet developed, otherwise, this crappy crew will definitely be torn into pieces!
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On December 4th, "Mei Lanfang" will be released first...
The box office on the first day was close to 10 million...
This data is a bit embarrassing - China Film has prepared 1,400 copies for "Mei Lanfang", which is not weaker than the distribution power of "Red Cliff"...
As for word of mouth, it’s not that good…
Most people in the industry believe that the quality of the three segments of the film varies from good to bad, with a first-class stunning scene in the front scene and a third-rate soap opera in the back scene;
In addition, there are also "It's hard for Dawn to take on important tasks", ""Mei Lanfang" lacks communication with the audience" and "The part about growing a beard to express one's ambitions is quite inconsistent with the historical facts. It insists on pushing Mei Lanfang to the level of a sad myth. As a result, Counterproductive.” comments…
Then, "Ip Man" took the screen by storm - the box office in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia exploded by more than 5 million US dollars in three days.
The key is word-of-mouth: "The theme is passionate, national emotions are appropriately stirred up, the previous scenes are humorous, the Japanese people are not blindly stupid, and the action design is decisive, violent, real, and cruel." What's even more valuable is that Donnie Yen can actually interpret Ip Man's elegance and stability to the fullest. It's hard not to make money in a commercial film like this! ’
'Realistic yet gorgeous action scenes, the best Donnie Yen, "Ip Man" with Donnie Yen is like "Once Upon a Time" with Li Lien! ’
'Donnie Yen has endured for more than 40 years and finally has his masterpiece. Congratulations on the birth of the fourth Chinese Kung Fu superstar! ’
In addition, there is also an introduction about "Ip Man is Bruce Lee's master and the master of Wing Chun"...
Well, it’s basically all the work of the publicity department.
Tianmei Company is really willing to spend money on publicity. Portals, forums, post bars, communities...nothing is left out, and the rhythm is all-round!
Even Shen Xudong also wrote on his blog, "Donnie Yen's action era is here!" ’
‘Who is Ip Man?
Many people may not know him well, but when it comes to Ip Man's two apprentices, everyone should know that Ip Man's most famous apprentice is Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee is also one of the most famous Chinese in the world, and he also has another apprentice, Liang Ting. , founder of the largest martial arts organization in the world. It can be said that Ip Man himself was not very famous during his lifetime, but his apprentice was very impressive! ’
‘Why do we do Ip Man? Because Jiahe relied on Bruce Lee and Wing Chun to dominate the world from the very beginning! ’
‘Everyone knows the story of Bruce Lee, so I won’t repeat it; what is Wing Chun? Director Sammo Hung directed "Mr. Zan and Mr. Money Wah" in the past, which actually tells the story of the Wing Chun inheritance. Mr. Zan is Liang Zan, and Mr. Zan is Chen Wah Soon. Liang Zan himself is a Wing Chun master and accepted his disciple Chen Hua Shun, who later accepted Yip Man as his disciple. …When we filmed "Ip Man", it was a kind of inheritance in itself, and it was definitely not "stealing the subject matter" as a certain director said! ’
"Besides, you were planning to film in 2002, what do you care about me? We are filming "Ip Man" with the support of the descendants of the Ye family, what? Your words are more effective than those of the descendants of the Ye family? To give you face, we will make "Ip Man" The name of "The Grand Master" has been deleted, and I won't give you face, and I won't be afraid of you if you file a lawsuit!"
‘Donnie Yen’s portrayal of Ip Man was very attentive. In order to lose muscle, he skipped meals and drank only a glass of water every day. During the filming, he even walked around in a long shirt at home. Although he did not smoke, he also wore a long shirt at home with his legs crossed for the role of Ip Man. Smoking. ’
Well, his blog is mainly to hype the contradiction between "Ip Man" and "The Grandmaster"...
Let’s use Wang Jiawei’s reputation to hype up...
When your movie is released, it must have a gimmick. Otherwise, why would the theater chain risk offending China Film Group to arrange a movie for you?
Sure enough, after a lot of publicity, "Ip Man" was released on December 6, and the theater chain gave "Ip Man" 35% of the film schedule...
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