"A wonderful movie about brotherhood, the elder brother is a gang member, the younger brother becomes a police officer, and the contradiction is very bold. The director didn't waste this idea www.biquge.info and showed us a wonderful story. - The Hollywood Reporter

"To go from a good guy to a bad guy, you only need to do one bad thing, and from a bad guy to a good guy, it's not enough to do dozens of good things. Like his older brother Hayden in "Brothers", he ganged up for the sake of his family and made counterfeit money, but in the end he paid the price, not only leading to the death of his father, but also breaking with his younger brother Vince, who was a police officer. When he comes out of prison and wants to be a good person, he is entangled in all kinds of gang things. Of course, he eventually returned to his family, received forgiveness from his brother, and atone for everything he had done, which is extremely good in the movie "Brothers". - "Variety"

"No one would have thought that a gangster movie could be made like this, and although it glorified some of the criminals' behavior, the theme was very positive. may not be as classic as "The Godfather", but it is enough to throw off a lot of gangster movies in recent years. —San Francisco Chronicle

Despite the name, Mark is a little more eye-catching than the brothers Hayden and Vince. He is loyal, courageous, unyielding, and although he is a gang member, he is more upright than most. Denzel Washington's performance is very good, and the joy and anger of the character are very well grasped, compared to Kevin Costner is a little worse, Keanu Reeves is a little worse, and Joan Chan is the worst, completely vase, but the overall performance is still maintained at a very high level. —The Washington Post

After the release of "Brothers", various media gave good reviews, and it was not no one who maliciously criticized, but those could not become the climate. As I said before, no matter how famous a film critic is, it is impossible to play against a box office hit.

In fact, as I said before, the best way for film critics to boycott a movie is to ignore it. Scolding him and attacking him will only make people remember him, which is like hype in 30 years, and a bad reputation is also a reputation.

What's more, the most important point is that film critics are just dogs raised by capital in the final analysis, and as a member of the symbiotic system, they have to do whatever capital wants them to do. It's like other newspapers and magazines have fairly commented on this movie, but the Hearst family's "San Francisco Chronicle" has almost raised "Brothers" to a similar position as "The Godfather".

The quality of this movie is still good, and Li Xu cut a lot of things when he discussed it with Zemeckis and them.

For example, at the beginning, Brother Hao dreamed that his younger brother was killed, this kind of plot is useless in American movies, in fact, this is redundant in the original version, to show that the elder brother cares about his younger brother, there is a way, there is no need to have such a beginning.

Then, the heart-to-heart conversation in the first bar was also cut and changed to a conversation on the road, and at the same time, Kevin's abnormality was aggravated, and the eyebrows of the trade partner were exchanged, and what was secretly left behind. However, the phrase "I swear I will never let people point a gun at my head in the future" was retained.

Similarly, Li Xu also modified and adjusted a lot of things, counterfeit banknotes are used in Mexico, not the United States, otherwise the FBI, IRS and the like would have already served the gangsters, how could you let you do business leisurely.

In order to let Hayden only spend three years in prison in Mexico, they also tried their best, the screenwriters checked a lot of information, asked a lot of consultants, and added it to the movie as a detail without affecting the rhythm of the plot.

The plot of Vince being ambushed has also been optimized, and the original version is a bit stupid, although it is reasonable, but it is still too stupid. Now this version has been changed to, when I was on patrol, I received an alarm about the villain, and I rushed over to check before I was ambushed. Although it is a little lacking in the character's character description that he will rush when he encounters something related to his brother, he has shown a lot before and after, but it doesn't matter at all.

As for the last choir turned into a choir, and the Guandi Temple was replaced with a chapel, these are not explained one by one.

Zemeckis has excellent control, and he is not rigid, and he knows how to be flexible, after all, he came out of Cobain.

Wang Jing is not good, when he directed "50 First Loves", if he wanted to change it slightly, he had to make a phone call or send a fax for instructions. Although Li Xu's advice is in front of him, he himself is a novice on the road, but he is really rigid.

Of course, it's much better now, but the difference between Hollywood directors and Hong Kong directors is reflected in this kind of thing.

Zemeckis fully understood Li Xu's requirements, and added his own thinking, making the film perfect for Americanization. The three male protagonists are also very hard-working, they want to be good-looking, and they have to have acting skills, but they have gained a lot of fans.

