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Chapter 300 Movie Watching Party

China Film Building.

Han Sanping organized many people to watch "Terror Cruise" in the internal screening room.

"Isn't Wang Shu here?" someone asked.

"I'm not here. I heard I'm busy filming and can't spare the time." someone replied in a low voice.

"You don't come to such an important thing as watching a movie?" Someone heard this and was immediately dissatisfied.

"It seems that he is too busy and can't spare any time. You should also have heard that the new film he is preparing is going to win the Venice Prize. In addition, he has many other tasks during this period, so he is very busy." Someone explained to Wang Shu. One sentence.

"Even if what you say makes sense, don't you even have the time to watch a movie?" Someone snorted.

China Film is a leading state-owned enterprise established by several departments.

Although Han Sanping is the boss, his voice is not always the only one.

Some people don't want to see this scene happen.

"And what happened that day was like the video tape being played over and over again, happening around the actor."

In the field of art films, it has indeed not won any major awards.

Time loops, and the protagonist always lives in the same scene repeatedly.

Looking at the film and television circles around the world, even many senior directors have failed in filming, let alone young directors.

Many people can't help but turn their attention to Han Sanping. Compared with other movies in which he only participated in name, this "Terror Cruise" is a real blockbuster that Han Sanping personally directed and followed up.

"Because when everything went well, he found that the only thing he couldn't do was to win the heart of his colleague. Although he spent a lot of effort to please her, he failed in all efforts."

"It turns out to be a time loop!"

Wang Shu is a capable director. Even if some people have objections to Han Sanping, they will not underestimate Wang Shu.

"Then on the traditional American Groundhog Day (February 2), the hero went to a small town to report news about groundhogs, but something very magical happened after that. Every time he woke up in the morning, It’s the same day.”

"Then, after a while, he started to get tired of this life again."

"Because he can do whatever he wants without worrying about what punishment he will be punished tomorrow. The next morning, he lies comfortably in his bed and starts another sunny Groundhog Day."

I didn’t see science fiction, but I saw a bit of horror.

This type of movie.
"Isn't this Groundhog Day?" someone whispered.

"'Groundhog Day'?" When the person next to him heard this, he turned his head and asked in a low voice in confusion.

“The same people always show up and the same things happen.”

Some people's first reaction, ten or twenty minutes before watching "Cruise of Terror", was that Wang Shu might have overturned.

When the man who complained just now heard this, he looked up at Han Sanping, who was sitting in the front row, and then explained in a low voice: "'Groundhog Day' was produced by Columbia Pictures in the United States in 1993 and directed by Harold Ramis. Movies released."

"Is this a movie that's trying to sell someone else's meat?" someone complained in their mind.

Since this movie is called "Terror Cruise", the appearance of a cruise ship at this moment should be the beginning of the movie.

The original film of "Terror Cruise" appears on the big screen.

"The male protagonist in the movie is a character who doesn't like his job, doesn't like his life, doesn't like the people around him, and doesn't even have a good impression of himself."

Soon, the film screening will officially begin.

But in the field of commercial films, it has made achievements.

If they hadn't known that this was a science fiction film directed by Wang Shu, some people wouldn't want to continue after watching the beginning.

He also listened to the discussion in the venue and understood that someone was deliberately trying to squeeze in the crowd.

After all, this young director is truly the director who has topped the domestic box office for a single film.

"Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei"

Although Wang Shu is a great director with great achievements, he is still young after all.

This "Terror Cruise" is not a science fiction film, but a thriller.

"It's always February 2nd, Groundhog Day."

"The male protagonist was a little confused at the beginning and couldn't accept everything unexpected. However, after a while, the male protagonist found that having everything in Groundhog Day would bring him a lot of convenience."

In China, this cast is already a blockbuster configuration.

"Every day when he wakes up, there is the same radio broadcast. Someone will strike up a conversation with him. The old lady will chat with him and ask about his breakfast and the weather. He will meet beggars and old friends who sell insurance on the road. He will report on the program and so on."

