Chapter Forty-Six: Five Consecutive Crowns
With the success of the film, many behind-the-scenes stories have been unearthed.
For example, Chen Tiandu's script is not lacking in popularity, and several Hollywood companies have taken a fancy to it from the beginning.
This weird, deep, lingering and chilling style is actually very popular in Hollywood. The first person to help the movie was actually Tom Hanks.
"I felt the power of the story, and I didn't hesitate to recommend it to director Spielberg, who was filming 'Saving Private Ryan.'" Tom Hanks said.
Jeffrey Katzenberg also recalled: "I cancelled all of my Monday morning meetings to get a glimpse of the script, and as soon as I saw the script, I flew to Ireland. At that time, Christmas-Chan was also working as an assistant director in the Irish crew. At first, we didn't feel comfortable directing him, because he had to not only direct the film himself but also lead the main role, which made it difficult for us to decide. In the end, the excellence of the script and Steven's appreciation still made us make a decision. I admire his talent and courage. ”
Then Spielberg and Vin Diesel did not run. The former said: "This kind of script is really rare, it has horror and plot elements, the characters are unique and full, and the spiritual characteristics of the characters are also expressive. ”
Vin Diesel, who is filming "The Iron Giant," also said, "I knew Christmas was talented, and he asked me to be one of the producers because we had developed a great friendship in GI. ”
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This wave of follow-up propaganda came very timely.
Because at this time, from the release of the movie to the present, some spoiler posts and movie reviews have naturally appeared.
Although most people know the ending of the last five minutes, they will still be greatly surprised when they watch it again. But inevitably, some viewers who originally wanted to go to the movie will definitely have a lower sense of expectation for the movie after knowing the ending.
Then to see or not to see, it is five or five points.
But at this time, if anyone thinks that the magic of "The Sixth Sense" will end in moderation, then he is very wrong.
Perhaps thanks to this round of intensive publicity, the box office actually grew against the trend at the end of the fourth week of screenings, reaching a box office result of 3.28 million that made DreamWorks jaw-dropping.
The box office has risen instead of falling, this phenomenon has only been seen on "Titanic" this year, and even "Saving Private Ryan" does not have this award.
The North American box office has won four consecutive times, accumulating $149.36 million at the box office.
"The Sixth Sense" frantically plundered the box office in North America, and the word-of-mouth was even more explosive, and the news also spread back to China.
When everyone sees the report in the newspaper, it is like reading a book from heaven, "Really? Just kidding. ”
Chinese opera is also going crazy, the guy who hasn't received his graduation certificate yet, has really become famous. It's been more than a year, and the school has almost forgotten that there is such a person, and now he has actually killed it again. Several leaders of the directing department should be glad that Chen Tiandu was not expelled from school, otherwise it would have become a big joke now.
During this time, the school naturally changed dramatically.
Mei Ting dropped out of school to film, and was rumored by the media to be because of the unspoken rules of the scumbag teacher in Chinese opera.
Zhang Ziyi was lucky to be selected by Zhang Yimou and is filming the movie "My Father and Mother". This is her first attempt at the big screen, playing a dirty village girl in the movie, she enjoys the feeling of being targeted by the camera, and cherishes the opportunity to work with big directors. Whether filming or studying, I have lived a very fulfilling life, and I have never thought of Chen Tiandu, who has disappeared.
Unexpectedly, recently, Chen Tiandu has changed and returned with an unimaginable high profile.
"A Chinese opera director student who has not yet graduated has single-handedly entered Hollywood. In more than a year, he has become the director and starring of a movie with a box office of more than 100 million in North America, and has also become a popular candidate for the next Oscars. ”
"Wow, inspirational model."
Seeing the report in the newspaper, even the leaders of the Chinese opera were skeptical and dizzy.
"This person is either unlucky, good luck, and the luck will be revealed as soon as the luck passes. Either it is true ability, absolute ambition, and will become a generation of heroes in the future. Feng Xiaogang and Ge You were preparing for the promotion of the movie "See You or Leave", and they also happened to talk about such a bull in the circle.
