Chapter 1593 1593 Hot Topic

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to The Tonight Show, I'm Jay Leno, our guest today is Owen. Gleiberman, veteran film critic from The New Yorker, let's go back again Getting to the topic of today's discussion, Owen, we just said, what do you think made Independence Day such a huge success?"

Sitting across from Jie was an uncle who was only sixty years old. His white hair was neatly combed, the old-fashioned classic three-piece suit was meticulous, and his spine was straight. There was no smile on his face either, in stark contrast to Jay's naive expression.

"Hugo-Lancaster plus visual effects." Owen said seriously, frowning slightly, "A film has achieved such brilliant results, it is definitely not caused by a single part, perhaps relying on Hugo or Visual effects are one of the factors that can get 200 million or even 300 million North American box office, but now 'Independence Day' has obviously exceeded such a height. Hugo's strong appeal and epoch-making visual effects have created 'Independence Day' Brilliant today."

"But in the eyes of many people, the proportion of Hugo in this commercial film is not as important as imagined. He looks no different from the dog in the film, and he is the target of alien attacks." He joked with ease, making the audience laugh.

But Owen did not laugh, but frowned solemnly, "No, this view is clearly wrong. Hugo's performance in this film may not be called any depth, but he gives the character a personality. Charisma, whether it's his smile or his actions, including his focus on getting along with other people, fills the movie. One of the most iconic scenes in the movie is after the death of the first lady, Steve tried to come forward to comfort Thomas, but he looked at Thomas with a heavy but hopeful look, without any extra actions or lines, and after turning around and leaving, he asked his son Dylan to be with Thomas' daughter. This one The small plot seems to many people to be a waste of scenes, but it is not. Hugo's performance in such small details is smooth and smooth, and the emotional expression is very accurate, not only successfully impressing the audience, but also connecting the story for the future. An important foreshadowing has arrived."

"Wow, it's a long speech, I've been distracted for a while, not sure if I understand it." Jie's teasing once again caused laughter in the studio.

Irving wasn't bothered either, he knew it was the "Tonight Show" style, he just explained again, "Let's put it this way, when you leave the movie theater, it's hard to have a good idea of ​​someone in your head, except for the wonderful visual effects. The characters left a deep impact, but after a little recollection, you can find the image of Steve around, and he smiled slyly, with a little calm, and a little sunshine."

Jie snapped his fingers, "I understand this explanation." This made Owen smile a little, "Now, everyone is watching the box office progress of 'Independence Day', curious about this film. The final box office of the movie can break through that sky overhead. If so, what do you think it means?”

"The sky above your head. Your description is very correct." Owen nodded succinctly. "The box office of $500 million is an unattainable sky for us. If we can pierce the sky, how important it is to us. , of course it goes without saying. But I would say that even if 'Independence Day' didn't reach that height, he's already made history."

"Oh, what do you say?" Jie guided him in a tactile way.

"The box office of 450 million US dollars, and the ability to sprint 500 million, makes us realize that in fact, the box office of the North American film market still has more potential that has not been tapped. This is good news. For us, it's not the limit anymore," Owen said simply.

Jie's huge chin lightly tapped, "So, do you think 'Independence Day' can break through the $500 million box office?"

Owen, who has always been serious, shrugged rarely, "I won't jump to conclusions, because this movie is trying to penetrate the sky above us, and none of us know what the result will be."

While the "Tonight Show" was being discussed vigorously, others joined the discussion on the same topic as Jay Leno.

"Good evening, this is The Voice of Seattle, I'm Sean, and welcome back to the show." Located under Seattle. The radio program in the city is also being broadcast live at this time, "Just now during the break period, I checked everyone's phone messages, and it seems that everyone seems to be very interested in the box office performance of 'Independence Day' this week. I at least I have seen more than 50 comments discussing this topic. According to our latest news, if nothing else, 'Independence Day' will successfully win the championship again this week, and the cumulative box office will also approach 480 million. Wow, I know, 480 million, that's a scary number, isn't it?"

