Almost all film reviews of "Future Apocalypse" will use a lot of pen and ink to analyze the structure of the film, and many film critics believe that this is another innovation in the film structure after Quentin's "Vulgar".

1994 is considered by many to be the greatest year of film, which is of course an exaggeration, and it is not for nothing that there are more good years than 1994, but 1994 is indeed a big year for movies, and many good movies have been released in this year. And among all the films of this year, the highest status in film history is undoubtedly Quentin's "Vulgar".

Before "Vulgarity", genre films strictly followed the causal relationship in their narratives and appeared in chronological order, while "Vulgarity" disrupted the chronological order of events and formed a closed-loop structure that was a complete rewriting of the language of genre films.

If "Vulgar" is a typical circular structure, and "Future Apocalypse", which introduces the structure of Song Ci into the movie, is a symmetrical structure, it is also an innovation in the structure of the film, and it is naturally warmly sought after by film critics.

Nick James, the editor-in-chief of "Sight and Sound", praised "Future Apocalypse" as a great attempt, but Nick James was not as well-versed in Oriental culture as Baudwell, nor did he analyze the structure of the film as deeply as Baldwell, and he focused his analysis on audiovisual language.

Nick James wrote: "Classical war films mostly use long shots, panoramic shots, and long shots to show the vast background of history, and the space and grand war scenes give people a sense of grandeur. This kind of war film is very imposing and magnificent. From the point of view, the camera is set up outside the battlefield, and the audience looks at the war from the perspective of a bystander, but this also brings a flaw, the audience's sense of substitution and presence is not enough, and it lacks that immersive sense of shock.

Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" completes the innovation of war films, bringing war films from classical to modern. In fact, Spielberg only did one thing, which was to place the camera in the middle of the battlefield, using a large number of subjective lenses and handheld photography, so that the audience felt as if they were really on the battlefield and had a strong sense of presence. Although this kind of film lacks in the grandeur of war, it is better at showing the hearts of the characters and the cruelty of war through the performance of details, and it is easier to touch the hearts of the audience and form a visual shock that impacts the hearts of the audience.

In "Future Apocalypse", Zhang Ran has found a balance between classical and modern, so that the film has a strong sense of substitution, while having a majestic and magnificent sense of epic. There are many scenes in the film that combine classical and modern, such as the last shot of the first war scene in the movie, according to the scene is a large long shot, which is the basic norm of the audiovisual language of classical films, and the last shot as the epilogue should be a large scene, in order to show the atmosphere and scale of the entire war and have a clear sense of ending. But this shot is a little different, this big vista is always in motion, it's a continuous push of the shot, and finally the shot pushes to Adams' chief, and his chief is dead. It was because of the death of Adams' commander that he was ordered to lead his troops into battle. Therefore, the function of this shot is not only the modeling and atmosphere rendering of the large long shot at the end of the paragraph, but also has a clear narrative role.

Therefore, the whole shot has two functions, a panoramic lens as a sense of closure and a close-up lens as a narrative function, which not only satisfies the function of scanning the whole scene to express the atmosphere but also plays a narrative role. This treatment both conforms to the basic requirements of the audiovisual language of classicism and enhances the narrative, and is able to quickly move directly to the next paragraph. There are a lot of similar techniques in the film, which is why the Wachowski siblings and other directors would say that "Future Apocalypse" is the perfect combination of classic and modern......"

The media and film critics have analyzed and interpreted "Future Apocalypse" a lot, including music, color, thought, etc., and these are all carefully designed by the director, which is indeed worth reading repeatedly, such as the soundtrack of the movie, in addition to the symmetry of the upper and lower repertoire, why these classical music are chosen are meaningful.

In addition, the media is also full of praise for the performances of several leading actors in the movie, praising "this is Matt Damon's best performance since the film", claiming that "that great Robert De Niro is back and forth", and the media have said that they will be the favorites for this year's Oscars.

Scarlett Johansson's performance has also been appreciated like never before, and the Los Angeles Times has directly stated that there are not many roles for any actress that are more engaging and challenging than the role of Emily Stone. Love and hate, actors' performances, and role shifts are all woven into the role, and Scarlett Johansson delivers the best performance of her career, and if she competes for an Oscar, it's hard to beat her.

In the eyes of "Variety", Zhang Ran is one of the best directors in the world who can guide actors, and the actors in "Future Apocalypse" have played a super high level, and Scarlett Johansson has really found herself, and her portrayal of Emily is impressive.

Entertainment Weekly is very sure that Scarlett Johansson will be nominated for an Oscar with Emily: "We don't want to wade into the Oscar pool so early, but Scarlett Johansson's performance is as shocking as electrification, enough to wake up a dead person from the grave." ”

Such praise from the media made Scarlett Johansson smile, this time the opportunity to win the Olympics is really big, but in addition to the excitement, she is a little worried, "Future Apocalypse" is released in July, and the release of this time period is quite unfavorable for the movie to win the Olympics.

