In a large conference room in the Warner Building, thick black curtains block the sunlight from the window, and the room is dark, and the picture is also pitch black on the white curtain hanging in the dark, as if thick ink.

Batman absconded in the darkness and took all the darkness with him, wanting to leave the light to Gotham.

Director Gordon issued a hunt warrant for Batman, smashed the bat semaphore, and gave Batman the title of The Dark Knight......

Since the film has not yet added an opening and ending credits, the preview screening has ended.

The small camera closed, the curtains were opened, and more than two dozen spectators, including Matthew, Helen Herman, Charles Rowan, Aziva Gossman, and a Warner Bros. executive, turned their heads to Christopher Nolan and gave them a round of applause.

The completion of this "Dark Knight" is 90 percent, but that doesn't prevent it from being a wonderful movie that can shock people's hearts.

If you let Matthew say, "The Dark Knight" is not at all the same level as all the previous comic superhero movies.

The applause stopped, and Helen Herman whispered to Matthew, "This film is no less than The Wachowski Brothers' The Matrix." ”

Matthew nodded lightly and said very pretendedly, "The Joker said everything that should be said and what should not be said, and Batman did everything that should be done and what should not be done." Life is a matter of choice, and the age of heroes is gone. ”

Soon, some Warner Bros. staff sent out a list of opinions, which is also common in test screenings.

The purpose of the test screening is to minimize the problems of the film or the sensitive nerves of the market.

Matthew only wrote one sentence on the suggestion sheet - so good that not a second was wasted!

In fact, he can't give any opinions, except for some lines that look awkward, this film really can't find any faults, Christopher Nolan is quite powerful, even comic book superhero movies can be made like this.

If you think about the few Christopher Nolan films I've seen before, if nothing else, he is undoubtedly many times better than the Wachowski siblings, who are also famous in this area, when it comes to the balance between art and business.

After the test screening, everyone dispersed, but Christopher Nolan called Matthew and wanted to talk to him alone.

Since Christopher Nolan had to politely send the test attendees away, Matthew waited for a few minutes before going to the next meeting room together.

"It's so good that you haven't wasted a second...... "In the reception room, Christopher Nolan said politely, "Matthew, you're too prestigious." ”

Matthew smiled and said, "This 'The Dark Knight' is a great work. ”

Christopher Nolan didn't expect Matthew to say that, a little embarrassed, "I just wanted to make an unconventional superhero movie." Then he asked, "Why do you say that?"

He also wants to know why this work that has not yet been released is called great by someone like Matthew.

Matthew said without hesitation, "The great thing about it is that it can convey an idea to people, especially those who look down on commercial films." ”

"Oh?" Christopher Nolan didn't understand what Matthew meant, so he had to ask, "Why?"

Matthew is also testing Christopher Nolan's idea in this way, "Instead of fighting in literary films, it is better to raise the standard of commercial films like "The Dark Knight". ”

Christopher Nolan couldn't help laughing, "A lot of my movie ideas have to be carried by strong funds. ”

"Warner Bros. is a good investor. Matthew also smiled and said, "Haven't you been working with Warner Bros."

"Warner Bros. has always wanted to work with you. Christopher Nolan said.

The two said a few words about Warner Bros., and they didn't go around in circles anymore, Christopher Nolan said directly, "I asked Charles Rowan to send the script, I don't know if you've read it." ”

Matthew nodded slightly, "I've seen it." He thought for a moment and then said, "The script is a bit scattered, complicated and ambiguous, which is the biggest feeling I have after reading the script." ”

"This is just the initial version. Christopher Nolan said calmly, "My brother Jonathan listened to my dictated thoughts and roughly wrote the script, because of some unexpected circumstances, we didn't have time to sort it out in detail, and it was delivered to you." ”

"Unexpected situation?" Matthew keenly captures the key.

Christopher Nolan explained, "You're on a full schedule, you're going to shoot two films, and Paramount Pictures is going to ask you to star in their new film, and the next two years of work are definitely going to be tight, so I wanted to say hello to you in advance so that we don't have schedule conflicts if we work together." ”

Matthew then asked, "When are you going to shoot this film?"

