Chapter 582: The Pirate Flag Never Falls
The rumbling of cannons in the theater, the tsunami-like wind and waves of the mountains, shaking the nerves of every audience, in terms of picture effects and sound effects, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" concentrates the best technology in Hollywood today, and it is absolutely impeccable.
After more than two hours of screening, the film has reached the end of the battle.
The fleets of the pirate coalition and the East India Company all raised their guns, and the final battle was already an arrow on the string and had to be fired.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" cost up to $300 million to make, and in addition to the huge salaries of a series of major actors such as Matthew, Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley, the increased expenses were basically spent on special effects.
If you want to make special effects have a selling point, there is no other way than to burn money.
This is the part of filmmaking that can't save money, and how much money you spend will have the corresponding special effects scenes.
On the big screen, the "Black Pearl" and the East India Company-controlled "Flying Dutchman" sail into the maelstrom created by the goddess played by Eva Green, and the cannonballs on both sides come and go, and Captain Jack Sparrow "buys" the guards of the Soul Gathering Coffin on the "Flying Dutchman", and the soul coffin is the heart of the octopus man David Jones, who must be stabbed in the heart to kill him, the evil captain.
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, in the presence of Captain Barbossa, had a wedding at sea and came to the "Flying Dutchman", where they fought with David Jones.
Like the previous films, the character played by Matthew is unstoppable, those shrimp soldiers and crabs will not be opponents at all, and in the end, Will Turner faces David Jones, the monster captain who can kill Captain Jack Sparrow to the ground, in front of Will Turner, can only struggle to support.
Although Matthew's role in the whole film is obviously less than that of "Gathering Souls", and there are not many outstanding places, the investment of up to $300 million in "The End of the World" is here, and Disney Studios cannot let the character of a major character collapse.
Neither the crew nor Disney Studios dared to take such a huge risk.
Will Turner is strong and wild, agile, and skilled in swordsmanship, but he is just an ordinary person, and Davy Jones is out of the category of normal human beings after all.
At the end of the competition between the two, Will Turner forced David Jones into a corner and pierced his chest with a sword, but David Jones didn't realize it and pierced Will Turner's body with a backhand sword.
As a series that goes hand in hand with Disney rides, a film that is becoming more and more childlike, Disney Pictures certainly can't let a major character, or Will Turner, who is second only to Captain Jack Sparrow in popularity, die, even if they're ready to chill the character.
So, in Elizabeth Swan's heartbreak, Jack Sparrow picks Will Turner's hand and stabs David Jones in the heart before escaping back to the Black Pearl with Elizabeth Swan and the monkey.
By the time they returned to the Black Pearl, the East India Company's flagship Endeavour, was rapidly approaching.
The "Endeavour" is a sail battleship with more than 60 guns, which is bound to blast the "Black Pearl" into a pile of broken wood.
Just as the two ships were about to engage in battle, a huge wave suddenly broke off on the surface of the sea facing the "Black Pearl", and the "Flying Dutchman" reappeared at sea.
Will Turner stood in the captain's position and shouted "Raise the sails, turn!" with Captain Jack Sparrow on the other side.
Immediately, the sound of "fire, fire!" on both ships came and went, and wood chips on the "Endeavour" flew everywhere and sank to the icy bottom of the sea.
The pirates celebrated.
At the end of the film, Will Turner takes over the place of David Jones, and Elizabeth Swan becomes like a cowherd and weaver girl, and Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail again to the magnificent Caribbean Sea.
In the words of Jerry Bruckheimer at the time of the test screening, pirates represent freedom and symbolize fearlessness, which is the pirate spirit of the unique "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, a spirit that not everyone can experience, the good of pirates, the bad of pirates, are inherent in pirates.
Because of this, the audience will like pirates, be obsessed with pirates, appreciate that pirate spirit, and even have the ridiculous idea of wanting to be a pirate.
The pirate flag is flying again in the Caribbean Sea and sailing for a new beginning.
As long as it brings enough profits, the pirate flag on the "Black Pearl" will never fall.
With Hans Zimmer's rousing soundtrack, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" came to an end, the pirate trilogy came to an end for the time being, and Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan also completed their role mission and were about to retire from the big screen.
