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Revival 682 Matthew Effect

The Matthew effect (matthew. {please search on Baidu, first read the full text}) was originally derived from a sentence in the "Bible-Matthew Gospel", "Anything that has to be added to him will be superfluous; no Yes, even his possessions are to be taken." Sociologists derived the concept of "Matthew Effect" to describe the polarization phenomenon prevailing in the field of social life.

The so-called Matthew effect, a further explanation, means that the stronger the stronger, the weaker the weaker. After a person succeeds, subsequent luck will follow, and vice versa. In short, it can be understood as the richer the richer the poorer the poorer.

Similarly, putting the Matthew effect in Hollywood is also applicable. When a director or actor has succeeded in succession, all successes will come one after another, and then seize every opportunity of success to be among the top ranks; and when a director or actor has experienced failure, there are often no more than three things, he His career will slip into a trough, and then fall into a quagmire that is getting worse and worse. The phenomenon of polarization has spread to every corner of society.

Hugo is obviously the side that accumulates negative effects in the Matthew effect. Even the success of four consecutive works still cannot reverse the negative impression in the eyes of the media, not only because of the bad downturn in the past three years, but also because of this. There is no pattern for the success of the four works.

"Scent of a Woman", "Yihai Xiongfeng", "Sleepless in Seattle", and "Schindler's List" can be said to be four different types of works, and the final success factors are also different. "Scent of a Woman" made Al Pacino, "Yihai Xiongfeng" borrowed from Rodney Kim's east wind, "Seattle Sleepless" is a romantic comedy, "Schindler's List" is The strong support of the Jews and the difference in the trajectory of success mean that this kind of success is difficult to replicate.

Therefore, it is bound to be difficult for the media to reverse the negative impression of Hugo in the first place. In addition, the newly completed "Pulp Fiction" and the upcoming "Speed ​​of Life and Death" still have completely different trajectories from the previous four works, so this time The negative response of the media is expected.

The "Variety Show" magazine, which has always been known for its seriousness and rigor, expressed its incomprehension of Hugo’s choice. "When Lancaster chose'Life and Death Speed', it also meant that he was willing to try action movies again. This is a good thing. This young actor who has the same handsome face and excellent acting skills as Marlon and Brando, and also has a Harrison-Ford fitness player, we can’t wait to watch his hot moves on the big screen. show.

But the question is, is "Life and Death Speed" really the best choice? Jane Yide-Bont, a photographer, has no experience as a director. He is best known for his sharp photography style, but he didn't get it. Real recognition; and the screenwriter and producer team are the first film producers, which is really difficult to create a sense of trust.

If Lancaster is willing to shoot action movies, I believe that Hollywood can at least provide him with countless scripts to choose from. Now is the golden age of action movies. A total of 35 works of the same type have been born in the past three years, and this year is currently At least nineteen action movies are known to have been approved.

There are so many choices, from major productions to luxury casts, as well as excellent scripts and innovative themes, but Lancaster chose the "speed of life and death", a work that does not show any advantages, highlights, or value. People cannot understand.

This is Lancaster’s second uninterpretable choice in the past six months. The last "Pulp Fiction" and Quentin Tarantino are worth looking forward to, only two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The film's pay has shocked Hollywood so far, so that many top production companies can't find a reasonable explanation; but this time, there is no reason for the "speed of life and death".

With the great success of four consecutive works, Lancaster has ushered in a golden opportunity to reach the top of his career, but faced with such an opportunity, he has made inexplicable choices twice in a row. How will it develop in the future? It's unpredictable. "

From the comments of "Variety Show", it can be seen that although on the surface there are various speculations and doubts about Hugo's choice, in essence, they have no expectations for the script of "Life and Death", and it can even be said. It degrades the level of the entire "speed of life and death", which is very common in Hollywood, and it is not uncommon.

In the final analysis, "Variety Show" still believes that Hugo's choice of "life and death speed" is a very bad decision.

The Hollywood Reporter, another authoritative media in the Hollywood industry, also expressed similar views as "Variety Show", but their rhetoric was more intense, and they asked in a mocking and mocking way, "Is Lancaster choosing to commit suicide? ?"

