Made in Hollywood

This is destined to be a restless summer. "The Dark Knight Rises" seems to be cursed, and various strange things keep appearing.

On Sunday afternoon, when "The Dark Knight Rises" was being shown in a large theater in Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico, the theater suddenly caught fire. Thanks to the timely arrival of firefighters, more than 800 spectators were able to evacuate in time. Fortunately, the local fire department Reports said there were no casualties.

But that's not all.

By nightfall, Ohio police confirmed that they had arrested a man with a gun and a knife at the movie theater and had found a large quantity of weapons and ammunition at his residence.

According to the announcement issued by the Ohio police, they were reminded by a theater manager and found this unusual man. During the interrogation, they found a "Glock" pistol loaded with bullets, two 1 loaded high-capacity magazine and 4 knives.

This incident once again pushed "The Dark Knight Rises" to the forefront.

Some protest groups began to appear in Washington, D.C., and they strongly demanded that "The Dark Knight Rises" be forced to take down.

With so many things happening one after another, if there is no negative impact on "The Dark Knight Rises", then it is simply impossible, and the first thing to be impacted is the North American box office of the film.

Although it has not been officially disclosed to the public, and relevant agencies have also canceled the routine North American weekly box office rankings, it is not difficult for those well-informed to find out that after "The Dark Knight Rises" took another $52.13 million on Sunday, it won the first weekend from North America. Gained $205.38 million.

This is the second film in North America with a box office of more than 200 million US dollars in the first weekend, but there is still a significant gap between the box office of the same level as the "Avengers" expected by the outside world and Warner Bros.

In other words, The Dark Knight Rises didn't live up to expectations.

As Duke said, perhaps the shooting incident has attracted too many people's attention, making the influence of "The Dark Knight Rises" far exceed the scope of the movie. It has aroused huge curiosity and topics in overseas regions, leading to explosive numbers in the overseas box office of the film in the first week, and nearly 350 million US dollars from nearly 100 countries and regions, thus pushing the global box office of the film to the top in one fell swoop. Passed the $500 million mark, up to $551.27 million!

With so many things happening, The Dark Knight Rises is full of buzz. Compared with traditional media, the voice on the Internet is more relaxed, and it will not be online at any time.

On instant sharing, someone commented on the gunman arrested by the Ohio police on Sunday-the fact is that Scott Smith, a 37-year-old man in Ohio, was very excited after seeing the shooting at the Santa Monica Plaza. Scared, worried that someone will commit a copycat crime in a theater near me, but I really want to watch a movie. then. He made a difficult decision to take a Glock pistol and a few knives to the theater, even if someone came, he would not be afraid. Then, he was arrested.

Like the voice above, Duke and Warner Bros. are most at ease. That is, most fans are still on the side of "The Dark Knight Rises".

"Psycho wants to ruin this movie!"

"It is said that the box office in North America did not meet expectations, and it was entirely caused by these scumbags!"

"Shootings and movies are two different things, don't rely on Batman!"

There are also some movie fans who watch the excitement and don’t care about it, saying so in their instant sharing and Twitter-I can only say that Duke’s movie is too bad. I am afraid that it is possible for children to imitate, but James Holmes is already an adult... imitation can only be blamed on his mental distortion.

The debate over The Dark Knight Rises is far from over.

Because the film was released in China at the same time. Even the media across the Pacific Ocean joined the ranks of the discussion.

"The Batman shooting is a tragedy of the American system and law, not a tragedy of Hollywood movies!"

This is the title of an article in a southern media on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and it can be said that the position is clear.

"James Holmes, a 25-year-old American youth, shot at the audience in the theater when he was showing "The Dark Knight Rises" in the commercial plaza of Santa Monica in the greater Los Angeles area. He killed 12 people and injured 58 others. This Not only is it a shocking tragedy in the United States, but it's sparked discussions around the world."

"Because the killer is obsessed with the character in the film, there are signs of imitating the character, so some people think that this is the film that leads people badly. This kind of view is biased. A killer has not seen the new film. If you want to say that the imitation , he is imitating the character played by Heath Ledger before; secondly, there are often heinous villains in the movies, if we want to prevent people from imitating, then almost all movies except inspirational movies must be banned.”

"In fact, people of sound mind can distinguish between the movie world and the real world, and know which behaviors can be learned and which behaviors cannot be touched. In this sense, the killer imitates the clown played by Heath Ledger, and is similar to children. It is the same nature to jump off a tall building on a broom after watching "Harry Potter", mistaking the illusion for reality. Such people are sick and crazy, but the former hurts innocent people, so it is even worse."

