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There are quite a few people who hold the same idea as Tom Rothman.

All of a sudden, most of Hollywood's attention is focused on the upcoming special effects blockbuster "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring".

Judging from the first batch of film critics who lifted the ban in advance, the vast majority of film critics are full of praise for the film, and even describe it as "a new generation of 'Star Wars'" and "the best film released in the past ten years. One", "a great and immortal classic".

But can critics dominate a film's box office?

Horror can't.

The original "Titanic" was bombarded by a crowd of film critics, blazing a trail and realizing its box office myth; while "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", which had a poor professional reputation some time ago, The response was also enthusiastic among movie fans, and the hot box office made the producer Warner make a plan for the next seven movies in one go.

Conversely, there are many examples of applause or not.

For example, the combination of top director Steven Spielberg and popular child star Haley Joel Osment. The "Artificial Intelligence" they collaborated with has an excellent reputation and fully complies with Hollywood's blockbuster laws. However, in this year's The summer file is completely misfired, and the original fantasy of "breaking the box office record of the Titanic" can only be a fantasy.

Therefore, even though "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is well received by film critics, many people are still not optimistic about its box office prospects, and secretly pray to God that its first week at the box office will be a complete failure.

anyway.

Will Peter Jackson be able to hand in a satisfactory answer for his first A-level production project in charge?

And, is it really worthwhile for Josie Horton to lower her own value, invest in and produce this Tolkien fantasy epic?

So far, no one knows the answer.

2001 12 Month 19 Day.

With the advent of the long Christmas week, two films also produced by DreamWorks have appeared in North American theaters with completely different attitudes.

Compared with the low-key warmth of "Heidi", the long-awaited "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" by fans and book fans seems menacing. It landed on the screen for nearly 300 yuan in the first week, and almost every movie theater in Los Angeles can see it. A Middle-earth group portrait poster that highlights the beauty of an elf princess.

"Josie's elf form is absolutely gorgeous."

"Oh, I think so too, she's a real elf."

"Who is this actor? He looks so hot."

"Viggo Mortensen, he played the role of Emperor Aragorn in the movie, the official consort of Elven Princess Alwen."

"Isn't the elf princess and the elf prince a couple?"

"……no."

"That's a pity, I like the elf prince in the trailer so much."

Along with the whispered discussion of the couple in front, Chris found his seat tonight in the overcrowded screening hall.

Coincidentally, the couple sat on his left.

The boy is trying to popularize the grand world view of the Lord of the Rings series to the girl, but the girl's focus is only on how many roles the elf princess and elf prince have - to be precise, this title itself has problems - after hearing Elijah Wood After the Hobbit played was the protagonist of the movie, the girl's tone was more or less disappointed.

She only heard her ask softly: "So Josie is really downgraded for taking the role in this movie, right?"

"I don't think it's right." The boy obviously knows the behind-the-scenes story of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, "Tolkien's work is very great, and it is an honor for any actor to participate in the performance. Or the issue of salary. And she is one of the producers of the film, the more popular the film is, the richer her return will be."

There is no doubt that Josie's performance brought a large number of people who were not the film's target audience into the cinema, and she is also the most famous of all actors-except for David Bowie in a special role. .

For example, the girl herself has never read the original novels of the Lord of the Rings series, and she is not very interested in this kind of fantasy epic blockbuster, but she still likes Josie Horton, a big star, almost every movie of the other party All of them impressed her, so during the weekend date, the girl immediately proposed to her boyfriend to watch Josie Horton's new movie.

It happened to coincide with the boy's original plan.

"She's really good," the girl said from the bottom of her heart. "I'm not a fan of anyone, but I love every movie of hers, and I think this one will be no exception."

"Of course." The boy laughed. —This is Lord of the Rings.

of course.

This is Josie Horton.

Chris, who was sitting by the side, thought this way, feeling a little depressed for no reason at the same time.

But he didn't know what to think of, he just shook his head like a self-deprecating, pressed the brim of his baseball cap, adjusted his sitting posture, and quietly waited for the movie to start.

The lights went out, and the commercials before the official screening of the movie played on the big screen.

The lush wilderness under the snow-capped mountains is eye-catching. In the blue sky and green land, the little girl with blond hair and white skirt runs barefoot with the wind, and every strand of her hair dances with lively arcs.

Zoom in.

The little girl turned her head and smiled, but her crooked teeth made her smile even more brilliant and lovely. The reflection of the sky floated in her big blue eyes, and the free breath of sunlight, grass and wind seemed to come through the screen.

In just a few tens of seconds of advertising time, the beautiful scenery from the Alps is still unsatisfactory. The little girl's invincible healing smile and the upcoming "Heidi" are all engraved in the minds of the audience.

The big screen went completely dark.

In the ethereal female voice narration, a full 7 minutes were used to tell the story background of the movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and the origin of the Lord of the Rings. Before the audience began to feel a little impatient, the title and The production companies appeared one by one, and finally entered the feature film link that everyone was looking forward to.

The story begins in the peaceful and beautiful Shire. With the help of the gray robe wizard Gandalf, the young hobbits embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring to prevent Sauron from making a comeback.

The first stop is Rivendell, the territory of the elves.

When passing by the Prancing Horse Inn, they did not wait for the agreed Gandalf, but were chased by the Ring Spirits. Fortunately, they were able to escape with the help of a ranger.

