Chapter 1004 [Slumdog Millionaire] Box Office

What happened next gave the audience a big shock. China News Network broadcast a message. A leader said that Ye Ming's movie made people think deeply. Children are being abducted and trafficked in some places in China, and the crackdown needs to be stepped up. , Such crazy people must be severely punished.

This is it. The leaders have said that human traffickers will be strictly investigated, which means that there is no problem with the position of this film. Then, many programs in China began to discuss this issue. At this moment, the film [Slums] [Millionaire], such a thing is indeed a decisive voice.

The next day, all major media outlets began to express their praise for the film, calling it a rare work of conscience among Chinese films.

Therefore, the box office of the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" on the third day was already 4.3 million, and on the fourth day, it was 5.83 million, surpassing Pearl Harbor. The kind of small actors in movies The heart-rending cries inside are like sharp swords piercing the hearts of every audience member and torturing everyone's conscience.

The helplessness of people living at the bottom. Once people at the bottom are lucky enough to do something unexpected, they will always be misunderstood. Such a thing is indeed very surprising.

And in such a situation, Ye Ming's own expression of truly thinking about this matter is a reflection of the current situation of the lives of the entire lower class people. The film truly expresses the director's thoughts through artistic processing.

It is even said that this voice has appeared on the Internet. If Bill Gates' son participated in this show and won an award, then I believe no one would dare to say no.

But a poor person, a person living at the bottom of society, has encountered such unfair treatment. This is indeed thought-provoking.

At this moment, Pearl Harbor is described by some as a hollow spectacle. The special effects are enough, and so are the big scenes.

It can be said that the movie Pearl Harbor was indeed made by Michael Bay with his heart.

But this is not the reason why everyone goes to see Pearl Harbor. It’s a bad movie, a real bad movie. Even in the United States, there are many voices criticizing Disney. One hundred and forty million is actually said to be such a bad movie, and it is also called a war version of Titanic. How can you compare it with Titanic? Compare it.

[Hollywood Movie Weekly] The words to evaluate this movie are castles in the air built with a pile of dollars. Rotten Tomatoes' Wang Chan gave the film a rating of nine, which means it's just one number away from being the worst. The Razzie Film Awards decided to award the best Razzie film of the year to Pearl Harbor.

One of the most hypnotic films, stinky and long. It's been a long time since a major Hollywood blockbuster received this kind of review.

Therefore, this is a problem of lack of credibility that Pearl Harbor has to face.

In Time magazine, the evaluation of Pearl Harbor was that there were too many big scenes and it was a protracted and heart-wrenching war. The mixed love story is a bit different.

It is not easy to make a good war movie. Saving Private Ryan has almost no love story, but it cannot be denied that it is a classic.

Forrest Gump is a literary film, but there is nothing wrong with it being an anti-war film.

This is because if a movie is good in a genre, it is already good. If you want to be good at both aspects, it is simply too difficult.

If you want to do it, make a war movie, such as Saving Private Ryan or First Blood. If you want to do it, make it an anti-war film with the guise of a literary film, such as Forrest Gump and so on.

But Pearl Harbor was a very surprising decision. It was a very stupid decision to mix a war film with a romance film. As a result, Pearl Harbor became completely different. It is an undeniable fact that Pearl Harbor's box office has become an annual joke.

Even with the addition of peripherals, Disney is bound to lose money. Therefore, in such a situation, Eisner should be quite scratching his head.

Wang Chan's "Slumdog Millionaire" received almost unanimous praise, with many believing that it is a literary and artistic film that tortures conscience and is a milestone in Chinese-language films. It profoundly describes the hardship and helplessness of people at the bottom.

Even left-wing filmmakers, while criticizing the movie, have to admit that Ye Ming's soul struggle in the movie truly expresses the hardship and helplessness of the people at the bottom. This is an explosive power that goes beyond words.

Ye Ming, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, has any hope of winning the Oscar for Best Actor? In the past week, "Slumdog Millionaire" has already grossed more than 20 million in box office, and major theater chains have also increased their film schedules. The box office of this movie is steadily rising.

On the contrary, compare it to the Hollywood blockbuster Pearl Harbor, which is known as the war version of Titanic, and its box office was terrible. In the end, it was basically ignored by the mainstream media in the United States.

In fact, this is also the result of Disney's public relations. His movies performed too badly. Eisner also asked several familiar media not to report on the Pearl Harbor box office.

Report on the pilot's love expressed in Pearl Harbor and the spirit of sacrifice for the war. This classic movie may not necessarily be a high box office hit.

For example, "Apocalypse Now" was outrageously trashy at the box office, but no one can deny that it is a classic war movie, a classic war movie that makes people think deeply.

It’s just that the box office was not good.

But what Disney wants to do now is no longer to make money from Pearl Harbor. Even director Michael Bay had to become popular. Pearl Harbor failed.

But if this war movie can become a classic, that would also be good. Disney has no shortage of profitable movies, but it lacks classic movies. If Pearl Harbor can become a classic movie, then even if they lose money at this time, they can still afford it.

So what Eisner meant was to focus on promoting the historical significance of Pearl Harbor. This is a good reference for [Slumdog Millionaire].

There can be no comparison in everything. If there is a comparison, then under the circumstances, this matter would be quite unacceptable.

