The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 389 A Movie That Touches People with Emotion

With the five action scenes in the second part of "Matrix" and the display of Huaxu Kingdom in the first half, the plot is fuller than the first part, and the CG preview is still close to two and a half hours long.

It may not have the ground-breaking shock that the first film gave the audience, but it will definitely make the audience enjoy it.

But in this way, the audio-visual spectacle that was enhanced again in the second part created obstacles for the third part.

After all, the principle followed by a trilogy like "Matrix" must be that each scene is bigger than one, and each has more spectacle than one.

That was the case with the original The Matrix.

The decisive battle in "Black III" is more grand than the battle scene between Neo and Smith in "Black II", fighting from the ground to the sky, destroying buildings and cities.

But in "Matrix", the second part basically reached this level.

And the battle between the hero and the man in black in the sea will only be bigger and more shocking than in "Black III".

This battle will be fought from the sea to the surface, then into the air, and finally into the sea, and then to the bottom of the sea.

This kind of battle is already at the level of natural disasters.

So if the decisive battle of the third part is just to move the scenes of the second part to the city, it will definitely not be enough.

The audience's threshold for audiovisual spectacle must also be raised accordingly, and the spectacle of the Armageddon must completely exceed any battle in the first two parts.

It's not enough to just hit from the ground to the air, and then from the air to the ground.

Therefore, Chen Jingxing raised the decisive battle of "Matrix III" to another level. Since hitting the sky is not enough, then fighting in space and on the moon.

In the story of "The Matrix", at the end, Smith, who is as powerful as the savior, has reached the point where even the designer of the matrix is ​​helpless, completely out of control.

That's why the designers accused the Prophet of "you're playing a dangerous game."

Now that it has reached this level, it is not an exaggeration to hit the earth.

In the story of "Matrix", the moon also symbolizes the main god, or the real source code is here. The male protagonist and the man in black hit the moon and the moon was torn apart, and then they died together. It is logical to complete the matrix revolution.

In this way, the decisive battle in the third part will directly rise to the extermination star.

Anyway, I didn't plan to shoot "Matrix IV", so I might as well dedicate as many scenes as possible to the audience that can be played and filmed.

Of course, even the leading actors didn’t get the script of the third part. They only had the script of the second part. The script of the "Matrix" project enjoys the highest level of confidentiality treatment. After all, it depends on pitfalls and mysteries. audience appetite.

If the actor accidentally leaks the script of the second part, DreamWorks can still accept the loss. The third part is the filling of the whole story, and all the clues will be revealed in the third part. If it is leaked, Chen Jingxing is afraid It's about vomiting blood.

Thinking of this, Chen Jingxing squinted at Lu Hongzhe: "Be more vigilant when facing reporters next time."

Lv Hongzhe chuckled in the middle of Yan Xiaoyue's and others' suffocated laughter: "Didn't I be brought into the circle?"

Because of the confidentiality order issued by the crew from top to bottom, the media has a greater interest in digging into "Matrix II" that is being filmed. Human psychology is like this. The more you keep it secret, the more curious I am, and there are incentives for traffic.

After all, "The Matrix" dug a lot of holes. Although it has only been a year, there are already a lot of articles about the in-depth interpretation of this movie and the divergent and bold guesses. Netizens are happy to dig out the deep meaning behind this movie and Subsequent story development.

If the clues of "Matrix II" can be dug out, this article will certainly not worry about traffic.

Therefore, in an interview, in the face of the reporter's cunning question, Lu Hongzhe still did not hold back, revealing that he had two fight scenes with the resurrected man in black.

Although it was not very critical information, Chen Jingxing also warned him.

Chen Jingxing took the main creative staff to visit the expressway that was about to be completed, and then returned to the capital, and the entire "Matrix II" crew was idle again.

Except for the road scenes, the other scenes of "Matrix II" have already been filmed. Several action scenes were filmed in the studio, especially the several fighting scenes of the male lead that required a lot of special effects to complete. In fact, if it was not for the ink schedule Already filled, Matrix II is ready for post-production.

But Chen Jingxing didn't take it easy. First, he attended the press conference of "The Ninth District" in Beijing.

After all, it is the first joint production and co-production of Universal and DreamWorks, and the momentum is still very strong.

Even the Hollywood media sent reporters to report.

Universal has many cooperation projects in other countries, but DreamWorks is of course different. It is also well-known in Hollywood. When the American media mentions film companies other than Hollywood, DreamWorks is the first thing that comes to mind.

Moreover, among the actors of "The Ninth District", there are many well-known actors in Hollywood.

The Huaguo media also paid attention, although the reputation of co-productions in China is basically stink.

Because the last co-produced film was "The Great Wall" released at the end of last year.

It also cooperates with Universal.

It's also about fighting monsters—although "District [-]" is about aliens, in the eyes of the media present, there is no essential difference between aliens and monsters.

