Chapter 589： Doubt

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Since it is the story of "Pirates of the Caribbean", it is natural to trace the origin of pirates. The word "pirate" appeared as early as 140 BC and was later defined by the Greeks to refer to those who illegally attack ships and seaside cities at sea. Later, the word pirate also appeared many alternative words, such as Danes, Vikings, pirates and so on.

It is said that since there are sea ships, there have been pirates, so pirates have always been the most troublesome problem for ships at sea. Since the 5th century BC, the Roman Empire took great pains to deal with the pirates on Corsica and Sarre, and even sent 5,000 ships and 120,000 soldiers to take over the pirates' nests. Such large-scale confrontation with pirates was not uncommon in Europe at the time.

With the opening of new shipping routes, the expansion of colonial activities, and the emergence of maritime commercial routes, the golden age of pirates came. From 1691 to 1723 was the golden age of pirates. During this period, pirates frequently appeared on commercial routes, especially the Strait of Malacca. Pirate robbery has gradually become legalized with the advent of looting licenses. At that time, pirates mainly used short muskets and sailors' machetes, and pirate ships were equipped with cannons to launch iron **** to attack opponents. A group of legendary pirates also emerged, such as Captain Kidd, Blackbeard Titch, etc.

After the industrial age, countries strengthened the supervision along the coast, and piracy gradually declined, from the end of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century. But it is not impossible for pirates to resurface. In 1981, a mysterious pirate ship was discovered in the Bahamas. After entering the 21st century, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and other places also have news of pirates one after another.

With the development of movies, the themes of movies are constantly increasing and rich, and almost everything in life and not in life, including scientific conjectures, has become the theme of movie shooting. Pirates, of course, are no exception.

Pirate movies have a very long history, and it was a staple of early action films. In the audience's impression, most of the pirate ships are wooden sailboats, and often a flag with a skull and crossbones is raised on the sails. The pirate captains are all one-eyed dragons, or have no hands or feet, and are always disabled.

Even after nearly a century of development, the image of pirates in the movie has never been able to make a breakthrough, and has always maintained the appearance of Captain Hook. The exaggerated and huge pirate captain's hat, the blindfold that covers the eyes, the stump of the hook, the stubble face, although the behavior is perverted and the temper is hot, but from the pirate leader to the soldier, everyone's brains are not very good. From the beginning of the story, they harassed the people with sāo, made high-profile appearances, and often accompanied by interesting treasure hunts, but afterward there would be a righteous prince charming, and the battle of justice against evil will never be outdated, and pirates always represents the evil side. The ending of the story is always predictable. The handsome and brave righteous warriors defeated the pirates, obtained countless treasures, and returned with beauty, while the poor pirates who were beaten to death could only drool and stare.

This has almost become a fixture in pirate movies. In the early days, this model won the love of countless audiences.

In 1935's "Iron Captain" let everyone know Arrol Flynn, the pirate he played in the film was given the title of "Merry Swordsman". Not only made Arol - Flynn a blockbuster, but also made subsequent grand thieves movies become popular. Whether it is Dustin Hoffman's extremely expressive "Captain Hook" or the "Peter Pan" full of childlike innocence, this type of film has a specific audience.

But in fact, after the "Red Pirates" in 1952, there has been no more classic works of pirate movies. "Peter Pan" in 1953 is a distant memory, and "Captain Hook" in 1991 is only It can be said that it is the tallest among the short people, barely making up the number, and the pirate movie has never been able to reproduce the glory. And the fixed mode that was popular in the early days has long been despised by discerning audiences. The mention of pirates is the image in their minds, and no one wants to pay for this type of movie anymore.

It took ten years for the two screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to create this script, not because the script was difficult to produce, but because no studio was interested in pirate movies , is evident. Last year, it was also Disney that spent 140 million US dollars to create the space pirate film "Xingyin Island". Originally, it wanted to innovate in pirate movies, but who knew it was a fiasco at the box office, making Disney almost lost. ——The failure of "Silver Island" and the success of "Finding Nemo" are undeniably a microcosm of the contradiction between Pixar and Disney.

It seems that pirate movies can no longer shine as they once did.

In this context, Evan Bell brought "Pirates of the Caribbean" into the summer battle, and the media's doubts were completely to be expected.

