Although Duke is the only one in the entire crew, Warner Bros. has attached great importance to this market, and Warner's branch here has also cooperated with China Film Group to promote "Hurricane Rescue".

The film doesn't touch on any sensitive issues, even if it does, it's about immigration in France, and the PG-13 rating is enough to ensure that there are no too bloody shots.

Whether it is from official capital or personal capital, in fact, it is born to chase profits, Duke has used countless facts to prove that his films can bring more revenue than imagined, and China Film naturally spares no effort in promotion.

In the final analysis, China Film Group went to great lengths to invite him here, not for the sake of Sino-US friendship or extending a hand of friendship, all they wanted to think was nothing more than maximizing interests.

Of course, in Duke's opinion, this is a win-win cooperation, otherwise he would not have flown over.

In the past few days of the film festival, reports and advertisements of "Hurricane Rescue" can be seen everywhere in the major media here.

"Duke? Rosenberg's films, to a large extent, made a big step forward in the international promotion of Hollywood commercial films. In the hearts of ordinary Chinese audiences, Duke is the most well-known Hollywood director, directing "Life and Death", "Brave Island", "Saving Private Ryan", "The Matrix" and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, all of which have been introduced into domestic theaters and are very popular with fans. ”

"After just winning the Oscar for Best Director, the director of the world's best commercial blockbuster, with his latest anti-terrorist thriller action film "Hurricane Rescue", officially landed in China, it is said that this film combines all the elements needed for commercial films, star cast, exciting scenes of speeding cars, neat action fights, etc., which makes people look forward to it infinitely......

On June 10, 2004, before the sun set, many fans gathered in front of Shanghai Cinema. These fans are eagerly waiting to see Hollywood's top directors.

In addition, many entertainment reporters and film industry figures also gathered here, such as Jiang Xiaojun and Ge Guangtou, who came over early in the morning.

"It's amazing, it's really amazing."

Standing in the waiting area in front of the studio, Jiang Xiaojun was holding a mouthful of Beijing films. said to Ge Guangtou, "This director is not an ordinary person, when I went to the Cannes Film Festival the year before last, he was one person and one film, just for screening, he beat the entire Cannes Film Festival all over the place, making the organizer very faceless, it is said that the board of directors of the Cannes Film Festival decided, unless he officially participated in the competition unit." Otherwise, he will not be invited to Cannes again. ”

"The total box office of the individual is the first in the world." Ge Guangtou straightened out his bow tie and looked at the director who had already walked the red carpet below, "If the film festival and the Oscars can operate behind the scenes, this is a real achievement." ”

"That's right!" Jiang Xiaojun cocked a thumbs up, "In my opinion, he is the one in commercial movies!" ”

Ge Guangtou nodded his chin lightly, "He plays commercial movies, and the box office is the best explanation." ”

It's the same as in Hollywood. After Duke walked on the red carpet, he was relatively fast. Although there are a lot of fans around, he is not too enthusiastic, after all, he is not a movie star who has attracted the attention of fans, and the director here is far from being transferred to the front desk like the other side.

Maintain his usual style, do not sign autographs for fans in the past, and do not pose in the photography area. As the finale of the premiere, Duke quickly walked this long red carpet.

"Hurricane Rescue" is not a competition film, it is only a screening session, and Duke is with Warner Bros. after a routine interview. walked into the big theater of the film city, and then before the movie was screened, according to the convention here, he went on the stage and said a few words.

What he said was formulated by the professional public relations staff of Warner Greater China, which is nothing more than to praise the film festival and the audience here, believing that the film industry here has a brilliant future.

Then, it's time for the film screening.

Compared with the long Lord of the Rings trilogy, "Hurricane Rescue", which has been carefully edited by Duke, is only more than 90 minutes long, just like the original "Speed of Life and Death" and "Brave Island", the plot is tight and the pace is fast!

On the basis of retaining the original film framework, Duke performed a lot of surgery on the whole film, especially the beginning of the film.

After the routine intro, without lengthy subtitles, the film goes straight to the point, Brian? Agent Millster single-handedly rushed into a factory, neatly placing criminals on the ground, and finally rushed into the office where the leader was, and wiped out the core layer of the smuggling organization.

The scenes add up to less than five minutes, and Brian's fights are all of the deadliest, and they easily give the impression that a real fight should be like this.