"In the movie, his character makes him a person that other people don't like."

However, when the cruise ship appeared, many people realized that their previous guesses were wrong.

As the plot progresses, many people have understood the principles in the movie.

Time passed quietly, and the content of the movie slowly unfolded.

As the movie begins, characters emerge one by one. Even though many people have already known the cast before, they are still surprised now.

If it does well at the box office after its release, Han Sanping's prestige will rise to the next level.

In response, he acted calmly and pretended not to hear.

"At this point in the film, the male protagonist begins to lose confidence in life again and begins to live a negative life."

"I didn't expect that what's even more terrifying is that he can't kill himself. Even if he commits suicide, he will be lying in bed waiting for morning to come."

"This is how people are. After experiencing many juxtapositions of death, they will have some insights."

"As the plot progresses, the male protagonist finally realizes something."

"Since you can't escape all this, why not live a good day like this."

"So, he began to improve his interpersonal relationships and work hard to learn everything, not just for any purpose, and enjoy life to the fullest."

"Finally, after experiencing countless February 2nds, he found that his life was completely different. He got to know all the people in the small town that he only went to once a year, and had various stories with them. Became a well-liked and good person.”

"At the end of the movie, the changed hero finally touches the heroine's heart in one day and spend the night together."

"After getting up the next day, the hero discovered that the heroine had not disappeared, but was still beside him. The time also changed to February 2."

"The endless Groundhog Day is finally over."

"The story ends here."

Although his voice was very low, several people around him heard it.

They compared it with the "Terror Cruise" being shown on the big screen and said in surprise: "Isn't this the "Terror Cruise"?"

"Although the plots are different, the settings of the two movies are the same."

"It's all repeated over and over again within the same period of time."

""Terror Cruise" also follows this cyclical pattern."

When someone heard this, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Didn't you hear Wang Shu say it before? Movies all over the world are there. Watch more, think more, and learn from each other's strengths." "Have you forgotten this sentence?"

Several people around him heard the words, and even though they could hear the mockery in his tone, they fell silent one after another.

Admittedly, this same setting seems to be suspected of plagiarism at first glance.

But if this standard is followed in the film and television industry, plagiarized works abound.

After all, there are only those movie routines, either this or that, and there are countless film and television works with similar settings.

Therefore, this can only be regarded as a reference, not plagiarism.

It can be characterized as a reference, so Wang Shu’s previous interview not only undoubtedly slapped many people in the face, but also shows that the works created by Wang Shu have traces to follow.

At the same time, it also proves once again from the side that if you read more and think more, you can learn from each other's strong points to make up for your shortcomings.

For example, "Groundhog Day", the 1993 movie was already toying with the time loop setting.

Wang Shu's "Horror Cruise" was released 14 years later.

Many people think that maybe Wang Shu came up with the script of "Terror Cruise" after watching "Groundhog Day".

Nowadays, online piracy is rampant, and there are many overseas film and television resources.

Wang Shu does not need genuine CDs, but only needs to be able to surf the Internet to obtain numerous overseas film resources.

The fact that the origin of this script can be traced makes some people who don't want to see the scenery of Han Sanping feel panicked.

If there is no trace, and Wang Shu is young, it can be attributed to the fact that the script was not written by Wang Shu himself, but that there was another hidden story.

Nowadays, there are traces of script creation, and what Wang Shu said in previous interviews is further evidence.

It gives people the feeling of despair.

"Haha." Someone chuckled, "Now it seems that Wang Shu is right. Movies from all over the world are there. If you follow them and learn from them, you can come up with good scripts."

"But it's such a simple thing, but those people in our country are either making things worse or making things worse."

"Now, a 20-year-old young director like Wang Shu comes to the stage!"

This was a bit heart-wrenching, and the people around who heard the sound continued to remain silent.

They all know why domestic directors, producers, and investors like to speculate.

