China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 31 The fermentation of overseas reputation

On the second day after "The Night of Comet Comes" was launched on Netflix, Dorian posted his own reviews in the movie column on Twitter.

The title is: exquisite and small fable

[A seemingly simple film, produced with minimal cast, staff and budget, and enough imagination to create a small but beautiful allegorical story.

...

Alternating or parallel universes is an ancient concept that we have seen countless times in comic-adapted movies, and it is not always fascinating, but if it can be done correctly like this movie, the concept really becomes even more fascinating because of this.

...

Given the originality of Comet and its ever-expanding, imaginative universe that was spawned by eight actors and a room, any doubts about its ending ended up appear insignificant.

I also hope that those producers who sit on the top of Hollywood Hills can take some time and money from the nine-digit budget blockbusters to create something small and exquisite.]

Fortunately, Dorian, a professional film critic, has always had good reputations, so there are no replies such as "Come on money, right?" and "Who bought it?" under his article.

There was a reply: [I just went to watch this movie and found out that it was not an English movie? Man, the threshold for watching movies is a bit high. What is the Japanese in the movie? Only the subtitles are in English, I don’t

The method is one mind and two ways, can't you dubbing it?]

【Seriously, don't read this review before you've watched this movie. The less you know, the more you'll love this beautiful thriller, which cleverly uses its tiny budget to maximize a

The delicious story that is fascinated by people. Like all great thrillers, what is scary is not what is outside, but what is outside to the inside, which means that from the movie we see not only the inner heart of the character, but also

Reflecting the hearts of the audience.]

Unlike Chinese audiences who can listen to English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, German, French and even Spanish in movies and TV dramas, they can also understand Chinese subtitles simultaneously, and watch movies smoothly. North American audiences, especially white people

Most of the audience have not developed this ability at this time.

Cultural products from the motherland can cause trouble and be popular in the United States. Even if the works do not contain any Chinese culture, they are enough to excite many international students and Chinese in the United States.

Comet Night soon received more than five reviews from professional critics and was certified fresh from Rotten Tomatoes.

If Chen Jingxing saw this scene, he would never be surprised, because when Korean film and television popular culture was spread across the ocean in his previous life, Korean students and many Koreans also promoted it everywhere and took pride in it.

Many Chinese students overseas, including Chinese, are actually concerned about the motherland, and even care about any small things happening in the motherland. Perhaps it is because they are far away from the ocean and the discomfort in cultural and food exchange have made many international students build closed walls in social interactions.

, on the contrary, they miss their motherland more, and even respond to any progress and positive news in China stronger than domestic responses.

Chen Jingxing's Jackie Chan, Ang Lee and the National Master are examples of success. With successful experience, even if the movies filmed later are not of great quality, they can gain the trust of Hollywood publishers or even the trust of theaters, and give generously

Of course, the corresponding "failed experience" is Hollywood also attaches great importance to it.

When you cannot integrate into mainstream society, what often happens is either to have a greater sense of belonging to your motherland and ethnicity, or to make clear distinctions with your background, or even to trade letters of reputation.

"Yes, maybe it can be replicated with the success of "Spiritual Shadow"!"

At present, the first type of international student circle is still the main one.

"Oh, it's a pity that it's not released in the cinema, otherwise there would definitely be a good box office performance, and we can also go to the cinema to support it."

"Then I guess it's not Netflix. Maybe it's screened directly in the cinema. Hollywood has attached great importance to successful experience."

Wang Zhen even planned to join forces with several partners to re-translate "Night of Comet" and contact Netflix to ask for their translation.

Of course, there are also the opposite. I wish my hometown would get worse and worse, and I would like to treat negative news as treasures and cut them cleanly.

It is difficult to enter the North American market, but it is also simple. Hollywood attaches great importance to the so-called "successful experience". Once a director or star breaks the first stepping stone in Hollywood, it will be easy to come in later.

"wong9394": [I am a Chinese, I watched "The Comet Night" with English subtitles on Netflix. For those who don't understand Chinese and go to see English subtitles, we may not watch the same drama. Translation

It's so bad. The original conversation was well written, but there are many places that have not been translated, and I'm even confused. I doubt it was translated by machine.]

