China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 142 Close to the mainstream

[Spoiler alert!

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This is a highly imaginative science fiction movie. Director Chen Jingxing, who is always known for his big imagination, this time uses a new perspective of time travel to tell a story about a father and son's mutual redemption. It does not allow people to travel through time and space, but It is caused by some kind of aurora phenomenon that we don't know about, allowing a father and son to communicate across time through a walkie-talkie.

Of course, there are not many aurora events as far away as Liaodong Province. This may be a wonderful phenomenon caused by cosmic particles or other cosmic events. (The specific reason is not mentioned in the film. If there is an interview with Chen Jingxing, maybe we can learn from him. Let’s get the truth, but I hope it won’t be quantum decoherence Schrödinger’s cat or something like that, lol)

After we accept this premise, we can appreciate the ingenious plot that is made up of many different elements, and the most fascinating thing about it is that every time the son played by Luochen teaches his father something that will allow him to change history. When something happens, the final result of the crime will change in an unexpected way. I think some netizens have mentioned that this is the butterfly effect. I think the most exciting part of this movie is this.

I'm not a science fiction movie fan, but I have to say that I really like this kind of movie that relies on creative stories rather than purely using visual spectacle to attract the audience. I checked on the Internet about another movie directed by Chen Jingxing. It's finished, it seems to be called "Source Code", it's as productive as a sow, it's already October, I guess I won't see it again this year, I hope Director Chen can schedule this movie into the Spring Festival, save the Spring Festival...]

[Many people have already said the novel and brain-burning aspects of this movie, so I won’t repeat it. You can only get it if you really have to watch it in the cinema. There are many particularly clever plots that cannot be described in words, but I think Let me tell you what touched me about "The Signal".

Lei Jiayin's performance was so good. After he knew that the person on the intercom was his son, he asked Luochen how he was doing, what school he went to, how was his work, was it hard, did he have a girlfriend, etc. Although These questions may bother you during the holidays, but in the context of the movie, it is really touching. You are concerned about how your children are doing. The feeling of relief, worry and expectation is simply acted out. Alive.

When I saw this paragraph, I thought of my deceased father. If he had such a walkie-talkie before his death, he might also ask these questions. Everyone should really cherish the time when their parents are still alive. Some things are really lost. Only when you understand it do you know how valuable it is.

Finally, as a fan of the national football team, I really didn’t expect to be humiliated in a science fiction movie. Lei Jiayin asked Luochen that the national football team almost qualified for the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, and they should definitely be able to enter the World Cup. When asked about the results, The whole theater was filled with joyful laughter]

Most netizens have given extremely high evaluations. Of course, many people think that "The Signal" is not as good as "Fatal Identity". Some people regard "Comet" as an unsurpassable pinnacle and think that every movie made by Chen Jingxing is not as good as the other. Somewhat disappointed with him.

There are indeed many movie fans who prefer the cooler, sharper and darker feel of "Fatal Identity". They are often fans of suspense thrillers, so in their view, Chen Jingxing's work has too many vulgar plots. .

Including these cliches of father-son relationship, family responsibilities, etc., it has a feeling of pleasing the mainstream, and the ending is not strong enough, too vulgar, and a complete waste of such a very novel science fiction setting. It is not suspenseful or scary enough.

The coldness and eeriness of "Fatal Identity" are too far apart.

There are also some movie fans who are fans of brain-burning movies. "Comet" is a masterpiece in their eyes. Chen Jingxing's subsequent movies have increasingly invested more and more money, but the plot structure has become more and more simple, not complex enough, and not brain-burning enough.

However, both of these voices are in the minority. "Signal" is indeed closer to the mainstream than "Comet" and "Fatal Identity". It can even be said to be a main theme film. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a father-son family film.

But this also allowed him to gain resonance and recognition from more groups and audiences of more age groups.

This is an excellent movie that cannot be rated 100% by some movie fans, but can be rated 80% or 90% by most viewers.

"Signal" is another step towards the mainstream for Chen Jingxing. In terms of brain-burning nature, it is even worse than "Fatal Identity", which can be guaranteed even if you don't watch many movies or are a little older.

It is not difficult for the audience to read and understand.

The so-called vulgar relationship between father and son, family responsibilities and everyone's happiness can also be recognized by audiences regardless of class or age. Moreover, Lei Jiayin's 98-year timeline has given many people born in the 80s and 90s or who had similar life scenes in their childhood

It brought emotional resonance to the audience.

In reality, many people don't buy it and can't appreciate it. For some young netizens, "Comet" is more like a tool to show off their own film aesthetics. It is synonymous with brain-burning movies and a way to condense the same label and find people.

Self-identifying hat.

"Fatal Identity" covers more groups, but its level of suspense and horror is indeed very strong, and it is darker and more cult. Therefore, it is still more popular among young people, especially movie fans who watch a lot of movies.

Those who don't like to watch movies very much, but only go to the cinema once in a while or on holidays as a common entertainment item in social occasions - this is the most mainstream audience, and their perception of the movie will be worse. It is obviously not

Suitable for older or younger audiences.

"Comet" is actually a movie exclusively for the Internet, and its popularity is really the popularity of the Internet. Especially many young netizens highly praise this movie, and the same is true across the Pacific Ocean.

Although the Douban score of "Signal" has dropped by 0.1 points to 8.8, it is still a classic F-type masterpiece. The most viewers rated it five stars and four stars, which together account for more than 90%.

Fortunately, although Luo Chen, Wu Tingxuan and his teammates are still competitors from a practical level, there is a generation difference after all. Therefore, in the eyes of Wu Tingxuan, Lu Han and other new generation traffic fans, Luo Chen is not his mortal enemy, so he did not come to score low.

, otherwise the rating of "Signal" might become a C type.

With this kind of all-around word-of-mouth blessing, on October 2, "Signal" finally surpassed "The White-Haired Witch" in the film schedule, and directly received more than 50% of the film schedule.

The box office that day broke the record by reaching 108 million. However, the box office of "The White-Haired Witch" with only 30% of the film schedule remaining fell to 44 million, and there was no way to recover.

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