Five Hundred and Thirty-Four-Easter Eggs
The excellence of "The Dark Knight", in some ways, really made everyone ignore that the movie itself does not exist independently. People couldn't wait to applaud Wayne to release the excitement caused by the movie. .
However, this is after all a DC superhero film, and it can even be said to be the foundational work about the origin of Batman. No matter how great this movie is, it will inevitably be followed by other characters to complete the universe that Wayne has painstakingly modified. develop.
The applause in the cinema stopped involuntarily when the picture appeared on the big screen again. The entire auditorium changed from extreme motion to extreme silence, as if someone was commanding it. Everyone looked curiously at the scene that appeared again.
Completely different from the overall dark tone of "The Dark Knight", the background on the big screen is familiar to many people, which is the balcony of Batman's house. In the bright picture, Bruce Wayne, dressed in loose home clothes, is holding a glass of whiskey. Sitting on a chair on the balcony, watching the setting sun in trance.
Many attentive movie fans have discovered that Christian Bale on the screen is much more mature than in the feature film. His face is still handsome and tough, and his body is also very strong. From the outline of the loose home clothes, he also looks very mature. You can notice his strong muscles.
It was a quiet and peaceful scene, and no one knew what the director was thinking of by deliberately creating an elderly Batman.
"Was it the Bat Armor then? Strange..."
"probably?"
Some fans were sharp-eyed and observed the Bat Armor in the corner of the balcony. However, it was completely different from what they saw in the movie. This Bat Armor was even more ferocious. On the surface of the dark armor, it seemed to be flashing constantly. Finished in a high-tech matte finish.
Of course, the center point of the entire picture is still Bruce Wayne in the bright dusk. He is drinking wine one after another, as if he is a retired old man. His face covered with fine wrinkles has the calmness of a mature man. The charm also tells the traces of time.
Suddenly, a dazzling bright light flashed, and many viewers subconsciously squinted their eyes. However, Batman on the big screen remained calm, as if he was used to the sudden mysterious light, and continued to speak slowly. Take a sip of wine and continue to enjoy the evening.
"Hey Bruce, it's urgent, your peaceful life is over, we need your help..."
After the strong light flashed, a man's figure appeared on the balcony with his back to the camera. The camera deliberately did not show the man's face, but from his scarlet tight-fitting armor, you can see that this man himself is much smaller than those around him. Batman is much smaller.
"Father! The!"
"Oh my god! Flash?!"
"Barry Allen?!"
"Jay Garrick?"
"Wally West?"
Everyone recognizes that this is the most typical Flash in DC comics, but just like the fans who watch the movie are different, fans of different ages also see the Flash differently. For those who are older, the Flash in their eyes is the first-generation Jay Garrick.
The one who is relatively well-known and popular enough is the second-generation Flash Barry Allen, while Wally West is the third-generation Flash in the New 52 universe who is usually considered to be returning. , so there were some different questions.
The audience didn't have to wait too long, Bruce Wayne quickly gave the answer. On the big screen, Christian Bale didn't even see The Flash appearing on the balcony. After drinking up the whiskey in the glass, he crossed his hands on his chest and said in a low voice:
"Damn it, Barry, I want to retire already..."
"No, no, no, Bruce." Before Batman could finish speaking, the red figure interrupted him. "We need you. It was Diana who asked me to travel through time...and the Green Lantern Corps..."
At this moment, the camera zoomed further and further into the sky, and the words of Barry Allen, the Flash, gradually began to become blurred. The background music gradually started to sound again, getting louder and louder, covering up all the conversation between the two. .
Until the camera zoomed very far away, Barry Allen on the balcony took a run and disappeared from the world again. At the same time, the background music also reached the most majestic high nest, and only the man who was still looking at the sunset was left in the picture. Bruce Wayne.
With the background music that constantly stimulates the audience's emotions, the lights on the ceiling of the theater are also turned on one by one. Different from the scene where they couldn't wait to give out applause, this time, most of the audience remained thoughtful, Some fans are still discussing in low voices with their friends around them.
"Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap."
Soon, some people responded and applauded the creative team who had walked behind the curtain, especially Christian Bale and Nicolas Cage, who received the most calls and screams.
For ordinary movie fans, these two people are the soul of this wonderful movie, so they will receive more congratulations.
