For fans, the first part of "The Matrix" was very shocking, and the film was recognized as so cool that it had no friends, but in the second part of "Reloaded", the Wachowski brothers obviously strengthened the philosophical thinking part, but ignored the reason why the audience likes this film, the key is cool and cool!

As a result, fans have not yet digested the second part, and in just half a year, the more philosophical "Matrix Revolution" is here again.

There are some fans who love depth, and they are fascinated by watching it, but most of the audience is confused, and more viewers simply don't buy the account of "Matrix Revolution" on the first weekend, and when various word-of-mouth responses come out, they find that it is a film like "Reloaded", not the first one they like so cool that they have no friends, and they directly chose to give up.

The audience's expectations were too high, and the last two parts seriously did not match the audience's expectations, and two sequels were launched in a short period of time, causing serious aesthetic fatigue.

Another point that cannot be ignored is that soft kung fu fights are no longer popular, and even after various kung fu dances in films such as "Breaking Bad", kung fu has gradually begun to become the poison point of Hollywood action movies.

According to Cinema Score's prediction of "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution" released by theater audiences on the spot, the film's North American box office drop is about $130 million.

It's unimaginable, not even half of "Reloaded".

The Wachowski brothers can be said to be at the peak of their debut, and then they actively chose to fall into the ditch until they became the Wachowski sisters, and they did not climb out.

The "Matrix" trilogy is the quintessential example of successful science fiction films at the turn of the century, but in Ronan's eyes, it is also the experience and lessons that producers must learn when making commercial films.

The mystical and excessive philosophical thinking seems to bring the so-called depth to the film, but it also kills the breadth of the film's acceptance.

The aura of the first part retreated, leaving behind a piece of chicken feathers.

"I didn't expect that "The Matrix" would end dismally. ”

In the office of Shahai Entertainment, George Clint said to Ronan with regret: "Don't look at my age at the time, but I was fascinated by the first part, how can the movie be so good......?"

As if it was a little sad, more regretful, George Clint shook his head.

Ronan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said: "If philosophical speculation and humanistic thinking are controlled within a reasonable range, commercial films will bloom with infinite charm." But if it is too abused, the consequences are unimaginable, and even ......"

He smiled and shook his head: "For a commercial film, it's ten times scarier than Michael Bay's abuse of explosions." ”

George Clint agrees with Ronan: "An explosion of abuse can attract a lot of audiences, but when philosophical speculation and humanistic thinking are abused, mainstream audiences will leave the theater in droves." ”

"This is something to be aware of. Ronan changed to a more comfortable sitting position: "We will operate more and more large-scale commercial films in the future, and we would rather have more explosions than excessive philosophical speculation." ”

George Clint said, "Understand, we're a studio, not a director. ”

The director can have an authorial style, and the film company can also consider the authorial style, but it must not be put in the first place.

Ronan put down the teacup and said, "Have you read Lindsay Beal's latest script?"

"Look, it's still a double ending. George Clint said bluntly: "I think the second ending is better, the heroine continues to live happily and glamorously in New York, which is very interesting, and the audience may also like it." ”

Ronan nodded: "I think so too." But which ending to use, after the director is in place, you have to listen to the director's opinion, this type of film is different from pure commercial films, and the director's style is very important. ”

George Clint asked, "Do you have the right director options?"

Ronan said directly: "This is a typical female theme, at first I thought Sophia Coppola would be a good choice, but the style of the film tends to be dark, and there is even some irony in it, Sofia Coppola's style is not suitable, I think David Fincher is good." ”

George Clint thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing wrong with David Fincher's style, but there's one thing that David Fincher has made films that have been too strong in authorship style since he became famous for "The Seven Deadly Sins", such as "Fight Club." ”

"That's my doubt, too. Ronan's left index finger slowly tapped on the armrest of the sofa: "But I can't think of a more suitable director than David Fincher now, and if I hand over this project to a new director, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve the desired effect." ”

George Clint added: "As you can see from the script and your goal plan, this film requires a lot of directing skills, especially the style and key plot handling, and I would recommend not using a new director." ”

Ronan agreed with George Clint and said, "I'll talk to David Fincher in person when I find a time and see what he thinks first." ”

As for Stephen Soderbergh, who was once considered, Ronan automatically ruled it out, and the bald director's personal style was even stronger.

