It can be said that "The Sixth Sense" has made a good start. Under the influence of good reputation, Dean Pictures has secured a super A-level distribution scale for "The Sixth Sense".
"The Sixth Sense" also lives up to expectations.
The box office on the first day was as high as 26 million U.S. dollars, and on the following two days, it took in 32 million U.S. dollars and 24 million U.S. dollars respectively on Saturday and Sunday.
The box office grossed $80 million in its opening weekend.
The key is that "The Sixth Sense" has a pretty good reputation in all aspects.
In fact, this kind of box office is a huge breakthrough for a slow-paced movie like "The Sixth Sense".
After all, this is not a popcorn movie, and it is not a big IP, so it is definitely amazing enough to get such a box office.
On the other hand, "The Sixth Sense" was also released in Hong Kong Island, Taiwan and other regions at the same time.
In fact, Hollywood movies and special effects blockbusters have indeed conquered the global market, but feature films are not so impressive in this regard.
It is very simple to say, it is caused by cultural differences.
Although Hollywood has conquered cities and territories over the years, it has also made people all over the world familiar with Hollywood's style and some distinctive cultures.
But after all, the living environment is very different. Unless the feature film is a crime suspense film that does not involve much life-oriented content, otherwise, most of the time, the performance is not that great. Eye-catching.
But "The Sixth Sense" seems to break this established rule.
Of course, the big reason is that Li Yi's reputation is big enough in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Although "The Sixth Sense" is a Hollywood film, many things shown in the film are actually universal.
Many movie fans here on Hong Kong Island speak very highly of this movie.
"Li Yi is worthy of being the light of Hong Kong Island. Even in Hollywood, he can still kill everyone! The simple story of "The Sixth Sense" and the twist at the magical ending elevate the movie to more than two levels!"
"It still has the original formula and the same taste. It's such a tender horror film, I really burst into tears after watching it!"
"Nervous, scary, scary, endless aftertaste!"
"The reversal at the end was really unexpected and amazing."
"The plot foreshadowed in the front is also right at the end. It is a very warm thriller. Although the ghost will be scared every time it comes out, it is more tender!"
"This is probably the most heart-warming thriller I've ever seen. The build-up is a bit long but the reversal effect is very good. It was exposed by spoilers early in the morning, but when I watched it, I could still feel the effect of not being exposed by spoilers. "
“We can pretend we’ll meet again tomorrow and watch a horror movie while we cry!”
"Actually, the dog director can really try to make a real horror film, instead of trying to sell beef like "The Gift from Room 7", let alone "The Sixth Sense", which is a thriller. But the result is full of warmth!”
This is the case on Hong Kong Island, but many movie fans on the mainland are a little depressed.
"Oh, it's a pity that I can't watch this movie for the time being!"
"I went to Hong Kong Island to watch it. It was really awesome, a little bit scary, but more of a warm feeling. The dog director is getting more and more experienced. It's a film that will have endless aftertaste!"
"After reading some movie reviews, I feel very itchy. It's a pity that it can't be introduced. Well, it's no wonder that Director Gou went to Hollywood to make this movie!"
"After watching the movie, the little boy was in the car at the end, telling his mother about his grandmother. Especially when his mother learned that the deceased grandmother's answer to her daughter's question at the grave, "Have she made her proud?" "EVERY DAY", many people in the cinema were silently wiping their tears. Anyway, I shed tears unknowingly and felt very warm. Maybe those deceased relatives have always been by our side silently supporting us!
I appreciate this heartwarming episode more than the final ending that surprised more people! "
"What is unforgettable is the young protagonist in the movie. He is a very beautiful, spiritual and outstanding young actor. The film is always affected by him, which makes people feel heartbroken!
This small world filled with statues of gods gave him blessing. After his mother fell asleep peacefully, it was a paradise where ghosts could not be seen!
The only person who could help me, the only person who knew my secret, in the end I was redeemed and he...
I hope to always live in the sunshine, where ghosts don't often haunt
The title of a thriller is actually more about warmth, and the young protagonist is hailed as a genius child star.
The unexpected ending is the best part of the film. "
At the same time, an interesting scene occurred in the mainland.
Obviously "The Sixth Sense" has not been released in the mainland, but its popularity has never been low, especially after the box office of the first weekend in North America was released, the popularity became even higher.
But unfortunately, with such high popularity, the movie cannot be seen at all.
With such a large amount of traffic, those film reviewers would naturally not let it go, so one by one they went to Hong Kong Island, Taiwan and other places where the movie was released to watch the movie, and then wrote reviews later.
For example, Li Yi's domestic film critic Du Xianghai and others wrote reviews for this movie while the iron was hot.
Compared with those overseas film critics who write movie reviews, after all, the movie is still in theaters, so there are very few spoilers. However, in the domestic part, because the movie itself cannot be released, their spoilers are the biggest selling point.
As a die-hard fan of Li Yi, Liu Fei will naturally not miss this movie.
He watched the premiere on Hong Kong Island.
After returning home, I couldn’t wait to write down the movie review.
"Generally, we say that it is the most awesome, the most touching, the most XX..., but in fact we are not sure whether it is really the "best" or really the first. The only thing that is certain is that we are really moved by it! Dog The director's movie "The Sixth Sense" should be the most heartwarming ghost movie I have ever seen so far. I have to say that Director Dog is really awesome.
When I first heard that the dog director went to Hollywood to make movies, and also made supernatural movies, I was actually quite puzzled at first. After all, as we all know, dog directors like to use movies and stories to make the audience cry. It's his biggest villain of all time, and the reason why we both love and hate him.
A tearjerker director, but he went to make thrillers?
My first reaction was that it was too nonsense. Could it be like "The Gift from Room No. 7"?
