Chapter 1088: Also fail

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"Before sunrise" once again achieved an incredible victory. The 7 million dollar box office forecast made by the "Chicago Tribune" for the movie is already the most optimistic view of the media. And the "Chicago Tribune" estimate is still Many media sneered at it. They thought it was impossible to get seven million US dollars "before sunrise."

But now. "Before Sunrise" has not only received a good reputation. It won the Silver Bear trophy at the Berlin Film Festival. It has also won a box office of 32 million US dollars in North America. The world has created 85 in one fell swoop. Outstanding box office of millions of dollars. For an art film, an experimental independent niche film, it can almost be said to be an anti-sky performance.

If you start from the subject matter, and then consider the filming techniques and structure of the film, the box office performance of "Before Sunrise" is not inferior to that of "Pulp Fiction".

But Colin Mailer doesn't think so.

Although the results of "before sunrise" are very good-Colin will not deny this. But a longitudinal comparison of the results of "before sunrise" over a long period of time will give a completely different result. . The so-called "long river of time" here refers to Hugo's career as an actor.

The mainstream view in Hollywood is to divide Hugo's career into two stages. Take the Golden Raspberry Award in January 19 as the node. It is divided into before the Golden Raspberry Award and after the Golden Raspberry Award.

Before the Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo’s career curve started from zero. Slowly rising. It reached its peak during the "Death Poetry Society" period. Then it fell sharply. It fell straight to the bottom; after the Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo’s career went from the abyss. Started to climb up. It reached a high point during the period of "Schindler's List". And finally relying on the great success of the two works is still continuing to rise.

It is precisely because of this intriguing career development curve that Hugo's experience has also become a typical representative of Hollywood's "American Dream". It has become the object of adoration by countless teenagers.

Colin cut in from this mainstream point of view.

If you study carefully, you will find that after the Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo's career footprint is climbing step by step. "Schindler's list" is not the highest point. It should be said "Schindler's list" and " "Speed ​​of life and death" together constitute the highest point. The former wins both fame and fortune. For Hugo, he captured the Oscar for the best supporting actor statuette; the latter achieved brilliance at the box office. It created the highest point of Hugo's career as an actor. At the same time, these two works have exceeded 200 million US dollars in the box office. Hugo also won the reputation of "Mr. 400 million".

In Colin's view, Hugo's career has entered another stage after "life and death speed".

The box office of "Life and Death Hour" exceeded 200 million again after "Schindler's List". Then the box office of "Pulp Fiction" fell back to 100 million. This also made Hugo from "Scent of Scent to Know Women". Five consecutive titles The new box office surpassed the terrible momentum of the predecessor and came to an end. If the box office data of "Pulp Fiction" of 170 million and two hundred dollars is still remarkable. The whole downward trend is not obvious. Then the immediately following "before sunrise" completely exposed this situation. .

The box office of "Before Sunrise" immediately fell from the previous 172 million US dollars to 32 million. This can almost be said to be a fatal cliff-jumping. It is a bit ugly. Even a fraction is worse. Not on.

In this way, since the "speed of life and death", the box office of Hugo's three consecutive new works has been lower than the previous one. The downward momentum cannot be clearer.

Therefore, Colin's point of view has emerged. "Hugo's career is facing a terrible downward trend. And has come to a terrible position unstoppable."

When the "New York Post" published this article, it really caused an uproar. When almost all the media sighed that "before sunrise" succeeded again, they actually did the opposite. They thought "before sunrise". "It will become a new turning point in Hugo's career. The downward trend is worrying.

The New York Post’s report of committing the world’s worst crimes this time is really intriguing. In the eyes of the insiders, this report is absurd and ridiculous. Because Colin ignored the independent attributes of "Pulp Fiction" and "Before Sunrise". Hugo led the two independent films to create such a glorious. Not only is it not a sign of a decline in career. On the contrary, it should be a portrayal of continued brilliance-because thanks to these two works, independent films have already entered the North American market. This will be the case. A new starting point to change the pattern of Hollywood in the next decade.

At the same time, because Colin’s point of view has no basis. If everyone simply compares the rise and fall of box office numbers, then it is impossible for an actor's work to always be newer than the old one. After 200 million, it is 300 million. What about after 300 million? 400 million, 500 million? This is impossible to do. So for this reason to explain the "declining momentum". This is not convincing.

