Chapter 543： Kill invisible

For movie fans, the first film of "The Matrix" was very shocking. The film was considered too cool to have friends, but in the second film of "Reloading", the Wachowski brothers obviously strengthened the philosophical part, but ignored it. The key reason why the audience likes this film is that it is cool and cool!

As a result, fans have not yet digested the second part. In just six months, the more philosophical "Matrix Revolution" has come again.

There are some fans who love in-depth watching, but most of the viewers are dumbfounded. More viewers will not buy the "Matrix Revolution" account at all in the first weekend. When various word-of-mouth responses come out, they find that it is a A movie like "Reloaded", instead of the first one they liked so cool as not friends, they chose to give up.

The audience's expectations were too high, and the latter two were seriously inconsistent with the audience's expectations. Two sequels were launched in a short time, causing serious aesthetic fatigue.

One more thing that cannot be ignored is that soft kung fu fights are no longer popular. Even after the various kung fu dances in films such as "Charlie Dang", kung fu has gradually become a poisonous point in Hollywood action movies.

CinemaScore predicts that the movie's North American box office will be around 130 million US dollars based on the predictions of "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolution" published by the theater audience.

This is simply unimaginable, not even half of "Reloaded".

The Wachowski brothers can be said to be the peak of their debut, and then actively chose to fall into the ditch until they became the Wachowski sisters, and did not climb out.

The "The Matrix" trilogy is a typical example of successful sci-fi movies at the turn of the century, but in Ronan's eyes, it is also the experience and lessons that the producers must learn in shooting and producing commercial movies.

Mysticism and excessive philosophical thinking seem to bring so-called depth to the film, but it also kills the film's acceptance.

The halo of the first part receded, but what was left was a piece of chicken feathers.

"Neither did I expect that "The Matrix" had a dismal ending."

In the office of Shahai Entertainment, George Clint said to Ronan with regret: "Don't think I was very old at the time, but the first film made me fascinated. How can the movie be so good? Who would have thought that the second and third parts..."

It seems a little bit distressed, more regrettable, George Clint shook his head straight.

Ronan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said: "If philosophical thinking and humanistic thinking are controlled within a reasonable range, commercial films will bloom infinitely attractive. But too much abuse, the consequences are unimaginable, and even..."

He smiled and shook his head: "For commercial films, it is ten times more terrifying than Michael Bay's abuse and explosion."

George Clint deeply agrees with Ronan's view: "The explosion of abuse can attract many audiences, but once the philosophical and humanistic thinking is abused, mainstream audiences will leave the theater one after another."

"This point deserves our attention." Ronan changed to a more comfortable sitting position: "We will operate more and more large-scale commercial films in the future. We would rather have more explosions than excessive philosophical thinking."

George Clint said: "Understand, we are a film company, not a director."

The director can have an author's style, and the film company can also consider the author's style, but it must not be put in the first place.

Ronan put down his tea cup and said, "Did you read the latest script written by Lindsay Bill?"

"Look, it's still a double ending." George Clint said bluntly: "I think the second ending is better. The heroine continues to live happily in New York. It is very interesting and the audience may also like it."

Ronan nodded: "I think so too. But after the director is in place, we still need to listen to the director's opinion after the director is in place. This type of film is different from a pure commercial film. The director's style is very important."

George Clint asked: "Do you have the right director to choose?"

Ronan said directly: "This is a typical female subject. At first, I thought Sofia Coppola would be a good choice, but the style of the film tends to be dark, and there is even some irony, Sofia Coppola's style. Not suitable, I think David Fincher is good."

George Clint thought for a while, and said: "There is no problem with David Fincher's style, but there is one thing. Since the famous film "The Seven Deadly Sins", David Fincher's film author style is too strong and commercial Not a success, such as "Fight Club"."

"This is also my doubt." Ronan's left index finger slowly tapped the armrest of the sofa: "But I can't think of a more suitable director than David Fincher. If this project is handed over to a new director, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve what I want. The desired effect."

George Clint added: "As you can see from the script and your goal plan, this film requires proficient director skills, especially the style and key plot processing. The director’s ability is very sophisticated. I suggest not Use the new director."

Ronan agreed with George Clint and said: "I will find a time to talk to David Fincher in person, and see what he thinks first."