But after watching it, I found that I was wrong. This is really a thriller, but a dog director is a dog director, and he never takes the usual path. Before this, I couldn't imagine that thrillers can still be played like this. .
In fact, when it comes to thrillers, I have never really liked watching ghost movies or thrillers shot in Western countries. Because they often use bloody and naked scenes to stimulate the audience, either weird and ugly or pus and mucus.
When it comes to Hollywood thrillers and horror films, I believe everyone will have the impression that they are about blood, blood, killing, etc.
It’s not that it doesn’t look good, but if you look at it too much, your vision becomes numb. Maybe it’s due to cultural traditions, but I appreciate Eastern psychological fear more. The suspicious atmosphere is like seeing the familiar stairs after the rain, which makes people dizzy and unreal. The rusty escalators seem to be bleeding, and the few pale crows seem to mock human ignorance. That creepy feeling is like when you are walking in the sun, two shadows appear on the ground, and you look around, but you are alone. It is a feeling of being unable to move and having sweaty palms.
The feeling of "The Sixth Sense" is different from both of them. It is not so much a blend of Eastern and Western ghost film culture, but a new way of thinking. That is to combine suspense and ethics and use details to enhance the atmosphere. It's funny, when I first watched this movie, I had no idea what kind of movie it was.
In fact, I feel that the dog director is trying to sell dog meat again. In this movie, the supernatural appeared very late, so at first I always thought it was a movie that explores children's psychological problems. Although the plot is a bit cliché, But the details are very interesting. Who knew that it would become more and more interesting as it went on, and when it came to the end, people couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. Although there are still many things that make people dissatisfied and confused about the plot, overall it is really surprisingly good.
There are not many scary aspects of this movie, or in other words, for me, who has watched many current thrillers and horror movies, if I watch this movie purely as a horror movie, it is really not scary at all.
But this movie brought me a lot of inexplicable emotions.
Here are some moments that moved me:
Cole's mother is a hard-working single mother. Although her life is a mess, at least she loves little Cole very much. Her appearance in the film gave people a very bad feeling. The clothes she picked up and wore without ironing at all showed that she was very busy; and the puppy lying in the laundry basket, although very cute, had to be said to be too dirty. He almost regarded the laundry basket as his kennel. Despite this, Cole's mother still tried her best to be a good mother. So she picked on the stains on Cole's tie; she always tried to squat down when talking to Cole; when she was unemployed, she would make up beautiful lies for Cole, describing chocolate delicacies that did not exist at all.
A plot that impressed me deeply was when my mother returned to the dining table and found that all the cabinets and drawer doors were open. When Cole left the table, he left a deep mark of hand sweat. It can be seen from this that Cole never left the table. He just didn't want others to know that he could see ghosts. When he recalled this plot, although there were only a few words, it really gave me chills, and I could especially feel Cole's fear.
"If you don't believe me, how can you help me." Dan Cole shouted this almost desperately. This little genius completely conquered me. I don't know how he understood the fear and despair. But the Cole he portrays is just right—full of despair and unease, yet lovable. Especially when showing loneliness and hysteria, I feel that this child is too precocious. Regardless of whether he really understands it or not, what I see in his eyes is like his lost self in childhood. Full of uneasiness, and my head full of fantasies about terrible monsters and monsters. When I think back, it's full of fog, and I can't remember whether I really saw those supernatural things.
To be honest, the opening plot is extremely shocking. As a doctor, Mike has forgotten his former patient, but he has been waiting for ten years because of your words.
Your words were his lifelong hope. Over the past ten years, hope gradually turned into despair, and he also resented you for this. And you know nothing about this!
It is so easy to hurt a person, a soul, even inadvertently.
Injury is so simple, but it is not beautiful and even sad.
When you finally start to trust someone, but the other person gives up on you, this feeling must be very painful and painful!
In fact, it is not difficult to imagine that Mike put a lot of effort into making Cole trust him. But on the other hand, for children like Cole, when they trust someone, they also put in a lot of effort. Determination and courage.
You know, at that moment, for Cole or Vincent before him, Dr. Mike was a person they trusted more than their parents.
To be given up by such a most trusted person is tantamount to a betrayal.
What kind of life do they live?
“I stopped drawing those after that!”
"Then what do you draw?"
"Smiling people, running dogs, rainbows. Painting rainbows won't bring you trouble!"
I don't know why, but when I heard these words, I couldn't help but feel inexplicably distressed.
It's ironic, but it's very realistic. When we educate our children, we always emphasize not to lie, to be honest, and to be an honest child.
But when the child was honest and told the truth, the response he received was full of doubts.
Hypocrisy is not innate, they are just self-protection when they are helpless at that time and place. Over time, they become their own abnormal characters, but that is by no means their original intention.
What you can't understand is that there is an unbearable past and a wounded soul hidden behind it. Try to understand them and treat each other with respect or, at the very least, be friendly.
Freaks have been mentioned more than once in the movie, and who among us hasn’t? Who wants to be thought of as such? Doesn’t the wonder of this world come from the differences between you and me? Love this world, love everyone.
When we are young, we don’t know how to face difficulties, let alone solve them. The only thing we can rely on is biological instinct. When time teaches us to face and solve difficulties, I also hope that you can come out and let go. These troubles should not become our lifelong nightmare. Just like the poor mentally disabled child who has been waiting for ten years!
Children go through the same things we went through when we were children, but they also go through different things. Including happiness, unhappiness, growth and difficulties. It is our obligation to help them face difficulties, overcome difficulties, and guide them to face their troubles correctly, and it is also necessary to help them avoid being affected by it throughout their lives.
But looking back, let's think about it carefully. If a person told you that he had a pair of yin and yang eyes, would you regard him as an alien?
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(End of chapter)
