Saving the world is not as good as chasing stars [US Entertainment]

When "Pride and Prejudice" completely finished filming, it was already golden autumn in October.

Margaret returned to Los Angeles to do a lot of publicity work for "The Butterfly Effect", which will be released soon, and to expand the scale of theatrical release.

In the end, 4605 ​​theaters decided to release the sci-fi thriller movie "Butterfly Effect", and after several days of negotiations between Focus Pictures and the theater chain, the final share ratio will be divided into steps——

In the first and second weeks, the producer will share 80% of the account, and the cinema will share 20%

From the third week onwards, the proportion of the producer's share will be reduced, and the share of the theater will be increased to 40%

Continue to decrease after the fourth week, reducing to [-]%

Obviously, such a share ratio is more beneficial to the producers, and the reason why the theaters accept it is because they believe in Margaret's box office appeal. The longer the "Butterfly Effect" is screened, the greater the profits the theaters will naturally bring. .

In fact, the one-time pre-screening contract is extremely risky for theaters. If the release of "Butterfly Effect" fails to meet expectations, these 4605 theaters will face huge losses.

However, if we wait until after the film is screened to discuss the share ratio, and if "The Butterfly Effect" hits the box office as scheduled, the negotiating position of the theater chain will decline, and the final account share contract will be lower than the current step-by-step account share terms, resulting in a sharp drop in revenue.

It has to be said that after Margaret has repeatedly created miracles at the box office in recent years, theaters all over the United States have blind confidence in her, as if they have never worried that she will encounter Waterloo at the box office.

However, many professional film critics who have always had a dislike for sci-fi thrillers obviously have different ideas from theaters who care about the box office.

Before "Butterfly Effect" was officially released, film critics pointed out that the subject matter of this film was limited, and how to improve the logic might be a big problem.

And the old-fashioned emphasis is that it is impossible for science fiction films to win awards.

In fact, the views of these film critics are not wrong, let alone bad-mouthing and satire. Science fiction thrillers have always been regarded as unrefined in the serious film genre. Let alone the Academy Awards, they can win Saturn Awards, Recognition by the Teen Choice Awards is a great blessing.

But no matter how the outside world looks at it, on Friday, December 2004, 12, "The Butterfly Effect" was released globally simultaneously, and a huge world premiere was held in Los Angeles.

The red carpet was star-studded, not only the main creators appeared one after another, Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Keira Knightley, Monica Bellew Keanu Reeves, Ralph Fiennes, Orlando Bloom and others stepped onto the red carpet one after another to stand for the film.

What is even more surprising is that not only these big-name movie stars attended the premiere ceremony, but also many members of the Avengers, as well as Mr. Bruce Wayne, the richest man in Gotham, also showed up and airborne to help out.

And the current president, Lex Luthor, who was unable to attend the scene due to an international trip, even recorded a special congratulatory video.

The extremely eye-catching lineup at the premiere attracted the presence of the media scrambling to report, and the screams of fans around the red carpet became more and more lively.

In the Hollywood Chinese Theater, Margo was sitting in the front row at this time, and the mascara next to her was the first to say, "I originally wanted to reserve the seats for "Butterfly Effect" in various theaters in Los Angeles, but it turned out that tickets were hard to come by."

Before Margot could answer, Bruce Wayne on the other side said, "You're really a nouveau riche."

Baby Brucey, who is mocking Tony Stark, will never admit it. He personally called the manager of Gotham theaters in the afternoon, but he was directly rejected by the other party. Completely full, the theater is urgently contacting Focus Pictures to increase the number of screens.

But even so, it is almost impossible to book the venue.

Who would have thought that the first and second richest people in the United States would one day be helpless in the trivial matter of booking a movie theater.

Facing Bruce Wayne's sarcasm, Tony squinted at him haughtily, "I heard that your net worth has shrunk significantly recently, and that hypocritical politician, Lex Luthor, is expected to replace you on the second wealth list in the United States next year." .”

"As the 'second child' in the list of the world's richest people, you seem to be very proud of your ranking." The handsome baby Brucey said in a flat voice.

Margot glanced at the two of them, and couldn't help but said, "To be honest——"

For a moment, Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne were on the verge of a formidable enemy, "Shut up! Don't say the word poor!"

Margaret shrugged and looked at the Focus Features logo that appeared on the theater screen, "The movie has begun."

After the two super rich people heard this sentence, they finally moved their eyes away from her face and turned to the big screen——

On the giant screen, in the dark night, Evans, who was wearing a hospital gown, looked unclear. She seemed to be avoiding pursuit, and her whole body was full of tension and anxiety. She got into an office very quickly, and even pushed the heavy sofa chair over. Blocked the door.

Evans hid under the desk. In the darkness, her pale and delicate facial features revealed a morbid state. She quickly wrote in the notebook——

"If anyone finds this, it means, "

"I can go back somehow and hopefully all of this will—"

"Save him."

The faint blue butterfly effect phrase appeared on the screen, and all the movie fans in the theater, who were full of seats, were obviously hooked by this beginning. How will Evans, played by Margot, go back to the past?Who is she going to save?Also, why was she being chased?

When all the audience is paying attention, the plot unfolds——

By reading the diary, Evans sneaked into her childhood body, went back to the past and reversed the wrong things she had done to change her fate. Just like the butterfly effect, her life was rewritten again and again, but each time it became more tragic, which eventually caused Ivan Silk's "dream of regaining friendship, becoming lovers with Kevin, and spending a happy life together" collapsed completely.

death, imprisonment, cancer, madhouse

Countless tragedies in the world have caused billions of threads wandering on the verge of pain to collapse.

