Chapter 306 Film Critic

Beijing, China Film Red Cinema Wukesong Store.

Shi Hang, a famous film critic and screenwriter, was looking at the queueing people in confusion, holding the IMAX 3D version of "Journey to the West" movie ticket that he had "grabbed" with great difficulty.

This is too many. Looking at the situation, the line is probably going to stretch a kilometer away.

Fortunately, he snatched a photo from Jiang Wen, "scolded" him for "reviewing" the photo when no one else could see it, and then quickly slipped away.

Jiang Wen was left standing there stupidly, angrily saying, "How the hell am I supposed to see it if you leave me one?"

Of course it is impossible for Jiang Wen to go to the movies alone, he must be accompanied by his wife!
The next ticket was snatched by Shi Hang, so it was impossible for my wife to go alone.

After thinking about it, I called Jiang Wu and asked him if he had gone to see "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"!
Jiang Wu said no, tickets for the IMAX version are too hard to buy, so he is going to buy expensive tickets.

Jiang Wen said: "Hey, where's the money? I'll give it to you!"

"Two?"

"What are you thinking about? Do you know how popular this ticket is right now? Only one!"

Jiang Wu thought, one will do!

It so happens that my wife has been busy recently, so I will watch one show first and then come back to watch it again with her.

He hurriedly drove to Jiang Wen's place and picked up the movie tickets without saying anything.

On Shi Hang's side, a man staggered to the gate, and a man wearing sunglasses suddenly asked, "Hey, buddy, do you have a ticket?"

"Nonsense, of course there are tickets, those without tickets are queuing over there!"

"What ticket?"

"Of course it's IMAX 3D. This version has the best visuals. It's so authentic!"

"Are you selling this ticket?"

"I saw it myself, what am I selling?"

"Two thousand dollars, would you consider it?"

"two thousand?"

Shi Hang was genuinely stunned. He knew that this movie was popular and that tickets for the IMAX 3D version were hard to come by, but two thousand yuan to see a movie was still a bit beyond his expectations.

"No, no, no, don't talk nonsense!"

"Hey, will you consider two thousand and two?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Hang quickened his pace and fled into the cinema.

Looking around, the place was packed with audiences coming to watch "Havoc in Heaven".

Naturally, most of the people are young people, but there are also many elderly people and children.

After all, children love to watch "Journey to the West", which is an indispensable program every summer.

As for the elderly, it is more out of consideration of being able to understand.

If it's a romance movie or an action movie, it won't be that attractive to them.

"Havoc in Heaven" is very good, the story is easy to understand, and I heard that the visual effects are very novel, so I came to join in the fun.

Shi Hang was extremely bored, mainly because all the seats in the hall were occupied, so he wandered around and suddenly noticed a man with glasses who looked familiar.

"Old Zhang?"

The man trembled slightly and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Shi Hang laughed, "You actually came to see it too? I remember that you always had a critical attitude before!"

The person called "Old Zhang" by Shi Hang was naturally "Mr. Six" Zhang Jinlai.

As early as when Jiang Heng was filming "Lion Camel Ridge", he spoke to the media and criticized Wu Jing's role as Sun Wukong.

After that, he would make a sound every time Jiang Heng’s “Journey to the West”-type films were released.

Shi Hang really didn't expect to meet him here.

Seeing that Zhang Jinlai didn't respond, he smiled and said, "You're not, you're also attracted by the 3D special effects and want to see how shocking it is, right?"

How could Zhang Jinlai admit it? "I just came here to see if they made a random adaptation!"

Shi Hang said with a smile: "That's right, we can't ruin the classics!"

Although the two knew each other, their relationship was not very good. Shi Hang saw that Zhang Jinlai looked like he didn't want anyone to come near him, so he didn't bother to talk to him.

I wandered off to another place, wondering who would be sitting next to me while I watched the movie. I hoped it wouldn't be a pretty girl.

As a result, not long after I entered and sat down, I saw a bearded man walking towards me.

"Jiang Wu?"

"Shi Hang? Why are you here?" Jiang Wu was very puzzled.

Shi Hang laughed, "Did your brother give it to you?"

"Yup!"

Shi Hang was overjoyed when he heard this.

Because there were too many people watching the movie, the theater was very noisy. The two of them exchanged a few words and then waited quietly.

Only when the dragon symbol appears do you put on your 3D glasses.

"hiss!"

"Ouch!"

When the scene of the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain in Sun Wukong's dream floating in the air appeared, the audience in the venue exclaimed in surprise.

Since the birth of film, there has never been such a realistic and shocking scene. It can be said that everyone was stunned.

The entire film was two and a half hours long and the audiences were mesmerized by it.

Some people forgot to go to the toilet before entering the venue and drank Coke, but they also forced themselves to hold their urine, not wanting to miss any shots.

After the film ended, some viewers applauded, while others stood up and looked at the big screen, hoping to see an Easter egg.

Some people were so excited that they said to the people around them: "It's so shocking, so shocking, it's worth the money, it's worth queuing for several hours to buy the ticket!"

The girl next to him said in a soft voice, "Then I want to watch it again, okay?"

The boy felt his legs go weak when he heard that. Thinking of how hard it was to queue, he instantly regretted it.

But seeing his girlfriend's coquettish expression, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

"I want to watch IMAX!"

"Ok!"

Shi Hang, who was standing by, took all of this in and started thinking about how to write a film review.

He ignored Jiang Wu beside him and drove home.

He turned on the computer and started typing.

The 3D version of "Havoc in Heaven" is definitely the most important film in the history of Chinese-language film development, because it has set a precedent, that is, Chinese-language films lead the development trend of world films. This was unimaginable more than ten years ago!

To be precise, it was unimaginable before Director Jiang Heng appeared.

The plot structure of the entire film is not much different from the original.

Some people think it is not original enough, but in my opinion, this is precisely the success of this film.

The plot of the 61 version of the animated film "Havoc in Heaven" basically follows the original novel and is regarded as the pinnacle of domestic animation.

I think it is a bit unfair to require that the movie version must be innovative, otherwise it cannot be called a classic.

Because although the main storyline of this film remains unchanged, the core of the story has been reinterpreted and processed by director Jiang Heng, and it is convincing to the audience.

Because it explains why the Jade Emperor ordered a monkey to guard the Peach Garden, and why Sun Wukong, who was looked down upon by the gods in heaven before he caused trouble in heaven, had already gained the friendship of the gods in heaven when he set out on the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures. If they have any problem, they will really help them...!
Shi Hang wrote several thousand words in a fluent manner, and after finishing it, he revised it carefully and submitted it to the Beijing Evening News.

Once published, it was quickly recognized by readers.

Some netizens directly compiled this film review and posted it on Douban, sparking widespread discussion.

"Haha, that's how I felt when I watched it. Sun Wukong has become the Great Sage of Peace. No wonder the gods were so polite to him when he was seeking the scriptures!"

"Of course, Monkey King was pressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, and he didn't say a word!"

"Actually, at the end of the film, Monkey King wanted to say this, but Buddha interrupted him!"

"From the reality, those who tell the truth will not have a good ending!"

(End of this chapter)