"Wolf Warrior 2" attracts heated discussion in Hollywood: Excellent production demonstrates the heroic soul of China

There is nothing wrong with the film arousing people's sense of pride and trust in their country."Wu Jing captures the spirit of the times in China."

This week, the domestic box office revenue of China film "Wolf Warrior 2" exceeded 4.5 billion yuan. It has not only become a phenomenal product in China's film industry, but also become a hot topic in Hollywood.

A large number of American media were shocked by the huge box office revenue of "Wolf Warrior 2" in the China market. Some comments inevitably had a "sour grape" mentality and habitually classified it as "nationalist propaganda." But more critics believe that the success of a movie is not that simple, and that indifference to the audience's love is a kind of prejudice. This comparison is intuitively reflected in the famous movie scoring website "Rotten Tomatoes". The website gives "Wolf Warrior 2" a freshness rating of 55%, but in the audience rating section, the freshness is as high as 88%, far exceeding many American blockbusters released this summer and summer.

Variety, the largest entertainment and culture magazine in the United States, issued an article on its official website on the 11th that the "patriotism" displayed by "Wolf Warrior 2" should be viewed more fairly.

"Wu Jing, like Stallone before him and John Wayne before him, used the strong expression of patriotism to wave flags to successfully create the image of a hero in military action movies that the audience loved to see." Variety commented,"Of course, the biggest difference this time is that Wu Jing and others are waving the China flag vigorously. At the same time, the hero 'Cold Front' played by Wu Jing is not a member of the 'Green Beret' but an elite member of his country's special forces."

The Italian-American actor Frank Grillo, who plays the villain "Dad" in "Wolf Warrior 2", said in an exclusive interview with reporters on the 11th:"This is China's patriotism, not the so-called 'propaganda indoctrination'. What can be called' propaganda indoctrination 'is' Rambo '."

"Rambo" is the protagonist in the action movie series "The First Drop of Blood" starring Stallone. He is a retired special forces soldier. Grillo, who participated in another Hollywood American hero blockbuster "Captain America", believes that there is nothing wrong with the film arousing people's sense of pride and trust in their country."Wu Jing has captured the spirit of the times in China."

As for the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" in the U.S. market, the box office of only US$1.5 million, Hollywood industry insiders believe that this is directly related to the film's promotion, theater scheduling, and audience familiarity with the leading actor. In terms of industry, Hollywood also focuses on filmmakers who have huge box office appeal in other markets.

Grillo said he had received 15 calls from famous Hollywood film companies and producers asking a common question: "Can Wu Jing speak English?" He believes that although Wu Jing is not famous enough in the global market at present, he has huge room for development.

Celina Jade (Chinese name Lu Jingshan), the actress of "Wolf Warrior 2" and the mixed-race actress, said in an exclusive interview with reporters that the role of "Cold Front" is different from the "Rambo" created by Stallone and the characters portrayed by Jackie Chan in previous kung fu movies. Wu Jing's grasp of this character is more complex and convincing, so when the "cold front" waves the flag, the audience will be truly moved.

Both Grillo and Jade believe that the reason why "Wolf Warrior 2" was successful is that "first of all, it is a well-made movie." It is quite proficient in using various movement shots in the air, boom, and underwater. The scene designs such as gun battles, fights, explosions, etc. are from the famous Hollywood director Sam, who filmed "Captain America" and "The Hunger Games". Hargraves 'hands with his China counterparts are very exciting.

Hargraves recently said at a press conference: "Wolf Warrior 2 is a big production, and it's a big challenge to control 50 to 100 explosion points at the same time."

Grillo and others also expressed the view that it is not surprising that the box office differences and responses of "Wolf Warrior 2" between China and the United States are controversial. This reflects the cultural differences between the two countries, and what filmmakers from the two countries need to do is to produce better works to promote understanding and communication between cultures.

"Maybe what we need to do in the next iteration of our product is to shoot movies together that can connect U.S. and Chinese cultures." Grillo said.

Editor: Mary