"Filming will start next summer. "Christopher Nolan clearly has a plan," was released in the summer of 2010. ”

"There should be no problem with timing. Matthew nodded again, then looked at Christopher Nolan and asked, "I don't have a high level of education, the script is messy, and I haven't sorted out a clue yet, can you tell us more about this project?"

Although he saw some familiar shadows, he wanted to be sure that this was the film he had seen before.

When it comes to the cooperation of Matthew and Christopher Nolan, both parties must undoubtedly have enough sincerity, and Matthew has expressed his intention to cooperate.

Christopher Nolan also knew that the script that was faxed to Los Angeles in a hurry and handed over by Charles Rowan was a bit messy, and after a little thought, he said, "The main body and plot of this project is an elusive dream. ”

He smiled and said, "The script for you, what I want to express is something I've been thinking about since I was sixteen. Seven or eight years ago, I had already done the rough idea, but then the story went much further than I had imagined, touching on the relationship between real dreams and half-asleep states. ”

Matthew nodded lightly and didn't interject.

"I always have a lot of weird thoughts, and I wake up naturally in the middle of the night, and then I fall into a light sleep, where I often think I'm dreaming. Christopher Nolan further said, "After that, more strange feelings will follow, and I can also use my memories to separate the stories in the dreamland." ”

"I feel that way, sometimes,......" he said, jokingly, "I feel that way, sometimes," he gestured around, "I thought it was a dream now, and everything about Matthew Horner in Hollywood was a wonderful dream." ”

Christopher Nolan smiled and added, "It's true that Hollywood is a dream that makes people who are deeply trapped in it reluctant to wake up. ”

He then goes back to the topic, "The human brain can accommodate all real-world scenarios, and the limits of this behavior have not been reached in my research. It's like walking on a beach, you can look around and grab a handful of sand on the beach. I'm trying to test this truth by manipulating 'lucid dreams,' and my script is based on these common and relatively simple truths. So my idea is that technology can hack into other people's brains and share the same dream with another person at the same time. ”

In the end, Christopher Nolan said this, Matthew also saw it from the script.

"After asking Charles Rowan to hand you the script, I had a new idea for this film. Christopher Nolan continued, "Before that, I was planning to make a theft film where the protagonist invades the unsuspecting person through dreams and steals his ideas. ”

He said slowly, "But a good director should have higher aspirations." I've always been interested in penetrating someone's psyche, and if you just take something from there, it's really not appealing. ”

Matthew said honestly, "I think it's a good idea. ”

Christopher Nolan shook his head slightly and said the latest idea, "So, I created a bigger goal for myself, and I envisioned the new task of the male protagonist to put an idea in the minds of others, an idea that would normally be resisted, but after their planning, the idea will take root, and eventually make the target person act according to the needs of their employer." ”

Hearing this, Matthew remained silent, and gradually determined in his heart that this should be the movie called "Inception".

Isn't that movie just Leonardo DiCaprio contracting someone else, running into someone else's dream to implant an idea for the other person to dissolve his own company?

If it's this film, Christopher Nolan's project can be followed.

"You need to put something in people's consciousness and let it grow in a certain way, you have to foresee how it will grow in a chaotic way......"

Christopher Nolan's words continue, "Of course, there are still many difficult problems to be solved in the story and script, such as the dream should be designed to be visually and emotionally real, so that the dreamer himself is in the dream and does not know that it is just a dream. In that subconscious state, a person's deepest, most precious secrets are laid out. ”

Matthew nodded slowly, then said in an extremely serious manner, "This is a genius idea. ”

"So......" Christopher Nolan said again, "I wanted to invite you to join in and turn this idea into a great film." ”

Matthew was honest, "I love this idea. He thought for a moment, then added, "Christopher, the agent is not there, I can't promise you anything in the open, but I really like what you said. ”

Christopher Nolan, of course, knows some of the rules in the circle, saying, "I'm going to move on to this project when I'm done putting the finishing touches on The Dark Knight, and I'll have someone send it to you when the new version of the script is done." ”

"When will your crew be formed?" Matthew also showed sincerity, "I will inform the agent to contact you." ”

The two sides reached an agreement on this interview, and then left the reception room with some laughter.