{"id":1231,"date":"2005-05-21T21:02:06","date_gmt":"2005-05-21T13:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danwei.webfactional.com\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2005-05-21T21:02:06","modified_gmt":"2005-05-21T13:02:06","slug":"first_reactions_to_sith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laodanwei.org\/wp\/film-2\/first_reactions_to_sith.php","title":{"rendered":"First Reactions to &#8220;Sith&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imgleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JDM050521sith.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laodanwei.org\/archives\/images\/JDM050521sith.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"252\" border=\"0\" title=\"Cool Sith\" \/><\/div>\n<p>While I have not heard of anyone here waiting for weeks in a ticket line, <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i> is nevertheless an event movie in China. Major newspapers have run special <i>Star Wars<\/i> inserts detailing the mythology and the characters for new viewers, and the premiere brought out all the big stars.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some quick results from the first day of <i>Sith<\/i> screenings in Beijing. Sina&#8217;s Entertainment channel, in cooperation with <i>The Beijing News<\/i>, conducted a survey yesterday of <i>Sith<\/i> viewers. The article announcing the results doesn&#8217;t mention the form of the survey &#8211; it may have been an online poll. In any case, take the numbers with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n<p><b>Audience Response<\/b>: Respondents were generally satisfied with the film. They liked the special effects and didn&#8217;t really mind the dialogue and characterization. For the most part they understood the plot, although many were not satisfied with it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Series Ranking<\/b>: Despite the prequels taking spots 2, 3, and 4 in the rankings of favorite <i>Star Wars<\/i> episodes, it&#8217;s comforting to know Chinese audiences recognize the supremacy of <i>Empire<\/i>. <i>The Beijing News<\/i> ascribes the low standing of <i>New Hope<\/i> (which placed 5th) to the desire of young audiences for special effects &#8211; for 61% of respondents, SFX were the top attraction of <i>Sith<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eps. 7, 8, &#038; 9<\/b>: The final survey question concerned directors: &#8220;If the chance existed for further sequels to Star Wars, who would you wish to be director?&#8221; Nearly half (46%) of respondents chose George Lucas, followed by Spielberg at 24%. The prospect of Tsui Hark (10%) or Quentin Tarantino (3%) doing <i>Star Wars<\/i> is intriguing.<\/p>\n<p>A translation of the survey results is in the full article.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b>: <i>The Beijing News<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeijingnews.com\/news\/2005\/0521\/12@003404.html\">article<\/a>. Image taken from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeijingnews.com\/news\/2005\/0521\/12@002235.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How many times do you plan on seeing <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i>?\n<ul>\n<li>Once: 47.86%<\/li>\n<li>Twice: 20.41%<\/li>\n<li>Three or more: 19.75%<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t plan on seeing it: 11.98%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How much of the plot of <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i> did you understand?\n<ul>\n<li>Completely understood everything: 39.28%<\/li>\n<li>Understood most of it: 28.4%<\/li>\n<li>Did not understand anything: 14.64%<\/li>\n<li>Understood half: 12.2%<\/li>\n<li>Basically didn&#8217;t understand: 5.47%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>After watching <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i>, how would you rate this movie? What score do you give it?\n<ul>\n<li>80 &#8211; satisfied: 43.34%<\/li>\n<li>60 &#8211; passing: 25.44%<\/li>\n<li>0 &#8211; wouldn&#8217;t watch it: 12.35%<\/li>\n<li>100 &#8211; perfect: 12.13%<\/li>\n<li>40 &#8211; disappointed: 4.07%<\/li>\n<li>20 &#8211; garbage: 2.66%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What about <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i> attracted you the most?\n<ul>\n<li>Special effects: 60.95%<\/li>\n<li>Plot: 18.71%<\/li>\n<li>Characters and dialogue: 3.77%<\/li>\n<li>Action: 3.11%<\/li>\n<li>Music: 2.51%<\/li>\n<li>Other: 10.95%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What did you find most unsatisfactory about <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i>?\n<ul>\n<li>Plot: 30.25%<\/li>\n<li>Characters and dialogue: 17.6%<\/li>\n<li>Action: 9.62%<\/li>\n<li>Special Effects: 3.62%<\/li>\n<li>Music: 2.88%<\/li>\n<li>Other: 36.02%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Which character in <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i> did you like most?\n<ul>\n<li>Anakin: 28.03%<\/li>\n<li>Obi-wan: 17.31%<\/li>\n<li>Amidala: 15.61%<\/li>\n<li>Yoda: 15.01%<\/li>\n<li>R2D2: 9.25%<\/li>\n<li>C3PO: 6.73%<\/li>\n<li>General Grievous: 5.33%<\/li>\n<li>Chancellor Palpatine: 2.74%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Had you seen any other <i>Star Wars<\/i> movies before watching <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith<\/i>?\n<ul>\n<li>Yes: 87.35%<\/li>\n<li>No: 12.65%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Which is your favorite of the six <i>Star Wars<\/i> movies?\n<ul>\n<li>Episode 5: <i>The Empire Strikes Back<\/i>: 21.08%<\/li>\n<li>Episode 3: <i>Revenge of the Sith<\/i>: 18.93%<\/li>\n<li>Episode 1: <i>The Phantom Menace<\/i>: 18.86%<\/li>\n<li>Episode 2: <i>Attack of the Clones<\/i>: 15.16%<\/li>\n<li>Episode 4: <i>A New Hope<\/i>: 14.87%<\/li>\n<li>Episode 6: <i>Return of the Jedi<\/i>: 11.09%<\/li>\n<ul><\/li>\n<li>If the chance existed for further sequels to <i>Star Wars<\/i>, who would you wish to be director?\n<ul>\n<li>George Lucas: 46.01%<\/li>\n<li>Steven Spielberg: 24.26%<\/li>\n<li>Tsui Hark: 9.99%<\/li>\n<li>James Cameron: 5.62%<\/li>\n<li>Peter Jackson: 4.81%<\/li>\n<li>Quentin Tarantino: 2.88%<\/li>\n<li>Other: 6.43%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>Survey closed at 5:40pm on 20 May; 1352 forms were submitted.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I have not heard of anyone here waiting for weeks in a ticket line, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is nevertheless an event movie in China. 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