Rebirth In Hollywood

Tolkien's original work has been born for so many years. It's not that Hollywood has never thought of it. As early as the 1970s, someone had adapted the film, but the work at that time, no matter how you look at it, was more like a movie. A downright bad movie.

The news that Jenkins Films will adapt the "Lord of the Rings" series into a movie has long spread to Hollywood, and the trilogy was filmed at the same time. The production cost alone is as high as 300 million US dollars. ?Jackson, if it weren't for the achievements of previous movies, someone would definitely say that Ryan is crazy.

In fact, many people are waiting to see the joke, after all, the difficulty of adapting a famous book into a movie is well known.

"The Lord of the Rings 1 transcended similar genres--ingenious conception and exciting adventure--created its success. It truly presents the world of Middle-earth described by the author Tolkien, which does not exist in reality. world."

This is the film review from the famous film critic Roger Ebert the next day, and he gave the film a thumbs up without hesitation.

Lou Ramnick of The New York Post said, "What's in it is so good, and the themes are expressed in a way that this genre doesn't, not even the Star Wars series."

"Extraordinary visual effects, majestic artistic conception, excellent film production, itself as dreamy and magical as the title, this is just the beginning, it is the first film in the series, we have reason to look forward to the next two. ’” That’s a comment from the San Francisco Chronicle.

With the influence of the novel itself, Jenkins Films has carried out a large-scale and effective publicity, and the film has attracted more attention from the media.

"While true to Tolkien in every detail, the film has a life and energy of its own, grandiose, morally strong, and deeply emotional, and in an age of machine-driven blockbusters, Ryan Jenkins and Peter Jackson worked together. Together they created a living epic of cinema."

--Joe Morgenstein, The Wall Street Journal

"Bringing wit, passion, special effects and imagination to the big screen a decades-old fantasy story, the first installment in a trilogy is so thrilling and it captures our hearts. There's nothing stopping The Lord of the Rings trilogy from being successful in theaters."

—Manola Daggis, The New York Times

It can be said that the film has aroused unanimous praise from the film critics, and many film critics have scored four or ten stars.

A review from The New Yorker said, "Gorgeous from beginning to end, and often thrilling,

It's certainly one of the best big-budget films in recent years, though it's less intense in places. '

Even one film critic claimed that "the timing and plot of the movie are amazing from beginning to end." '

Yes, the movie is obviously very popular with the film critics, but the audience has the final say on how the movie will perform at the box office. Since the 1990s, there have been countless movies with overwhelming media reputation and terrible box office.

For example on the Internet. Someone who participated in the premiere wrote such a message on the blog, "Although the movie has magnificent scenery and exquisite content, its narrative theme is relatively mediocre, especially those boring battle scenes."

certainly. This can only represent the voices of a very small number of people. If those fighting scenes are removed from the movie, the box office may plummet.

Even though it was Friday the day after the premiere, it was a summer vacation for school holidays across the United States. "The Lord of the Rings" landed in more than 3,500 theaters, and many of them were fully booked.

In the survey of relevant agencies, except for a small number of die-hard book fans. Most of the audience are satisfied or basically satisfied with the movie, and another survey shows that more than 80% of the people who watched the movie are non-book fans.

On the basis of respecting the original work and performing some appropriate operations, the movie is obviously very pleasing to the audience.

In fact, the follow-up reaction also proved this point. As more and more people watch movies, various comments on the Internet appear one after another.

"Perfect! Classic!"

"Epic movie, magnificent and fantastic scenery, wonderful soundtrack!"

"Picturesque scenery, natural soundtrack. The beginning of an epic, fighting requires courage, but resisting temptation requires more courage!"

"The beginning of an epic, the scene of the movie is very grand and spectacular, the background of the story is explained very clearly, which paved the way for the following story, after watching it, people can't stop, magical but real, human nature and passion, this classic Full of sincerity."

Epic and classic have undoubtedly become the most mentioned words by movie fans. These comments from Ryan's personal website will naturally not ignore the actors.

"The actor is handsome, beautiful, mysterious and mysterious. Legolas is so handsome, it reminds me of Ryan in "Titanic". The elf princess played by Charlize Theron is so beautiful. In terms of beauty, she is really suitable for Ryan. And Ryan himself has a strange sense of mystery when he first appeared on the stage. Although the beard is messy and the hair is greasy, he always looks sloppy. But he is still so attractive, whether it is appearance or eyes, he perfectly reproduces King Eliza who is a ranger!"