As a radio host, Shane. Lawson is experienced enough to tirade even without guests, "Just this past weekend, two friends and I walked into the cinema for the third time to watch 'Indie'. Sun', even if we know the direction of the plot, the effect of watching the movie in the cinema is still shocking. Maybe when the aliens really invaded the earth, this is probably the picture..."

"Hello, this is Chicago's B96 radio station. You are now on the hotline." In far-off Chicago, the radio program was also being broadcast live.

"Really? I called in? Oh, this is great, this is really great." The voice was an excited middle-aged woman.

The radio host Zoe Belle (Zoe. Belle) was also infected and showed a smile, "Yes, this lady, you are online now, do you have any special wishes?"

"That's it, I've always wanted to see the 'Independence Day' movie, but never had the time. Now that I have the time, my friends have already seen it. I heard there's one in Chicago next week. The special event is a group of movie fans organized to go to the cinema to watch 'Independence Day', I also want to participate, but I don't know if this is true, and if so, I want to know how to sign up?"

"Ma'am, you're talking about the movie viewing event organized by Young Volcano next Friday." Zooey understood immediately, and the lady's voice came from the other end of the phone. It should be Chicago in the past three days. The funniest information.

Since "Independence Day" is already qualified to hit $500 million at the box office, the young volcanoes plan to organize a grand movie viewing event, not only to contribute to the movie's impact of $500 million, but also to let those who have not yet entered the cinema Viewers gathered and called on more people to watch the film. In just three days, this event has gathered more than 500 people, and the momentum is very huge. The "Chicago Tribune" also specially reported the incident.

"If you want to sign up, just go to the Sears Building, I think you can find help there." Zooey said with a smile, and then she heard a series of screaming voices of thanks from the lady, " Wow, this should be the hottest focus recently. When I was having dinner with my girlfriend yesterday, she asked me seriously if I could accompany her to watch this movie next week. My friend has not been there for three years. Going to the cinema really surprised me. But if she really wants to go, I'm very willing to accompany her. Now that I think about it, maybe it's a good idea to sign up for this group viewing event."

After the first week of September and the second week of September, the box office trend of "Independence Day" is still hotly discussed in the United States. This topic has been the biggest hot spot in the past two weeks, even for the president who has entered the sprint stage. The general election seems to be a little bit weaker, and there are even rumors that the next presidential debate will also discuss the impact of Hollywood in driving the country's economy - apparently discussing this "Independence Day" trend.

More than 450 different media have mentioned "Independence Day" more than 60,000 times, and the topic has reached a fever pitch.

ABC's "Good Morning America," which has enjoyed a sweet spot in the topic of "Independence Day," has set aside almost two or three times a week to discuss the new phenomena the film has created. The catchphrase in the movie "I always like to make a grand debut" has become a popular word among young people nowadays. Today, "Good Morning America" ​​once again took the east wind of "Independence Day".

"Eleven weeks, eleven weeks in a row, Joan, can you imagine that?" Charles Gibson said in surprise to his partner Joan Langdon.

Joan shrugged, "Honestly, I'm not surprised, it all seemed so much easier after it beat 'Killing Hour'." This made Charles laugh, "I'm actually more surprised at the box office. The speed of accumulation, although the current box office statistics of the exhibitor relationship have not come out, but according to the analysis of the 'New York Times', it is clear that the box office of 'Independence Day' this week will be close to 490 million US dollars, Charles, you know what this means what?"

"I contributed two tickets to making history?" Charles' words made Joan laugh, and then Charles continued, "Of course I know what this means, maybe next week, maybe this week, we About to witness the birth of history, not 300 million, not 400 million, but 500 million dollars at the box office, God, I can't imagine what an exaggerated set of numbers. Who do you think can stop 'Independence Day' The pace of making history?"

"Oh, I'm not sure, maybe it's an alliance of all those who hate Hugo?" Joan raised an eyebrow and joked.

Charleston's expression was drooping and disappointed, "I'm afraid this will be difficult. Whether this alliance can be established will be a huge problem. So it seems that we should be ready to open our arms to embrace the arrival of a new history."

The possibility of hitting $500 million at the box office is just a possibility, and the entire North America is boiling.