"Wrestling! Dad "may usher in a box office explosion this weekend. Domestic sports films are now turning around

Different from the data curve that has dropped since most films were released,"Wrestling!", which netizens call "Indian masterpiece" "Dad", with its "explosive" praise, forcibly turned the filming, attendance and box office into a rising curve.

Original title: "Wrestling! "Dad" becomes the single-day box office champion, is it a turning point?

The daily box office exceeded 27 million yuan, surpassing the Hollywood blockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy 2"... On May 10, the Indian film "Wrestling! Dad "finally relied on its unprecedented good reputation to counterattack and become the single-day box office champion. The success of the film has also brought some inspirations. For example, when the market for sports films is still in a relatively cold state, domestic creators should learn to play with capital, seize the opportunity of sports genres, and open up a new path with moving stories and dedicated acting skills.

Word-of-mouth "burst": This weekend may usher in a box office explosion

. Unlike the data curve that has dropped all the way since most films were released,"Wrestling!", which netizens call an "Indian masterpiece", is different from the data curve that has dropped all the time. "Dad", with its "explosive" praise, forcibly turned the filming, attendance and box office into a rising curve.

The film is based on real people and tells the legendary experience of wrestler Mahawiya raising his two daughters to become Indian wrestling champions and winning glory for the country. In addition to the inspirational, passionate and exciting wrestling scenes, what moved China audiences was the film's theme of humanistic care and social responsibility: in order to allow his daughter to dominate her life, rather than marrying a wife at the age of 14, the father risked not being understood to train his daughter, which is a reflection on the living conditions of Indian women; The daughters resisted wrestling at first, to later eager to win the competition and win honors for themselves, their father and their motherland. This is the shining spirit of self-improvement and the sense of independence; the film also shows observations and portrayals of the real situation of Indian society, neither avoiding questions, but also full of deep affection for the motherland. The dedicated and shocking performances of several leading actors were also very touching. The film's Douban score is 9.2 points, and the Cat's Eye score is as high as 9.8 points, setting a new record for mainland theater films.

When the film was released last Friday, it encountered the Hollywood blockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" on the front side, and the schedule was squeezed. The former was only 13.3%, and almost all of them were in theaters, while the latter was as high as 44%. But six days after its release,"Wrestling! The attendance rate of "Dad" continues to rank first in mainland film markets. As a result, the screening has increased against the trend and the box office has increased steadily. As of noon yesterday, the film finally successfully surpassed "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" and promoted to the single-day box office champion. At present, the cumulative box office of the film has reached 148 million yuan. Based on this trend, the film's box office is likely to see a bigger explosion this weekend.

Meanwhile, Amir. Khan gained weight and lost weight for the drama, the counterattack of Indian films, and what were the 20-minute cuts in the mainland version... Various topics surrounding the film have also caused heated discussions on major media and Social networks. The film has become a well-deserved phenomenon film recently.

Sports film dilemma: It is difficult to find investment and dedicated actors.

As a sports movie,"Wrestling! The success of "Dad" has given China films many aspects of experience and thinking.

Before the marketization of the film industry, domestic sports films produced major themes such as "Women's Basketball No. 5","Sand Gulls" and "Two Small Football Teams". Around 2008, taking advantage of the Beijing Olympics, a number of sports films came into being, but there were too few impressive works. In recent years, sports movies have almost become a black hole in domestic genre films, and few good works have come out.

"From the perspective of capital, there is currently no relatively successful precedent for sports themes in China. Domestic capital is accustomed to following suit rather than innovating, and it does not explore the types enough, so it rarely takes risks." Screenwriter Feng Yuanliang bluntly said that because sports films have not yet been tested by the market, film and television capital will have an inherent sense of insecurity."This is also why there are so many experienced managers, but no one dares to invest."

