Let's crunch some numbers here, this is one and a half months worth of movies that i've seen at the cinema, in 45 days, 23 movies, so on average that's one film every two days. Every month, there are around 40 new movies screened. Roughly comparing this to the UK, i'd say less than half of that number would be released per month. Some movies often stay showing for up to 3 months, for example the ultra popular movie 'Minions'. Just a tiny observation like this and you can already start getting a picture of how flourishing the movie entertainment business is here in China. With so many films being released every month, the different genres of movies released are increasingly varied too.
大家先来一起和我做个计算吧，这是我这一个半月看的电影，在45天内一共看了23部电影，所以平均下来，每两天都有一部新的电影上映，每个月上映的新电影达到40部左右。再看看英国每个月最多上映20部的电影，有些电影例如Minions院线上映时间达到了3个月。这样一个计算和对比应该能够简单说明当今中国的电影事业多么蓬勃发展了。每个月有这么多电影上映，当然电影的类型也就越拍越丰富了。
With the booming of the movie entertainment industry in China, this has helped to bring about the success of a particular theatre chain globally too. In 2016, the richest man in China, and currently the forbes 18th richest man in the world, is Wang Jian Lin - Chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, whose estimated net worth is over $30 Billion USD. Today, Wanda Movie Theatres is the largest Theatre chain in the world. Under the banner of AMC, they announced the acquisition of europes largest theatre chain, Odean UCI for a deal estimated to be worth $1.2Billion USD. This is currently the largest investment deal in the UK seen since the Brexit.
This is me at the Beijing Wanda IMAX movie theatre.
中国的电影行业的快速发展同样带动了中国电影院线的在世界上的成功。2016年中国首富，全球富豪榜第21位的王健林是万达集团的董事长。至今，万达影城已经成为世界上最大的电影院线商。2016年7月，万达集团旗下美国AMC院线宣布以9.2亿英磅（约合12亿美元，81亿人民币）正式收购欧洲第一大院线------Odeon UCI院线，这是英国脱欧后单笔最大的外国投资。
这是我在北京万达电影院的图片。
So lets start with the movies I watched more recently as I remember those the best. "Line Walker" is an movie adapted version of TVB's TV Series also named the same. In the last 10 years, Hong Kong have become known for their Police and Crime movies. The film's background story centre's around Brazil's drug trafficking trade, in the movie, there were shots of Rio's main olympic stadium. The movie is based around the two main actors who both claim they are undercover agents rooted in a big crime organisation, of course, there is only one real undercover agent and so, clues are left throughout the film to let the viewer repeatedly take guesses as to who the real undercover agent is, the film really allows you to let your imagination roam. The story of Line Walker reminds me of a film I watched before, Starring Angelina Jolie called 'Salt'. Again, 'Salt' is full of twists and surprises and leaves the viewer constantly guessing if Salt is really a Russian spy. Only near the end are things slowly revealed. Overall, i've always been a fan of mystery / suspense / action films whether made in China or Abroad.
先来说说最近几日，我印象比较深刻的电影吧。《使徒行者》是一部由香港TVB电视剧的电影版，警匪电影是香港近几十年来最擅长的电影类型。这部电影的故事场景摄制于巴西，片中也有出现2016年奥运会的主场馆。片中主要的情节大概是在讲两位主演都承认自己是卧底，而其实真正的卧底只有一个。所以片中的每一个蛛丝马迹都引得观众不停的猜想，至少我看得时候，脑袋里是浮想联翩。这个故事让我想起了之前看过的安吉利娜朱莉主演的悬疑动作电影《特工绍特》。片中疑点不断，女主角绍特究竟是不是俄罗斯培养的卧底，也是到电影的最后一刻才慢慢显露出答案。总之我一直对国内国外的悬疑电影乐此不疲。
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"Love O2O" was beyond my expectations as I did not think that I would like it as much as I did, perhaps it was because the role played by AngelaBaby resonated with my own self some what. We both like to play Online RPG games. This was adapted from a very popular book in China, although it is a Romantic Comedy, it's the first Romantic Comedy based around Online RPG games. There's probably no other film with the same setting (correct me if i'm wrong!) so the film was refreshing if a bit cheesy but certainly left no sour taste in my mouth after watching. The game in the movie is themed around Classical Chinese fantasy, and the movie's characters go into and out from the game seemlessly like the two worlds are connected. Although this particular game may not be known in the West, the underlying story revolves around two people who meet and fall in love within the game and yet, have no idea who each other are in reality. It gives the viewer an alternative but savvy view of an unconventional way to go about romance that is both uncanny yet endearing at the same time. After watching this film, I had strong impulses to go play that game!
《微微一笑很倾城》是出乎意料的让我觉得好看，大概是我从片中Angelababy饰演的角色找到了共同点，我们都是喜欢玩网游的女孩。它是之前在中国网络很火的同名小说改编的电影，虽然是爱情片，但是大概是第一个与打游戏有关的爱情片。就连世界上也找不到第二部这种题材的爱情片，有了网游的背景，让我感觉整个故事一点也不落俗套。电影中的游戏是古风玄幻类游戏，将幻想和游戏场景结合在一起的角色扮演类游戏，虽然这类游戏在国外没有很受欢迎，但是把这类游戏拍成一个爱情故事，男女主角在游戏里相识相恋，营造出各种浪漫又不老套的情节画面，也是给人简单纯粹的视觉享受。看完这部电影就有了想去立刻游戏玩起来的心情。
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"The Lost Tomb" is another movie adapted from a novel of the same name. The movie would be best categorized as an Adventure, Mystery and Action but the special effects and setting also give it a strong elements of Fantasy which make for a really action-packed, up-beat movie. The film begins with the background of the main family clans involved in Raiding Tombs and how this has been their family business for generations past, and generations to come. Within the tomb, the set comprised of accurate and detailed wooden figures usually accompanying the dead as well as elaborate contraptions, beautiful curated murals and decorations that symbolised the significance of this particular tomb which belonged to a ruler. The film sets actually help to make the whole story feel very consistent and is definitely one of the strongest points of the film. Of course, the design of tomb heavily borrows elements from Ancient Chinese art and architecture as well as Persian. These elements fit very well with the story of the movie.
The tomb design was so befit and realistic looking that it left a very strong impression in me even after the film. It made me think back to a game I used to play published by EIDOS called Tomb Raider which I'm sure everybody has heard of, telling a similar story set in a different era and civilisation. The Tomb Raider movie starring Angelina Jolie was not surprisingly also full of suspense, watching the movie and seeing her reach the end reminded me of all the different levels in Tomb Raider the game. I still get that feeling of exhileration each time I pass a puzzle and advance to a new level.
《盗墓笔记》是由同名小说改编而成的，虽然情节上是冒险悬疑动作片的常态，但是它在画面上的大场面和玄幻的特效给人很大的震撼。电影主要讲述中国旧时代，有几大家族盗墓淘金的故事，在墓室里的精巧的人偶、机关、精美的壁画纹路大概是整部电影的亮点，电影中不同于国外大片的场面，它大量的加入了中国元素，每一个机关的设计在中国古代的文化长河里都是有来历记载和故事的。这部片子里的墓穴场景，也让我留下了很深的影响，它让我想起英国EIDOS公司研发的一款特色动作冒险游戏《古墓丽影》，后来安吉利娜朱丽也有主演过这个题材拍成的电影。看完整部电影就感觉玩过了最新版的古墓丽影游戏一样，看到电影里男女主角每过一关，都有一种又过了一关游戏的快感。
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