China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 454 The code waterfall comes again

The summer season of 2018 has just begun and it is almost boiling.

As the time approaches, "The Matrix II" is accompanied by an intensive release of actor interviews, on-site behind-the-scenes and the release of the "Matrix" documentary, which has once again aroused the appetite and curiosity of movie fans.

"The Matrix II" did not release a trailer, and even an alternative trailer in the form of an animated short film like the first "Matrix" was not produced.

But the popularity of "The Matrix" has still been awakened and heated up, especially with the launch of the "Matrix" documentary on streaming media.

It’s not that DreamWorks doesn’t have documentaries. In fact, the first documentary was for “Gravity”. Since then, basically every blockbuster has been followed by a documentary.

Only "The Matrix" didn't have it. It's not that it wasn't filmed. In fact, it didn't need to be filmed. It just edited the recorded daily filming of the director and actors, and at most added interviews with the actors and staff.

DreamWorks has been holding back for a long time to release the documentary of "The Matrix" as promotional material before the release of "The Matrix II".

The documentary of "The Matrix" not only contains behind-the-scenes footage of the filming and special effects production, but also footage of the actors' initial auditions, action training, the first time they put on the black leather trench coat costume, and a scene of the main creative staff reading the script.

In addition, the male and female protagonists Lu Hongzhe and Yan Xiaoyue, a handsome couple, and Bao Shengming, who plays the captain, began to appear on various programs and interviews, and the popularity of "The Matrix II" quickly reached the level that many companies in the industry were jealous.

In addition, Universal also used all its marketing efforts in Europe and the United States. Suddenly, both internal and external networks set off a wave of Matrix fever, and this resonance further increased the momentum of "Matrix II".

DreamWorks specializes in science fiction, and it is usually high-level hard science fiction with amazing imagination.

Domestically, "The Matrix II" has just launched pre-sale, and the pre-sale box office exceeded 100 million on the first day, setting a record for the fastest pre-sale box office to exceed 100 million in the Chinese film market. In fact, the pre-sale box office of the film before its release can currently exceed 100 million.

You can count the number of movies that have exceeded 100 million yuan on one hand.

There are many audiences who like the imaginative and hard-core science fiction works brought by Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks, and most of them are young people.

Regarding such results, there are even extremely excited fans and some media clamoring or exclaiming that "The Matrix II" may break the box office record of "Wolf Fang II" and create a new box office myth.

Although European and American audiences, which have a long history of science fiction literary and artistic works, are generally tolerant of the definition of science fiction works, the debate between soft and hard is not fierce, and Chinese audiences do not have a relatively strict insistence on the definition and type of science fiction.

George's brother Daniel is not a FOD, nor is he a science fiction fan. He doesn't like to watch all of Chen Jingxing's movies, but he does like "The Matrix" quite a lot, so his brother dragged him to the theater to watch "The Matrix" at nearly ten o'clock in the evening.

The sequel to "The Matrix II", otherwise his parents would not have allowed George, who was only in high school, to leave home so late. It would definitely be early in the morning by the time "The Matrix II" finished playing.

Science Fiction Home was originally a website established by fans of Chen Jingxing. Later, the number of registrations increased, and now it has become a gathering place for science fiction enthusiasts.

"It's not that today is special, it's that "The Matrix" is special. The previously released "Shadow Alliance II" is said to have 40 minutes of pre-roll advertising time in this theater. It is normal for such blockbusters to increase the advertising time."

Mainly because the fans and fans of "The Matrix", especially young people, were too excited about this sequel that was released two years ago and booked tickets in advance, which led to such pre-sale results.

"I just don't know if the sequel will be a dead end. "The Matrix" is a masterpiece, and I think the story is already complete. I hope that guy won't ruin the story of "The Matrix" just to make money."

His question received no response from his younger brother, George, who was having a lively chat with the neighbor next door.

Studio fans are uncommon, but not unheard of.

One 3D advertisement after another made Daniel feel dizzy and took off his 3D glasses, and then the images on the big screen turned into ghosts.

Especially for studios with unique styles and high-quality productions, Hollywood's century-old film history has divided the types and models of movie fans here into quite a few types.

Wang Zhen couldn't help but read some comments on the domestic Internet to George. In terms of understanding the plot immediately, Wang Zhen was obviously a more direct translation channel than reading the translated posts on the forum.

The overseas box office of the first part of "The Matrix" was less than 300 million US dollars, half of which was in North America. This time there is a foreshadowing of the first part. In the past two years, the fans and fame accumulated by watching "The Matrix" through various channels, Universal

With the promotion at full power, Chen Jingxing also has higher expectations for the overseas performance of "The Matrix II".

Wang Zhen can be regarded as Chen Jingxing's first wave of fans and supporters overseas. Starting from "Comet", he has been involved in science fiction works made by Amway, a young director from the motherland.

Of course, inside DreamWorks, especially Chen Jingxing, remained calm.

