On Friday, October 31, 2003, a 7:30 a.m. sea breeze was blowing on Kauai, Hawaii, and waves crashed against Tunnel Beach in the northern sea. There was a group of four surfing along the beach, shouting and laughing.

13-year-old Bethany Hamilton, her best friend Alanna Blanchard, Alanna's father Holt and brother Byron.

Ever since she won the Rell-Sunn-Menehune Surfing Championship at the age of 8, Bethany has been a surfing genius in the eyes of others, training for her first NSSA national competition, and next January, she will step on the waves of the highest stage and dream of flying!

At the end of another surf, Bethany rested on her surfboard and looked out at the blue sky. The surfboard was floating with the sea, and the sound of the sea was in an uproar, but she felt so peaceful that she couldn't help but spread her hands and caress the gentle and warm water, like dancing in the sea.

"Beth, Beth......" Alana paddled along.

"Life is so good, thank God. Bethany sighed softly.

The sea splashed, and the seemingly calm sea suddenly rushed out of a gray shadow, and in Alanna's scream, Bethany felt the surfboard under her shake violently, and almost fell into the sea, and the inexplicable pain made her scream, and after a moment it was numb, and the sprayed blood had stained the sea red.

"Sharks, there are sharks!! Alanna cried.

The screams and screams immediately made Holt and Byron look at him, their faces changed, and they paddled through the water in a panic, Holt shouted, "Stay on the board, don't fall into the water!" Nervous and frightened like a dark cloud, what kind of shark was that? Where was it? All four were in mortal danger, and Bethany was still rapidly losing a lot of blood.

Bethany was nearly slumped on the board, and Alanna was already in tears.

"Go back to shore!" shouted, pulling Bethany's surfboard with Byron to help her paddle back, Alana close behind.

Everything was chaotic, the shore was getting closer, Bethany's mind was getting blurred, but she was clearly aware of what was happening, she was missing an arm, and it was over.

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- "Soul Surfer"

MPAA Rating: PG, a tense incident footage and some thematic footage

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Located near UCLA in West Los Angeles, the Brown Bear Cinema is a top-notch theater with a good location, a lot of people, beautiful appearance, advanced hardware equipment, and a historical and cultural monument in Los Angeles (built in 1937), so there are often movies premiered here, with a red carpet and bright stars.

Today, the Brown Bear Theater ushered in the premiere of SS, and Lionsgate's investment in this is neither large nor small, compared to the specifications of the blockbuster films released by the six major studios, but it has done enough work.

Although "Carrie" failed, Lionsgate had no complaints about Ye Wei, Jon Fairheimer and others continued to respect him like a little emperor, and the responsibility was not on his head, and they all knew that in fact Ye Wei had fulfilled his duties well.

Ye Wei's ideas and opinions not only have no problems, but also solve the current reason for failure, which is that the company did not pay attention to it and did not do a good job on the set.

Therefore, Lionsgate has not slowed down at all in the promotion and distribution of SS, regardless of whether SS is successful or unsuccessful, Ye Wei is still a VIP, and the friendship of geniuses is one of Lionsgate's long-term development strategies.

Looking at the entire industry, for now, VIY's position has not been shaken, and it is still as far away as a galaxy from the situation of strikeouts. Of course, if he continues to fail, with his own films, his popularity will naturally decline, and the road will not be as easy as it is now.

2006's "VIY Trilogy" is about to truly arrive, three films with no excuses, failure is all his responsibility, and "Soul Surfer" is the first.

But Lionsgate had a new problem, Ye Wei suddenly said that he would not attend the premiere, and his personality flareed up again.

Jon Philheimer persuaded him not to move, and the publicist could only inform the invited media of the new news, the official reason being that "Ye Wei is busy with W'sB's location survey".

When the news spread, people who were ready to attend the premiere were amazed.

Emma, who received Ye Wei's personal call, exclaimed: "What!?why?" She heard him say that she was going to Toronto to comfort Nina, and she was so angry, "Carrie" didn't get good grades and it wasn't her fault, isn't SS important! Aren't we friends! SS is still so hard to make!

