America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 310 Is "The Hunger Games" a plagiarism from "Battle Royale"?

"The viewing experience is good, at least so far. It has been confirmed that "The Hunger Games" will be a successful commercial blockbuster." A film critic secretly noted.

"It has been more than an hour, and there is no obviously unreasonable plot in the middle of the plot. The background setting of the story is interesting, and the conflicts are intense."

"Although there is only one big-name actor, Gal Gadot, the victory is that the casting is reasonable, and the role of Vancia Ghost is outstanding. This will most likely be an excellent commercial movie."

"I think the character design of Vanthia Ghost is too brilliant, and it takes away the charm of the heroine. Moreover, such a strong character must have a reasonable cause of death, otherwise the character setting will be a failure."

"MGM obviously wants to support Crystal Liu. From "Supernatural" to "The Hunger Games" and then "Dragon Ball", the development path of TV series, A-level big-budget supporting actresses, and A-level big-budget heroines is clearly visible."

"Other than being fucked by Eric Cooper, I really can't think of any other reason to praise an Asian. Although Crystal Liu is very beautiful, her career span is really too big."

"Three steps to the sky! Right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean, but it still depends on the final box office of "The Hunger Games." Next door, "Van Helsing" and "Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban" are both super big IPs, especially "Haha" "Lippert", the future is uncertain."

"Haha, haven't you noticed? Ever since MGM and the Six Majors came together, big-budget movies have always won, but small-budget movies have often been miserably targeted. Let's see if the situation will change this time."

"I'm going to watch "Harry Potter" later and make a comparison and post a movie review tomorrow. How about you?"

"It's too late, I need to rest first."

On the big screen, Katniss and Peeta were meant to pick up the slack.

In the two people's expectations, although Vancia's ghost is scary, the foursome are not fools, and they will definitely make her pay a heavy price.

After both sides were killed and both sides were injured, they went out to clean up the battlefield.

You must know that both sides have a large amount of weapons, equipment, wound medicine and other necessary supplies in their hands. If they don't kill them this time, there will be no such good opportunities in the future.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement, so the fighting was probably over.

The two supported them and quietly approached from the hiding place. They saw the bodies of the foursome lying on the ground, as well as some scattered equipment.

"Katniss, there are bows and arrows left behind."

"Don't worry, Vanhya's ghost is not dead yet, maybe she is hiding nearby, and those weapons are bait."

Hearing this, Peeta suppressed his impulse, and the two of them continued to hide.

This situation lasted until evening. It felt really safe and the two of them were really hungry, so they walked out.

"Katniss, give you weapons. Now you have a bow and arrows, huh? Why do you only have a bow and arrows?"

"careful!"

Katniss slams Peeta down, narrowly dodging the incoming Nepali saber.

"Bait!" Peeta laughs at himself with a twitching expression.

"Don't worry, she's injured too, look at her waist."

The camera shows a close-up of classmate Xiao Liu, and it is seen that the clothes around his waist have been torn, revealing a long scar. Although it has been simply treated, the blood is still seeping through little by little.

"I entangle her, and you attack her from behind. Let's fight!"

Peeta roared and rushed forward. Since he had been working all year round, he had the advantage of being relatively strong. As long as he could give the other party a blow, he would ensure that the Indian girl would not be able to get up.

But it was obvious that he overestimated himself. Facing Vanthiya's ghost with full strength, speed and agility, he was suppressed as soon as they fought.

The two of them were still no match together. At this moment, I finally understood how the foursome failed. This guy definitely hid his strength in the test session. She shouldn't have received 10 points, but a full score.

Just when the two were about to be killed, a hornet's nest suddenly fell from the sky.

Fanxia subconsciously chopped them into pieces with a knife, and poisonous bees all over the sky came out, stinging all three of them to the ground with bruises all over their bodies, and they fled in all directions.

Peeta jumped into the water in panic, while Katniss was rescued by the youngest contestant, a girl named Yun.

She had been hiding in the surrounding trees, and it was she who had thrown the hornet's nest.

This character is played by Chloë Grace Moretz. Although the little girl is only 7 years old, she already made her debut last year and is pretty and pink.

