There have been many people who have watched a show, or like Ronan, who have watched the highlights of this drama and left a certain impression.

The male protagonist is famous in history, and related deeds have entered the history textbooks of the East and the West, and has been adapted into movies several times as the protagonist, and many stars have become popular because of the starring role, such as Michael Douglas's father, Kirk Douglas.

This character is called Spartacus.

That play is also called "Spartacus".

Ronan hasn't watched the full version of the series, but he has seen the relevant content highlights, which have been filmed for several seasons, and the biggest feature is the scale.

Once the scale of "Spartacus" completely exceeded "Song of Roughness and Killing".

After "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", Ronan specially asked people to check, but did not find similar TV episode script copyright registration matters, so after the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", he took time to complete the preliminary planning of the project, and then forwarded it to the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment.

Spartacus is a historical figure, there is no copyright involved, and you can shoot whatever you want.

After Shahai Entertainment's "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones", it will also increase the production and investment of large-scale dramas.

How to write the script depends on the screenwriters in the screenwriting department, and Ronan can only designate a large framework for the screenwriters to create within the framework.

"In a way, it's closer to the B-movies in the film. ”

In the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment, Ronan convened a meeting of relevant responsible persons: "The investment is not too high, mainly with violence and large-scale shots, the style is similar to "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", and it doesn't matter if the CG is rough." ”

He emphasized: "Overall, the most ideal state of this show is to have the visual sense of "The Three Hundred Heroes of Sparta", the realism of "Gladiator" and the level of nudity that far exceeds the series "Roma". ”

Several screenwriters responded: "Understood." ”

Ronan said: "Come out with the script this year, you have enough time to write. ”

Leaving the screenwriting department, Ronan went to the office area of Princess Animation Studios on the upper floor, where a dozen core members of the team, led by Chris Barker, Byrne Howard, and Rich Moore, were waiting in the conference room.

Ronan asked Connie to distribute the materials she brought to the people at Princess Animation Studios, and said, "You have been joining Relativity Entertainment for more than half a year, and you must already know a little about the company, and you are also familiar with the people and company structure. ”

Chris Barker said: "Yes, we're ready. ”

Byrne Howard continued: "Mr. Anderson, we have completed the initial update of computer animation production technology with the assistance of Pixar Studios in the past six months, and we can't wait to devote ourselves to animation production. ”

Several others also nodded, and they joined Relativity Entertainment Animation not to retire, but to revive the team's glory.

Ronan pulled out a chair and sat down, and asked, "Everyone, let me start by asking a question, what kind of animated film do you want to make?"

Everyone including Chris Buck was instantly silent, and this question was quite difficult for them to answer.

Ronan continued, "Or, to put it another way, what is your best animation?"

Chris Buck said without hesitation: "Disney princess cartoons and fairy tale cartoons. ”

"That's right. Ronan said directly: "This is what you are best at, and it is also the fundamental reason why I and Relativity Entertainment poached you." ”

Ridge Moore said at this time: "But the market proves that Disney's traditional animated films have declined and cannot keep up with the needs of the times, otherwise we ......"

He didn't say the second half, but the meaning was very obvious, if it weren't for the decline of Disney Animation Studio, there would be no birth of the current Princess Animation Studio.

Chris Barker is very cautious, but also said: "Princesses and fairy tale animated feature films are really no longer popular. The best-selling animated feature films since the turn of the millennium are DreamWorks' Shrek series and several from Pixar Studios. ”

He was worried: "Ronan, we're not good at the pure spoof genre. ”

"Don't worry. Ronan smiled and said, "I'm not going to let you shoot that genre, which is also not in line with my original intention, why is this animation studio called Princess? Because I want you to bring the princess and fairy tale genre of Disney animation forward again." ”

It's a waste to have Chris Buck and others make spoof movies like Shrek.

Ronan continued: "I mentioned to you some time ago that after the animation studio stabilizes, it will use Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "Snow White" as a model to adapt and produce an animated short film to run in the team. ”

Byrne Howard said: "Snow White is the quintessential princess-style story......

