Chapter 406 Rave Reviews

""resident Evil"!"

No. 1 on Twitter’s trending list today, with more than 200,000 tweets!

The comment area exploded with popularity:

"The best horror movie in recent years. To be honest, when the zombie turned his head and smiled at me, I was really scared!"

"When Captain Wesker first appeared on the scene, I knew he was not simple. He looked like a villain at first glance, but I liked this villain somehow. Unfortunately, he died."

"There is an Easter egg at the end of the movie. Wesker is given a shot and he is resurrected."

"Holy shit, I turned off the movie right after it was over. I didn't see this, so hurry up and watch it again!"

"In fact, you can guess from the plot that he is not dead yet. All living people in the movie will turn into zombies after death. Parker and Wesker almost died together. Parker changed into Wesker but did not change, which means that Wesker did not change at all. not dead!"

"Am I the only one who likes the two female characters in it? Alice and Jill are both so beautiful, and both of them survived in the end!"

"I have already formed the CP, Jill, Chris, Alice and Matt. The next four people will definitely have a lot of scenes!"

"Is this how you formed CP? Mine is Alice and T-002."

"What kind of evil CP is this?"

"There's a story. When Alice was stabbed by T-002's tentacle, I made up 10,000 things in my head."

"Such a strong taste? But I like it."

"A Resident Evil movie brought out so many perverts..."

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There is no doubt that the discussion about Resident Evil has reached a phenomenon level, second only to the recent release of "Lord of the Rings".

Even Netflix itself didn’t expect that Resident Evil would become this popular.

Zombies, viruses, infections, monsters, evolution, there are too many fascinating elements. In addition, although there are few beauties in the movie, they are all eye-catching, and the action scenes are also extremely exciting.

The whole movie can be said to have no flaws. Not only is it full of details, it also leaves plenty of suspense for the second movie.

The first part has just been released, and now there are already a lot of fans clamoring to watch the second part.

On the other hand, extended discussions about "Resident Evil" have also begun to spread throughout the Internet, and related communities have also appeared on NGA, and the popularity has directly reached the top three.

And with the popularity of "Resident Evil", the real wave of movie watching finally hit.

Today, Netflix’s membership activity has reached its peak in half a year, and the number of new members in a single day has also broken the historical record, and the number of viewings of “Resident Evil” has exceeded 20% in less than 24 hours. The 100 million mark!

It has to be said that online movies are indeed much better than theater movies in terms of viewing costs.

You can watch it at home, at work, or in the car, and it’s also cheap.

As for the large screen and 3D exclusive to theaters, there are not many advantages for movies like "Resident Evil" with relatively few special effects.

Of course, these 100 million movie viewings are definitely not comparable to the 100 million people in the theater.

After all, you only need to pay once to watch on Netflix, and you may watch a movie with many people together. However, the box office of "Resident Evil" has exceeded 30 million US dollars, and the actual number of moviegoers has reached 6 million. above.

With word-of-mouth fermentation and subsequent publicity, this number will continue to expand.

The only pity is that China, which has the second largest ticket sales in the world, will not provide much revenue for this movie.

Because of the existence of the wall, people inside can't get out, and people outside can't get in. There are very few people who are willing to climb over the wall and pay to watch movies.

Even if there are, most of them are probably domestic pirated websites.

Although Netflix has made "Resident Evil" unavailable for download and restricted the screen recording function of the device during playback, if you want to steal it, there is always a way. It is just that the picture quality is lower than the original version.

Before the movie was released, a large number of people in China were clamoring to send movie tickets to Luo Quan and looking for ways to watch the movie.

After it was aired, there were far fewer similar voices, and the raw meat resources of "Resident Evil" were also spread in Tieba, public accounts and other places.

Luo Quan looked helpless.

There is no way around this. Fans will definitely be able to afford the 30 yuan. If it can be released in China, the box office will probably be huge.

