There was light to moderate rain in Zhengzhou the day before yesterday and yesterday (October 6), and the temperature plummeted by nearly half to more than ten degrees. Looking at the movie "The Climber" with a box office of over 700 million, it was just okay. But look at the other two popular movies released during the same period. One exceeded 2 billion and the other was nearly 1.7 billion. I can't help but be surprised: I don't know if I don't compare, but I will be shocked if I compare. That's not the case. How could a film whose pre-sale box office was so close before its release that it could compete with the other three suddenly open up a gap of nearly three times?
This reminds me of the summer movie "Heroes", which did not perform well in the summer. The cast, the theme of the film, the storyline and the scene special effects are all impeccable, which are similar to "The Climber". However, "Heroes of Fire" encountered the extremely popular "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" and was greatly diverted from potential moviegoers. There is also the raging fire in the film, which burns almost from the beginning to the end, which somewhat causes visual fatigue for the audience. Especially in the hot summer, people instinctively have a sense of cooling down and avoiding the heat. The name and content of "Heroes of Fire" are not suitable for selecting the schedule during the summer vacation.
"The Climber" is similar. There is snow everywhere on the way to climb Mount Everest. In the film, strong winds blowing snow are common, and there are several avalanches and similar avalanches, giving people a chilly feeling. Mountaineering team members often encounter abnormal weather and thrilling shots in high-altitude areas, which adds to the coolness. It just so happens that in the past two days, many cities have experienced rainfall and cooling, with one autumn rain and another cold. Meteorological conditions not only affect the choice of the window period for mountaineers to climb Mount Everest, but also affect the box office of "The Climber" during its release period.
Just think about it: If "Heroes of Fire" is scheduled to be released in autumn and winter, and "The Climber" meets the audience in the hot summer, will it be more in line with the intuition of the film's title and content conveyed to the audience? What about impressions? It is human nature to use fire to keep warm in cold weather and use ice and snow to cool down in summer.
1. For the benefit of the motherland, mountaineers full of patriotic enthusiasm venture to the top of the world's highest peak to serve the country. It not only highlights the patriotism, but also demonstrates the climbing spirit of teamwork and unremitting struggle. The main theme is paired with heroic spirit, and "The Climber" has a lot of aura.
2. The film restores the touching stories of Chinese mountaineers who climbed to the top of Mount Everest twice from the north slope in 1960 and 15 years later. They put their personal life and death aside, and with the firm belief that "we must climb our own mountain" to measure the height of China, they overcame various difficulties, obstacles and extreme weather and finally completed the arduous and glorious task. If you want to know how much hardship they endured, you can study for yourself the process of other countries trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest in the past.
When the British climbed to the summit of Mount Everest, they got up early and went to work late. From 1921 to 1947, the British mountaineering team attempted to climb the north slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, my country, seven times, but all failed. The highest climb reached 8,570 meters, leaving Mallory and other nine people dead. Wilson, an Englishman, climbed alone and froze to death on the Dongob Glacier. After Tibet was liberated in 1950, foreign mountaineering teams changed their route to the southern slope of Mount Everest in Nepal.
In 1950, Americans made their first attempt to climb from the southern slope of Nepal, and only climbed to the ice explosion area of ??the Khonbu Glacier at an altitude of 6,100 meters. The British climbed twice more in the same year and the following year, and only climbed a section of the Khonbu Glacier, turning back near the highest point of 6,450 meters. Then the Danes climbed to 6,500 meters, but the Swiss climbed to 8,540 meters, which can be regarded as creating a climbing route from the south slope of Mount Everest. What makes the British regretful is that they were not the first to climb Mount Everest in 1953. They didn't go up from the south slope until September 1975. At 2:30 pm on May 27, 1975, our country once again climbed to the summit of Mount Everest from the north slope. This time, 1 woman and 8 men, a mixed group of men and women climbed together, and the largest number of people climbed to the top at one time.
Among them, meteorologist Xu Ying (played by Zhang Ziyi) struggled to climb to the North Col of Mount Everest in order to capture the real weather data closest to the peak (the top of the North Col is 7,050 meters, which has exceeded the previous year's The height climbed by many British mountaineers), the image of the heroine and the deep love make people cry. Mount Everest in our motherland is majestic and steep. It is the "Mother of the Earth" and a paradise or hell for climbers.
3. The grand scenes of avalanches and ice avalanches in the film, the terrifying scenes of cracks in the ice, and the shots of people being lifted up and then dropped by strong winds are all shocking to watch. Some of the mountaineers had their feet frozen, some had their legs disabled, some died in the ice and snow, and some relied on their excellent climbing skills to turn the tide and lead the team to overcome difficulties.
4. There is nothing to say about the cast. Either the beauties and handsome guys are eye-catching and warm, or the mature women and tough guys have superb acting skills. The emotional scenes in the film bring a touch of warmth to the cold climate of Mount Everest, and also make the images of the mountaineers fuller and more three-dimensional. They are all ordinary people of flesh and blood, and they are all normal people with seven emotions and six desires. Only those who can love the person they like sincerely and long-term can love the motherland strongly. In the film, Fang Wuzhou (played by Wu Jing) and meteorologist Xu Ying love each other so deeply and devotedly that their love lasts forever. Li Guoliang (played by Jing Boran) and Black Mudan (played by Qu Ni Tsering) are very real and beautiful in their adolescence. Yang Guang (played by Hu Ge) and Zhao Hong (played by He Lin) acted restrained and hazy.
Zhang Yi's acting skills are unambiguous, and he vividly interprets Qu Songlin's personality of being able to tolerate aggrievedness, but not surrendering to fate. Hu Ge and Jing Boran are also online. Zhang Ziyi is a high-ranking actor. Wu Jing, a middle-aged man with a resume ranging from kung fu boy to kung fu star to kung fu film director, is very competent in playing the role of the mountaineering captain. He worked hard for his movie career until he was 40 years old before getting married and raising a family. He played the role of a calm and steady captain in "The Climber". He is so dedicated and responsible both on and off screen. Whether it is training with weights, climbing on ice and lying in the snow, or rescuing teammates in avalanches, I can't find a substitute for him.
Even though the emotional scene between Wu Zhou and Xu Ying in "The Climber" in 1975 when he climbed the North Slope of Mount Everest again is a bit exaggerated (not very real) and seems to be deliberately sensational, for the whole film That said, the flaws cannot be concealed.
I went to see "The Climber" today after reading the box office comparison and numerous online reviews of the film. The impression the film gave me was that the scenes were shocking, the plot was touching, the subject matter was novel and positive, and the acting was on point. "The Climber" is worth watching.