Chapter 602： dark marvel

With the giant screen of imax lights up again.

The picture is not displayed, the sound is heard first.

This is still the familiar opening music of Marvel Studios. The tune is the same, but the style of the music has changed. It has become thick and heavy, and it seems to have a depressing thunderstorm atmosphere.

Many viewers and film critics who haven't paid attention yet and are not interested in the opening credits are immediately attracted by the heavy background sound.

"Huh? This soundtrack..."

Famed film critic David Anson sat with another female film critic, Rita Kemberry, and couldn't help but look surprised.

"I don't know." Rita Kenberly shook her head, staring straight at the picture.

Next, a more surprising scene appeared.

In the past, the Marvel Studios logo was white on a red background, and simply wrote "marvel", which was simple and elegant, yet flexible.

But in front of me...the logo has changed!

Red disappears and is replaced by black.

White characters on a black background, the regular "marvel" letters have also become twisted and wild fonts, each letter seems to be like a mountain, jumping out one by one and smashing to the screen, as if expressing a The heaviness and despair of breaking through the cage.

Under the flickering of the screen, there are still a few dim lights, which adds a sense of chill.

In the auditorium, there was a surprised sound of "hum".

David Anson and Rita Kemberry glanced at each other, and immediately thought of a key promotional slogan of Universal International when it released the film.

The two of them murmured in unison—

"Dark Marvel!"

...

The opening of the movie, without the long atmosphere rendering, goes straight to the theme.

The hero Matt Murdoch and his classmates secretly went to see underground boxing after school, but found that the boxer among them was actually a well-respected father who often taught him to study hard and get ahead.

Matt couldn't accept this reality and ran out desperately, almost hitting the factory forklift. The forklift driver forked into the bucket containing the chemical substance while making a sharp turn, and the chemical substance splashed into Matt's eyes.

Matt passed out in excruciating pain.

The forklift driver escaped.

After an unknown amount of time, Matt opened his eyes, only to find that he was blind. What is strange is that his sense of hearing, touch, smell, and taste have become extremely sharp, and he has superpowers like radar.

He sits quietly at home, closes his eyes, and can "see" any corner of the city.

Crime is everywhere!

This is a sin city!

At this time, his wounded father entered the house.

It turned out that when he was unconscious on the street, all passersby ignored him.

Only after getting out of the ring, the bruised-faced father, who was beaten, found him and took him home through the night.

Matt felt very guilty. It turned out that his boxer father was not ashamed. On the contrary, he was the greatest father in the world!

Matt didn't tell him the secret of his blindness for fear he was worried.

But the father told Matt the deep secret.

Abandoned by his mother as a child, Matt Murdoch was an orphan and later his father, raised by boxer Jack Murdoch, known as the "Flame Fighter".

Jack Murdoch didn't want his children to live in an underground world full of sins like himself, so he warned him from an early age that he needed to use rules to restrict people's behavior and encouraged him to study the law.

Inspired by this, Matt studied law and made law his lifelong career.

But what happened tonight, and what he now sees through his superpowers, is all about the evil in New York, which made him realize that the law also has an incompetent side.

He needs strength!

He has to rely on his own hands to bring those criminals to justice!

Matt persuaded his father, and Jack Murdoch gave him an address, admonishing him that he could go there to find his old teacher - the mysterious master of fighting, the old man.

Matt went through hardships and finally found the stick, and with his help, learned martial arts and fighting skills.

Here, he also saw a charming and beautiful girl, his senior sister, Erica.

In the process of studying art, the two couldn't help falling in love.

But after a lecture, the old man carefully warned Matt not to fall in love with Erica. Because Erica's revenge is extremely heavy, it is likely to cause unprovoked killings, which will bring irreparable psychological trauma to Matt.

But when love comes, who can escape?

The love between the two is getting deeper and deeper.

Six months later, the two returned to New York.

Matt saw his dying father, Jack Murdoch, murdered by criminals in the dark area of ​​the city with "Hell's Kitchen".

It turned out that the criminal group asked Jack Murdoch to play match-fixing, but he did not agree, and after winning the game, he was brutally killed by the criminal group.

Before he died, Matt was warned not to kill anyone, except God and the law, no one has the right to take another person's life.

Matt took it for granted.

Erica scoffed, and she told Matt, "Anyway, we've learned our skills now, why don't the two of us take action and kill all those bastards!"

Matt shook his head firmly and said beyond doubt: "The law is the only means of justice. From now on, I will be the guardian of the night, the supporter of the law, and I will be... Night, Demon, Xia!"