But the policy is like this. We can only expect Netflix to contact domestic websites to see if they can sell the broadcast rights.

However, if it wants to be broadcast in China, many scenes in the movie have to be deleted. Bloody violence is a major attraction of "Resident Evil", and I don't know how much will be left after the deletion.

That's one bad thing. Overall, the release of this movie can be said to be a success.

That night, Luo Quan, his brother and Seifert had a feast at the villa to celebrate the film's success.

"I knew you would succeed. I won't watch this Oscar without you." Seifert said to Luo Quan half-jokingly as he drank the red wine from the glass in one gulp.

"A commercial film to win an Oscar? Don't be kidding me. If you can earn 200 million US dollars, it will be considered a success." Luo Quan was not greedy and estimated the revenue of "Resident Evil" at a not very high value.

The three of them each invested 10 million in this movie. Although Seifert said that he would pay back 10 million as soon as he made money, Luo Quan was not a person who was unscrupulous and insisted on sharing the proceeds equally among the three.

If there is really a box office of 200 million in the end, she and Netflix will split it half and half, and they will get 100 million. If the three of them split it again, each of them will get more than 30 million.

It doesn't sound like a lot.

But then Luo Quan thought about it, in today's movie market, wouldn't US$200 million be the box office of a bad movie?

With the current reputation and popularity of "Resident Evil", even if the online ticket price is not as good as offline, it is not impossible to reach a box office of 500 million!

"It doesn't matter how much money you make this time. The important thing is to build your reputation. Once the next movie is finished, people looking for you will probably not do what they did this time. By then, you will be a real hit at the box office!" Fult blessed Luo Quan.

"Then I'll take advantage of your good fortune." Luo Quan raised the juice in the glass and drank it all with a smile.

Although Luo Quan himself regarded this movie as his fame and a stepping stone into Hollywood, he did not expect to make too much money.

But "Resident Evil" obviously doesn't think so.

Although it cannot charge as high a fee as theater chains, Netflix's channels are also all over the world.

North America was just the first region where "Resident Evil" became popular. Japan, South Korea, Europe, and South America soon had its popular presence.

This movie, like the T virus, has an unparalleled spread speed, and once people get hooked on it, they will become as fanatical as zombies and can't stop.

The first thing that showed its popularity was the proliferation of countless zombie-related short videos on short video platforms such as TIKTOK and YouTube overnight.

People put on bloody zombie makeup and filmed Resident Evil short films according to their own ideas.

The word "T virus" has also been a hot topic in major newspapers many times.

Many people claimed on the forum that they had encountered zombie incidents and posted a photo to prove it.

Some even took out some specious images from more than ten years ago and called them biohazard, claiming that a zombie virus had briefly broken out in a certain area in an attempt to use conspiracy theories to gain public attention.

Although most of the rumors were just for fun, they were quickly exposed.

But there are also videos that are difficult to distinguish between true and false. In addition, the movie Resident Evil is really scary. With rumors spreading everywhere, it actually caused people to panic.

In some small European countries, there have been a large number of reports to the police claiming that they have encountered zombies.

In fact, they are just pedestrians passing by these people when walking at night.

However, after watching Resident Evil, they were too overwhelmed. When they caught a glimpse of a figure from a distance, they associated it with the zombies in the movie. Out of fear, they immediately chose to call the police.

The final result was naturally laughable, adding countless jokes to netizens in other countries.

But on the other hand, it also brought unimaginable huge popularity to the movie.

People are buying movies on Netflix to see what kind of movie it is that can cause so much panic.

And after these people read it, there is another pitiful person in the world who is like a soldier.

What is it that makes this movie so scary? What is the reason that makes it so popular?

Many netizens have raised similar questions about this.

Finally, a veteran horror film director gave the answer on Twitter:

“The reason why zombies scare so many people is mainly due to the uncanny valley effect.

To put it simply, it means that the more human-like the characteristics of a non-human thing, the more likely it is to arouse terror in humans.