The subsequent plot roughly followed the development of the original film. Yun helped Katniss find the bow and arrow left by Vancia, and taught her the knowledge of identifying poisonous fruits, and finally sacrificed to protect her.

A little girl's death is shown squarely on the big screen.

There is a saying often circulated on the Internet that Hollywood movies cannot show the death of children and pets.

Total nonsense!

There is only one reason for not appearing, and that is to pass the review rating, get a lower rating, and earn more box office.

But as long as the relationship is strong enough, or if it's an R-rated movie, there are plenty of movies about killing children and pets.

Although "The Hunger Games" has graphics, it is not bloody. It has a PG13 rating, so children over 13 years old can watch it independently.

Yun's death marked Katniss's complete awakening. She made a classic gesture symbolizing resistance and took up arms to avenge the little girl.

He attacked and killed four contestants in a row, fully demonstrating his strength and ferocity.

At the same time, it was precisely because of Yun's death that the people of the other 12 districts were angry, and even the 11th district where Yun belonged and the soldiers of the capital district broke out into a fierce conflict.

There is hope, but it can only be a spark, not a prairie fire.

Seeing that the situation has changed, the organizers decided to divert their attention and planned to market the tragic relationship between the hero and heroine to attract attention.

No matter what era or time, gossip can always grab the headlines, and the facts have been proven many times.

So the organizers deliberately promoted the reunion of Katniss and Peeta Horn, and changed the rules for the first time.

The winner was changed from one person to two people, as long as they were from the same district.

In order to help them clear the obstacles, they even began to constantly micro-manipulate and force the strongest hunter Vanshia Ghost.

Wildfires, rainstorms, beasts, thunder and lightning, all kinds of means were used, more than Katniss encountered, but still failed to kill Vanshia.

At the last moment of the game, there were only three people left on the field. The hero and heroine were two against one, but they still did not have an advantage in the face of the exhausted Vanshia Ghost, and they fought again and both suffered losses.

Although this character only appeared for more than ten minutes, his strong fighting power was fully demonstrated.

At this point, all three were injured, and Vanshia started chasing again, hanging behind the two, ready to launch a fatal attack at any time.

The hunting game lasted for a day and a night, and all three were exhausted.

Finally, Katniss had a flash of inspiration, remembering that Yun had taught her which fruits were edible and which were poisonous, so she deliberately picked them to set a trap.

The camera had specifically explained before that the ghost of Vanshia could not distinguish between strawberry jam and blueberry jam, and she knew nothing about this knowledge.

Seeing the hero and heroine picking them to eat, she ate them without hesitation to replenish her physical strength, but was poisoned.

After realizing that something was wrong, her life entered the countdown, with only 1 minute left.

The ghost of Vanshia rushed up like crazy, intending to drag the hero and heroine to the back, and the final fight began.

But after all, it was only 1 minute. After seriously injuring the two, she was also shot through the heart by Katniss with an arrow.

At this point in the plot, the audience finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts were finally put down.

But they couldn't help but sigh that this was simply a boss of the demon king level.

Throughout the whole movie, Vanxia Ghost didn't have a single line. At most, she nodded during the interview, and the host spoke for her.

But under the slender and weak appearance, she hides the most ferocious and terrifying fighting power.

The cold-blooded and cruel killing skills form a sharp contrast with the appearance. This character is destined to leave an indelible impression on many audiences, and countless people will remember the actor Crystal Liu.

The subsequent plot is similar to the original version. Katniss and Peeta forced the organizer to survive.

The flame symbolizing resistance began to burn faintly in the 12 districts.

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In the magnificent atmosphere mixed with sad music, the movie ended, the lights came on again, and the audience applauded.

The creators walked onto the stage to thank them. When they saw Xiao Liu on stage, the shouts immediately rose by several decibels.

When Chloë Grace Moretz came on stage, she burst into laughter again. The pink little girl was so cute, and the character of Yun was too lovable.

After asking some questions, the microphone was handed to Eric. Although he was not involved in the production, he was the chief producer and co-writer.

"Mr. Cooper, is the inspiration of "The Hunger Games" from the Japanese movie "Battle Royale"? "

Eric frowned and took a closer look. It turned out to be a reporter from the Independent.

