America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 361 359. Ringing through the sky

In October, the weather gets cooler across the United States, and there are obviously more people wearing leather jackets and woolen clothes on the streets.

But one category of people is not included, and that is female celebrities.

As we all know, female celebrities don't know how to be cold, especially when walking on the red carpet.

And today at the Arclight Theater, MGM is hosting the premiere of another new movie.

It is "Bohemian Rhapsody" that has been in preparation since April last year.

At that time, Eric bought the rights to Queen and also invited Joaquin Phoenix to star.

Uncle Phoenix said that he must have three months to learn to sing.

But having said that, it actually took nearly 8 months to prepare, and it was not launched until the beginning of this year.

Because the more he studied, the more Joaquin Phoenix felt that his gap was too big.

He is also an actor who pursues perfection very much, and even has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He will not give up until he can perfectly integrate into Uncle Ya.

And Eric doesn't want to change actors. Looking at the entire Hollywood, or even the world of film circles, there are really not many people who can interpret this role well.

Then the time stretched infinitely until the beginning of this year.

But it turns out that adequate preparation pays off.

When the crew really got going, Joaquin Phoenix was the one who made the fewest mistakes. Almost all the scenes could be passed in one go. On the contrary, it was the other actors who slowed down the pace.

Now Eric just wants to know whether "Bohemian Rhapsody" can still trigger the same kind of movie-going craze as it did in later generations.

As for "Transformers 2", it has been released in North America and is still being released in some countries.

At present, the cumulative box office worldwide has reached 1.095 billion US dollars, and it is charging towards the next goal "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".

"The Meg" has also landed in some countries in Europe and South America. The response from audiences and the market is similar to that in North America. Monster disaster movies have always had a group of loyal fans.

The current global box office total is 145 million US dollars.

Judging from the box office of Chinese-language movies, it is second only to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero".

And judging from the current trend, it shouldn't be a big problem to get another $50 million at the box office.

As long as the final box office can reach 220 million US dollars, it will be able to sit on the top of the Chinese film box office history.

Lao Han even made a special call a few days ago, hoping that MGM would launch a global distribution network as soon as possible.

There is no doubt that both Jason Statham and Xu Jinglei became winners.

Especially Xu Jinglei, after promoting in North America, she went to Europe to promote.

Thinking about the price you paid behind your back, it was worth it.

After all, through this movie, she has truly left Asia.

When people talk about Chinese actresses in the future, in addition to Maggie Cheung, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, etc., she is also considered to be on the list.

And maybe next year the sequel to "The Meg" will start filming, and there will be another big wave of traffic. Just thinking about it will make you wake up laughing when you sleep.

In the cinema, those sitting here today, apart from the celebrities who came to the stage, almost all the rest are die-hard fans of Queen and Uncle Ya.

If you are not a die-hard fan, who would want to watch a movie at 12 midnight?

The early stage of the movie is relatively dull, with Uncle Ya as the main perspective.

To be honest, even if Uncle Phoenix uses makeup, his appearance is still different from Uncle Ya.

However, the fake buckteeth in the mouth are very realistic and were made 1:1 by the prop team.

"I have big front teeth, so my mouth opens wide, which gives me a wide vocal range."

There was a chuckle immediately in the cinema. These die-hard fans knew Uncle Ya's life very well, and they were more pleased with Joaquin Phoenix's performance.

Then Queen, as people remember it, was officially formed and began a legendary life.

With Uncle Ya as the backbone, their fame began to gradually increase.

After selling the second-hand van that had been driven for who knows how many years, he successfully signed a contract and recorded his first album, and began to appear on the mainstream stage.

Uncle Ya also met his girlfriend Mary, and successfully proposed to her and gave Mary a ring.

It's a pity that at that time, he couldn't really accept himself at this time.

After that, the plot developed rapidly, and the sharp editing explained the process of Queen's gradual rise to fame. The golden song that cannot be ignored in the history of rock and even world music was born.

It took Uncle Ya 7 years to finally complete "Bohemian Rhapsody".

And the moment the song was born was also the moment he truly began to accept himself.

Is this the real life

this is real life

Is this just fantasy

Or is it a dream?

Caught in a landslide

in trouble

No escape from reality

Can't avoid reality

…

In the footage, Joaquin Phoenix fully demonstrated the results of his eight months of training.

His voice is inherently gifted, and even if he really wants to develop in the music industry, he can still occupy a place as long as he has good works.

At this moment, he completely integrated his spirit into Uncle Ya's state, and tried his best to express Uncle Ya's voice and singing state.

Coupled with the unique lighting and atmosphere, it is full of appeal.

In the cinema, the audience couldn't help but sing along with this legendary golden song.

Mama, just killed a man

Mom, (I) just killed someone

Put a gun against his head

Put a gun to his head

Pulled my trigger, now he's dead

Pulled the trigger and now he's dead

Mama, life had just begun

Mom, life has just begun

But now I've gone and thrown it all away

But now I've completely destroyed it

Mama, woo

Mom, woo woo

Didn't mean to make you cry

Didn't mean to make you cry

If I'm not back again this time tomorrow

If I don't come back at this time tomorrow

Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters

Hold on, hold on, as if nothing happened

Too late, my time has come

It's too late, my time has come

Many fans had tears in their eyes when they sang this section.

