Chapter 801: The Best Times of Superhero Movies
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At the latest media briefing, Duke revealed some new information to the outside world, and officially informed the public that the enemy that the Avengers will face for the first time will be Loki, who is recognized as the most charismatic villain in the first phase of Marvel.
Tom? Hiddleston immediately became the target of media pursuit, and he was also interviewed according to the publicity strategy drawn up by the crew.
"Loki is like a chess grandmaster, more than ten moves ahead, playing with everyone's applause."
In addition to these promotional actions, the preparation of the crew is in full swing.
Several superheroes in the film will redesign their looks, Steve? Rogers' outfit has changed compared to Captain America, and the new suit of the costume team's latest design will be more convenient to move, especially the hood is more similar to the book than a silly steel helmet, Iron Man also has a new suit of armor, and the Hulk Hulk's image has also been redesigned, which is different from any previous version.
Thor's costume is more angular than before, and for the first time, he even takes off his shawl to reveal his muscular arms.
The model and set for Helicarrier, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s iconic base, is also almost complete, and the setting will be built on a sound stage at Warner Studios, which resembles an aircraft carrier. But unlike ordinary warships, Duke wanted to show this important element of the Avengers' history and give fans a truly thrilling experience as the mothership soared into the sky.
In addition, another classic in the comics, the first model of the Kun Jet, which was used by the Avengers to travel to and from the Helicarrier and in battle, was also produced in the same design as the Helicarrier. The latter technology is also applied to the Kun jet.
But at the same time, the shape of the cockpit, the back engine, and the armament of the Kun Jet will also make people feel that it can also appear in the contemporary era.
The film set design team also needed to "make" a studio as a location in Stuttgart, Germany, and in order to create a realistic effect, the set team produced a large number of German-language signs, and also built a "beer garden" in the studio.
In addition, some actors have made a lot of constructive comments to Duke and Marvel Studios.
Clark as Agent Coulson? Greg is not just an actor, he took the initiative to ask Duke for help during the filming of the film. Wanting to write the script for the follow-up story of "The Avengers", he put his talent at screenwriting in 2000's "Dangerous" and 2008's "Suffocation".
Duke and Marvel are also interested in his suggestion, and are ready to properly TV turn some of Marvel's works into television, such as Peggy? Carter leaving Steve? Rogers' post-life, such as some of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s daily work, allows them to complement the overall worldview.
In Marvel's decades-long comic book history, the Avengers' lineup has changed again and again. New people are constantly joining, and at the same time, they are also accompanied by the departure of the elderly. During this time, Iron Man and Captain America also broke out in a civil war.
However, no matter how the team changes in form, its inner spirit remains the same, and they will continue to embark on a new journey together when the world is clouded by crisis. Of course, there is also the familiar slogan - "Avengers, assemble!" ”
Duke is well aware that the best of superhero movies has arrived.
Within Hollywood, song and dance films, westerns, epic films, and action movies have each led superhero movies adapted from comics for more than ten years. In the 1980s and 1990s, the "Superman" and "Batman" franchises were briefly popular, and in 1989 "Batman" won the North American Championship for $251 million.
Today, human beings have already landed on the moon, probes have also been on Mars, the Internet and mobile digital devices are everywhere, communication and transportation are unprecedentedly convenient, information is almost infinitely free, and the power and influence of science and technology extend to every corner of civilization.
In such an era, superheroes are bound to become the protagonists of global movies on the big screen, but why do people love such contemporary myths?
In today's Hollywood, there is an inescapable fact that original science fiction movies have declined sharply, accompanied by the rise of superhero movies.
Sci-fi has been Hollywood's box office darling since 1977, and the genre has produced countless classic commercial blockbusters. Now, this position is gradually giving way to superhero movies, which are adapted from comics that once swept the United States, and are a mix of action, adventure, fantasy, and sci-fi, and slowly become a global commercial movie.
In fact, Hollywood once relied on aliens and masked superheroes to make money at all, and musicals, westerns, epics, and enduring action movies were all darlings in the eyes of movie producers.
Superheroes have become the new icons of the post-industrial era, and the superheroes from comics are, in some ways, the creations of the American cowboy spirit that have entered the city and possessed modern culture.
When Americans were established from the wilderness of nothing and walked into the modern city, converted to law and order, modern industry oppressed people from the vast land to the industrial assembly line, urban civilization required everyone to become a vassal of the machine like the workers in the movie "Modern Times" or "Metropolis", people can no longer ride horses to the ends of the world, can no longer flout unreasonable legal rules like the cowboys of the past, and can no longer experience the mysterious power of primitive myths and legends.
The people of the city need a new kind of hero, more gorgeous, exaggerated, magical, richer and more secretive than before, this kind of hero must transcend the shackles of the mechanical and electronic age, become a new myth, carry new dreams, Superman, Batman, and later superheroes meet all this.
What's more, this kind of superhero can be produced in large quantities, in a steady stream of assembly lines, there are various types of styles to choose from, but they can be bought for only a few cents, from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the "post-911 era" of the United States, is there a "simple version of the Bible" that is more accessible, more interesting, and more comforting to the soul?
Especially in the United States, where the economy continues to slump after 911, the public needs new and more flesh-and-blood screen heroes to bring them a sense of security, bring about the return of the American spirit, and bring shining modern technology and fashion worship objects. Interestingly, 2002, when the "Spider-Man" movie was popular, happened to be stuck the second year after "911".
I have to say that the social situation has created this film to a certain extent.
"The Avengers" is very different from traditional Hollywood sci-fi films, and in Duke's design, the film doesn't even need the story that science fiction movies rely on so much, and the whole film has almost no story to speak of, just a group of superfreaks who go from indie to teamwork and then go crazy and farm monsters.
In other words, the film is far more important than telling a story.
In the past, science fiction movies and superhero movies basically attracted people with stories and characters, such as 1977's "Star Wars", which tells the story of a young man who is called to leave a remote planet to participate in a battle between good and evil in the universe, and finally becomes a hero.
Classic genre films are all like this, with personalized characters and fascinating stories, plus the characteristics of the genre - such as exciting car chases, tense gunfights, gorgeous special effects, etc., constitute the main attractions and selling points of the movie.
2009's "Avatar" is a change node, James? Cameron made a revolutionary film with a seemingly very archaic story routine.
This revolution lies not only in the 3D trend, but more importantly, in the world view it constructs: social structure, setting, modeling, character relationships, etc., the audience is substituted into the new world of the film, fully immersed in its grand and realistic visual display, and the moviegoer no longer even consumes the story and the actors, but begins to consume a technology, a world view.
Before Harry? The Potter series, the Lord of the Rings series, the Star Wars series, and many sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero movies have actually developed on this path, and "Avatar" is a milestone.
There is no doubt that Duke's grand plan for Marvel, which he promoted and developed based on his experience, went further than "Avatar" in this regard, and he and Marvel developed the previously linear series of movies into a network structure, where each superhero is like a little star in the starry sky, and they reflect each other to form a grand world system.
Each new Marvel movie can be seen as a sequel to the previous movie, a side story, and a trailer for the next movie.
Where is the script and setting of "The Avengers", is the story good? Does the fullness of the character have connotation? The answer is definitely no, and its most successful part is that for the first time, many superheroes with different personalities, superpowers, and different worlds are harmoniously put into one universe.
Speaking of these, we have to mention the huge role of Marvel movie easter eggs, the easter eggs in the entire Marvel Universe series of movies are not dispensable, but the warp and weft that connect various independent superhero movies. (To be continued.) )
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