There are 5 films in the May 1st gear, "Retreat with a group".
Fortunately, there is still love and courage in the cinema
May 1st is approaching, but there is another collective retreat in the cinema. Five films including "Keep You Safe" have successively announced the cancellation of their screening plans, which made the May 1st file cold before it even started.
Fortunately, the romance film "I Really Hate Long-distance Relationships" persisted, and the documentary "Captain Everest" was "retrograde" and opened in advance. The screen adds a touch of love and courage.
Is it cold before it starts?
Five films have been "removed"
On April 18, the animated film "Pig Man Movie Ocean Diary" was the first to announce the cancellation of its release plan originally scheduled for April 30.
After waiting for a few days, "Brother, Hello", "Prosecutors" and "Hello, Beijing" all announced the "removal" on April 22.
The next day, the movie "Keep You Safe" also announced the cancellation of the original plan to be released on April 29.
Before that, there were nearly 10 new films waiting to be released during the May 1st period.
Among them, "Keep You Safe" ranks second in the online ticketing platform want to watch list. The film is directed by Dapeng, starring Dapeng, Li Xueqin, Yin Zheng, Wang Xun, and Wang Shengdi. comedy story.
"Hello, Brother", starring Ma Li, Chang Yuan, and Wei Xiang, is also a comedy, telling the story of the "travelling" adventure of young Xiao Wu's accidental return to the past, which led to a dramatic change in the fate of his parents and old friends.
"Prosecutors" is directed by Mak Zhaohui, director of the "Infernal Affairs" and "Eavesdropping" series, and is China's first "anti-black public prosecution" film.
So far, the new films left behind in the May 1st gear are almost only animated films.
Including DreamWorks works "Bad League", as well as "I Am Tyrannosaurus Rex" and "The Awakening of Mini World".
"May 1st gear" to see what?
There's still love and courage in the cinema
The head film retreated in unison, making the "May 1st gear" almost become "no one gear".
But there is always exciting news. On the 24th, the movie "I Really Hate Long-distance Relationship" officially opened for pre-sale. The official announcement of "You stick to love, we stick to the movie" will not be withdrawn, and will be released as originally planned. Released on April 29.
The film is starring Ren Min and Xin Yunlai. As you can see from the title, this is a story about a long-distance relationship.
After graduating from high school, Zhao Yi (played by Ren Min) confessed to Xu Jiashu (played by Xin Yunlai), but unexpectedly found that the other party had been approaching him all the time. The two showed their hearts on the eve of college, and jointly promised to survive the different places and stay together for a lifetime. .
But the obstacles brought by the long-distance relationship caused the two to have many conflicts and problems. The two readjusted their pace and moved towards the future together.
"Because of distance, we can better understand the meaning of being together." Such persistence is as important to love as it is to movies.
Surprisingly, the documentary film "Captain Everest" chose "retrograde" and announced that it will be released nationwide from April 29 to May 4 in advance.
The film was originally scheduled to be officially released on May 13. It truly recorded a Chinese folk mountaineering team composed of white-collar workers, small shopkeepers and entrepreneurs. After more than 40 days of difficult climbing, they not only successfully reached the top of Mount Everest, but also climbed to the top of Mount Everest. The entire process was filmed as a documentary.
The people in the film are both the protagonists and the filmmakers. They taught themselves alpine photography and shot the film with drones at an altitude of 8,480 meters above sea level, creating many "firsts".
In order to complete the shooting, the photographers climbed Mount Everest carrying dozens of spare batteries, took off their gloves to precisely control the drone at the risk of frostbite amputation of their hands, and it is no exaggeration to say that the film "every frame is taken life in exchange."
The new film is weak and the old film is on top:
Some reruns, some postponed
In fact, this is not the first time for the collective retreat of new films this year.
Not long ago, during the Qingming Festival, "life events", "The Detective War", "You Are My Spring", "A Week of Friends" and other "retreat in a group" made the national total box office during the Qingming period only 120 million yuan.
Some people in the industry worry that the lack of new films may further weaken the audience's enthusiasm for the film, and a large backlog of new films may be released together in the future.
For the audience, wave after wave of withdrawals have made movie viewing choices less and less.
Many viewers suggested: "Since the new film is not available, it is better to re-screen some old films. If you missed it before, just make up for it in the off-season." As well as the family theme film "As Long as You Live Better Than Me", etc. have all started re-screening.
At the same time, "Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore's Mystery", "Hotel Elf 4: Transforming Adventure", "Moonfall" and "The New Batman" have announced the extension of the screening time, and the audience can continue to watch during the May Day holiday. .
Reporter Wan Xuming