In recent years, George? Lucas didn't make any directorial debuts, and even after he reworked the "Star Wars" footage using modern technology, some fans of the trilogy criticized him as a "Sith Lord". Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

However, in the industry, George? Lucas and his Lucasfilm laid the foundation for today's Hollywood blockbusters, and it can be described as a consensus.

Even James? People like Cameron are also full of praise for him.

In Duke and James? At the promotion of "Avatar" that Cameron attended together, the king of the world once expressed his gratitude and respect for Lucas.

"He used the resources available to him to develop digital special effects, digital editing, digital sound and digital cinematography, and he opened the door for me to take what I wanted in my mind to be filmed."

While there is no mention of Lucas's storytelling ability, James Brown is a big fan of his cinematic techniques that created and revolutionized Hollywood. Cameron spoke highly of him - I think he has contributed far more to the entire film industry than he has been rewarded, he is the Thomas of the film industry? Edison. ”

As a director, George? Lucas is not at the top of his game; As a screenwriter, George? Some of Lucas's works are substandard, especially in dealing with emotional dialogue, which is at a kindergarten level; But as a filmmaker, George? Lucas is definitely a genius and a god-level being.

His influence on cinema is no less than that of Coppola, Cameron, Hitchcock or anyone else.

What's more, George? Lucas not only revolutionized the entire film industry with special effects technology, but also promoted the development of film peripheral products.

James? Cameron can be said to be George? After Lucas, another pioneer of Hollywood film technology.

On December 16th, the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood was crowded with people, and the scale and liveliness of the premiere were not inferior to the Oscars. It seems that I also want to watch this first masterpiece in history as soon as possible.

"Can one person really change the world? At least from James? Here at Cameron, the answer we get is yes. ”

In the interview area, Duke faced the microphones of countless reporters and did not hesitate to replace James? Cameron touted. "Because of this "Avatar", the entire industry will be upgraded to an unprecedented height!"

He worked hard to promote the film, and he didn't worry about ending up being a laughing stock, and the quality of the film is the source of confidence.

On the eve of the release of "Avatar", many strange voices circulated on the Internet or in the media. For example, just the scale of investment for publicity has been spat on by the few remaining veteran film critics, but their influence today can only be said to be better than nothing, and it will basically not affect the market response of the film.

There are also some people who have also expressed their views on the film in the media, such as some independent directors who claim that Hollywood film companies are simply crazy and invest so much money to shoot a movie, if these funds are transferred to the independent film circle, how many literary films or low-budget independent films can be made?

But anyone with a clear head knows it. If Hollywood studios really put this money into literary films, it would be crazy.

Moreover, many people and the media have expressed their disapproval of this film, thinking that the investor's money will definitely be wasted.

Investors such as Duke, Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox have not bothered to respond to this kind of remarks.

Looking back at James? Cameron's filming history, starting from "Terminator 2", to "True Lies", to "Titanic", has repeatedly refreshed the amount of investment in blockbusters, and every time before the release, a large number of so-called professionals think that it will be a box office fiasco, etc.

The most typical is "Titanic", which was called James by film critics at the time? Cameron is the biggest in the world. "Titanic" will be the biggest box office disaster of the century...... But after the film was released, these people were collectively dumbfounded, and the box office of the film ruthlessly shattered their last shred of face, and it also made people completely realize that professional film critics are actually nothing.

Anyone knows James? Cameron is a money-burning machine. But people have the ability to earn back the money invested exponentially, and even if they put their own salary into it, they must make the most perfect effect in their minds.

When he walked to the poster for a group photo, Duke saw an interesting scene, Susie? Amis and Catherine? Bigelow stood next to Cameron on the left and right, posing for a photo with the king of the world without any fuss.

For an ex-couple or ex-boyfriend or girlfriend in Hollywood, this is nothing more common. The circle is so big, especially the top layers, and it's always those people who go back and forth, often meeting in public.

Duke and Catherine in the independent film scene? Bigelow was unfamiliar, just nodded to each other, and walked into the theater with the crew.

The main hall of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood has long been transformed into an IMAX theater by IMAX, and IMAX has placed more expectations on "Avatar", hoping that this super-masterpiece can completely push the IMAX3D craze that quickly spread around the world after "Transformers" to a peak.

"You're late, Duke."

