New Age Artists

Chapter 554: Xiaomi is the largest fan club

With the release of "Inception", many Dongda audiences felt that their IQ was insulted.

Shen Santong's movies are a big hit. "A widely sought-after movie must be low-quality." However, we never see similar arguments when it comes to imported films.

The double standards are too obvious.

In "Dream Creation", the sense of absurdity becomes more and more obvious.

Douban scores 9.9.

From Douban to Time.com and then to other communities, they are all hyped up to be magical.

[The Radio, Film and Television Bureau didn’t know where to start editing] and continued to review the Yin-Yang Alarm Clock.

[Cameron is responsible for innovating film technology, Nolan is responsible for innovating film structure]

[A movie is so good that even if you know it is a hoax, you will still give it five stars without hesitation.]

I am so moved that I cannot express it in words.

[When the movie "Dream Creation" ended, the credits appeared, and the music started, many viewers did not get up and leave immediately as usual, but waited patiently. This is respect for the classics! ]

I automatically ignored the plagiarism. I knew it was plagiarism, but I let it slip through my mind.

[The idea of ​​a dream within a dream was not first proposed by "The Dreamcast". Films such as "Paprika" and "Total Recall" all involve the concept of dreams within dreams. But Nolan is the director who has brought this concept to the extreme. Each layer has its own unique physical laws and psychological time.]

Yes, there are some that involve physical and mathematical concepts and the habitual "grand narrative".

[There is no doubt that "The Dreamworks" is completely different from the popular blockbusters today. Some people even compare it with Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane". It is not that "The Dreamworks" has reached such a height (in fact, Nolan made many compromises for the sake of viewing and popularity), but that both of them have an attitude of using movies as thought experiments. ]

[Whether "Dream Creation" is a masterpiece is not important. The concept that "movies can be made like this" and "movies can tell such stories" that it brings is the most important. At the same time, "Dream Creation" also tells us that we should never underestimate the audience's ability to understand. As long as the movie is made seriously, there will always be people who can watch it and understand it. ]

There are also some more famous film critics who expressed their deepest emotion and used flowery rhetoric.

[When I was watching Dream Creation, the following things popped up in my mind: The Matrix, the dreaming hat in Zheng Yuanjie's Patent No. 3180, the virtual world construction of "The End of the World" in Hard-boiled Wonderland at the End of the World, Escher's stairs, Huangliang, Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly, Borges's A Tale of Two Dreams and The South, and other things with similar meanings whose names I forgot, Dr. Edward, and the Mobius strip.]

Supplements were added later.

[Paprika, Memento by the same director, Seven Shells by Wang Jinkang, Fight Club, Mr. Kubrick, Freud, La Vie en Rose, Doraemon]

Leonardo's flattery is even more indispensable.

[In 1998, he was a handsome young man who charmed everyone. He no longer had to bow his head and serve the rich and powerful in exchange for the audience's tears and tickets. So after the charming sinking into the icy sea in "Titanic", this young man changed his appearance. He and Winslet are actually like this. Unlike many characters, when they are in their forties or fifties, they still have to put on makeup and pretend to be handsome and pretty to hide their true colors.]

These comments all have one thing in common: they naturally accept the setting of "Dream Creation".

Rationalize, expand and beautify.

This is most obvious in Leo.

Who doesn’t love beauty?
Whether it is a woman or a man, no one hates to have a better appearance.

Maybe men don’t care about it too much, but as a star, both men and women need to maintain good personal condition, which is linked to their career.

Leo is not aging naturally, he is just wasting himself.

Compared with some domestic actors, there is an obvious difference in their status.

But no one questioned this.

For example, some Korean actors have a terrible appearance. Not only their appearance, but also their spirit is terrible.

It's not just one or two cases, but collapses happen frequently, and some people even die.

With a little logical reasoning, you can get a similar answer, but you just don't do it.

I don't want to, and I can't.

If Leo gets into trouble because of his looks, and isn't just threatened but actually destroyed, is Hollywood still a place of dreams?

To extend this further, Hollywood is the place of fame and fortune under the spotlight for Xiao Mi. If it is like this under the spotlight, what about outside the spotlight?

