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There are a lot of sequels in Hollywood, because everyone knows the benefits of sequel systems, saving publicity costs and having regular fans...... As long as the first part is successful, countless possibilities may be developed in the follow-up, and even if the sequel system fails, it will not be an absolute loss.

But not all movies can be as classic and long-lived as "Star Wars". Sequels are not good at making zuò, this is already the consensus of Hollywood. Because it is difficult for the sequel to break through the existing senses of the previous work, once it is not done well, it may lead to complaints, especially a classic predecessor like "The Matrix".

The first part of "The Matrix" has elements of action movies in it, but at least it is based on "matrix" and "one qiē is all unreal", which is amazing.

When it comes to the sequel, the whole movie is still based on the first part of the action movie, but this time the scenes are bigger and there are more characters. Not to mention the Gemini virus that turns into a transparent mist after a hit, there is also Super Splinter Matrix Agent Smith. And such a powerful enemy appeared one after another, naturally in order to show Neo's precise and powerful kung fu and spare no effort.

Chen Tiandu doesn't like to shoot too many realistic scenes, compared to the prosperity and coolness in the matrix world, the real world is dark, cold and cruel, and he has to huddle in a crowded underground space. In the sequel, the original game highlighted several council members too prominently, and spent a lot of space describing this parliamentary policy, trying to create the Zion of their dreams, but they clearly failed.

Not to mention the character modeling. It's the chattering politics. Even in the apocalypse, it doesn't stop. It is clear that the deep-seated American mentality has not been removed.

Chen Tiandu was bored of watching it and wanted to fast-forward. Even he has this idea, so what if it is the audience? They are also obviously more interested in seeing more incredible shots in the world of the Matrix.

It has been filming for two weeks, and the scene in France is nearing completion. Today is still an early day, and his lens is very accurate, and there is not a single discarded lens. So if you finish the task early, you will finish it early.

Lawrence, Kate and others who have worked with him before can see that Chen Tiandu's directing skills are becoming more and more proficient. This kind of skillful and weight-lifting shooting technique also highlights that he is gradually maturing and the master's spirit is gradually revealed.

Therefore, although he finished work early, his majesty in the crew is growing. Everyone likes this method of shooting, it is more efficient, and the director's personal charm also affects the whole crew all the time.

A cup of coffee was brewed on the table, and Chen Tiandu kept writing and drawing on the table, constantly sketching out scenes one by one. After a few moments, the spacious room was already occupied. McConway was the first to arrive. Charles Rowan, Ayman, Lawrence, Kate, Hugo, Monica and others also arrived.

Tonight we finished early. They have a regular meeting to discuss their recent shooting experience, and any comments will be made here.

When Charles Rowan came in, he saw that Chen Tiandu was still immersed in painting, and when he looked over, it was a beautiful large line drawing. Although it is not finished yet, it can also be seen that the architectural scene layout is very sci-fi. Classic buildings are gathered here, as if the center of the whole world.

"This is the core of the Matrix World?" Charles asked, "I guess it should be used in the third finale." ”

Chen Tiandu was stunned for a moment, only to realize that many people had come, and nodded as a greeting, "That's right." Try to simplify the display of the fight with the squid, and the focus of the battlefield will be more inclined to the matrix world...... Haven't we discussed this issue before? ”

Charles shrugged, "I'm just asking, you call the shots and I do the logistics, I don't mean to influence you." When he first joined the group, he didn't have a good impression of Chen Tiandu, but after working these days, he admired this young man a little. You must know that in the whole of Hollywood, not everyone has their own style, and the camera and plot can develop a master's style. And Chen Tiandu is only 25 years old, and he already has the necessary elements of this master.

"Chen, it's almost here, are we going to rehearse the script today, or what are we doing?" McConway reminded.

Chen Tiandu nodded and said, "Let's talk about the filming these days first, if you don't have any opinions, then arrange the script." Tomorrow we will end our scenes in France and return to Los Angeles. Some of you are also having a Thanksgiving, and I dare not keep you. ”

Monica stretched out a finger and shook it at her mouth, and smiled: "Thanksgiving, for us, is not such an important holiday. ”

The holiday is a great holiday for Americans, with the country coming to church to pray thanksgiving, costumed parades, theatrical performances, and sports competitions in towns and cities, and schools closed.

