China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 459 Is it true or false?

"Does the ending of "The Matrix II" indicate that the so-called reality is also part of the matrix or virtual world?"

Chen Jingxing looked at the reporter who asked the question, as well as other reporters and fans who were eager to learn, spread their hands, and looked like there was nothing you could do.

He gently shook his head amidst the understanding laughter of everyone: "Wow! The Hollywood reporters are really the most loyal reporters I have ever seen. I answered them both in Shanghai and at the premiere in Los Angeles.

Are you now going to pretend that you are Amish who refuse to use modern technology and have no access to the Internet?”

The reporter who asked the question saw that Chen Jingxing was not annoyed, so he also jokingly persuaded: "Director Chen, even if we don't ask questions, when you go to London tomorrow, reporters from Fleet Street will ask questions, as well as movie fans from all over the world.

They will not let you go, and their colleagues in Britain may install bugs in the hotel where you are staying. Chen said, you have seen the news, they can do it."

Chen Jingxing laughed: "I will not accept threats. I know what you are thinking. You hope that I will become mentally depressed due to jet lag, and then I will leak something during your bombardment or sudden attack. I am indeed very tired.

, but I won’t let you succeed.”

Amid the laughter of reporters and fans, Chen Jingxing continued: "Is Huaxu Kingdom real or fake? I won't give you an answer to this question, because there is still "The Matrix III". I have said it many times, this is a three-part movie.

The three parts together form a complete story. I want to give my audiences and fans a better movie-watching experience.

And I believe that the audience will be able to find their own answers after watching "The Matrix III"."

"So when will "The Matrix III" be released?"

""The Matrix III" has not been filmed yet, but it will start soon, and I will definitely see you next year."

"Is "The Matrix III" the end? Is there no follow-up plan? An epoch-making science fiction work like "The Matrix" has a great influence on many movie fans, especially among the Z generation group, and everyone hopes to see it

More stories.”

"They also don't know that there is no writing in The Matrix, only action and plot."

But revolution.

"You understand correctly."

After Chen Jingxing answered the questions from reporters and fans, he went backstage, took a cup of coffee from the staff, and looked at the trio of protagonists on the red carpet who were still surrounded by the media and fans with some gloating.

And "The Matrix II" did it.

In fact, Chen Jingxing's own setting of "The Matrix" is very clear. Of course, Huaxu Country is real, it is reality, and only the Matrix is ​​virtual.

Is it real? Or is it just a Russian matryoshka doll?

Once this logic is generated, the final effect will be the same as discovering that all stories are dreams of the protagonist.

After seeing Chen Jingxing's appreciative expression, other reporters and movie fans became excited. It seemed that this person was asking for something, and maybe Chen Jingxing would reveal some useful information.

"250 million, this movie will likely reach the level of 250 million, or even higher!"

"Okay, aren't you afraid that fans and reporters will trick the actors out of their mouths?"

Can I think that the reason why the male protagonist Jian Bo made a different choice from the previous five generations of saviors is because of the influence of the saint? So what does the saint want? Is the collapse of the matrix what she wants?"

The time difference coupled with the long hours of posing for the media and answering questions from fans and reporters round after round is really a physical job. Chen Jingxing can persist until now purely by relying on chocolate and cups of strong coffee.

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"Well done!"

"In "The Matrix II", I noticed that the program of God and Saint, the architect of the Matrix, seemed to have different arrangements for the savior of this cycle, especially combined with the Easter eggs in the first part of "The Matrix".

But the saint is a radical. Whether it is giving humans the right to choose, or updating and patching the matrix system every once in a while, it can only delay the collapse of the matrix, but it cannot reverse the most serious outcome.

It's just that Chen Jingxing believes that this layer-on-layer virtual setting may be good purely from the perspective of fun, but he actually eliminates the core value of the movie to a certain extent.

"Seriously, is Huaxu Country really part of the matrix? Is reality also virtual?"

It can be said that this is a science fiction blockbuster that can be enjoyed by both refined and popular audiences.

John Lindy also held a cup of coffee and clinked glasses with Chen Jingxing: "Congratulations, you made an incredible movie."

After the world premiere of "The Matrix II" in Shanghai, Chen Jingxing and the crew rushed to Tokyo, Singapore, Los Angeles and New York almost non-stop.

"..."

"Thank you, thank you."

In addition, it also explores more in-depth and serious propositions such as the meaning of existence and the purpose of human beings, making even the most literary and demanding film critics full of praise.

Since people are fake, things are fake, everything is fake, and the whole movie is a matrix within a matrix, wouldn’t it end up being Tu Yile?

However, Chen Jingxing will not give a direct affirmative answer. He believes that after "The Matrix III" is released, the complete trilogy will be presented to the audience, and most viewers will naturally make their own judgments.

If he directly makes a conclusion on this matter, he will fall into the inferior position.

