New Age Artists

Chapter 499 "Catching Dolls" is the successor to the film industry, one billion is no problem!

Shen Santong thinks it is very likely!
Generally speaking, only blockbusters can break through the market limits.

Before the rise of Hollywood special effects blockbusters, Hong Kong kung fu films conquered the world.

After the rise of special effects blockbusters, kung fu movies have become even more dead.

From the movie box office rankings, we can see that no matter whether domestic or foreign, the ones at the top are all blockbusters.

In fact, in the box office rankings of Dongda movies, comedies are already very high.

The reason why I like watching comedies is not because they are so good, but because the blockbusters are so badly made that the comedies are highlighted.

These abstract filmmakers have used their actions to tell the audience how lame they are.

It's so bad that when you hear it as a "costume blockbuster", it's bad; when you hear it as a "mythical blockbuster", it's also bad.

Genre films and blockbusters are all gone, so the audience only recognizes comedies.

At least a comedy, even if it is brainless, can kill time with a few jokes, unlike a blockbuster or genre film that makes you want to beat someone up after watching it.

For a movie like "Bureau 749", the fact that it's not worth the ticket is a small matter. Sitting in the cinema and watching stupid plots is really torture.

After being deceived so many times, the audience will only watch the comedy.

Thus, the filmmakers of Dongda University did not let the audience off the hook.

There are two tricks. One is a "scam comedy" that cheats and defrauds people.

It's not a comedy, but it's promoted as a comedy. There are only one or two funny moments in the whole movie, which are edited in the trailer.

In addition, comedy films are stigmatized and labeled as vulgar or highly alkaline comedies.

The audience is forced to watch only comedies, which does not allow them to feel comfortable watching the show.

Various PUA audiences who don’t like garbage movies directed by garbage directors must have low quality and lack of appreciation level, not because the movies are bad.

After the atmosphere was formed, comedy movies became the lowest end of the contempt chain.

This means that the creators of comedy films cannot just make comedies.

Like "Catch the Dolls", if it hadn't had a bad ending, the box office would have been higher.

The ending magnified the internal family conflict into an enemy-enemy conflict, and vilified the image of the father.

What is difficult to bear is that this kind of vilification satisfies the stereotype.

The West has always advocated the use of surveillance cameras to monitor the lives of ordinary people.

The director of the University of Tokyo took it easy when others threw dirty water at him, and the movie he made captured the stereotypes created by the outside world.

It imitates "The Truman Show", but "The Truman Show" has a real background.

Hemingway once said that movies are facts.

This reality does not exist in the University of Tokyo, but "Catching Dolls" gives this feeling.

The ending sanctified "freedom" and the audience was left with only embarrassment.

The father of "Catching Dolls" did not really lack anything for his son Ma Jiye, but instead provided him with the best resources.

Even if he refuses to admit his mistakes in the end, having a father like this is good enough even if he doesn't have that much wealth.

Supporting a family, being responsible, and being a little tough are not crimes punishable by death.

Moreover, the top students from Peking University and Tsinghua University went to sports schools, and it can be seen that art students are really confident and can resonate with sports students.

There is also Ma Jiye's brother, the eldest brother, who has raised a useless big man. He has achieved "having children", but it is not explicitly pointed out, implying that his orientation is homosexual, and it is very likely to be 0.

The eldest child's attitude towards the second child is also very fairy-tale-like.

It's clearly a competition for ecological niche, the heir to the family business, and the ex-wife's child, but they behave so friendly.

In the end, the boss proved himself by climbing the mountain, giving people the impression that there is no useless person and everyone has advantages.

The eldest son, the second son, and Ma Li’s wife are all very fairy-tale-like.

The eldest child is useless, and the second child pursues "freedom" and becomes a sports student. No one is wasting time and energy, which provides emotional stability.

But the question is what is the cost?
Only Daddy is wrong.

My father is the image of many male heroes in Dongda University. He suffered a lot when he was young, but in the end he had a career.

From the perspective of social roles, the dad in "Catching Dolls" is the only adult who produces actual value, that is, income.

As a comedy, the "art" pursued by "Catching Dolls" is indeed much more profound than Colonel Lu Chuan's movies, but it is still very empty.

