Chapter 623 Breaking Records
"Star Wars" is no longer just a movie, it is a discipline, an empire, or even a religion. Its impact on culture and society across the United States is undoubtedly powerful.
When President Ronald Reagan named his missile defense plan "Star Wars" in the 1980s, the world was shocked; and more than two years ago, the internal staff of Enron Company put false accounts under the names of "Skywalker" and "Darth Vader", the public was shocked.
The Star Wars series has released its first film in 1977, and it has been almost 30 years since it was released. All five films have achieved great commercial success, and each time a new film is released, it will become a grand festival for Star Wars fans.
For Star Wars fans, "Star Wars" means a kind of faith. "Star Wars" is not just a special film scene or memory of characters, but more of a memory of youth.
For example, after attending the premiere in North America, Jennifer Lopez once told reporters, "I was still a child when I watched Star Wars, and it was the first one. It was so shocking. Now this series is at its end. I feel that there will be a lot of spiritual enjoyment in my future life."
Although the Latin queen is suspected of making a show, her views are undoubtedly the most appropriate description for movie fans.
As early as a week before the movie was released, a global agency predicted that the release of the movie would cost the U.S. economy more than $600 million, because many employees would take leave and not go to work because they went to the premiere.
In Hollywood, although the traditional theater of the Chinese Grand Theater, which originally released the Star Wars series, had no plans to premiere, hundreds of avid fans were still waiting in line for more than a month, hoping to convince the theater staff to change their minds.
All of these show the fans' expectations for this movie, especially North American fans.
Therefore, it is natural that "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith" broke the box office record on the premiere of North America.
The film's first-day box office in North America reached 51.53 million US dollars, pushing the premiere box office record to the $50 million mark. Although the North American box office plummeted to $35.55 million on the next day, the box office in the single-day box office surged back to $49.09 million in the following Sunday day.
A professional investigative agency immediately made a comment on the phenomenon on Monday.
"After experiencing the first day of movie viewing, fans found that all the common problems of Star Wars series are almost all present. The emotional scenes are too bloody. The lines of Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala are pale and weak, and their expectations have dropped, which caused the box office numbers to drop sharply the next day. However, a great director can create a great movie series, and a great actor can save the box office of the movie."
"Although George Lucas has laid the groundwork, the transformation process of Anakin Skywalker is still abrupt. However, Ryan's performance saved the role and handed over the role of Skywalker to a great actor. It can be said that George Lucas's most wise decision in the Star Wars prequel trilogy."
"Compared with the thinness and casualness in "The Clones' Attack", Ryan undoubtedly invested more energy in "The Revenge of the Sith" and also had an amazing performance. Not to mention the dark look after wearing the hood, just a few scenes of the characters' inner struggle, people can see his profound acting skills."
"To apply the professional evaluation, he is still confused and seems desperate and angry enough, just like a trapped beast forced into a corner. He is trapped internally and externally, forced to reach the threshold of choice. He finally made a regrettable and tragic choice!"
“It’s no wonder that with such an outstanding performance, it’s not surprising that the fans are brought back to the theater again!”
Although it was a commendable comment, Ryan scratched his head after seeing it because George Lucas asked for a relatively relaxed relationship. He believed that he had not invested too much energy in the performance of this movie...
Perhaps Natalie's words make some sense. A person with darkness in his heart plays a dark role. There is no need to perform at all.
In any case, it is an indisputable fact that "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith" will create another record. The first week of $136 million not only sat at the throne of the North American box office rankings, but also created a new North American first week box office record.
Such a popular movie, the increasingly weak film critics will naturally not let it go, and they have jumped out to express their opinions one after another.
"On average, Star Wars Prequel 3 has more action components than the previous five movies per minute, and the scenes are spectacular. The special effects are more mature than the previous episodes, and of course they may not be very effective. Overall, they are better than the previous two movies, but they are far less than "Imperial Strikes Back"!"
This is a comment from Roger Albert, the Chicago Sun. Some people are indeed old and always like to live in past memories, but never want to see new changes in the world.