As soon as he sat in his seat, someone next to him greeted him, and Duke smiled and replied, "It's you early, Doug." ”

The person next to him is none other than Warner Bros. CEO Doug? Walter, he sighed, "It's a pity that such a masterpiece doesn't belong entirely to Warner." ”

Duke smiled, but didn't say anything.

Doug? Walter said to Duke again, "By the way, the first week of DVD sales for 'Fury Road' came out, and it didn't exceed $100 million. ”

"It's only going to be lower in the future." Not surprisingly, Duke said, "The entire DVD industry is going downhill. ”

Although the craze of "Fury Road" has long passed in North America, in some local theaters specializing in cut films, it was not released until early December, and the final North American box office of the film was as high as 272.88 million US dollars, which is definitely the best among R-rated films.

In addition, the film has basically ended overseas screenings, with a cumulative overseas box office of more than $350 million, and the global box office successfully crossed the $600 million mark, closing $642.1 million!

This is not easy for an R-rated film, and this box office figure is enough to rank in the top five of the R-rated film box office list.

With Doug? Walter chatted a few words, Duke didn't wait too long, the screening of "Avatar" kicked off, except for minor changes, this film is roughly not much different from the pilot version he saw in Wellington, the film is definitely a huge breakthrough in film technology, the story and plot are still thin, and it makes people like Duke who like human beings feel helpless.

Regardless of James? What does Cameron mean to the Na'vi, in a mind like Duke, being a human being is much better than doing other messy things.

As for the graphics and technology of the film, it is not at all something that words can describe, even if it is piled up with thick flowery rhetoric, it is not enough to describe the planet Pandora shown in the film.

Having said that, when watching the film, few people want the protagonist to hang up, after all, that's where their own substitution is, but even if Duke has seen the demo and sits here watching the male protagonist, he still desperately wants him to be killed by a human mecha.

The clock was ticking into the wee hours of the morning, and one of the villas in Beverly Hills was still brightly lit. Diesel sat on the sofa in the lounge, quietly waiting for the relevant information to come, and his attention was "Avatar"!

As far as he knew, Duke? Rosenberg invested a huge amount of $200 million in this project, and if the film fails, such a loss, even with his net worth, must be extremely painful.

People are always affected by the environment, the media and fans are crazy about comparing "Fast and Furious 4" with "Fury Road", and they keep using adjectives such as "mother", which has seriously affected Fan? Diesel's sense of Duke, "Avatar" staged a box office tragedy, which is the result he wants and is happy to see.

I don't know how long it took, Fan? Diesel gradually fell asleep, his upper eyelids kept falling, and just as he was about to fall asleep, there was a knock on the door, and he immediately stood up and shook his head to make himself more awake.

The door was pushed open from the outside, Fan? Diesel's personal assistant walked in.

"The statistics are out?"

Seeing the assistant with a fax in his hand, Fan? Diesel took two steps forward and grabbed it directly, after seeing the numbers on it, even if he was as calm as him, he couldn't help but feel a wave of joy in his heart, could his idea really come true? Two people who have never failed in a commercial masterpiece in the past are really going to encounter Waterloo?

The moment of relaxation, Fan? Diesel's hands trembled slightly with excitement, and the box office of "Avatar" at midnight was a mess.

$6.75 million!

This is the sum of the midnight box office of "Avatar" in 3,652 theaters in North America, which is not easy for a science fiction movie with no prequel, no original book, no big star starring, and the story lacks audience recognition.

But!

Compared to the huge investment figures for this film, and the audience's expectations for this "most expensive film in history", this figure is very unsatisfactory.

Fan? A faint relaxed smile hung on Diesel's lips.

Meanwhile, in a luxury apartment in distant New York, Natalie? Portman broke free from the physical entanglement of the man opposite, and regardless of the ballet dancer's surprised eyes after being awakened, like a queen in control, he put on his pajamas and walked out of the bedroom, and dialed the agent Martin? Miller's phone, a brief inquiry after a few words, she got with Fan? Diesel is the same one number.

Snap the phone, Natalie? The corners of Portman's mouth were drawn in an extremely beautiful arc, and the facts seemed to prove to her that no one can succeed forever, not even Duke? Rosenberg is no exception.

The other party is indeed not the director of "Avatar", but he has invested a lot of money in it, which is a well-known thing in Hollywood.

Duke? Rosenberg lost an astronomical investment, Natalie? Portman is still very willing to see it. (To be continued.) )

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