China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 481 Too much brain-burning

After "Inception" premiered in China, Chen Jingxing and the creative actors split into two groups and started overseas road shows. They traveled around East Asia, South Asia, and Australia. It took almost a week before they reunited and came to North America.

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As the largest ticket warehouse in the world, North America cannot be arbitrarily set for movie screenings. Even though October has passed the summer season and can be considered the off-season before Halloween comes, movies are still very crowded.

Firefly and Universal also made a lot of efforts to avoid a longer delay, and the film was released on a large scale in North America eight days after its domestic premiere.

Moreover, we have actually managed to cobble together 3,000 theaters, which is in line with the tradition of A-level blockbusters opening on Fridays, and is worthy of the size of "Inception."

However, because there was also a superhero blockbuster "Wrath of the Titans" released at the same time, even though "Wrath of the Titans" had been released for a week when "Inception" premiered, it still had a lot of movies scheduled.

The competitors are strong and the North American market is huge, so Chen Jingxing and the main creators have to stay here for at least three or four days to promote.

Especially those who are well-known overseas, such as Chen Jingxing and Luo Chen, have to accept a lot of interviews.

Luochen also wants to appear on several talk shows and TV programs.

Chen Jingxing's current status is no longer suitable for appearing on TV shows. After all, no major Hollywood director would frequently appear on a talk show when promoting a movie. This is an actor's responsibility.

Major directors generally only accept more friendly interviews, high-quality newspapers and magazines, or video interviews on some film websites.

It is a state at a critical point.

This makes "Inception" unfriendly to many viewers.

When you get used to this low-power brain mode of watching dramas, and suddenly encounter a movie with a huge amount of information and a very fast pace, if you miss a scene, you may not be able to follow the plot, and you don’t know what it is playing, it’s very difficult to watch it.

The movie experience will naturally not be good.

Chen Jingxing shook his head: "This is hard to say. Box office predictions cannot be judged by listing the favorable factors. Word of mouth can only be regarded as a favorable factor, but it may not offset the unfavorable factors."

According to his knowledge of Hollywood, usually for commercial blockbusters, the first-week box office often accounts for one-half to one-third of the total box office.

"The reputation is indeed very good." Luo Chen also echoed: "I just checked the imdb score, 9.4 points, which is quite high. Many film critics have also posted reviews. Let me see..."

After all, almost all the movies they have made have been released in the North American market.

But for many viewers who watch less movies, "Inception" may seem too complicated and unfriendly, thus reducing the movie-watching experience.

There are also people who can watch movies and TV series without thinking, or are used to watching movies and TV series without thinking.

"Inception" happens to have a complex narrative structure and an overwhelming amount of information, and it is also paired with a super-fast pace, which does not give the audience too much time to digest.

Just right means that it is brain-burning but just enough. It makes you feel strenuous enough, but it can still be achieved as a stepping stone.

For many people, especially young viewers, the enjoyable viewing experience of "Inception" is based on its appropriately brain-burning plot.

"Disadvantages?" Luo Chen was a little surprised: "I don't think there are any disadvantages in "Inception"."

Although Luochen's last movie released in North America was "The Signal" a few years ago, as a young and internationally renowned movie star in China, he still frequently visits Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States, and has very frequent commercial activities.

"But it doesn't mean that the reputation of "Inception" is particularly good." Zhou Dongyu said unwillingly: "A movie with a good reputation can have a better box office curve in any market, and it may be able to take a longer route."

For example, "The Matrix" has a large amount of information, but the pace is not fast and the narrative structure is not complex.

Before coming to North America, he also had a good understanding of the North American market. After all, it was his first commercial blockbuster, and it was released on a large scale in 3,000 theaters in North America. Most actors in the country were inevitably excited when it came to it.

For example, many people watch movies and TV shows while doing housework or other things.

The real disadvantage of "Inception" is its brain-burning plot, which is praised by many fans and audiences.

The too-fast editing, narrative rhythm and too much information in "Inception" are indeed a viewing obstacle for many viewers.

In Chen Jingxing's view, the unfavorable factor for "Inception" at the box office is not that the actors are not well-known. In fact, among the nine films he has made so far, "Inception" has the strongest lineup.

