Chapter 126： Public opinion war

"On July 1, "Independence Day," with a production cost of US$100 million, was released in North America as scheduled..."

In the studio used for live broadcasting, Gene Siskell sat on the sofa in front of the camera and said to Roger Albert on the opposite side, “After this film was released, it encountered a consistent reputation across the United States. Some media and film critics even gave the film a zero score. Duke Rosenberg, who had been going well before, encountered huge trouble."

It seems that Duke's movies are really lacking in interest. He asked, "Roger, can you analyze the reason?"

"The failure that Duke Rosenberg encountered was actually caused by many reasons."

As if he was the most authoritative expert in the film industry, Roger Albert calmly began his analysis, "Let’s start with the film itself. The plot and structure of Independence Day itself have serious problems."

"Friends who have watched the movie or even the trailer should be able to see that "Independence Day" is another alien story, another American fantasy of saving the world. Aliens attacked, the world fell into panic, and the US president was The core humans launched a counterattack against the aliens, and finally the world was at peace. This stereotype has been going on in Hollywood for too long!"

"And this one is the worst I have ever seen↗, with a thin plot, full of loopholes, dry language, and simple special effects!"

Siskell asked timely, "Roger, can you give me some examples?"

"The most typical problem is that computer viruses remove alien shields. Anyone who knows a little about computers knows that computer viruses exist based on the entire computer infrastructure. Is the alien system the same as humans? Or do they use DOS operating system? Or Intel CPU?"

"Besides, the sensationalism of the film is too cheap and crude..."

With Siskell’s cooperation, Roger Albert transformed "Independence Day" from plot to structure, logic to lines. They all sneered fiercely.

"Duke Rosenberg's first two films, "Life and Death" and "Risk to Death Island" still received some good reviews, and "Independence Day" is clearly his Waterloo."

According to the established procedure, Siskell asked again, "Roger, is the failure of "Independence Day" related to Duke Rosenberg's own decline in directing?"

This is not just for movies, but Roger Albert has no intention of stopping. "I once talked to Duke Rosenberg and his problems were obvious. First, the desire for destruction during shooting was too strong and completely overwhelmed the pursuit of film art."

After a short pause, he seemed to be organizing appropriate language. "The second is related to his personal thoughts. In fact, it is not difficult to see that in Duke Rosenberg's mind, business and box office are the first. Film quality, Instead, go back."

Without waiting for his partner to continue to ask questions, Roger Albert said bluntly, "Even "Independence Day", Duke Rosenberg has three movies published. From these three movies, you can see his film production. Skills are limited, just like that over and over again. Over time, people will naturally get bored."

"Can you analyze it in more detail?" Siskell asked again.

"of course!"

Roger Albert cleared his throat. Then he said, "First, I love to show off skills. Dazzling sports shots, sharp editing style, hot special effects scenes, this is the most typical style of Duke Rosenberg. It is also the audience's interest in his first two films. The place where Ledao looks really enjoyable, it even melted into his blood and became an inseparable part of his genes..."

"The characteristics of dazzling love are in the three films. Duke Rosenberg has never changed. In contrast, his narrative ability is gradually changing, and it is getting worse and worse! "Independence Day" is Representative! The story is perfunctory, the characters are facialized, and there are a lot of logical loopholes, all of which make'love to show off skills' more and more annoying.

"Second, the abuse of three techniques. It has been a few years since "Life and Death", but Duke Rosenberg has not seen any progress. He abused slow motion, abused wide-angle, abused explosions. Endless explosions , The retired police made terrorist explosions, the insurgents of the U.S. Army also exploded, the aliens still exploded, everyone used all time to explode, and then the protagonists wearing the invincible halo escaped from the explosion in elegant slow motion!

"Third, uncontrollable! For those unnecessary car chases, explosions, slow motions, and special effects, Duke Rosenberg didn't care about deleting the plot of the movie, and he didn't even think about art and humanistic care! Instead, he showed off The skill and swagger are performed to the extreme. For example, his personal very contented shots, a bomb fell from the F-18 Hornet to Alcatraz Island, and caused a huge explosion, calling himself a "bomb perspective". To put it bluntly, this is just him. An explosive game for self-entertainment."