As for Steven Soderbergh who had been considered, Ronan automatically ruled it out. The bald director's personal style is even stronger.

Dark-style movies, especially those with a bit of irony in the dark, feel that David Fincher is more appropriate.

The script currently has two endings. The first ending is that the heroine dies while struggling. This is undoubtedly very consistent with the mainstream value orientation. The bad guys who succeeded by illegal means certainly cannot have a good ending.

But the second ending is an irony of mainstream values ​​and the American dream.

Even, which kind of ending will cause the style of the movie to be completely different.

In the second ending, the heroine lives in the super metropolis of New York, which is more successful than most people in the world, and also achieved success through her own efforts. After all, it is impossible to rely solely on the top of this line. It takes a lot of hard work to achieve success when the dead fish lies...

Just work hard to achieve success.

It's really an American dream.

Ronan even imagined that the most interesting and spoof situation would be to let this film be screened together with "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" and screened in the theater at the same time, allowing the audience to experience two completely different American dreams.

It is absolutely interesting to think about the reaction of the audience and the media.

Of course, this result is very likely to be that both films collapsed and ended in a terrible defeat.

From the standpoint of investors and producers, Ronan can only treat these as bad tastes and cannot really do that.

After all, he is not only responsible for his own investment and company, but also for all the creative staff who have worked **** the crew.

As for whether the style of the second ending will be accepted by no one, Ronan is not very worried. In fact, how many people believe that the American dream is beautiful, and how many people see through the hypocrisy of the American dream.

There are many successful films that satirize mainstream values, and this satire does not touch those red-line values, such as discrimination, such as feminism.

If a movie satirizes these, it is purely one's own death.

In fact, from the mid-to-late 1990s, the American dream has gradually fallen to the same status as the Washington authorities in the minds of a large number of audiences.

To a certain extent, "American Beauty" can be regarded as this type of film.

David Fincher has directed many such movies. The irony of family marriage in "The Lost Lovers" is almost flying to the sky. From the beginning to the end, the film reflects a theme-the power of marriage. Murder is invisible!

The heroine has a line that is impressive, saying that the whole society sympathizes with pregnant women. Is it rare for pregnant women? Isn't it just lie down and score with both legs...

The box office and word-of-mouth of this movie exploded at the same time. While the style was dark to full-bodied, it also made people extremely happy to watch.

I don’t know how many people, when they see the heroine played by Pei Chunhua appearing in the second half, they will keep laughing...

Perhaps this is where David Fincher's skill lies.

Ronan thought of this and decided to let someone contact David Fincher to talk to the unique director in person.

The value of David Fincher does not lie in a movie. If you can cooperate, you can make "The Lost Lover" after filming this one.

And Netflix.

Once Netflix streaming really came into the eyes of most people, it was also because of the TV series "House of Cards" led by David Fincher.

It seemed to be an adaptation work. Ronan had thought about it a long time ago, but he couldn't find the original work. He vaguely remembered that the original work was an old work, it was born long ago, but which one it was, I couldn't find it.

President Kinoshita and other key actors have all inquired about, and neither has it.

Ronan hasn't given up on searching for the original work for the time being, because once copyright entanglement occurs in the future, it will be even more troublesome.

In the following time, Ronan asked about the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean", such as such a sequel film with a guaranteed success, he rarely participated directly in the work of the crew.

"It's not bad overall, but with the huge success of the first movie the actors became stars."

George Clint didn't hide it, telling the truth: "The interpersonal relationship of the crew has become very delicate, and management is not as easy as it was in the first film, especially Johnny Depp, which can sometimes cause headaches."

Ronan asked concerned: "Jesse is okay, right?"

George Clint said: "The problem shouldn't be big, and there is a production manager. She doesn't have to worry too much about the daily work of the crew. She is more in control of the overall situation. Jessie's technical ability has nothing to say, as long as the interpersonal relationship is handled well. The crew will run smoothly."

Ronan nodded: "Even though Jesse is a technology madman, she has very high IQ and EQ. I believe in her ability."

A woman who can live her life into her ideal is absolutely extraordinary.

Ronan looked at the time and said, "I'll go to the animation studio to check it out. Keep busy."

Leaving George Clint's office, Ronan went to Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio on the same floor to check the progress of several cartoons.