Chapter 334: Shi Shi's Yoga Moves, Big Liu Loves Xu Can's Movies

"The New York Times reports that Xu Can's sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar premiered globally yesterday; the first round of scores is out, but unlike his previous films, the reception is not overwhelmingly positive."

"As of press time, Interstellar holds a 9.5/10 on IMDb, MTC gives it 95, and Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer stands at 97%!"

"Such exceptionally high scores indicate that Xu Can's films continue to maintain his consistent high standard."

"North American critics generally agree that Xu Can's new film, whether in special effects, cinematography, score, acting, or story core, is an exceptionally excellent masterpiece!"

"Roger Ebert praised the film as a space adventure full of surrealism and dreamlike colors, worth savoring repeatedly."

"The acting duel between Xu Can, Anne Hathaway, and the Chinese actors added much to the film. Interstellar is seen as one of the heavyweight contenders for next year's Oscars!"

"The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, and AwardsCircuit all consider it a sci-fi epic with grand momentum, rich connotations, and stunning visuals; Nolan's bold imagination of the universe lets people see the future world."

"When space exploration blooms on 70mm IMAX film, the experience brought by visual effects, sound design, cinematography technology, and other aspects is extraordinary and incredible!"

"These are high praises from professional media and critics; Xu Can's films have received the industry's highest evaluation."

"However, among the general audience, there is a certain polarization phenomenon."

"According to random street surveys, some ordinary viewers said Interstellar was too difficult to understand and too obscure for them."

"According to street interviews, various exciting or heavy-hearted concepts make Interstellar sound more like a lecture in a university classroom than an enjoyment in a cinema on a Friday night."

"This movie is a bit beyond their cognitive level and lacks the gratification typical of Xu Canmanwei blockbusters; it may require multiple viewings to fully grasp the meaning the film conveys."

"In people's impression, sci-fi films often have more 'fantasy' and less 'science,' but Interstellar exudes a strong scientific atmosphere everywhere; wormholes, black holes, the fifth dimension, etc., due to being too particular about reality in theory and visual perception, led some viewers not to buy in."

"To help moviegoers eliminate the trouble of not understanding it in one viewing, the US chain AMC launched unlimited tickets for Interstellar. Viewers who bought tickets can pay another 14.99 US dollars to upgrade their regular movie ticket to an unlimited viewing version..."

"Overall, if you have a certain basic understanding of physics and the universe, and possess the necessary common sense, then Interstellar is absolutely the most beautiful feast you can enjoy!"

"Conversely, if you never pay attention to outer space or have even never heard of relativity, we recommend you watch it a few more times, or turn left outside and watch Captain America."

"Finally, what we want to say is that a perfect movie may be a myth, perhaps no one will ever reach it, but Xu Can's Interstellar is the one closest to it."

After Interstellar's release, the media all gave extremely high evaluations.

But reflected in the box office, Interstellar did not achieve the explosive opening of Xu Can's previous Xu Canmanwei films.

After the first weekend box office was released, it only took in 85 million US dollars, failing to break 100 million.

This was still thanks to Xu Can's golden brand endorsement; otherwise, the film would really be suppressed by comedies like Dumb and Dumber 2 like the original version, with a sluggish box office.

The main reason, as The New York Times said, is that the film contains many actual physics theories.

And the hard sci-fi nature of the film led to the first half being largely rather flat.

There were no laser gun exchanges like in Star Wars, no lightsaber battles; there was only imagination and exploration of the universe.

This led Americans, accustomed to space operas like Star Wars, to find it very difficult to appreciate such a film on the first viewing.

Interstellar actually became a synonym for brain-burning films!

This was something even Xu Can did not anticipate!

"What? Brain-burning films?"

"Yes." Stone was very helpless.

She did not accompany Xu Can to watch the movie at the premiere; the next day she eagerly pulled Xu Can to watch it together.

After watching it, Stone was shocked; originally she already admired Xu Can's talent, but now she even felt she was fundamentally unworthy of Xu Can.

But on Face, she saw that ordinary viewers could not appreciate Interstellar, which made her very sad.

The biggest complaint point actually turned out to be that this sci-fi film was too brain-burning?

"I didn't feel it was brain-burning either." Xu Can looked completely confused.

"Then you are still overestimating the IQ of the North American grassroots masses."

Stone said helplessly, "Just grab anyone on the street and ask them; they would think Europe is a country, and they don't even know where the capital of North America is..."

Stone, who studied in North America, felt this deeply.

Clearly, these were very simple exam questions, yet to those guys they were like a heavenly book.

The Asian classmates who studied there did not have mathematical talent; the reason they appeared good at math was that the white and black classmates' math was too poor!

Moreover, Interstellar contained some basic physics knowledge.

Even though Professor Romilly in the movie used pen and paper to explain the wormhole theory very clearly, many North American netizens still questioned it.

"I understand the logic, but shouldn't a wormhole be a hole? Why is it a sphere?"

"Shouldn't a black hole be a hole? Why is the shape like that, and what is the light around it?"

Gargantua, the black hole that should have shaken the soul, had its shocking effect greatly diminished in the eyes of these ignorant people.

They simply did not realize what the film was talking about!

"Forget it; I'm not even angry, so why are you angry?"

Xu Can smiled and hugged Emma Stone; regarding the ordinary viewers' doubts, she was angrier than he was.

"The movie is clearly so good; why question you? I just can't stand it!"

"Alright, alright."

After leaning on the sofa and cuddling for a while, Emma Stone suddenly looked up, looking at Xu Can with a complex expression.

"By the way, I suddenly remembered; during yesterday's premiere, you hit on those two Eastern beauties; I haven't settled this score with you yet!"

"Ah? How did you know? You weren't even there..."

"Taylor told me."

"Huh"

Xu Can was stunned; Stone actually talked about this with Shi Shi?

Did their private relationship get even better?

"You two even talked about this?"

"Of course, we talked a lot. If not for you, maybe we would be BFFs!"

Xu Can was speechless — fair enough, they really were BFFs.

Perhaps it was the threat from Scarlett Johansson, or perhaps the threat from Anne Hathaway, as well as Liu Tianxian and Gao Yuanyuan.

At first they had only been an offensive-defensive alliance, supporting each other to keep other women from making a move on Xu Can.