Chapter 530 Breaking the Limit

Chapter 530 Breaking the Limit

Chapter 530 Breaking the Limit
Wang Hao’s Douyin live broadcast this time was extremely successful.

At least the day after his TikTok live broadcast, the movie "The Mermaid" finally disappeared from major domestic cinemas.

The distributor and the crew naturally said that the film would be withdrawn, after all, the competition during the Spring Festival was too fierce.

However, in fact, the reason why this movie was taken off the screen was because of a certain actor. Under pressure from higher-level management, they had to revise and delete the scenes in which the actor participated.

The crew of "The Mermaid" is quite busy now, after all, there are quite a lot of related shots.

The key point is that "The Mermaid" has been released for more than 10 days. If it is released again after being taken off the screen, I'm afraid it will be too late. I don't know how many times the resources on the Internet will be viewed.

But what can they do? They are just unlucky.

With the end of the theaters of "The Mermaid", the second half of this Spring Festival period has completely become a special show for "Ball Lightning".

At least, Ball Lightning got the lion's share of the screening schedule left vacant after The Mermaid was taken off the screen.

Under the influence of such favorable factors, the film's box office performance has also seen a small increase.

"Ball Lightning" is in its third week of release, and its average daily box office is still over 1 million yuan. It closed at 7 million yuan in 8.2 days. On the 16th day, its cumulative box office exceeded 30 billion yuan, making it the first domestic film to break the 30 billion yuan box office. The total box office has also reached 35.7 billion yuan, just one step away from the 40 billion yuan mark.

No one will doubt whether it can break through 40 billion, the only difference is whether the breakthrough will happen sooner or later?
As more and more people have watched this movie, the ratings of "Ball Lightning" on major movie websites have gradually stabilized.

The rating of this movie on Douban is a little lower, only 8.7 points. Most of the audience's reviews are positive, but a small number of people also said that the plot of the movie is relatively simple, too commercial, and there is also suspicion of selling patriotic sentiments. Only the special effects in the later part are worth the price of the ticket.

In comparison, Tao Piaopiao's movie rating is undoubtedly higher, reaching 9.1 points, which ranks among the top in the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" series.

Audiences who bought tickets to watch the film also gave a lot of positive reviews to the film, especially parents who brought their children to watch the film, saying that such a film even aroused their children's strong interest in physics.

As the ratings stabilize, more professional film reviews have begun to appear on major social platforms.

【From "Ball Lightning" to the spiritual awakening of the new generation of directors
Each era has its own characteristics, and each era has its own spirit.

Wang Hao's films perfectly demonstrate the spiritual outlook of young filmmakers in the new era.

In his films, we hardly see the ignorance, backwardness and lack of confidence that often appeared in Chinese films in the past. Instead, we see a vigorous vitality that is positive, hopeful and looking forward to the future.

This style can be said to be unique among domestic directors, and is in sharp contrast to those older directors in the past.

The audience can clearly see this difference. Unlike Zhang Yimou's rural narrative and Feng Xiaogang's street humor, Wang Hao's lens is always aimed at the future, which is more advanced and more trendy.

If we go a little deeper, from the historical reflection of the fifth generation of directors to the individual narratives of the sixth generation of directors, we finally usher in the grand narrative rhythm of the new generation of directors.

This is not just the rise of a new generation of young filmmakers, but also a cultural reflection of China's own multiple breakthroughs in the fields of economy, education, medical care, and technology. It is the resonance of Chinese films and this era.

As for Wang Hao, he is just a representative figure who rushed to the front line at this point.

In the future, I believe there will be more young film and television creators who will bring new vitality and thinking and contribute more literary and artistic works that are more in line with this new era. 】

[Today I went to the cinema to watch the now very popular movie "Ball Lightning". After watching it and walking out of the cinema, I suddenly felt a lot of emotion for some reason.

But this movie gave me a very strange feeling. When I got home and sat in front of the computer, recalling the content of the movie I had watched, I didn’t know where to start for a long time.

Speaking of patriotism, the main characters in the movie are not traditional great and glorious images, especially the male lead Chen Ang. I can't even accurately judge whether he is a good guy or a bad guy.

Until I wanted to change my thoughts, I randomly found a few old movies on the Internet and watched them, and suddenly I drew inspiration from them.

The old movie that inspired me is called "Out of the Blue". Perhaps many young people have not seen this movie, or even heard of its name, but the feeling that "Ball Lightning" gives me is indeed very similar to this movie.

When commenting on "Ball Lightning" on the Internet, many people like to focus on legendary figures like Dr. Chen, or science fiction elements such as "ball lightning", "macroelectronics" and "macrofusion".

But what I saw was the rapid development of China's military strength during that decade.

“When will we have our own aircraft carrier?”

"We already have our own aircraft carrier!"

Friends, you know, when I saw these two sentences in the movie, it was as if I saw the cheering researchers when the nuclear bomb exploded successfully in "Out of the Blue", and I couldn't help but shed tears.

Maybe many people watch movies just for fun and think that the special effects are very colorful, but what makes me happy is that we, like China in the movies, actually have aircraft carriers!
In Director Wang's film, he deliberately chose to set the story line in 96, specifically during the Taiwan Strait dispute.

