Hollywood Drawing

"Can I spare you a minute to fill out a video rating?"

"No, you can write it yourself. I choose C!"

After the screening at the Temple Theater, the crew and creators had already gone to attend a press conference. When the fans walked out of the theater after a party, investigators from Universal Pictures were handing out questionnaires one by one.

Obviously, this job is not as easy as usual, and the fans who came to take advantage of the excitement but returned disappointed did not hide their disappointment at all.

Walking among the fans were two special guests, film critic David Denbigh of The New Yorker and Kenneth Turan, film critic of the Los Angeles Times. They also noticed the situation at the front of the line.

"Universal Pictures is going to be disappointed this time." Kenneth Turan walked forward, shaking his head and whispering: "They raised everyone's expectations too high, but they didn't expect the film to be like this. neither fish nor fowl."

Not to mention these dissatisfied movie fans, even he felt that his heart was full of regrets. After watching a crappy movie that cost a lot of money to come out and it didn't bring him any surprises, he really might as well go to "The Matrix". ” premiere.

"That's not entirely true."

Well-known film critics of the younger generation, David Denbigh and Kenneth Turan have many similar views. If they are not in the same city, there will be no conflict, so the relationship between the two is not bad.

After hearing the other party's comments, he also lowered his voice and said: "The special effects scenes of the film are actually worthy of the investment, but they are too deliberately imitating Batman and there is no comparable story to support it, so it gives people a different feeling. "

In fact, what he said was polite. In order to create a dark and serious theme, the entire movie deliberately made Dr. Robert Bruce Banner bitter and angry. Many inexplicable methods were too deliberate.

And trying so hard to imitate Batman, but still not reaching the other's level, has created an embarrassing situation where the target group is unclear.

"Well, it's like this now." David Denby pouted forward.

In front of them were five movie fans, three men and two women. It could be seen that these young people came together. Universal Pictures investigators are handing out questionnaires to them one by one.

"Okay, the movie is far from what I imagined, so I choose B." A white boy complained while stuffing the questionnaire back. "The big scene I wanted to watch was different from the one in the movie. Oh, sorry, I fell asleep out of boredom later on."

"B, I thought the video was weird too."

"I also choose B."

"Then I'll give it an A-. At least the special effects are quite realistic."

The choice of the last girl made the investigators' eyes light up. After taking back the questionnaire, they asked: "Then would you recommend your friends to watch this movie?"

"No! Absolutely not." The girl shook her head and said loudly before leaving: "Because I didn't understand what the director wanted to do. The movie feels very weird!"

After exiting the cinema gate, Kenneth Turan and David Denbigh walked towards the hotel chartered by Universal Pictures. Neither of them were ordinary movie fans. Why did the movie give people this feeling? Probably the reason was that they both I got it.

Normally, if a large-scale production with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars wants to achieve the expected box office results, it should have conducted market research and determined the audience or target group from the time the film was officially approved.

Then after the film is produced, the distribution company will carry out necessary publicity and promotion that is complementary to the film. The purpose is to inform potential target audiences about the film, come up with a publicity and distribution strategy to attract them, and arouse the curiosity of this group of people, who will wait for the film. Go buy a ticket and watch it after the show.

So in summary, a large investment project like "The Incredible Hulk" will inevitably undergo more than one market survey.

However, the film did not show this. The film is neither the favorite summer special effects popcorn for young people, nor is it favored by the original comic book fans. Because it deliberately imitates Batman's style, it was also deliberately changed to look like 70s. Balu is full of deliberately created sense of depression.

This resulted in an embarrassing situation where several sides were not next to each other. Young movie fans who wanted to watch it happily did not see the big special effects scene they imagined. Fans who wanted to see the Incredible Hulk did not see the huge destructive power. , but found a bitter and resentful Dr. Banner.

Universal Pictures was so ambitious that they wanted everything, but they came up with something that was totally different.

"If it were just a special effects popcorn movie, it would be better than this trash." Kenneth Turan looked back at the fans who had dispersed and said unceremoniously. How to write a review for such a movie tomorrow morning also gave him a headache.

"Actually, the copying is not done properly."

David Denbigh took out a pack of cigarettes and gave an even more red-hot comment. "It can be seen that Universal Pictures carefully analyzed Wayne's Batman and incorporated all the factors they considered successful into this film..."

