649 Palm The impact that movies can bring
No matter how great an opponent is, he can't compare to a teammate like a pig.
The subsequent developments in Iran have proved to the world that this truth has remained unchanged.
Ahmadinejad is undoubtedly the representative of the Iranian side of this incident, and since his public televised speech, he has begun to appear frequently in various public places.
In late November, at the funeral of a conservative dignitary in Tehran, Ahmadinejad embraced his 78-year-old mother as a sign of comfort.
Immediately, public opinion in Iran shifted to him from within the country, and many conservative religious forces seriously criticized the embrace, with religious figures saying that Ahmadinejad's actions violated Shia rules and insulted Iran's religious dignity.
The intensity of this criticism completely suppressed the criticism of Hollywood in the United States for a while.
Of course, the Iranians' approach instantly became the laughing stock of the whole world.
The heads of the three major newspaper industries and the three major television networks in the United States even feel that it is really a bit cheap to confront such an opponent.
Subsequently, the lawyer representing the Iranian government in the West, Aimo? Miss Alamuddin, in a public statement in The Times, 'In view of the numerous absurd practices of the Iranian government, she has decided to dissociate herself from all relations with the other party', while praising 'Ryan? Jenkins and George? Clooney has always been a Hollywood star she admires'.
On the same day, the Sun newspaper published several photos of the female lawyer, which clearly showed Aimo? Almuddin is working with George? Clooney's intimate holiday in Ibiza......
In this war of public opinion, the Iranian government has lost almost all face.
Even the media in many neutral countries have begun to question the reality of the situation in Iran, and a report by RIA Novosti is very pertinent.
"Is Iran, which is a little 'out of tune' with the world, unwilling to talk to the world, or unable to communicate at all?"
Of course, there is also a lot of international public opinion sympathetic to Iran.
For example, a news agency on the other side of the Pacific.
"At a time when the Iranian nuclear issue is unresolved and the threat of war is intensifying. The image of Iran in the footage of "Argo" is sure to mislead ordinary Americans about Iran. If there is a major point in the Iranian nuclear issue in the future, the misconceptions of the American people will inevitably explode, and even influence the final decision of the White House and the Pentagon. ”
Their fears are not unfounded.
In the face of criticism from Western public opinion, the Iranian government once again announced the launch of a nuclear test and uranium enrichment program, and the incident completely turned into a political game, and the federal government immediately transferred the 'Eisenhower' aircraft carrier group to the Persian Gulf......
"Are we going too far?"
Leaning on the soft goose down duvet, Nicole turned her head and kissed the beads of sweat rolling off Ryan's forehead, enjoying the impact from behind. Bian whispered, "I don't want you to become the fuse of war." ”
"Hey, dear."
Pinching her chin, Ryan gave Nicole a wet kiss, sped up the frequency slightly, and gasped, "You're overestimating the impact of a movie." ”
The incident started because of "Argo", but after the scope expanded, it was out of his control. The United States and those big blocs have vital interests in the Middle East, and they have long seen that Iran is a thorn in their side, and they will definitely stand up and launch a public opinion offensive at this time.
Isolating Iran is something that Western countries have done, are and will do.
"Do you think there will be a fight?" Nicole looked back at him with a blur of her eyes. "Hard, dear, faster! Oh, God. That's it! ”
"Who knows......" Ryan's impact grew faster and faster, and Nicole grabbed one of his hands with her backhand, revealing a high-pitched voice.
"If there is a real fight." Ryan has always maintained the fastest frequency. Regardless of the fact that Ni, who was in a state of distraction, could not hear his words, she still said, "Those energy arms complexes should thank me well." ”
In the end, the incident caused a worldwide turmoil, and there must be their shadow behind it.
Having said that, Ryan didn't think there would be a fight, and the Iranian nuclear crisis had been so many times in the previous life, and the federal government had clamored for action several times, but no war broke out.
Besides, if war breaks out again in the Middle East because of a movie like "Argo", he will really go down in history......
Having said that, the turmoil caused by this film is inevitably a bit bigger.
"What are you thinking?" Nicole came back to her senses and complained slightly, "You can also wander at this time?" ”
With that, she turned around and lifted Ryan off on her back.