The audience burst into applause, and Matthew also stood up and applauded, he had previously attended an internal preview held by Disney Studios, and today's premiere was the second time he had seen the film.
Compared with the first time, the second time you look at it more carefully, and it is easier to form subjective judgments based on your own perspective and preferences.
After watching the premiere, Matthew's first impression was that "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" was funnier, bigger, more cheerful and bolder than the previous two, and it successfully solved the problem of the withdrawal of the two characters of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan.
In addition, the film is too long, more than 2 and a half hours long, although it is better than the heartbroken length of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", but the plot setting and rhythm control seem a bit dragging, especially the emotional scene between Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, and the final treatment looks like a bloody youth idol drama.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly, isn't the main audience of this film teenagers?
In this respect, Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer should have just the right approach.
Because of the "Fast and Furious" series, Matthew has also been studying and studying filmmaking recently, although as a star producer, he does not have to have the same extreme professionalism as Jerry Bruckheimer or Aziva Gosman, but most of the producer's work, at least have enough understanding.
For example, as a super-giant production with a production cost of up to $300 million, how can you avoid risks as much as possible?
Disney Pictures and Bruckheimer Pictures dared to invest such a huge amount of money in Pirates of the Caribbean 3, the first condition was that it was a sequel, and the first two were super hits.
A huge amount of money is the most basic guarantee of success, and then there are stars and special effects, needless to say, almost all the main characters who appeared in front of them have been pulled back, and they have also made a gimmick of nine pirate kings.
As for the special effects, for many viewers in this era, it is still worth it to endure the flaws of the film in order to enjoy the stunts without regrets.
Moreover, in addition to special effects and stars, the film does not lack selling points.
The serious part of this film is very serious, where there is love, there is love, and the funny part - naturally it is also funny, and it is as funny as a child's prank.
Typical Disney style as always.
After so many years in Hollywood, Matthew naturally knows very well that each director and crew has different styles and different emphases, some people like to engage in pictures, some people like tangled plots, and some people are dedicated to entertainment but also do it with angular, meticulous and proper.
There is no doubt that "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" belongs to the last category of this, simple and pure teenager-oriented entertainment blockbusters.
It's just that Matthew saw the naval wedding of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan in which he starred and the final ending, and I don't know why, I suddenly remembered Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.
The applause ended, and the guests who arrived one by one came to the place where the crew was seated in the front row and sent congratulations, and Matthew also kept shaking hands and hugging people, accepting all kinds of congratulations, and constantly saying kind words such as thank you.
In fact, everyone knows very well that as long as the crew does not make stupid mistakes themselves, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" will definitely be a box office hit.
It may not be as crazy as "Soul Gathering Coffin" at the box office, but it will easily surpass "The Curse of the Black Pearl".
And the word-of-mouth of the previous test screenings has long been spread, Walt Disney's word-of-mouth marketing has always done an excellent job, and reviews such as the best one "Pirates of the Caribbean" have long been shouted out from the columns of many film critics who have been publicized.
Of course, for a crew insider like Matthew, this kind of slogan is just a matter of looking.
When "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" is released in the future, there will definitely be many people shouting the best "Pirates of the Caribbean", and the fifth part may be the same.
This is the usual marketing tactic used by Disney.
After the premiere, as he walked to the press room, Matthew thought more from Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World, especially many things that had something in common with the Fast and Furious series.
A successful Hollywood blockbuster should not be like the last two parts of "The Matrix" that many people can't understand, but people with different skin colors, backgrounds and cultural accomplishments can easily understand it, even if uneducated people will feel fun and enjoy it after watching it......
"Fast and Furious" must definitely be easy to understand, if anyone dares to engage in any depth and misty plot in this series, he will definitely fire that person's squid!
As a commercial blockbuster, the audience is happy after watching it is the first principle, as for things like depth, Hollywood has never lacked people like the Wachowski siblings, and laymen like him and David Ellison who have no artistic accomplishment are still self-aware.
You can't let most of the audience analyze the central idea of the film, right?
The classic thing about classic movies is that they can allow people from different backgrounds to get the same enjoyment - whether it is happiness, sadness, or shock.