The Greatest Showman

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What does the plight of Brad Pitt and David Fincher show?

In fact, it is not complicated. The North American film market headed by "Two Tights" is moving towards another business model. The film companies headed by Disney and Warner Bros. are abandoning the "star system" and getting rid of the influence of actors, directors and producers , and take the adaptation copyright as a guide, and firmly control the initiative in their own hands.

The simplest example is that if Robert Downey Jr. resigned from "Iron Man" and officially left the role of Iron Man, would Iron Man disappear? The answer is no, Disney will replace Robert Downey Jr. with the second-generation Iron Man - actors are replaceable, and copyright roles are unique and eternal.

That's why Renly has a special status in Hollywood today. He got rid of the constraints of copyright and sequels and recreated the "superstar effect" of the 1980s and 1990s.

"One person is the universe", which makes Renly's status aloof.

The attitudes of major film companies towards Renly are also contradictory. On the one hand, they hope that Renly will "disappear" and they can truly take over the new film market according to their own wishes; on the other hand, they cannot get rid of Renly's "temptation" , hoping to win more benefits with Renly. And the attitudes of big studios and small studios are different, and the attitudes of Wall Street and Hollywood are also different. This is a game.

"'Mindhunter,'" Renly repeated softly. "Remind me, what's this story?"

In fact, Renly didn't watch the series "Mind Hunter" in the last life, and his reputation was particularly loud, but he regretted missing the opportunity to watch it in person.

Of course, there are special reasons for this.

According to the development direction of the times, there is also the entire North American TV drama production industry that has risen together with Netflix: I mentioned this when I was planning the future for Sisyphus Films. Because of the influence of "Golden Man Tights", The film industry's production of materials is more and more shackled, and political/political correctness has also led to many themes or genres losing their artistic collision, and the works on the big screen are becoming more and more conservative.

Because in the final analysis, the big screen must be realized through the box office to realize the first step-even Disney is no exception. The box office performance of "Ant-Man" is relatively not outstanding. Although the reputation is good, the box office of the movie is also restricted to some extent. The development of Disney's late film peripherals. In other words, Disney does not expect to make money through movies, but if the box office of the movie is not good enough, then the peripheral income will also be affected.

It is precisely because of this that TV relies on the particularity of the "family environment". The audience can freely choose their favorite works at home, and can watch them anytime and anywhere through the online streaming media platform, stripping the fixed carrier of the cinema. This allows TV dramas to expand to more potential audiences, and flexibility and variability are highlighted. Naturally, TV dramas have more room for adventure.

As an aside, although the ratings of the entire North America, including football, Oscar and other once-viewing giants, are showing a downward trend, in fact, the number of viewers is rising steadily, just shifting from the TV series as a carrier. When it comes to mobile devices such as set-top boxes and online streaming media, the overall development of the TV drama industry has not "slipped", but has shown a broader prospect than movies.

"American Spy," "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "The Handmaid's Tale," "Hack Army," "Narcos," "Westworld," "Game of Thrones," "Big Little Lies" , "The Crown", "Orange Is the New Black", "Atlanta", etc., these excellent works have exploded on the small screen in a variety of ways, with different themes and styles and different types, showing a flourishing like a kaleidoscope.

When the big screen was completely occupied by superhero movies, sequels and adaptations occupied the mainstream attention, while the small screen ushered in a new era, and the vigorous creative vitality gave TV series infinite possibilities. David Lynch 2017 The released episode "Twin Peaks" continues the story of the movie "Twin Peaks" after a lapse of 27 years. This is impossible in the film industry. If it wasn't for the green light of Showtime TV, then this set would be enough. The uniquely styled series that go down in the history books may be buried in the flood of money forever.

In the last life, in the last stage of Chu Jiashu's life, excellent dramas emerged one after another, countless and dazzling, he simply didn't have enough time to watch these dramas - to be more precise, there were too many excellent dramas to watch at all. Come! Not even time to breathe.

The same is true of "Mind Hunter". This series has received praise from countless audiences and is considered to be an absolute top excellent series in the eyes of professional drama critics. Renly has heard relevant rumors countless times, and he is looking forward to watching it. , but he didn't find a chance until he was reborn.

