Will lion man lose money?

A recent film, The Lion Boy, failed at the box office. The original industry forecast was $2 billion, but it has not reached 1 billion. There is a great possibility of losing money. What is the reason? Before the movie came out, it was found from the trailer that the protagonists were squinting. I wonder what the creative team thinks.

Squinting has become a symbol of cultural conflict, and a symbol of Westerners laughing at Asians, especially China people. This can be seen from the photography before Chen Man and the graduation makeup of Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts. Others say that China people moved out of Dunhuang murals for the sake of the slender eyes. In fact, there is a problem, which is to respect the changes of the times.

That is to say, as artistic creators, when squinting becomes the focus of westerners' attacks on China people, and when this image becomes a symbol of humiliating China, we should avoid understanding. Respect is not simply reasoning, but taking care of each other's feelings.

When the other party thinks this is an offense, it has already declared that it will be avoided, knowing that it will cause discomfort, but forcing the protagonist to do this modeling is equivalent to humiliating the audience, but it also makes the audience pay the bill. It's hard. Think about the domestic box office, but also want to go to the international awards?