813 The Meaning of Kung Fu Movies (1/3)
"Transformers", "2012", "The Day After Tomorrow", "Battleship", "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", "Fast and Furious", "Iron Man", "Spider-Man"...
These classic blockbusters that have grossed box office all over the world in their previous lives have a profound and clear image in Yang Ming's heart.
There is no doubt that these classics will be brought to the modern screen one by one.
If nothing else happens, success is inevitable, and box office results will continue to break every record.
This situation will last for at least 10 years.
During this period, Yang Ming and Oriental DreamWorks will sweep the entire world film market. He does not dare to be surprised at all, because he has another world's classic resources to support him.
To be honest, if it was just like this, Yang Ming would just copy the classics from the past life to this life step by step, and wait for success to come.
Be successful and famous all over the world.
Everything will fall into place!
This thought, after Yang Ming achieved success in several consecutive films, the sense of accomplishment became increasingly weak and there was no surprise at all. Even when filming "2012", he did not feel much pressure.
Sometimes, he wonders how much motivation he still has, year after year.
He even sometimes thought that if he could just copy those classics from his previous life into this world and sweep the entire world's film market, then he could now put three words on it: "The whole show ends"!
It’s over!
There is nothing to look forward to, there may be some twists and turns during the process, but the victory will definitely belong to him.
After the success of "2012", Yang Ming sometimes wondered where his life goals were. After many days of contemplation, or from the motivation of filming "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" to the upcoming release, the goals in his heart have become more and more
The clearer it is.
Now, he was completely sure.
Since coming to this world, he has always told himself that he will definitely lead Chinese films to the world and to glory, although this ideal is a bit too vain or empty.
But since he entered the film industry, through the success of several films, he has told everyone that if the filming of the film is not carefully crafted, there is no logical and rigorous script, and the mentality of just grabbing a handful and leaving, it will never be produced.
Excellent classic movie.
Yang Ming did this.
At the same time, he set a higher goal for himself.
That is to let the world get used to movies from China.
Now, Yang Ming has found this entry point, which is kung fu movies!
Let fans and moviegoers from other countries around the world get used to Chinese kung fu movies first, and then use this as the starting point to shoot some movies with the imprint of Chinese culture.
Moreover, Chinese Kung Fu has never been a simple battle of skills, but has a strong philosophical thinking.
Chinese martial arts has a long history, a long history, and is extensive and profound. It is an excellent cultural heritage and treasure of the Chinese nation.
This is beyond doubt!
Both Chinese martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine use pre-Qin philosophy. These Eastern mystical philosophies have brought unexpected revelations to nature and life. It cannot be said that they are not sufficiently insightful.
In fact, from ancient times to the present, the average cultural accomplishment, quality and level of people who have been involved in boxing are higher than ordinary people!
Yang Ming can be 100% sure that if a movie with a strong Chinese cultural flavor was simply made and released abroad, most of the foreign movie fans and audiences would be drowsy and confused after watching it.
He had seen this kind of lesson too many times in his previous life.
Even if Chinese Kung Fu appears in movies, it seems to foreign audiences that it is a kind of witchcraft or magic, which is not in line with normal human thoughts.
As for domestic movie fans, if they see those movies that go up and down the walls, they will immediately know that this is a martial arts movie, with various martial arts, various internal skills, what is better than a sword without a sword, and what is the Nine Yang Magic, they are simply excited.
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The two reactions from movie fans at home and abroad also tell us that it is absolutely unrealistic to expect foreign audiences to accept and get used to the indoctrination and filming according to our own ideas.
This was also proven in previous lives.
When the Hong Kong film market was not in decline, the fighting scenes in Hollywood action movies were always the kind of repeated boxing, without any sense of beauty or visual impact.
It can be said that at this stage, except for special effects, the gap between Hong Kong movies and Hollywood blockbusters is not very big.
However, due to the inherent flaws of Hong Kong films, the film market is too small and the influence of Southeast Asia is too obvious, so it is simply unable to produce large-scale films.
During that time, there were too many people seeking death in the Hong Kong film industry, and many films were made to smear the North, so that the mainland has always been cautious about Hong Kong films.
Without the support of the mainland's huge film market, the decline of Hong Kong films would have been doomed long ago.
After the glory of Hong Kong films ceased, many talents in Hong Kong films were diverted. Some went north to develop in the mainland, while some were absorbed by Hollywood, thus opening up the glory of Hollywood action movies and making up for the last shortcomings of Hollywood blockbusters.
The most impressive thing is the second part of "Mission: Impossible" directed by John Woo in Hollywood. The violent aesthetics in it made all Hollywood film companies stunned.
After several famous martial arts classes in Hong Kong were integrated into Hollywood, Hollywood action movies have undergone earth-shaking changes.
Fierce fighting and shocking visual impact. Although some techniques in Chinese Kung Fu are regarded as just showy by many and not valued by everyone, when used in movie shooting, the action scenes become even more dramatic.
Hollywood quickly absorbed the essence of Hong Kong Kung Fu movies and embarked on a Kung Fu design path that suited their Western concepts.
However, those martial arts kung fu with Chinese cultural characteristics have been put aside by Hollywood and have never taken it seriously.
Whenever Yang Ming thinks of this, he always feels extremely pity in his heart. In fact, he also knows very well that without a strong China, there will be no cultural centripetal force and no persuasiveness in the world. In the past, Kung Fu movies were popular in Hollywood.
The failure can be said to be destined!
However, in this life Yang Ming wanted to give it a try.
"Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" is in the Greater China Cultural District of East Asia. He has no worries at all and it will definitely succeed.
But in the United States, he was full of worries.
Therefore, Yang Ming did not arrange for "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" to be screened on a large scale in the United States. Even though "Shaolin Temple" was successful and Carmichael strongly requested it, Yang Ming denied it.
Preview screening in 5 theaters!
Originally, Carmichael Cinemas guaranteed that it could be released in 500 theaters, but Yang Ming thought about it and decided to forget it. Compared with "Shaolin Temple", the fights in "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" are full of too many kung fu moves and Chinese culture that foreigners cannot understand!
Not to mention anything else, just one word: "Zhongzheng Anshu"!
Can foreigners understand?
And this is precisely the key to Zhang Sanfeng's Phoenix Nirvana. Even if Yang Ming uses the most appropriate translation for this word, he still feels uneasy.
Chapter completed!