A large number of Olympic movies will be released in North America every year to hit the Oscars. In order to attract the attention of audiences and judges and be nominated for an Academy Award, most directors choose to release their films from September to December every year, so September to December is also known as the season of the Marché du Film Market.

Because the closer the film is released at the end of the year, the easier it is to use the publicity of the awards season to gain traction in the hearts of the people, form a topic benefit, save the cost of secondary publicity by the way, and most importantly, subconsciously influence the voting of college members. If the film is placed in the summer or at the beginning of the year, after the film promotion cycle, the popularity will drop significantly, and the impression of the academy members on the movie will fade, and the desire to vote will naturally be greatly reduced, which is very unfavorable to the Olympics.

The release of "Future Apocalypse" in July shows that Zhang Ran and Summit Entertainment have no intention of rushing to the Olympics at all, at least they did not have this idea at first; science fiction films are not treated well by the academy, and it is more difficult to win awards, plus Zhang Ran's new film will be launched soon, so it is really difficult to say whether Zhang Ran and Summit Entertainment will spend effort on public relations.

Scarlett Johansson very much hopes that Zhang Ran and Summit Entertainment can do their best to public relations and help herself win the Oscar, but what she thinks doesn't work at all, and only Zhang Ran can really make a decision. It's just that Zhang Ran seems to be a good talker, but he is very tough in his bones, if he is not willing to rush to the Olympics, no one can do anything about him.

After muttering for a while, Scarlett Johansson dialed Zhang Ran's phone: "Mr. Zhang, I want to ask you something. ”

Zhang Ran said directly: "What's the matter, you ask!"

Scarlett Johansson didn't want to appear too eager, and said euphemistically: "The media and film critics have a high opinion of "Future Apocalypse" and think it is the favorite for this year's Oscars. I don't know if Summit Entertainment will go all out to win the Olympics, and whether we need to cooperate with the publicity. If necessary, I will coordinate the schedule in advance and fully cooperate with the crew for public relations!"

Zhang Ran smiled lightly, Scarlett Johansson didn't care about the movie, but whether she could be nominated for an Oscar or even win an award. This is completely understandable, she has been in literary films for many years, and has also cooperated with many big directors, but she has never been nominated for an Oscar, which is really embarrassing;

According to Hollywood agencies, actors who win Oscars in the acting category will be paid at least 20% more in their next movie. For young actors, their salaries will increase by 2 or 3 times because of the Oscar won. For example, after winning the award for "Black Swan", Natalie Portman's salary quickly rose from a million dollars to tens of millions of dollars.

Now Scarlett Johansson's salary is more than 1 million, and if she can win the Oscar, her salary will definitely increase several times. Because of the tangible benefits of the Oscars, Hollywood stars are willing to pay less for films that have the potential to win an Oscar.

Zhang Ran thought about it carefully, this Oscar actress should be Jennifer Lawrence, who is the young age of the actress. Jennifer Lawrence is an extremely talented actress, her performance in "Winter Bones" is amazing, but her performance in "The Happiness Line Behind the Clouds" is relatively average, and Weinstein's PR played a crucial role in winning the award.

Comparatively speaking, Scarlett Johansson's performance in Future Apocalypse is more difficult, more complete, and more tasteful to the academy. If Summit Entertainment goes all out for public relations, she really has a chance to win the actress crown!

Zhang Ran said: ""Future Apocalypse" is more commercial and a science fiction film, and I didn't think about rushing to the Olympics at the beginning, but now that I have the opportunity to hit the Oscars, I must still rush it, after all, the Oscars can bring real money. ”

Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Scarlett Johansson was relieved, and said with a smile: "I thought that only people like me would think about money, and an artist like you would definitely despise money!"

Zhang Ran chuckled: "Movies are the art of burning money, and you can't make art without money." ”

After chatting with Scarlett Johansson, Zhang Ran hung up the phone, and then opened the webpage to take a look, and the Rotten Tomatoes webpage was full of red fresh tomatoes. So far, Rotten Tomatoes has received a total of 17 film reviews, all of which are fresh, with a Rotten Tomatoes index of 100%, and the film critics have also given an astonishing 9.It includes film reviews from eight authoritative media outlets, of which 5 have scored full marks, two 95 and one 90, with an average score of 98. It can be described as rave reviews.

However, the positive reception of the media did not clear the negative impact of the leak of the film's source, and BOX's latest long-term forecast for "Future Apocalypse" was greatly reduced, from 100 million to 68 million in the first week, and the total box office was lowered from 240 million to 178 million.

If this is true after the release of "Future Apocalypse", it will definitely lose money. But now that things have come to this point, Zhang Ran really has no tricks, so he can only pin his hopes on the audience.

Zhang Ran put down the mouse, leaned back in the chair and exhaled softly, then looked at the time, it was almost two o'clock. This afternoon, the film festival has a roadshow of the film festival venture capital conference, which is related to the future of the film festival, and he must be there. Zhang Ran immediately cheered up, hurriedly walked out of the room, and went directly to the movie palace.