今年的暑期档电影很是热闹，先是《哪吒之魔童降世》黑马来袭，创下票房口碑双高纪录，接着《上海堡垒》又频上热搜，然而画风却截然不同……
The high-profile sci-fi film "Shanghai Fortress" dominated film discussions among Chinese audiences last week, but in a way mostly disappointing for moviegoers.
耗时6年制作、近4亿元投资、流量明星主演……然而没想到，《上海堡垒》8月9日上映以来却遭遇了票房口碑双扑街，首周末票房收入只有1.15亿。
截至15日上午，该片的豆瓣评分仅为3.2↓↓↓
Despite its all-star cast (featuring celebrities like Lu Han and Shu Qi), six years in production, and 400 million-yuan ($57 million) budget, the movie raked in just 115 million yuan in its opening weekend. On review website Douban, it has an abysmal 3.2 out of 10 average rating from over 150,000 reviewers.
信息量有点儿大？别急，跟着世纪君慢慢看~
电影《上海堡垒》讲了啥？
影片《上海堡垒》改编自江南同名小说，讲述了2042年的未来世界外星人入侵地球抢夺资源，上海成为了人类最后的希望……
The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jiang Nan. The film recounts Shanghai’s battle against aliens who try to seize a hidden energy source found only on Earth in 2042.
大学生江洋（鹿晗饰）追随女指挥官林澜（舒淇饰）进入了上海堡垒成为一名指挥员。外星势力不断发动猛烈袭击，林澜受命保护击退外星人的秘密武器，江洋和几个好友所在的灰鹰小队则要迎战外星侵略者，保卫人类的最后一战最终在上海打响……
戳视频看预告片感受一下：
《上海堡垒》关上了国产科幻电影大门？
年初，国产科幻片《流浪地球》票房口碑双丰收，《上海堡垒》一度被认为是下一部国产科幻片佳作。
Coming in the midst of a “sci-fi fever” atmosphere brought about by China's sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth," "Shanghai Fortress" is believed to be the second runner in the relay of domestic-made sci-fi films.
然而，据猫眼电影统计，上周五影片《上海堡垒》上映后周末票房惨淡，勉强破亿。
However, "Shanghai Fortress" only nabbed 15.4 million U.S. dollars last weekend since its premiere on Friday, according to Maoyan.com – China's largest online film ticket service.
不少观众在社交媒体上发言表示，这不是科幻片，更像是一部披着科幻外衣的青春爱情物语。
Audiences lamented on social media that it’s not a sci-fi film at all but a half-baked love story with a few sci-fi elements.
网上流传甚广的一条评论称：“如果说《流浪地球》打开了中国科幻片的大门，那么《上海堡垒》又把这扇大门关上了......”
One popular comment circulating online reads, "If we say 'The Wandering Earth' opened a door for China’s domestic-made sci-fi films, then I’d say 'Shanghai Fortress' shut the door."
观众们对电影的评价也是褒贬不一：
有说剧情烂的：
有说特效不走心的：
还有思考明星流量和电影票房关系的：
当然，也有观众觉得电影其实还是不错的：
那么票房这么低到底为啥呢？财经网官方微博12日早上发布了一项在线投票调查《你觉得《上海堡垒》票房为什么不太行？》。截至15日上午，超过36万人参与投票，其中55.5%用户表示“剧情差，只是披着科幻的皮”。
导演作者齐道歉：没有人想要关上这扇闪着光的门，辜负了你的等待
票房失利，口碑扑街，11日上午，导演滕华涛在微博上道歉，表示：“非常难过。这不仅仅是对电影不满意，也是对中国科幻电影的期待落空了，作为导演，我有着不可推卸的责任。希望还有以后，也希望中国科幻电影可以越来越好。”
Teng Huatao, the director, made an apology on Weibo, saying that he felt sorry for letting audiences down and that he never meant to shut the door for Chinese-made sci-fi films.
“It doesn’t just show dissatisfaction with the film,” Teng wrote in a lengthy, emotional statement. “It also shows a loss of hope in Chinese sci-fi. As the director, I’m inescapably responsible for this, and I’m truly sorry.”
继导演道歉后，电影《上海堡垒》原著作者、编剧江南也通过微博表示，致歉于那些不喜欢电影的朋友，“辜负了你的等待”。他同时称，感谢每个参与电影的人，很多都曾是我的读者，努力过，看到了。
The film’s scriptwriter, Yang Zhi — who wrote the original novel and is widely known by his pen name, Jiang Nan — has also apologized online, particularly to the fans of his book who were bitterly disappointed after waiting so many years for the film.
两位主演舒淇和鹿晗也都转发了导演的微博并做出了回应：
素材涉嫌抄袭，《上海堡垒》又道歉了！
一波未平一波又起，口碑争议后，影片《上海堡垒》又不得不面对宣传素材涉嫌抄袭的质疑。
12日，微博上关于电影《上海堡垒》在微博宣传时盗用他人拍摄的原创视频素材引发热议。
13日中午，电影《上海堡垒》官方微博发表道歉声明。
稍后，“_Shawn_Wang_ ”也在微博上po文称“肯定电影方的及时沟通，接受道歉和赔偿，感谢大家对此事的关注和对原创作者及正版的支持。”
宣传素材涉嫌抄袭的风波算是告一段落了，而关于国产科幻片，我们想说：《上海堡垒》的失利不意味着中国国产科幻片的失败。
道阻且长，行则将至。相信中国科幻电影的大门，不会关上。
综合来源：CGTN，SIXTH TONE
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