Chapter 380: Movies Should Attract Audiences
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How would you react when standing or sitting next to someone like Superman?
Calm face? Rejoice that this world has the protection of heroes? Like a fan, sign a photo in the past? Still is......
Thinking of this, Diego Harris himself shook his head first and put it in the comics, these very normal plots, in real society, are simply jokes!
It only took him a few seconds to think of the only reaction he would have - panic!
Yes, fear, panic, overwhelmed, and the vigilance and rejection that comes with it.
"Mankind needs God!" Murphy said word for word, "But God doesn't need to come down to earth!" β
"That's right." Diego Harris said slowly, "What you say makes a lot of sense. β
"Just as there is often a thin line between a genius and a madman, abilities beyond the norm are inherently multifaceted." Murphy's voice slowed down, "Clark Kent with superpowers can be both a god and a devil. β
The darkened style dooms Superman to the complexity he must have, and a simple and symbolic Superman can only bring about the tragic situation of Superman Returns, and Murphy is well aware of this, "It can even be said that Superman is both heaven and hell." Superpowers are the source of Clark Kent's complicated situation, and it is only in the short time that he loses his superpowers that he can show some vulnerability and pity, and people will treat him as if he were his own kind and give pity and sympathy. β
He coughed under his breath and added, "The public fears him because they need himβand as a result of this infinite magnification, humanity loses its sense of security, and an omnipotent God determines the life and death of mankind and everything." Human beings need a God, but they do not need God to come into the world, and this is the eternal paradox inherent in man. β
Murphy added, "What we desire the most, the most unattainable, may not be as beautiful as we imagined, but it will eventually bring fear, and even summon the devil within us, which is the tragedy of the paradox of human nature." β
"It is human instinct to reject dissent, and it is the eternal theme of human history that the party fights against dissent."
In the end, Murphy said solemnly and forcefully, "The generation of consciousness has made human beings the primates of all things, and has also lost the inherent harmony and interdependence of nature. β
In this interview, Warner Bros. and DC Comics basically agreed with Murphy on the style and concept of the film, compared to others, this is the basis for the two sides to cooperate, and a series of subsequent conditions will be discussed in detail between Bill Rothes and Warner Bros.
After settling the basis of the cooperation, the negotiations on other sides became much smoother, and after a week or so of formal negotiations, Bill Rothes, representing Murphy, reached a series of cooperation agreements with Warner Bros.
First of all, Murphy had to develop a clear framework for the development of DC superhero films, as was the case with Marvel superhero movies in the past, and also to establish a unified style for the entire series.
This aspect is relatively easy to solve, and the series is naturally the dark style that Murphy is best at, and as for the Justice League Cinematic Universe, of course, it is to be formed around the Justice Triumvirate centered on Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
Superman and Batman are good to say, the time node of Wonder Woman's appearance is the one that Murphy considers the most, and if this character is successfully created, it will definitely attract countless fans.
Second, the agreement stipulates that Murphy must personally direct the new Superman movie, which is the beginning of the entire series, while serving as the project's writer and producer.
It is no exaggeration to say that Warner Bros. and DC Comics, after being persuaded by Murphy, pressed almost all hopes of reviving DC superhero movies on Murphy alone.
Finally, there is the power and benefits that Murphy can have.
Like all Hollywood crews, verbal promises are always not to be trusted, and they must be written in the contract one by one, such as the final editing rights that Murphy will have in the crew, the right to determine the actors, etc., all of which are clearly stipulated in the contract.
Then there's Murphy's salary, his director, screenwriter and producer positions together will have a base salary of 10 million US dollars, plus no strings attached to the global box office share of 5 percent, and when the global box office of the film reaches 3 times the production cost, he can automatically get up to 20 percent of the global box office share and DVD sales share as a reward.
This is completely the remuneration that only the biggest Hollywood directors can get, and when Peter Jackson directed the new version of "King Kong" after the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he signed a directorial contract with Universal Pictures.
In early August, Murphy signed a formal agreement with Warner Bros., and with the signing of the agreement, the script writing that underpinned the entire project was also on the agenda.
Murphy ended his sabbatical and hid in Stanton Studios to finish the script as quickly as possible.
