The box office record-breaking seminar ＂Awesome, My Country＂ was praised by experts.
1905 movie network news A large documentary film jointly produced by CCTV and China Film Co., Ltd. and jointly released by China Film Co., Ltd., CCTV and Alibaba Pictures has landed in the national cinema on March 2. As of the evening of March 8, the box office of the film has exceeded 180 million, creating a new box office record of this type.
On the afternoon of March 8, a large-scale documentary film "Awesome, My Country" was held in Beijing. The leaders of the central and state authorities, the leaders of the producers, experts and scholars in the film and television industry, cinema representatives, media reporters and film creators gathered together to discuss the practical significance, creative techniques and market response of the film.
The film Amazing, My Country not only records the extraordinary super projects such as China Bridge, China Road, China Car, China Port and China Net, but also shows a series of landmark scientific research achievements that lead people to a new era. La Peikang, chairman of China Film Co., Ltd., said in his speech that in the past five years, China society has made brilliant achievements, and filmmakers should record these achievements and present them to the country, the people and the society. The documentary film "Awesome, My Country" shows China’s achievements in politics, economy, diplomacy, culture, education, military and other aspects under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the supreme leader as the core since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and also shows the spirit of struggle, selflessness and struggle of the people of China for these achievements. Under the guidance of leaders at all levels and the unremitting efforts of the creative team, "Amazing, My Country" was released as scheduled on March 2, which is a work with both social and economic benefits.
Up to now, the box office of movies in 2018 has exceeded 16.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of nearly 39%. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the film market has developed rapidly, and China films are in a critical period of development. How to make China films achieve greater progress in creation is an important topic for filmmakers. The achievements of "Amazing, My Country" reflect the audience’s love for this kind of positive energy works and works that embody the spirit of China and the strength of China.
Summary of experts’ speeches at the seminar:
Huang Huilin, Dean and Senior Professor of China Institute of Cultural International Communication, Beijing Normal University:
Proud of "I am Chinese"
I am very concerned about "Amazing, My Country". I didn’t "play" during the movie. 90 minutes passed quickly and I didn’t watch enough. It is very important and meaningful that a country’s brilliant achievements in five years are concentrated in one film. I was moved and inspired by the whole process of watching movies.
After watching this movie, I am proud of the words "I am Chinese". As can be seen from the film, every step taken by our country, whether it is bridges, roads, cars, ports and networks, is real, and every project gives the world a thumbs up. The film works actually present these things, which makes Chinese feel proud from the heart.
From the film, I feel the favor given by my motherland, so I also have a grateful heart. There are many relatives, friends and students around me in foreign countries, and some of them are foreigners themselves. I feel that they are getting closer to the motherland step by step, and it is the strength of the motherland that makes them come.
I am 85 years old, and I am fortunate to meet this era. I am willing to cheer for such a film and feel proud that I am Chinese.
Distinguished professor Gao Xiaohong, Minister of Journalism and Communication Department of China Communication University and Changjiang Scholar of the Ministry of Education:
A landmark documentary film
I don’t think it’s an "over-praise" to say that this film is a landmark work. Although the film has no ups and downs, the development and great achievements of the country have even given the audience an impression beyond the feature film. It is a good phenomenon that such a pure documentary has been warmly embraced by everyone. This phenomenon is not only the success of the film, but also the success of the documentary. It is the cultural self-confidence of the people and the people’s recognition of the country after the country has developed to a certain stage, which has cast such a result.
Based on the national strategy and guided by the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era, this film explains the new ideas, new ideas and new strategies of the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary in governing the country. We have seen not only the super project, but also the painstaking efforts of the builders and the concrete implementation of the national policy. The film presents an innovative country, a country full of vigor and vitality, and the people of China who are responsible, creative and hardworking.
The film organically combines a big country with a small family, interweaves personal struggle with national development, and uses a lot of pen and ink to express the story of the people behind the achievements. For example, the 25-year-old female doll in Tibet, she not only has to resettle these people, but also talks about the subsequent development; For example, Fujian people who grow grapes in Ningxia talked about getting rich first and helping them get rich later, and also put forward the "Min-Ning model". Every story and every character is not simply presented, and there is also a development concept behind it.