Even Chen Chong has gained a certain amount of attention, after all, she is an actor who can win awards in China, and she has been mixed for several years, and her spirituality has not been completely rubbed away, even if her role is a vase, it is also a very layered vase. The beginning is full of comedy, halfway for Vince to persuade Hayden to leave San Francisco, and then understands Hayden, and then turns his head to persuade Vince to accept Hayden, these different personalities, and the corresponding changes are basically reflected, making the character much fuller.

Even if there are still some problems, it is a plot arrangement and has nothing to do with her performance, so not long after the movie was released, the agent who arranged it for her began to receive more calls.

The only thing that is a little embarrassing is that most of the audience, even some Hollywood producers, think that she is a Japanese actress - who makes the Japanese all over the world now.

"Regardless, we've had a success, so let's celebrate today, just like Thanksgiving. Inside the bar, Li Xu raised his glass and said loudly to the people around him.

This is the celebration party of "Brothers", after 15 million in two weeks, Paramount has begun to contact more theaters, and the film will recoup its cost for sure. In this case, it is also completely appropriate to hold a celebration party.

"Don't worry, Robert, I will definitely keep my promise, as long as your budget for your next movie is not sky-high, I will definitely help you solve it. Li Xu said to Zemeckis with a smile.

"Thank you...... Thank you. Zemeckis scratched his head a little embarrassed, he didn't plan to mention this now, after all, "Brothers" is not offline yet, and the future is good.

However, he had an idea, an idea that he felt was good, that is, the cost was relatively high, so he couldn't hold back and blurted out the question.

"Can you tell me, do you have any specific ideas?" Li Xu asked again at this time.

"Hmm......" Zemeckis hesitated, but said anyway, "I'm going to try to include animated characters in the movie." ”

When he said this, Li Xu understood, isn't it "Who Framed Roger the Rabbit". Speaking of which, Zemeckis is also a technical controller, especially after 2000, he tried all kinds of 3D, live-action CG and animated films, and had a lot of fun playing with technology.

It's a pity that the years are not good, basically they all married others, became the front waves who died on the beach, and after losing three big-budget movies in a row, they had to make small-budget independent movies.

"Well, then you have to be careful, it takes a lot of time and effort, after all, there is a difference between animation and film. Li Xu, who was spinning thoughts in his head, said.

"Yes, I'd like to go to Warner or Disney's animation studios, if they agree. Zemeckis nodded, "I'm going to spend at least a year preparing." ”

"I'm a bit connected at Disney, call me if I need to. Li Xu said immediately.

The cost of "Who Framed Roger the Rabbit" in memory is about 70 million, and the box office is about 150 million in North America and 320 million in the world, and there is still something to be earned, and with Hollywood's usual methods, the cost of 70 million must have moisture.

But Li Xu doesn't plan to go all out by himself, at this time, he doesn't pull people into the water, when will he pull people into the water? Anyway, it was all filmed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, and this time not only let Disney come, but also find a Disney classic animation character, or a similar classic animation character to play.

At that time, I'm afraid it won't be "Who framed Roger Rabbit", but "Who framed Snow White", or "Who framed Simba the Lion King" - well, this one hasn't come out yet.

"Of course, you can also prepare for the sequel to Back to the Future, and if you lose, you have to rely on this to turn the situation around. Li Xu then said again.

"Okay, okay, I will. Zemeckis lifted his glasses with a "You producers know what to say" expression, and then immediately laughed again.

After a few more words of conversation and laughter, Li Xu immediately let him go and went to chat with a few leading actors.

The three of them are now a little popular, especially Denzel Washington, just like the role of Little Brother Ma saved Zhou Runfa, and Mark also made him famous rapidly.

Although the media reports basically focus on the issue of his brother's reform, after all, the values of the mainstream society must be considered, but the most attractive character in the movie is still Mark.

It has happened many times that people walking on the road and being recognized by fans and then asking for autographs and so on.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Mr. Lee, thank you. When Washington said this as an interesting story, he thanked Li Xu again.

"No need to do this, I gave you a chance, but if you don't work hard yourself, it's useless for me to be optimistic about you, isn't it?" Li Xu waved his hand again and again, then pointed at him, and then pointed at Costner and Reeves, "Don't worry, you will all become international superstars in the future, I have this hunch." ”

"Thank you. Now they all raised their glasses.

Kostner and Reeves have also been asked to sign autographs, but not as often as Washington.

After chatting with them, and going around the party a few times, Li Xu was about to leave, but before he reached the door, a gust of fragrant wind hit, and his arm was grabbed, and then with a flattering Chinese whispered in his ear: "Godfather, are you going back?"