Made in Hollywood

As a true Lord of the Rings fan, this is the first time Brad Miller has walked into a movie theater and watched a Duke non-Lord of the Rings movie. To be exact, last year's "Hurricane Rescue" did not suit his appetite. Watch the trailer. After the film, he didn't buy a ticket to go into the theater, and "Batman: Time for War" was different. From the moment he saw the trailer, the ink-like dark atmosphere and realistic style made him think. The idea of ​​seeing this film made me fly from Los Angeles to Chicago.

Walking through the crowd of eagerly-awaited fans, he walked to an vacant seat and politely asked a young man next to him, "Hello, is there anyone here?"

"No one." The young man also said politely, "You can sit wherever you want."

After Brad Miller sat down, he couldn't help but glance at the young man again, who looked familiar.

He asked tentatively, "You're also from Los Angeles?"

"Yes." The young man nodded lightly.

From the accent of the other party's questioning, Norman Shearer could tell that he should also be from California.

"I'm Brad Miller." Although he was older, Brad still extended his hand. "I'm from Valencia in the Greater Los Angeles area."

Norman Shearer shook his hand, "My name is Norman Shearer, I'm from Venice, Los Angeles."

"I remember." Brad Miller suddenly realized, "You are the head of the Duke Rosenberg Los Angeles Fan Association."

"Just one of them." Norman Shearer said modestly.

Two people who were originally strangers became familiar in an instant because of their common hobbies, and the topics between them were closely related to the theme of Duke's film.

"I'm looking forward to it."

In the second row, Scarlett Johansson and Irene Lauder sat together and whispered. "This is Duke's first superhero movie."

Erin Lauder looked away from the first row of the crew and turned to Scarlett, "Honey, are you worried?"

"Worried?" Scarlett shook her head. "Why should I worry, Erin? I started working with Duke on his second film, "Breakthrough". Not only did he not fail, Instead, it keeps getting more and more successful, and even though it's a Batman franchise that was ruined by Joe Schumacher's reputation, I'm sure Duke will give it a new lease of life."

She also turned her head and looked at Erin Lauder, "You have such a good relationship with Duke, don't you have confidence in him?"

"I never doubted that he would continue to be successful."

Of course he finished saying this. Erin Lauder suddenly thought of something else, and couldn't help asking, "Scarlett, I heard you're going to star in Duke's next movie?"

"Yeah." Scarlett raised her chin slightly. "To be exact. It's a whole series of Marvel."

Erin Lauder knows all too well of the actors who play the main roles in Duke's films, what will happen to their careers after the film's release, and Scarlett Johansson's relationship with Duke is extraordinary. The future has undoubtedly reserved a place for a superstar.

Thinking of this, Irene Lauder said again. "Scarlett, are you interested in being the spokesperson for Estee Lauder?"

Scarlett Johansson was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, she said. "I agree in principle, but you have to talk to my agent."

Friendship belongs to friendship, and business cooperation belongs to business cooperation. She still distinguishes it very clearly.

"The movie is about to start."

I don't know who said that, and then the whole theater went silent.

The first thing that lit up was the opening of Warner Bros., followed by the opening of DC Comics. , which undoubtedly represents the darkening style of the entire film.

"It's started!"

Norman Shearer and Brad Miller exchanged phone numbers, ended the chat, and turned to the big screen at the same time.

The two knew very well that since Duke had restarted the Batman series and wanted to pull the series out of the quagmire of failure, the first film in the series would have to reshape the image of Bruce Wayne and determine the overall style of the film. And there's more than enough information in the pre-publication that "War Hour" is about how and why Bruce Wayne became Batman.

Batman was not born Batman, nor did he take the initiative to incarnate as Batman, it was a painful and even darkening process, and Bruce Wayne's soul even experienced a washing in the process.

Fear is undoubtedly the most important theme the film begins to show.

From the beginning of the film, the childhood Bruce Wayne fell to the bottom of the well and was attacked by a group of bats. Fear, this human instinct was stimulated throughout the film.

To some extent, this fear indirectly killed his parents.

The hatred for the murderer, the anger in the heart, the degeneration of the city, the confusion about the future, the hatred for the crime...