But for the guests who came to the platform, as well as media reporters and insiders, their applause was mostly given to the director standing in the middle. I'm afraid no one expected that just a few years later, a work as shocking as "Joker" would be created again by the other party.
The audience's applause continued, and after a full seven or eight minutes, there was still no tendency to stop. Wayne had to lead the crew to a third curtain call to thank the audience for their enthusiasm.
Not only the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where the premiere was held, but also the 3,300 advance theaters that opened at the same time in major cities across North America, applause broke out without any distinction, even if the audience could not be like the ones in the main venue of the premiere. I saw the creative team, but they still sent their sincere blessings for the wonderful movie. "Gap, rhythm, and chaos are three elements that run through the entire story. The master-level control of a master-level director! The clown, the director has given this character extremely rich attributes, and he uses wonderful expressive power in the film to reverse the situation. It sets off the director’s directing skills, a great combination, and a great movie!”
Looking at the countless excited and applauding fans around him, David Denbigh, who was at the New York pre-show, nodded secretly, whispered a few words of emotion in his heart, and carefully put away his notebook, which contains the contents of the movie he watched this time. After putting all Ying's insights into his jacket pocket, he let out a sigh of relief and clapped his hands together with all the audience.
"The action scenes are powerful, the characters are wonderfully expressive, and the car chase scenes are thrilling. Most importantly, the story and theme of the movie are perfect, and the appeal to the audience can reach full marks."
In the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles, after the applause ended, Jeffrey Katzenberg followed the large group of fans toward the exit while telling the silent old man next to him his evaluation. "I don't know anything about damn art, but by the standards of commercial films, the commercial elements of "The Dark Knight" are already fully loaded. The box office is definitely the least of your worries. Steven, be prepared to fight head-on. Get ready!"
The old man's words made Steven Spielberg frown even more tightly. While watching the movie, he could still have a relatively calm state of mind, but when the movie ended, his heart began to sink when he saw the fans around him who had been clapping for five minutes and were unwilling to stop. go.
In his heart, this "Dark Knight" is a real Oscar-level film. Compared with the award-winning "The Departed", this film is obviously better and has been rare for decades. One of the great works of , maybe one of them can be removed!
"The product of the perfect combination of commercial and artistic atmosphere." Steven Spielberg suddenly laughed, shook his head, looked at Jeffrey Katzenberg beside him, and said: "You are right, you have to Be prepared for a head-on confrontation!"
After sighing, he paused for a moment, listening to the audience around him, who kept discussing the plot of the movie, the Easter egg at the end and other topics, before continuing: "Wayne has a strong personal style from the very beginning. In just a few years, while retaining his own style, his works have become more and more accessible to the public. What is even more rare is that he has not abandoned the artistic persistence that should be included in his works."
"My opinion is exactly the opposite of yours."
Jeffrey Katzenberg looked at the long queue in front of him and turned his head to retort. "Because I haven't seen all of that kid's work, but I have a little bit of other opinions. Steven, it's not so much that he is slowly catering to the audience, it's that Wayne Greenberg has been through a few years. Over time, the audience’s movie-watching habits have been cultivated into... Well, or rather, they have conquered the public with their own unique style, do you understand what I mean?”
"It could be both reasons."
Seeing that the film investigator from Warner Bros. had already walked over, Steven Spielberg simply replied, then pulled up his baseball cap and closed his mouth tightly.
"Hello, gentlemen, could you please fill in a questionnaire? After completing it, you will be given a small gift." The film investigator held a large stack of A4 printing paper and communicated with the movie fans who were queuing up one by one. I just watched a satisfying film, and almost everyone in the audience patiently cooperated with his work.
"A, are there any other options?"
A Mexican young man in his twenties took the questionnaire, muttered in his mouth, and filled in the score of A without hesitation. After returning it to the investigator, he looked at the small souvenir given to him with interest. A chest button with the Batman logo.
"A, yes, all four of us are A!"
"That's right, all A's." Several young people who obviously came together smiled and returned the questionnaire to the investigator.
The investigator took the questionnaire with a smile, took out a souvenir and gestured to give it to them, and then said a line he had said countless times tonight: "Okay, thank you for your help, and I wish you a pleasant night."
"Hello, could you please..."
When the investigator came to Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg answered the questionnaire. Just like the previous movie fans, he happily scored two A's and then took the souvenir with a smile. He left the theater door with the old man with his head lowered.