King of Hollywood

Chapter 236 Rave Reviews

After the thrilling opening title, the plot immediately enters a relatively peaceful period. Even so, there are still constant suspense. Why did the agents seek Anderson? Just because he's a hacker? Why are other hackers looking for Anderson? What did Trinity say to Anderson at the bar? Is the bug the agents installed in Anderson's navel really real?

All of this attracted the audience to continue watching. When Anderson faced threats and was about to get off Trinity's car, Adrian even heard the sound of "" clearly. The plot obviously firmly grasped people's hearts . What's interesting is that almost no one noticed when Aniston appeared on the stage. Although this has nothing to do with her ugly makeup, her acting skills are also one of the reasons.

She has short hair that is as light as white, with a slightly collapsed nose, and the corners of her eyes are pulled down. She has a gloomy and somewhat rebellious look, as if she is not happy to see anyone. If you don't observe carefully, you will definitely not be the same as the sweet and lovely girl in "Friends". Rachel Green. This is not surprising. This scene was shot at least 50 times before, and Adrian did not seldom criticize it. Aniston wants to change the fixed image brought by "Friends", so how can he do it without suffering.

Of course, Aniston didn't complain about anything. Adrian's huge name has proved that as long as it is his opinion, basically he can't go wrong, especially at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the unknown Naomi ? Watts became popular because of a movie, which added a lot of persuasiveness. Among the Hollywood actresses who yearn for fame, there is no one who does not want to have a word with the director of Miracle.

This is even more proven now. Aniston's appearance did not cause much reaction. For an actress who is about to fix her image, this lack of reaction is actually a kind of encouragement.

Well, let’s not talk about this for now, the plot continues to develop, and Anderson finally meets Murphys, the big black man with reflective sunglasses on the bridge of his nose is so cool that he is slag, and after some mysterious and mysterious dialogues, he begins to enter the real world. When Anderson struggled out of the battery film, the endless "field" immediately shocked many people, and the sound of breathing in the projection hall came and went.

Different from the original version, Adrian's production here is more refined and more atmospheric, with majestic and gloomy music, looking around, the feeling of shock is particularly in place. This shot is all shown by CG, so it is relatively easy to do. Simply put, as long as there is enough funds, the special effects team can produce a picture that is infinitely close to reality.

The original version cannot determine whether there is a market for the film, so the investment is not a lot, but for Adrian, this is not a problem at all. With memory as a reference, he can invest more on an appropriate basis

There were a lot of shocks that followed, with Murphys and others who were completely different from the previous ones, the Nebuchadnezzar hovercraft full of steel's unique icy feeling, and... the truth of the world. After exiting the program, the sound of breathing in the hall was much smaller than before, but I believe that many people are as dizzy as Neo, and some cannot accept the reality that human beings have become slaves of machines and act as batteries and the role of the CPU

Where Adrian made another modification here, the rationality of the saying that humans act as batteries is really...too low, although movies sometimes don't need too much rationality, but if it is too low, it is not so appropriate , this is a sci-fi movie, at least on the surface it has to look like that. So Adrian added a CPU function, and added it in the novel version, and gave a detailed explanation. The rationality of this is much higher than that of the battery.

The next most exciting scene is about to be staged, and that is the duel between Neo and Murphys. Although there are still some markets for Hong Kong movies in North America, not many people watch them, and Americans are notoriously xenophobic. To give a simple example, the original version of "This Killer Is Not So Cold", because the director is French, even with American funds, the North American box office is still not satisfactory, but it is quite popular in the European market. After changing to Adrian, the situation is reversed, and North America is much more popular than Europe.

This is the first time to show the charm of Kung Fu in front of more Americans, and Adrian completely entrusted Yuan Heping to be responsible for this fight. The unreal feeling of several punches, one punch after another is very realistic, and at the same time it is dazzling, which is very good. Even Adrian couldn't help applauding during the trial, let alone these people now. I just don't know if Jack Cheng and Jeter Li brought themselves in when they saw these.

After a period of hearty fighting, the plot temporarily returned to calm again. Such a way of narration with constant ups and downs and small passions further captured the hearts of the audience. The next step is naturally to see the Prophet, and then Cypher betrays, and Murphys fights Smith desperately in order to save Neo.

There is another small difference here. The original version of Su Weiqi played by Aniston was too aggrieved to die, and she was directly unplugged from the throne of God Seal without doing anything, so she was arranged here in the underground parking lot to cover Trini. Ti, Neo and others left smoothly, and stepped forward to attract the vitality of the police.

"Are you sure?" Su Weiqi on the screen asked Trinity very seriously.

