On the afternoon of August 6, "War for the Planet of the Apes" was showing at the AMC Times Square Cinema in New York, USA. Hall 1 was already full of people, chatting and bragging, waiting for the movie to show.
"I bet this movie can't compare to the old version of "Battle for the Planet of the Apes." A young red-haired young man shouted.
"How can you make a bet without even watching it? Shao Shuaijun is a very powerful director and he will definitely not make a bad film." Another young man with yellow hair next to him said.
"Come on, what's so great about that Chinese guy? Except for the "Inception", no one can even watch it. He can be called the twin stars of Hollywood with Nolan. Are our media's brains wet?
"
"To be honest, I don't think Nolan is necessarily as good as Shao Shuaijun. Nolan's output is not high, and his themes tend to be dark. Shao Shuaijun is ten or twenty years younger than Nolan, and he has directed almost as many movies as Nolan's.
Twice, and except for one film, "The Nighthawks," which lost money because it was new to Hollywood, the rest of the films were all very successful."
"There isn't even a billion-dollar movie. How can this be called a blockbuster?"
"Does it have to reach a billion dollars to be a blockbuster? "Teddy Bear" cost less than 50 million U.S. dollars, with a global revenue of 613 million U.S. dollars, setting a box office record for an R-rated comedy. Isn't this called a blockbuster? "Inception" is an extraordinary movie
A sequel that is not a prequel, with a global revenue of 922.5 million U.S. dollars, is this not a blockbuster? There is also a so-so Chinese movie "Oldboy" with a global revenue of 321 million U.S. dollars, breaking many box office records in Asia. Isn't this also a blockbuster? "He Sha"
"500 Days of Mo" and "Heartbeat" are both small productions with a cost of tens of millions. "Source Code" and "Painted Skin" are also made with a pitiful cost. Do you know that there is also "Buried Alive", which cost ten thousand US dollars?
It was filmed and it made more than 20 million US dollars at the box office." The young man with yellow hair said gushingly.
The red-haired young man glared exaggeratedly: "Please, you have been brainwashed by Chinamen. Do you really believe that Shao Shuaijun is the representative of the American dream? Shit, reporters are all raised by female cousins. The Chinese give money, they are like
Wagging its tail like a dog!”
"You have too deep prejudice against China. Movies do not respect national boundaries. Good directors deserve our love. With Bill Gates and my mother's care, Shao Shuaijun is completely self-made. He can use his talent to conquer any problem, no matter what.
Is it business or movie."
"It's so ridiculous, you're so poisoned."
"If you don't believe it, let's make a bet on whether this "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" can surpass its predecessor! As long as it does not lose to its predecessor, you will admit that Shao Shuaijun is an excellent director. If it is not as good as its predecessor, I will think that I am blind. How about it?
"
The red-headed young man snorted coldly: "Let's bet, but how can we prove whether it lost or won?"
"When the show is over, listen to everyone's applause. If the applause is loud, it means success. If the applause is sparse, it means failure. How about that?"
"Okay! Just wait until you are blind!"
The two people whispered a bet, and the movie started to show at this time.
After the Summit Entertainment logo passed, there was an aerial shot of the forest. At first, it was quiet on the big screen, a peaceful scene. Then the camera looked down, and a group of orangutans were walking through the forest. Suddenly, a large group of birds flew
Then, an orangutan raised his head curiously, his eyes innocent.
The next second, a scene of humans hunting orangutans was staged. The chimpanzees fled blindly, but were eventually captured one by one and put into iron cages. The plot suddenly became intense and exciting. The chimpanzees were struggling and roaring in the iron cages. Several
The chimpanzees who had escaped the disaster watched from a distance as the cages were loaded into the car and driven away.
And on the window of the cage, a chimpanzee has eyes with unknown emotions.
The close-up of the eyes is enlarged, suddenly occupying the entire screen, and the impact is shocking.
The cinema, which was still noisy at first, became quiet after the chimpanzee was captured.
The red-haired young man snorted disdainfully.
In the lens, black pupils cover the entire screen, and then the close-up slowly opens, turning into the eyes of another chimpanzee. This chimpanzee is wearing a collar chain and is playing the Luxta game. The chimpanzee is magically
Under the rules, Lux Tower was successfully completed.
Looking at the vivid chimpanzees, a young audience member even said in surprise: "Where do you find chimpanzees to be actors? Are they so smart?"
No one answered, everyone was watching the movie intently.
Dr. Weill invented a drug "ALZ-112" that can help the brain restore health. They conducted experiments on chimpanzees and helped one chimpanzee significantly increase its IQ. So they decided to conduct experiments on humans. Weir is currently experimenting with
When the board of directors was giving a speech, the chimpanzee suddenly went crazy and disrupted the meeting.