According to the "Hollywood Report", "Lancaster first chose the'Pulp Fiction' with a cost of 8 million dollars and then chose the'Speed ​​of Life and Death' with a cost of 28 million dollars. The cost of independent films is hard to separate. In today's situation of rising film production costs, Lancaster has rejected all invitations for works over 60 million yuan, and focused on low-cost production. People can't help but wonder: Did Lancaster give up career development?

After experiencing the fiasco of three consecutive high-investment works such as the "Hudson Eagle", Lancaster seems to be in a panic situation. He is now more stubbornly insisting in the field of low-cost works. In fact, it is In a move to reduce the risk of the work, if the work fails, the losses will certainly not be so painful; but once the work succeeds, it is a beautiful turnaround.

There is no doubt that this can be regarded as a wise strategy, but it appears to be restrained, conservative and lacking in self-motivatedness. This is definitely not the best way to survive in the fiercely competitive Hollywood. In the face of picky audiences, troublesome film critics and demanding professionals, such a conservative and prudent choice will only gradually dim the aura of the superstar on Lancaster.

Perhaps, even if the low-cost "speed of life and death" fails, it will not be a big problem, but Lancaster has ignored another thing. Continued participation in low-cost production will only gradually make the stars around Lancaster disappear. Then little by little the possibility of him becoming a top superstar was wiped out. So, maybe, he is on the road to self-destruction. "

The Hollywood Reporter is not too harsh on the "speed of life and death", but uses adjectives like "suicide" to express disapproval of Hugo's choice. In fact, the core focus of their focus is that Hugo did not accept 15 million. Starring in a big production with US dollar pay, giving up the opportunity to become a top presence in one step, this is a fatal blow to Hugo's future career development. But in other words, the "Hollywood Report", like the "Variety Show", is not optimistic that the "speed of life and death" can break the fixed mindset and achieve success.

Not only "Hollywood Report" and "Variety Show", the "San Francisco Chronicle" wrote an article under the headline "Lancaster is again full of question mark choices, and failed for the second time in a row?".

"USA Today" reported this "speed of life and death" with the news with an ironic headline like "28 million U.S. dollars investment ushering in'Mr. 10 million...".

"Entertainment Weekly" chose "The collision between Lancaster and the newcomer director, newcomer screenwriter, and newcomer producer, reckless or farsighted?" and discussed the headline. At the end of the news, they concluded that "Hugo I am too eager to prove myself, and it is very likely to be self-defeating. I only hope that this failure will not bring about the consequences of the'Hudson's Eagle'."

The headline of the "New York Post", which had collided with Hugo in the previous few confrontations, was very direct, "Self-destructive choice, Vanity Fair lost its way." They believe that Hugo is now too confident in his box office appeal and chooses There is a reason for the "speed of life and death". "The low pay is inevitably Lancaster's right to speak to the crew. The joining of Brock and DiCaprio can see Lancaster's figure." , The comment stated that Hugo is gradually reaching out to the field of production, showing his arrogance. The success of four consecutive works obviously made Hugo completely lost. "This will be a disaster."

On the whole, professional media are generally not optimistic about the development prospects of "Life and Death Hour", and even think that this is a disaster even more terrible than "Pulp Fiction". After all, "Life and Death Hour" is a purely commercial movie. Failed, that means everything has failed. There is no room for Hugo's acting skills, and there is no room for other maneuvers. The box office will be life and death.

When Nicholas McLenna read these news reports, he couldn't help but find it very interesting, watching the media colleagues under the banner of Hugo, UU reading www.uukanshu. Com continued to bombard Hugo, directly confirming the discussions and judgments between him and Hugo about these media. For Nicholas, this is really a unique scene.

These news reports have been analyzed very well, as if Hugo is really facing a terrible and terrible situation, but Nicholas noticed it at a glance. All the media did not mention the "speed of life and death" script. Although the crew has not announced the detailed content at present, the summary of the story is enough to see the novelty of the script. This is also the most important reason why Hugo is willing to choose this script, but it is ignored by everyone.

Therefore, the media is really a magical thing. They chase facts, but the views reflected from different angles, positions and positions are completely different, and even strongly deceptive, even if Nicholas himself is in this industry. One of the members can't help but feel full of interest.

However, Nicholas noticed a very special sight. He was sure that other media colleagues would notice it soon. Even if he didn't notice it this time, it would definitely surface completely next time.

(The text to be continued is provided by (Dian Dian Han Paper).)

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