The same principle applies to Nolan's "The Ides of March".

It is possible that a big Hollywood director has a stain, but it is unlikely.

Everything about Xiao Mi is like being in a fan circle. You can’t say anything bad about your brother.

If Shen Santong hadn't happened, it would have been the same as in the previous life. Even if someone felt there was a problem, they wouldn't speak up in this situation.

But there is Shen Santong!

And the huge crowd of passers-by felt very strange!
Before Cameron's "Avatar" was released, Shen Santong was ridiculed for making a 3D movie.

By the time "Avatar" was released, 3D had become high-tech.

Some media and people give Cameron the title of the father of 3D directors, making Shen Santong look shorter than him.

Passersby think this approach is inappropriate, but the people of Dongda University have always been simple and practical.

Back then, the Cameron ship swept the world, and Shen Santong was still a child, and he didn't take the fact that he was a head shorter than him seriously.

This is the way the times are, and there is a "filter" for foreign countries.

When it comes to "Dream Creation", it happens again.

Same dream theme.

Shen Santong's "Inception" is based on dreams, but its theme is far more grand than Nolan's "The Makers".

Just like the difference between "The Wandering Earth" and space opera science fiction films.

After the release of "Inception", many people mocked Shen Santong for trying new technologies as gimmicky and dream-like creativity that was deliberately mysterious.

In fact, Shen Santong's "Inception" has IMAX and 3D versions, and the production is much better than "Dream Creation".

When Nolan's "The Creator" is released, the same dream will be to be innovative.

Philosophy, mathematics, physics, geometry, space.
Help find reasons to explain the setting.

Not to mention plagiarism, the differences between the internal and external evaluations of the same thing are too great.

At this moment, the largest group of passers-by began to understand what Shen Santong said: when he tells a story, there will always be people who question the setting, just like when Liu Qian performs magic, he is always thinking about deciphering the secrets.

As for foreign directors, no one pursued Nolan for plagiarism, and no one questioned whether the film was too commercial. They just started by saying that Nolan had achieved a perfect balance between business and art. They discussed how handsome Leo was, how big his imagination was, and whether he had returned to the real world.
The works of foreign directors should be discussed on a basis, a higher basis, rather than being dismantled.

There will be no discussion of "Which is more important, box office or art?", "Does a good box office mean a good movie?", "What's the point?".
Such problems are not seen.

More people understand why Shen Santong always talks about "narrative".

A strong narrative can make people accept it subconsciously, while a weak narrative will face a lot of doubts.

What is even more ridiculous is that if this kind of double standard happened abroad, it makes sense, since it is someone else's territory.

But in the country, what’s going on with domestic directors who blatantly engage in double standards?

Shen Santong's fans have already rushed over.

Those who are very angry will start to criticize directly.

"I really don't know how such idiotic remarks were made. Lost in Thailand was released in July, but the box office revenue of several other films released during the same period was not as much as that of Lost in Thailand. Lost in Thailand took in 7 million yuan in the first week after its release, and even pushed the box office revenue for July to a record high of 6 billion yuan. In other words, the box office revenue was pulled up by others, not eaten up by others."

"As for the so-called domestic protection month, there has never been one. In 06, there was Crazy Stone, in 07, Crazy Racer, in 08, Red Cliff (Part 09), in , Red Cliff (Part ), in June this year, Cao Cao, in July, Lost in Thailand, in August, Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Santong Entertainment has established itself in the summer season, and then stood up against the foreign films, gradually suppressing them. It was accomplished by strength."

"It's complete bullshit that the screenings are overwhelmed and passers-by have no choice! Everyone knows that Santong Entertainment has a high share of the film revenue, and the cinema chains have always been dissatisfied. From its release to its withdrawal, Lost in Thailand's daily screenings only exceeded 50% on two days, and those two days were not even on weekends. It only rose to 51% after a continuous decline on weekdays, and then it was cut because of the release of a new film."

Of course, most passers-by are relatively objective.

Look at Dream Creation objectively.

It’s okay if you don’t look at it, but once you do, the problem becomes serious.

Dongtian.com gave it a score of 6.5, which is just passing.

The high praises are very sharp and are not emotional evaluations.

