The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 498 A bucket of cold water

Tuesday, May 2002, .

On the other side, Anson, who had just set off a movie-watching craze across North America with "Spider-Man", was making music with a group of friends at home, as if he had entered another world.

On one side, "Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones" made its debut. It was undoubtedly the annual event of the North American film market in 2. No one forgot the moment when "Star Wars: Episode II: The Phantom Menace" was released three years ago. grand occasion--

At that time, the movie also debuted in the third week of May, which was also the week before the Memorial Day weekend. It grossed 64 million US dollars in the three days of the opening weekend. In the end, it swept 430 million US dollars in North America and won globally. With a revenue of US$924 million, the film also climbed to the runner-up position in North American box office and global box office, both behind "Titanic".

Sixteen years after the end of the "Star Wars" series, the movie has proven through actual performance that it is still the well-deserved number one stream of North American pop culture.

Now, the second episode of the prequel series is released. It can be seen from the trailer that the later feared Darth Vader predecessor Anakin Skywalker is about to appear. The entire North American market has fallen into a frenzy early, and is excited for this movie. The appearance creates momentum and no one wants to miss this feast.

Facts have also proved this, the first traffic is well-deserved.

From TV to radio to newspapers and magazines, the pages are being completely washed. Even the "Spider-Man" who is making history must step aside to make way for "Star Wars Episode 2".

The movie premiere made half of Hollywood go out. People were still lamenting that Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise both appeared at the premiere of "Spider-Man". The second thing they saw was comparable to the Golden Globe Awards. During the "Star Wars: Episode II" premiere, everyone kept their mouths shut and held their chins throughout.

The mighty momentum swept across the entire North American continent like a hurricane.

Immediately, the major news headlines couldn’t contain their excitement——

What "Star Wars Episode 2" is about to clash with "Spider-Man", what Titanic-style collision is about to land in North America, and what kind of cosmic duel between Mars and Earth will ignite the enthusiasm for watching movies in the North American box office market.

All kinds, all kinds.

Just the grand occasion of a premiere has already brought the news media to a collective climax.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of attention, the comprehensive media review of "Star Wars Episode 2" was released:
Fifty-four points.

audience:……

Wait, could it be that my eyesight is wrong?
However, it did not.

The comprehensive score from thirty-nine professional media is fifty-four points.

A bucket of cold water was poured down on his head and face.

First of all, there are only 39 media outlets, and the reviews of the 50 media outlets that wrote history for "Spider-Man" are on a completely different level. What's going on?

Didn't it mean that the grand premiere completely crushed "Spider-Man"? Doesn’t it mean that 20th Century Fox has spent all its resources? Didn't it mean that the two movies teamed up to save the family, and all the media treated them equally?

Damn it!

Second, fifty-four points?
...Damn, fifty-four points!

Of course, it shouldn't be that bad.

Sixteen of the thirty-nine media outlets gave positive reviews, and the Chicago Tribune gave it a perfect 100 percent praise—could it be Robert Ebert?
No, Robert is the Chicago Sun-Times. Sorry to bother you.

But the point is that the average score of sixteen positive reviews is not good enough to offset the strong impact of eighteen neutral reviews and five negative reviews, so that the overall media review completely collapsed.

Among them, Hayden bears the brunt. Even before the movie was released, Anakin Skywalker had attracted too much attention. Every move of the crew could easily trigger widespread discussions. However, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. All the blame and criticism fell on Hayden. body.

The stiff and lifeless facial paralysis acting became the target of criticism from audiences and film critics.

Of course, the movie's dilemma goes beyond that. It's lengthy, boring, ineffective in narrative and dull in scheduling, which completely exposes the thinness of the characters and the shallowness of the plot. The movie's over two hours duration doesn't even help. The entire work is Hayden's predicament is far from his fault alone——

But it's always easiest and most effective to blame the protagonist.

There is also director George Lucas. The vigorous bombardment is completely focused on George and Hayden, which contrasts with the hustle and bustle of the premiere.

Amidst the difficulties and disasters, the only thing to be thankful for is that the "Star Wars" series has the most die-hard, tenacious and passionate fanatic fans on the North American continent. They will tolerate the badness of the movie endlessly, even if it is a piece of cake. Carve out a rose and they will never let down George Lucas.

For reference, three years ago, "Star Wars Episode 1" received an even worse overall media review, with only points, but this still did not prevent a box office blowout.

And now?
Those crazy movie fans are still overjoyed: Look, the second part actually scored three points higher than the first part, a full three points. This is a huge improvement.

Perhaps, 20th Century Fox can still hold out hope and hope that the effect of "Spider-Man" and the traffic of "Star Wars" will collide and create sparks——

$100 million opening weekend?
why not!
You still have to have dreams, what if they come true?

Thursday, May 13th.

"Star Wars 2" took an unusual approach and did not choose to land in theaters on Friday, but on Thursday one day earlier. If some of the box office sales had already occurred on Thursday, the movie would still be able to earn US$ million over the three-day weekend. box office, there is no doubt that it creates history from another dimension——

On a head-to-head basis, it might be difficult to break "Spider-Man's" record of $130 million over the three-day weekend, but 20th Century Fox is finding another way to open things up.

Bustling, long queues have already occupied the cinema early in the morning. Fans also realize that "Spider-Man" is making history. How can they lose?
Early show, full.

Everything, as the media expected, the collision of the two works "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars Episode 2" is indeed bringing the audience back to the cinema.

Then, avid movie fans who were lining up to buy a movie theater and sharpen their swords to defeat "Spider-Man" noticed a commotion at AMC in Century City——

Wait, wait, that's... Anson Wood?

No, why did Anson come to the premiere of "Star Wars Episode 2"? Are they here to persuade the audience to buy more tickets to watch "Spider-Man"?
Isn't he worried about being beaten by a group of people?

Jesse Herold, Fox TV reporter. Exactly two weeks ago, his live report at Century City AMC kicked off this summer's craze. Now he is back at Century City AMC, ready to push the summer craze to a new level. A whole new level.

Appearing with Jesse was still the honest man Alexander Potter.

Although there are said to be many teams that have signed up voluntarily, Jesse has refused all of them and still partners with Alexander. After sharing adversity, they should share wealth and wealth.

In the bustling crowd, Jesse caught the commotion immediately. After finishing an interview, he looked in the direction of the commotion astutely.

It doesn't matter at this glance, my eyes almost fell out——

what happened?

(End of this chapter)