Chapter 723: Sandy's Godfather

"What else does Jurassic Park 3 have besides visual effects? As far as the film itself is concerned, it is simply uglier than the pulled out by the Tyrannosaurus rex in the film! ”

France's "Le Figaro" opened fire violently after the global box office of "Jurassic Park 3" exceeded 500 million US dollars, and even interviewed the famous Italian director Bernardo for this? Bertolucci.

"3D technology will not bring any help to the development of films, because in essence, this is only a film technology that appears to satisfy sensory stimulation, and has no meaning to art, and this simple and crude special effects technology will only destroy the beauty of the film."

This is just a microcosm of the European media, since "Jurassic Park 3" swept the European film market, those European filmmakers who have been ignored by the mainstream market, with the help of the European media that are not very good with North America, have fired at "Jurassic Park 3" and 3D technology.

"A stupid fool's film, it will only make people feel disgusting after watching it."

"No matter how good the visual effects are, no matter how high the box office is, it is out of the essence of the movie!"

"3D technology is nothing more than a deception of vision, a poisonous candy for the eyes to eat......"

Every large-scale explosion of new technology will always be accompanied by countless objections, not only in Europe, but also in North America, there are many people who are not used to 3D technology.

"The 3D special effects are amazing, and the 3D movies are full of sensory stimulation, but the two best 3D films to date, "The Polar Express" and "Jurassic Park 3", are like circus juggling, those characters and scenery floating on the screen, boring and hilarious, just to make the audience happy and fake."

Is this David? Denby published a review in the New York Times, and echoing him, in the Chicago Sun, Roger? Albert made a similar view of 3D.

"Remember more than 10 years ago, it was Ryan? Jenkins' single-handedly promoted "Jurassic Park" and "Titanic" pushed Hollywood into the wave of big investment and big productions. Until he could never look back, now looking back, there are fewer and fewer films with profound connotations produced in Hollywood, and the films produced by the Hollywood model he advocated have all been reduced to products of sensory stimulation. ”

"Every frame of the 3D movie shows us something that is simply not necessary, and the box office success of Jurassic Park 3 will once again give Hollywood a very wrong direction, even in Ryan? Under Jenkins' strong push, Hollywood's mainstream commercial films will become simple and crude visual effects accumulation, which will greatly damage the real texture of Hollywood movies. Hollywood and cinema companies must be cautious about 3D cinema technology. ”

"I would like to remind you that 3D movies that are purely for the pursuit of commercial interests will not be able to survive in the market for a long time, and will only be reduced to a money-making product."

However, every time a new technology is updated, there will always be people who can't keep up with the trend swept into the pile of old papers, not to mention that this is a technology that can generate tens or even tens of billions of dollars of output value every year in the future.

For the European media and European film directors, Hollywood simply ignores those people who can say sour things. It does not pose any threat to Hollywood films, and their so-called films full of artistic sense can only survive in the cracks of Hollywood movies.

Does anyone care about a group of defeated soldiers who were beaten by themselves ten or twenty years ago and even lost their pants?

In Ryan's view, it is described as a defeated army. It's all a compliment to continental European cinema.

As for the veteran film critics in North America, how many other companies in Hollywood will care about their voices? The two films they criticized are important promoters of Hollywood's globalization strategy, and how many people in the Hollywood industry will deny that "Titanic" has played a key role in the globalization of Hollywood films?

Capital has always been profit-seeking. 3D and IMAX technology have allowed Hollywood and cinema companies to see new benefits, and the success of "Jurassic Park 3". It also gives them a glimpse of the future that such films can be expected.

"Jurassic Park 3" has not yet been offline, and several Hollywood companies have announced their own 3D and IMAX movie plans.

The first to react was undoubtedly Disney, using the wave brought by "Jurassic Park 3" to promote that "Transformers" also uses IMAX3D technology to make zuò, and "Flying House Globe", "Toy Story 3", "The Hunger Games 2", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and other films will use this technology to make zuò.

What is interesting is that these are not post-production films, they will be real 3D movies.

Then, more companies responded, such as "Despicable Me" and "Kung Fu Panda" in the preparation and production of DreamWorks Animation Studios, such as Warner Bros.'s "Green Lantern", such as "Godzilla" that Sony Pictures is preparing to reboot, and so on......

In addition, the most fierce reaction is the major cinema companies, the North American cinema alliance, composed of many North American cinema companies, announced at a press conference that the future 3D screen and IMAX theater will be the main development direction of the North American cinema chain, and the major cinema companies have a long-term plan for this.

