As a movie fan who pays close attention to the dynamics of North American theaters, it has naturally become a habit to pay attention to the latest movies released in North American theaters every weekend. Crazy Rich Asians). That’s right, this Hollywood production, with the English title "Fresh" and directly hitting the theme, is like an Asian whirlwind that swept the entire North American film market. Not only did the box office explode, but the word-of-mouth in the foreign media has also risen all the way, and the score has always been strict MTC. On the previous page, "Golden Romance" still maintains a score of 76.
It is no exaggeration to say that the most popular movie in the North American theaters in the past two weeks is this "Golden Romance". When it premiered in the first week with a score of 25 million, it topped the box office battlefield. In the second week of its release, it continued to top the box office with an astonishing number of only 6% drop in the box office. You know, as a movie Romantic comedies, box office results like this, have not appeared in Hollywood movies of the same type for three years.
This film is based on the novel of the same name by the Singaporean American writer Kevin Guan . In order to complete this novel, Kevin spent two years with the real Singaporean billionaires to draw inspiration. In the filming process of this film, Kevin Guan was also with him on the set throughout the whole process, for fear of any omissions in the film's story.
The story of "Golden Romance" revolves around a Chinese-American named Rachel Chu, a professor of economics at New York University. When she returned to her boyfriend’s hometown of Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young for a good friend’s wedding, Rachel Unexpectedly, I found out that his boyfriend Nick turned out to be a super "diamond eldest fifth." The wealth of Nick’s family can be said to be heard throughout Singapore. When he came to Singapore, Nick is no longer just the boyfriend who worked with Rachel in New York, he has become an unattainable sweet pastry and discussion among the people. Focus.
What makes Rachel from the free and open society of New York feel more confused is that she wants to be with her boyfriend, she has to bear the super pressure from her boyfriend's family and Singapore's wealthy circle. Rachel was not only chewed and threatened while climbing the ladder on the beach of the "sisters" of the rich, but also severely "scrutinized" and "censured" by Nick's mother. In order to be able to integrate into Nick's family, Rachel must start to "make up lessons" in an all-round way. Not only do her college friends upgrade her equipment, but also learn to communicate with Nick's elders, and of course learn how to handle a bit of bitch's aura. To show off the bitch... However, all of these are actually phantoms in the face of family and love. If they want to have their own happiness, Rachel and Nick will ultimately rely on their persistence and belief in love to get to the end.
In order to fully respect the original work and also reflect the artistic conception of "Crazy Rich" in the film's title, the film's scene arrangement can be said to be "a lot of trouble". Just take a scene where Nick's friend gets married. The bride's way to the stage must first go through several processes such as flooding, spreading flowers, and lighting the lights. Scenes like this are everywhere in movies.
It is reasonable for this film to achieve such impressive commercial results. Because in terms of movie promotion, its distributor Warner Bros. can be said to have made a lot of effort. Not only did the scale of movie releases reach the highest of 3,526 theaters in North America, but it also started in various theaters as early as April. The line frequently plays the trailer of the film. In the first week of the film’s release, Zhu Haowei, the director of the film, set off a chartered viewing event to win the first prize for the film’s release. Among the many chartered houses, the young Chinese entrepreneur Chen Bing was the most popular. He directly contracted 100 American theaters, just to contribute to the film's box office in the first week.
Take my own experience as an example. As a movie fan living in Toronto, it’s not easy to be able to see huge movie posters in the largest shopping mall in downtown Toronto. "Pocahontas", a two-story poster covering an entire height of two stories, the size is unbelievable.
In addition, in order to promote the film in Canada, the main creator of this film came to the Queen's theater of the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) for advance screening a week before the film was released, which supported the film's release.