"Yes." Trinity nodded seriously, she knew what she was asking.

"Take him away" Su Weiqi said briefly, then drew out the double guns on her waist and shot at the police while walking to the other side, her white windbreaker fluttering in the wind, she seemed particularly resolute, of course, in the case of insufficient firepower, in the end He was still shot to death by the police just like the little mouse, giving people a heroic feeling.

There was finally a low exclamation among the audience. After all, it has been dangling in the screen for a long time, and a close-up was given. If Rachel Green is still not recognized, then I am too sorry for the popularity of "Friends" up.

Frankly speaking, this is completely unintentional, because Adrian planned to shoot this episode according to the original plot, but the problem is that there is a little bit of acting skills here. After knowing that she might die thinking that she would pull the plug in, Su Weiqi looked at Neo and Trinity with extremely complicated eyes, and showed a look of despair and unwillingness on her face. Aniston was trying After being unable to pass many times, Adrian simply revised the plot, but now it seems that this change seems to be good.

After this episode, the hottest part is coming, accompanied by a classic line: "Guns, lots and lots of guns"

The word "cool" is fully interpreted in this movie.

Since it is the most exciting part, the action scenes are naturally very good. Although the battle in the hall is all in slow motion, it gives the audience an extremely fierce feeling and makes people feel emotional. Then, the "bullet time" that is about to be sought after by countless people, the 360° all-round display makes the whole scene extremely impactful, and the voices of exclamation come and go.

In fact, as early as the 1960s and 1970s, "Bullet Time" had already taken a preliminary shape, but no one carried it forward. It is one thing that it can't make better effects. The reason why filmmakers don't realize this is also the reason. one

With the efforts of Yuan Heping and Hollywood special effects personnel, this special effect was perfectly displayed in the film, and Adrian will leave another mark in film history.

I don’t need to say more about the latter, rescue Murphys—don’t worry about why the Gatling gun on the helicopter can’t hit the big black guy—and then escape from the mother’s body. Because of an accident, Neo and Smith The subway began the final fight, and these major fight scenes are more exciting and beautiful than the original version.

In the end, Neo was resurrected because of Trinity, saw through the entire virtual world, rushed into Smith's body and obliterated it, and after declaring war on the mother's body by phone, he volleyed away like Superman, and the movie ended.

Amidst the blaring music, the subtitles reached the end, then the lights came on, and there was a second of silence. The deafening applause suddenly came to mind, the ceiling was almost lifted, and the audience looked at where Adrian was sitting, as if not It's not enough to show my respect.

Adrian stood up while holding Monica's hand, and nodded to the people around him with a smile. He was very satisfied. This is the charm of "The Matrix"

"That's the beauty of The Matrix. Adrian shows us a dark future and describes it in such a brilliant way that you can't get enough of it." - Variety

"If you want to use one word to describe this movie, there is nothing more appropriate than 'cool', windbreaker, sunglasses and imposing characters. This is the first time that cyberpunk culture has been expressed in this way" - " USA TODAY

"Although it is a rich visual feast, the connotation of the film is also impossible to ignore. What is real? This is a question worth considering." - "Hollywood Reporter"

After the film's premiere, the major media praised it almost one-sidedly, both in terms of conception and expression methods, and they all gave quite high evaluations. After all, although this is not the first film to describe a virtual world, nor is it the first film to explore what is real, it is the first film to closely combine these issues with business.

"A simple summary of the plot is that an electronic engineer named Anderson one day discovered that his world is actually a virtual space built by computers, and then with the help of people who have broken away from here before, he realized himself and Start the story of saving mankind. This sounds like a very clichéd story, and it seems to be no different from the superheroes in those comics, but if you dig deeper, you will find that the movie wants to express far more than that, just as Murphy What is truth? How do you define truth? Although people have asked it for centuries, there is still no answer.

And the best thing about this movie is that even if they don't want to look for these ultimate answers, the audience can still enjoy a visual feast, the character modeling full of temperament, and the exciting and hot fighting scenes are very eye-catching. It is a model of the perfect combination of art and commerce, and it is worthy of being a miracle director. "

The above are some of Roger Robert's film reviews. Like "Mulholland Drive" in May, they are full of praise. The same is true of other film critics, although they are somewhat dissatisfied-because of the need to keep secret in conjunction with the marketing strategy, Adrian did not conduct a test screening, and naturally no critics had a sneak peek.

But this dissatisfaction did not affect their mood. In addition to the film company's public relations, the quality of "The Matrix" is also one of the reasons. As Roger Robert said, this is a perfect combination of business and art. work. In time, critics who opposed and opposed did not criticize the plot, but aimed at the performance of the actors, for example, Reeves had some facial paralysis, or Monica was too sexy and so on.