At the same time, they also announced short-term goals, in the next six months, with the support of IMAX, Dolby and other equipment manufacturers, 500 3D screens and the construction of about 40 IMAX theaters.

With Hollywood's content support, cinemas naturally don't want to miss the opportunity to attract more audiences to theaters.

Compared with "Jurassic Park 3", which uses IMAX3D as its biggest selling point, "Superman Returns", which was released a week earlier than it and is known as the most expensive movie of all time, inevitably seems a bit tragic.

The $270 million production of the blockbuster was released in 4,100 theaters in its first week and earned only $76.03 million at the North American box office.

As of last week, the film, which has been in theaters for more than three weeks, has dropped to more than $7 million in a single week, and the North American box office has accumulated just over $170 million, while its direct competitor, "Jurassic Park 3" came a week later, and the North American box office is close to $260 million.

Although there are many reasons why Superman Returns is not as good as expected, many people believe that Superman Returns did not use 3D technology and launch a 3D version, which is an extremely stupid decision-making mistake.

Of course, this can only be dismissed as a rumor, and Ryan is well aware of this.

"I went to see the IMAX3D version of Jurassic Park 3." Is the person who speaks James? Cameron.

The afternoon sun was extremely bright. Ryan and he sat under a sun umbrella in Nicole's garden, and the two talked a lot about IMAX, and the conversation gradually turned to the movie.

"I believe the technical side is no longer an issue."

Waving to another umbrella, Nicole gently rocked Sandy's crib, and the mother and daughter didn't see his overtures at all, so Ryan had to turn his gaze back to James? Cameron, "Jim, I've been waiting too long. ”

Not only are the two old friends, but they have also worked together very happily in the past. Cameron held out a hand. All five fingers lit up, "Five hundred million dollars!" ”

"How much?" This number surprised Nicole on the other side.

"In terms of the cost of making zuò, I initially estimate that 200 million US dollars will be enough." James? Cameron explained to both of them, "The rest is all promotional expenses, and we're not just shooting movies, we're shooting IMAX promotional videos. ”

After the release of "Avatar" in the previous life, in addition to the producer, distributor and James? In addition to Cameron and others, IMAX can be said to be one of the biggest beneficiaries.

Now, the company's largest shareholder is Ryan. And the second largest shareholder is James? Cameron.

"You're going to start preparing now?" Ryan thought for a moment and asked.

"Yes." James? Cameron drank half a cup of black tea, "After this conversation, I'm going to gather people." ”

"Okay then." Ryan made a reassuring gesture to him. "I will do my best to promote the Disney Pass Guò project, and the upfront funds will be available soon."

"Ryan? Jenkins plus James? Cameron joins forces. Nicole on the other side grabbed Sandy's little hand and shook it gently, "Don't talk about Disney, I'm afraid all Hollywood companies will generously check out." ”

Ryan and James? Cameron all laughed.

all these years. Looking for James? There are not a few companies that have made a grand debut, but unfortunately only a few people such as Ryan understand why he is obsessed with making IMAX3D documentaries. is preparing for the next big production, and now the development trend of 3D technology and North American theaters has obviously surpassed the previous life, this tyrant on the set, is finally about to start that time-consuming and labor-intensive super blockbuster zuò.

The two then briefly said some details, such as that in addition to him and Cameron himself, another executive producer would invite Jon, who had worked happily together since "Titanic"? Landau; For example, the film is shot on stage in Australia as much as possible in order to receive preferential conditions such as tax rebates and sponsorships.

Got down to business, James? Cameron's eyes turned to Nicole's side and looked at the crib lying there. Sandy, who seemed to be asleep, asked, "I remember the little one doesn't have a godfather yet, right?" ”

"That's right." Ryan laughed, vaguely guessing the intentions of this tyrant on the set.

"Frankly, Jim." Nicole deliberately joked, "I don't think you're a grumpy guy to be a good godfather." ”

"As long as Sandy thinks I'm qualified in the future." James? Cameron walked over to the shaker, "That's enough." ”

"What do you mean?"

Nicole looked over the place, Ryan shrugged, and she nodded, "Okay, Jim, you can give Sandy a name now." ”

"Christian name?"

The set tyrant couldn't help but hold his jaw, and after thinking for about a few seconds, he said, "R-O-S-E, Ruth, what do you guys think?" ”

"Sandy? Ruth? Kidman? Jenkins? Nicole muttered, then added, "Not bad." ”

Ryan has the urge to cover his forehead, James? How much does Cameron like the names Jack and Ruth? If you remember correctly, the male protagonist in "Avatar" is also called Jack...... (To be continued......)