Made in Hollywood

On December 26, 2010, at a very unusual time, the Christmas holiday in North America had just ended, and the streets and alleys of Los Angeles had returned to tranquility, but in front of an IMAX theater in Nokia Plaza, countless people gathered here, even from The long queue in the theater has extended to the square.

"Damn it! All the tickets are sold out before New Years!"

On Nokia Plaza, similar complaints kept ringing out, forming a whole block.

"Why do you want to start the painting by point-and-shoot?"

"What is Duke doing? I can't figure out why he did this at all..."

"It is said that the production of the film is relatively rushed, and the copy of Warner Bros. is not ready yet, so we can only show it on demand first."

Hearing these words, Tony Cross couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Thanks to his foresight, he learned that the movie tickets for "Gravity" would be on sale, so he waited in front of the computer for a long time, so that he could snatch the tickets from the raging wave of buying tickets. To a screening ticket.

However, he came a little late, so he could only slowly line up in Nokia Plaza.

Not far from Nokia Plaza, another screening is also being held. Unlike others, this is a screening specially prepared by Warner Bros. for the Academy’s judges and media reporters. Although Duke flew to San Francisco was unable to attend, but the other main creators of the crew were basically present, and Warner Bros. and Pani Kelis also invited many heavyweights in the academy.

For example, Franco Pearson, although he has stepped down from the position of chairman of the rotating committee of the academy, no one can ignore his huge influence, especially in some key awards.

And Catherine Kennedy, as a veteran figure in the producer union, also has certain influence and voice in many aspects.

Then there is the media, such as "Vanity Fair", "Hollywood Reporter", "Entertainment Weekly" and other traditional media that have great influence on the industry. There are quite a few editor-in-chief or deputy editor-in-chief.

Sarah, the deputy editor-in-chief of the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times", was also among them. To be honest, she was looking forward to this film very much, and she was looking forward to what kind of Olympic film or role Duke Rosenberg ordered for his girlfriend.

"At an altitude of 600 kilometers above the earth, the temperature fluctuates between +258 degrees Fahrenheit and -148 degrees Fahrenheit, and there is no medium for sound transmission. There is no atmospheric pressure, no oxygen, and life cannot survive in space."

At the beginning of the movie, there are no gorgeous subtitles, just a few letters of GRAVITY in black and white characters are simply typed out along with the soundtrack, without any special effects or production effects.

But Sarah has only a feeling that the simplest is the best.

The long shot at the beginning of the movie is very beautiful. The azure earth almost occupied the entire field of vision, and there was silence in space, only the operational mission instructions from the walkie-talkie, and the chatter of astronaut Kowalski, and Dr. Stone was restarting the communication card. Sharif is changing the battery module, everything is going smoothly, the aircraft is floating steadily in space, and the astronauts can see the vast universe behind them and the reassuring home of the earth in front of them. Not everyone has the opportunity to witness such beauty.

Through the 3D eyes, Toni Kloss's eyes almost widened. He stared at the big IMAX screen in front of him without blinking.

"One thing you have to admit is that the scenery is so beautiful, so beautiful."

I don't know who it was, and suddenly repeated George Clooney's lines. It's just too accurate.

It's a pity that this peaceful atmosphere didn't last long. The astronauts had to evacuate from the Hubble Telescope. The satellite debris hit by the missile caused a chain reaction, and it was flying towards the direction of the astronauts at high speed, and the debris affected As for most satellites, the communication between the astronauts and the ground may be interrupted at any time, and soon, the astronauts can already see the satellite debris with their naked eyes.

At this time, the camera cuts quickly, the music becomes hurried, and the audience's emotions are immediately mobilized.

At this moment, Tony Klose felt that the 3D effect was so real, as if those fragments were flying towards him, wanting to pass through his body and his head, his adrenaline soared instantly , can't help but make a dodging movement...

Fortunately, he has strong self-control and immediately returned to normal. Then he looked around in a blink of an eye and couldn't help laughing.

The young man on the right was excitedly dodging the flying debris, the girl on the left was vomited by the 3D effect, and the girl behind was already in tears...

"I sat in a wide and dark movie theater, watching the space station being smashed by satellite debris like foam, and no sound was heard in space, silent music played, I believed, what I saw, heard It is a magnificent ode to space for human beings, true, pathetic, peaceful, and fiery."