Even though they said this, the two of them were just chatting in private. Tomorrow morning, the film critic columns of "The New Yorker" and "Los Angeles Times" will still publish praise and recommendations for "The Incredible Hulk". This is a film review. Basic rules of man.

Since you have accepted Universal Pictures' invitation and public relations, at least you can't say bad things about the film. This is the basis for film critics to lean on the production company to suck blood.

Kenneth Turan also lit up a cigarette, shrugged and said: "The film may not have a chance. There are so many bad blockbuster movies in Hollywood, and no one can predict the taste of movie fans."

"It's difficult." David Denby shook his head. "Don't forget, there is a strong competitor next door! If I were a Universal Pictures Distribution Department executive, I would start praying to God devoutly, praying that "The Matrix" is as bad, so that there might be a trace of it. Chance……"

We are afraid of comparison in everything, right? But if everyone dies together, then there is nothing to worry about. Anyway, movie fans at the beginning of the summer season are very enthusiastic, and when they have no choice, they will not be able to resist watching a movie with a bad reputation. At the same time, the screening at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood gradually came to an end. Neo, the savior on the big screen, was beaten into a hornet's nest by a large group of agents led by Smith.

The audience watched all this attentively and couldn't believe that the ending of the film would be like this.

Will this story, which has kept movie fans entertained all night, really end with the confirmed death of the male protagonist? Of course not, this is completely inconsistent with the rules of Hollywood.

Just like countless successful films, the tried-and-true formula of Hollywood movies has been used again. Love can save everything, love can also save the world, and of course love can save the hero.

When the heroine Trinity murmured "I love you" and kissed the real hero, love saved everything again, Neo came to life, and the savior officially arrived!

"Wow..."

Many viewers clapped and cheered excitedly. This was the scene they wanted to see, and it also proved that traditional Hollywood routines have always been particularly useful.

Neo, who entered the savior state, easily stopped the bullets fired at him. He also became vulnerable to Agent Smith who rushed in front of him, and his speed could not keep up with the current savior.

“I know you’re eavesdropping.

I can feel it.

I know you are afraid, you are afraid of us; you are afraid of change.

I don't know the future.

I'm not calling to tell you it's over.

But I'm telling you it's just the beginning.

I'm going to hang up, and then I'm going to show people what you're worried about.

Show them a world without you, a world without jurisdiction, without control, without boundaries, a world where anything can happen.

What will happen, you choose! "

When the code represented by Agent Smith was torn apart and Neo returned to the real world, the movie has come to the end. The savior soars into the sky. In the world of the Matrix, he has unparalleled abilities.

The movie ended here. As the lights in the theater came on one by one, the big screen also turned black, and the list of cast and crew began to roll.

As the subtitles appeared, all the fans stood up excitedly, including media reporters and guests on the stage. This film gave everyone too many surprises.

"coax!"

Thunderous applause broke out instantly, and a small number of excited fans were still screaming. The creative team watched the curtain call of the party on the big screen and roared loudly.

"Neo, you are so handsome!"

"Savior, you are the savior!"

"Trinity, I love you so much!"

"Hey, hey, Trinity, look over here..."

"..."

Most of the audience's attention was given to the male and female protagonists, especially Charlize Theron, who was dressed in a tight black leather jacket and had an extremely sexy figure in the film. This look of hers won the cheers of countless male audiences.

The atmosphere at the scene was astonishingly warm. This "The Matrix" met the expectations of all movie fans, and even far exceeded their expectations. It can be said that it did everything a summer science fiction blockbuster should do.

A full five minutes passed, and the applause did not stop at all. Zack Snyder had to lead the crew and stood under the curtain for the second time for the curtain call. However, the appearance of the male and female protagonists further ignited the audience's enthusiasm.

Daisy was also clapping her hands vigorously. Although it was not the first time she had watched it, it did not stop her from wanting to watch it again. This extremely cool movie seemed to exude an irresistible charm.

And the most important thing is that his boyfriend Hector Henry is currently standing among the main creators of the crew, standing next to his idol Wayne Greenberg, accepting the applause of countless fans.

"Honey, you did a great job." Daisy looked at her boyfriend from the audience, filled with pride.

However, she couldn't send congratulations to her boyfriend immediately. After the premiere, she had to organize more fans to watch the movie. This is her current career, and Daisy will be very busy this summer.