Editor's note: There are a large number of movies, TV series and variety shows broadcast every week. How do you choose, you might as well take a look at The Paper's recommendations.
【Movie】
Cinema box office
According to the Beacon Professional Edition, as of 14:00 on August 4, the top five single-day box office are "Megalodon 2: Abyss", "Fengshen Part I", "Enthusiasm", "Three Thousand Miles of Chang'an", "In the Octagonal Cage" ". Among them, "The Megalodon 2: Abyss" starring Wu Jing and Jason Statham is the new film this week.
→ "The Megalodon 2" Beijing·World Premiere: "It's all for Wu Jing"
However, judging from the real-time data of the Beacon Professional Edition, the leading box office pre-sale on August 5th and 6th was an "on-demand" movie-"All or Nothing", which was released on August 11th. , but the pre-sale box office of the two-day screening this weekend, as of 14:00 on August 4, was close to 50 million yuan. This year's summer schedule has a major feature, that is, advance screening and key delays have become a common phenomenon. "In the Octagonal Cage", which currently has a box office of more than 2.1 billion yuan, can be said to be the biggest winner of advance screening.
"warm"
On August 10, "Enthusiasm" will be released in Thailand. This is the third film starring Wang Yibo to be introduced in Thailand in 2023 after "Unknown" and "The King of the Sky".
"No Name" set a record for the highest-grossing Chinese film imported from Thailand in the past 20 years
According to the Thai media, "No Name", which was released in Thailand on April 20 this year, earned 8.9 million baht (approximately RMB 1.84 million) at the box office when it was released in June, setting a record for the highest box office of Chinese films introduced in Thailand in the past 20 years. Video record (data source: Thailand Box Office platform). At present, the second box office of the Chinese movie introduced in Thailand is also the movie "The King of the Sky" starring Wang Yibo.
"Hot" Thailand Premiere Poster
It is reported that "Enthusiasm" will hold its Thai premiere in Bangkok on August 8. As it was previously reported that Wang Yibo will go to Thailand to announce it in person, the tickets for the premiere were sold out as soon as they went online on July 23. Be the #1 trending in Thailand on Twitter. Tickets for the premiere are divided into two levels, including 1,500 baht (about 310 yuan), including movie tickets, posters and exclusive pockets; 1,000 baht (about 207 yuan), including movie tickets, posters and exclusive recycle bags.
In addition, on August 11th, the true Chinese more channel of Thai TV station will broadcast "No Name". Since Chinese movies generally only have English subtitles when they are shown in Thai theaters, the main point of the TV station's announcement is Thai subtitles.
→ Is "Enthusiasm" a sign of the official completion of China's commercial film pipeline?
"Fengshen Part One"
The current box office of "Fengshen Part I", which has broken through 1.4 billion yuan, has been "rescued" by "tap water". The lighthouse professional version is currently predicted to have a total box office of 2.5 billion yuan, and the Maoyan professional version is 2.471 billion yuan.
Around this epic blockbuster of "10 years of hard work and extraordinary work", from modeling and makeup to soundtrack instruments, from photography art to setting atmosphere, more and more public attention has been paid attention to.
Of course, it is undeniable that the box office of this film has been rising all the way, and it is inseparable from the very good CP fans. "Fengshen Part 1" can be said to be a big mess of domestic entertainment CP in 2023. But "eating CP" has always been a double-edged sword. Once there is a plot that makes CP fans "beheaded" in the second and third parts in the future, they may encounter backlash.
Other recommendations:
"Snow Leopard and Her Friends": about the snow leopard, but also about the mysterious plateau
FIRST Youth Film Festival: Seeing the Vigorous Creative Passion of Young Directors
"Babpenheimer" angered Japanese netizens, "Barbie" may be affected in Japan
【TV drama】
New drama trends
The iQiyi web drama "You from the Future" starring Luo Zheng and Ji Meihan is scheduled to air on August 4.
The TV series "I Only Care About You" (formerly "Teresa Teng's I Only Care About You") starring Michelle Chen, Peter Ho, Jiang Shan, Peng Guanying, and Hou Yong is confirmed to be broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV, Dragon TV, and Beijing Satellite TV on August 5th. Tencent video webcast. The play has been completed for 5 years.
"Difficult Manufacturing" was released on July 29 as a special episode. The script mainly tells the scene of the vigorous development of China's manufacturing industry under the domestic and foreign environment from 1998 to 2008. Starring Zhang Xincheng and Song Zuer, starring Wang Yanlin and Ren Chengwei.
