"Big hit on the first day! A dark horse at the box office was born! It's this talented Chinese director again!"
Under the big and eye-catching headline on the front page of New York Times was a poster of La La Land.
"The movie market during the holiday season can be described as a fight between gods. The Hulk, Dune, and Full House are all big productions.”
"But their limelight was stolen by a movie, La La Land!”
"Do you still remember Paranormal Activity? The 21-year-old genius Chinese director, Xuan, who had scared countless audiences to tears, brought another touching musical, La La Land.”
"Last night at 8 PM, the box office earnings in North America reached 21.35 million! It won the first place in the box office premiere!"
" It's also a Chinese director, but Li An's 'Hulk' didn't perform as well as expected. It only took in 13.5 million USD at the premiere.”
"The sci-fi blockbuster 'Dune' debuted at 17 million USD.”
"The first day of the disney animated musical, Full House of Magic, was only 8.5 million.”
"As for the dismal box office sales of 'The Gucci Family' and 'Slam Dunk 2,' let's not talk about it for now.”
"Judging from the movie's reputation, La Land also won a big victory.”
"La La Land's imdb-open score is 9.5! Although it would decrease after that, it could still stabilize at 9 points and above!”
"Rotten Tomatoes Index 93%, word of mouth is exploding!”
"On the other hand,'The Hulk' and 'Full House of Magic' did not score more than 8 points.”
"Due to its high degree of restoration,'Dune' scored 8.2 points.”
" With the good reputation and popularity of 'La City', this newspaper estimates that the box office will continue to rise. The final box office is expected to exceed 400 million USD…"
On the second day of screening, the media's skepticism towards La La Land turned into praise.
No matter how prejudiced they were against Xuan, they couldn't help but give him a thumbs up after watching the movie.
If the media's reaction was still objective and rational, the first batch of viewers who finished watching the film would have gone crazy.
"I love the singing and dancing in it!”
"I brought my new girlfriend to see it, but she cried her eyes out. Guys, isn't something wrong?”
"This is the only movie that has a strong aftereffect. I didn't feel anything after watching it. When I got home, I couldn't sleep the whole night. My pillow was wet.”
"Music professional certification. The music here is f * cking beautiful!”
"I've already finished my life with you in my mind.”
"I cried so hard that I didn't see the scene clearly. I'll go and see it again tomorrow."
"After I finished reading the subtitles, I stayed in the theater until the cleaner chased me out.”
"That montage at the end is the charm of a movie! Director Xuan, can I marry you?"
……
On the major film review websites, the audience crazily contributed high marks.
This movie had indeed touched many people's memories. Those who had experienced regret would inevitably have tears in their eyes, and they would think of a certain figure that would never come back.
In addition to the audience's good reviews, the picky film critics also gave positive comments.
Andrew Sarris, a famous North American film critic, stayed up late that night to write a review, praising this unique musical.
"Before this, people were questioning whether a 21-year-old from the East really understood musical-related films.”
"Actually, I've doubted it before. I even suspected that Xuan was just playing around in his youth.”
"But after watching the film, I was wrong.”
"Xuan's understanding of Hollywood's golden age musics isn't inferior to us old men.”
" When we put the classics up for worship and carefully protected them, he used a new way to structure the musical, giving the film form a new charm.”
"La La Land is a unique movie.”
"All the images you can see are challenging the golden age.”
" For example,'Song of Rain',' Silent Rebellion ',' Casabianca ',' Ecstasy ',' Umbrella of Cherburg','Fame' and so on..."
"La La Land isn't just a superficial imitation, but it goes deep into the core of a classic film.”
"Xuan's use of color in the film is especially extreme!”
"Xuan seems to be telling us that he can do what those masters can do, and even better.”
"We need to build on the foundation of our predecessors to bring about new developments. Not one who reminisces about the past."
"And in terms of music, with the global film industry pursuing the creation of an atmosphere, Chu's music creation is more focused on melody writing. Every song was catchy and memorable.”
" La La Land is just like the title. It's a dream of beauty and regret, but at the same time, it has the cruelty of realism.”
" Sitting in the cinema and enjoying a two-hour dream is exactly what we need in this era.”
"In conclusion, how good is this movie?”
"Imagine, 20 years from now, you're driving home in the evening, and suddenly the melody of 'La La Land' is played on the radio. The moment you heard the first note, it was as if you broke through time and space and returned to his/her side 20 years ago…"
"Xuan, a director who started out as a horror film director, actually made such a musical!”
"I won't be surprised by his incredible achievements in the future.”
Andrew Sarris 'review was also reprinted by countless state media outlets online.
He used a professional interpretation to express the audience's thoughts, and more viewers who had never seen the movie were even more curious about La La Land.
Xuan's social media followers soared once again, breaking through 10 million!
Whether it was the melody he created, the entire story, or the dance and scenes in the film, they all deeply moved the audience.
Even the film critic Roger Ebert, who had previously bet with him, admitted defeat.
"Everyone has said enough about this movie. I won't comment too much.”
"Until now, I am still immersed in the emotions of the film's ending.”
"My evaluation is two thumbs up.”
"I'm sorry, director Xuan. Please don't take your previous doubts to heart.”
"Okay, guys. See you at the Walk of Fame tomorrow. I'm going to sell hot dogs.”
Famous film critic Roger Ebert's signature comment was a thumbs up.
The thumbs up and down indicated his preference for the movie, and the two thumbs up indicated that the movie was excellent and highly recommended.
By posting such a post, it meant that he had admitted defeat.
Xuan's movie really made him unable to go against his conscience and give a bad review.
Of course, not everyone had a 100% positive review. No matter how good the film was, there would always be people who could not stand it.
"What's the movie about? Damn, so strange! I'll watch it again tomorrow."
"I don't feel anything. I'm numb."
"It's not He. It's a bad review."
The negative reviews weren't about the quality of the movie itself, but the fact that it didn't touch their hearts.
In short, La La Land was also unprecedentedly popular, completely overtaking blockbusters like The Hulk.
One of the angriest people was disney.
They had two films screened during the holiday season. The Hulk was paired with Dune, and Full House was paired with La La Land.
He had thought that both movies would be able to kill everyone, but in the end, they were both defeated.
Initially, with an arrogant attitude, they wanted to use 40% of the profits to negotiate a collaboration with La La Land.
He was chased out of the door by Xuan.
Now that he thought about it, CEO Bob Chapek regretted it.
"It's just a temporary sensation in the early stages. Our movie still has a future! We will definitely be able to kill him!"
Bob Chapek comforted himself.
In the end…
"La La Land has been the box office champion for three consecutive weeks! The box office sales in North America had already exceeded 300 million USD! It will be released worldwide before Christmas!"
The North American movie producers were shocked.
They were all world-famous senior directors, but they couldn't even beat a 21-year-old young man?
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