Acting King's Daily [Comprehensive British and American]

ET Films has not been idle since its establishment, they still have film projects.

However, after all, the establishment time is still short, so that "Iron Man" became the first film officially produced by ET Films, although this film is not the first project approved by ET Films.

Think about it, the first film project to be included in ET Films was actually "The Lord of the Rings", but who made the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy a set.Now the trilogy set has been completed, but the first "Lord of the Rings" will be released in 2001.

In addition to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the remaining film projects of ET Films include "Simone Falls" starring Al Pacino, a veteran actor, and the remaining second and third films of "The Matrix". Department, ET Films is no longer responsible for the production, but only participates in the production.

Looking at it this way, there are really not many movies under the ET Film Company.

On the bright side, other serious film companies in Hollywood, especially the giants, are now very erratic about ET Films.The reason for this situation is that ET Films has good resources on the one hand, and it is also a reckless type. After all, directors like Cameron and Andrew Nicole are the targets of the entire Hollywood, but the result Well, people are willing to die on the tree of ET Film Company, and EX, this person has such a high popularity, but he is not doing his job properly in any way, and the Hollywood film industry can only sigh; on the other hand Well, ET Films' current live-action superhero movie project is something that other film companies are not envious of.Not being able to copy is not a bad thing to some extent. After all, it means that they have no competition, so the fear value will go down.

It is precisely because of this that "Iron Man", the first real-life superhero movie of ET Films, is still very popular.

Don't misfire.

Whether this sentence contains the mentality of watching a good show, or sincere wishes, it is hard to say.

Those who waited until the day of the premiere of "Iron Man", those who came with secret thoughts, waited to see the grand occasion of the premiere - celebrities gathered, politicians came one after another, and representatives of the military also came. There are so many meanings of vulnerable groups - I can't help feeling indignant in my heart: Down with the evil capitalists!

By the way, the premiere of "Iron Man" was in New York, the exhibition hall that Stark Industries originally used for the expo.

Gu Qing used this trick before. When "Gait Shot" premiered, he arranged the premiere ceremony in the exhibition hall of EX Industry, and even had a unique red carpet format.

But at that time, Gu Qing was trying to fit the theme of "Gait Shot", which was unique on the whole, but this time "Iron Man" probably also fit the theme of "Iron Man", no, it should be said to fit the theme of Iron Man Hero, Tony Stark's own demeanor, that is full of arrogance.

The steel battle suits that the Senate has been thinking about are all used by Tony to light fireworks. Are you talking about trenches?

After seeing such a grand occasion, the hostesses who were doing live TV broadcast outside the red carpet couldn't help but blushed and said, "Oh, Stark, he's so rich!"

It's hard to find another one like this.

Like Tony's other tall, rich and handsome heir to EX Industry, he did not take this route, and he was not sensitive to such high-profile behaviors of showing off his wealth. He usually showed off his wealth in a low-key manner.

For example, he said he would buy American Media, the parent company of the "National Enquirer", without saying a word; for another example, he said that he would spend 5000 million US dollars to make a promotional film, leaving "rich Willful" golden sentence...

However, this impact and intuition are not as deeply rooted in people's hearts as Tony's. It may be a matter of temperament.

In any case, Tony Hao Stark stole the limelight at the premiere of "Iron Man".

Cameron, who was invited here and also serves as a consultant to the director of "Iron Man", suddenly said a cold joke to Gu Qing: "Did you say you want to avoid suspicion because Stark is too high-profile?"

Anyway, those who are close to Gu Qing have ridiculed the "avoidance theory" is right.

After hearing this, Gu Qing let out a "huh", pondered for a moment and said, "Your description is not very appropriate."

Cameron raised his eyebrows, listening to what kind of ivory Gu Qinggou could spit out.

"Tony is not too high-profile, but too rich, and it is too hedged against the usual expensive style of our Xavier family. You can think about this relationship in a bigger way, think about the United States and Europe."

The United States and Europe look down on each other now. The United States thinks that Europe is too pretentious, while Europe thinks that the United States has no culture and vulgarity. Both sides have been arguing for many years.Considering that Tony is an authentic American, and Gu Qing's father (no matter which one) is British, so this kind of analogy is quite appropriate, even though Gu Qing is now called the top two rich and handsome in the United States with Tony, But you can't count the classics and forget your ancestors.

Cameron: "..." These words are full of flaws!