Because it is a familiar track, not only is the risk low, but you can still make money.

Innovation is not only risky, but even if it is an excellent film, its box office may not be higher than that of a fried rice.

Even if it's high, it's not that high.

In this case, it's better to just fry the cake.

To put it another way, the environment in the mainland film industry is too comfortable for producers, investors, and directors, allowing these people to make a lot of money even if they are doing nothing.

After the silence, no one spoke again, and everyone continued to watch the movie.

Time passed by minute by second, and the movie finally came to the end.

Seeing this, the first thought of many people is that the heroine played by Gong Li has finally stepped out of the time cycle.

But who knew, when the camera turned, a scene that surprised everyone appeared.

The final shot shows that Gong Li did not get out of reincarnation, but started reincarnation again.

Moreover, it has been reincarnation since the beginning of the movie.

Before watching the end, in everyone's eyes, the first half of the movie was normal. The protagonist and his group only started to fall into a strange reincarnation after entering the cruise ship.

This view is now directly rejected.

The protagonist was already in reincarnation when he was at home!

The opening shot of the movie is also a part of reincarnation.

This is different from "Groundhog Day"!

In "Groundhog Day", the protagonist changes through daily reincarnation and gains love. At the end, he breaks the reincarnation and returns to normal.

"Terror Cruise" not only failed to break the reincarnation, but also entered a larger reincarnation at the end of the movie.

The previous reincarnations were only on cruise ships, but now the reincarnations have begun even at home.

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"What a stroke of genius!" someone exclaimed, "The twist at the end instantly makes the whole story terrifying to contemplate."

"As expected of the director who made "The Tuner", this twist always comes at any time."

"It is indeed a stroke of genius!" Han Sanping responded with a smile on his face when he heard this. "I thought it would be an ending that breaks the reincarnation and returns to normal, but I didn't expect it to be such a reversal and open-ended ending."

He had read the script of "Terror Cruise", but the script did not specify a twist at the end.

In addition, Wang Shu's script was not written in detail, and many contents were briefly mentioned. This made it possible to only have a preliminary understanding after reading the script, and not to have a clear understanding of the content of the entire drama.

This kind of incomplete script is very common in the film and television industry.

Because filming often requires improvisation to produce high-quality shots, if the filming is strictly based on the content of the script, it will lose "spirituality".

And an excellent movie will be talked about precisely because of its "spirituality".

For example, when Zhou Xingxing makes a movie or acts in a movie, he basically does not follow the script and relies entirely on improvisation.

It is this kind of on-the-spot performance that not only created many classic images, but also created many classic supporting roles.

On the other hand, in many other movies where actors perform strictly according to the script, except for the protagonist who may be outstanding, the supporting roles are rarely outstanding.

Of course, Wang Shu did not write the script in detail, but he was too lazy to write it in detail, rather than wanting the actors to perform on the spot to achieve better results.

For him, the content of the original film is already in his mind, and he does not need actors to improvise.

He needs more, the actor to perform exactly what he says.

At this moment, Han Sanping took the lead in applauding.

He was the boss, and with him taking the lead, everyone else followed and applauded.

In an instant, warm applause erupted in the screening hall of China Film Group Corporation.

After the applause died down, Han Sanping said with a smile: "I heard some people say that Wang Shu's "Terror Cruise" is similar to "Groundhog Day" and seems to be a plagiarism."

"As far as I know, although "Groundhog Day" also tells the story of the protagonist being trapped in reincarnation, except for the concept of reincarnation being the same, everything else is different."

"For example, in Groundhog Day, the protagonist is trapped on the same day, and then the story develops according to the protagonist's heart during this day."

"'Terror Cruise' is not like that. It has suspense, tension and excitement, and the way of reincarnation and the direction of the story are all different."

"The only thing it has in common with Groundhog Day is the concept of reincarnation in science fiction films."

"There are many science fiction films with this concept. Could it be that they are all plagiarism?"

(End of this chapter)