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A simplified film like "Wonder Woman" may be the most popular video in Wayne's works in the audience, at least in his mind.

The noisy Thursday passed, and when Friday's sun shone on Los Angeles, Wayne saw a fax from Warner Bros. early in the morning.

Including more than 3,900 advanced games that were launched simultaneously with all North America, "Wonder Woman" has received a total of about $11 million in box office.

Relatively speaking, this number just met his expectations, but considering the various controversies before and after the release of the film, as well as the natural weakness brought by the films of female protagonists and traditional concepts, this number is good enough.

Another thing that makes him more satisfied is that the reputation of a very beautiful movie fan. More than 85% of the ratings above A are enough to show that there are no hidden dangers in the audience of the film.

As for those very poor scores, Wainze didn't care too much. He was no longer the rookie who just entered Hollywood. He understood very well that he was not a green man, so it was impossible for everyone to like him.

Besides, he hasn't seen any movie that can make everyone like it. Including his previous "Batman: The Dark Knight", and even "Forrest Gump" and "Shawshank Redemption", there are still many different voices, let alone this "Wonder Woman", which is more popular in popcorn.

As for whether the reputation of fans will fluctuate after the film is released on a large scale today, it is not something he can control now. But in Wayne's opinion, even if there are more different voices after the scale has expanded, it is very normal. After all, most of the fans who can come to participate in the premiere or buy tickets to watch the early stage are their own fans.

If you look at it from another perspective, take out "Wonder Woman" alone, and do not compare it with his previous work ratings, but benchmark it against commercial films on the market, then there is undoubtedly the reputation of "Wonder Woman" fans is explosive and beautiful.

As long as this can be done, it is enough for Wayne. After all, the first thing he needs to pay attention to is the box office figures. As long as there are no negative comments with enough influence, the impact on the box office will never be too much.

Compared with the reputation of movie fans, after the premiere of "Wonder Woman", after a night of fermentation, the media comments were also full of comments, and various comments filled the entertainment page, but overall, good and bad reviews accounted for about half.

A still from Angelina Jolie was directly published on the entertainment main section of "New Yorker", but their eyes were very special. The Wonder Woman in the photo had a bright smile on her face. She commented under the photo:

"Wonder Woman and his official premiere last night, for Wayne Greenberg's new work, our reporter said that it was like watching a Disney princess movie.

Angelina Jolie is indeed beautiful and has a hot body, but it seems that after watching the whole movie, Wayne Greenberg shows fans around the world at 360 degrees, how beautiful Angelina Jolie is!

The heroine gave all the audience enough surprises, but still couldn't pull the plot. The characters were thin, with endless love from beginning to end, and Wonder Woman seemed to have no weaknesses. Some plots in the plot were too abrupt, and some lines from the heroine were also very embarrassing. This was not like a rigorous script in Greenber format.

The most unacceptable thing is that Wayne Greenberg added many humorous elements to the film, but after watching the whole movie, the reporter laughed no more than three times at most. Perhaps, Wayne Greenberg is really not suitable for humor. His self-righteous jokes will only make the plot look more awkward.

Overall, I'm afraid this Warner Bros. invested $200 million in the big film, and the market performance is still unpredictable. For the movie "Wonder Woman", the only thing Wayne Greenberg did right is to choose a heroine who is pleasing enough..."

There are many similar voices. In addition to the New Yorker, the Chicago Sun also expressed its views on its own entertainment section.

"Everyone has his own war, and this is not "Wonder Woman" at all, but an Angelina Jolie's leg selling show."

"Hollywood Daily Entertainment" commented. "Wayne Greenberg did not show more sincerity in a well-deserved commercial production movie."

Compared with the rather negative media comments, there are certainly more positive reviews. The famous entertainment magazine "Variety" commented: "Dc is another cool and amazing work. Angelina Jolie interprets the most perfect Wonder Woman! The strong figure of an ancient Greek goddess, and the perfect bronze face that is like a withered sculpture. Every close-up is so stunning. Every battle is a shout for the power of women like a shaking world.

