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In the cinema, "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King" is playing.

Because of a mysterious bronze medal picked up by a country boy, the conspiracy of the rebirth of the demon king who was sealed thousands of years ago was revealed.

The Demon King's seal loosened, and the demonic energy that overflowed alarmed the Heavenly Court, which then sent out heavenly soldiers and generals to suppress it.

However, it turns out that the Demon Queen was secretly performing a resurrection ceremony behind the scenes. The powerful Demon Queen relied on the power of the sleeping Demon King to repel all the heavenly soldiers and generals.

Seeing that the demon king was about to revive and the lives of the people were about to be destroyed, the Heavenly Court could only look to the Monkey King who had sealed the demon king and now returned to Mount Huaguo, and sent Erlang Shen to ask for help...

At this time, in the seats of the cinema.

At the beginning of the film, Sun Weiyang was watching it very seriously. When he saw the two movie kings Liang Jun and Yin Zhijie on the same screen, he felt a sense of nostalgia.

For their generation, apart from Van Loon, these two are the most familiar actors.

However, as the plot progressed, Sun Weiyang gradually felt... a little bored.

It’s not that the actors didn’t act well. The special effects of the movie are not outstanding, but they are also remarkable. In the plot, there is a wonderful fight lasting nearly 10 minutes between the Monkey King played by Liang Jun and Erlang Shen played by Yin Zhijie.

If it were more than ten years ago, when he was in high school, he might have thought the film was exciting, but now, he feels a little drowsy.

Simply put, people's tastes and film-watching levels will change with age and experience.

When we are young, things that impressed us deeply, when we look back at them in middle age, we often feel that they are “nothing special”.

Sun Weiyang's movie-watching level has changed, but he feels that the plot and routine of "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King" in front of him still seem to be from more than ten years ago, so much so that he can roughly guess the direction of the plot later.

It is nothing more than that after all the efforts of the Heavenly Court, they still failed to prevent the rebirth of the demon king. At the critical moment, the Monkey King and Erlang Shen finally joined forces and finally defeated the demon king after a hard battle...

Facts have proved that his guess was correct, and the plot later in the film was pretty much what he expected.

Two hours later, walking out of the screening room, Sun Weiyang actually felt a sense of relief that "it's finally over".

His son Sun Siyuan, who was standing by, looked excited. After all, in the later part of the plot, the battle between the Monkey King, Erlang Shen and the Demon King was very exciting and eye-catching.

"Wife, what do you think of this movie?" Sun Weiyang asked.

The wife beside him hesitated for a while and said, "It's not bad, but I just feel... a little flat?"

“There’s no sense of surprise.”

"Me too." Sun Weiyang nodded and said, "I was looking forward to it because of the appearances of big-name actors like Liang Jun, Yin Zhijie, and Wei Bing."

"Maybe I had too high expectations. I felt that this movie was... a lot of noise but little action. After watching it, it seemed like there was no plot that could leave an impression in my mind."

At this moment, Sun Weiyang noticed that the family of three who had just chosen "Monster Hunt" walked out of another screening room. They must have just finished watching it.

Different from the dullness on their side, this family's faces were full of excitement, and they seemed to be wanting more.

"Huba~!"

"Mom, take a picture of Huba and me!"

Seeing the little monster on the poster again, the children excitedly ran up to take a photo, and the adults smiled and took out their phones...

Not only that, the other audience members traveling with them were similar, and the atmosphere was in stark contrast to that of "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King".

Is this "Monster Hunt" really that good?

Sun Weiyang was puzzled, and inexplicably, felt a little regretful.

Maybe, I should have chosen "Monster Hunt" just now?

......

On July 7, the single-day box office of each film on the second day of the summer vacation was released.

Ranked first is still "Battleship 2", which took in 3.58 million yuan in box office.

Ranked second is "Monster Hunt", with a box office of 2.33 million yuan. "Journey to the West: Reborn as the Demon King", which was originally in this position, fell to third place with a box office of 2.12 million yuan.

Originally, the gap between the second and third places was not big, and everyone just thought it was normal.

However, on the third day, the situation suddenly changed.

The top two single-day box office titles remained unchanged, but Journey to the West: Reborn as the Demon King only had a box office of 1.4 million yuan, ranking fourth and was overtaken by Operation John Wick.

This situation shocked many people in the industry.

The first seven days after a movie is released are the days when the box office increases the fastest. Logically, the single-day box office curve should first gradually increase and then slowly fall back.

There is only one possibility for a movie like "Journey to the West: Reborn as the Demon King" where the single-day box office drops rapidly before reaching the peak.

——The reputation has collapsed!

To put it simply, before a movie is released, the audience's understanding of the movie basically comes from the film's publicity, and most people buy movie tickets under such circumstances.

After two or three days, more and more viewers watched the film, and the quality of the film and its true reputation gradually became apparent online and reflected in the box office.

However, "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King" is one of those movies whose "reputation collapsed".

Online, a film critic published a long article titled [Summary of Movie-Watching Experiences of Summer Blockbusters].

"I spent three days watching all the summer blockbusters. Here is a summary."

"The most stunning picture is in Battleship 2. Director Pierre said that Chinese science fiction films are 30 years behind. Although I, like Ye Zhiqiu, do not agree with this statement, I have to say that they are indeed at the world's top level in the filming of science fiction blockbusters..."

"The most surprising one is Monster Hunt. This movie also made me laugh the most. It was the first collaboration between Ye Zhiqiu and Yu Caiwei on the movie screen. They had an unexpected rapport. The special effects were also excellent. I finally understood why Ye Zhiqiu said that he spent the most energy on the special effects. You can tell whether the creative team put in enough effort... And little Huba is so cute!"

"The most disappointing one is Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King. Before writing this, I was puzzled. How could such a big-name cast produce such a good film? The acting is good, the special effects are good, and the subject matter is fine, but when combined, it gives people a very 'twisted' feeling. In the end, it can only be attributed to the plot problem..."

This film review caused quite a stir online, especially the part about "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King".

"I went to see it because it was the first collaboration between Liang Jun and Yin Zhijie, but in the end I can only say that I wasted a movie ticket and two hours!"

"Don't argue, this is undoubtedly a bad movie!"

"It's strange. This film is obviously good in every aspect, but why does it feel so bad when put together?"

"The assembly line-like plot is too exaggerated. It's an old routine from 20 years ago. You can guess the ending after watching the beginning."

"How can it not be awkward to force all these elements together? The Monkey King and Erlang Shen are both great men at the level of Golden Immortal, right? In the end, two people with boundless magic power fought for 8 minutes. Their movements were very cool, but the magic power was useless. I even doubted whether this was a martial arts film. And Wei Bing's "White-haired Witch" queen costume is beautiful, but it's really a bit out of place..."