Interestingly, Aniston has received a lot of popularity, and the "heroic sacrifice" scene has received a lot of praise. Many fans of "Friends" can't believe that the eccentric character will be the playful and lovely Rachel.

"It's unbelievable. I didn't realize that Jennifer played a role in it until the cast list came out after watching the movie, but I couldn't recall it. After talking with my friends, I realized that it was Su Weiqi. This is incredible. She acted really well," some fans commented on the official website of "Friends".

But there are also many people who think that this has damaged Rachel's image.

"It's so bad, I also went to see the movie, honestly, the movie is very good, but I can't accept the image of Jennifer, ugly and gloomy, and a little neurotic, only the final sacrifice is shocking. This is too far from the image in "Friends", I still like the confused and cute Rachel, God bless, don't take this role again, Jennifer." A fan wrote.

The two factions started a heated discussion around this point of view, and no one could convince the other.

If we say that in "Broken Arrow", the image of Aniston's short-haired policewoman is more or less like Rachel's shadow, then Su Weiqi in "The Matrix" is completely different. No wonder fans are so excited up. As for Aniston herself, she is very open about the matter.

"I think I should try some new and completely different roles. For a long time, many directors and producers have approached me to discuss roles, which are all copies of Rachel. I like the role of Rachel very much, but it doesn't mean that I should always be this role, thanks to Adrian for giving me a chance, I will continue to maintain the image of Rachel in "Friends", and I will try more roles in the movie." She said so.

Fortunately, the love triangle with Renona and Dennis was a turmoil before, and now they appear in pairs with Dennis, admitting that this is her boyfriend, otherwise the media will inevitably put the title of Wonder Girl on her.

"It's not fair, I've worked so hard to play the role of Trinity, but I don't have to be more popular and still get criticized for being too sexy." Monica is inevitably a little jealous of this situation.

"Don't pay attention to those, my dear, your excellence is obvious to all, don't always focus on those carping criticisms, there are still many people who praise you, don't you? Especially those kung fu lovers, think about what they say Yes, it’s so cool but exudes this mysterious charm, people can’t help but fluctuate with her emotional fluctuations, is there a better compliment than this?” Adrian hugged her and laughed, Mo He knew what Nika really wanted to say, but he didn't want to say it at this time. He was already prepared to give her a big surprise when the time came.

In addition to these, various items used by the protagonists of the movie have also been sought after, such as Ray-Ban sunglasses, Motorola's slider phone, windbreaker, etc., sales have more than doubled, and similar splay photos with tourists soon appeared on Sunset Boulevard , made the heads of these brands happy, and expressed that as long as the director of Miracle needs it, they will fully support it.

This is the benefit of being famous. You must know that when the original version of "The Matrix" asked them to invest, the other party hesitated for a long time, and the funds they gave were not high. But in this version, as soon as Adrian opened his mouth, they immediately handed over the check. Is there anything more profitable than investing in a commercial film directed by Miracle?

It is a little regrettable that Motorola has just launched the slider phone not long ago. If the movie is released one year later and the sales of this phone are poor, Motorola may be more grateful to Dade. But that's okay, no matter how grateful they are to Dade, they won't share more benefits with Adrian.

The movie is so well-received, so naturally the box office didn't say much. It earned 55 million in North America in the first three days. Now, in the late 1990s, this is already a very good figure. It's a pity that the top spot on the box office list is not occupied by "The Matrix". Sitting on the throne is Spielberg's "Jurassic Park: The Lost World", which almost got 89 million in the first three days. It has broken through 100 million.

Similarly, this sci-fi movie has received rave reviews. As the long-awaited sequel to "Jurassic Park", which once set a box office record, its popularity is a matter of course. In this way, in terms of evaluation, the two films are evenly divided, and "The Matrix" is probably slightly better, but in terms of box office, "Jurassic Park" has left "The Matrix" behind by a lot, so In this way, it should be Spielberg and DreamWorks who won.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, anyway, we also invested in "Jurassic Park 2"." Adrian said this to the staff of the film company.

The original copyright of "Jurassic Park" was preemptively obtained by him with foresight, and the second part naturally had the priority to adapt, so "Jurassic Park 2" was jointly produced by Universal, DreamWorks, and Bosworth As for the investment, Adrian is right to say so, does DreamWorks dare to withhold dividends?

Now that the boss has said so, the employees no longer take it seriously, but did "The Matrix" really lose? . ..