Looking at the wet and slowly softening thing, Nicole rolled her eyes at Ryan, covering one hand between her legs, and the other hand pulling over the pillow and placing it under her ass.
Seeing Nicole's movements, Ryan lay down and hugged her and sighed, he really wondered if he was cursed, he had secretly found many doctors in the past two years, he and Nicole, as well as Charlize and Natalie's bodies were fine, and basically no safety measures had been taken, but none of them hit the target.
Is this what you gain and what you lose?
Shaking his head, Ryan stopped thinking about these questions and returned to Argo.
The social environment affects the movie, and the movie will also affect the social environment, a film with a political color, and finally caused such a big turmoil, which exceeded everyone's expectations, and even had an impact on international social relations.
However, now it seems that there is nothing to do with him, after all, the other party is a country, except to launch the media under his name and continue to smear him, he has no way to take the Iranian government; In turn, the Iranian government has no good way to deal with him except with its words.
Anyway, he doesn't see the possibility of Hollywood movies making money from Iran, including "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", and Iranians will still not have a good image in future films.
Thinking of this, Ryan looked down at Nicole in her arms, her eyes blurred as if she was asleep, as if she was still reminiscing about the afterglow just now.
"Is there something wrong?" Nicole slowly lifted her eyelids, her pale blue eyes looked at him, Ryan kissed her on the forehead, and asked, "Have you seen Zach?" Schneider? ”
"Hmm~" Nicole snorted, tugged one of Ryan's hands, and covered it in her place, "After he heard that he was listed as one of the directors, he drew a lot of storyboard settings based on the original, Frank?" Miller thinks he's the right fit, and I think that's good, and he's already in the substantive negotiation phase. ”
"That's good." Ryan blew away a strand of blonde curls that fell on his nose.
This is Hollywood's counterattack against Iran, and if it fails at the box office, then these people, including him and Nicole, will really become the laughing stock of Iranians.
"After the release of this film, I will be satisfied with a box office like "Argo"." Nicole tightened her legs, so that Ryan's not very honest hand could not continue to be troubled, "A total investment of $60 million turned out to be profitable at the box office." ”
"Isn't there anyone who does the publicity for us for free?" Ryan laughed.
With the help of this war of public opinion, "Argo" handed over the box office that only a blockbuster movie can have, starting from the Iranian government's continuous criticism of the film, the major media are full of related news, and many audiences who were not interested in this subject also walked into the theater to see what a movie that can make a country protest against Hollywood look like.
Even if the number of theaters is declining, it can't compete with super blockbusters such as "Van Helsing" that will be released this month, but "Argo" has maintained a high attendance, and the box office has remained at about $15 million in the last two weeks, and now that Thanksgiving is approaching, the film has won $189.78 million in North America, and the North American box office will definitely exceed $200 million.
If you count the overseas box office, the current global box office performance is close to 300 million US dollars, which can only be described as incredible for such a political thriller-themed film.
In that regard, Ryan and Disney owe a debt of gratitude to the Iranian government.
In this public opinion war, the other party not only made a fuss, did not take much advantage, but helped him send a large amount of commercial income.
Such an enthusiastic opponent is not easy to find in the whole world.
What's more, with Iranians showing hostile attitudes towards Hollywood, "Argo" is basically a foregone conclusion that it will win several heavyweight awards from next year's Oscars, and according to the academy's approach, the best picture is almost booked.
With the arrival of Thanksgiving, another hot schedule in North America kicked off, the first to appear is the little wizard who has been absent for two years, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was released in the English-speaking region and China across the Pacific Ocean at the same time, and the Gryffindor Golden Triangle once again waved its wand to start the journey of collecting money.
Unlike in his previous life, Zhang Qiu appeared in this movie, although it was only a soy sauce character, but it also caused a sensation on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and the film was even more approved by the law, becoming another film released simultaneously in China and the United States.
The film, as always, sparked a boom in teenage movie-watching, with a box office of $109.38 million in North America on the first weekend, and a box office of more than $75 million in the first week of overseas releases.
The Harry Potter series, like a gold-making machine, continues to bring huge profits.
Of course, this series has also created a group of child stars who are red to purple, especially Daniel? Radcliffe and Emma? Watson, to describe as a teen idol around the world, is not an exaggeration at all. (To be continued......)