Through the cable TV network, this episode has been spread to many people. Some people think that Roger Albert has some truth, especially those who are over forty years old who often read his film reviews. Some people think that he is purely trying to provoke him. Pick thorns, such as people in their twenties.

"It's pure jealousy. I like explosive movies and fast-paced movies. Who can compare to Duke Rosenberg in this respect?"

In front of the TV, a young audience was muttering, "These film critics are just a few high-ranking publicists. They think they are tall, but they don't actually know what they are talking about."

Someone else said, “Going to the movies with jealousy and prejudice will not look good, no matter how many times you watch them.”

Everyone has a different view of everything, but people are affected by environmental public opinion. It is hard to say what Roger Albert’s program will bring to Duke and "Independence Day."

Near midnight, Sarah, a female reporter of the Los Angeles Times, said goodbye to Duke and Nancy, walked out of a high-end restaurant, drove directly to report to the agency, and prepared to complete the task assigned by the editor overnight so that she could see the newspaper in time.

Fingers fell on the keyboard of the typewriter and made a crisp sound. Sarah was sad to find that she wanted to be a film critic. This time, she would stand on the opposite side of the critics, and her dream of film critics would even be shattered in the future.

But she can't control so much. This media job is the foundation of survival.

It was not until midnight that Sarah handed over the finished manuscript to the editor. The editor quickly typeset and added it to the already reserved layout, and then passed it to printing plants scattered across the United States, printed and published, and sent to all parts of North America. In the hands of various users in the corner.

Due to the early communication with the producers and distributors, Duke did not participate in the North American publicity announcements like other actors did, but instead focused on the already-opened public opinion wars.

On Sunday, the sun had just climbed to the horizon, and the sun had fallen on the beach in Santa Monica. Duke ran into his home from along the promenade, went back to the room upstairs, took a shower, and then changed into a dry suit. The clothes went down, and when he entered the dining room, his mother was already sitting there, waiting for him to have breakfast together.

"Morning, mother." Duke sat down and picked up the knife and fork. "Are you going to New York today?"

"Hmm..." Mother nodded, "New York is the fashion center of North America, and now Santa Fea's work is shifting to the east coast."

"Hire professional managers to manage the company." Duke suggested.

"I don't want to retire yet." Mrs. Leah vetoed directly, "and there is nothing to do after retiring."

Knowing his mother’s character, Duke stopped talking, and turned to the maid and said, “Ellie, is today’s Los Angeles Times here? Ah, thank you!”

The maid quickly delivered the newspaper, Duke turned directly to the entertainment section, and the headline featured his interview.

Usually Duke doesn't pay much attention to the media's evaluation of himself. Commercial directors like him do not have any good comments from professional media. But today is different. This is the beginning of a public opinion war!

"Duke Rosenberg, who has a long and sturdy body, has a fearless momentum in his gestures, and even the words convey a signal of his master's courage. This reporter's work in Santa Monica I saw the Hollywood director in the room. You can completely imagine Duke Rosenberg as a fighter who will never admit defeat, like a bullfighter who dominates the arena in Madrid, in the entertainment industry to please the audience. China is an artist who is good at creating destruction..."

"When our topic came to "Independence Day", which cost as much as 100 million US dollars to produce, Duke, who is now only 24 years old, laughed at the pressure he was under. In the film industry, he wants to be a director. To have a good reputation, it must be that stress and adrenaline must be vigorous-this is what he said."

"When it came to why the filming of "Independence Day" was asked, he answered like this-I just want to delight the public and bring the simplest and purest happiness to the audience.

"When asked why there are so many special effects in his movies, Duke Rosenberg gave an unexpected explanation-now you can watch movies on video recorders and on TV everywhere, so why can you Attract everyone to come into the theater and watch your movie exclusively?"

"The endless blasting scenes, deafening noises, dangerous chases and fights, destruction of coordinated buildings everywhere, and mixed gags are the reasons why a large number of audiences like Duke Rosenberg’s movies. His first two films, "Life and Death" and "Independence Day" have achieved great success, and "Independence Day" is no exception. After winning $22.45 million at the box office on Friday, the film won again on Saturday. With $24.29 million, the big sale is not a problem at all."

"However, the professional reputation of the film seems to be a bit troublesome. The reporter also specifically asked Duke Rosenberg about his views on the critics..." (To be continued...)

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