Chen Tiandu used to be busy with work and didn't really participate in the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, but it was the first time he heard this statement and asked: "Then let's talk about Thanksgiving first, how about starting with the holiday?" Kate, how are you going to spend Thanksgiving? ”

Who knew that he asked the wrong person again, Kate also shook her head, glared at him helplessly, and said: "Actually, I am also very new to this holiday, like Monica, Britain does not celebrate Thanksgiving very much, strictly speaking, Thanksgiving is only a holiday in the United States and Canada, and has nothing to do with Europe." ”

McCoway looked at him strangely and said, "Chen, how did you spend two years in the United States, you won't not attend Thanksgiving once?" Kate said with a smile: "He is an otaku, he stays at home except for work, and he rarely even participates in the party." I'm afraid that except for Christmas, most of the rest of the festivals are spectators. ”

"Kate, it's your responsibility." Lawrence joked. Kate blushed, "It's none of my business, because I'm a homestay when I'm not working." ”

Monica laughed, "Ha, you're really interesting. I always like to stay at home...... Do what? Everyone's eyes suddenly moved, Kate couldn't bear it, and looked at Monica with disgust, "Hey, Monica." ”

"OK, OK, I understand."

Chen Tiandu didn't expect that his words would lead to "the target of everyone", and he slapped his forehead helplessly to stop the topic, and said: "I still understand common sense, Thanksgiving is a holiday for those English Puritans who have crossed the sea, and thank the Indians who have saved their lives!" Since you don't care, let's rehearse the script and see my results by the way. ”

He spread out this hand-drawn drawing, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

In the second movie of the original work, the action scenes on the road are very popular, and the concept setting and interpretation of the "mother" seem to be weighty in this sequel, and many details and key points are not mentioned.

However, if you take the second sequel to the original "The Matrix" as an action movie, it is also a good-looking action movie, but it has more action and less science fiction. And the third part is even more boring, if the second part is still a very good action movie, then entering the third part suddenly changes the style of painting, and it has become a contest of machine qì people. Zion and the mechanical squid become the protagonists, and Neo's role is only two key scenes, and the rest can be ignored. There are too many scenes of machine and human battles, but there are very few matrix worlds that the audience is looking forward to, only the last big battle scene.

This kind of arrangement obviously does not quite conform to Chen Tiandu's perception.

What Chen Tian has to do is to increase the science fiction component and arrange the network headquarters of the matrix world beyond imagination. The appearance of the world's classic buildings in the camera is only one of them, and he refers to many works for the setting of this headquarters, and is committed to creating a mysterious new world of science fiction.

And what is painted on this piece of paper is where the core server hidden in the back of the world is located in the matrix world, and the core network area of the matrix world corresponds to the cold steel machine in the real world.

Here, Matrix agents are everywhere and have a powerful force to suppress the world.

Only this kind of powerful enemy as Neo's ultimate opponent can make a more classic, one more high-level picture.

Maybe when the dirty brothers created these two sequels in the original work, they were limited by financial problems, but this is not a problem for Chen Tiandu. The huge investment ceiling of $300 million in total, which is more than the total investment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, allows him to let his imagination run wild.

And he read a lot of future film reviews, and then looked at the problem from his point of view, and he will find that some of the criticisms are justified: since science is so advanced, then the human bazooka in the third episode should not be so backward, and it should not stay at the ridiculous level of one person firing and one person reloading ammunition; At the same time, these two men, as well as the human infantry, actually did not wear armor, but actually went into battle shirtless, thus exposing their bodies directly to enemy fire (it can be clearly seen in the footage that some of the infantry operated the machine qì was capable of fighting, but withdrew from the battle because the manipulator was killed).

None of this is reasonable. Just to reflect the bloodiness of hand-to-hand combat, the director's arrangement went wrong.

In particular, when I returned to Zion in the second part, I actually had a group sex meeting, which was unbearable! Is it for the sake of reproduction? Chen Tiandu has no shortage of malicious speculation. Even if you want to arrange a bed scene for the hero and heroine, there are many ways to solve it. In his opinion, this is not a problem. Because his version of Neo is younger and more lively, and not so rigid like a machine.

He likes Trinity, and it's normal for her to go to bed.

On this kind of issue, Chen Tiandu also discussed with the director team many times, and finally made a conclusion.

The decision provides a way for the film's audience to express a lot of things that are difficult or beautiful in a very simple way. This kind of expression is not only in the movie, but also in many other ways to the audience. In a short space (the equivalent of a large philosophical work) a large amount of information is concentrated and presented in a fascinating way.

This concept will be the main theme of the two sequels. (To be continued......)