At the same time, the film has a very good sense of rhythm, and there is no "slack" in the process of watching movies. With the help of the big screen of the cinema, the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland are displayed. The film not only has emotions, but also has artistic quality and aesthetic value.
Famous film playwright and film criticBaohua Zhao：
Inscription of the times, contemporary epic
The film "Awesome, My Country" can be said to be an inscription of the times and a contemporary epic. It allows us to know our times, grasp our times and trace our times. In the process of moving from a big socialist country to a powerful country, this documentary has historical inscription significance. The film has produced a huge social effect, opening up people’s wisdom, enhancing people’s hearts, boosting morale, leading the spirit and boosting the times. Entertainment carnival is not the essence of literary and artistic works, but stresses taste, style and responsibility. At this point, Awesome, My Country has achieved the role of spiritual guidance.
As a filmmaker and a creator, I was very moved after watching the movie. This film provided a model for the creation of mainstream movies. The film is not satisfied with the simple pattern design, but shows a big pattern, a big realm and a big hand. It is not satisfied with good deeds, no longer talks about things, and is not satisfied with partial presentation. Instead, it starts from a series of China miracles and rises to the level of China’s speed, China’s wisdom, China’s spirit and China’s strength to show the image of China today.
This film not only has a top-level design, but also a bottom-level observation, with a grand narrative and rich and concrete artistic strength to support it, which is very rare.
Professor of Tsinghua University School of Journalism and Communication, Vice President of China Writers and Artists Association.Yin hong：
It provides an example of "quasi-public welfare communication" of film works.
The film "Amazing, My Country" is a phenomenal film and a national cultural project. A mainstream media and a state-owned film production unit cooperated to complete a very influential mainstream work, which embodies the responsibility and mission consciousness of the media and cultural institutions.
In the past two years, many documentary films have entered the cinema, many of which are realistic and have no political documentary films. "Awesome, My Country" is a large-scale political documentary film, which has created the best market results of documentaries at present, which provides new ideas and explorations for our next creation. This work is a prelude to a new era, describing the brilliant achievements of the Party since the 18th National Congress, and also announcing that China has entered a new era after the victory of the 19th National Congress of the Party. If the new China has led China to stand up and the 40 years of reform and opening up have proved that China has become rich, then the new era is to complete the historical mission of strengthening China.
For such a film, the box office is not the standard to measure it, but the box office can explain its spread.
Composer of the movie "Awesome, My Country"Liu sijun：
Different music forms show the glory of the times
There are many magnificent scenes in the film, and this part of the music design is "thrilling" and is a modern music form. And some scenes with regional colors, we designed the music with regional colors as well, so as to widen the range of film music.The post-production of this film has been very tense, and the music is still being changed during the Spring Festival, because this film will create a history. The average feature film is only 20 or 30 minutes long, and there are few 90-minute works on the same subject.
President of wanda cinema line co., ltdZeng maojun：
Answer 300 spontaneous booking calls in one hour.
The movie "Awesome, My Country" is a theme work. It has no simple preaching, but vividly presents the patriotic theme with rich content. The screening of the film in Wanda Cinema was very good. On the first day, the screening ratio exceeded 11%, the box office exceeded 5 million, and the average audience was 51. Different from the previous situation, this booking was spontaneous. The cinema specially arranged three staff members to answer the phone, and more than 300 calls were made from all over the country in one hour. Up to now, the movie "Awesome, My Country" has grossed more than 25 million in Wanda Cinema, with an average attendance of 45 people.
At the level of self-media propaganda, in the past, when the main theme movies were released, we would publish relevant recommended articles, but we didn’t read and forward them much. This time, about 1.5 million people forwarded comments on the self-media promotion of "Awesome, My Country", which is a very gratifying phenomenon. After watching the movie, many viewers felt very proud and took photos in the cinema as a souvenir.
Young directorChen Sicheng：
Looking forward to participating in the film creation of "National Action"
It’s exciting to see the movie. In the past, our understanding of the country and social form was relatively one-sided. Through 90 minutes, the film "Awesome, My Country" let me know the changes of national priorities since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China from a macro perspective, and have an intuitive understanding and feeling of various national projects.
