Chapter 345: 1 good review, famous

Chapter 345: 1 good review, famous

Chapter 345: Well-received and Famous
[Did no one notice the problem with the movie’s post-credits Easter egg?
It’s not surprising that the first Easter egg in the “Inception” space should be a trailer for director Wang Hao’s new movie.

But the second trailer is a bit scary when you think about it carefully.

It turns out that the most fundamental reason why Yin Xiu was willing to help Cobb was because of Q who had previously lurked beside Dr. Ma Zhao.

Cobb and others want to implant ideas into Saito, Saito wants to implant ideas into "Little Fisher", and now Yin Xiu is taking advantage of the situation and wants to implant ideas into Shi Qiang who plays "Little Fisher".

The ending makes the whole dream-stealing plan more complicated.

And this is not the end. In the last mobile phone video that Q showed Yin Xiu, the person who appeared in the culture tank was Li Li.

We have already learned from the previous movie that Li Li died at the beginning, so this person who is still alive, judging from the environment at the scene, is most likely a clone.

This is very scary. What exactly does the person who cloned Li Li want to do? What conspiracy does he have?
I am really looking forward to the future development of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe! 】

[Is the way Cobb and others implant ideas into Saito reliable?

In the movie "Inception", Cobb and his companions seemed to be giving it to Fisher Jr....】

Dreams, Brains in Vat, and the Five-Minute World

【…】

There are endless discussions about "Inception" on the Internet.

Almost everyone who has watched the movie has enthusiastically devoted themselves to analyzing the plot of the movie and enthusiastically recommending the movie to their friends.

There is a common saying in the film industry.

Once a movie is made, it no longer belongs to the director.

Because of their love for the movie, the audience will interpret and imagine the movie more.

Especially for those movies that contain a lot of information and many metaphors, the audience is even more happy to watch them and likes to analyze the movie plots from various angles.

And now, "Inception" is enjoying this treatment.

This movie is no longer just a movie, it has become a public event in which the whole nation can participate, and everyone can find what they want in it.

The last film to enjoy this kind of treatment in China was Jiang Wen’s Let the Bullets Fly, and the one before that was Stephen Chow’s A Chinese Odyssey.

Wang Hao's current "Inception" has also created a huge sensation. After they returned to China, they immediately followed this trend and invested in the promotion of the movie, starting roadshows in major cities.

At the same time, the enthusiasm of movie fans on the Internet, which had been deliberately suppressed, was also ignited along with the crew's publicity activities.

If the various comments and posts on the Internet before were just the spontaneous and enthusiastic behaviors of the audience, then now they are more of the behind-the-scenes means of the publicity department of the Galaxy Group.

First of all, more big Vs and film critics began to express their opinions and comments, praising the movie and adding fuel to the popularity of "Inception".

For example, a well-known celebrity wrote in his Weibo column:

[Inception: Everything that exists is false!

Today, I had nothing to do, so I went to the cinema with my friends to watch the hottest movie "Inception".

After we finished watching the movie and came out of the theater, I asked my friend what he thought. He said, "From the perspective of deep psychology, this movie..." I interrupted him.

"Bullshit!"

To evaluate the movie "Inception", there is no need to use all those messy words that seem more intimidating than the last. It is enough to just say that it is "the best science fiction movie in recent years".

Perhaps even the word "science fiction" can be removed, I think.

Don’t think that I am just bragging for money. People who know me know that movie reviews are not my main job, and I will not ruin my reputation for the money from a movie.

In my opinion, this is a movie that is worth watching two or three times, given that 80% of movies today seem like a waste of money (personal standard).

This is a movie that deserves its box office and is not afraid of spoilers.

Not being afraid of spoilers is a very high evaluation for a suspense film, so I will never say that the protagonist finally bravely overcomes the shadow of the past and runs to save Saito...

Okay, back to the topic, the concept of "Inception" is actually not new.

Many people also said online that this movie was inspired by "The Matrix", the Japanese animation "Paprika", "Memento", "Fight Club", and some even said "Doraemon".

But I just want to say that more than two thousand years ago, Zhuangzi was already confused between himself and the butterfly.

In mythology, "The Yellow Millet Dream" is also well known to everyone.

Not to mention that in our poems, there are always lines like "Who wakes up first from the dream? I know everything in my life" and "I don't know I am just a guest in the dream".

If we really want to talk about inspiration, it is our Chinese traditional culture that gave Director Wang the inspiration. If we really want to talk about excellence, it is the excellent civilization accumulated over five thousand years that is excellent enough.

One flower is a world, one leaf is a bodhi, eight thousand years of jade age, an instant contains eternity.

Director Wang's "Inception" is enough to prove that our own culture still contains great power.

In the past, many people believed that Chinese culture was not good. In artistic creation, in film, music, and art, we need to learn more from overseas culture.

However, it now seems that our culture is not bad, we just lack talents who can discover and apply it reasonably.

I look forward to Director Wang Hao contributing more excellent works like "Inception" in the future.

Another question, where can I buy this dream-making subconscious therapy device? 】

Like this big V, there are many long reviews online praising "Inception".

[Inception: How Many Flowers Have Fallen in Dreams]

[Inception: A dream implanted by Wang Hao into the minds of the audience][Looking for where the dream begins, a brief discussion of Inception]

【A beautiful dream not to be missed】

When these more detailed and credible long reviews came out, those audiences who were still on the sidelines were finally attracted to the cinema.

In the third week of the movie's release, when Wang Hao and others traveled to Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Nanjing, Jiangcheng, Hangzhou and other places and finally arrived in Shanghai, "Inception" earned another 3.02 million Chinese yuan in seven days, and the global total box office in the third week was still 2.779 million US dollars.