"I'm sorry, Emma, I made a mistake when I didn't show up for the premiere of Carrie, I have to fix it. ”

"But you're also making another mistake!"

"Didn't I inform you?"

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On October 5, 2006, "Oprah Talk Show" was a guest of the SS crew, and in the studio on the TV screen, three young people and Oprah sat on a beige fabric couch and did an interview. Oprah sat on the far right, while Ye Wei sat on the far left, with her right hand on the sofa and a dashing smile on her face.

Emma and Bethany sat in turn, both smiling sweetly.

Bethany was talking about the process of making her story into a movie and her mood, from the publication of the biography, the establishment of the film project to the stagnation of the heat, she looked at Ye Wei, and said with a smile: "Then Wei joined, no one makes me happier anymore." I'm really grateful for all of that, there are so many stories about being strong, and it's fantastic that my story can be made into a movie by one of my favorite directors. God has really arranged for us, and I hope that my story will encourage more people and feel the courage God has given us. ”

The audience immediately burst into warm applause, and the camera swept away, and several middle-aged women seemed to have tears in their eyes.

The camera was focused on Ye Wei on the left side of the sofa, and he took over and said: "Beth's story is like all great sports stories, legendary, incredible, inspiring, like "Rocky" and "Million Dollar Baby", the difference is that it is real. ”

The studio boiled with the laughter of the audience, Oprah looked surprised, the two movies that Ye Wei gave an example of are both Oscar Best Pictures, forever classics, his statement is a bit provocative. Emma glared and laughed.

Ye Wei continued: "It's also like all great sports movies, not just about the sport itself, but also about love, faith, emotions from family, friends and even opponents. Emma nodded, and then looked at Ye Wei as if she was about to say something, he looked at her, and she said, "And Jinji." ”

"Ginge, that's family. He shrugged his shoulders and explained to Oprah, "Gingy is Bethany's dog. ”

In the laughter of the audience, Bethany smiled and nodded: "Yes, it is called Hanalai in reality, and it has always given me great support." Oprah asked: "What is the reason for its name change in the movie?" Ye Wei said seriously: "Hanalai is taken from Hanalai Bay near Beth's house, which will reveal her address to the crazy star chasers, so ......"

Suddenly, the audience who came over laughed like crazy, and a burst of applause rang out, Oprah pretended to be surprised: "You said it." ”

Ye Wei looked at Bethany stunned, "I'm sorry, I... I did it on purpose. Emma punched him in the shoulder, and the laughter was louder. Ye Wei smiled and said: "Jin Ji is cuter, and now it is Hanalai's nickname." Bethany nodded, and Ye Wei said, "Hanalai Bay is really a beautiful place. ”

"You do have a good time there. Emma said coldly.

"I miss the hot stone spa there. Ye Wei nodded.

Oprah laughed and asked, "Emma, you learned to surf in order to play Bethany?"

"yes!" said Emma.

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"That's it, it's all my fault, I must go to Toronto and talk to Nina, okay?"

In this case, can there be any other answer? Lily felt no, and said generously to Ye Wei on the other end of the phone: "Okay, what's the problem? Actually, you don't have to explain so much to me, we don't need to be so angry." Say hello to Nina for me, her Carrie is doing a great job. ”

He sighed happily, "I will." Lily, you're so good, it's really- it's so good. ”

These compliments can't relieve Lily's boredom, so there is no problem, there is no need to explain so much, but she doesn't like it.

She felt sorry for "Carrie" and struggled with "Soul Surfer", but everything was the same thing, what an ordinary friend, she didn't believe this. It's possible with Gia, it's possible with Emma Roberts, it's possible with Nina, she knows it's impossible, Nina is her biggest rival.

Now the boyfriend goes to comfort the biggest rival, his ex-girlfriend who has been dating for more than a year......