The background music "is she with you" is combined with the sharp and rapid movements of Wonder Woman, especially the shot of slashing the German army on the battlefield. The people who watched it directly soared and ignited to the extreme."

Austin Collins, the famous editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, commented on Wonder Woman: "The most perfect opening movie of the summer season so far has delicate scripts, plump characters, smooth narratives, and beautiful and touching scenes.

There is basically no regret for a superhero movie to be made like this. Wayne Greenberg's narrative level remains unabated, the story is told slowly, with sufficient emotional preparation and detailed support, and it does not seem dry at all.

The film’s special female perspective gives the audience enough surprises, such as the heroine saving the hero, plot arrangements, all seem reasonable and clear. This is the most suitable video for the whole family to go out together and go to the theater to watch in the directorial career of Wayne Greenberg so far..."

There are often completely opposite comments on a film in the media, and this is not uncommon.

The reason is nothing more than just one side that promotes public opinion behind the scenes, but even many parties. Not only the media has arguing about "Wonder Woman", but early on Friday morning, major film critics in North America also expressed their views on the film.

Kenneth Tulan, a well-known Los Angeles film critic, knows that he is a hardcore Wayne supporter, and this time he is obviously no exception. He still gives a big opinion on his special column of the Los Angeles Times.

"After watching the premiere of "Wonder Woman", surprises filled my soul last night. Some people may think that Wayne's "Wonder Woman" seems to have lost his strong personal style, but if you are willing to calm down and watch it carefully, you will find that this film is no less than any of his previous works.

Compared with most superhero comics on the market, and even compared with Wayne's previous superhero works, "Wonder Woman" is extremely special, making it break through the limitations of superhero movies in terms of connotation.

Wayne's breakthrough in narrative posture is very obvious. He completely abandoned the emphasis on "superman logic" in superhero movies, which is particularly valuable.

What is "superman logic"? Here we refer to the unique values ​​of superheroes, such as Batman Bruce Wayne's crime fight and Spider-Man Peter Parker's unparalleled sense of responsibility. They originate from the heroes' self-understanding and belief in their "heroes".

It is true that this can give each hero a different personality image, but it also widens the distance from the audience. According to my long-term survey, the audience is negative about the moral and responsibility considerations of superheroes, because a person who is too perfect is always so difficult to empathize with, and can only appreciate these special contradictions with a "curiosity" perspective.

These stories are often limited to their respective logical scope to complete tasks. The fundamental idea is to simply and roughly defeat the enemy, which is equivalent to solving all troubles.

The film "Wonder Woman" is an alien. Even Diana Prince is born with the mission of "defeating the evil god of war Ares and protecting all mankind". But the difference is that this time all viewers are very clear that this mission is not completely right, because she is facing a complex war.

I'm afraid that when watching the movie, the audience will think that just defeating the evil god of war Ares will not end this war at all. This is an "ineffective superhuman logic". Note that when Wonder Woman realizes this reality and finds that it is the evil of human nature that creates the war, the core theme of this "Wonder Woman" no longer has "superhuman logic".

The film is no longer limited to defeating the enemy and solving all troubles, but instead becomes a contradiction between the character and human nature in the general sense.

After the premiere of "Wonder Woman", I returned home and couldn't figure out why a female superhero could empathize with me, the old guy who watched countless movies? And this is the most different thing about Wayne from all directors and the smartest part of this film.

The departure from "superman logic" immediately puts the film into another level in its theme, which is the special feature of "Wonder Woman" compared to a large number of non-commercial art masterpieces.

Note that this shows that it is not because it is separated from the dark attributes, the distortion and complexity of human nature, and the discussion of issues in the corners of society, Wayne completely abandoned the pursuit of film art.