"I saw it online in China. The director of this movie is about to make the second movie. It is said that it is suspense science fiction and has added the elements of police and gangsters. Maybe he can continue to go online to Netflix."

I have to say that although Chinese people overseas cheat Chinese people, Chinese people still prefer to join in groups.

Coincidentally, similar replies appeared after this comment that could not be "one-hearted and two-handed" to watch foreign movies.

"Hehe, it was the first one I discovered. I found that the movie was highly praised by China Online. After watching it, I found that it was really good. It was completely different from the previous domestic movies. I wondered if there would be a chance to be introduced.

The US market, I didn’t expect it to come true.”

"In fact, this movie is also released online in China, and has no box office results. It is a bit difficult for Hollywood publishers to go to theaters. Besides, Netflix is ​​not bad. Maybe you will see more people and spread more widely.

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The reply exposed a major weakness of North American audiences at this time. They could not "use both things" while staring at the picture and the subtitles below the screen.

But this reply is complaining about the subtitles.

These international students even took the initiative to promote and forward it online, hoping to spread the word of mouth faster.

Wang Zhen chatted with some friends with regret.

[This is not a big budget science fiction novel with novel effects and fancy settings. This is a group of ordinary people who deal with some supernatural phenomena in very conventional ways and understanding of common sense. You don't have to face those without reason

The evil man with malicious intentions, or someone who does something stupid and illogical to create drama for the film, or a brave man who does something stupid in the name of nobleness. I really like this, in most

In the case, the characters are normal. You don't hate any of them, nor do you particularly love any of them. They are the kind of people you often meet in your community.]

Wang Zhen and several roommates who are also Chinese students rented a house outside, and the Chinese in the surrounding community were also concentrated. If "Comet" was really released in the cinema, Wang Zhen would be sure to mobilize the Chinese around him to go to the cinema to support him.

"Oh, this is a bit exaggerated. There are more pseudo-documentary-style movies. There is no second one that can compare to "The Silent Shadow". The success of "The Silent Shadow" cannot be copied."

Of course this is pretty good. There are several countries like Russia that would rather use dual-track dubbing than accept pure subtitle translation.

Dorian's reviews are just the beginning, and more and more critics and ordinary audiences have noticed the dark horse of this movie that is being played on streaming.

What surprised Wang Zhen was that this movie from the motherland not only had novel themes, but also had reliable quality. It only took a day after Netflix to reach the 12th place in "Other Regional Programs". Its reputation has been fermenting and it has even appeared.

There are several professional film reviews, and there are more reputations and less criticisms. It is very likely that they will reach the top of "other regional programs" in a few days.

A weak culture is recognized by the advantageous culture, which will resonate with the weak groups of the same origin. Whether it is active or passive affirmation, it doesn’t even matter whether he is dissatisfied with his motherland.

This ability also needs to be cultivated slowly, and in fact, Netflix has made great contributions in this regard.

The user with Twitter number "wong9394" is a Chinese student named Wang Zhen. Netflix launched a Chinese movie, and it is also a science fiction suspense and thriller movie. This news has been on several forums in the study abroad circle.

It has spread all over the place, and even many Chinese people know about it.

Therefore, unlike foreign films released in China Theater, people usually choose original soundtracks between original soundtracks and Mandarin dubbing. North American audiences will naturally choose dubbing when watching foreign movies in cinemas.

Although "Comet" has not been on theaters, if Netflix can achieve iconic success, it will be considered as a stepping stone to open up half of the stepping stones.

[A sci-fi movie with a clever micro budget, happening entirely at a normal dinner, the movie proves that clever ideas and powerful overall performances can completely surpass the thrills of expensive visual effects.]

[If you were like me, you would probably cynically look at today’s science fiction movies as the same story, superheroes flying around New York, fighting aliens over and over again. Therefore, it is necessary for us to examine those that don’t

Small-cost sci-fi movies with huge budgets, these works that rely on stories rather than visual effects or star power. When you stumble upon it on streaming, I think you should give it a try.]

Rotten tomatoes freshness: 88%, audience rating 81%.

This score is enough to rank among the top three in science fiction movies in the past decade.

(End of this chapter)