"It's not kung fu." Ge Guangtou turned to look at Jiang Xiaojun, "Didn't you say that kung fu has been popular in Hollywood recently?" It seems to be from Duke? Rosenberg's "The Matrix" began, how did he give up kung fu? ”

"Who knows." Jiang Xiaojun shrugged his shoulders and said, "He is one of the best directors in the world, at least in business, to get to his current position, he should be very keen to grasp the market, is kung fu movies going to decline in Hollywood?" ”

Jiang Xiaojun is not only an actor, but also a director, although for some reason, he can no longer direct movies in a short time, but his sense of smell is quite sensitive.

The plot of this movie is very simple, Brian completed his last mission, decided to retire early because he wanted to take care of his daughter, and in a party with three colleagues and friends, he kept talking about his broken family and his lovely daughter, which set off his father image from the side.

is no different from a typical Hollywood action movie, after the opening action scene, there is a plot foreshadowing, using Brian's way of looking at the photo album to reminisce, the background of a typical Hollywood-style hero is clearly explained, just like all heroes, there is always a wounded family behind it.

Brian and his ex-wife, Brian and his daughter, the relationship is not very harmonious, but these cannot stop a father's love, which is one of the greatest feelings in the world, vulgar but can easily touch people's hearts.

And in the relationship of his profession, Brian is very aware of the dark side of this world, and has a daughter who lacks social experience and is beautiful enough, which is destined to be an unshirkable responsibility for his father.

So, the daughter made a series of small moves and went on a trip to France, but she and her companions became the target of the gang's kidnapping, and the father, who only had 96 hours to rescue him, was about to sweep through Paris like a hurricane.

In order to satisfy her dream of going to Europe to chase the pace of the "U2" tour, the daughter did not hesitate to deceive her father with lies such as going to Paris to see museums.

And that female companion is also extremely unreliable, as soon as she arrived at the French airport, she was attracted by the handsome guy of the traffickers, not only took a taxi with him to the residence, but also fantasized about getting on this handsome guy who called himself Pete. bed, and tried to persuade her daughter, who was still a virgin, to take the opportunity to romance in France and complete the evolution of her life.

As a result, after fantasizing about it for less than half an hour, he was kidnapped by the people recruited by this handsome little guy.

Because this female companion is not a virgin, she was not sold to a wealthy businessman at a high price, and as a result, she was injected with drugs and tried to send it to **, during which there was an accident and she died of a drug overdose, which is also embarrassing.

Young people are full of endless fantasies about the world, which also has the romance of encounters and the expectation of encounters, but they don't know the dangers of this world.

And at this time, a father who loves his daughter deeply and has a special experience, a man who is full of anger and wants to rescue his beloved, no matter what choice he makes, it will not cause too much disgust to the audience.

On the contrary, family affection is more touching than love, and it is a value that is being promoted all over the world.

Maybe a different actor with quick movements and a strong body can also make the movie look good, but Liam? Neeson gives the father who can do anything to save his daughter a heroic version of the temperament of an epic hero.

He is tall but agile, polite but contains energy, when he saw his daughter's friend die in the prison cell, the suppressed emotions completely exploded, the torture of the Albanian, it was simply handsome, the moment the steel nail slammed into the other party's thigh, I believe that the investment is more as a father's emotion of avenging his daughter, rather than the agent who caught the criminal.

So, a former American agent, an honest old father, and a murderer who kills like chopping vegetables, in order to prevent his daughter who was captured by human traffickers from becoming a **, he kills all the way from the United States to Paris.

In order to save his daughter, the father can do whatever it takes!

It's a very traditional Hollywood-style action movie, but Brian is not without differences from traditional Hollywood heroes, such as being more ruthless and ruthless, but no one is unhappy about it.

Duke's film has never lacked a sense of substitution, and the foreshadowing of the whole plot is also extremely easy for the audience to have an illusion, if their relatives are abducted and sold by the gang, if they have enough ability, will they make the same choice as Brian in anger?

In fact, the answer is very obvious, this is a world where blood is always thicker than water.

When Brian launches a bloody revenge, none of the traffickers who deserve to go to hell will be spared! Bang bang bang, kill kill!

Many viewers can't help but think that if everyone has such a father, how harmonious and peaceful this society should be!

"Hey, Xiaojun."

Ge Guangtou suddenly said to Jiang Xiaojun, "You should let your daughter take a good look at this film!" ”

Thinking of his naughty daughter who specializes in working against others, Jiang Xiaojun nodded, "I really should let her see it." (To be continued......)

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