The most envy-inducing thing about "The Truman Show" that many literary and artistic film directors envy and hate is that the publicity for this movie has been done in advance since the filming started.
The key is that the astronomical price of 420 million for product placement made them jealous.
However this is just the beginning.
It can be said that although "The Truman Show" is a literary and artistic film, the promotion of this film is not literary at all.
It can even be said that it is more exaggerated than the promotion of any commercial movie.
But the problem is that this movie did not say how much it spent on publicity. Not only that, even when filming started, hundreds of millions were already spent.
The publicity effect is comparable to those of the annual blockbusters, but the publicity funds spent are pitiful.
This has even given some artistic film directors the illusion that if their artistic films are properly promoted, they can achieve the box office of commercial films?
Of course, no one has tried this yet.
But when the first-day box office of "The Truman Show" was released, everyone was shocked.
On June 30, "The Truman Show" may have been screened in advance, which caused the film's reputation to spread in advance.
Maybe it's because of the various strange phenomena caused by the small-scale screening.
Or maybe the movie fans have been hungry for a long time, so they watch the movie with revenge.
On the premiere day, the attendance rate for prime shows was almost over 80%!
The average attendance rate is also frighteningly high. In addition, there are no other heavyweight movies released in the same period, which clears the schedule for this movie.
As a result, the box office on the first day exceeded 200 million!
Such achievements, not to mention those filmmakers, even Li Yi himself felt that it was a bit too exaggerated.
In fact, in my memory, although "The Truman Show" has a very strong reputation, its box office is really not that high.
But he never expected that "The Truman Show" would launch a satellite on the first day!
This is really a literary and artistic movie.
"The box office of "The Truman Show" exceeded 200 million on its first day! It may be the box office champion of the year!"
""The Truman Show" grossed 200 million at the box office on its first day, rewriting the history of literary and artistic films that are either popular or not!"
"Literary movies can also be big hits, and "The Truman Show" is the benchmark!"
"Famous Chinese director Li Yi changed his past tear-jerking style and took a literary route. "The Truman Show" was both a hit and a box office hit. Movies are not divided into literature, art or business, only good movies and bad movies!"
The media blew it up, fans blew it up, and film critics blew it up!
The topic popularity of "The Truman Show" has directly occupied the top of the hot search list. At the same time, three of the top ten topics on the list are related to this movie!
In North America, although the box office of "The Truman Show" was weaker than that in China.
Only US$15 million was reported on the first day!
However, the heated discussion caused by this movie is no less than that in China.
The reason why there is such a big difference in the box office on the first day is mainly because Li Yi's appeal in China and his appeal in North America are completely different.
In North America, the film critic circle is rarely consistent with the audience's taste in this movie.
Famous North American film critics' interpretation of "The Truman Show" is even more bizarre.
""The Truman Show" is undoubtedly a wonderful and creative movie. There has been a lot of discussion about the content of the movie, so let's discuss the story after the ending.
What was the first thing Truman did after leaving "The Truman Show"?
I think countless media reporters are already waiting there.
He may not accept an interview at first, he will look for the Sophia he dreams of.
But what then?
If he wants to live, he needs to work. Maybe he will find another job as an insurance salesman. This is not difficult.
Because he is Truman and a celebrity!
So the insurance company will admit him, but what happens after that?
He will be in the news again.
Then everyone will be curious, what is Truman like after coming to the real world?
Sound familiar? Everyone will still pay attention to him, and because of the public attention, the media will also follow up and report on him.
He can no longer enjoy that peaceful life, so what about Sophia? Can she really do better in life than that actress wife?
When Truman is no longer the Truman that attracts all the attention, when Truman's fame disappears, when Truman is eliminated in the insurance industry, has no income, and becomes an ordinary person who is invisible to the public, then she will still be there Do you like him as much as you did before?
But this is already the real world!
After leaving the hypocritical Taoyuan Town, he will never have a "real" or "ordinary" life again - at least not for a long time. No one said "Welcome to the real world" to Truman.
When he struggled, hesitated, confused, and even wanted to rush out of the studio, the audience supported him. They were applauding their own desires for life projected onto him, and rightly so. But Truman is not a character, an actor - but they often forget this!
So after The Truman Show ended, the security guards immediately went to find the next show; so the hostesses would comment like they would any other eight o'clock slot, "Why didn't he go with her?" "His mother was sick, and he was So filial.”
Mom's illness is just a fake illness, but if Truman doesn't go to Fiji, he really doesn't want to go. He is not an actor who clearly separates work and life. After finishing this week's filming, he can do anything he likes, such as traveling, surfing, clubbing, drinking, etc.
If we think about it carefully, the biggest winner is the director. In fact, he doesn't want Truman to stay after learning the truth at all. He is just creating a perfect story climax and ending for his masterpiece - think about it, this world's number one reality show requires someone who can watch it. What does a protagonist who can memorize lines from a script, solicit sponsors, and ask the director "How was my performance?" do? It would be better to choose new protagonists, such as one male and one female, one black and one white, and broadcast live from birth, so that the audience can expect whether they will discover each other or even discover the truth in the miniature sea of people in the studio... Isn't that how the development game is played? Of? Since he can't load the file, he might as well start over - he can even choose five protagonists, gradually grow up, discover the hypocrisy of the world, and then form a five-person team. Ten or twenty years later, there will definitely be a more popular ending.
And what about our Truman? He escaped, and then what? Even if he wants to go back, the studio no longer needs him, he is already fake.
In fact, like many prisoners in prison, they are unwilling to be released from prison after being imprisoned for many years because they are afraid of the outside world, let alone Truman. He has never been to the real world, how could he possibly Real adaptation?
That's why the director made "The Truman Show" come to an abrupt end, because after Truman left, it was another story, a story that no one would like! "