[I found that the so-called great directors in foreign countries are about the same level as domestic films. I was thinking, instead of asking the natives to help him return to China, why not bring his children abroad? This is much easier. This is no different from the plot of "October Besieged City", where they have to hold a meeting in Hong Kong Island and have to wait instead of evacuating. It is a rigid setting for the story to proceed.]

[This movie is overrated. A bunch of people are fooling people, saying that you need to understand geometry, logic, architecture, and have a foundation in Olympiad mathematics. Unfortunately, many people also say that it is really difficult to understand. It's like Mona Lisa. Those who can't understand it can't understand it, and those who can understand it will also say that it is really difficult to understand. ]

【Thanks for everyone's responses. This film does have some features, but if you take away its "mystery", the rest can only be described as "ok". It's because it's too "mysterious" that everyone makes it mysterious. What I can't stand the most is that they have to use geometry and architecture to analyze it. Some things are too mythical. 】

[“Euclidean geometry”, “Lobachevsky geometry”, “impossible space” and other arguments, and some friends even proposed the “Mobius strip”. These are all nonsense. ] [Ordinary popcorn movie]

[Great science fiction stories all have simple rules but are full of imagination. The settings can be fanciful, but they must ensure sufficient sense of immersion.

The plot of "Dream Creation" does not have a self-consistent logic. Most of the time, the director just keeps introducing new settings, and his imagination is only focused on how to introduce more complex and cooler settings, but the scenes are increasingly constrained by reality.

In the end, in an unexplained setting, the unknown is left, giving a mysterious ending.

This aspect is far worse than "Inception". Shen Santong only uses dreams as an introduction to tell the story of challenging the rich and unkind to defeat the corrupt old order. The concept and story are too different. 】

Shen Santong's platform provides a space for friendly discussions.

You don’t know until you discuss it. Once you start discussing it, you will find that “Dream Creation” cannot stand up to discussion.

[Use "totems" to judge dreams and reality. When a person appears in a dream, it is a "sudden" dream, so it is difficult for him to think that he is dreaming in his subconscious mind.

These two points lead to a very serious flaw - "the theory of the uselessness of totems".

The protagonist has just used the totem to verify that it is "reality", and when the scene changes, he has to verify it again.

In other words, the protagonist needs to use totems to verify "reality" all the time, because dreams happen "suddenly", and the previous minute was "reality", and he cannot guarantee that it is "reality" "now".

Wouldn't this make people tired to death? 】

What some viewers find most unacceptable is that their IQ has been insulted.

[The problem with the film is not a bug, but a logical problem that determines the structure of the film. The director formulated complex rules to attract the audience's thinking. As a result, the rules are full of holes and cannot stand up to scrutiny.

It is unrealistic for a movie to have no bugs, but it is unacceptable for a movie to be praised for having serious logic problems! 】

Bug issues and shortcomings were blown up into advantages.

It is no longer an opinion about a movie, but someone is challenging the perception of the Tokyo University audience.

What some netizens think are the biggest problems is that they can only raise opinions and discuss them on Dongtian.com and Weibo, and it is difficult to do so on other platforms.

[Several major websites such as Douban, Time.com, and NetEase Film Critics Tribe are almost all full of positive voices, praising "Dream Creation" to the sky, almost forming a cult.

I look forward to those who use flowery words to sing praises of "Dream Creation" and have a rational discussion with me, and I look forward to people who will refute my views.

It's really sad. My comments can only be discussed on Dongtian.com, and others are submerged in a sea of ​​praise and praise, without any response. 】

[How sad! In addition to Dongtian.com, I spent several days on Douban, Mtime.com and other platforms, posting and contacting people.

But there was no response at all, and my post just sank.

Is it true that the whole world only has voices of praise? Is it not possible to raise doubts?

Just like what I said in my post, even if someone came out and told me where my analysis was wrong. Unfortunately, no one told me the answer, and no one responded to my doubts. Alas! 】

As the saying goes, the truth becomes clearer the more it is debated.

Having different voices is a good thing after all, but apart from Dongtian.com, no one is debating.

The negative reviews of "Dream Chuang" on other platforms were squeezed out and disappeared, always at the bottom.

