Early December is a delicate time frame. Counting forward, it’s Thanksgiving; forecasting backward, it’s Christmas; staying put, it’s awards season.
This can be said to be an extremely lively schedule, but it can also be said to be an extremely deserted schedule. After the "Harry Potter" series and "Twilight" series became the winners of this period, film companies are trying to tap more potential of this period, but there are good times and bad, just like Duan Yu's six The Pulse Divine Sword is ordinary, and the outcome is really unpredictable.
The first week of December 2011 was such an extremely deserted moment.
Three weeks ago, "Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)" officially premiered. In the midst of criticism, it handed over a record high of 138 million, once again showing people the huge market power of fan movies , but in the following week, the next week of "Dawn" fell by as much as 70%, calming down the heat wave of the schedule overnight with the attitude of an avalanche.
Immediately after this week, "Anti-Cancer" is actually the only newly released work, but this is only a work with an investment of 8 million. The entire North American box office market is like a bankrupt Detroit, a ghost town. , deserted, unattended, uninhabited.
Lionsgate chose this schedule with a very clear intention, that is, to grab the space. Now it seems that their strategy has undoubtedly succeeded. Even the awards season work was abandoned this week, and only one "Shame" was screened in ten theaters, which made "The Cancer-fighting Me" the only one. Focus.
Even in neutral, it seemed too deserted.
However, no one could predict the direction of the holiday season, and this time it was the same. After the premiere of "Anti-Cancer Me", a crowd of onlookers comparable to "Dawn" exploded at Lincoln Center; then the popularity of online news even surpassed that of "Dawn", which was close to the summer season "Harry Poetry" Special” finale; then a heat wave of praise from the media reviews hits, and the Christmas fever seems to be impatient to detonate in early December.
"Washington Post", 91 points, "It's easy for a movie with such a theme to fall into a life insight, or a sensational emotional torrent, or a fragile comedy, but fortunately, 'Cancer Me' manages to avoid these stereotypes and deliver a lighthearted comedy that leaves the audience to think and ponder. Maybe the perfect ending is too Hollywood, but it's based on the writer's real experience , who can complain more?"
"Variety", 88 points, "It is not easy for a movie focusing on disease to show such delicate care, but 'I am fighting cancer' did it, refusing to hide pain and refuse to The pain is magnified, and the film has found its own way of expression, touching the heart of every audience. By the way, Renly Hall is definitely the soul of the work!"
"Los Angeles Times", Eighty-Eight, "It's a simple and pure film, it wants the audience to laugh, and it does; it also wants the audience to savor life, and it does."
"US Weekly", 88 points, "Every bridge, every plot, every turning point is so old-fashioned, so familiar, and so routine, but you will laugh, you will cry, you will be moved, You will be happy. The important thing is that you will like it."
The New York Times, 83 points, "Fantastic performance, that's a plus, Seth Rogen, Renly Hall, Anna Kendrick did their job brilliantly, even bringing There's a surprise—specifically Renly Hall; a solid script that strikes a balance between grim reality and playful humor, and that's a win."
"Vanity Fair", Eighty Points, "In this comedy film with tears in laughter, from laughter to tears and back to reflection, Renly Hall, this may be the most solid acting skills among Generation Y. , The actor with the most tactile performance, dedicated the most commendable performance on the big screen this year, and avoided the film from falling into the trap of routine."
"Seattle Post," Eighty Points, "Renly-Hall's expression was so real, so delicate, so vivid that he not only convinced every viewer that he was a cancer fighter who worked hard; The success hits the softness in the heart of every audience, the helplessness and anger and bitterness in the face of illness, just like in real life, what we need to face is not only cancer, but also many, many troubles of our own."
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From four perfect points to one twenty-five points, among which, thirty-three positive reviews and eight medium reviews successfully set the tone of the first round of film reviews of "Anti-Cancer Me" as praise, and one positive review after another The haze of the North American market in the past month has been swept away, and people have once again seen an excellent work with outstanding reputation!
Among them, "U.S. Weekly" brought up the old story again, and they brought up the Seattle incident in February this year again. Now, all the news about Renly's malicious hype has vanished, but Gavin Hunter reminds all viewers that in "I'm Fighting Cancer", Renly's dedicated performance is so real and vivid. Even real cancer patients gave their approval, awakening a deep sympathy. This once again proved the falsehood of those allegations.