Or abroad.

Although Pan Yueming has gained some overseas fame because of "Person of Interest", his English is not very good, so there is no way to appear on the show.

For example, some people who don't often watch movies or TV series will feel uncomfortable when they first come into contact with such fast-paced and high-information movies.

Everyone else turned their attention to Chen Jingxing, who was also scrolling through his cell phone. It was obvious that Chen Jingxing was the expert when it came to box office predictions.

Of course, this is also the reason why many movie fans are excited to become a god.

This actually has nothing to do with intelligence or stupidity.

Chen Jingxing's words were concise and to the point: "It's too complicated, or this movie is a bit brain-burning."

Chen Kun said with relief: "150 million is already very good. This is also 1 billion yuan. We are an original foreign film. We cannot compare it with sequels like "The Matrix II" or the momentum of "Gravity" at the time."

In the first-class cabin of the plane, Luo Chen flicked his phone and was a little surprised: "It's hundreds of thousands more than the data Universal gave me before. It's not bad."

Without a language environment, you may not be able to communicate for more than ten years, but with a language environment, and you are even forced to practice, then the learning speed is very fast.

However, in Chen Jingxing's eyes, except for "Comet", these movies are really not that brain-burning.

This kind of refreshing feeling makes the audience exert their strength and step up their feet to reach it, and they feel like they are so smart.

It has something to do with the amount of film viewing or viewing habits.

Or a habit of watching dramas developed under the influence of a water-filled drama that plays at triple speed or can keep up with the plot by skipping ten minutes.

Taking another step forward to the level of "Mulholland Drive" will have a dissuasive effect and make most viewers feel confused. Taking a step back will not make the audience feel a vivid and exhaustive way of consuming a lot of brain cells and finally cracking a puzzle.

The exhilaration of a difficult problem.

"The box office is out! US$16.78 million! It surpassed "Wrath of the Titans" to become yesterday's box office champion."

Chen Jingxing's previous film works are not without so-called brain-burning genres, such as "Comet" and "Fatal Identity", "The Signal" and "Source Code" can actually be counted, and "The Matrix" is not without some people saying that it is brain-burning.

When "The Signal" was released, I even came to North America for promotion, accepted interviews, and appeared on programs.

Although Luochen does not have a high degree of education, he could only speak some Korean a few years ago. However, since filming "Fatal Identity", his popularity has spread abroad, and he has gradually started to improve his English after accepting endorsement cooperation with some international brands.

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"..."Inception" sometimes doesn't feel like a movie. It makes people enter another world. The screen of the theater is like a dream in your mind. It's incredible. I like 'dreams'

'Every moment in the movie is a dream, and Chen Jingxing knows this very well."

According to this mathematical template, the box office of "Inception" on the first day was only 16.78 million. I'm afraid 150 million is a relatively optimistic result.

"In this case, it feels like even 150 million is on the line?" Pan Yueming said with some regret.

For them, movies and TV series are just a relaxing pastime, or watching movies is a simple social activity. They kiss each other and check their mobile phones. What is shown on the screen is not important.

Language is difficult to learn but not difficult to master. At least it is not difficult to communicate.

Even though there are some difficult-to-understand concepts and a slightly complicated plot, the pace and amount of information are appropriate.

Luochen read out a comment with a somewhat slow translation, and added somewhat complacently: "Carlene James from Newsweek, she is one of the top film critics. I remember she praised "The Signal" when it was released, but

The evaluation is not as high as this time.”

During the premiere, the people watching the movie were basically movie fans, or at least mainly young people, so the feedback from the first few rounds was very good.

But as more and more age groups and audiences from different groups watch "Inception", this word-of-mouth spread will be hindered.

The reality also proves Chen Jingxing's point of view. After eight days of domestic release, the cumulative box office reached 1.3 billion. Although it is still the biggest winner in the National Day period, according to the current box office curve, 3 billion is basically impossible.

However, it did not affect the reputation too much, and the ratings basically did not change. After all, viewers who like to review on Douban usually do not have these problems.

(End of chapter)