The most excited is Kong Yiji, who recently took the path of Huang Bo and caught up with one of his buddies to start filming the company's first film since its opening. The script is not badly written, called "Get in the Car, Let's Go". Prepare to make it the first shot of your own peerless film and television company.
Who knew that Chen Tiandu, who had not heard from him for several months, really came to the United States.
The box office is over 100 million, or is it still a dollar?! Wow, what a high profile this is!
"Worship, worship you, great god. When will you bring your little brother along? He still saw the news in the newspaper and quickly called to please him.
Chen Tian didn't hesitate, "Let's learn English first, if you have time, go and visit the martial arts masters in China, help me find the information of the Bajiquan Grandmaster, the Baguazhang Grandmaster, the Xingyi Quan Grandmaster, and the Taijiquan Grandmaster, as long as you can find it, let you be the producer of my next movie." In addition, I will go to Hong Kong again, visit director Yuan Heping, and ask about his schedule. I need him to be the martial arts director for my new play, and I'll give you some of the film information later. ”
"Okay, wrap it around me."
Kong Yiji agreed, and said in his heart, "This kid is really good, and he won't forget his brother when he comes out, it's enough buddy." ”
Huang Bo saw that he was smiling all over his face, and leaned over and said, "Boss, what's the good thing, laughing like that." Say it and make everyone happy. ”
"It's up to you......"
Kong Yiji bared his teeth and posed as a fan, deliberately shaking his head and saying, "Learn your English first, otherwise my brother will really not be able to take you to mix in the future." ”
Huang Bo was anxious, "Isn't this learning, which one can learn as soon as you are born." ”
Kong Yiji hurriedly stopped, "You don't care about this matter for now, let's shoot "Get in the Car, Let's Go" for me first." I really don't understand, how can you kid be so lucky, this time it's the starring role. ”
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The magic continues, and after "Titanic", the whole world will no longer question it. "The Sixth Sense" happens to be a classic movie, and there are some things that can't be stopped.
It's week five, and the magic continues.
$2.83 million, with a cumulative North American box office of $177.66 million, won the weekly championship for the fifth consecutive year. This record equals "Star Wars 2: The Empire Strikes Back".
The real dark horse, compared to the blockbuster, its publicity is pitiful, but the box office has repeatedly hit new highs.
The media predicts that the North American box office of "The Sixth Sense" is expected to be around 210 million, which cannot surpass the annual box office record of "Saving Private Ryan".
But compared with the movies that have a box office of more than 200 million this year, "Saving Private Ryan" and "Peerless Tribulation", and then it is the turn of the comedy "I'm Crazy for Mary" starring the big beauty Cameron Diaz 170 million, but this record has been broken by "The Sixth Sense".
If you carefully investigate the production cost of "The Sixth Sense" is only 3ooo thousand, it will be even more surprising, it is all about profits.
God, the 23-year-old Chinese director, a year ago, he single-handedly entered Hollywood before he graduated, looking at Chen Tiandu's heroic young face, everyone felt incredible, it was this kid who created the biggest dark horse this year, with a box office of 170 million, and breaking 200 million is just around the corner.
Guinness's record for "Hollywood's youngest director" is Stephen Paul, 2o years old, but his "Love Again" does not have a box office of 200 million, let alone 200 million, and 30 million.
McRee Tedder, one of the most famous film critics in the United States, described it as "a miracle in the making" and "a classic was born inadvertently"; And he praised "The Sixth Sense" as incomparable, an innovation in cinematic language that creates an unparalleled suspenseful structure for horror films. And the structure of the movie itself, the lens description, and the performance experience are all handy, and the suspense suit technique is also played to the limit, and the layers of contradictions in the story are all describing reality, without the jerkiness of a rookie director.
"The Sixth Sense is a horror movie that can be watched by little children. It's a pity that our lead actor Haley is not yet 13 years old and can't go into the cinema to watch a movie. ”
The future "Sixth Sense" will indeed be released next year, and that movie is also an outlier that has won a very high box office with very little publicity. Although the time is a year ahead, it doesn't seem to be any different.
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