First of all, it is true, true, and true not a movie...no matter what the domestic distributors think.
Most of the bad reviews about this episode are "I haven't watched a TV series and don't understand", or "It's not good as a movie". I feel helpless about this. I am not in China myself, and I was shocked when I saw the bad reviews flying all over the country. Later I found out that the country was showing as a movie. According to this report: Demystifying the behind-the-scenes of the introduction of "Shen Xia": The price of the introduction of the batch film is quite high . This episode was introduced in the form of a batch film, and the BBC and the production team did not profit from the box office. It’s not the creator’s intention to release a movie (if it is, it will be released as a movie all over the world).
The boss has always emphasized that "The BBC also told us that this is not a TV series". This is not a TV series. This is a special series of TV series ( Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (TV Episode 2016) . Note that it is subordinate. An Episode of "Sherlock"). What is a special album-"Special", this thing was originally for fans. In fact, Britain, the United States, Australia and other places all specify one screening a day, which is similar to a fan gathering where you can pay for a big screen to see your beloved Shen Xia. "Independent special" refers to the audience watching the drama if they don't want to watch the special, they can connect directly to the end of the third season and the beginning of the fourth season, rather than people who have not watched the drama just watch it. In Sydney, many theater tickets were sold out within a week, and enthusiastic fans also wore T-shirts to see them that day.
The boss also said, "(BBC said) and what I do is the format of the film, and the investment and production are not less sophisticated than the film.". I can only say about this haha. According to IMDb's estimation, this episode was made to be approximately £3,500,000, which is equivalent to approximately $5,000,000 in U.S. dollars. Guess what the average production cost of Hollywood movies in 2007 (not counting publicity) is? $65,000,000 ( Why Movies Cost So Much To Make). What was the total production cost of Robert Downey Jr.'s detective Holmes in 2009? $90,000,000 ( Sherlock Holmes (2009) ). This episode of Shen Xia didn’t even post a poster in Australian theaters. You think this is a movie. Are there movies all over the world?
Let's see what Mark Gatiss said. They don't think this is a movie. They think that they will only make a movie when they have a script suitable for making a movie. He didn't think it was a movie, it was made in the form of a movie, but it was like a movie.
Sherlock movie possible if Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat find the'right story'
TV hit Sherlock could be set for the big screen – if the show's bosses can come up with a film-worthy plot.
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Its writer and co-creator Mark Gatiss is now considering a full-length film.
He said: “Of course we could do a movie but it would have to be a story of sufficient scale to make that move, because they're already very big, very expensive and very movie -like.
Ha ha.
It's not to blame those who gave bad reviews, I admit that this episode is indeed flawed. But before spraying casually, I really ask everyone to understand the situation. It is a bit too much to attack the production team personally, saying that they want to make money and want to be crazy. Those who say it's not good as a movie and don't understand it if you haven't watched a drama before...This is really not for you to see.
It is often said that subjectivity is easy and objective is difficult. This weakness is particularly obvious when watching movies/TV series/novels or other works of art. I myself always pay attention to my subjective feelings, such as fear or moving, and then the development of the characters in the play, such as doubts or growth, and finally I can see the development of the plot. And today, on a day that makes people’s heart beat so fast that they are about to get a heart attack, I decided to reverse my ordinary thinking mode in order to be able to calmly analyze. So this drama review will be very strange, first analyze the plot, then the emotions of the characters, and finally the personal feelings.
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