This is the prince of Gondor and the future emperor Aragorn.

Aragorn led the hobbits to Rivendell, and encountered several waves of chasing soldiers. Frodo, the current owner of the Lord of the Rings, was inevitably injured. They had to search in the dangerous night forest. Herbs that healed Frodo.

It was in this situation that Arwen appeared.

Holding a torch and searching in the forest, Aragorn looked solemn, squatting down to carefully identify the tiny plants on the ground, when there was a sound of light footsteps behind him.

There was a faint fragrance in the wind, and the look of this unrestrained ranger moved slightly, but there was no tension or guard on his face under the firelight.

The next second, the man behind him drew his knife out of its sheath.

The silver blade, which is extremely elf-style, engraved with exquisite and practical runes, provokes the ranger's resolute chin at a rather frivolous angle, and the long hair that is as black as night flows down with the movement of the weapon owner, as if soaked in As smooth as silk in water.

"Look what's going on, a ranger is defenseless?"

The female voice from behind was ethereal and graceful, with a familiar sense of banter.

Aragorn followed the prestige, and there was no surprise on his expression. This stern-faced man slightly curved his lips, and the helplessness in his eyes was fleeting, making him a little gentler.

No need for any words, a faint friendship has quietly surged between the two.

The lens turns.

The endangered Frodo was lying on the woodland, vaguely feeling that he must have hallucinations, otherwise why would there be light suddenly in the dark forest?

Why is there a pure white horse stepping towards me?

Even the figure on the horse is coated with a layer of divine brilliance, as if the god on the mountain heard his prayer and descended to the mortal world—where will he take him?

Frodo tried to keep his eyes wide open, not daring to blink for a moment.

Under the effect of that wonderful soft light, his pupils showed an extremely beautiful ice blue color, but this was not even one-tenth of the beauty of the next scene:

I saw the white-clothed god leaping lightly from the horse, and his face was hidden in the shadows against the light, but it already brought the audience a mysterious and distant atmosphere, making it hard not to work hard like Frodo Eyes wide open.

The camera pulls in.

The quiet moonlight was pouring down, the black hair of the elf in white was slightly raised, and the beautiful face was quiet and timeless. Every inch was a creation gifted by Vera, silently telling a kind of extreme, dreamlike beauty.

She approached Frodo slowly.

The big screen gave a breathtaking close-up of the face.

Against the backdrop of night-like black hair and flawless snowy skin, a pair of cornflower-colored beautiful eyes can be called soul-stirring, easily taking away everyone's breath and thoughts, and it is even difficult for people to pay attention to what she is saying and doing. What, I just hope that this extremely touching moment can stay longer.

"Wow……"

Chris heard people around him sighing involuntarily in the dead silent auditorium, but the others rarely responded with blame.

"who is she?"

On the big screen, one of the hobbits in the protagonist group is asking.

Yes, who is she?

Countless movie audiences who are not familiar with the original novel of The Lord of the Rings raised the same question in their hearts. It was only a long and short close-up shot, and they were completely attracted by this female character who had just appeared on the stage.

Of course, almost none of these audiences did not know the famous actress Josie Horton, but the picture just now was so shocking that people were completely intoxicated in the middle-earth world constructed by director Peter Jackson and temporarily forgot everything in reality.

Alvin's performance is especially beautiful.

Obviously, the director used a lot of foreshadowing and perfect lighting to enhance the actor's already outstanding beauty to an unparalleled height, which is enough to satisfy any discerning audience's expectations for Tolkien's elves.

Even Chris, who is not particularly fanatical about the original work and has mixed feelings about Josie, can't help but fall in love with the female elf on the big screen at this moment, and his eyes always linger on her.

Her smooth face, cloudy sideburns and graceful facial features form a picture scroll carefully created by the artist under the warm firelight, but she blends well into the lost ranger and the hobbit.

At this moment, too many people want to be Aragon.

Including Chris is no exception.

Alwyn is like a beautiful, seductive dream, even though Chris knows that in reality, the actor herself is another diametrically opposed and frustrating woman.

But as Frodo lamented, 'He had never seen or imagined such a beautiful creature in the world. ', in Tolkien's works, inherited the beauty of Lucian and is regarded as the peerless beauty in the eyes of the elves as the "Evening Star", so she has a real image.

It doesn't matter what the movie itself is about.

Chris, like many people, only chased the camera of Alwyn the whole time.

The slender and soft elf beauty on horseback bursts out with a power that is completely different from her appearance. When she raises a knife to drive the water to defend against the enemy, she is extremely resolute and courageous, which makes people feel emotional;

When Rivendell was busy holding a meeting and discussing how to destroy the Supreme Lord of the Rings, Arwen in white robe and silver belt was just a background without lines, but the nobility and wisdom between her beautiful eyes were still impossible to ignore;

In the face of the official partner Aragon, Arwen showed femininity and firmness in true love. A kiss scene under the moonlight was romantic and beautiful, which touched the hearts of countless people...

Sadly, Alwyn's footage is really limited.

When the movie is over and the Fellowship of the Ring is on the road again, some people are still relishing certain scenes and decide to watch "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" again or even several times immediately. The biggest reason is undoubtedly that The female elf who only appeared in the first half of the movie.