The difference between the live-action movie "Saint Seiya" and "Slam Dunk" is huge

The highly anticipated live-action movie of the super classic anime "Saint Seiya" was finally released in Japan on April 28. However, according to statistics from the ticket sales agency, ticket sales after the release barely made it into the top 10. However, by the second weekend on May 5, it dropped directly to the top 20. Considering the sky-high popularity of another classic movie "Slam Dunk", onlookers were amazed.

Media analysis of the reasons why the live-action movie "Saint Seiya" was a huge failure:

The famous film critic Maeda Yuichi once made a comment, saying that he had a premonition that the situation was not good before the film was released.

Maeda Yuichi was skeptical about handing the production over to "Hollywood".

The director of the film does not have a glorious record, and the cast and crew are almost all second-tier or below.

Today's audiences are less and less looking forward to live-action adaptations of famous anime.

The mythological theme of "Saint Seiya" itself is extremely difficult to adapt into a live-action film.

From the holy clothes to the huge contrast between the movie scenes and the original work, many old fans have been discouraged.

Moreover, the film is clearly not capable of refining the original work's vast worldview.

The producers' claim of "creating a brand new Saint Seiya" had the opposite effect.

·Publishers still hope to save some face in overseas markets, especially in China.