"We can completely subvert traditional fairy tales, but it's not a spoof," Ronan said. For example, Sleeping Beauty, the one who kisses the princess to wake up does not necessarily have to be a prince, but can also be a witch, and there is also the Snow White, the prince may not fall in love with the princess, but may want to annex her kingdom...... Well, even a traditional Snow White could defeat the evil queen with the help of a hunter. ”

These truths are not complicated, but for the former Disney creators who are bound by tradition, they open up their thinking from the other side, although some of them may not be suitable for the current social environment, but they also pierce a thin layer of separation, and fairy tales can be reinterpreted from a different angle, even if they are not spoofed.

Chris Buck and others are looking through the outline of the script in their hands, almost completely subverting the content of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Ronan waited for everyone to read the outline of the script, and said: "The times are changing, and more and more people are beginning to form a clearer understanding that fairy tale love is not rational, and it is actually very difficult for you to convincingly say in an hour and a half why the hero and heroine love each other, and love so deeply." Especially cartoons, so they rarely explore the rationality behind love - such as why two people love each other and why they love so deeply - but directly make two people fall in love, and they don't need to explain anything, so they will be very clichés. ”

He coughed lightly and continued: "And family affection and friendship, such as the kind of love for one's own family, are more firmly rooted and more likely to impress the audience than love for a stranger. ”

Chris Buck thoughtfully: "Disney princesses of the past only exist for love......"

Ronan nodded slightly, and continued: "Everyone has participated in the production of many Disney animated feature films, and we can recall the performance of princesses in Disney animated films in the past. Disney princesses of the past also had their own ideas and a desire to be free, but they always needed external stimuli to make a move. The Little Mermaid has always longed for human life, and only when she falls in love with the prince and fights with her father can she have the determination to become human, and Rapunzel has always wanted to see Kong Ming lanterns, and only a thief who knows the outside world can give her the courage to leave home. ”

"They have their goals, but they're not working hard for their goals all the time, and they're not paying too much for them. This is the inadequacy of these princesses, they have ideas and desires, but they lack substantive action, even Rapunzel needs outside guidance. ”

Byrne Howard gradually realized what Ronan meant: "Such a princess is too passive and has no executive agency. ”

"That's right. Ronan added: "The princess of the new era must be proactive, not to love for love, not to wait to marry the prince, to have clear actions, and take the initiative to work hard for it." ”

He paused slightly: "Cinema is an art of visual and auditory unity, which means that it is not the inner feelings of the protagonists who define them, but their actions!"

Richie Moore suddenly interjected: "This is also in line with the current situation of the feminist movement, which is getting more and more intense. ”

Ronan glanced at him appreciatively and emphasized: "The Disney princesses in the next stage don't need princes to save them, they can also save themselves." ”

The animated feature film that once brought Disney princesses back onto the world movie stage and glowed with infinite brilliance, the most classic is reversal and salvation.

The prince takes off his gloves and becomes the bad guy, and Anna doesn't need love to save him.

At that time, Elsa's fans thought that it was Elsa's true love who saved Anna, and Anna's fans thought that Anna was the one who saved herself......

Disney's fairy tales and princess style have had a profound impact on Chris Buck and others, and Ronan didn't expect a word to completely change them, so the princess animation studio's first thing on the agenda was not animated feature films, but often ten-minute short films.

This helps them hone and incorporate new computer production techniques and ideas.

At the end of the meeting, Chris Barker said that in order to shoot the background of the short film "The Snow Queen", he needed to lead a team to Norway and other Nordic countries to collect style.

Ronan responded in one bite, and it was essential to complete the production well.

Exoticism is also a great weapon to attract audiences.

Of course, for Hollywood, this so-called exoticism must be the product of a mixture of half-understood overseas culture and typical American ideas.

This is true for Hollywood's animated feature films, no matter what country they are set in.

Just like Disney's cartoons, "Aladdin" does not belong to the Middle East, "The Lion King" does not belong to Africa, "The Little Mermaid" does not belong to Denmark, and "Kung Fu Panda" does not belong to the Chinese world.

If a single large-scale production is filmed in the genre of a certain country or nation, and only reflects the cultural elements that truly belong to them, the chances of this film hitting the street will be infinite.

Princess Animation Studios, as well as Relativity Entertainment, is not an art research department or a cultural researcher, but a standard business group.