It’s still deconstruction, but it’s better than the five and six generations in the early years. The eldest and the second child have already had a fairy tale, so why not give the father a fairy tale as well?
In the ending, Ma Jiye lets his last college entrance examination slip away. He can finish it or not. With more than 600 points, he can apply for a major that interests him, such as materials science, and study the degradation of plastics, which corresponds to the previous picking up of bottles.

The revelation of the experiences over the years is fake and more fairy-tale-like, not a horror story. After all, Ma Jiye is not Truman.

This lacks the elements of "confrontation", "criticism", "self-expression" and "art".

The original title of "Catching Dolls" was "Successor".

To be honest, both society and capital are insulting.

This drama can better be described as the "successor to the film industry."

It can be seen that excellent young directors are struggling, resisting and confronting, but in the narrative, they are still eating shit from outside, just not as disgusting as their predecessors.

in this way.

"Catching Dolls" is still the best movie after the Spring Festival and the cold market.

Looking at it from another angle, Shen Teng's appeal is indeed strong enough, and the audience at Dongda University is extremely tolerant and is still willing to buy tickets to support him.

Looking at it from another angle, there really is no successor to the film industry.

In the end, the competition among all industries is actually a competition of industrial capabilities.

What was the reason why Hollywood was able to completely wipe out Hong Kong's kung fu films and police and gangster films?
Ultimately it’s the industrial strength of the United States, computer special effects + real scenes.

Later, when the United States deindustrialized, the University of Tokyo still had all the industrial sectors.

Only Dongda University can implement Tesla's PPT. With the support of Dongda engineers, BYD has caught up with the speed of mobile phone car updates because of its large team of engineers.

The Hollywood film industry has gradually become reduced to computer special effects, with no real scenes left.

It is gorgeous, but lacks a sense of reality.

Deindustrialization cannot support the real scene.

There is no more "Terminator" tearing off the flesh and giving people the feeling that the robots are real.

On the contrary, it was Dongda University that directly set up several production lines for the play "The Wandering Earth", presenting an extremely realistic texture.

As long as the filmmakers at Dongda University are willing, they can design a production line for a movie at a very low cost.

Dongda’s industrial overflow can meet all requirements, just like the standardization of parts. Dongda has a large number of parts and supply options.

I am not afraid of strange requests, I am afraid of having no requests at all.

As a result, not many people use it.

With that industrial foundation, it’s actually quite sad that the film industry has fallen to the level it was in the past.

Therefore, Shen Santong is very confident about "Lost on Journey".

"The comedy in Lost on Journey is just a embellishment. It is a drama and a genre film."

The twist in the con man's plot and the two parallel timelines make the movie complete and can be called a feature film.

Shen Santong arranged the next round of publicity: "First, use buzzwords and golden sentences for publicity. This will have the fastest effect."

"Secondly, there are three long-term promotions around the plot."

"We discuss whether we should forgive liars and thieves. Even if the audience has not encountered such situations themselves, some people around them may have encountered such situations and they can relate to it."

"Then in terms of the plot, it focuses on advanced narrative and parallel timelines, and watching it linearly still does not affect the viewing experience."

"In the end, it's whether Meili has forgiven Li Chenggong or not, and whether she should forgive him."

"Those who support forgiveness can argue that the child needs a father; or that Meili's appearance at the arbitration institution shows that she is not doing well and that it is difficult for a woman to live without a man; or that Li has changed successfully and deserves forgiveness."

"Those who oppose forgiveness may argue that women can be beautiful on their own, and Li Chenggong has not changed his bad ways. Such a father is a bad role model."

Shen Santong: "My idea is to spread out the hot words and golden sentences first, and then the three points behind, don't grab them all at once, you can do them one by one, focusing on one a week."

"In the first week, we led the discussion on whether we should forgive liars and thieves, and stimulated both positive and negative views."

"In the second week, I focused on the narrative techniques and boasted that I had achieved a balance between comedy and art. Don't worry, I am not afraid of praise."

"In the third week, the New Year holidays have passed, so discussing the topic of mistresses is not too unpalatable. The main topic is whether to forgive or not."

Shen Santong's ideas were clear and he presented them rhythmically.

One billion is no problem!

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