A Chinese fan takes a photo of the Resident Evil poster in a cinema on February 26. Photo: Li LinGT Whenever Yue Ming http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/Eden-Hazard-Jersey/ , a 32-year-old bank worker and amateur film critic, is asked what his favorite movie is he always says the Resident Evil series. So, it's expected that he would be in the audience when the sixth installment of the Resident Evil franchise opened in China on February 24.
Adapted from Japanese video game manufacturer Capcom's famous work of the same name and starring American actress Milla Jovovich, the first Resident Evil movie hit the big screen in 2002. Fifteen years, five sequels and two animated films later, the franchise still has a strong fan base.
Although only the last three films in the series were shown on the Chinese mainland, the franchise has been quite well received. According to cbooo http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/Dries-Mertens-Jersey/ , a website that collates China box office data, the fourth Resident Evil film, Afterlife (2010) made 135,580,000 yuan ($19,716,999) in box office earnings http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/Divock-Origi-Jersey/ , and by February 27, the box office earnings of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter had made over 654,170,000 yuan.
"It's an end to a movie series that spanned 15 years. I cannot help thinking about the thrill and shock when I watched the first movie years ago. It was absolutely the No.1 disaster, science and action movie," Yue said.
He thinks there are two reasons Chinese viewers love Resident Evil. First, it came out at the beginning of the 21st century when there were barely any good scary movies and science fiction films available in China. Also http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/Dedryck-Boyata-Jersey/ , zombie-themed games and movies were also nonexistent.
"That is why Resident Evil was No.1 in the area. First impressions are the strongest," Yue said. "You cannot deny that the Resident Evil film series was an outstanding example for zombie movies that came afterward."
Second, the movie's storyline, which pits good against evil, appeals to Chinese tastes, as Chinese filmgoers "tend to appreciate when there is fierce fighting between justice and evil, and justice wins http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/Christian-Kabasele-Jersey/ ," Yue said.
"Stories like these will always be successful at the box in China. Most Chinese prefer action and adventure movies rather than art and literary films," he said, adding that more than 80 percent of the scenes in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and another American film xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017) involved action, and both were well received by Chinese viewers.
According to him, Chinese filmgoers have a hero complex.
"I think some of us view Alice as the Monkey King, who always wins no matter what kind of setback and difficulty he encounters," he said. "They are not unhappy and scared to watch the scary movie because they know Alice is sure to win http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/Christian-Benteke-Jersey/ , and with the cool fighting scenes and elaborate special effects, they just enjoy it."
Although the film continues to make money at the box office, there are still many critics online. Most of them question the logic and cohesion between the final film and it predecessors.
Liang Wenlei, an experienced gamer who has been playing Resident Evil games since 1996, said he thinks the movie should include more elements from the games because the game's storyline is more interesting and intact. He said the game has more characters like Leo, Ada, Chris and Jill http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/Axel-Witsel-Jersey/ , who all have great stories.
He said gamers mostly prefer the Capcom-produced animation films, which are closer to the storyline in the games.
"For example, the storyline of Resident Evil: Damnation (2012) continued the sixth edition of the game and told us something unknown in the game," he said. "Unlike in the movie where only Alice is the heroine."
Capcom's video game Resident Evil 7 was released on January 24, and its virtual reality (VR) version is also available. Liang plays the PC version and is considering getting the VR version.
"I'd rather spend more time on the games," he said.
Unlike Liang, Yue plans to spend a weekend rewatching the previous five films in the series.
"I am glad the disaster in the movie's world is over but also a little bit sad because the series has ended http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbelgium.com/ , and I will not see Alice on screen again," he said.
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