At this time, a somewhat excited young man wearing glasses squeezed in from outside the circle, with a somewhat excited tone: "Hello, I am a loyal fan of yours. I have liked your works since "Comet". I

I want to ask a question. Of course, if you think it involves spoiler information for "The Matrix III", that's okay, just pretend I didn't ask."

"You are always so good at titillating people, Chen."

Chen Jingxing glanced at this excited fan in surprise. It seemed that as time went by, fans and audiences began to understand the movie more deeply.

It's not that the Zion setting of the original "The Matrix" in the previous life is reality, he must respect the original setting and so on.

If reality is also reversed into a virtual world, or becomes part of the matrix, then the audience will further doubt whether everything in the entire story is virtual and false.

Chen Jingxing shrugged: "If I don't leave something for them, they won't let me go. Just treat it as a warm-up for the third movie."

However, "The Matrix II"'s box office performance and reviews from film critics still exceeded Universal Pictures' expectations.

Even if the connotation and world view of "The Matrix II" are removed, this is definitely a rare special effects action blockbuster. Even viewers who have not watched "The Matrix I" will find it enjoyable.

Moreover, a great movie allows audiences and fans to continuously interpret, discuss, expand and even create secondary creations.

"Anyway, based on the current reputation and box office trends, there is no problem that "The Matrix II" will surpass "Gravity" at the box office."

Under the arrangement of Universal Pictures, tomorrow we will cross the ocean again and go to London, Paris and other cities for a road show.

Of course, Chen Jingxing also believes that Zion in the original version exists in reality, not the matrix, nor is it a virtual world like a Russian matryoshka doll.

"'The Matrix' is not a series. I think the most responsible thing for the fans is to let it end when it should end. This is my first time filming a series of movies, but I don't want it to end."

The action scenes and special effects scenes that fill the entire movie are far superior to the first film in terms of quality and quantity. It is simply breathtaking, and the action scenes are full of imagination.

It is a tradition for domestic films to have roadshows in major cities. "The Matrix II" has neither the option nor the time to run roadshows in major domestic cities. However, the roadshow has not been cancelled. It has just changed the format and has a marathon premiere in major international cities.

Ceremony, fan meeting, media meeting.

Chen Jingxing handled reporters' questions with ease. In fact, these questions had appeared in previous premieres. He really didn't understand why these media asked the same questions over and over again.

John Lindy, chairman of Universal's Producers' Conference, came over and gave a thumbs up.

Not to mention the expansion of the world view in "The Matrix II" is also surprising. Although it is not as shocking as the first film, it can be regarded as digging into this amazing science fiction concept, directly.

It turns the sci-fi concept of the Matrix into an epic, completely going beyond the stereotyped description of the confrontation and oppression relationship between humans and machines in previous science fiction novels.

"The Matrix" is a masterpiece of science fiction. It is not easy for its sequels to even surpass it, let alone surpass it.

"The first two parts of "The Matrix" are actually essentially a game between the architect and the saint, or it can be seen as a battle of routes. As the architect of the Matrix, the Lord God is a conservative and does not want to take risks.

, so he still prefers to maintain the normal updates of the matrix every cycle, or patch upgrades.

Because there are only a few people in the protagonist group, and it is difficult to separate Lu Hongzhe and Yan Xiaoyue, the "golden boy and girl" in the film, which is not good for publicity, so Chen Jingxing and the three-person protagonist group did not separate into separate groups but worked together.

Trapeze, road show from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere.

What the saint wants is not an update or upgrade of the matrix..."

Although Chen Jingxing is considered a star director, he is not a real star after all. Lu Hongzhe, Yan Xiaoyue and Bao Shengming are the real most eye-catching protagonists, and many media are surrounding them.

He doesn't want movie fans to directly quote the director's statement when discussing a certain topic in the movie, bringing the discussion and interpretation to an abrupt end.

It can easily become the nihilism of a movie, directly deconstructing the heaviness and meaning of the movie.

The Matrix Revolution."

"The Matrix II" has the first movie as a foreshadowing. In fact, as long as the story does not collapse, even if the quality is mediocre, there is no problem at all, the box office will surpass the first movie.

"sure."

John Lindy looked at Chen Jingxing's slightly surprised expression and said with some regret: "It's a pity that it's not an American film, otherwise the box office could have doubled."

In today's era when the North American box office champion has exceeded 900 million U.S. dollars, there are still some local movies with a box office of 400 to 500 million dollars every year, which is not uncommon. Of course, they are basically comic book blockbusters.

In his opinion, if "The Matrix II" were cast with American, or at least Western-looking actors, the North American box office would not reach 7.8 billion, but 4.5 billion would still be possible.

Chen Jingxing could only smile and say nothing about John Lindy's overflowing regrets. Universal Pictures kept poking at him from top to bottom and never gave up on his plan to film in Hollywood. But it is a pity that at least in the foreseeable future, he will

There was no such plan.

(End of chapter)