...

After a full hour, the film finally made clear the complex background relationship.

The hero "Daredevil" has officially appeared!

Film critic Rita Kenberry shook her head and sighed: "The rhythm is a little long, with flashbacks and interludes, jumping and cutting, a bit like the technique of "Memento", dazzling to see, this is not The routine of a commercial film. It is more detailed and serious, but there is little entertainment and viewing.”

David Anson disagreed and praised: "I like this style instead, the "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" series are too entertaining, and the mentally handicapped comic style is obvious. But this film is too different , Under the huge screen of imax, the rich dark and realistic style seems to have an opera-like spirit and grandeur."

Not only the film critics questioned the slightly slow rhythm, but Shirley Lansing, who saw the film for the first time, couldn't help but frown, "Boss, this movie...isn't entertaining."

Dunn nodded, "Yes, this is a rigorous, realistic, bold, dark and profound superhero movie."

Shirley Lansing said: "This is the direction of humanities and art films, but we are shooting commercial films."

Dunn said with a smile: "It's a commercial movie, but it's not so overly entertaining. Don't forget, this is Dark Marvel! And this is the first of the "Daredevil" series, mainly about Matt Murdoch How to become Daredevil, the savior of darkness."

Shirley Lansing sighed.

She really had a hard time understanding this young boss.

With an investment of 120 million US dollars, and all the funds came from New Universal, all risks must be borne by oneself, making such a commercial blockbuster with a slightly slower pace, no jokes, and a depressing atmosphere.

Aren't you a little worried?

However, Dunn's success in the past few years is enough to prove that he has an extraordinary understanding of the film market.

Maybe this "Daredevil: Time for War" can really be favored by fans?

This film, just the internal screening of New Universal, was shown three times.

Tang En was not in the mood to read it again. Seeing Shirley Lansing wandering around, he simply started talking, "By the way, I heard that you were an actor in your early years, is that true?"

Shirley Lansing was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, young actor, I haven't acted in a few movies. It was in the 1960s and 1970s, and the environment was much worse than it is now."

"Bad?" Tang En raised his eyebrows.

Shirley Lansing said lightly: "Actors who want to get roles, especially important roles, have to pay a lot of money."

"Is it convenient to talk about?"

Dunn actually already thought of it, it must be the red sofa audition!

Although the 1960s and 1970s had passed the era of the big studios, it was still the most glamorous on the outside and the darkest on the inside.

Even the black affirmative movement is just beginning.

It can be seen that there was serious class oppression due to the inequality of classes in that era.

Kirk Douglas was typical of that era.

Shirley Lansing laughed at herself, "At my age, there is nothing inconvenient to say. At that time... red sofas were very common, almost the rule in the industry."

"There are also red sofas now."

Dunn couldn't help blushing.

In his second office, there is the largest red sofa in Hollywood which looks like a double bed.

Shirley Lansing shook her head and said, "This is different. The current red sofa... can no longer be called a red sofa audition. It's the unspoken rule of the industry. It's under the water and can't be on the table."

Tang En widened his eyes, "You mean... the red sofa audition back then was put on the table?"

Shirley Lansing said: "Of course, every newcomer, who wants to play an important role, has to go through this level, and no one can avoid it. The same is true for actresses, and the same for actors."

"Actor?" Dunn's face was a little weird.

Shirley Lansing glanced at him, "Don't you know? In the entertainment industry, one-third of the employees are gay."

"Cough cough... I won't talk about that."

Dunn stopped her.

New Universal's CEO, Barry Diller, is gay.

Shirley Lansing continued: "If it's just a red sofa audition, it's actually acceptable. For a deal, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, and the entertainment industry all over the world is like this. However, in Hollywood back then, it was not so simple. Once Entering the industry, many big producers in the industry, every afternoon, will point out a certain actor to accompany the bed. If they don’t accept it, they will be named and banned, or even beaten.”

"Beat?" Dunn's face was a little ugly.

Shirley Lansing said solemnly: "Yes, it's beatings, sometimes... even more cruel things. In Hollywood in those days, black and white took everything."

Tang En murmured to himself, "It's better to be an actor now. Even if there are unspoken rules, at least they have the right to choose, and they have personal freedom."

Shirley Lansing sighed, "Yeah, so later I stopped acting and started a new career as a production assistant. Hollywood entertainers can only control their lives if they have real power."

(Sanqi Chinese)