For example (not recommended for book lovers to search) things like Smiley Alaska, dolls, etc., may not seem like anything at first glance, but if you take a closer look, they will become more and more creepy.

This is the uncanny valley effect.

The zombies in Resident Evil make good use of this, because this kind of monster is completely transformed from a human being. Except for the bloody face and shambling steps, there is no difference from humans at all.

What’s even worse is that before being bitten, zombies are just like every ordinary person around us.

The reason is actually that "Resident Evil" directed by Luo Quan was so well shot.

She keenly captured the fears of the public and created the zombie, a monster image that can be called a classic.

In this regard, she is a genius.

Like all movie fans, I am looking forward to her second movie! "

This analysis clearly speaks to the aspirations of the majority of movie fans, and has been quoted by major media outlets to analyze why Resident Evil is so popular.

Luo Quan, who anticipated that the movie would become a hit, registered a large number of patents related to it long ago.

Including the name Resident Evil, the name T-Virus, the image of zombies, and the image of the main actors in the movie.

These will all be important parts of the zombie universe in the future, and they will also be living IPs.

After the Resident Evil universe is established and becomes popular, no matter who wants to use it in the future, they will have to pay her copyright fees.

In fact, someone has already come to her to buy this IP.

Mainly some horror house chain stores in the United States took a fancy to the scary image of zombies and wanted to buy the rights to use them, with offers as high as 30 million US dollars!

This is the first income Luo Quan has earned by using IP, and it will become more and more in the future.

In addition, some film companies have also contacted her, hoping to obtain authorization to shoot this type of film.

Because whether it is a zombie virus or zombies, this concept was originated by Luo Quan. If others want to take pictures, they can only look at Luo Quan's face.

Now that the market is so hot, everyone must want to get a piece of the pie.

Luo Quan was also generous and directly posted on Twitter:

“Resident Evil is just a manifestation of zombie movies. If you want to make similar movies in the future, just give me $1.

I welcome all original new editions or expansions, but I will not allow copycats and plagiarism. "

Making such a choice is not because Luo Quan is leaving money and not wanting to earn it.

It is true that you can make a lot of money by holding IP, but it is not good for this type of movie.

Luo Quan wants to make zombie movies a major genre in thrillers, or in other words, become truly mainstream.

If zombie movies can really take over the world market one day, then the status and value of "Resident Evil" as the originator of this genre will be self-evident.

However, this requires the hard work of other directors and screenwriters to complete. After all, spring is not spring when a single flower blooms. Only when a hundred flowers bloom can the garden be filled with spring.

Of course, at present, it is difficult to say whether these can be realized.

"Resident Evil" has become popular, but it is unclear whether follow-up games can reach its level and continue to contribute to this genre.

In short, the blueprint for the zombie universe plan here in Luoquan has already been finalized. In addition to the script, she and several major actors have also signed long-term cooperation contracts.

Moreover, not only movies, but TV series are also one of the fields she wants to enter.

The same zombie film and television work, "The Walking Dead" is also a classic among classics. With a few changes, it can be connected with the world of "Resident Evil".

When the movies and TV series become popular, if there is a linkage, the effect will not be explosive? !

Thinking of this, Luo Quan couldn't help but drool with excitement.

After "Resident Evil" was a complete hit at the box office, Luo Quan packed his bags and returned to Shanghai.

This mission can be considered to be more than half completed. Now the total global box office has reached 80 million US dollars, and the goal of 1 billion yuan is not far away, that is, it is only a few days away.

After two months of busy work, Luo Quan has been in a state of high concentration.

Filmmaking is indeed cooler than singing. If given the choice, she would rather record three albums than make a movie.

Now the winter vacation has just begun. Now that things are basically finished and other artists in the company have their own careers, she can finally stay at home and enjoy the vacation.

ps. Thanks to book friend 95 Youth for the book coins, thank you!