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For movie fans, the first part of The Matrix was very shocking, and the film was recognized as cool enough to have no friends, but in the second Reloaded, the Wachowski brothers obviously strengthened the philosophical thinking part, but ignored it. The reason why the audience likes this film lies in its coolness and coolness!

As a result, movie fans have not yet digested the second part. In just half a year, the more philosophical Matrix Revolution is here again.

There are some movie fans who love depth and are fascinated by watching it, but most of the audience are stunned, and more audiences simply don’t buy Matrix Revolution in the first weekend. A film like Reloaded, instead of the first one they liked that was so cool that they had no friends, they chose to give up.

The audience's expectations were too high, and the latter two were seriously inconsistent with the audience's expectations. Two sequels were released in a short period of time, causing severe aesthetic fatigue.

Another point that cannot be ignored is that soft kung fu fighting is no longer popular, and even after various kung fu dances in Charlie's Angels and other films have become poisonous, kung fu has gradually become a poisonous point in Hollywood action movies.

According to Cinema Score's prediction of The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolutions published by theater audiences on-site, the film's North American box office will be around 130 million US dollars.

This is simply unimaginable, not even half of Reloaded.

It can be said that the Wachowski brothers were the pinnacle when they debuted, and then they took the initiative to choose to fall into the ditch until they became the Wachowski sisters, but they did not climb out.

The Matrix trilogy is a typical example of successful sci-fi films at the turn of the century, but in Ronan's eyes, it is also the experience and lessons that producers must learn when shooting commercial films.

Mystery and excessive philosophical thinking seem to bring the so-called depth to the film, but it also kills the breadth of the film's acceptance.

The halo of the first part receded, but what was left was a mess of chicken feathers.

I didn't expect that The Matrix would have a dismal ending.

In Shahai Entertainment's office, George Clint said to Ronan with some regrets: Although I was very old at the time, I was mesmerized by the first movie, how could the movie be so good? Who would have thought that the second and third parts...

It seemed a little sad, more regrettable, George Clint shook his head.

Ronan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, If you control philosophical speculation and humanistic thinking within a reasonable range,

Commercial movies will bloom with infinite charm. But if you abuse it too much, the consequences will be unimaginable, even...

He smiled and shook his head: For commercial movies, it is ten times more terrifying than Michael Bay's abuse of explosions.

George Clint deeply agrees with Ronan's point of view: The explosion of abuse can attract many audiences, but once philosophical speculation and humanistic thinking are abused, mainstream audiences will leave the theater one after another.

This is worthy of our attention. Ronan changed to a more comfortable sitting position: We will operate more and more large-scale commercial films in the future, and we would rather have more explosions than excessive philosophical speculation.

George Clint said: Understood, we are a studio, not a director.

A director can have an authorial style, and a film company can also consider an authorial style, but it must not be the first priority.

Ronan put down his teacup and said, Have you read Lindsay Bill's latest script?

Look, there are still two endings. George Clint said bluntly: I think the second ending is better. The heroine continues to live happily and brightly in New York. It is very interesting, and the audience may also like it.

Ronan nodded: I think so too. But which ending to use, after the director is in place, we need to listen to the director's opinion. This type of film is different from purely commercial films, and the director's style is very important.

George Clint asked: Have you got the right director chosen?

Ronan said directly: This is a typical female theme. At first I thought Sofia Coppola would be a good choice, but the style of the film tends to be dark, and there is even some irony in it. Sofia Coppola's style No, I think David Fincher is fine.

George Clint thought for a while and said: David Fincher's style is fine, but there is one thing, since the famous Seven Deadly Sins, the author's style of the films shot by David Fincher is too strong, commercially unsatisfactory. Not a success, like Fight Club.

This is also my doubt. Ronan tapped the armrest of the sofa slowly with his left index finger: But I can't think of a director who is more suitable than David Fincher. If I hand this project over to a new director, it may be difficult to achieve my goal desired effect.

George Clint added: It can be seen from the script and your target plan that this film requires proficient director skills, especially the style and handling of key plots. It is very particular about the director's ability. I suggest not to Use a rookie director.

Ronan agreed with George Clint, saying, I'll talk to David Fincher in person sometime, and see what he thinks first.

