This director only makes bad movies

Asking Gina to investigate information about the movie "The Age of the Hobbit" is only the first step.

Currently, public opinion on the Internet about the movie "The Hobbit" is polarized, with almost the same number of people praising and criticizing it.

James didn't understand the reason before, but now he finally understands.

It's all The Age of the Hobbit's fault.

Now that he knew the reason, he certainly couldn't let this situation continue.

James decisively contacted Boris, the vice president of Fox Film and Television, and told him the situation.

The Lord of the Rings series is a big IP of Fox Film and Television, and the movie "The Hobbit" is produced by Fox Film and Television. The box office of this movie is related to the vital interests of Fox Film and Television.

To some extent, Fox Film and Television cares more about the results of this film than James, the director.

After hearing what James said, Boris was stunned.

There is actually a movie with a similar title to their movie, and it was very badly made. The negative reviews of "The Hobbit" on the Internet were all caused by this movie.

Is there such a thing?

This was the first time that Boris encountered this situation after many years of working in the industry, but he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Now that I know James, I will immediately verify what you said. If it is true, I will contact the media as quickly as possible to ask them to clarify."

Boris said solemnly.

James hung up the phone. With the behemoth Fox Film and Television, I believe that the public opinion on the Internet will soon be reversed.

Of course, this will take a certain amount of time. After all, it is impossible for Boris to believe what he says. He must verify it first. In addition, it will also take a certain amount of time to contact the media. To really change public opinion, it may have to wait until tomorrow.

But that doesn't mean he won't do anything.

After thinking about it, James took out his phone, logged into his Twitter, and sent out a tweet.

"Currently, I have observed that there are a lot of negative reviews about the movie "The Hobbit" on the Internet. Many viewers said that my movie was poorly made, and some said that the dragon Smaug was a dog, which disappointed them."

"I would like to solemnly remind you that if you think the movie is rubbish, what you are watching is not "The Hobbit" but "The Age of the Hobbit". "The Hobbit" is a wonderful movie that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make, and invited two Superstar actors, Smaug in it is a terrifying black dragon, created by the top special effects team, it will definitely not disappoint the audience."

""The Age of the Hobbit"" is a very rubbish movie, but the name is somewhat similar to "The Hobbit". There are no dragons in this movie at all. It just tells the story of a fight between two primitive tribes. Smaug is a dog, very, very ugly, so please don’t get confused.”

"Finally, I would like to solemnly remind you that the name of our movie is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," not "The Age of the Hobbit." The way to tell the difference between the two movies is very simple, just look at the name on the movie ticket."

Not long after the tweet was posted, there were many comments below.

"Walt, you told me there were two Hobbit movies?"

"So a lot of people saw the wrong movie, right? Why do I think it's funny?"

"Yes, there are two movies about the Hobbit. After I watched "The Hobbit" directed by James, I found that there was another movie with the title "The Hobbit". I thought it was also from the Lord of the Rings series, so I bought a ticket. I went to see it, and then I had the most painful two hours of my life.”

"Why I find it so funny is that it must be very interesting to think about the expressions on someone's face when they originally wanted to see the wonderful movie "The Hobbit" directed by James, but ended up buying the wrong ticket to watch another bad movie."

"I have only watched "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" directed by James. What is the name of the other movie about the Hobbit that you guys mentioned? It can be seen there. I want to watch it."

"Hey brother, the name of another movie is "The Age of the Hobbit". You can see it in the theaters of the Imperial Cinema. By the way, I watched this movie. Although it is rubbish, it is still very interesting. .”

"The Age of the Hobbit, Imperial Cinema, I understand."

"I didn't want to watch the movie at first, but seeing you guys say that, I suddenly wanted to watch it."

After James' tweet was posted, there were hundreds of comments within a few hours.

This is both due to James' own fame and the bonus brought by the popularity of "The Hobbit".

Seeing the comments in the comment area, James couldn't help but frowned.

Did anyone go see this movie because of his tweet?

This does not mean that he took the initiative to help promote the movie "The Age of the Hobbit".

Not many people knew about this movie originally, but after he tweeted like this, many viewers became interested in the movie.

It's even possible that some viewers didn't want to see the movie, but discovered that the movie's title was similar to "The Hobbit" and might go and watch it out of curiosity.

James is a director, and those who follow him are movie enthusiasts. The recent popularity of "The Hobbit" has added many fans of The Lord of the Rings to him.

After watching a movie, most people will at most share it with their friends. Those who are more concerned about the movie will collect information about the movie on the Internet.

Those who can find and follow the Twitter of the behind-the-scenes director are basically die-hard Lord of the Rings fans. When these people learn that there is also a Hobbit movie, there is a high probability that they will not be able to restrain their curiosity. Choose to watch.

This is equivalent to him using his Twitter to advertise the bad movie "The Age of the Hobbit", and it is also a corresponding account with a very high fan conversion rate.

James was extremely unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

Whichever is the lesser of two harms, saving the reputation of the movie "The Hobbit" is more important than the small harm of advertising "The Age of the Hobbit".

If he hadn't posted this tweet, there would probably still be a lot of fools who thought he filmed "The Age of the Hobbit".

After thinking about it, James posted another Weibo post, including the descendants of Tolkien, the original author of The Lord of the Rings, the official account of the Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth Research Association, and film critic Martin, among a series of celebrities who admitted that the movie was wrong.

"When you comment on the movie, please pay attention to whether you have watched the right movie. "The Hobbit" and "The Age of the Hobbit" are completely different movies."

After the tweet was sent out, none of these celebrities or official accounts responded. James was not surprised.

People cannot be surfing the Internet all the time. They may not have seen or noticed it yet, but after the influence ferments, they will naturally realize that they have watched the wrong movie.

Just when James was about to take back his phone, he suddenly found that film critic Martin had replied to him.

"Son, it is wrong to lie to your father. You will be spanked."