All of this makes Bruce Wayne the heir to a billionaire fortune to make changes, but how?

What to do in the face of anger and hatred?

Seeing Bruce Wayne leaving Gotham City, Norman Shearer is also thinking about it. What if it was himself?

The best way is to let the anger and hatred come out to the fullest.

However, in the process of venting, will it hurt innocents like the Shadow Warrior Alliance, or even be countered by the fear hidden under anger and hatred?

To be strong, a person needs not only the body, but also the same strong heart.

There is no doubt that Bruce Wayne, who was before Henri Ducard, learned some powerful fighting skills in the process of wandering, understanding and fighting crime, but his heart was not strong enough.

But Bruce Wayne is not a coward. Because of his past experience, he hates crime and wants to fight crime. He, the proud son of Gotham City, wants to save his city.

What he needs to do most is to find himself and face his inner fear.

Why do people fall? It's because of learning how to stand up.

Bruce Wayne did not lack the courage to stand up, and his father's education played an important role.

On the top of the snow-capped mountain, Bruce Wayne went through the rigorous training and spiritual guidance of Henry Ducard. His lost thoughts gradually found his way in the future. Fear brought him pain, and fear also brought him The power, the power to save Gotham City.

Gotham City is a dark city that breeds criminals and hides filth. Gangs are rampant, the police are corrupt, the police and bandits collude, and the people are struggling.

Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents being brutally murdered by gangsters, and he left an indelible shadow on his heart.

He hated his own powerlessness, he wanted to become stronger, so he traveled the world and practiced everywhere, he met the Shadow Warrior Alliance, and he met Henry Ducard, who was also a teacher and a father.

"If you can go beyond your own limits and put your heart and soul into a lofty ideal, they won't be able to stop you, and you'll be a different kind of person, a legend."

This is what Henry Ducard said to Bruce Wayne in prison.

How to surpass yourself? Then conquer yourself. How to overcome ego? Then we must overcome our own instinct - fear.

After the baptism, Wayne returns to Gotham City, back to the bottom of the well that once terrified him.

"Bruce, why do we fall? So we can learn to stand up."

That's what Bruce Wayne remembers best from his father, when he rose from a swarm of screaming flying circling bats, and he conquered his fears and a legend was about to be born.

In the underground cave, Bruce Wayne slowly stood up surrounded by bats. He finally got a new life. He changed from fear to the pronoun of fear - Batman!

There is no doubt that this scene that seems to be full of meaning is actually for sensational purposes. A lost little boy has finally found himself and is about to become the protector of Gotham City!

The powerful soundtrack, paired with Duke's meticulously designed long shots, makes for a different feel.

The moment Christian Bale stood up, Norman Shearer and Brad Miller unconsciously clapped their palms, and there was thunderous applause in the theater. It seemed that everyone felt the same way about what happened to Bruce Wayne.

"There's no overly intense action scenes, but he's doing just as well."

Not far from Scarlett Johansson, George Lucas, who came to attend the premiere, nodded lightly, "Duke has been improving, and it has never stopped."

He knew very well that, with the bad consequences of "Batman and Robin", if Duke continued the gothic style of films, it would be difficult for the new Batman series to do much, and Duke obviously understood this. It jumped out of the mode of the past four Batman directly, and made this "Batman: Time to War" with a new concept.

The film completely abandons those flashy things. On the basis of maintaining the wonderful action scenes and sharp editing style that Duke is best at, it directly penetrates into Bruce Wayne's inner world, and impresses the audience with emotional resonance.

Judging from the response at the scene, Duke's use of this method has basically achieved its purpose.

In the decades-long history of Hollywood, there has never been a director who can continuously maintain the momentum of progress in every film he shoots. If he can barely find one, it is probably Duke.

As a former leader and a top director who has watched Duke grow up step by step, George Lucas is sure of this.

Father and Henry Ducard are undoubtedly two important figures in Bruce Wayne's life, especially the latter, he taught Bruce powerful martial arts and ninjutsu, and guided him out of his fear, released his fear He brought great power, but he finally had a huge philosophical difference from Bruce Wayne. (To be continued ~^~)