After the results were announced, Xu Peng, the vice president of Shanghai Film Group, who came to greet them, smiled happily at Wang Hao as soon as they met:
"Boss Wang, now you have two movies that have grossed over 10 billion yuan, making you the number one commercial director in China!"

Wang Hao smiled happily when he heard this, but he still said modestly: "No, no, it's all thanks to everyone's support."

The two laughed and were happy about the return on their investment. The other members of the crew were also in a very happy mood.

The success of the movie means that their fame will also be enhanced along with the movie, which will be of great benefit to their subsequent career development.

Wang Hao and others stayed in Shanghai for a total of three days, during which they were welcomed by many movie fans.

As a city that frequently appears in the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, Shanghai is also one of the more important filming locations in Inception.

The campus of Fudan University, the folded city streets, and even the street cafe where Cobb and Qin Yanni sat have all been enthusiastically sought after by a group of movie fans.

Even many overseas movie fans came to Shanghai specifically for the movie "Inception".

According to the Shanghai government staff who received Wang Hao and his group, since the release of "Inception", the number of inbound visitors to Shanghai has seen a sharp increase for a period of time, which also made the Shanghai government staff very enthusiastic towards Wang Hao and his group.

After Wang Hao and his team left Shanghai, the domestic box office performance of "Inception" successfully exceeded 10 billion, surpassing the performance of Wang Hao's own "Wolf Warrior" and last year's "Transformers 3".

The only thing standing in the way of Wang Hao and "Inception" is James Cameron's "Avatar".

Because of this incident, and the extremely high quality of "Inception" itself, many fans who have seen the movie even called Wang Hao the James Cameron of China and said he is the hope of Chinese films.

Some people even compared him with the national teacher Zhang Yimou.

Director Zhang just released a film called “The Flowers of War” last month. The film has only been showing for a month and is still refusing to be taken off the screen in cinemas.

Both were produced by big directors and both invited Hollywood international superstars to join in the performance.

The former stars Christian Bale and the latter stars Leonardo Dicaprio.

If we really compare the two sides, just from the perspective of the movie lineup, there is actually not much difference.

Even after Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" was released, the audience's evaluation of the film was not low, and they believed that it was a work worthy of being called excellent.

However, after the release of Wang Hao's "Inception", this evaluation was quickly drowned out by later films and no longer made any waves.

As the saying goes, it's not a problem if you don't know the goods, it's a problem if you compare the goods.

When comparing these movies starring Hollywood superstars, the audience can easily tell the difference and the good from the bad, and vote with their feet.

Only two weeks after the release of "Inception", its box office performance in mainland China has surpassed "The Flowers of War", which had been released for a month, leaving this veteran film behind.

This does not include overseas box office. If calculated based on global box office, "Inception" almost crushes "The Flowers of War".

Of course, movies are an art form after all, and it seems unfair to judge the quality of a movie solely from a commercial perspective.

But even if we compare the artistic quality, Zhang Guoshi's "The Flowers of War" may not necessarily win over Wang Hao's "Inception".

In terms of the camera shots, this time Master Zhang abandoned the bright colors he usually used in the past. The camera language combined with the film content is more realistic and tragic.

But this cannot be considered a breakthrough. It can only be regarded as Master Zhang's normal level, which is not eye-catching.

But Wang Hao's "Inception" is different. In terms of visual effects, he boldly adopted 3D real-life shooting technology, actively tried and used new equipment and new technologies, and took the initiative to explore new fields.

Wang Hao has also made great innovations and breakthroughs in movie special effects, investing a lot of effort and ingenuity.

Not to mention anything else, just those classic shots in the dreams, the explosion in the street cafe, the flipping and folding city, and the contrast of the flow of time between different levels of dreams are enough to leave a deep impression on the audience and make people unforgettable for a long time.

Many viewers even left messages on the movie page of Tao Piao.com, saying that after watching Wang Hao's new movie, even their dreams at night were like "Inception".

As for the storyline and plot content of the movie, "The Flowers of War" is, after all, just a propositional composition, and it still talks about family and country feelings, human tragedy, and love in troubled times.

This is not to say that Master Zhang’s films are not touching, but we have seen countless films of this type in the past, and have already formed an existing impression of them, making it difficult to generate new feelings.

In contrast, Wang Hao's "Inception" focuses on content that domestic films have rarely paid attention to in the past, and its story is also novel, bold and creative.

The concept of "a dream within a dream within a dream" alone is enough to make people amazed.

Not to mention the novel things such as thought implantation, difference in the flow of time in dreams, subconscious defenders, and lost zones, which all give mainland audiences a different experience.

At the same time, it also made them realize that it was not that Chinese films were not suitable for making those high-end science fiction films, but that domestic directors were not good enough.

As for which domestic directors are not good, naturally the most famous one has the greatest responsibility.

So with the release of "Inception", the reputation of "The Flowers of War" has undergone more reversals.

[What era is it now? Why are you still filming these outdated things? Can't you keep up with the times? 】

[People still have to accept old age. Society is changing with each passing day. Sometimes you have to learn to keep up with your thoughts and ideas. Otherwise, you should just retire. ]

[It is because there are too many old guys like this who just occupy the position and refuse to move that domestic films always have difficulty making progress, and they keep repeating the same old routine.]

There are many similar remarks on the Internet. Everyone blames the gap between domestic films and Hollywood films in recent years on the older generation of directors such as Zhang Yimou.

This kind of thing was reflected offline. During the last roadshow of Wang Hao and Leonardo and others before leaving Shanghai, some reporters took the initiative to ask Wang Hao questions about this matter.

(End of this chapter)