Although director Wu Ershan's new work "Under the Stranger" was very popular in the early stage, it encountered a double dilemma of word-of-mouth and box office after its release. On the third day of the movie's release, the film schedule dropped from 25% to 14%, and the daily box office was only 19.47 million yuan, and the attendance rate was the lowest among popular movies. The Douban score also fell all the way to 6.3 points, and Maoyan Professional Edition lowered its final forecast box office from 400 million yuan to 154 million yuan. Whose problem is this?
This film version is limited in narrative space, resulting in insufficient portrayal of many characters, and the plot advancement is also a little abrupt. However, the audience may be able to understand the space limit. The first season of the original book is a group drama, and it is undoubtedly a huge challenge to bring it to the big screen.
The road to domestic manga has always attracted much attention, but the word-of-mouth and box office performance of "Under the Stranger" have triggered people's thinking about the development of domestic manga films. The old director tried to find the preferences of young people, but it didn't seem easy. The decline in Douban's score has also raised questions about where is the road to domestic manga? Perhaps this has almost become a question that industry insiders must ponder.
However, director Wu Ershan's new work "Under the Inhuman" has been widely criticized by audiences and critics. Many people believe that the film is limited in narrative space, resulting in many characters being underportrayed. The plot advancement also seems a little abrupt, making the audience feel confused and uncomfortable in the process of watching the movie. The Douban score dropped all the way to 6.3 points, which is really a huge blow to a highly anticipated movie.
Still, some critics believe audiences may be able to understand the film's length limitations. The first season of the original book "Under the Stranger" is a group drama, and the audience of the comic book is mainly fans of the original book after all, and director Wu Ershan tries to present the rich storyline and complex character relationships of the original book in a limited time, which is indeed a difficult task to complete.
The audience said that they still trust director Wu Ershan and look forward to his future works being even better, such as "Fengshen 2". In any case, the predicament of "Under the Alien" has not affected director Wu Ershan's status in the film industry, and he is still a high-profile first-class director.