After the call, Lily sighed, little rascal, big bastard! Not that she suspected that he was going to split her legs, but that she was reluctant to let him stay with Nina, like the scales were tilting.

But what if it was possible? He and Nina were really just ordinary friends? When he was with Nina, she and Nina would often meet each other, say hello and talk for a while, hang out, talk on the phone, and if you were to be angry with him because of this, wouldn't you be very stingy? Be tolerant of yourself and mean to others? Treat him too closely? As if constantly thinking about the past that he had spoiled?

From Saturday evening to Sunday morning, Lily was haunted by these glooms, and some of them were lost, thinking that they would meet him today, and he was scheduled to fly back to Springfield in the early morning, so they would have a one-night date.

She thought about it and simply admitted to herself: I'm just stingy, Nina is different!

The sun was rising in the sky outside, and Lily had just gotten up when she received a call from Ye Wei, it was almost 10 o'clock in Toronto, and he should have met Nina. Lily frowned slightly, and while walking to the balcony, she answered the call from her mobile phone: "Good morning, only." ”

His voice came out: "Hey good morning, I'm back to Los Angeles, I'm about to board the plane, it's expected to land at 13:15 p.m., I'll go to the premiere first, and then, we'll go on a date." ”

When Lily heard this, her heart suddenly relaxed, maybe she was thinking too much. She looked at the orange-red sky and asked, "How is Nina?"

"Luckily, you know that Nina is a bit of a pusher by nature, and I explained to her that it wasn't her fault that Carrie failed, and that she was fine. Nina has her weekend date, and I keep thinking about you, I want to hug you and kiss you, so why stay in Toronto? Ye Wei said.

"Oh. The corners of Lily's mouth twitched, and he knew I was angry.

"My princess, how about we attend the premiere together?" Ye Wei asked suddenly.

Lily's eyes looked at this and that, and when she thought about it, she didn't have that strong feeling, just a little bit, and replied, "However, I don't want to ...... yet." Aren't we pretty good at keeping it a secret? I think we can be quiet for a while, just us. ”

"It's just us to announce it or not, but according to your idea. He laughed, "I don't want you to be angry, because I think now, I didn't think about your feelings when I went to Toronto, I don't want to apologize to you, I just want to say, I love you." ”

Lily also chuckled, her heart was soothing and sweet, "I love you too." Shall I arrange a date for that night?"

"Okay. Ye Wei said, "I want to take Duoduo with me, she has recently had the urge to run away from home." Lily laughed, "It's best to bring the flowers, she keeps me safe." He gasped for a moment: "Oh no... I'm so stupid, can I leave her without?" Lily vetoed: "I can't. ”

"I'm going to be hurt by Duoduo for the rest of my life. Ye Wei sighed and said, "Then you will watch the synchronization in the afternoon, right?" He gave her a DVD to watch.

The morning breeze was a little cool, Lily turned around and walked back, and said loudly: "Home theater, ready, snacks, pillows, ready, a few good friends, ready, shark boxing tumbler, ready, tissues to wipe tears, ready!"

Although this movie reminds her of some unpleasant things from time to time, it is good to wait for it to be in the play.

"I hope it won't disappoint you. Ye Wei said.

Lily already knew that he didn't have confidence in SS to win, and wanted to encourage him: "How come, even if I watched "Dance of Angels" in the afternoon, I wouldn't be disappointed, it was amazing! That was three years ago." Speaking of which, it's a bit like then. ”

"'Dance of Angels'? I'm afraid it's not. ”

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"The special effects may be better than they were 30 years ago, but almost every other aspect of the film is inferior to the old version. - 2/5, Alan Hunt, Daily Express, UK

"There's nothing really wrong with this remake of Carrie, it's just not as good as the original in most ways. ”――2。 5/5, Dan Kaufman, Journal of Artificial Gemstones

"This refurbishment may bring some new audiences to Carrie, but it will not have much impact, and it will be pale compared to the original. —2/4, Wilson Morales, Tribune News