"Why didn't Ryan play Legolas, after seeing the movie, I found myself in love with this elf."

"While Ryan is our favorite, I also like Legolas."

"Supporting Arwen, the picture of her standing with Aragorn played by Ryan is too dreamy."

Even if this is Ryan's personal website, Legolas is still frequently mentioned, which is enough to prove that the elf prince is indeed very popular with movie fans.

Later, a special film critic commented on this role. After all, Legolas in the original book is not eye-catching. Even when Tolkien appeared on the stage, he only used the sentence "there is also a strange elf, wearing green and brown clothes". describe.

"A detached temperament, as if born with elegance and sensitivity, pure and a little green, blond hair shining brightly in the sun, pupils shining brightly in the stars, simple to simple clothes, can't hide the agile light in the eyes , Gleaming with life, like his dazzling blond hair and eyes, this beautiful elf is almost as popular in the Fellowship of the Ring as Ryan's Aragorn."

As described by the media, in the absence of Ryan, Orlando Bloom became the most popular actor in the publicity activities held in the California area over the weekend, easily causing the screams of countless girls.

After the weekend arrived, more people crowded into the theater, and the first choice of most audiences was "Lord of the Rings", while "The Matrix 3" which entered the end of the screening and "Pearl Harbor" which was gradually abandoned by the market, the audience The number of people has shrunk further.

The film market in North America is just that big, and if a film sells well at the same time, it will definitely affect the performance of other films.

Even if there is a competitive relationship between them, the major Hollywood film companies generally tacitly stagger the release time of large-scale commercial films.

For example, "Pearl Harbor" was released four weeks later than "The Matrix 3", and "Lord of the Rings" was released in the fourth week of "Pearl Harbor".

In view of the attendance rate and the number of viewers in the first two days of "The Lord of the Rings", it was only Sunday, and many professional organizations can't wait to announce that this movie will definitely become the second movie with a box office of over 100 million in the first week in North America.

In fact, "The Lord of the Rings" did not let these predictions become empty talk. On the subsequent North American box office charts, the film directly parachuted to the top of the championship, and the box office score was 104.7 million US dollars.

The box office exceeded 100 million in the first week. The last movie to achieve this result was "Titanic". In the eyes of many people, "The Lord of the Rings" has temporarily become a magical epic masterpiece that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the epic of the sea.

And the film did not disappoint in the only overseas market where it was released.

On the British box office list released earlier, "The Lord of the Rings" also occupied the top position, with a total of 12.5 million pounds in 490 theaters.

The results from the box office prove that the negative impact of the Manchester United acquisition has not dragged down the film.

Although "The Lord of the Rings" has been in the limelight for a while, and the box office of over 100 million in the first week has far exceeded the pre-release estimate of 60 million to 80 million US dollars, but the direction of the follow-up box office depends on the performance of the second week.

After all, there are examples of big sales in the first week and serious declines in the second week.

"Pearl Harbor" was obviously impacted by "Lord of the Rings", and it only took in 6.8 million US dollars in the fourth week. Such a result almost indicates that the North American box office cannot exceed 200 million US dollars.

Although Michael Eisner heard some vaguely persuasive words, Ryan still followed the crew on the promotional journey in the second week, and the specific matters were handed over to the agent to discuss, after all, Disney encouraged the core of Pixar Resignation at the top level must be the last and most helpless choice.

Anyway, in the eyes of Michael Eisner, it is impossible for him to allow Pixar's stock price to plummet. Such a loss is worth billions of dollars, and no one with a normal mind would do this.

"Don't rush, just delay." This is what Ryan said to Scott, "We need to buy some time to reach a final agreement with Wall Street."

In order to show sincerity and to show that he will bring more benefits to them, Ryan stayed in Manhattan when the crew left New York. The Jewish relationship that has been carefully managed for many years came in handy at this time.

Similarly, he only needs to grasp the general direction, and Scott and other professionals will naturally discuss the specific details.

And "The Lord of the Rings" also spent its second week in North American theaters, with a box office of 69.41 million US dollars, enough to keep the top spot in the box office rankings, which also shows that the film's follow-up momentum is still strong.

In just two weeks, the $170 million North American box office of the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" caught up with "Pearl Harbor" with a larger investment. ()