Chapter 688: Bloodsucking Horror
After his condition improved slightly, Matthew devoted himself to the promotion of "Twilight", participated in many media conferences one after another, and on the side of the "Special Forces" crew, his role will not continue to be filmed until December, and his energy during this time can be completely focused on "Twilight".
Disney Studios held an internal preview screening for the film, and the response was good.
But many people outside look down on this film, especially since the trailer was released, there has been a lot of cynicism in the media, after all, the love genre has declined.
"Mr. Horner, why would you want to invest in such a film?"
Mark Berman, a reporter for the New York Post, seized the opportunity and asked aloud, "Don't you think this type of film is outdated? Werewolves and vampires are just gimmicks! Will this film make you recoup your $40 million investment?"
Matthew knows that there are many people waiting to see their bad luck, this has nothing to do with hatred, but human nature is at work, when a person continues to succeed, while others cheer and cheer, a thought will naturally be born in his heart, he will definitely not succeed all the time, he will definitely fail, just like the vast majority of people in this world......
"Great movies never go out of style. Matthew didn't care what the outside world thought and cheered hard for his movie, ""Twilight" will become a classic romance movie. ”
He glanced at the New York Post reporter and said with a smile, "Whether Twilight can recoup its investment will soon know." ”
Mark Newman snorted imperceptibly when he saw Matthew's confident smile, and didn't say much, he is not a tabloid entertainment paparazzi, and it is very unwise to clash head-on with a Hollywood bigwig like Matthew Horner.
He'll wait and see, though, to see how much Matthew Horner's $40 million will lose.
A paparazzi in his fifties from The Sun next to him was not so polite, and asked directly, "I have seen the original book of "Twilight", vulgar, twisted and perverted, how can such an adapted movie be successful?"
Without waiting for Matthew to speak, he said in a row, "Matthew, you don't think of "Twilight" as a movie starring you, do you?"
What this meant, Matthew naturally understood, and the entertainment reporters around him also understood, and a burst of laughter inevitably rang out.
Matthew glanced at the reporter of "The Sun", did not get angry, and did not leave with a cold face, that was exactly the result that the other party wanted.
Isn't this reporter's deliberate attempt to ask sharp and provocative questions, and then deliberately mocking, exactly what the Sun has always done?
"This gentleman. Matthew didn't answer, but asked, "Judging by your age, you should be a father, right?"
The Sun reporter couldn't figure out what Matthew meant, but nodded and said, "Yes, I have an eighteen-year-old daughter." ”
"Daughter?" Matthew thought for a moment and said, "I guess you don't have a good relationship with your daughter, do you?"
In general, adolescent boys and girls do not have a particularly good relationship with their parents.
"This ......," the Sun reporter widened his eyes and asked rhetorically, "does this have anything to do with my question?"
Matthew said seriously, "Of course." He pointed to the reporter, "Because you don't understand what your daughter likes." ”
Without waiting for the reporter of "The Sun" to speak again, he said, "You say that the film "Twilight" is vulgar, twisted, and perverted, but you don't know that falling in love with a handsome, superpowered, and considerate and gentle person who is different from herself is every girl's dream. ”
"Sometimes he's supposed to be a prince in a castle, sometimes he's a wall-to-wall Spider-Man, sometimes he's rebellious and rebellious, sometimes he's a vampire with cold fingers. ”
Matthew looks like a girl's emotional expert, "No matter how you set up the role, he is gentle, handsome, the only one who loves you in the whole world, how violent but infinitely considerate to you, with amazing talent and even superpowers, omnipotent, but humble and forbearant in front of you." ”
The reporter from The Sun was a little stunned, he didn't know anything about the girl's mind, and when he heard these words, he felt that Matthew seemed to know a lot about women.
The reporters gathered around Matthew were silent, listening carefully to what Matthew had to say, which was indeed newsworthy.
