Gold Star's Review of "Solid as a Rock": Commercialization of Themes and Cyber-Inspired Visuals
Gold Star's Review of "Solid as a Rock": Commercialization of Themes and Cyber-Inspired Visuals
2023-10-02
According to real-time data from the Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 9:00 PM on October 1st, 2023, the total box office for the National Day holiday has reached $400 million. The film "Solid as a Rock" claims the top spot for this year's National Day holiday box office, with "Former Lover 4: Early Marriage" and "Volunteer Army: Heroic Advance" taking the second and third positions respectively.
"Solid as a Rock" achieved a single-day box office of $142 million on October 1st, marking three consecutive days of box office growth, surpassing the performance on September 30th.
However, in the early hours of October 2nd, Gold Star expressed dissatisfaction with director Zhang Yimou's "Solid as a Rock" on their personal Weibo account, stating, "In 'Solid as a Rock,' Zhang Yimou has notably embraced four trends: the commercialization of themes, the creation of cyber-inspired visuals, following the standard money-making formula, and emphasizing the sensory experience of older audiences." Currently, the film's rating on Douban has dropped to 6.5, with many netizens criticizing the obvious deletions and alterations in the plot.
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