Probably because he realized that it is not polite to comment on a good friend's behavior so harshly behind his back, Gu Qing seamlessly switched: "I'm just reciprocating courtesy and making a joke, since you are joking with me. It's okay for Tony to be so high-profile No, it's his usual style, and maybe it can be used as a strong contrast." Tony has not always been so glamorous in the movies.

Cameron began to agree with Gu Qing's "America VS Europe theory", Gu Qing's style is not very American.

The big director wanted to think about it, but he didn't bring it up to say it. He focused on Gu Qing's later rhetoric, and didn't comment on it.

At this time, after Leonardo greeted the "Hollywood Group", he rushed over. He wanted to put his hand on Gu Qing's shoulder subconsciously, but who made Cameron staring at him next to him, Leon Nadeau stood up straight with a numb scalp, and politely greeted Cameron: "Hi, James."

Cameron snorted: "The relationship between Europe and the United States is very harmonious this time."

Gu Qing smiled: "It's from the same root."

Cameron: "..." The little bastard won.

Leonardo was at a loss, were the two of them talking about political issues just now?

Many people in the exhibition hall looked over, either explicitly or covertly, thinking that if Stark appeared at this moment, it would be all right.

It's a pity that the sky didn't work out, Tony had enough time to come in from the outside, "touching flowers and messing with grass" all the way like a butterfly, and then the movie was about to be screened, so everyone went to their respective positions, wanting to see the Shura field that may exist in the legend, maybe There is still a chance, so don't be in a hurry.

……

When I was writing "Iron Man", in order to pursue artistic effects, I actually made some adaptations based on Tony's real experience, and the biggest adaptation was the part where Tony was in the terrorist lair.

Gu Qing went to Tony's lair to find Tony by himself, and also erased the part where an anonymous person notified Tony's location to the person looking for Tony.In Gu Qing's view, even if he didn't send warmth in the past, just because Tony was able to make a prototype of the steel suit in such a difficult environment at that time, Tony could escape safely.

So after erasing this paragraph, Gu Qing made a reasonable assumption that the possibility of development without his participation, and then the movie was shot according to the assumption.

There are also artistic plots, that is, the death of Ethan, who saved Tony's life in the terrorist lair and shared the joys and sorrows with him.

To be honest, there are only a few people who really know what happened to Tony in Afghanistan, and there were no big reports at the time. After all, everyone’s focus was on Tony’s plan to close Stark Industries’ weapons department, and Ethan was killed. After being rescued together, the low-key could not be more low-key, so it is understandable that most viewers will subconsciously regard this episode as Tony's real experience when watching "Iron Man".

Tony himself almost believed it.

Not to mention Tony, but Pepper and Colonel Rhodes, who knew that Ethan was still alive, couldn't help feeling scared when they saw this period. Fortunately, they found Tony earlier.

#Entering the drama too deep#

From another point of view, this indirectly shows that Gu Qing's editing and directing ability is still very good, and his ability to control the camera is not blunt, which makes this movie very powerful.

Of course, the reason for this kind of exaggeration is that Tony Stark here is played by Tony himself (I am afraid that there are few actors in the world who can perform his unique style), and in the very beginning At the Apex Awards ceremony, Gu Qing also acted as himself. This kind of real person appearance quickly gave the audience a sense of reality substitution.

In addition, the editing of the movie, as well as the soundtrack, are all selected professionals with a good reputation in the industry. Anyway, ET Films is not short of money.

As the saying goes, "A layman watches the fun, an insider watches the way." For Cameron, who had watched all the films while editing, he had to admit that Gu Qing did not do badly as a director for the first time.

Don’t expect him to say this. Cameron usually likes "frustration education". He lowered his voice and said to Gu Qing: "Do you think there will be no other people who can tell the truth from the fake?"

This refers to the fact that Gu Qing transformed into Tony and acted in his place.

Gu Qing is very "bachelor" about this: "Why do you think of things so special? Isn't it normal to use doubles when making movies?"

substitute? !Substitute a ball!

Cameron was once again defeated by Gu Qing's nonsense. What's more aggrieved is that they are watching a movie now, and Cameron can't quarrel with Gu Qing. Didn't you see that he kept his voice down when he spoke just now?

unwise.

So let's watch the movie carefully. The movie "Iron Man", the plot summary is "How Iron Man was made", when the feature film ended, it was fixed at the press conference. Throwing away the draft prepared by the PR department, he said "I am Iron Man" to the camera.

Needless to say, at this moment Tony Stark was simply radiant.

After the feature film, the audience in the exhibition hall was not in a hurry to stand up. After the screening of the "Iron Man" movie, it is reasonable to say that there will be a press conference, and now they can take advantage of the final cast and crew to calm down. Complicated mood inside.

