This question is rather profound, so we should analyze it concretely. Avatar is a sci-fi movie in 21. It once topped the world box office list and was surpassed by Avengers 4.
Now it's once again in the cinema, and it won the first place in the single-day box office, directly surpassing Hi, Mom. Why are there still so many people going to see this old movie ten years ago after it was shown again? Why do you want to replay Avatar?
You know, Avatar was a movie that was brewing for 14 years, and then it was filmed for four years at a cost of 5 million dollars. The release of Avatar opened the 3D era of movies and directly reached the first place in the world box office list.
You should know that more than 6% of the shots inside are composed by special effects, and the amount of work can be imagined. Some netizens are curious and ask why they don't replay old domestic movies, such as Stephen Chow's movies, which will definitely be very popular.
But actually, the series A Chinese Odyssey has been shown again, but the total box office has not exceeded 1 million. In the final analysis, it is because these movies are all suitable for home viewing, and there is not much so-called "atmosphere" in the cinema.
But Avatar is different. It was born purely to be on the cinema screen. How successful is Avatar?
In December p>29, Avatar was born, and it was released in mainland China in January the following year. The film was directed by Hollywood director James Cameron, and it took 14 years to brew, costing 5 million dollars and four years to shoot.
It is said that one of James Cameron's inspirations for shooting the play came from Huangshan Mountain in China, which is the prototype of the "Hallelujah Mountain" in the play, but many people say that the prototype is Zhangjiajie.
No wonder many people feel deja vu when watching this film. I have to say that James Cameron still knows us very well, but no matter where the prototype of "Hallelujah Mountain" is, the beautiful scenery of our country has always touched the great director.
The release of Avatar ushered in the 3D era of movies, with the global box office exceeding $2.7 billion, which broke the record held by Titanic until the appearance of Avengers: Endgame.
Avatar can be said to be an epic movie. Nearly 6% of the shots in the whole film are composed of special effects, and the production cost as high as 5 million dollars was also a record at that time.
At that time, the film triggered a global movie-watching craze, which also caused a great sensation in China. The visual shock it brought was unprecedented. The film was nominated for best film and best director at the Oscar that year, and successfully won the best visual effect award.
However, it's a little puzzling that the film didn't win the Oscar for Best Picture. Maybe it's hard for people to accept it at the moment. After all, this sci-fi film has brought unprecedented shock to people, and reality and illusion make people silly and unclear.
For Chinese people who were used to watching the "fifty cents special effect" at that time, the shock brought by this movie was also unprecedented. At that time, there were very few cinemas with 3D screens in China. At that time, china national film museum, a suburb of Beijing, was crowded. Some people even queued up a few days in advance to feel the visual shock of 3D screens!
The release of Avatar is epoch-making, which started the technological revolution of the film industry! Today, it can still rival any sci-fi blockbuster. The development of China's films has a long way to go
Undoubtedly, the development of China's films is quite rapid, but there is still a big gap between domestic films and foreign blockbusters. Especially science fiction films, we are almost at the level of others 2 years ago.
As a successful China science fiction film, The Wandering Earth claims to have opened the door for China science fiction to the world. But even the director has to admit that The Wandering Earth's sequel can only strive to reach the level of Hollywood movies from 25 to 21.
This is why the higher the box office in Hi, Mom, the louder the voice of doubt. From the production level, Hi, Mom and The Wandering Earth may be several Mount Everest, which is only compared with domestic movies.
There are also industrial films on the Spring Festival, and A Writer's Odyssey, starring Yang Mi and Lei Jiayin, is a film that takes a visual blockbuster route. However, at present, although this movie is not at the bottom of the box office, it is still losing money compared with its previous investment.
In addition, the gap between A Writer's Odyssey and Hi, Mom is not big. Although A Writer's Odyssey is weaker in Douban score, considering that Hi, Mom is sought after after by public opinion, there is really no difference between the two films on the whole, and even A Writer's Odyssey's film has a better texture.
In a word, Hi, Mom is a complete and touching work, but the box office of more than 5 billion and the score of 8.1 are really a little too high. Even Jia Ling herself said that calling her the first female directors in China is a kind of injury and harsh.
Avatar, which was released many years ago, easily crushed the popularity of Hi, Mom and tore the fig leaf of domestic movies. The seemingly fierce film dispute actually proves the poor production standard between domestic films.
In short, the development of China movies still has a long way to go. Finally, I hope everyone can go to the cinema to support sci-fi blockbusters and contribute to the growth of industrial films in China.