America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 309: Major changes, Liu Yifei shows her skills

The original time and space "The Hunger Games" is a movie adapted from a novel, which is a bit similar to "Harry Potter".

It belongs to the first to build a huge fan base, the foundation is laid, the movie can naturally attract many book fans to buy tickets, and teenagers and young people are the mainstream audience.

The most intuitive manifestation is the box office. Of the global total box office of 700 million US dollars, North America accounts for almost 60%, and overseas 40%.

For a movie with such a high box office, the proportion is actually very unreasonable.

For example, "The Matrix", "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers" and other blockbusters with explosive box office, all account for more than 60% overseas.

In the final analysis, the novel is the most popular in North America, but it is weaker in the world.

The production cost of the original film did not reach the A level, and it was relatively large in the B level.

This resulted in poor special effects and not many big scenes. Instead, the main perspective was placed on the relationship between men and women and other aspects that could be deleted to delay time.

You should know that one of the major selling points of "The Hunger Games" is the battle royale mode. Many viewers who have not read the novel are attracted by this gimmick.

Then you show me this? I want to fight and escape, and stimulate my adrenaline!

And Gadot's version does not have the solid foundation laid by the novel, and it is not strong enough in the first place, so it must make up for it in other aspects.

So the focus of the movie promotion is the exciting fight, and MGM has invested $100 million in it.

If this money was put in 2012, it would be enough to make two cousin versions of "The Hunger Games".

After the film came out, he personally reviewed it from beginning to end. Sure enough, the movie made in 2004, whether it was the picture, sound effects, scenery or props, in short, crushed the 2012 version in all aspects.

Especially in the big scenes, it was not ambiguous, and the main special effects were full.

The film industry is a money-burning thing. Even if there is a difference of ten years, the technology has been innovated for three or four generations. It is useless to be reluctant to spend money. The effect is not as good as before.

In response to this, ancient costume fairy idol dramas have all lowered their heads in shame.

Of course, political struggles and war-themed movies have not been abandoned. These are sequels that will be dug deeper in the future, but the time is often compressed shorter.

Grand narratives can indeed make the story more exciting and profound, but first you have to trick the audience into the cinema.

Our mainstream audience is teenagers. How many of them will pay attention to political struggles?

This thing is not not told, but put in the second part.

Eric did not change the story framework of the original work. He just made more appropriate additions and deletions based on the actual situation.

"Huh?"

Suddenly feeling his left hand being tightly held, Eric turned his head to look at Liu Yifei next to him. She looked really excited and nervous.

Gently patted the back of her hand, indicating to relax.

Look at Gadot on the right, with a very natural demeanor, and all her attention is on the big screen.

The beginning of the movie is different from the original version. It chooses to tell the story in a voice-over style. It takes one minute to roughly explain the background of the world, and then slowly fills in the details later.

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, explosions, nuclear disasters

Human screams and wails, technological regression, order collapse, and the new country is re-established.

The big scene special effects are impressive and instantly attract the audience's attention, ensuring that everyone can understand this background introduction clearly to facilitate the understanding of the subsequent story.

After explaining the origin of the Hunger Games, the picture jumps to the coal mining area where the heroine is located, and brings in the hunting perspective.

I saw Gadot flexibly shuttle between the mountains and forests, and the dense trees could not stop her steps at all.

The bow and arrow shot out, and the fast editing of the frame-like style nailed the running rabbit to the ground with one arrow.

"Wow! She looks amazing."

"Katniss is an excellent hunter. Didn't you watch the trailer?"

"I mean Gal Gadot. Didn't you notice? She did it herself, without a stunt double. The last jump and archery move is very difficult. Most people can't do it."

"Gadot is great. I've been following her Facebook account. She often posts fitness updates. Her vest and arms have great muscle lines."

"Really? Can Eric Cooper beat her? With such good physical strength, most men can't bear it."

"Uh, shut up!"

Just one appearance is enough to establish Katniss as an archery master and an excellent hunter.

While the heroine is taking the prey home, the male lead and the second male lead also appear online.

Among them, the male lead Peeta was recommended by his father's acquaintance, Jesse Eisenberg.

Not familiar? He is the guy who starred in "Now You See Me", "Zombieland" and "The Social Network".