The film has both macro history and micro emotional expression. The country is changing with each passing day. We can shoot such a work at every important historical node. If there is such a documentary about national action, I am also willing to participate in it.
Wu Di, cadre of the Network Public Opinion Department of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Youth League Central Committee:
The film is giving positive ideological guidance to young people.
The education we received from childhood is to dedicate the most beautiful youth to the motherland. We feel that instead of dedicating the most beautiful youth to the motherland, we should thank the motherland for leaving us the best times. It is a great honor to have such an opportunity to get together with experts. This film has played a great role in guiding young people’s thoughts.
Wang Zuo, Editor of the Central New Media Center of the Communist Youth League:
The language of the new era promotes the film announcement.
We have collected many comments from netizens on the Internet. Some netizens said that "this movie is March’s hegemony", which is a two-dimensional expression, saying that the box office or broadcast volume is the highest in the current season, month and week; Some netizens said that "every frame is a computer desktop" to praise the beauty of the movie screen; Some netizens said, "This is a film that has been prepared since 1921" and "Our reincarnation technology is very good and we voted in China" … … The language of the new era is very interesting, and we can continue to exert the power of netizens.
Lin Chao, the author of patriotic animation "Those things about that rabbit that year":
Thousands of hands work together to create the Chinese dream.
After reading "Amazing, My Country", many friends asked, is our country really so amazing? I said, "Yes, my country is so powerful."
A powerful country can’t be built overnight, but the millions of laborers in Qian Qian in the film are shaped bit by bit with their hands, and the Chinese dream is created by the millions of Chinese in Qian Qian with their hands. This is the best time, and it is also a challenging time for the younger generation. In the future, we have a long way to go.
Crooked Nut Research Association Liu Qi:
Show the world the real China.
I once interviewed a foreigner. What was your impression of China before you came here? He replied that he once thought that Chinese walked the panda on the road every day. If you want the world to know a real China, you need to let them "see is believe". The movie "Amazing, My Country" provides foreigners with an opportunity to know China from a grand perspective.
Foreigners prefer China’s cultural temperament, and the China culture shown by this film is not only a Confucian culture with 5,000 years’ inheritance, but also a new era attitude.
Weibo "Oh, I’ll go to Teacher Liu" by Liu Chunyang:
The film brings three-dimensional shock to the audience.
The movie "Awesome, My Country" shows the power of China in a three-dimensional way and brings a three-dimensional shock to the audience. When a documentary is transferred from the TV screen to the movie screen, the sensory enjoyment of vision and hearing is more intense, and the country’s power can be more appreciated.
No matter how many millions of new media operators have fans, and some people say that we are "ready to respond", we can’t ignore it. It is the times that provide us with such opportunities. The times give young people the opportunity and right to choose, and we can choose industries that we are good at or interested in and contribute our own value. Therefore, as a new media person, I also have the responsibility and obligation to spread positive energy works.
Young director of China Film Co.Fu shaojie：
The film bears the responsibility of "communication" between the state and the individual.
A person’s sense of nationality is very similar to his sense of health. When he is healthy, he doesn’t feel anything. When he is sick, he knows that health is precious. When we are in peace and prosperity, we don’t feel how important the sense of nationality is, but when we are on the international stage, we will find that the motherland is our foundation and our confidence. Therefore, after watching "Amazing, My Country", I feel particularly proud. People need communication, and the country and the individual also need communication. A movie bears the responsibility of "communication", which is very meaningful.
Young actor of China Film Co., Ltd.Gong Jie：
Watch the whole movie with tears in your eyes.
After watching the film, I have three experiences. The first is excitement. Seeing the scenes of industrial construction in China made me feel very shocked. The second is touching. The paragraphs about rural teachers and poverty alleviation in Tibet are very touching. The third is pride. The evacuation incident in the film made me realize that the motherland is a strong backing. Whenever we are abroad, we will receive short messages from the local embassy. This is the attitude of the country and the sense of security that the country brings us.
The film lets us know the development of the motherland from a macro perspective and also explains it from a micro perspective. I watched the whole film with tears in my eyes. Although it is a documentary film, it has the same ups and downs of emotional expression as a feature film.