Chapter 70: The Troubles of Happiness
At the time of Roland's crossing, Spielberg was still the only director in film history with a total box office of more than 10 billion.
Below him are the Russo brothers who filmed "American Team 2, 3" and "Avengers 3, 4".
Looking at the entire cumulative box office list of directors, in addition to the extremely conspicuous three directors of the Jewish Gang, the most eye-catching is not IP promoters like the Russo brothers and David Yates, nor the famous Hollywood pick-up man Ron Howard, but the 27 films that are far ahead after Spielberg's name.
Compared with the box office results of 6,798 million for the six Russo Brothers' films, Spielberg's 27 films for 1012.3 billion are not good-looking, and some people even think that he wins by quantity.
Of course, this kind of problem of the benevolent and the wise cannot be discussed at all.
However, there is one fact that no one can argue.
Compared with the truck driver, who spent 40 years and only made nine movies, Spielberg is really a model worker in the industry.
"If James hadn't asked Sony to borrow eight studios, "Captain Hook" would have been filmed a long time ago."
"Robert, Chris, they should have told you, right?"
"If the whole film is shot in the studio, the more studios there are, the faster it can be made."
"We have all the workers in one location, and when they're done, we can start shooting, and while we're shooting, they can move on to the next one, so we only need to shoot one thing in order, a month and a half at most, and we can shoot all the script."
"Of course, this kind of shooting does save time and effort, but it takes up a lot of space."
"Because you won't know if you need to reshoot until the film is in post-production."
"We will only tear down the set once we are sure we don't need to reshoot."
"Just like your Uncle David hasn't sold the house in the filming area in order to ensure that "Home Alone" can be refilmed on time, when James is filming, we can't quietly touch his studio and tear it down, right?"
"If that's the case, then he won't play live PK with you on the set, but roll up his sleeves and beat me."
Spielberg is a very fine guy, when he is serious, he can shoot "Schindler's List" and "The Washington Post", when he is funny, he can shoot "Jurassic Park" and "Ready Player One", when he is stern, he can make Harrison Ford say nothing, and when he communicates with children, there is not a single argument.
In the eyes of others, the unrelated movie style can be switched arbitrarily in his hands.
Because of this, working on several projects at the same time is easier for him than eating and drinking.
"Captain Hook" can't be turned on for the time being?
It's okay!
Let's tinker with the next project, Jurassic Park!
When the scenery of "Captain Hook" is finished, the scenery of "Jurassic Park" on my side will also be completed, and the scenery will begin.
And after the filming of "Captain Hook" is finished, can't you just turn around and shoot "Jurassic Park"?
As Ganetti had thought, Spielberg was really busy.
The flow operation of the Hollywood industrial chain is used by him to the fullest.
And when he imitated the angry movements of the truck driver and smiled at Roland to explain the situation, Roland only had the word 'fuck' in his head.
He felt that if the truck driver next door could be as diligent as the other party, then-
"Avatar", I'm afraid I can shoot ten.
Of course, whether Spielberg made "Jurassic Park" or not has nothing to do with Roland.
In his previous life, when he was doing the commentary video of "Jurassic Park", he still remembered the reactions of the two children in it.
Although the grandchildren of Dr. Hammond, who tinkered with Jurassic Park, occupy a lot of scenes in the film, the two of them, more often than not, are just plot propellers-
What kind of bear child setting, what kind of ghostly screaming, what hysterical escape, that kind of stupid beep behavior done in order to promote the plot, it really makes people's scalp tingle.
Especially the classic jelly shaking in my sister's scene......
That kind of contrived performance has always been the object of complaints from fans and audiences.
Of course, that's not to say that Spielberg's portrayal of those two children was problematic.
It's that the styles of these two characters don't match everything that Roland is showing now.
In the popular "Home Alone", Kevin McAllister is a clever ghost, and in "Terminator 2", John Connor is a brave child who longs for father's love, and after playing these two roles with similar personalities in a row, if Roland plays the bear child again, it will be his own reputation......
Don't say anything β
"An actor is to create every role well, if you can't even do these things, then you still play a fart play!" β
In fact, it is for adults to shape every character well.
