China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 151 Released in North America

Although the release is a little rushed - at least for foreign films, it has a certain disadvantage in distribution negotiations, but after all, the distribution companies are Columbia and Lionsgate.

These two companies have long withdrawn from the top ranks in Hollywood, where the gap between rich and poor is widening. The second-tier companies are also struggling, but they have still established very stable distribution channels. In recent years, they have also shifted more energy from production to distribution.

, has even become the main underwriter of films participating in the Orlando Fantasy Film Festival, so he is quite familiar with the business.

In addition to the reputation of "Comet" and "Fatal Identity", it still has more than 2,500 theaters, and the proportion of the first-day schedule is not low. Therefore, it won 28 million box office in the first weekend, and won Chen Jingxing's first

North American weekly box office champion.

The last Chinese film to do this was ten years ago.

However, compared to "Fatal Identity", the audience rating of this movie has dropped somewhat. Many viewers, especially fans of Chen Jingxing's first two works, feel that this work lacks a bit of black flavor and is not as cool.

"Comet" and "Fatal Identity" are both loved by many young movie fans, and young movie fans have more serious tastes.

But this does not mean that they do not like "The Signal", as a certain Chen Jingxing fan wrote on Twitter: "Although I don't like the happy ending of the movie very much, Johnson Chan still brings us a happy ending as always."

Here comes the surprise, that is, the novel settings and concepts, as well as the wonderful stories derived from this setting. In his movies, I often cannot predict the next direction of the plot.

What’s even more surprising to me is that when I Googled Chan’s three movies, none of them were adapted from best-selling novels or comics. This reminded me of Hollywood decades ago, when original movies were everywhere, but now we in the United States

These film companies can no longer produce interesting films except comics, novels, remakes and sequels. I have never been to China, but I suggest that Hollywood film companies can go to China and invite some screenwriters there]

Obviously, there are people in every country who think that foreign moons are rounder, or they are just complaining about the lack of roundness at home, and have no intention of knowing whether the moon on the opposite side is round or not.

Compared with the somewhat disappointed expectations of young North American audiences for Chen Jingxing's alternative, film critics and mainstream media generally gave "The Signal" a higher evaluation than its predecessor "Fatal Identity".

The headline on the entertainment section of the Chicago Tribune is eye-catching: “Signal tries to ground its message on a human level: You can go home again!”

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What is certain is that this novel setting that goes beyond previous time travel narrative routines has also made a significant contribution to the fascinating atmosphere created by the movie, and it is difficult not to be impressed by the protagonist's efforts to solve the problems caused by the changes in the timeline.

People praise that "The Signal" has a pleasant, sentimental undercurrent that makes up for its occasionally erratic pacing...

At the end of this introduction, the New Yorker commented on Chen Jingxing: "He is the biggest discovery in the international film industry in 2014!"

The Signal takes time travel movies to another level because not only does it take the subject more seriously - rather than treating it like a video game or deconstructing existential nihilism - but it also frames it in non-sci-fi terms.

the broader science fiction concepts that underpin it.

In this sense, "The Signal" attempts to put his message on a human level, which gives him a huge bonus of charisma. Who hasn't lost a parent or loved one and wishes they could talk to them again? Or talk back to them.

To spend the last day with them in the past? The father was happy to hear the news about his son in the future, and the young policeman was also happy to have captured the family life and love that his long-dead father once had through the walkie-talkie.

Father's talk comes back to life,

Because his father's death marked his entire adult life.

What's even more rare is that after praising the film, The New Yorker also introduced Chen Jingxing's resume at length, including his growth process and the works he shot.

In this sense, "Signal" is more like the American movies of the 1990s, an era when family responsibilities and the meaning of love can be highlighted on the big screen in various themes. Now I am on the other side of the Pacific.

The afterglow of that time can be seen in the works of artists from that country.”

Obviously, this foreign director who has released two works within one year, both of which have achieved outstanding results in the North American film market, has attracted the attention of the mainstream media in the United States.

This review takes up almost an entire page, and is of course filled with some of the author’s own personal nuggets: “When most people think about a time travel story, certainly in a movie, their minds go directly to the iconic themes of the genre.

: "Back to the Future", a classic work born in the golden age of Hollywood, "Back to the Future" brought time travel into humanistic consciousness and made it very interesting. It turned a traditionally difficult science fiction concept into a big

A visual spectacle on the screen - a time tunnel.

"Mr. Miller."

Johnson Chan, a talented young director from across the Pacific, tells the story of loss, coming to terms with the past, and the desire and fantasy to change one's own personal history in this film, in which the two protagonists have a strange, almost magical link through a walkie-talkie.

-- thanks to the mysterious Northern Lights in the sky -- it gives them a chance not only to connect, but to actively play with the concept of time, in a family drama wrapped in a time travel shell.

The end result is a riveting and unforgettable work that effectively balances a sci-fi setting with family elements, and it's clear that The Signal is a work designed to elicit male tears."

Obviously the political attributes of the author Bai You are relatively obvious.

Nick Rogers, the famous film critic of The New Yorker, had a relatively fair and calm tone: "...because the director did a great job in establishing the characters of the father and son and the familial bond between them, which revolves around the magical walkie-talkie.

The process of trying out and finally connecting with each other, including the effect of the dialogue, was great.

"Mr chan." Jeff Miller, who had black and white hair and a graceful demeanor, stood up with a smile and shook hands with Chen Jingxing.

"I hope you haven't waited too long. My schedule is really busy these days." Chen Jingxing said apologetically as he sat down.

Of course, these were just polite words. Chen Jingxing was not late, but Jeff Miller came too early.

"It doesn't matter. For the "biggest annual discovery in world cinema", you have the privilege of letting Hollywood wait for you."

(End of chapter)