Elliott Carter's summer preview on "Premier" wrote, "Disney has lost its mind. Pirate movies have been around since 'Captain Hook' made $130 million in 1991. Entering the end. Now, Disney has actually voted for Evan Bell: this young boy who has never set foot in the summer season. Michael Inas has been dizzy, if the 100 million of 'Silver Island' Forty million is not enough, and this time 'Pirates of the Caribbean' will ruin the $100 million investment again and let Disney really realize that this is not the era of pirate movies."

For Evan Bell's choice this time, Elliott Carter is completely gloating. At the end of the article, he also wrote, "Evan Bell, who shouted for the supremacy of xìng and the first quality of life, was eventually rejected. Dollar mí dazzled, the so-called only reading the script to select works, the so-called bosom friend is enough, after all, it is just a slogan. In the bombardment of commercial films, Evan Bell has shown his original face. I believe, this time' Pirates of the Caribbean' failure - about to fail, will calm the cheque-waving studios a bit and make it clear that Evan Bell's box office appeal is underwhelming and his so-called persistence is a joke , his greed still shows its original appearance."

At the beginning, Elliot Carter questioned that Evan Bell would eventually return to the track of commercial films. This time, "Pirates of the Caribbean" made him finally slam Evan Bell, and the film may fail xìng It's almost a done deal. So, Elliott Carter is inevitably a little carried away.

This last paragraph carries a strong personal attack, "Premier" was not originally intended to be published and is damaging to their professional image. However, after weighing it, the success of the "News of the World" comes first, and the "Premier" also knows that, and then Evan Bell's Dongfeng hype news, indecisive middle ground will not work. Therefore, after biting his teeth, the editor-in-chief decided to publish it in the name of Elliott Carter.

This time, "Premier" made the right bet, Elliott Carter's remarks received a lot of support, and "Premier"'s attention has skyrocketed.

Neil D'Arcy of The New York Times also expressed his incomprehension, "Evan has always had a unique vision for his choice of films, but the decline of pirate films has been irreversible. The limitations of this theme film make pirates doomed to be difficult at the box office. As. Pinning on the youth storm of Evan Bell and Orlando Bloom won't help; even with Jerry Bruckheimer's escort, Disney's possibility of repeating last year's 'Silver Island' cup is still occupied A very high percentage." However, Neil D'Arcy is not the same to Evan Bell after all, so at the end of the film review, he still reserved a hint of possibility, "Now, we can only hope Evan surprises us again."

Neil D'Arcy believes that even movies such as "Sniper Phone Booth" and "Deadly Identity" that are not of sufficient box office appeal, Evan Bell amazed everyone. It is also possible for the pirate movie to have another accident.

The cautious attitude towards Neil Darcy, who has always supported Evan Bell, has also become a banner for the prediction of "Pirates of the Caribbean" by media magazines. Represented by the "New York Times", including the "Film Review", which has always been full of praise for Evan Bell, this time, "I can't open my eyes and talk nonsense". Thirty-four media commented before and after, expressing their disapproval of "Caribbean". The prospect of "Pirates" is not optimistic, thinking that this will be another box office disaster, and Disney will fall again after "Silver Island", completely extinguishing the spark of pirate movies.

Doubt the sound wave is higher than one Even many media have begun to predict whether the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" can exceed 50 million US dollars: almost no one is optimistic that the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" will exceed 100 million, which means that As a result, Disney's investment in the film will be lost.

William Wood's article in "Entertainment Weekly" stated, "Evan's vision for selecting scripts can be trusted. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' must have something special to attract Evan to join. You know, even if it is not 'Caribbean' Pirates', I hope Evan has starred in numerous commercial blockbusters, but Evan chose this pirate movie. This shows that this movie still has value to look forward to. Prediction is always just prediction, let's wait and see."

William Wood still cast a vote of confidence in Evan Bell, whose views also represent the position of a small group of people. It is amazing that although Evan Bell has only six works released at present, many professionals have already developed a sense of trust in Evan Bell's vision for selecting scripts. Even if it is a pirate movie that has been questioned by countless people, many people still decide to stop and watch.

Whether "Pirates of the Caribbean" was drowned out by the sound of doubt and completely destroyed; or whether it rose strongly and silenced all doubts with actual performance. After the movie is released, the results will be revealed.

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