The first half of the film review briefly introduced the outline of the story. Without revealing too many spoilers, the readers could roughly understand what kind of story it was.
This also meant that Mr. Qian had not only watched the first three episodes, but he had also read the original novel of "Successor".
That meant that the situation was even worse.
That was because if he was only concerned about the first three episodes, there were still nine more episodes. Many viewers would feel that his point of view was more one-sided. They would still retain their opinions and continue watching the rest.
But now, I'm even criticizing the original work of 'Successor'.
If the readers agreed with my point of view, then there was no need to watch the next nine episodes.
Cui Geng glanced at it and realized that this Qian's summary of the entire story of 'Successor' was quite accurate. He did not misinterpret it.
'Successor' was an anti-superhero theme. In other words, through this story, it wanted to satirize the concept of 'Superhero' itself, or dispel the ideological foundation of 'Superhero movies', and criticize the traditional concept of Superheroes.
On the other hand, I think that this kind of satire and criticism is a kind of 'self-righteousness'.
"'Successor' is nothing more than a story about a superhero who does evil, the people are deceived, the public opinion is manipulated, the good system is useless, and the unscrupulous person succeeds in ascending."
"We can't find any good person in the story at all."
"There's no need to say much about the protagonist, Phil. He even beats and scolds the people around him. He wants to become a superhero, naturally, not to save the world and make the lives of the people in Hope City safer and better. Instead, he wants to seek his own personal interests. It can be said that he is the worst person in this bad society, so he became the strongest superhero."
"What about the other superheroes other than Phil? Obviously, they are the same as Phil. They look bright and beautiful on the surface, but in fact, they are like flies and do all kinds of evil. They show off their acting skills in front of the people, but behind the scenes, they are highly tied to large financial groups. They are completely unworthy of the word 'superhero'. "
"As for those large consortiums that control the media and superhero talent shows, they increase their control over Hope City by supporting superheroes and enjoy the wealth of ordinary people."
"The so-called superhero talent show and superhero election are nothing more than these large consortiums and superheroes with ulterior motives maliciously distorting and using the rules left behind by Captain World to make the model of 'the people choosing superheroes to indirectly control power' become a model of 'superheroes being controlled by large consortiums and transforming into actors to deceive the people to obtain power'."
"The final winners are superheroes and large financial groups. The people think that they have rights, but in reality, they have nothing. That's because such rights have been controlled and stolen."
"Seeing this, many people might say, isn't this a very normal anti-superhero movie? Why is it 'self-righteous'? "
"Because the hypotheses of this story seem very reasonable, and the logic seems very clear, but in reality, it is completely unable to withstand scrutiny."
"You can also say that it is full of loopholes."
"First of all, this story portrays the intelligence of ordinary people to be too low. It even makes people feel that even a group of monkeys would not be deceived by these large consortiums and superheroes for so long."
"The superhero talent show has always been a scam. Batch after batch of superheroes would show off their personas on stage and harvest the support of the people to obtain strength. Then, one after another, their personas would collapse and scandals would break out."
"This cycle has been going on for decades. The people don't even realize that they have been deceived? They don't suspect these superheroes? They don't think of a way to change this situation? "
"Indeed, they have changed. The result of the change is to choose a weirdo like Phil."
"I can only say that there is an obvious reduction in intelligence in this aspect. After all, it is only reasonable for Phil to be promoted if the people are stupid enough. However, this kind of reduction in intelligence will greatly reduce the rationality of the entire story. "
"If the model of a story can't be realized in a group of normal people, it can only be realized in a group of monkeys or even a group of pigs. Then, is there any meaning to this model for us?"
"Secondly, the large consortiums and other superheroes in this story are too stupid. There is also a serious reduction in intelligence."
"First, the superheroes mocked and humiliated Phil mercilessly. They were not afraid of being retaliated at all. Then, some large consortiums were easily persuaded by Phil and created a 'Successor' variety show with him."
"Don't tell me they can't tell that Phil has other intentions? Aren't they vigilant at all? "
"The counterattack against Phil later on was even more ridiculous. Logically speaking, as long as a stronger superhero attacked, he could crush Phil to death. However, these large consortiums and superheroes fought on their own and restrained each other. They were defeated by Phil one by one."
