Chapter 320 News Commentary
As soon as the news that the second part of "Wasteland" will be released, it caused a global sensation. Although everyone knew that this would be a series of movies, no one expected the second one to come so soon! For this unconventional movie, the major media immediately rushed to report and invited various experts to give comments.
In order to grab the news, the United States directly connected many well-known Hollywood film industry figures, hoping to let the audience know more about the film from a serious perspective. But as soon as the live TV broadcast appeared, the situation was not serious.
The host first asked his own question: "Why can a small film company that has never been well-known in the past make such a good movie? This seems unreasonable."
A well-known film critic sat in his home for an interview, and gave a shocking opinion in a roaring tone at the first shot, "Who said this is a small unknown film company? Before we talk about movies, we'd better know In terms of the strength of this film company, it is completely comparable to the eight major film companies in Hollywood."
This view, though surprising, was immediately shared by other filmmakers. The host had to ask, "Mr. Hardmon, why did you come to such a conclusion? You have to know that we haven't found much information about this film company."
"To shoot a movie like 'Wasteland One', the investment will not be less than 300 million U.S. dollars. Everyone who watches the movie feels that this is a real movie. The reason is that there are too many details in the movie and too many special effects are used. Lens, this is completely burning money!
For example, the shootout scene in the "General Grant Memorial Hall", for which I specifically asked the staff of the "Memorial Hall". They said that no one came to shoot on-site, because it is impossible for this serious memorial to be destroyed casually, and even climbing is not allowed, let alone a shootout.
But the staff of the ‘Memorial Hall’ who had watched the movie were all very surprised, because they did see a completely identical ‘Memorial Hall’ in the movie, and the scene was absolutely realistic. It feels like this is what happened at the 'memorial'.
The curator of the 'Memorial Hall' even rushed back to the museum to check it out after watching the movie. He was shocked by the realistic visual effects in the movie. This extremely serious shooting method gives people great movie-watching enjoyment, but behind it is a lot of money invested.
After investing hundreds of millions of dollars, this film company actually sent the film to theaters for free. This extravagant gesture is really astounding. No studio owner I know would do anything like that. After the success of "Wasteland 1", who would reject "Wasteland 2" which was built with the same huge investment? "
After the film critics gave a positive judgment in a roaring tone, another well-known Hollywood director made an in-depth evaluation of the protagonist 'Victor Hugo', "I bet he won't reveal his identity, because the mystery is his maximum capital.
Half of the value of 'Victor Hugo' now lies in his mystery, which is his greatest aura. If he is exposed, his worth will drop by half. But I have to admit that this 'mystery' has whetted everyone's appetite.
When I was promoting my film, the world's major media were rushing to report 'Wasteland II'; but when my film's Hollywood superstars appeared everywhere, the audience was clamoring for 'Victor .Hugo' and fascinated.
Remember, this movie didn't pay a cent for advertising. But the publicity it received was unprecedented, and everyone in the world was talking about it. The marketing of this film was a risk, but there's no question whoever came up with the idea was a genius! "
The host also nodded repeatedly at this, and at this time a TV viewer called into the studio, and asked the connected guest with a hoarse voice: "I want to declare that I like this movie very much. I have watched it for more than ten times. all over.
But what makes me very uncomfortable is that the movie takes place in the United States, and the main actors are all white. Why use a yellow monkey as the protagonist? I've been trying to get to the studio that made this movie and ask them to re-release it with a white lead or I'll send them the bullet. "
The host was about to dismiss the racist comment, but a production guest demanded an answer, "Hey dude on the line. Do you know how much money this movie made around the world? "
"The report says it's $1.5 billion. Hell, does that have anything to do with a yellow-skinned monkey as the main character?"
"It's very relevant. The 'yellow monkey' in your mouth may be Chinese, it may be Japanese, it may be Korean. Do you know how much movie box office these three countries have created? More than half a billion dollars, while the United States Only 450 million in the local area.
Among them, the box office in China in particular reached 330 million US dollars. And the actor of "Victor Hugo" is most likely to be Chinese. You must understand that no one will be troubled by money, and the Chinese market is now a dynamic market.
Even if the protagonist of this movie is a devil, there are people who want to pursue it now. It turns out that choosing an Asian face as the protagonist has achieved unpredictable success. We have white movie stars, we have black movie stars, and it is not unacceptable to have multiple yellow movie stars now.
White women in the United States are willing to marry blacks, Indians, and Latinos. Why can't they like a Chinese?
Did you know that a survey was done not long ago, and finding a Chinese-American boyfriend is very popular in American universities now. In the past, Chinese people felt silent, low-key, and introverted, but this movie overturned this concept.
In the movie, the strength of "Victor Hugo" erupting in silence like a volcanic eruption is extremely shocking. American girls are now beginning to appreciate this kind of boyfriend who is low-key and unassuming but can surprise themselves. I think you should also adapt to this change. "
Facing the facts and figures, the guy who came to make trouble could only leave the scene sadly. The host continued to ask the guests to comment on the second "Wasteland".
Critics said: "I've seen the dailies and it's even better than the first one. I must say the director of this film has to be acted on, his ability to control the tempo is unmatched."
The great director smiled and said: "I have only watched the trailer, but it has already given me a sense of expectation. The editing of the story is very good, as always cool. But compared to the director, I am more willing to praise the lead actor Victor Yu If', I really hope to work with him one day, I think he is born to be an actor."
Compared with the praise of the first two, the producer sighed and complained: "Actually, I have to complain, because of the release of 'Wasteland II', the entire film market is now in chaos.
I have three movies in my hand that have to be rescheduled. No one wants to fight "Wasteland II" head-on. It has no chance of winning. I can only hope that "Wasteland 3" will not be released so soon, otherwise I will lose my job. "
Although it was a joke, it also shows that "Wasteland II" has brought great pressure to the film market. The host said to the audience at the end: "Okay, audiences, 'Wasteland II' will be released globally tomorrow, let us look forward to it giving us a bigger surprise! I must tell you that I have already booked bought a movie ticket." (To be continued.)