When selecting projects for Sisyphus Films earlier, Renly just picked out "Mind Hunter", but he didn't know the specific story.

Andy didn't think much about it. Back then, Renly flipped through so many script projects and couldn't remember the specifics of one of them, which was really normal.

"Do you know the series 'Criminal Minds'?" Andy mentioned a classic American TV series that was still on until Renly was reborn, "'Mind Hunter' is about 'Criminal Minds' The entrepreneurial history, based on a true non-fiction novel written by two former FBI agents, tells the story of two FBI agents in the 1970s.

Psychological story. At that time, the name 'serial killer' had not been officially established. "

Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, this is a very interesting subject, like diving into the psychological world of Professor Hannibal of "Silence of the Lambs".

"However, this is not a crime suspense drama in the conventional sense, it is more a historical documentary drama with a crime as the background." Andy went on to add, "You know, David's perspective of analysis is always a little different."

"People. David Fincher's shows are ultimately about people. 'The Zodiac' is the perfect example." Renly was all too familiar.

Andy laughed immediately, "Yes, it's similar to the 'Zodiac'."

Rooney pursed her lips and muttered, "No wonder those TV stations don't want to invest."

The "Zodiac" released in 2007 was once considered to be David Fincher's most failed work. Paramount Pictures invested 65 million US dollars and invited Robert Downey Jr. Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and other actors joined to tell the story of the detection process of the self-proclaimed "Zodiac Killer" in San Francisco in the 1970s - similar to "Jack the Ripper", which is still not available in reality. Unsolved cases.

However, after the film was released, it was criticized by the audience. Although the media comprehensive review scored 78 points, the box office performance was a complete disaster. In the end, North America only received 33 million US dollars, allowing Paramount The film industry suffered a severe loss, and it did not cause much discussion among film critics later.

However, with the precipitation of time, just like "Fight Club", the excellence and excellence of "Zodiac" has gradually been recognized by more and more people, and even many senior fans believe that this is David's peak. work, surpassing Fight Club and The Social Network.

In the work "Zodiac", David tried to dig out the psychology of each character. He aimed the camera at every person who handled the case, but it was not about the case itself but about the truth, and everyone's heart The depths are filled with a restless longing for the truth, and this longing may lead him to paranoia and madness step by step, and he will never find peace until the truth is discovered.

The whole film delicately and subtly creates that kind of pressing atmosphere, and then revolves around an "unverifiable truth" to show the influence of each participant, and the trajectory of life is silently changed. ——Not only the victimized parties, but the investigators have also become the "victims" of the murderer.

This is where David Fincher is most powerful.

Obviously, the same should be true for Mind Hunter. In fact, in "Criminal Minds", the screenwriters show the self-dilemma of every criminal psychoanalyst from multiple perspectives and angles. In the process of detecting cases, they are also inevitably affected, and the darkness gradually destroys and devours them. Their minds; then, it should be even more so for the "mind hunters" who focus their attention on the originator of criminal psychology.

As Rooney said, it's no wonder that TV stations are extra cautious. Just like "Zodiac" and "Twin Peaks", the production of such a style of drama must face huge risks, even hbo and Netflix must be cautious and cautious.

"That's interesting," Renly commented.

Interesting, but not exciting.

Andy cast a helpless look at Rooney, which made the smile in Rooney's eyes surge, "You know Renly, and I can't interpret his thoughts."

When Rooney complained about it, Andy also laughed, "Interesting? What kind of evaluation is this? Sounds good but doesn't actually have any idea? Or is it interesting to try and see? I can't tell. David, Renly thought the proposal was interesting, and that's all."

If you follow Renly's habit of selecting works in the past, Andy can actually be 80% sure that Renly will like this script.

First, set foot on the role, show the growth of the character, and give the actors enough room to play; second, the theme is unique, and it really shows the psychological changes; third, David Fincher, he is Renly and has always been very fond of One of the directors, if there is a cooperation opportunity, he will not refuse.

The only detracting factor should be the TV series.

However, now that more and more big-name actors and directors are going to the small screen, the times are very different, and it is like the big-name actors returning to the theater stage. This is a trend and a challenge; what's more, Renly should Neither TV shows nor movies are excluded.

But today's situation is special, and Andy is not sure.

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