Despite his dedication to a stylized superhero movie, Murphy was well aware that the unique dark style would be in every sense the most mature and proven typical Hollywood framework compared to the heavily infantile summer popcorn films.
Hollywood may not be the world's greatest film production base, but it must be the most popular film base for audiences all over the world, since the establishment of the producer-centered system in the 20s of the 19th century, Hollywood has been constantly exploring ways to attract audiences into the theater and nail it to the armchair, the era of big studios in the 60s came to an end, but "the movie must attract the audience" seems to have stayed in Hollywood as a golden rule, whether it is a commercial director or an independent ghost, all understand its importance.
In order to make future films popular with the audience and get caught up in the plot, Murphy will of course follow the Hollywood script model that has been proven countless times when writing the script.
The story of this film needs to be complete and at the same time extremely easy for ordinary viewers to understand.
Hollywood's best-selling films, often referred to as "big plots", have a contradictory and clear beginning, a dusty ending, a suspense and a climax in the story - and every scene, every scene has a climax, which is the "completeness" that Murphy wants, and the dramatic conflict of the film needs to be clear at a glance and be welcomed by the target audience.
In terms of the narrative of the script, Murphy follows the narrative principle of the three 'S', which is the most effective invention of Hollywood movies in terms of script, and it is also one of the magic weapons to win the box office.
The so-called "three S" principle is that at the beginning of the film, it is necessary to give the audience a surprise, surprise, surprise, in order to attract the audience; The development of the film should be able to set up suspense, suspense, and delay in order to retain the audience; At the end of the film, it is necessary to give the audience a satisfaction, satisfaction, and satisfaction, so as to comfort and repay the audience who paid for the ticket.
Although set in a brutally dark style, Murphy will not forget that this kind of commercial film that pursues high returns is essentially a call for adults.
Since the establishment of the Hollywood film industry system, the division of labor in film production has become more and more detailed, and the assembly line operation has become more and more mature. Most of the mainstream Hollywood movies carry illusory, daydream-like secular myths, which is related to Hollywood's long-term positioning of movies in the commercial entertainment industry.
No matter how particular the style is, this is always a typical entertainment movie.
Also, as the absolute protagonist of the film, Superman must be strong and able to gain the audience's sense of identity.
Whether the audience can identify with the superhuman image on the screen is the key to the success or failure of this film, and in the first part of the script, an event must be designed to show the initiative and strength of the protagonist Clark Kent.
With this as a criterion, after completing the framework and outline of the script, Murphy carefully thought about the former "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" when filling in the specific story content to avoid making similar mistakes.
Among these mistakes, the most important point is not to be too fan-oriented, let alone directly introduce the plot and scenes and various memes that a few comic fans talk about into the film as they are, which will be extremely unfriendly to ordinary audiences, and if the film wants to be truly successful, it must definitely avoid becoming a fan movie.
In terms of specific stories, it needs to be tempered repeatedly, and Murphy always had an idea - can we introduce Wonder Woman into this new Superman movie?
No matter how the movie develops, storytelling is actually the key to a film, superhero movies have a natural "advantage" in storytelling, and the audience actually does not have high requirements for the storytelling of this type of movie.
No matter how fans justify the former "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", they can't ignore the flaws of the story that is not told well.
However, flaws are almost inevitable in the story that is made up, and flaws will inevitably make the audience have a negative viewing experience, and choosing the appropriate editing method can cover up these flaws to a large extent. But at the end of the day, it's all about storytelling.
But in "Dawn of Justice", the audience hasn't figured out why Batman hates Superman so much, so they fight; Before they could figure out why they were fighting, they stopped; Before they could figure out why they stopped, a new round of fighting began......
There is no sharp clash of values, just because of a misunderstanding, the most powerful hero and the most intelligent hero in the history of American comics began to tear apart, the reckless Batman carefully planned a showdown, the reckless Superman gave up the explanation and chose to just face it, a long-awaited war of the century reckless uh began and ended hastily, except for learning that Superman is not so capable of fighting, Batman's IQ is in arrears, and the audience other than comic book fans gets nothing.
In fact, the audience's expectations for superhero movies are often pure. (To be continued.) )