Young critics appreciate the movie even more, female critic Claudia Pug said in the USA Today column, "Even for non-Star Wars fans, Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith is very fascinating, and fans of the series may be ecstatic to another galaxy."
She showed a nine-point high score for the movie.
In general, the film critics still have a complimentary attitude towards this movie. After all, this is the end of a series, and this series is the unanimously agreed by the film critics that "cheap entertainment" and "a child who must die". Perhaps nearly thirty years have passed, and the film critics still remember the scorching slaps left by the "Star Wars" series on their faces.
"The movie scenes, influence, and iconic actions are all excellent and almost perfect!"
——Wall Street Journal
"The best part of George Lucas' Star Wars!"
——The Hollywood Reporter
"The Revenge of the Sith put a perfect end to the galaxy called the 'Galaxy'."
——The Washington Post
The problem of this movie is also obvious and prominent. George Lucas is really not good at designing love plots and dialogues. Most of the criticism of this movie directly points to dialogue, especially in romantic scenes. Critics and fans both criticized the pale and powerless lines in the movie, and even clichés.
However, these will not affect the film's huge success at the box office.
In France, where the official premiere was officially held, the box office of the first week reached more than 26 million US dollars, which also broke the local first week box office record.
"Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith" performed well in the first week of the world, with more than $1,800 in Germany, more than $12 million in Australia, more than $19 million in Japan, and more than $22 million in the UK...
This Cannes Film Festival is not a paradise for literary and artistic films in Europe and Asia at all, but the world of Hollywood, the focus of newspapers and movie fans, all of which were snatched away by "Fatus 911" and "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith".
If "Superman Family" had not been officially released until the end of May, I'm afraid that those so-called art films would be too late to attract attention.
"Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith" has achieved great commercial success, which is a European movie that is about to die, and some journalists from Europe are bound to say the sour words of "Hollywood only has business", and they even say these words to some filmmakers from the United States.
While Ryan and Natalie were wandering on the Marine Avenue, several reporters asked this kind of question.
"George Lucas's achievements are beyond the reach of most artists, and he created a great world and fascinated us."
Faced with these guys from Europe, Ryan didn't mind saying a lot of good things for her "compatriots" in Hollywood, let alone George Lucas was still his friend.
After saying this, Ryan pointed his finger behind him, and immediately a bodyguard came up to stop the reporters, and he accompanied Natalie to the beach wharf.
As for the questions asked about the substantive relationship between the two, Ryan and Natalie ignored them. They all had a tacit understanding and never answered questions in this regard. If a tabloid likes to hype, then go and fry the cold rice and ignore it.
On both sides of the coastal Avenue are neatly arranged tall palm trees, and the side facing the sea is the famous golden beach. At the end of the beach is a yacht marina famous for its luxury, with dozens of luxury yachts with unit prices of more than one million US dollars parked on it.
"Next time to come to Cannes."
The two gradually approached the dock and looked at the white yachts. Ryan said to Natalie, "Let's come here directly on the yacht."
"Do you think the small marina in Cannes can park a large yacht of four hundred feet?"
As he stepped forward, Natalie stepped onto the pier and turned to the railing. Her brown eyes chased a flying seagull and turned to the sky. Ryan stood beside her, looking at the calm sea surface, and continued to joke, "We can get the yacht to be parked outside the sea, and then landed directly on the apron on the top floor of the hotel by helicopter."
"As long as you like, I will accompany you." Natalie held his hand hard.
She knew very well that Ryan would only tell these unbridled jokes when facing someone close enough.
The two of them walked slowly towards the end of the pier with their hands in their hands. When they occasionally saw a unique yacht, they would stop and comment. When some yacht owners invited them to take a photo, they were so excited that they refused.
"Do you go back after the festival?"
Walking to the end of the pier, Natalie looked at the blue water below, "Sofia and Ms. Kennedy promised me to be one of the assistant directors, and we're going to prepare the movie with them."
"This is a rare learning experience," she said again.
"Let's go back after the award ceremony."
Chapter completed!