According to DreamWorks' assessment, it is basically impossible for "Matrix II" to surpass "Spike II" at the domestic box office. The pre-sales of "Matrix II" are so popular that it actually feels like a fan movie.

Moreover, during the exchange, we also discovered that Wang Zhen and George are both regular users of Science Fiction House, and they are also FOD.

Many people posted their thoughts and comments on social media such as Twitter. Websites such as Science Fiction Home even translated many professional or lengthy comments from social media in China, Japan and other countries.

Although "The Matrix II" was released on the same day in China, Japan, the United States and other countries, this cannot change the time difference.

He looked down at his empty hands in the popcorn bucket and complained in annoyance: "How long has it been... 35 minutes! I've finished all the popcorn, why are there so many ads today?"

Claire is the moderator of the forum in the Science Fiction House. She even went to the Magic City of China to attend the premiere of "The Matrix II" in China. She was a fan who watched the movie for the first time.

Like a qualified FOD, George tried to dispel his brother's doubts about "The Matrix II" in detail.

The posts on the website were densely packed with translations, and some even had "spoiler" warnings, so George didn't dare to click on them.

For FOD people, DreamWorks' film and television works and even animation works will be watched as soon as possible.

"Johnson said before the release of "The Matrix" that this is a trilogy. The scripts have been written, and the trilogy is the complete story. And judging from the voices on the Internet, audiences in China and Japan are very interested.

Very satisfied with "The Matrix II"..."

However, the audience group of "Matrix II" cannot be as broad as that of "Spike II". Middle-aged and elderly people are not the target audience of "Matrix II" at all, let alone a whole family of young people and their families coming to the theater.

Of course, this does not mean that they hate comic book movies or soft science fiction works. It is just that there are too many such works, they are commonplace, there are no surprises, they are not geeky enough, and they are not cool enough.

There is a time difference of at least ten hours between Philadelphia and East Asia, so movie fans from China, Japan, Singapore and other countries have already watched this movie as soon as possible. Serious movie reviews have not yet come out, but naturally the excited fans are

Everyone has begun to post their thoughts on social platforms.

Sitting next to George and chatting happily with him was a man with a yellow face named Wang Zhen, who came to the theater with his girlfriend.

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Daniel muttered in boredom, not flinching despite his brother's dissatisfied eyes: "The proportion of sequels is as high as 90%. This is the law of Hollywood. Isn't "League of Shadows 2" an example? He is still a comic book.

The plot of the comic book is foreshadowed.”

A movie theater in Philadelphia.

"The conspiracy in "The Matrix II" gradually surfaced, the mystery of the savior will be revealed in this movie, and the fighting will also escalate..."

If George was still a little uneasy about "The Matrix II" before, he has given up any worries after the feedback from fans in East Asia. He only feels excited about this two-year-old movie.

The expectations of the story.

He and his girlfriend were both fans of Chen Jingxing. They entered the theater early and took seats in the middle. During the long commercial break, they chatted with the two brothers next door. Knowing that George was also a die-hard Chen Jingxing fan, the two fans chatted with each other.

It's even more exciting.

Fans of DreamWorks

Refers to DreamWorks fans.

George still didn't take the popcorn back from his brother, so he took out his mobile phone and started surfing the Internet like many viewers.

"Claire said that there will be a big surprise at the end of "The Matrix II", but she didn't say what it was." George was browsing the forum of Science Fiction House and suddenly spoke out excitedly.

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t people who like hard science fiction.

Daniel reached out and took the popcorn bucket from his brother's hand and stuffed a few popcorn into his mouth. George, who had the popcorn taken away, protested and answered Daniel's questions.

They just don't loudly emphasize soft and hard, or expel soft science fiction from the science fiction category. It doesn't mean that they have no concept of soft and hard, and it doesn't mean that they aren't tired of science fiction movies that are mainly comic book movies or space operas.

Of course, those who come to the cinema at this time, especially those who enter early and occupy the middle seats, are basically fans of "The Matrix" or loyal fans of Chen Jingxing.

3 billion has already reached DreamWorks' box office target, and the real big hit for "The Matrix II" is overseas.

Daniel pouted at George's rebuttal. These nerds - although his younger brother always calls himself FOD, that is, a fan of DreamWorks, he always calls FOD nerd. Their trust in the Chinese director is no less than his trust in the Chinese director.

I admire the legendary Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson.

Although there was a disapproving expression on his face, when the DreamWorks animation title just appeared, Daniel, like all the movie fans around him, couldn't help but be excited, and all the conversations and whispers disappeared, wearing a

Staring at the big screen with 3D glasses.

When the green code waterfall that had been missing for a long time on the big screen reappeared, whistles and screams sounded.

"The Matrix" and the dystopian virtual world it represents, like Green Code Rain, have become iconic symbols of a popular subculture. As soon as they appeared, they awakened Daniel and many viewers who had watched them for the first time.

The kind of shock I felt when watching "The Matrix".

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