Damn it, how did they let this bunch of garbage in!

As long as I let a word slip, I guarantee that the two words "plagiarism" will be on the hot search tomorrow, becoming a label that "The Hunger Games" can't get rid of.

"You said Battle Royale, it's a very good movie, I have indeed seen it, but it has never been plagiarized."

"But the competition mode of the two movies is almost the same, didn't you learn from it?"

Eric sneered: "Borrowed? If you want to talk about borrowing, then I can tell you in detail, have you seen Battle Royale?"

"Of course I have."

"Then what is the name of the bill in it?"

"BR Bill." The paparazzi did not hesitate.

"Then do you know that the BR Bill itself is a borrowing, borrowing from WWE wrestling."

"There is a BR rule in WWE, a group of wrestlers go on the same ring and fight until the last person wins. Please answer me, is Battle Royale a copy of WWE?"

"Uh" The paparazzi was speechless.

"What? Can't answer? Then why don't we discuss in depth what the battle royale mode is? Have you read Lord of the Flies?"

"Well, I know from your expression that you haven't. It's a literary work by William Golding, a Nobel Prize winner in literature, and you haven't heard of it either?"

"Then I suggest you read it carefully after you go back. This 1954 novel is the earliest traceable literary work of the battle royale mode."

"If you don't like reading, it was adapted into a movie in 1963 and remade in 1990. I provide you with two ways."

"Of course, if you can't accept works that are too literary, you can also watch the 1987 action movie The Man Who Knew Too Much starring Schwarzenegger."

"Now answer me, do you think Battle Royale plagiarized these works?"

Pa pa pa pa

Gadot was the first to applaud, and Xiao Liu and others quickly followed. They just liked the way Eric was confronting people. He was so handsome!

"In fact, "The Hunger Games" is more of a political thriller than a battle royale movie."

"You should be able to see that the core of the movie is not to highlight the killing of young people, but to show something deeper."

"Due to the length of the first part, the movie can only show the surface of this world. When it comes to the sequel, more mysteries will be revealed and greater conflicts will erupt."

"I hope everyone can support this movie. It has cost the sweat and efforts of thousands of people."

After the premiere, Eric wanted to take Gadot and Xiao Liu home together, but he held back the words when he came to his mouth. The time has not come yet.

It was late at night when he got home, just in time to meet the three Olsen sisters.

"What did you do so late?"

"I went to see "Harry Potter" and help you get some information." Elizabeth said.

"I think you want to watch it yourself."

"Hehe, we have them all, Gadot, you won't blame us, will you?"

Gadot smiled: "Watch whatever you like, what's the use of a few tickets, how is the movie? Is it good?"

Elizabeth's expression was hesitant: "I don't know how to describe it? It doesn't seem to be the Harry Potter I'm familiar with."

"The plot of the movie is actually very good, and it's also very exciting, but the style has changed greatly compared to before, and it has become very dark."

"I've seen "The Philosopher's Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets", they are fast-paced and interesting, but "Prisoner of Azkaban" is not like that."

"It's a feeling that is completely cut off from the previous ones, and some shots may even cause discomfort to younger children."

Gadot was a little confused by her contradictory description.

"Is it good or bad?"

"The plot is good, but I don't think the box office will be very good, especially for children watching movies."

Ashley and Mary shrugged: "This is also our feeling, which is good news for "The Hunger Games."

Eric knew very well that little Elizabeth's feeling was completely correct.

In terms of reputation, "Prisoner of Azkaban" is one of the top three Harry Potter movies, and it can even compete for the top spot.

But in terms of box office, it is the last in the series, because the style has changed drastically, and it has become a bit Gothic.

However, even if it is the last in the series, it has won nearly 800 million US dollars in box office, while "The Hunger Games" is 700 million, and there is also a gap in the years.

But don't forget that "Prisoner of Azkaban" was released in the summer, while "The Hunger Games" was released in the unpopular March schedule.

There is no need to elaborate on how important the schedule is to the movie, not to mention that Eric's version is more sophisticated.

This battle is worth fighting.