Matthew deliberately gave an example, "Let's take Edward, the vampire in 'Twilight', who started to dodge and couldn't help but get closer from the first sight of Bella or smell her scent. He said, "I'm the only one who can't guess your heart." Women are willing to assume that men never understand what they are thinking, so they will always follow themselves, and once they know everything, they will inevitably get tired of such guessing games. ”
He stretched out his fingers, "Love at first sight is a woman's first dream." ”
Then, Matthew held out a second finger, "Edward said to Bella, your taste is my personal brand of opium, but this vegetarian vampire must learn to be patient and not eat her, so he is also cautious about kissing, he always says I want to control myself." Isn't this another woman's assumption about her boyfriend, who loves herself and can control her lust very well. This is a woman's second dream. ”
He held out a third finger, "Edward is strong and powerful, and can protect Bella at all times." Whether it is flying in a cart, or appearing in time to scare off hooligans, or taking her handsome to the ball to attract the eyes of envy, or even she who can't dance, she can dance under his leadership, with him there is no fear, only envy and satisfaction, is a woman's third dream. ”
Edward is even willing to spend his life with Bella, he respects her choice, he does not want to destroy her original life and life, she is gradually aging, he is forever young, this, I am afraid is a woman's biggest dream. ”
At this point, Matthew suddenly turned around and asked the original author, Stephanie Mayer, to come over, and said, "Ms. Mel, like many women, writes her dreams one by one, and "The Twilight Zone" is a warm and worthwhile movie, closer to us than those that swear to reflect major issues and outlooks on life, because it records the dreams that every ordinary woman has ever had about men, even though these dreams are fragmented in reality and a little childish and ridiculous." ”
Stephanie Mayer cooperated, "It's all going to be told in the movie, and it's all soulful." ”
With the appearance of Stephanie Meyer, Matthew successfully directed the attention of reporters to the original author, Stephanie Mayer has been honed for nearly a year and has some experience in dealing with media reporters, and naturally speaks the most beneficial words for the film.
"When I was writing this film, I kept thinking about whether I would be able to bring it to the screen one day, but fortunately, this has finally come true, and both the director and the actor have met my expectations. ”
Stephanie Mayer seemed pleased with the adaptation of the film, "Especially Nina Dubrev, who played Bella, she played it cutely and exactly what I expected from the character of Bella...... At only nineteen years old, she can act so expressively, what else do I have to say. ”
As the release of "The Twilight Szen" approached, Studio 13 and Disney Studios became more and more publicized, and all kinds of news were easily seen in newspapers, magazines, the Internet and television.
""The Twilight Zone" is about to be released, and the next generation of blood-sucking horror has begun. ”
"The magic masterpiece "Twilight" broke the trailer again, and the beautiful girl was molested by a vampire man. ”
In addition to these somewhat terrifying news, Matthew also concocted a lot of news that can attract attention.
"The box office prospects of 'Twilight' are promising, ushering in the era of low-budget blockbusters. ”
However, all the publicity has a peculiarity, which is that it is aimed at the young female audience first, because they are the largest audience for this film.
Matthew has always been very clear that "Twilight" is not a mass movie, and it will not be a true mass movie.
"Vampire obsession with beautiful girls" is the biggest publicity theme.
It's hard for men to really like the film, and Matthew is no exception, and he didn't watch the series until now, and the disgust generated during this period is far greater than reading "The Hunger Games" later.
But the marketing teams of Disney Studios and Angel Agency analyzed the film specifically, and Matthew himself admitted that "Twilight" has magic, but Twilight's magic doesn't work for everyone.
Looking at Stephanie Mayer objectively, it is actually a very elegant and beautiful femininity type, and the story told is also very simple and romantic - the lonely blood clan for a hundred years falls in love with a shy human girl, and they have experienced many obstacles, but the power of love finally overcomes everything.
Matthew asked people to do a special survey, and 99% of the fans of "Twilight" are women.
Therefore, "Twilight" is also an out-and-out women's movie, her original book, screenwriter and director are all women. It can even be said that the beginning and end of the whole film are not logical plot conflicts, but a kind of thinking fluctuations similar to emotions.
Therefore, after the release of "Twilight", there will not be too many male fans, and it may even attract abuse from male audiences.
Because this is fundamentally a matter of ideology between the two planets, it is impossible for Martians to understand Mercuryians, and many Martians will not be willing to lower their heads and try to understand Mercuryians.
Helen Herman told Matthew that there are usually only two possibilities for a boy who can endure watching "Twilight": first, you are a vegetarian vampire, and second, you are infatuated with your girlfriend and you are watching it with her.
So, the weekend before Thanksgiving, a real female romance movie "Twilight" was grandly released in North America.