Dark-style films, especially those with a bit of irony in the dark about mainstream values, feel like David Fincher is more appropriate.

The script currently has two endings, the first ending is that the heroine dies in a struggle, which is undoubtedly very much in line with the mainstream value orientation, and the bad guys who succeed by illegal means cannot, of course, have a good ending.

But the second ending is a satire of mainstream values and the American dream.

Even, which ending is adopted, will cause the style of the movie to be completely different.

In the second ending, the heroine lives brilliantly in the super metropolis of New York, more successful than most people in this world, and she has also achieved success through her own efforts, after all, it is impossible to achieve success in this industry simply by lying on a dead fish, it must take a lot of tempering......

If you work hard, you can succeed.

It's really a big American dream.

Ronan even envisioned that the funniest and most spoofed scenario would be for the film to be released with "When Happiness Knocks" and be shown in theaters at the same time, so that the audience can experience two completely different American dreams.

It's definitely very interesting to think about the reaction of the audience and the media.

Of course, such a result is very likely to be that both films will collapse with a bang and end in a complete failure.

From the standpoint of an investor and a producer, Ronan can only treat these as bad tastes, and it is impossible to really do that.

After all, he is not only responsible for his own investment and the company, but also for all the main creators of the crew who have worked hard.

As for whether the style brought by the second ending will be unacceptable, Ronan is not too worried, in fact, how many people believe that the American Dream is beautiful, and how many people see through the hypocrisy of the American Dream.

There are many movies that satirize mainstream values that have succeeded, and this kind of irony does not touch those red-line types of values, such as discrimination, such as women's rights, etc.

If a movie satirizes these, it is purely your own death.

In fact, since the mid-to-late nineties, the American dream has gradually been reduced to the same status as the Washington authorities in the minds of a large number of viewers.

To some extent, "American Beauty" can also be regarded as a film of this type.

David Fincher has directed many such movies, and the irony of family marriage in "Gone Girl" is about to fly to the sky, and the film reflects a theme from beginning to end - the power of marriage lies in killing people invisibly!

The heroine has a line that is impressive, saying that the whole society sympathizes with pregnant women, and pregnant women are rare? Isn't it just lying down and parting your legs......

The box office and word-of-mouth of this movie exploded at the same time, and the style was dark to rich at the same time, but it also made people extremely happy to watch.

I don't know how many people will keep laughing when they see the heroine played by Pei Chunhua appear in the second half......

Maybe that's where David Fincher comes in.

Ronan thought of this and decided to have someone contact David Fincher to talk to the director with his unique style.

David Fincher's value is not in a movie, if they can work together, they can make "Gone Girl" after filming this one.

And Netflix.

Once Netflix streaming really came into the eyes of most people, it was also because of a TV series "House of Cards" led by David Fincher.

It seems to be an adaptation, Ronan has thought of it for a long time, but he has never been able to find where the original book is, and he vaguely remembers that the original work is an old work and was born a long time ago, but which one is it, I have never been able to find it.

President Kinoshita and other key players have all inquired, and there is no such thing.

Ronan has not given up on finding the original book for the time being, because once there is a copyright entanglement in the future, it will be even more troublesome.

In the time that followed, Ronan asked about the crew of Pirates of the Caribbean, and he rarely got directly involved in the crew of a sequel like this with guaranteed success.

"Overall it wasn't bad, but with the huge success of the first installment, the actors became stars. ”

George Clint doesn't hide it either, telling the truth: "The interpersonal relationships of the crew have become very delicate, and the management is not as easy as in the first part, especially Johnny Depp, which can sometimes be a headache." ”

Ronan asked with concern, "Jesse is okay, right?"

George Clint said: "It shouldn't be a big problem, and with the production manager here, she doesn't have to worry too much about the daily work of the crew, more about the overall situation, Jesse's technical ability is not to say, as long as the interpersonal relationship is handled well, the crew will run smoothly." ”

Ronan nodded: "Although Jesse is a tech maniac, she has a very high IQ and EQ, and I believe in her ability." ”

A woman who can live herself as an ideal woman is definitely not ordinary.

Ronan looked at the time and said, "I'll go to the animation studio and take a look, you can keep busy." ”

Leaving George Clint's office, Ronan went to the Sand Sea Entertainment Animation Studio on the same floor to check on the progress of several cartoons.