The Best Director

The night sky is dotted with stars, and the bright moonlight is shining down. Cinemas across North America are ushering in another peak attendance this summer. Movie fans and audiences are talking and laughing, buying tickets, spraying buckets of popcorn and Coke, and walking Enter the screening room; those who arrived late and failed to buy tickets were upset.

"Hey hey hey!" Anyway, the theater owners were beaming, and the "Savior of the Film Market" had magically arrived! Also arriving are giant Autobots such as Optimus Prime and Megatron.

"In 50 years, when you think back to today, won't you regret that you didn't have the courage to get in this car?" The PG-13 science fiction action film "Transformers" with a production cost of 150 million has landed in 4,011 North American cinemas and screening rooms It is full of youthful enthusiasm. The handsome and deformed Bumblebee and the hot and sexy Megan Fox on the big screen all dazzled the audience. The special effects, hotness, Ser, beauties, defeating the big bad guys...

Although there are masterpieces like "Iron Man" before it, it is still a blockbuster summer blockbuster with an average story and average characters, but the adrenaline is soaring again and again! Coupled with crazy publicity and countless long-awaited Autobot fans, the combat effectiveness of "Transformers" is definitely not just b-.

At the same time, perhaps right next door, a chill flowed silently among the packed auditorium. Most of the audience were expressionless and nervous, only moving occasionally to eat popcorn. The production cost 180 million PG-13 The sci-fi thriller "I Am Legend" debuted in 4,015 theaters.

The big screen is a desolate wasteland world. The streets of Manhattan, New York, are covered with grass swaying in the wind, and the buildings on both sides are covered with a layer of dusty dilapidation. "Neville" played by Will Smith is walking on the empty streets holding a rifle. There was silence as Sam the dog accompanied him.

"...", "I like this feeling.", "Shh!" In a theater in New York City, the audience here felt particularly immersed in it. Audiences who had booed and raised their middle fingers during the "blockade shooting" incident all turned around. And thumbs up. The best movie viewing experience! Some people quietly changed their attitude; some were glad that Wang Yang set the story in New York; some couldn't help but praise their friends softly. As soon as he spoke out, many spectators around him looked at him and booed him in unison. . be quiet! Don't bring them back from that apocalyptic world!

"Shh!" Natalie also shushed seriously, her eyes never leaving the big screen. She didn't want to miss any detail of the shot. The effect was great! Yang is right. Only in this way can real-life shooting bring the most real and profound texture to the actors and the audience.

Since the beginning of the year, he has established Handsome Charlie Film Company and directed a 20-minute short film "Eve". As she prepares to participate in the Venice Film Festival next month, Natalie understands more clearly how difficult it is to be a good director. In addition to liking that guy more, she allowed herself to learn, see and consider things more as a director and producer, and to understand how crazy that guy was.

Filmmakers know this. In the hot and exaggerated summer, a blockbuster movie like "I Am Legend" that is destined to be depressing is released.

Only Miraculous Yang dares to do it!

Through the development and changes of conventions, the audience’s movie-watching mentality is different throughout the year, which affects the schedule selection of a blockbuster. It is obviously not good to not have enough popcorn in the summer vacation, like "I Am Legend" The story, especially Wang Yang, is likely not to create a simple summer blockbuster about "superheroes killing zombies and saving the world", but something like "Cast Away." It would be more suitable to release it on Christmas time, because the audience at that time is in a calm state of mind. The weather, awards season and the holiday spirit will make them want to see some art.

A few years ago, "District 9" was located in August, which is closest to the cool autumn, but now "I Am Legend" is directly in the midsummer of July. Go head to head with "Transformers".

A smart person like Wang Yang would not know this, but he still did it, and the Flame Movie still arranged it this way, so everyone vaguely knew that the guy might have done it on purpose.

Of course he has the qualifications, that's the way it is. If "I Am Legend" is based on someone else's signature, maybe the audience won't be able to appreciate it. The signature is Miracle Yang, but it's completely different. To put it bluntly, even if he just shoots something and makes it up, When the 90-minute video is released, some people will have a lot of insights, and some will applaud, finding logic even if there is no logic, because it was filmed by Wang Yang.

But that’s not the case. The images on the big screen are indeed very, very good! Film critics such as Kirk Honeycutt, Peter Howell, Kyle Smith, Roger Ebert, etc. secretly lamented that the film had already created an almost perfect sense of isolation and loneliness after only ten minutes of screening. , a picture of the post-apocalyptic era slowly unfolds. Because of Sam's existence, the atmosphere is not too depressing. On the contrary, there is always some fun and warmth.

"Hey! Good morning, Maggie. Good morning, Fred. What are you doing here so early? That dress looks great, Fred, don't get it wrinkled. See you inside."

On the big screen, Neville opened the door of the video store while talking to the two puppets placed at the door. As Sam walking in front barked, he walked into the quiet video store.