Many young people may think that this movie is fictional, but in fact, in that era, we were indeed threatened by the aircraft carriers of the United States.

And now, twenty years later, we can also shout it out proudly.

We already have our own aircraft carrier!
Thanks to the countless scientific researchers in China who work diligently for national defense projects. It is because of the existence of countless people like Lin Yun that we can have the stable and peaceful life we ​​have today!

Just to praise these dedicated people, "Ball Lightning" is worth watching twice. 】

[Who says women are inferior to men? Remember the rose in the flames of war! Ladies, I have been so attracted by Lin Yun in "Ball Lightning" recently! Compared with those love-brained heroines, she is simply an extraordinary mudslide that hits my heart directly!
In past movies and TV series, whether they were oriented towards men or women, women were mostly just appendages of men and were bound by love.

But in the movie "Ball Lightning", I saw a completely different image of women.

She is independent, autonomous, brave, resolute and capable. She cares about the country, has her own career, and is devoted to the research and development of national defense weapons. She doesn't care about any petty love affairs.

This is the role model for women in the new era and the example we should learn from.

Lin Yun’s story tells us that once a girl starts a career, men really have nothing to do!
Everyone, stand up and learn from Lin Yun! We must also shine our own light! Be beautiful on our own in this era! 】

[This is the first time I’ve seen such hard science fiction elements in a domestic film.

I have seen Director Wang’s films before. As a science fiction film fan, in my opinion, most of his past films are more science fiction in form than in content.

Although it is called a science fiction movie, it actually takes the path of soft science fiction, focusing mostly on consciousness and dreams, and rarely involving any new and cutting-edge science fiction theories.

Even "Gravity", which has the most hardcore pictures, is just an outstanding scene, but it is actually a disaster film disguised as science fiction.

But this "Ball Lightning" is different. Thanks to the original novel of the same name, this movie contains a lot of hardcore science fiction elements.

Words like "macro-electronics", "quantum cavitation", "macro-fusion", etc., are not just embellishments of this movie, but they truly appear in the form of theories in the low-key structure of the movie, and are organically combined with the story of the movie, making science fiction theory serve the movie.

Not to mention domestic films, even foreign ones, there are very few science fiction films that can achieve this. This has already reached the standard of a classic science fiction film, enough to leave its name in the history of world science fiction films. 】

……

There are many reviews on the Internet praising "Ball Lightning", but literary and artistic works are unlikely to satisfy or please everyone.

As the movie became a hit, its influence increased rapidly, and correspondingly, many contents in the movie naturally stimulated some people.

In particular, some plots in the movie "Ball Lightning" are very sensitive. Even though the movie has not yet been released overseas, some domestic slaves have begun to specifically smear and criticize "Ball Lightning" on the Internet.

[I have always said that if you want to make movies, just make them and don’t get involved.

What do you want to do? You are just a filmmaker, what do you know about national affairs? 】

【Director Wang is still very capable.】

[I always feel that it is inappropriate to shoot "Ball Lightning" in this way. The relationship between China and the United States has always been in a friendly state.

In today's world, communication, cooperation and win-win are the general trends. 】

There were both praises and criticisms, but this did not have much impact on the performance of the movie "Ball Lightning".

Things are different now. With the development of technology, things like movie promotion have also developed new ways. The news media and professional film critics in the past have long lost control over the reputation of film and television works.

Self-media and major online platforms are the propaganda bases for film and television products in the new era. The public has their own channels for expressing their opinions. This also means that the information on the Internet is mixed, and opinion leaders are no longer likely to appear. Water armies have become the best way to promote film works on the Internet.

The Galaxy Group naturally has its own professional online publicity team, a secret team that was formed in the early 2000s.

With them around, the gossip about "Ball Lightning" on the Internet poses no threat at all.

"Ball Lightning" was released in its fourth week, on the 22nd day, with a single-day box office of 7 million and a cumulative box office of 36.4 billion.

On the 23rd day, the single-day box office was still 7 million, and the cumulative box office was 37.1 billion.

On the 24th day, the single-day box office was 6 million, and the cumulative box office was 37.7 billion.

Day 25, Day 26…

Finally, at 28 a.m. on the 11th day, the total box office of "Ball Lightning" successfully exceeded 40 billion Chinese yuan, becoming the first domestic film to break 40 billion yuan in box office.

This figure has undoubtedly raised the upper limit of domestic film box office again, which is great news for the entire Chinese film market.

Not long after the total box office of "Ball Lightning" exceeded 40 billion, an interesting thing happened.

Mainly, some domestic netizens edited some clips of "Ball Lightning" and posted them on the Internet. The content of the battle at the end of the movie caused a lot of jokes on the Internet.

After all, there are fools among foreigners. They actually believe it and think that a war has broken out between the two countries. They also rush to supermarkets to make large purchases. Some people even swear on the Internet that China has obtained alien technology and invented new weapons.

The situation even escalated. At a recent press conference, foreign reporters asked questions about the content of "Ball Lightning" and inquired about their views on some of the plots in the movie.

"First of all, it should be made clear that film, as an artistic creation, is fundamentally different from reality, so we should not confuse it."

(End of this chapter)