Moreover, there are fewer foreign actors in "The Great Wall" than in "The Ninth District".

Looking at the two Chinese actors and a bunch of Hollywood actors on stage, the domestic media felt a little complicated. They had never seen this scene before, and they couldn't even imagine what kind of movie this was made of.

In the movie, Zhang Yi is the male protagonist, and Wan Qian plays his colleague and girlfriend. She is the female protagonist in name, but in fact there are not many roles. The protagonists of this movie are the human male protagonist and the alien male protagonist. Lord, but of course the media doesn't know the plot.

"Is the dialogue between the characters in the movie Chinese or English?" a reporter asked.

Tian Xinye held the microphone without changing his face: "It's mainly English."

There are even alien languages.

The reporters in the audience were a little surprised, good guy, this doesn't even count as a Chinese movie?
"The background of this movie is set in South Africa, and the hero and heroine are staff members of the United Nations, so it is a relatively international story..."

Chen Jingxing kept his duty as a mascot, listened to Tian Xinye's explanation with a smile on his face, and nodded secretly. It's not just internationalization, it's interstellar.

It's not that he never thought of localizing "District [-]", but the big villain of this movie is actually a human being, or the organization that manages the [-]th district. What satirizes and criticizes is segregationism and racial prejudice.

Either it is designed to be the official of another country, or only the United Nations is the one to blame.

If it is designed as an official of another country, it will be difficult for Chinese actors to fill in, unless the background is set in Siam and learning "Tang Detective", but that is Chinatown, and the Chinese police are reasonable.

Of course, the Ninth District cannot be set in Chinatown, and the temperament of Siam really does not match this movie. It seems unreasonable to have two Chinese people in the Siamese institution.

After thinking about it, the United Nations is the most suitable. There are staff members from all countries and races in the UN agency, and this kind of international background coincides with the theme of "District [-]". It is really suitable.

However, internationalization is considered to be the advantage of this movie by Chen Jingxing, but it is completely opposite to the media.

The three words "internationalization" and "bad movies" are basically synonyms in the field of movies.

Whether it is a Chinese-American co-production, foreign actors are added to Huaguo movies, or Hollywood movies are filled with Chinese actors to please the Huaguo market, it is often the result of inferior quality.

Only the two names of Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks could give them a sense of confidence, which was also the effect of Chen Jingxing's attendance at the press conference.

The reporter seemed to seek more confidence from Chen Jingxing: "Director Chen, will "The Ninth District" be a special effects blockbuster like "The Great Wall" that resists aggression, or an action movie like "Edge of Tomorrow" that focuses on science fiction creativity? Woolen cloth?"

Comparing with "Edge of Tomorrow" is fine, but what does it mean to compare with "The Great Wall"?Insinuating that this is the second "Great Wall"?
Chen Jingxing took the microphone handed over by the host while slandering in his heart, thought for a while and said: ""The Ninth District" is a special movie, it is not in the same genre as "The Great Wall" and "Tomorrow", if you have to sum it up If not, I would rather say that he is an emotional movie."

In his opinion, "The Ninth District" is indeed an emotional and touching movie, and it is a great depressing movie. It is not a blockbuster with special effects, nor does it have audio-visual spectacle, nor does it have high-level brain-burning concepts.

However, this point of depression is not only the god of this movie, but also the place where its box office is limited.

Therefore, Chen Jingxing abandoned the pseudo-documentary style of the original version and adopted the normal film shooting method to make it closer to the mainstream.

The pseudo-documentary style is one of the main labels of "The Ninth District", and he does not think that removing the pseudo-documentary will affect the quality of the film.

There are actually not many viewers who feel nauseated and vomited by the shaky camera, especially on the big screen, which will amplify this feeling.

The concept, narrative and appeal of this film are all excellent. There is no need to reject some audiences because of this, and it also lowers the box office ceiling of the film in disguise. The sense of reality cannot be constructed only in the form of pseudo-documentary.

After the press conference that made the reporters more and more feel that the future of this international film was not good, Chen Jingxing went to Mo, the holding subsidiary of DreamWorks.

In addition to watching the completed sci-fi animated drama "Special Mobile Team", this trip is to appease the depressed mood of the computer animation department.

"Skyhawk Warrior", regarded by Mo and many people in DreamWorks as a sci-fi masterpiece, did not arouse the enthusiasm and response that some people expected.

Of course, it is not without enthusiasm. Comparing Huaguo's other animation works horizontally, it can be regarded as the most outstanding animation. The Douban score has also reached a new high, reaching 9.5 points.

However, comparing DreamWorks' previous animation works vertically, especially "Space Super Battleship", in terms of the number of broadcasts, it is quite a bit worse, which inevitably makes people, especially the project team members who produced this work, somewhat frustrated.

(End of this chapter)