hollywood melon man

Chapter 375 Excellent Commercial Production

After brief greetings, the guests took their seats, and fans who were eligible to enter also found their seats and sat down, and the film officially began.

Not to mention the fleeting opening credits, the movie opened with a big surprise for the guests and fans.

As an archaeologist, Cheng Long and several friends entered an ancient castle in Italy, encountered a series of traps, and finally escaped with the help of a strange shield in the castle.

In order to study the shield, Cheng Long plans to take it back.

Little did he know that his whereabouts had already been noticed, especially the mysterious shield.

With the fourth installment of the "Indiana Jones" series still to come, "Indiana Jones" as an adventure treasure hunting fantasy film has once again attracted the attention of movie fans.

At the very least, this opening scene keeps the audience's eyes on the big screen, leaving them no time to pay attention to other things.

After this opening scene, Jackie Chan returns to the antique shop in San Francisco's Chinatown, which is run by his father, played by Ng Man-tat.

This old man was very interesting when he first appeared. He kept saying, "One more thing, one more thing."

I guess any normal person would get annoyed after hearing this.

Finally, the old man said, "There is one more thing. This is your niece from China. Her parents sent her to San Francisco. Please take good care of her."

Following the father's words, Xiaoyu, played by Shu Chang, officially appeared.

It’s no wonder that when you see Xiaoyu on the big screen, you will immediately think of words like smart, quirky, and mischievous, even though Xiaoyu is still a mute now.

Before Cheng Long had time to deal with Xiaoyu, a group of strange people came to the store and asked for the strange shield.

Of course Cheng Long refused to give it to them, so these strange people started to cause trouble and Cheng Long had a fight with them.

This is the typical action style of Furniture City God of War. The fight is exciting, humorous and interesting. At least judging from the reactions of fans in the back row, this fight scene is very popular.

To be honest, the movies that Jackie Chan starred in in Hollywood before did not fully demonstrate his kung fu comedy style.

Including the "Rush Hour" series, in order to take care of another leading actor Chris Tucker, some compromises had to be made on the action scenes.

Doing so gives the film a bit more Hollywood flavor, but also less of the flavor of Jackie Chan's action movies.

In "The Mystery of the Talisman", Cheng Long was given complete freedom.

As one of the best action scene designers in the world, Cheng Long has a clear idea of ​​what effect he wants to present.

So this fight scene looks exciting and interesting, and this is the experience that Cheng Long wants to bring to the audience.

Gilbert Jr. sat with Tom Cruise, who praised the design of the scene: "It looks good and very interesting."

Gilbert Jr. asked, "Have you ever thought about incorporating Cheng Long's style into Mission Impossible?"

Tom Cruise thought about it, shook his head and said, "That's impossible. I can't be as cool and relaxed as him."

In fact, both of them are real-life enthusiasts in the field of action stunts.

Since being inspired, Tom Cruise has started to experiment with action stunts.

As for Cheng Long, he has been shooting live action for many years and rarely uses a body double. He usually uses a body double to complete actions that he cannot do or does not look good.

Xiaoyu was attracted by Uncle Long's wonderful fight and instantly turned into a little fan, transforming from an autistic child into a chatterbox.

It’s very interesting to watch the interaction between Cheng Long and Xiaoyu.

If there are two adult actresses in a movie, there may be a certain competition, but if it is one big and one small, this competition no longer exists.

So Bingbing Li watched the scene and said to Shu Chang, "Chang Chang, you acted really well, really good."

Cheng Long also expressed his approval: "I didn't expect that when we were shooting this scene, we had such a good rapport."

In the words of little Gilbert, although she may be a year or two older, Shu Chang is simply the best choice for Xiaoyu, more suitable than either Sissi or Yang Mi.

The main characters all appeared, and Dad took a talisman from the shield. There was a dragon, one of the twelve zodiac signs, engraved on it, and it seemed to have some magical power.

Cheng Long asked, "Dad, why is there a dragon on the shield?"

Dad knocked Cheng Long on the head and said, "Stupid, this is because the dragon represents defense, so it is placed on the shield." "The dragon represents defense? Why does the dragon represent defense?" Cheng Long said he didn't understand. He still didn't understand why the shield had magical powers.