Everyone in the circle knows that what measures the success of a work is the ratio of cost to box office revenue, the influence of the work, the subsequent driving force of the surrounding surroundings, etc. It is definitely not a simple and rigid box office figure.

However, in the eyes of readers, the distinctive reports of the "New York Post" stand out among all the "boring and nothing new" reports. It has attracted everyone's attention. More importantly, many readers still think that Colin's point of view is very interesting and worth pondering. Because Colin listed a lot of strong evidence in the article.

"A'before sunrise; how many Hugo records ended: five consecutive works broke 100 million at the box office in North America. Six consecutive works broke 100 million at the global box office. Five consecutive works won the North American weekend box office championship. Seven consecutive works have entered North America." The top three in the box office rankings (Note: Desen's Eagle; the first weekend was ranked runner-up in the box office list). The box office of four consecutive works is higher than the previous one.

In the three years that Hugo has created countless glories, a series of records are before the sunrise; the body came to an abrupt end.

Not only at the box office. At the same time, Hugo is also in a dilemma in terms of word of mouth.'Before sunrise; although he won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in Berlin. But it has nothing to do with Hugo himself. Whether as a male The protagonist is still a screenwriter. Hugo has not been able to get the corresponding praise. This also means that since ‘smelling the fragrance and knowing women’, Hugo’s leaps and bounds of acting exploration has entered a bottleneck after ‘speed of life and death; and’ before sunrise.

what does this mean? It means that Hugo is facing a dilemma. On the one hand, he has a brilliant career. On the other hand, he has lost himself in the colorful glitz. It is very likely that he will fall. And ‘before sunrise; this is the alarm bell. The curse of the Oscar statuette did not develop last year. But before "sunrise; clues were revealed."

‘Before sunrise; it’s just like the ‘deadly moment’; a warning like that. Let people see the dilemma behind Hugo’s brilliant career. This is a fact. A fact that cannot be denied. "

Although it is said that the "New York Post" has blurred a point in the report. The record of "the box office of four consecutive works is higher than the previous one" was ended as early as "Pulp Fiction". But this will not affect Colin's report. The credibility of —— is this word. Because this report has been recognized by many readers.

Many people believe that the "New York Post" said a fact. From "life and death" to "pulp fiction" to "before sunrise". Although the works have been successful. But Hugo's momentum in selecting works has indeed increased. It’s getting more and more difficult to read. This is also reminiscent of the "New York Post" report before the movie was released. Colin proposed at the time. Hugo was blinded by his outstanding results. He has become more and more arrogant. . So that it lost its direction. "Before sunrise" is likely to become a wake-up call.

Now Colin's "prediction" has worked.

This is the difference between the insider and the outsider. No insider will believe this report of the "New York Post". They will even sneer; but ordinary readers of the layman are convinced. A large series of data plus factual analysis. It is absolutely reasonable. There is evidence. Especially those audiences who don't like the movie "Before Sunrise" are even more amazed by Colin's views. This is how the media creates public opinion.

As a result, the "New York Post" was completely prosperous. Sales once again peaked forever. It went straight up by ten percentage points. The highest sales record in the eight months set by the newspaper before the release of "Before Sunrise" was once again higher. One piece.

Not only that. But this time the "New York Post" has won the support of many readers. Everyone has expressed concerns about the future development of Hugo. What's more. Several local newspapers have also recognized the "New York Post". Viewpoints. Related reports were made with similar points of view. So the "Hugo career decline theory" spread wildly throughout the United States This... is really a dumbfounding situation. "Sunrise." "Before" obviously created a miracle, but became the chief culprit of the collapse of Hugo's career in people's eyes. Richard Clett expressed his innocence.

The "New York Post" finally exaggerated. In the Hugo's one-and-a-half-year-long confrontation, it took the upper hand for the first time in history. It even won the support of readers. This continued Colin's good mood. For a long time.

At the end of the report, the "New York Post" stated, "Although the prosperity of the Hugo business can still be felt at present, the hidden dangers behind it make people have to start worrying. Maybe the next work will usher in. The eagle of Desen; the type of collapse. Hugo's hard work and struggle in the past three years have been wiped out. We can't help but worry. Is Hugo aware of this kind of crisis? Or, Hugo has learned to be humble again. Is it? He needs to rediscover this excellent quality

Keeping the tone for Hugo's consideration. The New York Post won the favor of a large number of readers. At the same time, it also made Rick Rosen feel heavy pressure on his shoulders. This time, the "New York Post" can be described as menacing. .