Chatty Hollywood

Barry Mendel eventually returned with the plan.

From Charlotte's point of view, the matter was already half done. The rest depends on whether he and Warner can reach an agreement on issues of power and interests.

In fact, he was able to quickly prepare draft scripts and plans thanks to time travel.

After all, in the original world, he had seen the Keanu Reeves version of "Constantine", or "Hell Detective".

In his opinion, the plot design of that movie is not a big problem, and many people like it. The reason why it has not become a classic is more about other aspects——

First of all, Keanu Reeves, who relies solely on his appearance to win the world, does not show the evil feeling of Constantine in the comics.

His Constantine was even more bitter and resentful.

This is not only related to the setting of the script, but also to Keanu Reeves' poor acting skills.

Moreover, in the original world, during that period, Reeves' personal experience was indeed bitter and bitter——

Dead sister, dead child, dead girlfriend...

As long as the average person doesn't have a nervous breakdown, it's fine.

In addition, in the original world, "Hell Detective" was released in 2005——

At that time, due to the success of "The Matrix", Keanu Reeves had been stereotyped by the image of Neo.

——When the audience sees him, their first reaction is always Neo.

Under such circumstances, it would naturally be extremely inappropriate for him to play Constantine.

Of course, it is impossible to say that the movie "Hell Detective" did not reach the heights it should have been entirely due to Keanu Reeves.

In her previous life, Charlotte, who had never made a movie, was unaware of the problems.

But now, after shooting four movies in a row, Charlotte's understanding of filmmaking has reached an extremely sophisticated level, even if it's essentially just moving.

He realized that the biggest problem with "Constantine" in the original world was not actually the script or the actors, but the director's narrative technique and rhythm control——

In the early days, the pace was not fast, and too much information was not explained clearly.

Later on, I was eager to advance the plot...

It can be said that the movie "Hell Detective" is quite unfriendly to non-fans.

If you have not read the relevant comics and have little understanding of religious knowledge, it will be difficult to understand this movie.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible to achieve ideal box office results.

——After all, the three words "can't understand" are the enemy of the box office!

In fact, being unfriendly to non-fan audiences is a consistent problem with DC comic superhero movies——

Especially in later generations, after seeing the success of the Marvel Universe movie series, DC Comics and Warner Bros. are eager for success and always want to complete their success in one battle. This situation is even more serious.

Take "Batman v Superman" as an example——

Inside, Batman, who used Kryptonite to set a trap, was about to kill Superman, but he relented just because Superman said "Save Martha!"...

Who can understand it? ! ?

If you are not a fan of DC Comics or have a super memory, who can remember that Superman’s mother on Earth was named Martha, and Batman’s mother who was killed when he was a child was also named Martha Wayne! ! ?

When you are making a movie and you are so crazy about making jokes, are you afraid that the results will be too good? ! ?

Especially since it doesn’t look like a movie yet, so I can’t write PS at the end of the chapter…

Anyway, Charlotte feels that Hellraiser's unfriendly approach to non-fans and viewers is a major factor in its mediocre performance.

Among them, there are both rhythm problems and the director's narrative ability.

In this movie, many characters appear very unexpectedly. For example, the role of Midnight Dad——

If the audience has not read the comics, they may not understand what this powerful person does even by the end of the movie. And what happened to his chair...

In addition, in order to highlight the religious feeling, the director used computer special effects that were supposed to be the highlight, but instead used a lot of dark and depressing elements.

As a result, the dark and depressing feeling came out, but the visual impact brought by the special effects was almost completely missing...

To be honest, after making so many mistakes, "Hell Detective" in Charlotte's original world has not yet died, which can be said to be a great blessing.

And now, comparing the mistakes made by the movie "Hell Detective" in the original world, Charlotte naturally has some new insights based on her current experience.

——This is why he was able to quickly come up with the plan and script draft for the film version of "Constantine".

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However, regardless of Warner's response, "Constantine" is a matter of the future.

Now, Charlotte's focus is still on "The Sixth Sense"——

After entering July, the box office curve of "The Sixth Sense" gradually decreased. Although it has not exhausted its potential, it is not as popular as the first month.

What followed was Roland Emmerich's special effects blockbuster "Independence Day."

This sci-fi blockbuster starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum immediately grabbed the title of weekly box office champion.

Just like in this movie, the feeling of black clouds overwhelming the aliens when they appear on the scene.

However, that is for other movies. For Charlotte and "The Sixth Sense", this feeling does not exist——

First of all, so far, the cumulative box office of "The Sixth Sense" in North America has reached 260 million US dollars, and it is expected that it will exceed 300 million US dollars.

If it persists longer in theaters, it can even reach about 350 million.

With this kind of performance, it will definitely be a strong contender for the North American annual box office championship in 1996.

At the same time, the overseas screening results of "The Sixth Sense" are also very good——

Warner learned from Charlotte's local charity promotion methods and worked hard to promote it in many countries.

This made "The Sixth Sense" very popular in many countries, and the box office became a hit.

Now, Barry Mendel, who is in charge of the film at Warner Bros., is giddy with joy.

He even offered to Charlotte to help "The Sixth Sense" win an Oscar next year.

Charlotte naturally would not refuse such a request.

In fact, he is also very confident in this "The Sixth Sense" which has been fine-tuned by himself.

"I wonder if I can win important awards like Best Director or Best Screenplay?"

Charlotte was looking forward to it.

Of course, what he is looking forward to most now is the long-awaited vacation——

After a month of care, Charlize's mother regained consciousness and gradually got used to her new life.

In the end, she did not choose to live with her daughter who had become a big star. Instead, she planned to move to the place where she lived before.

This relieved Charlotte.

——After all, many things are difficult to do when the girl’s mother is around.

Now, without the girl's mother as a light bulb, he can finally go on vacation with Charlize...