The box office of "Slumdog Millionaire" exceeded 20 million, which made Eisner very depressed, but now he is even more depressed.

Michael Bay shook his head helplessly and said: "The screening share of [Pearl Harbor] has been reduced to 13%. Many cinemas are gradually reducing the share of I Can's movies, but the share of Ye Ming's movies has increased to 13%. A very high level, at least among foreign films, is the highest, reaching 11 percent, which is a very dangerous number."

You must know that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's highest screening share in the past was only 12%, but now that the movie has just started showing for two weeks, Ye Ming's movie screening share has already reached 11%. If we talk about the mid-term If so, it will be a matter of time before it exceeds 12%.

Eisner found it even more difficult to accept such a thing. He didn't know why the Hollywood blockbuster he planned could lose to Ye Ming in the United States. This was simply incomprehensible.

Michael Bay thought for a while and said: "How about we create some trouble for Ye Ming and complain about him stealing the box office or something. This is also a good excuse."

Stealing box office is not unique to China. In the United States, there is also such thing as stealing box office. If it is confirmed, the consequences will be very serious.

Therefore, if a director is accused of stealing box office, once he is found guilty, he will no longer be able to work in Hollywood.

Eisner shook his head and said, "If Ye Ming was just an ordinary director, there would be no problem. It would be impossible for him to overturn the verdict anyway.

But now Ye Ming is not alone. Ye Ming has Huihuang.com and Time Warner.

If [Slumdog Millionaire] was not very good at the box office, then Time Warner would not be willing to help Ye Ming at this time. After all, Time Warner helped Ye Ming when this movie was screened. Ming is very busy.

However, at this time, because the box office of Ye Ming's movie is very good, Time Warner will also make money. Don't think that Time Warner has a stake in Ye Ming's movie. I don't know.

Do you miss me? If you accuse Ye Ming of stealing box office, who will the Film Association investigate? "

Naturally, Ye Ming will be investigated, but as one of the shareholders, Time Warner will definitely be among those investigated.

In this case, Disney will not only sue Ye Ming alone, but Time Warner will not sit back and wait for death. Therefore, it will inevitably cause a series of lawsuits between the two companies.

Therefore, such a question is difficult to establish no matter how it is explained. Michael Bay is a little helpless, but this movie took a lot of effort from him. In such a matter, he actually lost completely in front of Ye Ming.

All the newspapers and TV stations were ridiculing Michael Bay for being defeated by Ye Ming, a little newcomer to the film industry.

Seeing Michael Bay's frustrated expression, Eisner said with a smile: "If you lose, you lose. It's not a big deal. It's not that we at Disney have never lost, but this matter may not be a problem for Ye Ming." That's a good thing.

In Hollywood, if a filmmaker is popular and debuts as an actor, then it may not be a big deal. If he debuts as a director, then it is no big deal if he takes his time. But if you say that a movie star is both a director and an actor, then at this time it is breaking the unspoken rules. therefore. This kind of thing is rejected by the Hollywood media.

When Ye Ming arrived in Hollywood, he didn't seem to know the rules very well. If he is taking the path of an actor step by step, then it is really hard to tell how to handle such a thing. "

There are specializations in the art industry. This is not only known to China, but also in the United States. Of course, in China, there is no such thing as a denial of a film actor becoming a director.

Anyway, as long as you can attract investment, it doesn’t matter what you shoot. But things are not like this in Hollywood. At least in the mainstream film media of Hollywood, a director is a director, an actor is an actor, and there are very few guest stars.

Of course, if you are talking about top-level filmmakers, such as Spielberg, there is no problem, because they are top-notch, such as Will Smith, who has a salary of 20 million, this guy makes his own As a director of a record music video, this one just didn’t arouse criticism from others.

Why, because Will Smith has basically reached his peak as an actor.

Therefore, if people do it on their own, it means getting involved in other fields. A top movie star naturally has his own privileges.

And Ye Ming, at this time, is not talking about a top star. He is at best a newcomer in Hollywood, and at most he is a Chinese actor with a slight reputation in the game.

If we divide it according to the level of Chinese movies, then Ye Ming's current status in Hollywood is that he is only a second- and third-tier actor, playing a supporting role or something.

There is no problem with this, but Ye Ming has not reached the top. No one denies this.

Therefore, Ye Ming became a director and an actor, which was not allowed by Hollywood.

If Ye Ming is saying that under such a situation, if you want to have a better development in Hollywood, you must give up one. If you want to be a director, then concentrate on being a director. If you want to be an actor, then in this way When I was a kid, I had to concentrate on being an actor.

On this matter, Eisner takes a longer-term view.

Although Ye Ming's movies are performing very well now, Ye Ming has already entered the attention of the Hollywood entertainment industry.

Therefore, it is very important to know what Ye Ming's next movie will be like, whether he will be a director and an actor.

Hollywood's rules cannot be challenged casually. If he doesn't want to develop in Hollywood, there are some things he must do.

For example, whether to be a director or an actor, this is a problem that must be solved.

Therefore, in this case, Ye Ming's movie box office is very prosperous, but the problems he faces are also very serious. In Hollywood, at least it is not the time when Ye Ming wants to challenge the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry. .

Therefore, at this moment, Disney can also watch Ye Ming's jokes from the sidelines, and at least Eisner can gloat from the sidelines. (To be continued)