Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 612 Just tell me if it's kung fu or not.

The plot unfolds smoothly and is not complicated; it's simply the story of a new transfer student who is bullied at school. However, this student is somewhat different; he is quick-witted and has a strong learning ability.

This isn't referring to his reading ability, but rather his ability to learn new things.

For example, if you greet your neighbor when you go out and get a slap, you'll know their habits the next time you meet them. If you encounter a food delivery guy on roller skates when you go out, you can dodge him very nimbly.

Even so, as a melancholic young boy with unusual habits, who actually likes to lie on the grass and read, the protagonist Ralph is still bullied badly by the rugby players.

He hurriedly fled to a changing room, and as he was tying his shoelaces, he suddenly noticed something, looked up, and met a shy face.

Although that shyness vanished in a mere second before she grinned wide into a sly smile, that scene still momentarily stunned the men and women in the theater.

So cool!
So beautiful!
What's a campus movie? A youth movie? The guys have to be handsome, and the girls have to be beautiful! To hell with political correctness!
Gu Mingdu couldn't help but sigh inwardly; Xu Ke still knew how to photograph women.

Even Julia Roberts' big mouth can be photographed to look like Joey Wong.

The film continues, and a cheerful and outgoing bitch enters the life of a melancholy teenager. As a cheerleader, she happens to love rescuing the melancholy teenager and gets into a fierce fight with Ralph, but of course, this kind of thing is soon discovered.

The school bully beat Ralph up, and just as Ralph was getting his teeth knocked out, the unassuming janitor in the community suddenly stepped in, saving Ralph and revealing the truth behind it all.

It turns out that Mr. Miyagi was actually a karate master. He once had a fellow disciple named John Chris, who served in the Marine Corps. The two eventually broke up due to their different personalities.

Chris advocates hellish training, first torturing himself, then torturing others; Tommy, the football bully, is one of the students in his training center.

Master Miyagi told Ralph, "I can teach you karate, but you must remember that karate is a skill for self-defense, not something for you to use to bully others."

Ralph begins learning karate, defeating numerous Marine Corps bullies one after another. He eventually defeats Tommy, the football bully, in the district tournament, winning the heart of the cheerleader. John Chris, a former Marine, seems to have an epiphany, as if he understands something.

The story ends here.

The film itself is not complicated and there is nothing particularly that needs to be explained. In the end, it is a change brought about by the collision of two different cultures. The difference is that the karate, Japan, karate masters and so on mentioned in the film are all stereotypes that conform to overseas standards, without adding any other images.

For example, there are no Japanese festivals or customs. Even if you replaced Master Miyagi with a blond, blue-eyed foreigner, it wouldn't be special. The only element in the film that makes the two of them look Japanese is eating sushi, and the sushi is even in the form of gunkan-maki (battleship roll).

Gu Ming looked around and didn't see any audience members who had left early. As for the film critics behind him who were writing and drawing, their expressions remained unchanged, so it was hard to say whether they were good or bad.

Gu Ming urged the group to leave the movie theater. He wasn't afraid of being recognized, but he was mainly worried that Keanu Reeves would be recognized, which could lead to a breakup among the couples watching the movie.

As the group walked out of the movie theater, they were stopped by Columbia Pictures staff.

These are people who specifically target movies for ratings, getting scores directly from the audience and summarizing them to give an overall review of the film.

Yes, it's actually the later online platform, but now there's no internet, so we have to do the statistics offline separately.

"Movie rating?" Gu Ming stopped in his tracks. "Can you give it the highest score?"

The staff member shrugged: "Of course, but are movies really that good?"

Before Gu Ming could speak, he heard the noisy voice of a young couple behind him.

"It's so good! Ralph is so handsome, I love this kind of melancholic young man!"

Keanu Reeves straightened his back instantly.

The boy also said, "Karate looks pretty interesting, but if I had to give it a score, I could only give it a B, after all..." After all, Ralph from Biyang has completely captivated his girlfriend!

……

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There was once a famous saying: "A whore and a dog are a match made in heaven."

From another perspective, the passionate cheerleader and the melancholic new transfer student also make for a unique combination.

Sigh! Some people just like this kind of melancholic, handsome guy!
After three days of release, the film received a B+ rating from the audience. According to statistics, most of the negative reviews were due to dissatisfaction with the male and female actors, feeling that their boyfriends/girlfriends had been seduced by the other actors, or believing that there were some plot holes, etc.

Overall, the film had a high attendance rate and a good viewing experience, so a few negative reviews are not a problem.

Newspapers on Colombian-friendly borders published the story that same day, listing famous quotes from the film.

"its pain, but its Karate"

"its pain, but its Kungfu"

"its pain, but its you!"

Regardless of whether this is a repetitive statement or not, it certainly sounds very philosophical!
"You are in pain, but this is karate, this is kung fu. It is today's pain that will shape you in the future!"

"A kung fu master who perfectly matches everyone's imagination!"

"A scene of encounter that will go down in film history!"

The scene featured a close-up of Keanu Reeves looking up and making eye contact with the actress.

Of course, there were also sour comments.

"The lowest-grade campus youth film, apart from the kung fu elements."

"Illogical! A love story that began because of kung fu!"

It's clear that Universal is indeed envious.

It's impossible not to feel envious, because so far, this film, with its low investment cost, has shown remarkable box office potential. It has everything it needs, including handsome male and beautiful female leads.

In the hotel, Gu Ming fastened his tie.

"Let's get ready to go, this time we're really going to walk the red carpet!"

Mark Griffiths ran his fingers through his hair.

"So, does that mean I've really become a famous director?"

"You're too famous! If someone invites you to film, just go ahead and film. If someone wants to follow suit, just go ahead and follow suit! If you need more people, just borrow some from us. Don't worry, Japanese action stars don't charge high prices."

Following trends happens everywhere, so it's not surprising at all. But as for this film, Gu Ming was eager to know from Columbia Pictures exactly how much it had grossed.

Americans are reliable in this regard; they calculate box office revenue, not allocated revenue! So they don't need to halve the figures when making their statistics!
(End of this chapter)