Chapter 389. [Christmas Armageddon](2/2)
"Okay, don't talk anymore. Let's just have a drink and ignore this annoying topic!"
"Okay, old man, let's toast! Come on, I wish you a great victory and a big defeat of China Yi!" Cameron clinked glasses with Spielberg.
Although he didn't really listen to Cameron's words, these words also left a shadow in Spielberg's heart.
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Hollywood's Christmas season is about to begin. Starting from October, a series of Hollywood blockbusters have been released one after another. If the schedule is divided into upper, middle and lower, then now is the early stage, but even so, the competition is still fierce.
The first thing that attracts attention is the period drama "The Age of Era" directed by the great director Gary Ross. This drama received a North American premiere box office of 40.87 million as soon as it was released. As an inspirational film with a strong literary and artistic nature, it can be said that it has
The results have been very good.
The film is a typical inspirational movie, and the historical background of the Great Depression makes it from a certain perspective an epic and portrait of the soul of that era. In addition to describing the main characters, the film also touches many ordinary people in the background of the era.
The black-and-white photos and narrations of the Great Depression that are always interspersed are the grand background of the era that the director tried to extract and express. Several highly affecting horse racing and speech scenes in the film seem to be separated from the calm historical statements, but
And in the jagged interlacing of images, we can clearly feel the hope and spiritual fire that were faintly beating and refused to be extinguished during the most depressed era in American history. The interval between color and black and white only intensifies this feeling.
After the play was released, due to the special background of the times and the influence of the original novel, it immediately received very good reviews from the audience.
"We watched as we wished, the little jockey and his beloved racehorse slowly disappearing on the screen. The bleak black and white background of the early 1930s of the last century may have become ashes of history as the movie ended, but we knew that,
As long as you stare at the trembling little flames in the depths of Seabiscuit's brown eyes, and as long as you think of bits and pieces of images about this movie, you will arrive at the exciting life that everyone longs to dream back to."
"When Seabiscuit stands behind the white fence at the starting point again and again, the fences at the turning points of life are also opened to people who are trapped and frustrated. You can never know what is waiting for the next intersection in life, so never stop.
Running around, fighting without stopping."
"Why is a short horse with a handicap able to win countless races? What makes it adopt an almost self-destructive racing method of turning without slowing down? When Sebi Scott's eyes were wet with sweat, he turned slightly to look at his opponent.
When talking to the audience, I think everyone felt the fire burning deep in their souls."
"After watching this movie, if you touch your and my chest, will there be something beating forever? Don't give up easily, and you will reach the exciting end of life in your dreams."
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Due to the good word-of-mouth effect, the box office of this movie continues to soar, making the distributor and producer Universal smile from ear to ear. However, for Universal's executives, what they want is not only a good box office, but also a good box office.
There are future expectations for the Oscars.
In addition to the eye-catching inspirational blockbuster "The Age of Fate", the next one to be released in the early Christmas season is the historical blockbuster "The Last Day" released by 21st Century Fox Film Company.
This drama stars Russell Crowe, a late-blooming Hollywood superstar. Ever since he became famous for starring in "Gladiator", Russell Crowe has been in many roles, and he has also played various roles in various dramas to give full play to his acting skills.
As for the director of this drama, it is the great director Peter Weir. This guy directed the popular "The Truman Show", but what makes him even more talked about is that he has a keen eye for picking up the stars and making hits with one hand.
By Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson.
Funded by Fox Company for US$1.2 billion, "The Big Sea" re-creates the simple but explosive life of the British Navy. The filming of the film required hundreds of sailors, scholars, sculptors, and casters from four continents.
, naval architects, actors and technicians.
During the five-and-a-half-month filming process, most of the time was spent at the Fox filming base near Mexico. The crew used the 50-foot-tall one that Cameron spent a lot of money to build when filming "Titanic".
A giant pool holding 20 million gallons of water.
The Miracle was modeled after a replica of the French Revolutionary battleship Rose, which the crew spent US$1.5 million on. It was then shipped to Mexico via the Panama Canal for all-round filming.
Such a large-scale and meticulously produced blockbuster earned more than 80 million U.S. dollars at the box office on its first day upon release. Such results finally gave investors 21st Century Fox a lot of peace of mind. But what made them even more happy was the overwhelming praise.
evaluation.
"This is a film that most viewers can relate to, from the smoldering battles to the frightening scenes of raging storms. Peter hoped that Into the Wild would become the best film of our time - and he did.
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"This is an awe-inspiring action movie, especially the grand war scenes, which directly captured our eyes!"
“Russell Crowe Gladiator Returns!”
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Fox's "The Last of Us" has really become a masterpiece of super blockbusters. Compared with Universal's "Running on the Road", this drama has a more commercial feel. Therefore, it is better than the other at the box office.
But this is all just the beginning, and the real decisive battle has yet to come. At least there are other Christmas blockbusters from major companies that have not been released. These include Spielberg's "The Terminal" and Yi Feiyang's "Lust, Caution"
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These two dramas are also the two most promising Christmas "race horses" by the outside world. The main reason is that the production costs of these two dramas are no worse than the two blockbusters above, and the director's reputation is even greater, so
It is also expected by many movie fans to be the ultimate winner of the Christmas season.
But in the end, who will win successfully?
Chapter completed!