The movie clearly shows that "Diana Prince has great doubts and confusion about human nature." Seeing these, even ordinary movie fans may think about the morality and responsibility of superheroes. Whether the audience is from the perspective of heroes or from the perspective of ordinary people, they can empathize with the movie without realizing it.

The difficult choices that Diana Prince encounters, ordinary people will encounter. Do you have to believe that human nature is kindness? Therefore, even without the evil god of war Ares, Wonder Woman will have to make a choice on this. Apart from this "Wonder Woman", other superheroes will probably not have the whole story if they don't have this powerful villain.

And this is Wayne Greenberg's cleverness, which ensures the popcorn attributes of "Wonder Woman" so that a large number of viewers can understand it at a glance. It also ensures that as long as you think carefully, you will find that the super villain God of War Ares is, the villains in other movies always serve the plot development, while the villains in Wayne's hands serve people's thoughts!

Behind the simple story of "Wonder Woman", there is a "non-superman logic" wiseness, but this is not the first time Wayne has done this. If there are careful movie fans, you can go back and watch "The Joker" in 1993.

This comic adaptation start, which is a collaboration between Wayne and DC, is actually following the "non-superman logic". So, this film will become an unavoidable milestone in film history. The same is true for "Wonder Woman". It is recommended that all movie fans buy tickets to watch. No matter what your purpose is, this film can basically satisfy you..."

Although other critics did not sing praises to Wayne for "Wonder Woman" like Kenneth Tulan, most of the reviews gave good reviews on this film.

"This is the absolute template for female movies in Hollywood's history. Wayne Greenberg told all film practitioners with practical actions how to shoot female movies to gain the public's love."

---The New York Times Richard Brody

"Most actresses are beautiful, but few are so beautiful that they can touch everyone. They are so beautiful that they fill the entire big screen that they make people reluctant to leave their eyes. Angelina Jolie maintains the beauty of women's self-confidence, but also has strong power. This unique charm transcends the boundaries of different aesthetics between men and women.

At the same time, it must be mentioned that in the movie, not only Angelina Jolie is so beautiful that it is irresistible. Almost all Amazon samurai warriors on Paradise Island have an amazing figure. As a female audience, I just want to go into the gym immediately after watching it."

---Rolling Stone Magazine, Louis Kara.

This well-known female film critic did not forget to write at the end. "You can always believe Wayne Greenberg's aesthetic, and every frame of the film tells you what beauty should look like."

Compared with Wayne's previous film promotion strategy, Warner Bros. has made a very obvious change to this "Wonder Woman". They are not targeting and promoting potential audiences, but instead targeting all potential audiences.

This is a promotional and promotion plan customized in advance, because the difference between "Wonder Woman" and other films of Wayne, there is no threshold for watching movies at all.

Especially after detailed survey data from the early stage showed that female movie fans could account for more than 60%, Warner Bros. completely relieved and began bombardment covering the entire North America.

Although different voices have been constantly appearing in public opinion, neither Warner Bros. nor Wayne cares. "Wonder Woman" has been released on a large scale and is still released on a large scale without competitors. At this point in time, even if Disney continues to push the media to cause trouble, the influence it can have is not much greater.

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Especially Friday day passed, early on Saturday morning, Wayne completely let go of all his concerns after receiving a fax from Warner Bros.

"Wonder Woman" opened paintings in 3,950 theaters in North America early on Friday morning, and the box office on the first day was 31.76 million US dollars. According to the calculation rules of Hollywood's first day box office, plus the $11 million box office in advance on Thursday night, the box office on the first day of "Wonder Woman" won $42.76 million US dollars!

You know, Friday is not a formal day off, and most of this number is generated after five o'clock in the evening.

The data provided by theater companies to Warner Bros. also proved the correctness of their strategy. On Friday night, family fans who bought tickets to watch Wonder Woman accounted for about half of the total audience. It can be said that this film has initially won the popularity of the largest audience.