When the plot of the movie progressed to the fifth time travel, Kevin was accidentally killed by a bomb, and after Evans entered the lunatic asylum, the audience in the theater held their breath, not only for the exquisite conception of the movie "Butterfly Effect" but also for Margaret's wonderful Jia Jia's acting skills are amazing, but at the same time, he is confused about how the plot will develop next.

At this time, the picture on the screen explained to everyone.

Evans returned to the fetal era through home videos. In her mother's womb, she personally tore off the umbilical cord and committed suicide. It was as sacred and pious as a religious death sacrifice.

There was a sound of gasping in the theater, and everyone was shocked to see the earth-shattering plot on the giant screen. At this time, the sad melody of the Oasis band "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" sounded, and the scenes flashed——

Evans' mother divorced and remarried, gave birth to a healthy child, and no longer suffers from cancer due to the hardships of life.

Kevin and his younger brother Tommy lived with their mother, away from their perverted pedophile father, and grew up healthy.

Tommy grew up healthy and no longer became a sadist because of years of abuse and psychological problems.

The puppy will not be burned to death by him again, and there will be no more explosions. Naturally, his friend Donnie did not kill Tommy in anger and was locked up in a mental hospital.

In the end, everyone Evans loved had a happy ending, and she personally wiped out her own existence.

The lead singer of the Oasis Band has a hoarse voice——

"Cosall of the stars are fading away

all the stars will fade away

Just try not to worry You'll see them someday

But don't worry, someday you'll see them again

Take what you need and be on your way

Get ready to go and move on

And stop crying your heart out

Put away your tears and stop crying

Getup Come on why are you cared

Stand up quickly, what are you still afraid of?

We're all of the stars

we are all bright stars

We're faring away

We shall perish"

In its brutally perfect ending, the movie comes to an abrupt end.

I don't know how many audiences in the theater burst into tears. After the silence of suppressing grief, there was thunderous and long-lasting applause.

From the audience's point of view, this movie is difficult to classify. It achieves the ultimate psychological thriller, and the degree of suspense is also extremely eye-catching. The soft science fiction aspect is self-contained in the theory of parallel universes, without any flaws.

The series of human tragedies created by fighting against fate are also amazing in the field of serious dramas, and the heroine Evans sacrificed for love with a degree of affection that few romance films can match.

The tragic ending made this movie shocking and received rave reviews.

The "Butterfly Effect", which was funded by Focus Pictures and invested 1300 million yuan, was directed by Eric Brace and J. McKay Gruber and starred by Margaret. , swept $4605 million at the box office on the first day of its opening, setting the highest box office in North America for a non-sequel film in film history.

During the Christmas season, this sci-fi thriller was hard to find. The number of viewers continued to surge, and the praise score rose instead of falling. It ranked first in the same class on the website of Hollywood market research agencies. The audience under the age of 30 even An A+ rating was given.

The popularity of Rotten Tomatoes also remains high. According to this trend, the box office of "Butterfly Effect" will beat the pack for at least a month, and it will be popular in the long run.

After the first weekend, the box office in North America successfully broke through 14 million, reaching [-] billion US dollars.

"The film's wonderful setting is a masterpiece, and the ending of the film does not conform to the Hollywood line of warmth, but compared with such an ending, the so-called warmth is nothing more than mediocre. In the field of genre films, Adjani is invincible ’ – The Hollywood Reporter

"It's the ultimate sci-fi thriller at its best, and the best a woman can love." --Variety

"The Butterfly Effect expresses so much emotion that you don't know if it's science fiction, or a suspense thriller, or a psychopath's delusions? Either way, it's the best movie of the year." — Los Angeles Times

"Watching "The Butterfly Effect" is now a national event, but compared to the crowded theaters, I am more surprised by the film's profound reflection on human nature. Margaret Adjani has set a gold standard for Focus Pictures sign.” — Wall Street Journal

"This is a milepost work in the genre of sci-fi thrillers. Except for Margot, no Hollywood producer dares to take the risk to agree to this kind of filming. Focus Features has a unique vision and will quickly grow into a leading film producer in the independent film industry within three years. "—"San Francisco Chronicle"

"The Butterfly Effect" gained fame in the critic circle, but as the heat fermented, the cruel ending of the film triggered criticism from religious figures.

Catholicism and Christianity have always opposed suicide and abortion, and the ending of "The Butterfly Effect" Evans returning to the fetus and tearing the umbilical cord involves both points, which seriously violates the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament of the Bible - Do not kill.

This isn't the first time Margaret has starred in or produced a film that has pissed off religious figures.

Same-sex theme "Fingering Love" and "Brokeback Mountain", which has not yet been released, were boycotted and banned, and now "Butterfly Effect" is also following in its footsteps.

Outside the Century City Theater in Los Angeles, although it is not cold in Los Angeles in winter, it is a bit chilly today. There is a long queue at the ticket office, and many religious figures are holding up slogans to protest the ending of "The Butterfly Effect".

At this time, Crossbones Brock Rumlow, who had been waiting for a long time in the ticket sales queue, looked at the religious people with cold eyes——

mmp, I can't even buy a ticket, these guys started looking for trouble again.