The Mermaid is a film that tells the story of a playboy businessman (Deng Chao) who falls in love with
a mermaid, Shan (Lin Yun) who was sent to assassinate
him. Upon release, this film broke numerous box office records and it will
premiere exclusively on CELESTIAL
MOVIES (ASTRO Channel 322) on Sunday 2 October at 9pm!
5 things you
should know about this show:
1. The Man Behind the film
It is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong science-fiction,
fantasy, and romantic
comedy that
was directed, co-written, and
co-produced by Stephen Chow. This is his
tenth directorial effort.
2. Popularity of the film
The Mermaid was
ranked as the No.1 Chinese movie with box office earnings of $7,025,381 in Malaysia and was
also the highest-grossing film of all time in China!
3. Inspiration of the film
Stephen Chow was inspired by Hans
Christian Andersen's fairy tale of "The
Little Mermaid" to produce this film and wanted make it a modern interpretation of the story.
Another inspiration came from his childhood, where he lived by the sea and
always wondered what life was like under the sea.
4. What Happened Behind-the-Scenes
Deng Chao and Lin Yun ended up eating a
total of 150 roasted chickens during a multiple takes of an eating scene just
to ensure they got the best quality shot.
5. Moral of the story
Liu Xuan’s development project had a
direct impact on the merpeople, killing many of them and he only managed to
save Shan by sending her back to the ocean so she could escape from this. Learning
from his mistakes, Xuan set up a scholarship for research on environmental
protection.
If you would like to watch The Mermaid all
over again, please tune in to CELESTIAL MOVIES (ASTRO Channel 322) on
Sunday 2 October at 9pm to catch this billion-dollar Chinese blockbuster!
The Mermaid fever
continues with this simple Share-and-Win Contest! Simply share the visual below
in your social media and hashtag #ILikeCM #TheMermaid to win some exclusive Celestial Movies merchandise consisting
of a tote Bag, selfie LED flashlight, erasable note pad, umbrella
and RM50 Neway
Cash Voucher!
For more details about Celestial Movies, click on to https://www.facebook.com/Ilikecm/.
Terms & conditions apply:-
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Only applicable for Malaysians and/or those
who reside in Malaysia
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Contest closes on 2 October 2016
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Participant’s details must be provided (full
name and email)
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Judges decision is final and no
correspondence will be entertained
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Winners will be contacted for prize
collection
Prizes: Winner will
get 1x RM50 Neway Voucher + CM Brand Campaign merchandise each (Tote Bag, Selfie LED Flashlight, Erasable Note Pad and Umbrella)
I saw a trailer of this movie on Facebook and it looks really very interesting to watch! For sure fans of the movie will be happy about this contest. And I am looking forward to see this film especially that I love mermaids.
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ReplyDeleteName: Betty liew Siaw Fan
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Joined. A very funny movie. Name: Linda Yee, email: lin200326@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteI watched this movie during CNY. It was a very funny and meaning full movie.By the way,i wanna watch again :)
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Done shared!!!!
ReplyDeleteI never watched this movie before!!
Name: Sharon lee
Email: xueren_yuki@hotmail.com