"Such a person can actually rely on the superhero election to become the strongest superhero? This is as ridiculous as a circus clown becoming the president! "
"In short, the entire story of 'Successor' is built on a huge halo that can lower one's intelligence. Not only did it reduce the intelligence of all ordinary people, but it also reduced the intelligence of all the large consortiums and all the superheroes. "
"With this indiscriminate intelligence reduction halo, Phil, the unscrupulous rich second-generation heir, was able to ascend to the peak of superheroes. Only then could the entire story be established."
"But let's think about what kind of values superhero-themed movies convey? They are positive, upward, and responsible. "
"It's not that anti-superhero movies can't exist. The key is that they have to be reasonable, deep, and truly analyze the problem. They have to unfold the story on the basis that all the characters have normal intelligence. They can't just slap their heads, think of some divine developments, create some gimmicks, and 'oppose for the sake of opposing'. They think that they have the password to wealth."
"Let's not talk about the powerful power that superheroes have that is beyond ordinary people's understanding. Even choosing a building manager in a residential building is often a complicated process. Most people are intelligent. In the end, it's the result of a few families playing games. The ones chosen are often relatively respected and truly capable people."
"In such a huge Hope City and such an amazing group of superheroes, the standard displayed by them is actually not as good as an ordinary residential building. This is just too ridiculous."
"Therefore, the filming of 'Successor' is very well-done, and there's nothing to say about the production. The key is that the entire story has gone astray from its roots. It's completely crooked, so no matter how well-done it is, it's useless."
"From this point of view, it's reasonable for this show to fail because it's neither good nor deep."
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Cui Geng could not help but frown after reading the review. His expression was solemn.
He felt that the other party had come prepared after reading the title. He was even more certain after reading the content.
The key was that the situation was a little difficult!
Did this film critic make sense? It could not be said that it was completely unreasonable.
On the surface, he seemed to have said so much, but in fact, he was attacking fiercely on one point: intelligence reduction!
He felt that the entire story of 'Successor' was about reducing intelligence. Superheroes, large consortiums, and ordinary people had their intelligence reduced. What's more, it was ridiculously reduced. That was why Phil's conspiracy could succeed and the anti-superhero story could be established.
However, Cui Geng naturally did not think so. He thought that this was the normal intelligence of these people.
No one could convince anyone on this point, and no one could prove themselves.
It could only depend on whether the audience could accept the former or the latter.
If the audience felt that this was not a reduction in intelligence, then my review would definitely not have any effect. However, if the audience felt that this was a reduction in intelligence, then this review would have a huge impact on "Successor". It would further reduce the ratings and word-of-mouth!
From the current situation, it was clear that many viewers agreed with my point of view. There were also many people who used the situation in reality as an example to explain how fair, just, and fully participated in a series of elections. Even if there were problems like this or that, it was impossible for them to be as young and retarded as the plot of "Successor" made them appear.
After thinking for a long time, Cui Geng called Huang Sibo back.
"Brother Huang, I thought about it, but there's nothing I can do …"
"This matter itself is something that can't be argued clearly. No matter how we explain the reasonableness of the story itself, people who think it is unreasonable will not change their minds."
"We are proposing a hypothesis, and others are standing on the moral high ground to find fault. How can we argue against this? What's more, this matter itself is meaningless. "
Huang Sibo sighed softly. "Sigh, I think so too."
He did not have much hope when he called Cui Geng. He only felt that as the original author, Cui Geng might be able to think of a good solution.
However, from the looks of it, there was indeed no good solution.
Cui Geng suggested, "Brother Huang, why don't you go to the advertising and marketing department to discuss it? They are in charge of the publicity plan for 'Successor'. Perhaps they can think of something. "
Huang Sibo was enlightened. "Oh, that's true."
"Alright, I'll go give them a call."
Meng Chang was the one who did the publicity plan for 'Successor'. While it looked like the publicity plan was a failure, the entire series had not finished broadcasting after all. It was not enough to seal the coffin.
Meng Chang was very smart. Many of his previous publicity plans had been successful. He might really have a solution.
Logically speaking, there was no reason for Fei Huang Workspace to be so nervous just because of a film review. However, the problem was that the start of 'Successor' was indeed a little cracked. Its ratings and reputation were completely lower than expected.
Even without this post from me, they had to think of a way to reverse this reputation.
Otherwise, the popularity of the first three episodes was already so cold. Even if the next few episodes were broadcasted and gave the audience a few big scenes, it would not be enough to change this situation.
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