Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 654: Which company has the best special effects?
The entire "World of Warcraft" lasts two and a half hours, or 147 minutes.

Compared to other movies, this time is already relatively long.

But in the show Zhou Mo was in, the people in the theater cheered and applauded almost non-stop from the beginning to the end of the movie.

Apart from the Stratholme section, the lively atmosphere in the theater seemed to have been sucked out and became unusually quiet.

147 minutes, 55 minutes before Stratholme, 60 minutes after Stratholme, and 30 minutes exclusively in Stratholme.

For a full thirty minutes, as the plot of the film progressed step by step, the audience gradually put themselves into Alsace's situation.

They also couldn't help but wonder, if they were in Alsace's situation, what could they do?
Zhou Mo sat in the corner of the theater, quietly observing the audience's reactions.

Just after the Stratholme section, he heard a conversation between two audience members.

"Damn, this movie is so exciting. I feel numb just watching it. It seems that there is no other way for me to go in this situation."

“Indeed, I didn’t really approve of 2234’s (Arthas’ homonym) approach. He was too stupid in the game. He dismissed 542 (Uther) from his position just because of a disagreement and forced him to leave.

But the way this movie is shot, this guy is completely helpless. He can either watch the people in the city die, or contain the danger in advance.

To be honest, this movie whitewashes Alsace.”

"It is indeed a bit whitewashed, but I don't mind it. The controversy surrounding Idiot is huge, and it can be interpreted positively or negatively. This movie is positive."

"Me too. It's a pity that Jaina doesn't appear in many scenes. This female star is wearing the Dalaran mage suit (the cool suit in the northern hemisphere) and it's really cool. Who is she?"

"Amber, the ex-wife of Captain Depp of Pirates of the Caribbean."

"Ex-wife? Divorced?"

"Um……"

As expected, in the end, everything comes down to gossip.

However, Zhou Mo was still very satisfied.

It is obvious that these two people are not shallow players who have only read a little bit of the background story, but old players who have spent a lot of time on the game.

And I don't really approve of Alsace.

But after watching the movie, these two veteran players also recognized the plot direction of the movie itself, and did not think that the movie was over-adapted and destroyed the characters.

If the veteran players are like this, the even larger group of shallow players will mind Zhou Mo's adaptation even less.

As an adaptation of an entertainment work, the degree of recognition of the adapted work by fans of the original work has always been the most important point that an adapted film needs to pay attention to.

The special effects are not mature enough, the actors' acting skills are not outstanding enough, and the costumes and props are not exquisite enough. These problems will affect the box office, but they are not fatal.

However, once the fans of the original work do not recognize your new work and think that it is randomly changed and edited, the chances of the work selling well are slim.

After all, why do you need to adapt your work? Isn't it just for the existing base of fans of the original work?
With these fans of the original novel, there is the most basic guarantee for publicity, quality, and results.

This works in both domestic and international film markets.

After the movie was over, Zhou Mo immediately went online to read other viewers' comments just in case.

Generally speaking, audiences were satisfied with the film.

“The psychological journey of Arthas is well portrayed.”

"The prince's fall is heartbreaking." "To be honest, this portrayal is much more detailed than the game. The dialogue process in the game is too short, and it ends after a few sentences. It is completely unable to highlight the conflict between the characters."

Positive reviews came flooding in.

Backstage.

The main creators of the crew were also staring at their phones at this moment, using translation software to read the comments on the Internet. Whenever they found a good one, they would read it out, and then everyone cheered.

"World of Warcraft: Frostmourne" did not hold a premiere but was released directly.

There is a very low overlap between domestic film and television celebrities, artists and World of Warcraft audiences, including a low overlap among fans.

Even if we held a premiere and invited them to come, it would not have any publicity effect in the end.

After thinking about it, Zhou Mo simply canceled the plans for the premiere.

The roadshow will start directly on the second day after the movie is released.

It doesn't have to be a lot, just a few days to satisfy the core fans of the movie and the creators.

Then, they headed to America together.

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This time, "Frostmourne" will not be released at the same time around the world. It will be released in America a few days later than in China.

After the promotion in China is finished, it’s time to go to America for further promotion.

"Henry, Amber, netizens in China are saying that you two are the most suitable actors for Arthas and Jaina. One is handsome and the other is beautiful." Someone praised the male and female protagonists of the movie.

"That's right. Henry looks handsome in the armor of Lordaeron. He looks even more handsome with the special effects. Wow, that face and that armor."

"Amber was gorgeous when she released the blizzard and summoned the water man, especially the blizzard. The special effects in the movie are even better than those in the game."

In response to everyone's praise, Henry and Amber expressed their gratitude repeatedly.

Zhou Mo also saw some comments about these two people.

The most prominent one was a screenshot taken by a viewer who had just finished watching a movie in the cinema using his mobile phone.

In the scene, Henry summons holy light to destroy the zombies in front of him.

At this moment, he was holding a war hammer, and the armor on his body showed signs of being chopped, revealing an aura of heroic spirit inside and out.

Behind him, Amber's golden hair and purple cloak were flying, the magic elements in her hands were sparkling, and a large ball of frost condensed from the air above her head, turning into a sharp blade and smashing towards the enemy in front of her.

Below the picture, netizens continued to leave comments:

To be honest, this movie is the most exciting one with the best special effects that I have seen in these years, especially the battle scenes. Almost every frame is at the level of the pictures I took, and every frame can be used as a computer screensaver.

This comment quickly sparked some debate about the level of special effects.

“Which one has better special effects, Frostmourne or Arkham Knight?”

"Of course Frostmourne is better. Look at the big scenes in Frostmourne. It's much more exciting than Arkham Knight."

"Personally, I feel that the movies that should be compared to Frostmourne are not Arkham Knight, but Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings."

"What the above person said is right, they are all fantasy films, the problem is that Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are too old. The last Harry Potter movie was six years ago, and the gap in special effects technology is quite obvious."

(End of this chapter)