Looking at Neville's daily life, many viewers began to understand why Wang Yang called it "open thinking." He previously said in an exclusive interview with the media: "You know it will not be less entertaining. You don’t need to worry; it will definitely have some thoughts. I think it is open-ended. Most of the time the film will not tell you any truth, or even ask questions, but you will think about it when you are in a certain situation. In the environment, you will think of it. What we have to do is to build a real doomsday wasteland world on the screen."

What would you do if you were like Neville and were the last person on earth, and there were murderous mutants hiding throughout the city?

"It feels great.", "Interesting." The audience smiled when they saw Will Smith enjoying himself shopping; some movie fans felt that this was not self-entertainment, just like volleyball in "Cast Away" "Wilson" is a kind of spiritual sustenance for people under long-term loneliness and depression.

In fact, if a person does not speak or talk to each other for many years. Then he will probably go crazy or commit suicide. Nancy, who was watching the movie, knew that Wang Yang and Will Smith had done research together. They had communicated with real former prisoners of war, and thus found out how a real person behaves when he is only with himself.

One thing you have to do is plan. For example, "clean your nails". You can spend two hours cleaning your nails. This is the only way to stay sane and survive; you have to train your brain to complete the day's tasks, and at the same time you have to learn inner dialogue and self-talk. language. If you are left without external stimulation and get used to no one talking to you, you will lose the stimulation response. A prisoner of war said that he was sitting in his cell. Spent four hours trying to remember the name of something and just couldn't.

If the film hadn't vaguely expressed it through some details, how would ordinary viewers know about these sciences? However, film critics can see that these details should involve "science and anti-science", which is one of the themes of the original novel "I Am Legend". Adapted into movies three times. Wang Yang seems to finally be showing it off.

As a film of the same type, it is hard not to compare "I Am Legend" with the classic "28 Days Later" in recent years. If Miracle Yang spent 180 million, he could not make a better and more shocking film than the 8 million production fee. , not only fans are disappointed. It will definitely be ridiculed by Yang Hei: "It's better to release "I Am the Last" directly!" However, what makes Yang fans relieved is that it seems to be no problem so far. It is worthy of being a big production and a great director! The shots, scenes, special effects, etc. it shows are simply not comparable to films such as "28 Days Later" and "28 Days Later".

I don’t know if it will win in the end. A few years ago, "28 Days Later" received a Rotten Tomatoes index of 88%/87%/82%. One of the reasons is that it breaks away from the B-level category of general apocalyptic zombie movies and has a negative impact on human nature. A good discussion was made.

Now the apocalyptic reality of "I Am Legend" is chilling. It is different from the rhythm and pattern of previous similar films, and the acting skills of Will Smith and Sam are very skillful and powerful. Post-apocalyptic movie fans all enjoyed it, and non-movie fans also enjoyed it. Completely opposite to the noisy "Iron Man", "I Am Legend" seems to be the cold winter snow that relieves the heat and cools down the temperature. What the two have in common is... they are both so cool.

Continuing to watch Neville search for survivors again, looking for medicine to support his healing serum research, watching TV shows, the evacuation clips flashed... Rachel completely entered that world, her eyes unblinking, she felt it was better than " "Iron Man" is so much better.

It seems like there really are no other survivors! When Neville saw the warm surprise note from the owner of the apartment he found while searching the apartment, Neville's eyes were filled with tears, and the audience in front of the big screen felt tight in their hearts. In any case... Magic Yang wouldn't have arranged the tragic ending, right? Evelin has a good reason. He is no longer a 21- or 22-year-old guy. His daughter is over one and a half years old. He doesn’t want to scare the child, right? "District 9" is rated R, "I Am Legend" is rated PG-13, and she believes it has a good ending.

Claire doesn’t think so. Young’s films have always been different, and he has always influenced the audience. In the past, none of the Oscars for Best Director were so awarded. Now that he holds one in each hand, what “surprises” will he bring? Is "I Am Legend" the original novel?

Seeing Neville playing golf coolly on the HMS Intrepid aircraft carrier, the audience felt it was quite fun, and they were really having fun for themselves! These details can be trivial; they can also be interesting and impressive. Film critics such as Richard Rope and Jack Matthews nodded silently. Miraculous Young's skill in handling literary dramas has always been very profound. It is not dull at all, but fascinating. While showing more aspects of post-apocalyptic life, it also gradually Foreshadow the plot and build the theme.

"Ah..." Of course, it's not possible for everyone to enjoy it. In thousands of theaters, there are always people who yawn after watching it. They thought it would be as good as "Firefly". Who knows that only Smith is walking around, a fan-only movie ? If I had known I was going to see "Transformers", what the hell was Wang Yang doing!

However, a tense change came soon. Sam ran into a dark and dangerous factory because of hunting wild deer. Neville shouted frantically to catch up: "Sam, Sam! Sam!..."

Everyone’s hearts were suddenly gripped!

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