Both films did well at the box office. But there are obvious flaws that hinder their further expansion at the box office.
First of all, these two works have spent enough money on special effects.
Created a fascinating magical scene. In particular, "Qing Ya Ji" directed by Guo Jingming is particularly commendable in this regard.
Secondly, in terms of stories, the main lines of these two stories are relatively simple, but they have enough emotional core.
"Qing Ya Ji" is about the two protagonists searching for the truth, and in the process leads to the emotional entanglement of the princess, the protagonist's teacher, and the guardian.
The main story line does not seem to be complicated, but the emotional core it draws is very moving.
And "Assassination of the Novelist" is a two-line narrative.
In the reality line, it is a conspiracy story led by the protagonist to assassinate the novelist in order to find his daughter.
In the magic line, it is the story of a young samurai fighting against a big devil.
Generally speaking, two-line narratives are relatively unflattering and difficult.
And the magic line seems to have enough connection with the reality line.
But "Assassination of the Novelist" did a good job. The protagonist's emotion to do anything for his daughter drives the whole story.
Let the whole film have enough emotional core.
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Of course, there are obvious flaws in both films. This also restricts its box office cap.
The problem with "Qing Ya Ji" is that there are too obvious elements of selling corruption. This hobby is obviously too niche.
The problem with the story of The Assassination of the Novelist is its plausibility.
A chairman thinks a novel has damaged his health, so he asks someone to assassinate him.
This background is too far from reality. So that it feels difficult for some people to enter the play.
But on the whole, these two films have been rare magic-themed films in the past two years.
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