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Chapter 1429: Are martial arts movies really in decline?

The Science Fiction Film Festival came to a successful conclusion. Although it is still a little less influential in terms of influence, the first Science Fiction Film Festival was still a success.

"Moon" was also promoted by the Science Fiction Film Festival, which helped boost the film's box office.

However, for Li Yi, "Moon" is just a thing of the past.

During this period of time, Li Yi actually became more relaxed.

Time flies, and two months have passed in a blink of an eye.

"Moon" has been released a long time ago. In fact, "Moon" is not a big hit in terms of box office, but for a low-cost science fiction movie, it is definitely a hit and a box office hit.

The entertainment industry will be the same without anyone, even Li Yi.

During this period, the topic of "Moon" has gradually declined in popularity, but the new hot searches are caused by a major production that was recently released.

That movie was definitely a big production, and it included big names from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, including movie kings and movie queens. In terms of the appeal of the actors, it was definitely enough.

The special effects of the movie also cost a lot of money. It was said that the investment in the film exceeded 1 million U.S. dollars. However, the film failed. The score on the popular film review website was only 5.5 points, and the box office was only 1.2 million. It can be said that the loss was lost to my grandma's family.

This movie has a very special theme, a fairy tale movie!The topics this movie caused are actually commonplace.

Xianxia was originally classified as martial arts. Unfortunately, China's film market exploded, but as the most distinctive martial arts film in China, it is almost recognized that it has declined.

If science fiction movies are still in their infancy, martial arts movies have already passed their peak. Nowadays, it can be almost said that it is difficult to see them on the big screen. Even if they are, they are only short-lived and it is difficult to make any splash.

So many people are shouting "Martial arts is dead". Even mutant martial arts are almost hard to see on the big screen nowadays.

The failure of this Xianxia production has made this topic mentioned again.

At the same time, it also extended to another topic: "The ancient puppet fairy and knight-errant dramas continue to be popular, why do movies of the same type perform mediocrely?"

You must know that in terms of TV dramas nowadays, it can be said that fairy dramas definitely occupy a large share, and many ancient puppet fairy dramas can create a lot of popularity and are very popular. However, when it comes to movies, they are almost Take one movie and hit the street.

This makes many people extremely puzzled.

Li Yi and Mu Qing also took the time to watch the movie.

"What do you think?" Li Yi asked.

"The special effects are actually quite good, and the fighting scenes are pretty good, but there seem to be a lot of problems with the plot." Mu Qing thought for a while and said.

Li Yi nodded without comment.

In fact, he has not done any research on this.

Mu Qing also asked, "What do you think is the reason?"

Li Yi pondered for a moment and said: "It should be related to the film medium. Let's put it this way, some plots that everyone thinks are cliché may not be directly felt in a TV series that lasts one or two thousand minutes. But if you put it in 100 Within about a minute of the movie, the audience’s feelings will be obvious.”

"To be honest, I can't understand the rest either!" Li Yi shook his head.

"Actually, I think the discussion among netizens on the Internet is quite reasonable." Mu Qing said with a smile.

"Oh? What did you say?" Li Yi was a little curious.

"I think what this netizen said is quite interesting: the so-called fairy dramas nowadays are actually urban love dramas with a layer of skin. Personally, the fairy tale in my opinion is the word "fairy", the immortal's detachment, deduction, and magical realm. , the so-called difference between immortals and mortals is not whether you can fight, but the difference in realm. Many fairy dramas nowadays are like various space operas. In fact, it is nothing more than the difference between driving to a certain place for a day and driving a spacecraft to a certain planet for a day. , so if you watch it too much, you will inevitably feel bored, because the subject matter itself is not new!" Mu Qing read out the netizen's complaints.

Li Yi couldn't help but laugh.

“And this is even more interesting: the current domestic fairy tale dramas and movies feel like they are just a group of adults playing different degrees of mental retardation.