He also played Lex Luthor in DCEU. Do you have an impression?

Although he was a backdoor relative, Eric felt that he was quite suitable. Jesse Eisenberg has been in the industry for 5 years and has good acting skills.

Eric has also seen his niche movie "The Double", where the young man contributed a very contrasting acting.

Considering that the male protagonist Peeta will be brainwashed later and has a lot of extremely struggling scenes, like a mental patient, it is definitely okay to use Jesse Eisenberg's words.

The second male lead was auditioned, and the final winner was Chris Hemsworth, the Thor in Marvel.

He just debuted this year and auditioned with a try-it-out mentality. Unexpectedly, he was chosen with great luck. I heard that his agent has already cultivated him as a treasure.

Just now, he came up to Eric humbly on the red carpet and said a few words to him. He also asked reporters to help take a group photo. He looked so happy and silly, like a little fanboy.

Little did he know that the original actor was his younger brother Liam Hemsworth. After many twists and turns, he ended up in their family. It can be said that he can't write two sea characters in one stroke.

If this movie performs well, it would be a good choice to promote him to play "Thor" next year.

Then the spaceship with a full sense of technology landed in the coal mining area, making the audience realize that this is actually a science fiction movie, and they lamented that the development of different regions is so different.

The appearance of the Queen of Hearts, with her exaggerated Elizabethan costume, made people remember this supporting role at a glance.

The younger sister was selected by lottery to replace the heroine. Just ten minutes into the opening, the plot has entered the capital stage.

Then came the CP hype stage. The various commercial operation modes in the movie made the audience sigh, is this a death game? Or a variety show?

Liu Yifei also made her first appearance at the training ground. Her weapons were double knives, a longer Tang knife suitable for chopping, and a shorter Nepalese army knife suitable for fighting.

In the test, she finally scored a high score of 10 points, second only to the 11 points of the heroine Katniss.

At the same time, her weaknesses were also revealed. In the talk show interview, the host told her that she couldn't tell the difference between blueberry jam and strawberry jam.

The movie also shows the life in the capital area, a metropolis that is no different from modernity, where people live extravagantly, which is a contrast to other areas.

Watching the people in the capital area open the market to gamble and bet, and completely treating the Hunger Games as an amusement park, it is chilling.

For any civilized world, it is unacceptable to treat living lives as bets and games for fun, which has broken the moral bottom line.

The brief memories of the male and female protagonists were interspersed during the film, making the audience realize that Peeta does have feelings for Katniss.

And with the communication between the president and the designer, the essence of the Hunger Games was revealed.

"Why must there be a winner in the game?"

"If we just want to intimidate the people in District 12, we can let them sacrifice two people every year and then publicly execute them."

"This not only saves time and effort, but also has the most intuitive deterrent effect, but we choose to hold the Hunger Games, why?"

"The answer is hope!"

"Hope is something more terrible than fear and more capable of controlling people's hearts."

"Give them a little ray of hope, so that they can enjoy the last bit of warmth in despair, and these people will not rebel."

"But if they are forced into a desperate situation with fear, the rebellion in District 13 will surely repeat itself."

"Just pay attention to the heat, too much hope is also dangerous."

"You can have a spark, don't set the prairie on fire!"

After watching this set of shots, the young audience didn't feel much, but the critics were all impressed.

This movie seems to be getting more and more interesting, with more profound thinking mixed in the commercial elements, which is eye-catching but not stealing the limelight.

At 40 minutes into the movie, the Hunger Games officially began. The original version took more than an hour, and the audience was impatient.

"Countdown 1 minute!"

"60!"

"59!"

"58!"

In the picture, the capital district was shouting wildly and continued to bet on the opening.

People in other districts looked miserable, and they would soon watch their children die.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

As the countdown ended, a group of people rushed to the center to grab resources. The male protagonist Peeta kept hiding his weakness and was the first to escape.

The female protagonist followed the teacher's teachings and could pick up leaks but didn't rush directly. You are a hunter, not a close combat expert.

As an alliance, Districts 1 and 2 are all bloodthirsty people with strong strength. They immediately hacked the three to death in a pool of blood.

But they are not the most terrible. The camera was given to Liu Yifei.

As a contestant from the textile district of District 7, her combat effectiveness is even better. She first grabbed the handy weapon at the fastest speed.