Combined with the press hype after the premiere, it's no doubt even more interesting.
In the special report written by Gavin, he concluded: Last year, in order to film "The Cancer Me", Renly missed the Oscars regrettably; now, the excellent performance of "The Cancer Me" once again proved that Lan Li is the most talented and spiritual actor in Generation Y, so can this work bring him back to the Oscar stage
Praise frenzy! Recommend the heat wave! Talk about a tsunami! After the official release of "Anti-Cancer Me", it easily became the focus of attention. In the end, after the 42 media's comments were counted, the media's comprehensive commentary was as high as 80 points, which is basically the same as "Juno"'s 81. The score was even, which once again triggered continuous attention and heated discussions on the Internet.
The excellent performance of the comprehensive review by the media has subsequently extended to other reviews.
On the Rotten Tomatoes website, there are a full 188 media reviews. Although it cannot be compared with the popular summer movies, it is still an amazing number. After all, the movie has just held its premiere. In the end, it reached an astonishing 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the most critically acclaimed commercial film of this fall and holiday season, without a doubt.
In addition to the freshness index of 96%, the score of Rotten Tomatoes also reached 8.5! Following the professional media, the mass media have also reached a consensus, even better, and sang praises for the "anti-cancer me".
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Not only the media, in fact, the audience also gave similar opinions. The popcorn index was 89%, and the theater score gave an "A-" answer, which can be clearly felt. The audience who attended the premiere and the audience who entered the cinema on the first day of the official premiere were full of praise for the work, and the overall performance was basically the same as that of the media.
The most incredible thing is that on IMDB, more than 5,300 viewers voted for "Me Against Cancer", and the score reached 8.4 points in one go! Appalling quarter past eight!
At present, because the number of votes is not large enough, "Anti-Cancer Me" has not been able to enter the list, but if it is calculated according to the data of 8.4 points, in the list of classic two hundred and fifty masterpieces, it can struttingly rank among the top one. Hundreds, ranked in the range of fifty to seventy!
It is a rare feat for any work to make it to this list, because it is a list that has withstood the test of millions of fans.
Although it is said that the number of votes for "Anti-Cancer Me" is still too small, the score is not accurate; although it is said that after the accident of the premiere of "Anti-Cancer Me", there is a possibility for fans to score points. As time goes on, the score will fall; although, "I am anti-cancer" is only theoretically entering the list...
However, the score of only 8.4 points is enough to make people feel the attention and affirmation of the work "Anti-Cancer Me". It is worth mentioning that this is the first work by Renly that can "theoretically" make it to the list so far. Before that, neither "Buried Alive" nor "Crazy in Love" has been able to create such a feat. You can see where the "anti-cancer me" is now.
From professional media to mass media, from professional audiences to ordinary audiences, "Anti-Cancer Me" is triggering an all-round upsurge of praise, and under the impetus and catalysis of the premiere event, it has exploded tenfold or even a hundredfold. The influence spreads mightily. This is definitely an ending that no one expected, not even Lionsgate.
Everyone thought the first week of December would be a boring, quiet, boring schedule, maybe even with no news to report, an $8 million stand-alone masterpiece? Even if it is overturned, its influence will be limited after all. But the reality is that it is precisely such an independent work of shrimp soldiers and crab generals that has successfully caused a sensation throughout North America, and has gradually become the most watched work in the holiday season.
The powerful momentum even faintly surpassed "Dawn". In the final analysis, "Breaking Dawn" is a pure fan movie, and no one is interested at all except for a certain teenage audience; but "I'm Fighting Cancer" is a comedy work, a comedy that can be watched by all people, and also tells the story of Inspirational story of the anti-cancer journey
This time, the curiosity and enthusiasm of the audience were completely detonated.
Take a step back and think, just after Thanksgiving, the family atmosphere has not had time to completely dissipate, maybe watching a movie with the whole family is a good choice; Christmas has not yet come, when you go to the cinema to relax on the weekend, choose a warm and funny comedy Movies, this is a good idea; awards season seems to be missing this week's bombing, so look at "I'm Fighting Cancer", maybe this work has suddenly emerged during awards season? Anyway, the media and the audience love this work so much, why is it impossible
The most deserted schedule has become the most lively weekend.