Dad said he had studied it clearly and he believed that it was the dragon spell on the shield that gave the shield its magical power.

"This must have flowed out from China in the late Qing Dynasty. It has a history of at least a thousand years." Dad analyzed that there are other talismans, because the talismans are based on the twelve zodiac signs.

So Cheng Long was given an important mission by his father, which was to collect these talismans for research and also to prevent them from falling into the hands of bad people.

From here on, the film lasted about forty minutes, but the audience watched it with great interest and found it very interesting.

The fun of this series of treasure hunting movies lies in the fact that you feel like you are participating in the adventure and solving puzzles with the protagonist. The sense of satisfaction is very strong.

With an important mission, Cheng Long can no longer take care of Xiaoyu and has to embark on a journey.

However, Xiaoyu obviously didn't want to be abandoned by Uncle Long, so she sneaked into the car and hid in the back seat.

Cheng Long turned around to get his clothes and found Xiaoyu, and was shocked. After a series of arguments, Cheng Long finally agreed to take Xiaoyu to hunt for treasure.

Of course, Xiaoyu was talking about treasure hunting, and Chenglong was talking about research.

Their journey was not peaceful either, as they were targeted by two groups of people. One group was the one that harassed the antique shop before, claiming to be Valon's men.
Another group is District 13, an organization that specializes in investigating mysterious events in the world. Recently, they were investigating the secrets of the talisman and noticed Cheng Long.

The chief of District 13 is naturally Chief Nick, played by Dwayne Johnson. He had a misunderstanding with Jackie Chan and had a fight with him.

From Nick, Cheng Long finally learned the secret of the talisman, so he decided to find all the talismans and prevent them from falling into the hands of bad guys.

Cheng Long, Xiaoyu and their father came to the Yucatan Peninsula. They heard that there were clues to the rest of the talismans here, but who knew that Walon and his gang followed them here.

A series of fights ensued, and the two sides succeeded in destroying several Mayan pyramids.

It seems that Jackie Chan has the physique of Lara Croft. Wherever he goes, the local scenic spots and historical sites will be destroyed.

However, the Tomb Raider movie was not well received even by fans of the game, but this one looks quite interesting.

Not only are the visual effects scenes amazing, but there are also Jackie Chan's unique action comedy elements that can make the audience's palms sweat from time to time, and then laugh out loud.

Daddy and Xiaoyu are also very popular, especially Xiaoyu.

According to general oriental classical concepts, obedient children are good children and will be liked by others.

But in North America, this approach doesn't work, or it's not mainstream. Xiaoyu, a child with her own ideas and opinions and many clever ideas, is very appealing to North American audiences.

Bingbing Li’s little snake doesn’t appear until the second half of the film, when she tries to steal from Cheng Long an item with magical powers they found.

Seeing the heroic Bingbing Li appear on stage, the fans' reaction was quite positive.

I wouldn’t say I like it very much, but at least I don’t hate it.

The end of the film takes place in Boston, where the magical power of the pig spell almost makes half of Boston fly into the sky.

Cheng Long performed various action stunts in the film, including climbing onto a plane and riding a mountain bike.

Dad also put on a magic show, and the demons and monsters leaving became a catchphrase among movie fans for a while.

The most popular Xiaoyu performed a fan dance, which aroused applause from the audience.

After successfully guarding the Pig Talisman, Cheng Long and District 13 reached a cooperation agreement to jointly search for other talismans.

The story of "The Mystery of the Talisman" still leaves a hint of suspense.

When the film ended, the audience burst into applause, cheering for this wonderful movie.

As a commercial film about an adventure and treasure hunt, "The Talisman" is not as good as the "Lord of the Rings" series in terms of film content and scenes, but it can also be regarded as an excellent commercial film.

After watching the film’s performance at the premiere, Gilbert Jr. told Nolan and Cheng Long, “We can plan for the second part.”

Having said that, Jackie Chan will be filming Rush Hour 3 this year, and Gilbert Jr. will also have to find a new director to take over the series of films.

Whether "Mystery of the Talisman 2" can meet the audience quickly depends on whether the market is supportive.

(End of this chapter)