The character style played by child stars must be stable.
Because the audience of child stars is very narrow, the first echelon of child stars who like them is their peers, and the second echelon is those adults who want to instill truth, kindness and beauty in their children.
To put it mildly, if children don't play that kind of glorious role.
You're dying, you're the villain that families resist.
To put it mildly, if a guy like Roland who has already played the role of Wei Guangzheng touches those stupid characters.
That is in the road with their own money, and they can't get by.
As the famous British film scholar Richard Dyer said in "Star": the core appeal of star culture is to sell dreams.
This is a hurdle that all film and television drama practitioners cannot bypass.
Only when people like you first can you have the possibility of transformation.
None of those super first-line celebrities can directly cross this line.
Clint Eastwood was a heartthrob when he was young, Tom Cruise made his debut as a cream boy, Leonardo DiCaprio didn't know how many people called her husband, and even Tom Hanks was the male lead in romance when he debuted...... These guys can touch the trophy when they cross the line, even if they don't cross the line......
No one is stupid enough to turn around and self-destruct their image when they just became famous.
Transformation that kind of thing, let's talk about it when I become an adult, at least for now, Roland feels that he doesn't need to force "Jurassic Park".
What's more, since the emergence of the profession of child stars, no critics or media will attack their honor.
Whether it is commercial traffic or powerful actors, these tone-setting behaviors will never appear on children.
Just like the original "Jurassic Park" in the previous life, even if the little girl in it behaves as stupid, it is just the audience fans complaining and insulting, as for the mainstream media? They seem to be blind and turn a blind eye to this, because the bear child represents innocence and kindness, and whoever refutes it with 'hypocrisy' is contrary to mainstream values.
Even ifβ
They were really, scolded by the audience, very badly.
The audience is the basis for the survival of the actors.
In Roland's opinion, even if he goes to shoot "Home Alone 2", a successful sequel under this business model, he will not shoot "Jurassic Park", because he doesn't want to give up the audience popularity he has so hard to get.
No way, this is the happiness troubles that Roland is facing now.
If a year ago, he was still having a headache about how to enter the circle, then now he has to think carefully about continuing to maintain, but fortunately, there are enough thighs around him, and he doesn't have to fight for half a day in limited choices.
If in front of such a luxurious network, he still can't choose a book that suits him, then-
He could have found a piece of tofu and killed him.
As for - let Spielberg change the script for himself?
Isn't this equivalent to Wang Xueqin going to Fu Wenpei - deserving to be scolded?
Now that Spielberg can joke with himself as a truck driver, and never mention Robert Zemeckis who has a relationship with Roland, he is already happy and wants to make the other party change his mind? It's hard to climb!
Of course, compared to the above, what excites Roland the most is that Spielberg remembers his preferences.
When the well-dressed guy looked at Roland with a look of anticipation, the touch that spanned time made Spielberg chuckle - 'It's so similar, Robert looked at me like this back then, hoping that I could help him pull Back to the Future.' β
"Since we met, let's go in together?"
"Your destination is the Hakip Foggy Valley? So do we. β
Spielberg patted his hands and put on his gloves as he extended an invitation to the seven people who had already rented a car.
Roland's studiousness, he knew it.
On weekdays, Roland needs to film, so he naturally won't forcibly pull Roland over for the sake of his apprentice Zemeckis, but now, since they have all been bumped into, let's go in and have a look, just right, he can also look for the real scene at close range, and at the same time, see how much Zemeckis guy is carrying him behind his back and teaching him out.
In the face of Spielberg's invitation, Roland would be a fool if he refused.
As for Mr. and Mrs. Olson?
When Roland turned his head to look at them, David, who had already reached an agreement with him on Christmas Eve, did not object in the slightest.
And Garnetty, who is bent on cultivating the Olsen sisters, will not jump out to stop it.
Not only that, but she is even more active than Roland.
Looking at Aunt Garnetty, who was holding Elizabeth and going up to chat with Katherine Kennedyβ
Roland smiled helplessly.
After seeing his wife's actions, David patted Roland's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Just get used to it." β
yes, it's good to get used to it......