The popularity of domestic dramas going overseas
In recent years, many domestic dramas have gone overseas through various platforms, gradually forming a "Hua Liu" around the world. This week, Kansha summarizes data from TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, etc., and sorts out the popularity rankings of domestic dramas in July 2023.
1. "Fireworks in My World" , the English entry has 1.5 billion views, the Vietnamese entry has 400 million views, and the Thai entry has 300 million views;
2. "Sauvignon Blanc" , the English entry has 107 million views, the Vietnamese entry has 136 million views, and the Thai entry has 49 million views;
3. "Yu Gu Yao" , the English entry has 91 million views, the Vietnamese entry has 96 million views, and the Thai entry has 53 million views;
4. "The Legend of Anle" , the English entry has 73 million views, the Vietnamese entry has 88 million views, and the Thai entry has 60 million views;
5. "My Man Is Unhappy" , the English entry has 55 million views, the Vietnamese entry has 22 million views, and the Thai entry has 0.8 million views.
Here, I need to explain in particular why Kansha this week uses the play volume data of social networking sites instead of ratings as the ranking standard. This is mainly because the overseas ratings of domestic dramas are prone to distortion. Take the hot search entry on Weibo on July 28 #长石思海外评分2.9分# as an example. At that time, only 50 people actually rated "Sauvignon Blanc" on IMDB.
With the news that "Sauvignon Blanc" only scored 2.9 on IMDB, more than a thousand mainland netizens poured in, making the current score of the show rise to 4.8. And there are also quite weird scenes-the scoring is concentrated on 10 points and 1 points, which is unreasonable for any film and television drama.
Score Distribution of "Sauvignon Blanc" on IMDB
It should be pointed out that whether it is the 2.9 points scored by 50 people at the beginning, or the 4.8 points scored by 1700 people now, the number of samples is still relatively small, and most of them are Chinese netizens.
The ratings of many overseas websites for domestic dramas basically belong to this kind of "export to domestic sales" situation, so it is difficult to trust the scoring data of overseas websites at this stage.
"Sauvignon Blanc"
"Sauvignon Blanc" poster
It's hard to judge. There is no doubt that "Long Lovesickness" is currently the most popular drama, and the setting of three men and one woman is also quite eye-catching. The character logic has been established for a long time and the foundation is good enough, but is it good or not? My personal suggestion is that people who are not patient enough, who don't understand emotional patterns enough, and who do things logically and orderly, try to give up.
The series has its merits that cannot be ignored. The acting skills of the leading actors are all online, the service is exquisite, and the plot is very rich. Xiaoyao went down the mountain and experienced hardships. After thinking that her heart was dying, she met a grateful girl. The kind-hearted and life-saving second son of the Tu family was able to sacrifice everything for her, and silently accompanied him. Later, he developed a relationship with Xiangliu, who was prone to tremors. Finally, he finally recognized his childhood playmate brother Cangxuan, and returned to his hometown. own family. Several relationships develop at the same time, but the rhythm of the content is arranged properly, and the progress of the relationship is convincing. In the ancient puppet drama, this can be regarded as a sincere presentation.
However, I still have to say, but, jumping out of the plot, several relationships have a certain routine, even sacrificing rationality for the routine, and the actors have not perfected this part. For example, when Wen Xiaoliu was still there, her relationship with Xiang Liu was sometimes confusing. Wen Xiaoliu was a man who kept saying that he only wanted to live a peaceful life in the village, but time and time again he took the initiative to associate with dangerous people like Xiang Liu Chatting and trying to poison him to death, this is probably not the same concept as living a stable life. The intersection between her and Xuan often makes people jump into the drama of being an enemy or a friend, and there are also problems with Ye Shiqi, she relies on him when she is in danger, and when she returns to the palace, she only cares about herself and forgets the agreement with him.
From God's point of view, Wen Xiaoliu, as the heroine of the "Harem", she claims that what she pursues is the happiness of family reunion, but she likes to make troubles in the world, and supports her brother's seizure of power, but what should she have? What about life? Apart from being Xiao Yao's younger sister, Xiang Liu's blood bag, and Tu Shanjing's favorite, who else is she? She understands that others tolerate others and rescue others, but she does not have herself.
In the end, whether Zimei performed well in Wen Xiaoliu's time is a matter of opinion. Here I suggest that she watch Fang Touming's videos more, and give up makeup and beauty first.
