Chapter 914 "囧囧" Is Released (34)

Shen Xudong is telling the truth. He really thinks that the box office performance of "1942" is already very good!

In the original time and space, the final box office of "1942" was 370 million.

What concept?

This box office ranked 11th among mainland films released in 2012 and 4th among domestic films. Excluding those foreign blockbusters, there are three domestic films with higher box office than "1942": "囧", "Painted Skin 2" and "Zodiac".

This is a good result.

According to Feng Xiaogang’s own words, ‘The idea of ​​making a movie came up when I saw Liu Zhenyun’s novel. The idea finally came to fruition…’

In other words, his dream has come true!

The degree of completion is also good, there is no need to scold the audience...

Hollywood epic films were also the last to compete. Ridley Scott's two epic films "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Robin Hood" were so popular that no one dared to hire him to film...

He made a comeback with "Prometheus", then filmed "Pharaohs and Gods", and continued to hit the streets. He didn't say that the audience didn't deserve it!

Theoretically speaking, directors serve movies, movies serve the market, and the market is created by the audience, so the audience can never go wrong!

Shen Xudong finally said: "I have always believed that movies have never been an elegant art. I think any of us are attracted to it because we see ourselves in it, whether we are happy, excited, sad, moved, or shocked... so , the movie will be accepted by the public!"

"Never educate the audience...the audience knows far more than we do! This is my opinion!"

The reporters asked again, but Shen Xudong waved his hand and refused to be interviewed again...

…

In the screening room, "囧囧" is officially screened.

Shen Xudong has watched the movie at least ten times and knows the plot very well. Therefore, his attention is not on the movie screen, but more on every detail that comes out and the audience's reaction later.

Not bad, basically every baggage has a response...

Xu Zheng was a little nervous. After all, it was his second film directed and acted in. He lowered his head and whispered something to Huang Bo. Wang Baoqiang had an expressionless face...

In fact, in life, Wang Baoqiang is neither funny nor outgoing. He is quite boring and has a bit of a celebrity air.

It doesn't matter, Shen Xudong absolutely believes that he is a good person!

You see for yourself, Baoqiang has not been involved in drug abuse, cheating, tax evasion, or the collapse of a three-piece house.

Wang Baoqiang has none of the common derisions of being a big name, being unprofessional, and having poor acting skills.

If he had, his ex-wife and ex-manager would have shouted with a loudspeaker, and they wouldn't have staged a photo to spread rumors about his domestic violence...

Bringing it back, the opening chapter of "囧囧":

"The oil tyrant succeeded!"

"I think your stiff neck will never get better."

"Don't you still have toothache?"

"Ya (ya) only hurts!"

A little baggage at the beginning...

Oil Tyrant is actually a prop from the movie, somewhat similar to the "Divergence Terminal" in "If You Are the One"...

In "If You Are the One", the different terminals guarantee Qin Fen's pocket, and the oil tyrant is Xu Lang's opportunity to finally return to his family. In addition, the entire plot of "Thailand" revolves around the business authorization of the oil tyrant...

The media at the scene were more or less surprised.

Most of them had watched "1942" before. In previous years' New Year movies, they had always watched Feng's comedies, and their signature was very loud!

But this year, Director Feng stopped playing comedy and telling jokes. He went to torture history and reflect on the nation...

Other films in the Lunar New Year festival were boring, and the audience was simply dissatisfied!

Therefore, even though "Jianghu" has been released for two weeks, it still has a single-day box office of more than 8 million, and I just think it is a qualified comedy.

Now "Thailand" is out...

Then came the first product placement - Wang Baoqiang appeared: "I make scallion pancakes. My Weibo name is Baoji Cake Shop... Do you have a Weibo? Let's follow each other?"

"My phone is turned off!"

"That's okay. Let's follow each other after we get off the plane..."

Well, Chi Guoguo advertised on Weibo - they gave me 5 million!

Then came the ridiculous things that Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo did in Thailand, including shemales, SPA, and bed vibrators... They were all quite low-level jokes, but they really aroused the audience's attention.

Also, Wang Baoqiang's acting is a bit neurotic, and he always feels like he's using too much force.

But everything is afraid of comparison. If you have watched "囧", you will feel that Wang Baoqiang's performance is simply perfect!

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In fact, "囧" is just a relatively good road comedy.

From a professional perspective, the biggest shortcoming of "囧囧" is that it has nothing new.

You can guess the entire plot. The story structure is exactly the same as that of Hollywood road comedies, and even the same as the first "Awkward". It has a fast pace at the beginning, a lot of jokes in the middle, and a sensational ending. By the way, the light and dark clues buried at the beginning are included. Sexuality is revealed and the family is reunited.

Its quality and size cannot support a box office of close to 1.3 billion.

But... it has hit the Lunar New Year movie viewing desert. In the original time and space, during the Lunar New Year period, apart from "囧囧", the eldest brother Cheng's "Zodiac" can be regarded as a movie that fits the Lunar New Year atmosphere.

Both movies did great at the box office.

"Zodiac" is actually quite average - compared to the first two "Asian Eagle" films.

After all, Jackie Chan was already 58 years old when he filmed "Twelve Zodiac Signs". Although he could fight, he certainly couldn't do many of the thrilling moves he had done before. In addition, the comedy of "Twelve Zodiac Signs" was not densely packed with laughs. Although the scenes were Shocking, but the action scenes are clearly fake...

Although it has created a new box office record for Jackie Chan movies, the movie itself is not very good...

By the way, there is a plot in "囧囧" that directly made Shen Xudong laugh out loud - in the plot, everyone broke into the Thai gang transaction scene. Due to a misunderstanding, the gangs fought, and Huang Bo thought that Xu Zheng was having an affair with his wife. , cuckolding himself. When Wang Baoqiang saw that the matter was getting serious, he threw the statue with a bang and shouted: "Stop arguing. Isn't it just a cuckold?"

Xu Lang, played by Xu Zheng, looked incredible in the movie...

It always feels like he knows what to say!

Immediately afterwards, Wang Baoqiang spoke righteously and said word by word: "My mother said, take a step back, the sea and the sky will be brighter."

This damn thing... God predicted it!

The more he thought about it, the funnier it became. He was so happy that someone behind him patted him. When he looked back, it was Fan Xiaopang who made a guest appearance.

Oh, the big star in "Thailand" directly called Fan Xiaopang...

In fact, Zhao Yanzi is more suitable - "Huan Zhuge Ge"!

But... Shen Xudong has no friendship with Zhao Yanzi...

"What's wrong with you? Does it make you so funny?"

"Nothing...I thought of something..."

Shen Xudong waved his hand and continued watching the movie...

At the end of the film, when Fan Xiaopang appeared, the atmosphere of the whole scene reached a climax, especially the audience in the back row directly shouted Fan Xiaopang's name...

There is indeed a sense of surprise!

A comedy movie that is fair and qualified, and can still have some surprises, there is no reason why it cannot be successful.