When Tony Klose recovered from the sound of silence in space, he found that his tightly clenched palms were sweating.

It was rare for Sarah to close her eyes. The 3D effect was too prominent. She hadn’t seen a movie with such an excellent 3D effect since "Avatar". She had heard that the opening 18 minutes of a movie was an unprecedented feeling.

Indeed, gorgeous scenes in space, and a beautiful mess of the earth.

She really admires Duke Rosenberg's special effects technology, which can make the movie so real and beautiful.

The two explosions of space debris made people feel extremely engrossed in the drama, with sweaty palms and rapid heartbeat. They couldn't help but follow the lonely heroine to escape this dark and boundless space, worrying about her fate.

I have to say, few disaster movies make Sarah feel so helpless, whether it's "Jurassic Park", "Anaconda" or "Jaws", they are all on earth, as scary as they are , but know that when you step on the ground, there must be a group of people fighting side by side behind you.

However, in space, everything is different. There is no way to throw away all the weight and run wildly like on the earth, there is no way to get out of the protection of the spacesuit, and there is no way to ensure that your companions are with you all the time. On the earth, you can create Come out of a small space to gain a sense of security, but in space, the word "narrow" does not exist, what it has is infinite vastness, boundless despair, no distinction between up, down, left, and right, it is difficult to distinguish between east, west, north, south, and infinite extension in all directions In the void, only the quietly floating planet can give the only comfort.

The movie almost shows these vividly!

Seeing the heroine struggling to survive, Frank Pearson narrowed his eyes slightly. He has no interest in 3D technology or anything like that, and only pays attention to the film itself.

The movie is more depressing than most horror movies, and even horror movies can't describe the tense and desperate mood.

Duke Rosenberg really managed to fully explore the human's curiosity-seeking psychology, so that he had to completely enter such a real space experience and feel the insignificance and helplessness of human beings.

The entire seemingly ordinary space mission has been restored to the limit of reality, and it is precisely because it is so real that it will produce a crazy and shocking look and feel, so that people can truly integrate into the movie and interact with the actors. Let's share and bear this real and terrible process of masochism together.

This strong sense of substitution makes everyone immersive, swaying desperately in the lonely and vast space.

Unlike those ordinary movie fans, Frank Pearson believes that the film does not emphasize the elements of listening and watching in traditional movie watching, but to experience and empathize with the process by putting yourself in the place!

Moreover, the long shot of the opening 17 minutes laid the foundation for the texture and style of the whole film. The shots are freely switched between the background of the entire earth, the space station, Scarlett Johansson, and George Clooney. It was almost unimaginable in the previous Duke Rosenberg films.

On the other hand, in this film, each stage is connected with super-difficult long shots, and there is hardly any opportunity for rest and respite.

Frank Pearson let out a sigh of relief. Duke Rosenberg has finally made progress and is finally getting closer to the mainstream of the academy. Isn't this something that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences deserves a special mention?

Although there are 3D technologies that he doesn't like to see, they can be ignored in front of them.

Maybe it's time to give him more recognition or rewards?

For some reason, Frank Pearson suddenly had such an idea, but he would not make a decision lightly, and planned to discuss it with a few old friends.

"Gravity" has undoubtedly achieved a balance between technology and story, showing a series of tense and exciting visual impacts in this space escape game that does not give the audience a chance to breathe. Of course, the perfection of the whole film is comprehensive, and the suffocating soundtrack almost perfectly matches the urgency of the scene; the compact film rhythm without cold scenes.

And the heroine, Scarlett Johansson's performance is absolutely impossible to ignore.

Frank Pearson admits this, Scarlett Johansson contributed a phenomenal performance, she accurately showed the despair and panic in that claustrophobic space, fully worthy of an Oscar nomination.

This is definitely one of the best female characters on the big screen this year!

"Scarlett Johansson's performance is perfect, perfectly showing people the helplessness of being alone in space."

Surrounding Sarah, many journalists from professional entertainment media were exchanging views, and this view was shared by the vast majority of people.

To a certain extent, it can be said that the movie basically has no plot. It is Scarlett Johansson who supports the whole movie alone, because most of the time there is no rivalry with others, or the plot of communicating with others. The content expressed in the film depends entirely on the self-cultivation of the actors.

No wonder James Cameron, who was the first to see it, can give such a high evaluation! (to be continued ~^~)

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