If it weren't for David specifically mentioning it to himself, Roland wouldn't have particularly cared about Garnetty's approach.
What's more, even he himself now adheres to the principle that nepotism is better used.
Maybe it's because Katherine Kennedy's mother is a drama actress, and Garnetty's profession is a little bit sidelined, or maybe Elizabeth was too cute when she was a child, and her cute appearance made the other party's motherly love overflow, in short, when the two of them got together and partnered, the degree of the topic jumped off directly made Roland look confused.
From movies, to dramas, from Hollywood, to Broadway, from fashion jewelry, to family children, from daily trivialities, to school teachers...... That day, the ability to pull both the South and the South China really impressed Roland.
And what about the Olsen sisters?
The youngest daughter of America was also constantly teased by the entourage.
In their previous lives, they were able to cross the ocean and board the reading comprehension of major English textbooks, which can prove that the popularity of the two is not covered, and now, even if everyone is counting cars, there are still drivers who control the speed and try to attract their attention.
And the cute eyes and expressions of the two little guys are the things that those guys like to see the most.
David, who was with the children, guided them and kept looking.
Compared with his mother, three younger sisters, and his father, James may be the one who is treated the worst among everyone.
While Garnetty was chatting with Elizabeth and Catherine, and while David was holding Ashley and Mary and playing hide and seek with his uncles in the car next to him, James could only sit there alone and watch them perform.
What, you ask Roland?
Of course Roland couldn't be with him!
From the very beginning of the car selection, Roland was very sincere, active, agile and brisk to climb into Spielberg's car......
Although the car on the left hand side was chatting happily, and the car on the right hand side had the cute angel and the eye of death, Roland was not stunned at all, and since he got in the car, he didn't care about the other people in the same company, because the original storyboard next to Spielberg directly attracted all his attention, so that he couldn't take his eyes off.
"Director, your painting is much better than Director Chris."
Roland picked up the storyboard very 'naturally' and flipped through it with curiosity.
"Really? And what about James? Regardless of the topic that Roland took the initiative to provoke, Spielberg asked directly.
"It's not like that, because James is realistic, and yours is more like a comic."
"This dinosaur really has the feel of DC and Marvel, and James, he drew real machines."
Spielberg's serious answer aroused Spielberg's interest, and while looking at the scenery along the way, he also asked casually, "Huh?" Do you know how to draw? But in ordinary life, it is not reflected. β
Roland knows how to draw?
I don't understand.
But he can draw.
Before, in the time loop, Roland used more than 3,000 pieces of paper just for the young Elizabeth, in the face of this kind of diligent practice, even if his basic skills are not solid, but it is no problem to copy a landscape and draw something.
At the very least, he won't be like Marcus in "Detroit: I Want to Be a Man."
For Spielberg, whether Roland can paint or not is what interests him.
Because there is not a single guy in their circle who didn't start with painting.
Akira Kurosawa once said, "If you can really draw them on paper, it means that you have thought through the specific arrangement of the parts." The sketch is meant to tell the staff 'this is what it generally feels'. β
And Spielberg, who is a diehard fan of Akira Kurosawa, naturally takes this sentence as the truth.
Film is an industry, and it is impossible for a simple director to provoke the whole film alone.
A good storyboard can show the director's ideas in front of all the staff more systematically and clearly.
None of those big directors can't draw, Tim Burton was originally an animator at Disney, Xu Laowei's main business is to draw comics, truck drivers have even opened art exhibitions, and Hitchcock was born as an artist......
And back then, the reason why Spielberg, the director who likes to shoot science fiction themes the most, did not take the project "Back to the Future" was completely because Robert Zemeckis's storyboard was so beautifully drawn!
If it weren't for the storyboard that could be compared to every frame, Spielberg wouldn't be able to rely on his mouth to move Universal Pictures and throw Zemeckis nearly 20 million!
Therefore, when he realized that the child next to him might be able to draw, that kind of thinking about teaching suddenly rose.
"I have pen and paper here, draw one for me to see?"
"You can draw whatever you want."
"Portraits, landscapes, machines, monsters, ......"
"We might be a little shaky along the way, so let's draw your best ......"