"Today" and "Good Morning America" ​​are the most competitive opponents in the United States morning news programs. This time, in the "Independence Day" craze, they were half behind Fox TV's "Good Day Live" and were stolen by their opponents. This is an unacceptable fact for NBC TV and ABC TV.

However, it has been more than ten years since the top two ratings rankings, and these two programs are obviously not so easily defeated. After witnessing the craze for watching movies in the first week of "Independence Day", the two programs responded immediately.

"Today", a member of NBC TV, found Rick Groen, a senior film critic who works for the Daily News, and asked him to comment on "Independence Day" during the morning news program. During the interview, Rick strongly stated many times that "a work like 'Independence Day' is definitely a serious regression for the film industry. It should be thrown into the storage room like 'Future Water World' and accumulate dust and should never be seen."

Obviously, Rick hated "Independence Day" and he had no intention of hiding it. However, it is interesting to note that what considerations did NBC TV make when choosing guests? Is it because NBC TV also dislikes "Independence Day", or is there any other reason?

One thing to refer to is that the annual Golden Globe Awards are broadcasted by NBC TV, and one of the core issues in the power struggle between Marjana Blairycon and Michael Rossell within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is whether NBC TV should continue to broadcast the Golden Globe Awards.

Perhaps, the nbc TV station's position choice this time can bring out some inside information that no one knows in the circle for the time being.

Rick did not disappoint the trust of NBC TV. In the morning news, his words were extremely sharp. "Such works have been sought after by the market, which is undoubtedly a bad news for the Hollywood film industry. This almost marks that excellent movies will be eroded by Wall Street's money offensive. In the future, art will only become a pile of copper stinky, which is disgusting!"

Then, Rick pointed his finger at Hugo, "After achieving great success, he was obviously lost. He chose an empty, boring, empty movie like "Independence Day" entirely because of money. A 20 million yuan pay could make him stand out, but it was not for him to destroy Hollywood movies. If he didn't know how to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities, he would become the first pest that corrodes the foundation of Hollywood movies."

"Today" morning news program specially took thirty minutes to discuss this topic. The interaction between Rick and the host was sparkling and exciting. At the same time, as the most powerful competitor, "Good Morning America" ​​also made its own response, and they invited the chief film critic of the "New York Times" Armond Camby.

If anyone who knows the history of film criticism knows that Armond can be said to be a representative figure of the conservatives. He once disliked Hugo in every way and believed that Wall Street was devouring the charm of film art step by step. Ammond's view is also generally considered to be out of touch with the times, and he will soon be eliminated, just like after the release of the "Male and Female Thieves".

However, "Schindler's list" became a turning point. After that, Armond seemed to finally wake up, gradually keep up with the pace of the times, and once again became the chief film critic of the "New York Times", and had an influence that cannot be underestimated among professional film critics on the entire East Coast. In sharp contrast to the previous one, Armond praised Hugo, and this time seemed no exception.

"If anyone wants to discuss the future of movies with me, then I would think he is a lunatic." Ammond's opening remark seemed to mean something, which made people laugh. "The reason why movies are so charming is because they are rich and have infinite possibilities. It is undeniable that movies are accepted as an art form, but we should not forget that the reason why movies were loved by so many people at the beginning of their birth was because they appeared as a spiritual food, in other words, they were used to entertain the public."

As one of the most famous film critics on the East Coast, Armond is naturally not a veteran who can be compared to Rick of the Daily News. The background and precipitation of the times can be seen everywhere when talking. "So, movies should indeed have artistic standards, which is also the important significance of the existence of countless award ceremony and film critic associations every year. But in addition to artistic works, movies should not be separated from the masses, because without the response from the audience, no one can appreciate even the excellent works, and they can only accumulate dust in the storage room. Therefore, we still need commercial films, and the kind of works that can bring simple happiness. Only by persisting on the road of exploring how art and business can we truly carry forward the film. Simple art and simple business are both stupid."

"This is also the reason why I like 'Independence Day'. Although the story structure of this movie is relatively simple, the movie realizes the pictures in people's fantasy in the most direct way. This is also the significance of the original birth of the movie: to realize fantasies and dreams that we cannot realize. 'Independence Day''s use of visual effects is undoubtedly full of shock, and it also gives more opportunities for people who have dreams. Maybe I can't prove the existence of the time machine, but I can also complete this dream in the movie." Ammond's remarks were strongly supported by the host.

Interestingly, ABC TV station is an Oscar broadcaster, and Hugo won his first Oscar winner at the Oscar not long ago. The amazing subtle relationship between ABC TV and NBC TV is indeed worth pondering.

"Today" and "Good Morning America" ​​represent two mainstream views in the current film industry, and also vividly project the competition between these two programs onto the current status quo of Hollywood. This face-to-face direct competition is broadcast across the United States through TV stations and these two most popular morning news programs, which also puts the controversy in the paper media in front of all viewers, which also means that this revolution has vigorously moved to an irreversible height.

In the competition between "Today" and "Good Morning America", the former has always dominated the top ratings of morning news programs for more than ten years. This situation continued until the late 1980s, when "Good Morning America" ​​rose strongly, replacing "Today" and becoming the most popular morning news program.

However, since the second half of 1995, Joan Langden, the host of "Good Morning America", started to demand a reduction in workload, the momentum of "Good Morning America" ​​to defeat "Today" in ratings has slowed down since 1987, and gradually moved from following the trend to an unstable state.

In the past nearly a year, "Today" has been the absolute upper hand for most of the time, and "Good Morning America" ​​has been suppressed, and everything seems to have returned to its pre-1987 state. However, this time, the Hollywood topic dispute was unexpected but reasonable, "Good Morning America" ​​once again held its advantage.

This episode of "Good Morning America" ​​where Armond became a special guest and this episode of "Today" where Rick took the lead in the main firepower. In the end, "Good Morning America" ​​attracted 6.7 million viewers, creating the highest viewership since 1995; and although "Today" also achieved a good result of 6.2 million, it was far behind its competitors and lost this important showdown.

The competition between these two morning news shows can also be seen as a microcosm of the struggle of the entire Hollywood faction, and the result of this ratings competition can also be seen as a projection of the current trend of the entire American film industry relies on the strong performance of "Independence Day" in the first week. The momentum of high investment and high returns support factions is constantly increasing and is gradually gaining the initiative.

In the second week of July, after Independence Day created an incredible first-week box office of $116 million, as many as 237 paper media across the United States reported on the feat of Independence Day. What’s even more exaggerated is that as many as 103 TV shows specifically mentioned the strong box office of Independence Day more than 500 times in a week, not to mention thousands of times in radio programs.

In other words, the entire North American continent is discussing this phenomenon-level movie, whether you like it or hate it, but it is undeniable that this movie is setting off an unparalleled craze for topics. Just like when "Pulp Novels" came out, people have launched an unprecedented round of specialty of independent films. This time, the prospects for commercial films have triggered a wider and more heated discussion.

With such a hot situation, the second batch of "Independence Day" reviews had as many as 49 articles, of course, including many non-professional comments. This also made the two rounds of "Independence Day" reviews reach a terrible level of 80 articles. Although there are many non-professional opinions, it can still show the current discussion of this film.

Under the bombardment of two rounds of movie reviews, the media comprehensive review of "Independence Day" quickly declined, from 83 points in the first week to 70 points. The decline was very serious, but not to mention the overall decline, 70 points is still an excellent score for commercial movies, not as good as the "speed of life and death", but far higher than "Terminator 2", "Jurassic Park" and "Real Lies".
Chapter completed!