Then, a little bit of defenseless ushered in the easter egg.

In the easter egg, Tony was knocking and tapping in his laboratory. This part was recorded with a video recorder, so I watched the video from a movie. As for the highlight, does the US team shield used to place the table count?

No one suspected that it was a fake.

Considering that ET Films is going to make "Captain America" ​​next, the intention of such an easter egg is obvious.

It's amazing to see how good people are at soft propaganda.

No matter from which point of view, this "Iron Man" is destined to be successful, which can be seen from the thunderous applause of the audience when the main creators came to the stage after the film was completely screened.

Tony still doesn't change his nature at the moment, holding two scissors hands in both hands, with a "give it up to me" spirit.

Gu Qing also cooperated with him very much, giving up the stage and asking Tony to accept the applause of the audience.

he deserves it.

……

"Iron Man" has achieved both unexpected and reasonable success.

There are many ways to judge the success of a movie. The first and most intuitive one is the box office.In North America, "Iron Man" grossed nearly $8000 million in its three-day opening weekend (excluding Thursday late screenings, when "Iron Man" was not shown).This first weekend box office broke many records, including the highest box office record for the first weekend in North America in 2000, the highest box office record for a superhero movie in the first weekend, and so on.

If we compare individual movies, "The Matrix" did not have such a high box office in its first weekend when it was released last year, and "The Matrix" had the highest box office in the first weekend of all Gu Qing's movies.

Of course, this is only referring to the first weekend box office. The first weekend box office of "Gatta" and "Titanic" are not particularly high, but the box office of these two films in North America and the global box office are higher than the other. The box office decline in the third week was controlled within 20%, which made "The Matrix" the runner-up of the North American and global box office that year.

That being said, the good start of "Iron Man" can also explain a lot of problems.

Leaving aside the box office, let's look at the film review of the movie "Iron Man":

The New Yorker: Irresistible in its radiant, focused story and unrestrained pace.

"Variety Show": A high-level work with both superhero elements and personal biographical elements.

"Los Angeles Times": "Iron Man" has both form and content, and it can be regarded as a masterpiece with both form and content.

"New York Post": A personal biographical film with strong entertainment and appreciation.

There are also some negative comments. For example, "Hollywood News" pointed out that Eric Xavier's directing level is not as amazing as his acting skills. As a debut work, "Iron Man" can only be said to have been obtained. A B+ score.

There are also sharper comments. The "Boston Globe" published an article titled "Is this relying on capital laundering?" There are suspicions of Stark Industries laundering.No matter what Tony Stark has experienced, and Stark Industries is now transforming into clean energy, it cannot conceal the fact that Stark Industries used to be in the arms business.

This article is purely taken out of context. In the movie "Iron Man", it confronts Stark Industries and the weapons manufactured by Stark Industries, and the negative impact caused by them. There is also Tony's evaluation of their family's arms business in the early stage, but that's it. The comparison of this makes it seem that Tony's subsequent attitude change is precious.

And, the blame was thrown on Director Stan who had died in an accident.

...It seems that there is really some suspicion of whitewashing, but the whitewashing is very moisturizing and silent, and the whitewashing posture is very unique.

In fact, it can also be seen from this report that the influence of a movie like "Iron Man" is already fermenting.

That said, Iron Man is a deserved success, the third demonstrable aspect. "Iron Man" allows the world to see Tony Stark more comprehensively, instead of just a few words and false rumors, it is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which has led to Tony's popularity and prestige after the film was fully released. Rise and rise.

Well, Stark Industries shares are up too.

In this way, if "Iron Man" is a self-image promotion movie of Tony Stark, Iron Man and Stark Industries, it is not impossible.

It's like Gattaca once.

At that time, relying on "Gait Shot", EX Industry also quickly changed its image from the industry "vulture" that swallowed up Strucker Industry to a popular company, and the stock price of EX Industry also rose during that period.

But this kind of thing is meaningless if it is broken, so let's add a filter to it.

The hazy is the most beautiful.

It just so happens that some people "get cheap and act good." Mr. Tony Stark and Gu Qing, I don't know if they are complaining or laughing at themselves: "I think I can apply for the Nobel Peace Prize next year."

Gu Qing followed suit and said, "Count me in."

Tony: "Hehe."

Gu Qing had no choice but to explain: "I'm telling the truth, our EX industry is already preparing the application materials, and the application is for the patent of atmospheric synthesis in the polar regions."

Tony: "..."

——Can we still have a good chat?