→ "Sauvignon Blanc": Abandoning industrial saccharin and returning to the logic of characters
"Da Song Juvenile Chronicles 2"
"Da Song Juvenile Chronicle 2" poster
It's been too long, and I almost forgot the characters and plot of the first season, and the second part is so closely connected that I was confused after watching several episodes. But don't give up, hold on until Qi Zhai returns to the base camp, the relationship between the characters and the plot will become clearer, the rhythm will be better, and the plot will be better. I was sacrificing myself with the mentality of "I watch bad dramas for everyone". After five or six episodes, I watched more than a dozen episodes without knowing it. Wang Kuantai has the charm of a son-in-law, Xin Zhongyuan and Zhao Jian.
The story has progressed, so naturally it cannot be compared with the first season. If there is a comparison, it is definitely not as attractive as the first season, but it has just started, and we don't know what will happen next.
It has to be Teacher Wang Juan, this one is the right one, it’s a good summer movie, if you have to choose a few summer movies to watch, this one will be one of them.
"Under the Stranger"
"Under the Alien" poster
I haven't waited for Wu Ershan's movie version, how about watching the web drama version made by another film director Xu Hongyu first. After studying and judging a few episodes, the perception is more complicated.
Purely from the director's point of view, Xu Hongyu has done his duty, the scenes have been enriched a lot, the transitions are more attentive and creative than the animated version, and the dialogue and plot are smoother and smoother. The director did a good job, and also integrated the two-dimensional dimension into the three-dimensional one, which is not very dramatic.
But the problem is mostly with the actors. The question of whether Peng Yuchang is close to Zhang Chulan actually does not have to be serious. Even if he is not handsome enough and a little timid, but these can be made up for by acting skills. What can't be made up for is that this version of the series portrays Zhang Chulan too realistically. In addition to the ubiquitous counselor around him, he has a strong sense of life, and it is hard to imagine that he will be connected with another world.
Feng Baobao's actors are more face-to-face, but they act like robots, even young people with insufficient IQ. From the perspective of the original plot, the first and most important protagonist is Feng Baobao. The key character in the play is too stretched, which affects the perception too much. In short, does this drama make people suspect that they are watching children's dramas.
Generally speaking, fans of the original book and animation may not be satisfied, and bold guesses will make complaints and score low. And viewers who have never watched this IP can try it and feel the wonderful combination of different-dimensional world and traditional culture.
"Imperfect Victim"
The recently completed "Imperfect Victim" is not only this year's summer file, but also one of the best dramas this year so far. The episode focuses on a series of turmoil caused by a "rape case", highlighting a strong sense of reality.
Although the series looks quite "gimmick", the story is told rigorously and seriously. It is neither a "social issue drama" with the top priority and insufficient work, nor is it a "social drama" with loud slogans and only caters to a certain audience group. Cool drama". On the contrary, the 29 episodes focus on the analysis of the multi-party power game in a rape case, making the audience seem to be reading an in-depth report with a strong literary quality but tens of thousands of words, which often makes us contradictory, helpless, and painful. , It is difficult to advance the moment, and because of this, it gives us an unprecedented glimpse of the complex humanity and women's plight behind a rape case.
→ Interview｜The Screenwriter of "Imperfect Victim": The Long and Difficult Road for Women
→ "Imperfect Victim": A victim is a victim, it doesn't matter whether it is perfect or not
Other recommendations:
"Jury Duty": This year's Emmy's biggest dark horse, what kind of horse is it?
【Variety】
"Stage 2023"
"Stage 2023", which was broadcast last week, is difficult to judge. The best stage is from the performance of tutor Zhou Shen, and the most impressive stage among the participants is from Meng Meiqi, but the point of going out of the circle is not that Meng Meiqi sings What, but she burst into tears on stage.
Stills of "Stage 2023"
According to the current trend of "Stage 2023", it is very similar to the "Youth π Project" that has ended. There can be some topics before the broadcast, but the final situation is that the number of hits and ratings are both sluggish and ended.
"Chaoyang Dage Center" Season 2
Compared with the first season, the second season of "Chaoyang Dage Center" did not stir up much splash. In the past two years, singers could still say that there was no stage for domestic entertainment, but now they have to admit that there are not many good songs for domestic entertainment. Of course, there are still some topics that are crowded. For example, this weekend’s main topic is #into1 invalid disbandment#. some laughs.
"Hello Saturday"
Whether it is called "Happy Camp" or "Hello, Saturday", its influence is there. Because of this, a news came out a few days ago that Hunan TV is still registering the "Happy Camp" trademark. On August 2 The second issue of Rijiageng's "Hao Liu Watching Good Dramas" released the unbroadcast clips of the previous "Long Lovesickness" crew in "Hao Liu", and it immediately became a few hot searches.
【Documentary】
Documentary "Fixing the Storm" launched: Interpretation of Su Shi
【cartoon】
Slow reading｜"Permanent Airman": It is a prophecy and a fable