With all of this, it is hard not to let people regard "Golden Romance" as a phenomenal work. The so-called phenomenon is first manifested in its very suitable situation in line with the current hottest ethnic movement in North America; as a full cast film starred by Asian actors, the last one dates back to " Joy Luck " 25 years ago. It will be . After these 25 years of baptism, Hollywood movie theaters featuring Asians have also undergone qualitative changes. First, the story of the film has shifted from focusing on the issue of first and second generation immigrants to a more modern modern Asia; second, in terms of the type of film, it is compared with the independent literature and art of "The Joy Luck Club" 25 years ago. Now, the creators of this film have chosen the story as a love comedy that is more acceptable to the public; and most importantly, the influence of Asian films has made a significant leap. If the "Joy Luck Club" "Just won praise from word of mouth, so today's "Pink Romance" not only has a good word of mouth and box office, it also made a fortune in the Hollywood world for Asian movies. Not only is the sequel to "Pink Romance" already It is a certainty, and even the sequel of "The Joy Luck Club" is already on the agenda.
In today's era where political correctness is everywhere, superhero movies with all black casts have become popular, and a work with all Asian faces is really appropriate. At this point, I should actually like this movie, because at least, Asian faces have been supporting roles in Hollywood movies for too many years, and now they are finally proud.
Speaking of the protagonists in this movie, I believe many fans should be familiar with it. Not to mention the well-known Michelle Yeoh and Zheng Ken , who is well-known for being funny , the heroine Wu Tianmin was nominated for the best actress in the "American Critics' Choice TV Awards" for the TV series " Newcomer ", and was selected into the era in 2017. One of the 100 most influential people selected by the magazine. The hero of the film, Henry Golding , is a brand-new face, but only in the summer of 2018, he starred in the movie, not only has the interview of "Pink Romance", and the " A Little Job" two weeks later "In this, he will play with Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick on the same stage, which can be said to be menacing.
In addition, Okafina , who plays Rachel's friend, is also very present this year . She is the female thief who is good at stealing in the just released "Hidden from the Sky : Beauty ". Finally, among the many leading actors, the most worthy of special mention is Lu Yan , who played Granny Nick . As a Chinese film star who entered the American film circle early, Lu Yan's position in the film can be described as highly respected. 25 years ago "The Joy Luck Club" of the all-Asian cast, Lu Yan is also one of the leading actors. She can participate in the two significant Hollywood productions of all-Asian casts. Her position may not be matched by a second actor. Compare it.
After the film was released, many Chinese audiences raised various objections to the image and positioning of Asians in the film. They said that the Asians in the film look exactly like aliens, and that Asians spend money like dirt are stereotypes, etc. But in fact, think about these issues seriously. Sincerity has been shown in breaking these stereotypes.
In this movie, Asian girls are no longer just silent mural girls, they can be professors in well-known universities, they can also make people laugh and laugh. The Asian boys in the movie are not just academic bullies. They can also be sexy and can have bright six-pack abs. Perhaps similar Asian images have appeared sporadically in some previous Hollywood works, but as an absolute protagonist, this movie must be the first one.
This movie is fully respected when restoring Chinese or Asian culture. Whether it is a family gathering to make dumplings or people playing mahjong in a mahjong hall, even if children are married, they have to pass the parental level. It is extremely close to reality.
However, we have to admit that the story of this movie may be difficult for Chinese audiences to buy, because it is very " Meteor Garden ", this kind of stalk we have been tired of watching more than ten years ago, it can be said that it is difficult to correct What attraction do we have anymore. But now, once this story wears a special Hollywood dress and catches up with the enthusiasm of ethnic sports, it shouldn't be a problem to attract foreigners and foreign-born Chinese as ethnic audiences, right? As far as my personal experience of watching movies in the theater is concerned, the frequent WOW and OMG sent by the audience are enough to see that foreigners are still buying it (inner OS. A group of people who have never seen the market...).
"Golden Romance" is a movie whose situation and significance are greater than the content. As a movie fan, if you sneer at its story, then we can treat it as a cliché but long-lost romantic movie. At least in this movie, you can find all the laughs and crying points. get.
And as a film made by all Asians has achieved such a great commercial success, the cultural differences behind it and the changes in the status of the Asian ethnic group in American society over the past 25 years are the most worthy of this film. Fun place.
This article was first published on the WeChat public account "Adventure Movie"
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