Then she turned around and killed one with a knife. She picked up the backpack with the Tang Dao and put it on her back. She threw the Nepali knife and stabbed it directly into the head of a male player.

She pulled out the dog-leg knife coldly. Facing the professional tribute brother and sister in the first area, she was not afraid. She cut the knife handsomely and looked at the two.

Even though the brother and sister tributes were holding weapons, they were shocked by her murderous aura and dared not force them.

The other players even avoided the three and ran away.

Until the two players in the second area joined, facing the siege of four people, Liu Yifei made an illusory move and turned around and quickly went into the woods.

Before leaving, she suddenly turned back and stared coldly at the four people who were killing together, as if she had regarded them as her biggest competitors.

This section is specifically to highlight the skills of Xiao Liu, and to establish her most capable personality by shocking the four people.

The effect is also immediate.

"Wow! She's so cool!"

"This actress is so cool, especially the action of picking up the backpack with a long knife, so elegant and beautiful, what's her name?"

"No wonder she was given 10 points, her close combat ability is really explosive."

"The four-member team was scared by her, she was so cold when killing people, but how could the heroine win against such a powerful contestant?"

"The heroine is an archer. If an archer resists melee combat, he will definitely be shot to death!"

"The shot of Crystal Liu looking back is really cool. She seems to be eyeing the foursome."

"I watched the trailer. The character in the setting is called Vancia Ghost, who is of Indian descent. The actor is called Crystal Liu, who starred in "Supernatural"."

"Oh my god! This battle royale looks so enjoyable. Half of the people were eliminated at the beginning."

"Good job!" Eric pinched classmate Xiao Liu's thigh and praised.

"Hehehe, my leg was poked by an opponent when I was filming this part. It hurt for several days."

"Huh? Then why didn't you say anything?"

"I'm sorry, I don't want the crew to think I'm a petite young lady, and it's not too serious."

Even though the two spoke quietly, Gadot could still hear them.

She hadn't realized that Eric and Liu Yifei were already having an affair. As sisters who had worked together for several months, she still had a good impression of the humble and beautiful Liu.

"Liu, you should speak up about this kind of thing. This is an actor's normal right."

"Besides, the crew has doctors, and we all carry insurance. If something goes wrong, the crew will not only not thank you, but they will also blame you."

"Ah? Why?"

"If you don't mention the matter of wasting time, the union will also cause trouble. In the end, you will only offend both sides. You are not a human being."

"Well, I understand, thank you Gadot."

"Hollywood's rules are different from those on the opposite side. You have to learn to adapt." Eric said.

The plot then develops from Katniss' main perspective, fully demonstrating the cruelty of this game.

As the heroine was pushed in front of the foursome by staff intervention, her final strategy failed.

The audience also saw the organizer's shameless behavior more clearly.

Katniss was chased by the foursome and fled up a tree. She felt sad especially when she saw that the male protagonist also rebelled and joined the foursome.

Some viewers couldn't help but scold Peeta, saying that his so-called love for the heroine was all fake.

but it is not the truth.

The plot of the original version was handled very retardedly. Facing a tree-climbing heroine, the four of them were helpless while holding weapons.

Even if you are mentally retarded and don't know how to throw, you can't do something as simple as setting fire to it?

We are indeed a commercial film and do not seek to be too rigorous, but the plot that challenges the audience's IQ is still too rubbish and shameless.

Therefore, this plot was changed to the male protagonist Peeta leaving marks along the way and secretly attracting the ghost of Vanthia, the strongest hunter.

Because when he first snatched supplies, he had already discovered that Fanxia would definitely not be able to accommodate the foursome, and would definitely find ways to kill them.

After the plot was changed, Peeta's wisdom was clearly reflected.

Sure enough, just when the foursome were about to kill Katniss, a female team member was suddenly shot in the head and fell to the ground, with the Nepalese army knife stuck in her eye.

Then a cheetah-like figure emerged from the grass, cut off a male team member's gun-holding arm with a knife, and kicked him over.

With such a serious injury, he would definitely not survive.

The sudden change caused chaos in the scene. While the two sides were fighting, Peeta yelled and left.

He helped Katniss up after jumping from the tree, and the two hurriedly hid, secretly watching the battle, and prepared to pick up the pieces.