I still have a little bit of a fairy tale dream in my heart. Every time a new TV series or movie comes out, I always watch it. As a result, I haven’t watched two episodes of any TV series, and the movies are even worse.I remember that there was a fairy tale drama adapted from a novel before. I had read the novel before and I still liked it very much.After the TV series was filmed, I really wanted to know where the so-called hundreds of millions of investments had gone. A few casual gestures by dozens of people would lead to a battle that would last forever. The BOSS with the most force in the early days would have to vomit even if he tried to fight a minion. Of course Xue's acting skills are very good, but his image changes every minute.When I saw this, I couldn’t stand it anymore. I knew the rest of the plot from Zhihu.

I don’t have any objections to the actors. I feel that the plot insults people’s intelligence. "

"I don't understand. With such a good resource, a unique and beautiful fairy tale drama, which is only available in China, why can't it be filmed well? Even if the special effects are not good, I hope the actors will use more care, I hope the director will not make do, and I hope the screenwriter will Don't be naive..."

Wait, wait, but after talking for a long time, in fact, it is useless.

"What about martial arts movies? It seems that martial arts movies have declined even more. It seems that they are almost impossible to watch these years?" Mu Qing said again.

"A martial arts movie?" Li Yi was startled for a moment, then shook his head.

"How should I put it? It has something to do with the times. The decline of martial arts films should have started with the loss of the diversity of martial arts." Li Yi added.

"Diversity?" Mu Qing was a little confused.

"Look, how many writers are writing about martial arts now? Even Internet writers don't write about martial arts anymore, let alone innovations. There are innovations, but they are fantasy and fairy tales!" "And from a technical perspective He said that actors in martial arts movies in the past have basically practiced and had certain martial arts skills. Nowadays, many actors cannot endure hardship in this aspect. They prefer to just stand there, do a few random moves, and leave the rest to them. There are special effects. Is the film shot like this a martial arts film? Obviously not.

I heard my father say that when they were filming martial arts movies, they had to practice every day. They had a lot of weapons at home, and they had to practice whenever they had free time.Whether a person has kung fu or not depends directly on whether he can use weapons.

But what about now?Of course, this is only the general environment at the social level.

There are actually more reasons. "

"What about?" Mu Qing asked again.

"Actually, the decline of a genre begins with the narrower the walk becomes.

In fact, it is not just the decline of martial arts. From the big screen perspective, it is not just martial arts that is declining?In fact, all period films are gone!
Back then, the first batch of big productions made by the older generation of big directors were almost all costume blockbusters, but what about now?When we talk about blockbusters, what kind of movies are they?Yes, there are some fairy tales, but they are actually another type. "Li Yi also said with emotion.

"Costume movies don't seem to be in decline, right?" Mu Qing was a little confused.

"Yes, it seems that costume films in TV dramas are indeed still very active, but have you noticed that the current costume films are almost all with fictional backgrounds. In fact, it has a lot to do with the rise of the fictional background market. If this The story, capital hopes to put it on the screen, but there are problems in making it into a modern film, so it will be made into a period film.

But what is a martial arts movie?In fact, if you look at all the commendable martial arts films of the past, they are all group dramas, because in the real historical background, although the martial arts stories are also fictional, if the surrounding environment is not created well, the whole story will be very boring. Difficult to establish.

However, group portrait dramas are definitely not mainstream in today’s market. Those that are easy to sell and film in the eyes of capital almost all have the same characteristics. The protagonist is responsible for completing the fun points that the audience needs. The other characters are all assists. The motivation of the protagonist comes from the supporting role. And the motivations for the supporting characters come from the writers! "Li Yi said with a smile.

Mu Qing nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "You mean, for truly good martial arts, the motivations of the supporting characters should be brought about by the character's background? Rather than being specially arranged by the screenwriter?"

"You can say that!" Li Yi nodded.

"So there is really no market for martial arts movies?" Mu Qing still couldn't understand.

After all, martial arts is really the most unique scenery in China.

It's a pity that nowadays, let alone martial arts movies, even martial arts dramas are almost impossible to watch.