"There are crazy people everywhere, and you can't lock them up when they haven't broken the law, but the gun control in the United States magnifies and exacerbates this contradiction. What's more unfortunate, knowing the problem, but the American system It cannot be solved. Issues that are not complicated in the eyes of other countries are blinded by politics in the United States. The two biggest issues in American politics are guns and abortion. It will never be resolved."

"Citizens can own guns. This was written into the Constitution when the United States was founded. It is a sacred right that many Americans believe belongs to citizens. This is not only difficult for ordinary Chinese to understand, but even Americans who advocate restricting guns are often puzzled. They feel that Hunting does not use those extremely lethal guns. As everyone knows, people who oppose restrictions on guns regard gun ownership as a means of limiting government power, leaving a way out for defending civil rights. The extreme right in the United States has its own Militia, with guns and ammunition, and a lot of anti-government rhetoric. But as long as there is no concrete action, those are not crimes.”

"American documentary filmmaker Michael Moore once made a far-reaching film called "Bowling for Columbine", which tells the story of the shooting incident at the school in the area that year, and the calls from all walks of life to restrict guns. But his political The tendency is too obvious, and it is difficult to convince the opposition with cynicism. In fact, many middle school students in the United States carry guns to school. This kind of tragedy is difficult to eradicate from the root. You can say that this is the price Americans pay for their so-called freedom .”

"However, the protection of freedom of speech in the U.S. Constitution exceeds the protection of the right to own guns. Therefore, this tragedy will not have essential harm to "The Dark Knight Rises". In the United States, making movies is a kind of expression of speech. 1981 In 2010, John Hinckley, a crazy fan, shot and killed President Reagan because he was obsessed with the star Jodie Foster. Fortunately, the bullet missed the fatal part, but it also disabled Reagan's press officer. Hinckley's behavior was obviously imitating Foss "Taxi Driver," in which he was specially featured, did not affect the film's status in film history, nor did it affect Foster's film career."

"In short, what Americans need to review is not movies, but their laws and institutions."

Although "The Dark Knight Rises" was not released by China, the treatment it received was not that good. Under the domestic protection policy of the big scissors, Duke's film was in China with Sony Columbia's "Super Spider-Man". " was released on the same day, which directly caused the latter to become a tragedy...

The accumulation of Hollywood movies is a direct result of the schedule protection here.

It can be said that the end of a domestic protection month in this market brings about the beginning of another protection month in disguise, and this "unwritten tradition" of fending off enemies outside the schedule has also aroused debate and heated discussions among Chinese movie fans. , Criticism, Tucao——Why set up a domestic protection month by default? Is the practice of protecting the month reasonable, and why can it cause so much controversy and dissatisfaction? Can the Domestic Protection Month really protect domestic films? Can this kind of protection law serve local movie fans and the market? Do other countries also use the domestic protection month to protect domestic films?

In all fairness, resisting Hollywood’s massive invasion and supporting and protecting local films is a basic stand held by the vast majority of countries in the world when developing their film industry. From a policy perspective, certain restrictions are imposed on the circulation of Hollywood films in their domestic markets, which is for local films. It is also understandable to open up living space. Electronic countries such as South Korea, France, and Italy have all implemented mandatory quota systems for Hollywood movies.

Protecting and supporting local films is what every country wants and needs, but why is there such a huge controversy in China?

Because he had lived in that country, coupled with the current investigation and research, Duke can naturally see part of the reason, which is inseparable from the simple and rude approach of the big scissors.

During the entire 1-2 month schedule, only large and small domestic films of varying quality competed for positions, and the introduction of Hollywood blockbusters was almost eliminated across the board. This level of protection, from the perspective of movie fans, lost serviceability and diversification. and a sense of choice, and from the perspective of domestic films, the crowding and gathering of large, medium and small domestic films in this schedule has resulted in a rush of films that are rushed or thoughtless. The protection of the moon is not a panacea. The film has come up with excellent strength.

Therefore, although the original intention of the protection month is to protect domestic films, on the one hand, it violates the rights and interests of the audience, and makes domestic movie fans lose their choice.

When Warner Greater China was doing market research, a representative of the theater chain said this-Hollywood has indeed had a great impact on Chinese films, but the root cause is that Chinese films themselves have quality problems. From the standpoint of the audience, they Of course, choose to watch movies.

Do other countries have a so-called protection month system? (to be continued ~^~)

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