As for Stephen Soderbergh who had been considered, Ronan automatically ruled it out. The bald director has a stronger personal style.

Dark-style movies, especially movies with a little irony of mainstream values ​​in the dark, feel that David Fincher is more suitable.

The script currently has two endings. The first ending is that the heroine dies while struggling, which is undoubtedly in line with the mainstream value orientation. Bad guys who use illegal means to achieve success certainly cannot have a good ending.

But the second ending is an insinuation of mainstream values ​​and the American dream.

Even, which kind of ending is adopted will cause the style of the movie to be completely different.

In the second ending, the heroine lives brilliantly in the super metropolis of New York, and is more successful than most people in the world, and she also achieved success through her own efforts. After all, it is impossible to rely solely on It will take a lot of hard work to succeed if the dead fish lie down...

As long as you work hard, you can succeed.

It's really a big American dream.

Ronan even imagined that the funniest and most spoofed situation should be to let this film be released together with When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door and be shown in theaters at the same time, so that the audience can experience two completely different American dreams.

It's definitely interesting to think about the reaction of the audience and the media.

Of course, such a result is very likely that both films collapsed and ended in a crushing defeat.

From the standpoint of investors and producers, Ronan can only regard these as bad tastes, and it is impossible to really do that.

After all, he is not only responsible for his own investment and the company, but also for all the hard-working creators of the crew.

As for whether the style brought by the second ending will be accepted by no one, Ronan is not too worried. In fact, as many people believe in the beauty of the American dream, as many people see through the hypocrisy of the American dream.

There are many successful films that satirize mainstream values, and this kind of insinuation does not touch those red-line values, such as discrimination, such as women's rights, and so on.

If a movie satirizes these things, it is purely courting death.

In fact, since the mid-to-late 1990s, the American Dream has gradually fallen to the same status as the Washington authorities in the minds of a large number of audiences.

To some extent, American Beauty can be regarded as this type of film.

David Fincher has directed quite a few films like this. The insinuation of family and marriage in The Gone Girl is almost flying to the sky. The film reflects a theme from the beginning to the end-the power of marriage. It lies in killing people invisible!

The heroine has a line that is impressive, saying that the whole society sympathizes with pregnant women. Are pregnant women rare? Isn't it just lying down and spreading your legs apart...

The box office and word-of-mouth of this movie exploded at the same time. While the style is dark and rich, it is also very joyful to watch.

I don't know how many people, when they saw the heroine played by Rosamund Pei in the second half, they would keep laughing...

Perhaps this is where David Fincher's skill lies.

Thinking of this, Ronan decided to ask someone to contact David Fincher to talk to this unique director in person.

The value of David Fincher does not lie in a movie. If they can cooperate, they can make Gone Girl after this one.

And Netflix.

Once Netflix streaming media really entered the attention of most people, but also because of a TV series House of Cards led by David Fincher.

It seemed to be an adapted work, Ronan had thought of it a long time ago, but he couldn't find where the original work was. He vaguely remembered that the original work was an old work that had been born long ago, but he couldn't find which one it was.

President Kinoshita and other key players have all been inquired about, and there is no such thing.

Ronan has not given up on looking for the original work yet, because it will be even more troublesome if copyright disputes arise in the future.

In the following time, Ronan asked about the crew of Pirates of the Caribbean. For such a sequel movie with guaranteed success, he rarely directly participated in the work of the crew.

It's not bad overall, but with the huge success of the first film, the actors became stars.

George Clint didn't hide anything, and told the truth: The interpersonal relationship of the crew has become very delicate, and management is not as easy as it was in the first film. Especially Johnny Depp, sometimes it is a headache.

Ronan asked with concern: Is Jesse okay?

George Clint said: It shouldn't be a big problem, and with the production manager here, she doesn't have to worry too much about the daily work of the crew, she is more in control of the overall situation. Jesse's technical ability is nothing to say, as long as the interpersonal relationship is handled well, The crew will run smoothly.

Ronan nodded: Although Jesse is a technical madman, she has a very high IQ and EQ. I believe in her ability.

A woman who can live her ideal life is absolutely extraordinary.

Ronan looked at the time and said, I'll go to the animation studio to have a look, keep busy.

Leaving George Clint's office, Ronan went to the Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio on the same floor to check the progress of several animations.