"Actually, these are not the only reasons. Aside from the technical reasons, there are also values-based reasons." Li Yi thought for a while and said.

"Values? What do you mean by that?" Mu Qing asked.

"Think about it, who are the protagonists in martial arts movies? They are knights who wander around the world and rebel against mainstream authority. They have no stable job or source of income.

For example, the beggar gang that often appears in martial arts movies, even if it is the gang leader?What does this mean? He is not just a beggar, he is just the leader of a private gang that has been designated as a destabilizing factor by the imperial court. It sounds like there is no money to be made.

When the audience of TV series becomes mainly female viewers, these male protagonists will no longer be popular. The most popular ones now are "boyfriends within the system."

Speaking of this, I actually saw an interesting thing. Some time ago, a short video went viral for no apparent reason. In fact, the content of the video was very simple. The theme was "My husband is a civil servant." What's even more interesting is , in fact, there are still some martial arts idol dramas nowadays, but those dramas that can really make a difference are that the protagonists in them are all civil servants!Such as Jin Yiwei, such as the six-door arrester, and so on. "Li Yi couldn't help but feel happy as he said this.

"Then if you make a martial arts movie, do you think you can change this situation?" Mu Qing asked curiously.

Li Yi shook his head and nodded again.

"How should I put it? I actually have some thoughts. It is true that the prodigal martial arts in the past are difficult to find a market no matter how you shoot them now. This is the objective influence of the mainstream values ​​of society.

After all, in the martial arts arena in the past, people would kill people at every turn. It seemed that killing nameless people was not considered murder, and everyone was called a hero. This kind of thing is almost impossible to do nowadays. Accepted.

Therefore, if we really want to make a new martial arts film, which is actually not new, it is the kind of martial arts film that can be accepted by the audience, then I think we must first create an environment for this story, preferably in troubled times, because in peace In the era of martial arts, those who want to become martial arts must be civil servants who have been recruited or ordered to be promoted. They must have reasonable and legal power in their hands. Otherwise, their behavior itself is illegal, so naturally it will be difficult to do so. Make people accept it.

Because in peaceful and prosperous times, chivalrous people use force to break the law!But if we are in troubled times, if we give them a more ambitious and admirable goal, then their "chivalry" will be accepted by people! "Li Yi talked eloquently.

But Mu Qing rolled her eyes cutely.

"I understand what you mean. It means that martial arts is a fictional story, but now that everyone is living in a peaceful and prosperous age, they will naturally be more realistic and look at problems from a more realistic perspective.

For example, those knights we have seen in the past, in fact, most of them, if we look at it from a realistic perspective, they either "see money as dirt" or they may be bad elements according to the government's definition, or they are all a group of people. There are a large number of knights in the world who are not under the control of the imperial court and are dedicated to pursuing justice in their hearts. There is no word stability in their life dictionary. Correspondingly, there are words such as being free and easy, treating money like dirt, right? "

"That's right!" Li Yi couldn't help but smile.

"It is said that film and television dramas are the art of dreaming. Once upon a time, the dream of young people in life was to become heroic and courageous children of the world. Stability, money, and power were nothing compared to a free and satisfying life.

Even if it is unrealistic, at least you have the right to dream.

Now if you make a martial arts movie and want to win the market, you can only enjoy it all the way to the end, because even ordinary people don't want to read the stories of ordinary people. They would rather put themselves into the role of someone of noble birth. Addiction to cool writing.

In the world of Shuangwen, there is no real suffering in the world, and there is no great cause that needs to be achieved at the expense of the individual. All the plots are just for the sake of falling in love. "

"You said so much, what next? Is there any way?" Mu Qing couldn't help but rolled her eyes.

"Yes, in fact, to put it simply, it is "righteousness"! To put it bluntly, if you want to shoot a martial arts hero, there are really not many options to choose from now, and the banner of righteousness is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment. Everything you do for the sake of righteousness can naturally be called a true knight!
In fact, this is also caused by people today’s requirements for some things being either too high or too low! "

(End of this chapter)