In Hollywood, sports movies have always been a popular genre. As long as they talk about football or boxing, no matter how many similar stories you shoot, there will always be support from a group of diehard audiences. "We are not as well developed as the national sports in the United States. The sports genes of the audience still need to be cultivated." Zhao Ningyu, a professor and director at the Beijing Film Academy, said that many creators of sports films do not love sports themselves. When creating, they can only fantasize and make up nonsense. They cannot absorb the real contradictions and conflicts in sports films and content that reflects human nature, making sports a shell.

In 2013, Zhao Ningyu participated in the filming of the sports film "Eighty Thousand Miles" as a screenwriter and starring role. The film is based on the deeds of Sister Qieyang, the first Tibetan Olympic person, and was released in March this year. He recalled: "At that time, there was no investment at all to make this film. The director borrowed money from everywhere and still owes money." Zhao Ningyu is currently preparing a sports movie called "Indomitable", which tells the story of Tibetan wrestler Siluo Zhuoma."The script creation and actor selection have been prepared, but there is still no investment. There are also film and television companies that have held meetings, but the results of the demonstration are all negative." "Wrestling! The emergence of "Dad" made him feel that sports films might have a turning point.

"Our current industrial level can produce" Wrestling! Dad "? Yes! Can the existing review pass? I don't think it's a big problem! Can the existing script or project selection mechanism pass? Hanging! Can you find such an actor? There is no way!" Feng Yuanliang's impassioned expression in the circle of friends won praise from many industry insiders. He revealed that many sports-themed scripts simply do not appeal to investors, or even to seminars of large companies. As for actors, like Amir. Sweat has gained weight and lost more than 20 kilograms. The two daughters have been training in wrestling for a full year. I am afraid that few domestic first-and second-tier stars can do it.

Rich subject matter: It is enough to tell a good story

. In Feng Yuanliang's view, the huge population base of the domestic market determines that there is a soil for cultivating any type of film. "As long as costs are controlled well, any type of film is not a problem. Suspense crime films like "The Sacrifice of Suspect X" are just getting started and are doing well." He believes that creators should seize the lead in sports films and learn to communicate and play games with capital.

In terms of content, the characters and stories that have emerged in the sports world in China over the past few decades have provided an extremely rich resource pool for film creation, which is also a major innate advantage of sports films compared to other genres. The sports film "I am Not Marbury" directed by young director Yang Zi is adapted based on basketball star Marbury's experience in China and will be released this summer. In Yang Zi's view, sports themes are mostly based on real characters and there is never a shortage of good stories."As long as you find a good screenwriter, you don't have to rack your brains to compile it, and tell the story in detail, it will be very exciting." In addition, he believes that sports films are not just for sports fans, but need to capture the identity and emotional points of a wider audience so that the audience is moved by the characters in the film.

What needs to be noted is that utilitarian and rigid expression of sports elements is a taboo in sports film creation. "Those creations that can only be expressed from a single perspective and are used to promote sports are long outdated, and the audience will not be willing to watch them." Film critic Han Haoyue believes that sports movies should remove the utilitarian elements tied to sports and integrate them with elements such as love, youth, and crime. Internally, they should pay attention to humanistic care and human expression."There is no problem with the main theme, but it is not advisable to be blunt and false. It is advisable to be close to reality. "Wrestling! Dad "satirizes India's bureaucratic corruption and poor status of women, but still has simple patriotic sentiments."

Zhao Ningyu believes that from a technical point of view, the difficulty of shooting sports films is close to that of war films."Investment in sports films requires a certain scale, and technical means and equipment are also relatively complex. Aerial photography and sports pictures require corresponding equipment. A love film may be filmed three times in one shot. It's over, and a sports film may be filmed thirty times with a virtual focus." These all require domestic films to continuously increase experience in practice.

The performance of the actors is enough to determine the success or failure of a sports movie. For actors, playing an athlete is so difficult that most people are deterred. "There need to be good actors who are willing to devote a lot of time and energy to the film, have endurance beyond ordinary people, be close to professional athletes in sports presentation, and also control the characters in performance." Yang Zi said that the audience's eyes are sharp. They can tell at a glance whether they are pretending or have really practiced.

Editor: Nancy