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Chapter 438: The right time, place and people

People from Huaying Company pointed out that any practice that damages the artistic value of an excellent film does not conform to the two basic principles of 26 blockbusters: that is, it basically represents the excellent artistic level of world films and basically represents the advanced technical level of world films.

In the future, any imported video should be deleted and cut in a more scientific, rigorous and more responsible attitude towards art.

This is enough to fool the media and the people, but it is more like a cold joke to people in the circle.

There are no fixed standards for art, and everyone has different opinions.

I think the nude shots in "Titanic" are art, and others may think that they are not. How to judge this.

Behind the "one-cut without cutting", there are various interests and games. This time the senior management set the tone. The people below just need to do what they do, and there is no need to worry about trouble.

Like the "Story of the Editorial Department" back then, China TV was worried about something and was unwilling to broadcast it.

After the senior executives spoke, "The Story of the Editorial Department" became popular all over the country and became a classic.

So, this is not a matter of artistic standards, but no one is willing to take risks and would rather not broadcast than make mistakes.

Moreover, domestic policies are not dead and cannot be changed if they are decided, but are flexible and many things can be discussed.

There are some controversies in a movie. If you look for the relationship above and talk about love, you may pass the review. Policy is one aspect, and the key is to rely on people to mediate and fight for it.

China is a society of human relationships, and this flexible way of dealing with it has always existed. A leader’s words are more effective than anything else.

Even so, "Titanic" is not really a cut. The person in charge of the bottom layer was worried about trouble afterwards, so he secretly cut off the frontal nude shot for three seconds on the film.

This is quite normal for worry.

There is no hierarchical system in China, and there is no restriction on audiences entering the theater. Even children can watch "Titanic".

In the United States, the American Film Association believes that the Titanic contains disastrous scenes related to danger and violence, nudity and sensory enjoyment scenes, as well as some linguistic discomfort.

The video is a special tutoring level. Children under the age of thirteen must be watched by their parents. Some content is not suitable for children.

The American Film Association is equivalent to the domestic film review committee, and they classify each film released in the United States.

After giving this rating, American theaters will not allow children under the age of thirteen to watch "Titanic" alone. Parents will also have some concerns when choosing to watch movies with their children.

But in the country, as long as you have money to buy tickets, you can go to the cinema to watch movies.

The ticket price of "Titanic" is not cheap. It costs fifty yuan per movie theater in Beijing, and the small cities in second- and third-tier cities will not be less than 30 yuan. The group ticket for units is half the price, which is twenty-five yuan.

Many units have used the movie tickets for "Titanic" to employees as benefits.

In comparison, the ticket price for the newly-departed domestic movie "A Sigh" is fifteen yuan.

The film "Titanic" is three hours long, and "A Sigh" is only one and a half hours. With a huge investment, the ticket price of fifty yuan should be a relatively reasonable price.

In 1998, the average salary of employees in Beijing was 1,200 yuan, while the salary of ordinary workers was only about 1,000 yuan.

This year, the internship salary of college students after graduation was 800 yuan, and the salary of becoming a regular student was around 1,200 yuan after half a year.

This refers to the general situation, and the salaries and benefits of graduates from different majors vary.

Against this kind of income background, it is not acceptable for ordinary families to spend fifty dollars to watch a movie about how a boat sinks, not to mention that there are pirated CDs everywhere on the streets, and you can take them home for five dollars.

Even though the upper class set the tone and the movie has an Oscar halo, for the Chinese people who have always been thrifty, fifty yuan is not a small amount, but for a family of three, it is one hundred and fifty yuan.

No matter how you think about it, "Titanic" will not be too popular in China, and pirated CDs are a big killer.

"A Sigh" was affected by piracy, and the box office was only 25 million when it was down.

It is an indisputable fact that Chinese films have been pirated.

However, many things cannot be viewed with common sense. There are naturally reasons for a movie to be popular.

"Titanic" was released in China in early April. On April 10, the national media "Huaguo Daily" published the news of the release of "Titanic".

This is like a signal that domestic media have intensive reports on the film.

The entertainment page basically shows the news about "Titanic". Some people are discussing human nature, some are discussing art, and some are discussing the industrialization of movies.

"Titanic" is a product of the Hollywood film industry system and an outstanding achievement of the film industry.

In the magazine "Popular Movie", an article was published, "Titanic" is a summary of the century of the film industry.

Domestic theorists who support the theory of film industry believe that this movie is the most extreme embodiment of Hollywood industrialization. As long as we stick to the path of film industrialization, we can make such Hollywood blockbusters in the near future.

This obviously coincides with the General Administration's intention to establish Huaying Group.

With the praise from senior executives, the support of the General Administration, the shouting of the media and film experts, it is difficult to not be popular in "Titanic".

"Titanic" is a good movie, but it's nonsense to say how literary it is.

One of the reasons why it can succeed is its popularity and has almost no cultural gap. It can be understood by audiences in every country and can easily resonate with it.

Just this is not enough to make it so popular in the country, and the support from the upper level is the key.

Otherwise, if "Titanic" is forced to be removed after one month of release, it would be great if the domestic box office can be achieved at 50 million.

This is exactly the right time, place, and people.

But it has caused a misunderstanding for domestic filmmakers. Both domestic audiences and filmmakers believe that "Titanic" is a typical Oscar movie, and you have the chance to win an Oscar when making such a film.

This has led many domestic directors to learn from "Titanic" in order to boost the Oscars.

In fact, if the box office of "Titanic" was not too high, the Oscar judges would not pay attention to the movie.

Lin Zixuan and Mu Shanshan went to watch "Titanic" to experience the fanatical movie viewing craze among Chinese audiences. At the end, there were many crying audiences in the theater.

"The scale is too big, there are still many children inside." Mu Shanshan said worriedly.

"Just treat it as receiving physiological hygiene education." Lin Zixuan joked.

It can be imagined that many years later, when these teenagers recall "Titanic", they may not remember the disaster of the shipwreck or what the story is, but they will definitely remember the naked body of the heroine. (To be continued.)
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