Because everyone who knows Uncle Ya knows that the song is actually about his own life.

"Mom, I just killed someone."

The connotation of this lyric is that Uncle Ya killed the normal sexual orientation in his body. Man can refer to both a universal person and a man, which means that he can no longer hide himself.

Sure enough, while "Bohemian Rhapsody" was fermenting, the plot of the movie continued to advance.

Uncle Ya began to accept same-sex love and alienated his wife Mary.

His abnormality was also noticed by others, but again, if he lived decades later, he could boldly announce his sexual orientation, but not at that time.

Depressed, hesitant, entangled...

When a person's stress exceeds his mental capacity, a path of degradation begins.

In addition, Queen was a huge success and was surrounded by praises, and it was inevitable that Uncle Ya would drift away.

At this time, Uncle Ya's life was in a mess, but despite the quarrels within the band, they continued to move forward.

They created their second famous song "We are the champion".

It is that famous song that has been quoted countless times in the World Cup, Olympic Games and various sports festivals.

In the cinema, as the song sang, the second chorus began.

Queen is totally awesome!

But contrary to the band's status as a god, Uncle Ya's personal life and mental state are increasingly collapsing.

Constantly being questioned about his sexual orientation by the media, he became sensitive, fragile and arrogant. At the same time, his temper also grew and he became more self-centered.

Mary had completely alienated him, and he was beginning to alienate himself from the band.

Unable to resist the temptation, he sold two solo albums for US$4 million. To put it bluntly, he was pursuing a solo career.

Although on the surface it was said that he would only make two solo albums before returning to the band.

But anyone familiar with the music industry knows that it often takes three to five years to produce two albums.

return?

Things had already changed at that time.

After leaving Queen, his manager Paul, who had been encouraging him to pursue a solo career, prepared a new team for him.

The new team is completely centered on Uncle Ya. He always speaks the truth. Even if it is a basic mistake, no one will question it. Everyone will only praise him.

Paul also kept looking for new male favorites for him, and at the same time artificially cut off all information about Mary and the band to ensure that Uncle Ya could live in the information cocoon he had woven.

But naturally this kind of rotten life could not last long, so Uncle Ya was infected with HIV.

Humans are a very strange animal. Sometimes we only truly understand the meaning of our lives when we are close to death.

Mary came anyway, and because she was so worried, she came to visit Uncle Tooth herself.

It was raining heavily. When he saw Mary outside the door, Uncle Ya hurriedly took her in.

Although the two were no longer in love, they still hugged each other.

"Fred, I'm very worried about you dear, I've had a terrible nightmare."

"I dreamed that you lost your voice and that you could no longer sing or even talk to people."

"I'm scared, I'm worried this is real."

The two talked to each other, and at this moment, agent Paul brought a few young guys back to entertain Uncle Ya.

Seeing this scene, Mary naturally turned around and left.

In the heavy rain, Uncle Ya chased her closely, hoping that Mary could stay and talk to him.

Because he felt lonely as never before, because everyone around him only used him as a cash machine, and no one cared about others.

"Please! Please don't leave!"

Facing Uncle Ya's pleading eyes, Mary said: "I'm pregnant, Freddy."

This news was like a bolt from the blue, but Uncle Ya knew very well that he was the one who really made the mistake.

At this moment, Joaquin Phoenix showed his unparalleled acting skills.

There is despair, joy, and regret in his eyes, and you can read all kinds of emotions in them.

But in the end, everything turned into a blessing.

Her voice was distorted: "I'm happy for you, Mary."

"Really, this is great news."

"It's just...just...I'm scared."

Mary stared at him closely: "Fred, your family still loves you, and your band is still waiting for you."

"And this place doesn't belong to you, go home!"

This conversation in the heavy rain is the final turning point of the film. Uncle Ya drives Paul away, apologizes to the Queen members, and reveals his sexual orientation to his family.

The heroine Mary is played by Cate Blanchett.

Although she is said to be a heroine, her role is not that many, but her acting skills are very demanding, and ordinary actresses really can't handle it.

After Cate Blanchett read the script, she readily accepted the invitation.

Then a three-month schedule was opened, but Uncle Phoenix couldn't match it.

After waiting for another two months, the movie still wouldn't start.

Cate Blanchett could only continue to turn down requests for other scripts.

In the end, for "Bohemian Rhapsody", The Devil had nothing to do for eight months, waiting for the movie to start filming.

On the day of filming, she punched Joaquin Phoenix hard as revenge.

On the big screen, the movie has reached its final stage.

The pearl in the history of music, the life-saving concert kicked off.

Joaquin Phoenix once again transformed into Uncle Ya and gave an unparalleled performance.

The singing is real throughout, and for listeners who are not die-hard fans, it can almost be recognized as fake.

In the cinema, the third chorus also began.

For nearly 20 minutes, millions of people in nearly 4,000 theaters across North America opened their throats at the same time.

No matter whether you sing well or badly, no one will worry about the timbre. Everyone gathers for one belief.

At this moment, Queen's song filled the sky.