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Since the rise of Titanic, the British market has been firmly occupied by four types of movies: 007, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and cartoons. Among the top ten UK premiere box office film history records, only Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and The Matrix 2 occupy two seats, and the other seats are divided by these four types of movies; It is maintained by Titanic with 114 million US dollars, followed by Lord of the Rings 3, Lord of the Rings 2, Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Hold the remaining seats in the top five.

It can be seen from this that Britain has an innate preference for fantasy movies, which also makes the Harry Potter series of movies dominate the British market, and the advantages of local blood are brought to the extreme. If Star Wars had a profound impact on American culture, it was Harry Potter in Britain.

When Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire premiered in the UK last year, the grand occasion of Trafalgar Square is still vivid. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but in terms of the scale of the premiere, there is no comparison at all. The appeal of the Harry Potter series is unparalleled, and fans' enthusiasm for the series has become a cultural phenomenon.

But an accident happened. Fury Road was like a black and shiny black horse, vigorously breaking out of the encirclement. The premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was easily completed in Trafalgar Square. The unbelievable grand event caused a sensation throughout the British Isles, and it was sleepless all night.

This kind of momentum not only lasted all night, but in the following whole weekend, it spread all the way north from London, and Edinburgh at the northern end also deeply felt the influence of Fury Road, and then crossed the strait, in The island of Ireland ignited the enthusiasm of the whole people to watch movies, and really made people feel the power of movies.

In three days, Fury Road took in $36 million at the UK weekend, easily beating the $2,980 that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban made two years ago. 100,000 premiere records, becoming the first work in British film history to break through the 30 million threshold at the box office at the premiere!

All the British media collectively exclaimed, Reproduce the miracle of 'Titanic'!

As a country with a population of more than 60 million, although the British film market is mature, it still cannot be compared with that of the United States and Japan. Two, Titanic and Lord of the Rings 3, other than that, there is no other work that can reach such heights.

Now, Fury Road has not only surpassed Lord of the Rings 3's 26 million debut record, but also broke the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban debut record, and will The record has been greatly improved. With such a strong momentum, 100 million box office seems to be within reach. Compared with the 600 million record in the United States, the box office record in British film history is not so far away. Signs are showing that Fury Road is likely to work miracles in the UK.

But why?

This is the question asked by almost all British media, Why? Fury Road cannot be regarded as a fantasy movie. The fantasy elements of the film are obviously not convincing as in the case of Quiet and Harry Potter; Fury Road does not have a heart-stirring love story as a gimmick like Titanic, nor does it have Kate- The joining of British actors like Winslet will hardly become the driving force for the audience to enter the cinema. All this seems to be doomed that Fury Road will struggle at the box office in the UK, but the reality gives a completely different answer.

If we analyze it in depth, there are probably two reasons: First, after the release of Fury Road, it was deeply involved in the whirlpool of controversy and encountered strong rejection from the British aristocracy, but the disconnection between the elite and the public has always been an important contradiction in British society. One, the general public is far more attentive to the elimination of discrimination than in North America. The progress of women’s rights in the UK has always been the focus of heated discussions. Not only does the UK have a queen, but it also has Margaret-Thatcher (Margaret-Thatcher) It has spent 21 years under the leadership of the President, which is much ahead of the United States, which has not yet elected a female president; second, the live visual effects of Fury Road undoubtedly opened up a new world. On the one hand, it adheres to the traditional shooting technology and minimizes the influence of computer special effects, but on the other hand, it pioneers and innovates, presenting the ultimate visual effect in a traditional way, which is one step closer than Titanic , The shock it brings to people is huge, and more importantly, the impact on the film process is also huge.

Of course, it is the quality of the work that ultimately determines the box office trend curve of a movie. Avatar can break out of the UK's total box office curve of 150 million when its premiere box office is only 13 million; Twilight 4: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 grossed $21 million in its opening weekend, but ended up with a wretched UK total of $48 million.

Fury Road doesn't seem to worry about that at all, though, and amid the frenzy of its opening weekend, a whole new culture is emerging: a group of fans who call themselves Sons of War have become active in the Yahoo community, and in short In just a few weeks, it grew like a snowball.

This group of movie fans was originally gathered because of Fury Road. They fanatically and persistently analyzed every detail in the movie, from character settings to plot trends, and even every detail brought by the close-up shots in the base. Characters and images were analyzed. After the analysis, the movie fans became more and more fanatical. They found that the movie is like a treasure trove. The details unearthed continuously not only complete the entire worldview of the wasteland world, but also complete the ins and outs of the wasteland world. This makes people wonder, for example, whether there are other tribes besides Bullet Farm and Gasoline Town; for example, how did Undead Joe seize the water source and occupy the mountain as king; How to become a general step by step...

It's as if Star Wars established a magnificent universe for movie fans, and Fury Road truly presented the scene of the end of the world, and then formed a unique culture. However, compared to the strength of the villains in Star Wars, Fury Road seems to lack a tough villain after the death of Undead Joe, which has an impact on the development of the sequel and the framework of the world, but This is precisely the part that movie fans are most curious about-how to deal with the threat of villains while struggling to survive in the harsh environment of the end of the world, which will undoubtedly determine the ultimate height of this series of works. The premise is that Lance is willing to shoot a sequel.

Prior to this, Lance had constructed a crime trilogy, and Hard Candy and Fury Road also echoed the main body of the crime trilogy to a certain extent. Therefore, the audience has reason to believe that the sequel works will present a complete world view, and the final product will definitely not be inferior to Star Wars-not to mention, the height of Star Wars Part One: A New Hope will never be able to reach the level of Star Wars. Exceeded, this is where many people criticize George Lucas, but people are willing to firmly believe that, judging from Lance's past credit index, he will never make such a mistake.

The more you analyze, the more interesting you become, and the more you analyze, the more fanatical you become. The enthusiasm of movie fans is completely pushed to the extreme. They are like the sons of war, worshiping Lance, admiring Lance, following Lance, eager to follow Lance sprinted together, and on the way to the Hall of Valor, they witnessed the turbulence of the world together, witnessed Lance, witnessed history, and witnessed themselves.

More importantly, Fury Road is one step closer than Star Wars. The movie abandons gender prejudice and truly brings the charm of humanity, freedom, and dreams to the extreme; The fixed mode promotes the power of teamwork; not to mention the mirror style and character modeling of steampunk and metal rock, it makes everyone fall through their glasses. For a commercial film, this is indeed shocking, but it is precisely this kind of cult style that has become the biggest charm of the film and has won the pursuit of countless audiences. People have long been tired of Hollywood's Fixed mode, the uniqueness of Fury Road has become a beautiful landscape.

Thus, the son of war rose like this.

Unprecedentedly, a group of fanatical fans who pay attention to the director appeared, just like worshiping Stanley Kubrick. This group of fans willingly worshiped Lance, believed in gods, and firmly believed that Lance is the film. A master figure in the palace, he is destined to write a magical history, reaching a height that none of Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and others can reach— —It truly combines business and art perfectly, and completely changes the development of the entire film industry.

This idea is really crazy. In the past century, there have been countless film masters, but no one has ever dared to confidently claim that he has found a balance between business and art, which is what the film industry is tirelessly pursuing. the highest state. But now, that's what the Sons of War believe, and Lance is the man, the man that movie history has been waiting for.

It may be crazy, but the box office curve of Fury Road is a testament to the determination of the sons of war: They are not kidding.