The security guard shot the chimpanzee to death, which also declared the drug project bankrupt. The entire experimental plan was cancelled, and the president ordered the laboratory to euthanize all chimpanzees.
While packing, the researchers unexpectedly discovered that the chimpanzee was going crazy because it had given birth. Will's assistant couldn't bear to kill the young chimpanzee and couldn't find a place to put it, so he asked Will to help temporarily.
Take care of it. Then Will took the baby chimpanzee home.
Will's father liked this little thing very much and named it "Caesar", but he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. This was also Will's original intention to study "ALZ-112". It can be said that the whole beginning was not
It's stunning, but the chimpanzee image created by special effects and the fast-moving plot still successfully captured the hearts of the audience.
Then the camera progressed faster and more joyfully. Caesar gradually grew from a small child to a big man, and his intelligence also improved by leaps and bounds. Various performances made the audience exclaim, and laughter and exclamations filled the plot.
"Caesar is so cute and so fun. I can't believe it was made by special effects. It's no different from the real thing!"
"It would be nice to have an orangutan."
But the plot didn't keep the audience entertained for long. Will's father's Alzheimer's disease became more and more serious. Will couldn't bear to see his father tortured by the disease, so he stole a few "ALZ-112" from the laboratory and gave them to his father.
Injected. The young Caesar saw the whole process.
Then Will's father miraculously recovered from health, and his intelligence also improved significantly. Will was overjoyed and decided to restart the research on ALZ-112. At this time, Caesar was no longer satisfied with staying at home and wanted to sneak out to play.
, but the neighbor regarded it as a danger and injured it.
"It's over. Caesar will definitely hold a grudge. If humans don't treat him well, he will definitely rebel in the future!" An audience member said worriedly, which shows that he is completely integrated into the plot of the movie.
This audience happened to be sitting next to the red-headed young man. The red-headed young man nodded unconsciously: "Yes, Caesar will fight humans in the end. This is the inducement..." Suddenly he remembered something again and said sourly.
, "But I feel that handling it this way is a bit hasty and not innovative at all."
However, the audience next to him didn't hear his sour words at all, and they were grinning.
Because in the movie, Will took Caesar to bandage his wounds, Caesar actually helped Will pick up girls. This was also the first time the male and female protagonists met. Then with Caesar's help, Will and Caroline really got together.
At Lin's suggestion, Will decided to take Caesar to the mangroves in the park so that Caesar could play freely.
When Will untied Caesar's chain, Caesar hesitated. With the encouragement of Will's father, Caesar squatted down and opened his palms to Will. This was a petition gesture by chimpanzees, meaning that he wanted permission.
You stroked Caesar's palm with your hand, and Caesar ran towards the mangrove.
"Cool!" some viewers exclaimed.
There is something even cooler below. Caesar climbed up a big tree and jumped up and down on the tree. In the spring, dawn, autumn and winter, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, all seasons of cold and heat, Caesar grew up like this, wearing a red T-shirt, squandering as much as he wanted.
It belongs to its youth. The entire shot is of Andy Serkis making moves indoors. The CG special effects are combined with the background shooting to create a spectacular picture.
“So cool!”
“Handsome!”
"Caesar is so handsome!"
"This shot is definitely the coolest shot of the year. I have never thought that an orangutan is more handsome than a human!"
There were exclamations in the cinema. Even the red-haired young man couldn't help but clenched his fists. He completely forgot about his contempt for Shao Shuaijun and exclaimed with the audience. Especially Caesar stood on the treetop in the sun and looked into the distance.
San Francisco in the fog and the Golden Gate Bridge shrouded in smoke, the shots are full of majestic atmosphere.
People can't help but follow the camera and vent their innermost emotions.
Five years later, Caesar looked at the intimate movements of Will and Caroline under the big tree, and seemed to feel a sense of loneliness and incompatibility. Especially when they left, the family came to play with a dog.
A dog barked at Caesar, and Caesar noticed that the dog had a chain around its neck, and that he also had a chain around his own neck.
In the cinema, the audience lowered their breathing and seemed to be worried about Caesar's discovery. The audience who rushed to watch "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" for the first time were basically fans of the old version of "Planet of the Apes".
Knowing the ending of the whole story, knowing that Caesar and mankind will go to war sooner or later.
Seeing such a shot, the audience seemed to be holding their breath.
And then Caesar no longer sat in the trunk of the car, but sat in the back seat, asking Will in sign language if he was a pet, and even asking where his mother was, which made the audience depressed and worried. The theme of the movie also
Here, it is gradually sublimated. Caesar has a personality, he is no longer "it"!
"At this point, the movie is finally going to be fascinating." The mixed film critics in the cinema couldn't hold back their excitement. They put down their notebooks and started watching the movie attentively.
When a movie conquers the critics' books, then the movie is not far away from success! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)