This moment has a bit of a horror story feel to it.

Shen Santong has remained silent but has been observing changes in public opinion.

Very gratifying.

Many people have begun to realize the existence of "filters".

The sense of irrationality is growing stronger.

Shen Santong also found that everything surrounding Xiao Mi was really very similar to the fan circles of later generations.

It’s not an ordinary fan circle, but a more fanatical fan circle.

Trapped in an information cocoon, words like democracy and freedom are just like the technical terms used in some fan circles.

It’s just that this fan circle is very big, even bigger than the entertainment fan circle.

The way fan circles are played is a transformation from military to civilian use, and the world's largest fan circle is Xiaomi.

Xiao Mi’s chart-topping event held every four years is the world’s largest fan club showdown, and everything seems reasonable.

Shen Santong also observed some changes in his image.

Some people use middlemen to act as matchmakers, treat guests and pass on messages, and they are not joking.

When he refused, the media machine went into full force, gradually stripping away Shen Santong's personal image and directorial works, and portraying him as a "big-name angry young man", "extreme angry young man", and "brainless angry young man".

The overwhelming number of essays strongly associate him with "angry youth" and downplay his film works.

In broad daylight, the label of "the light of domestic films" attached to Shen Santong was gradually removed.

The energy is very powerful.

It doesn't mean that Shen Santong can compete just because he has industries. A truly all-round and three-dimensional public opinion attack can destroy all achievements.

Faced with such double standards and all-round smearing, if there was no industry that could continuously produce groundbreaking films, someone else would have already encircled and strangled it.

Faced with this destruction, Shen Santong was actually very excited.

The topics surrounding Xiao Mi are full of fan circle nature, and fan circles are all labeled.

The worse the label, the more extreme the people it will attract.

For example, in the entertainment fan circle, if a star, an American star, is wrong in all the choices he makes at the University of Tokyo and stands on the opposite side, this label is unlikely to attract normal people.

From another perspective, it is impossible to maintain the "filter" and "fan circle rhetoric" forever by reversing right and wrong.

In the final analysis, no matter how lustful a Dongda man is, he is a sapiosexual at heart.

For a psychologically mature adult male, if he is known to have a pc, the public generally thinks he has moral problems.

However, if you are known to be a fan of someone with a problematic stance, or a fan of a group of singing and dancing idols, then you will be considered mentally ill by the public.

This is a greater degree of social death.

The people of Dongda University are a very pragmatic people, and they generally worship the strong and the intelligence.

So even though we hate bad people, we at Dongda hate stupid people even more, especially those who are both stupid and bad.

In the comments of "Dream Creation", Shen Santong discovered that Xiaomi's fan circle had backfired.

You can brag about the high global box office of "Dream Creation", and for a strong film, Dongda people can accept it.

But we cannot describe the bugs of "Dream Creation" as its advantages. This is an insult to the IQ of Tokyo University students and will arouse widespread anger.

This situation did not occur when "Inception" was released in the previous life, because the "fan circle rhetoric" was still in a state where it could be maintained. In this life, because of the comparison with Shen Santong's "Inception", things are changing.

9 month 8 number.

"The Sound of Wind" premiered.

Shen Santong attended the premiere and responded to the topic of "Dream Creation" for the first time, but did not say anything.

"I am still waiting for director Nolan's explanation. The company is considering filing a lawsuit in the country, but I don't think it's necessary."

"I filed the lawsuit abroad because I am not just representing myself. I must have an explanation in a foreign country."

"Controversy? I want the audience to enjoy the movie and not argue with people of low cognitive ability."

"Douban score? It's too exaggerated to be close to full score, but I think the Dongtian score is a bit low. I give it 7 points. It's a good movie."

"We now have a filter for foreign countries. I hope the audience can be confident and have a normal heart, and look at people and things outside normally."

"Don't believe the voices of self-doubt, self-harm, self-hatred, and suicide. By praising foreign countries and belittling domestic ones, they are also included in the 'four selfs'."

Shen Santong is still constructing.

Xiao Mi’s “filter” cannot be broken by just one or two movies.

This is a protracted war, and neither the theory of quick victory nor the theory of quick defeat are acceptable.

(End of this chapter)