Lord of the Rings 3
After leaving the cinema, he raised his head and looked at the huge poster for Lord of the Rings 3 outside the cinema. Levi sighed in relief and couldn't help but shake his head.
"It's the third part. The Lord of the Rings finally has a perfect ending. It's really not easy to make a trilogy movie to this point."
The Lord of the Rings movie is in theaters, and his friends in the Enigma Company chose to watch this movie, which attracted countless people's attention.
"Yeah, it's the third one... When the movie was being prepared, I was always worried that a story like The Lord of the Rings wouldn't work well in a film.
When I was reading books when I was young, I always felt that this story was quite magnificent, and I thought about its scenery many times in my heart.
At that time, I never imagined that today, we would actually be able to see such a movie. It is really rare to shoot it so well. Technology is changing rapidly, and I never thought of it before." Next to Levi, Michael was the first to speak and sigh.
"I always feel it is not as good as the previous two films. There are too many special effects shots. I remember it was more than 1,400, right? 1,400 special effects shots. The production cycle is the same as the previous two films. It is one year. It is too rushed." Clark said from the side.
"It's not a big drop; even if it's a drop, it's much better than the average movie. Compare it to The Matrix. Just be satisfied that this series isn't bad." Clark had some slight objections, but Bob didn't think so.
It is true that there were some problems in rushing the production of the third part, but it is really good to have this kind of quality.
Just recently, The Matrix 3 was also released. However, compared with the first weekend box office, which exceeded 90 million when the second part was released, for the third part, the first-weekend box office was only over 50 million.
If the movie company fools the audience, the audience will naturally fool the movie company.
The first part of The Matrix was so shocking, but it became less attractive after the second part.
The Lord of the Rings has such a big name, and it is already very difficult to film three films in a row to a very high standard.
Bob's words made Clark shake his head, "I just think it can be better..."
Clark has always had some ideas about making movies; no matter how good they are, he also hoped for better, and Bob was not surprised by this. He curled his lips slightly, stopped talking to him, turned his head, and asked Alexander next to him, "What do you think?"
"The special effects are already very good, not inferior to us at all. Clark, you are too demanding.
When I watched the movie, I was just thinking investments are getting bigger and bigger, and special effects are getting better and better in movies these days.
It's getting really difficult to shoot. If every movie in the future had to be better than this, how much money and energy would it cost?"
Alexander's words made Clark roll his eyes. Only Alexander could still think of investment when watching other people's movies.
Listening to their words, Levi just smiled. Although everyone is friends, when looking at the same movie, the starting point is that different people will have different opinions.
Clark values movies, and Bob values stories. Michael laments technological progress, and Alexander laments investment. These people can be regarded as valuing their profession.
Thinking of this, Levi turned his head again. He really wants to know what the other person feels.
"Miss Gao, what do you think?"
If you like watching TV series and have watched the TV series recently launched by Enigma Company, then people will recognize Miss Gao.
When she heard Levi's question, she just shook her head.
"I don't know, I don't know anything about these. I can only listen to what you say... I think the movie is very lively, and everything else... I don't understand."
She didn't say anything, just shook her head, thinking that she was stupid and didn't express an opinion at all. Levi just smiled at her attitude while Clark nodded with satisfaction. This girl is very self-aware.
She knew very well that her opportunity was hard-won. She knew very well what a rare opportunity it was to be able to appear in a big-budget movie. Didn't Ms. Zhang's current status come from starring in big-budget movies?
If she is not a very smart girl, it is not easy to continue on this path. In comparison, many actors can't find a job in China. She could only bet on the possibility of meeting a big shot for a stable way out.
Fortunately, she finally took advantage of this possibility. When filming the first episode of the TV series, Levi also served as the first episode director. She also seized the opportunity and got to know Levi.
Naturally, Levi had no need to refuse her hospitality.
Although Levi never believed that the pursuit of being in the entertainment industry should be to find women constantly, sometimes, this can indeed give people fun - especially when the other person is a beauty and has no affairs.
He is also very happy to get to know the other person when he is on a semi-vacation. This time, he came to the cinema to watch a movie, and he also called her.
Of course, although she seized the opportunity, Miss Gao still knew very well that she could not speak casually. She also knew that her acting skills were poor, and getting to know Levi could only ensure she would not be accidentally written to death in the TV series.
If she wants to gain a foothold further, all she can do is redouble her efforts - she knows very well that even if Levi favors her now, if her acting skills don't improve, Levi will not use her when he makes movies in the future.
Directors are all very realistic people, and it is normal for them to put their careers first.
She knew this very well, so when it came to interfering in film affairs, she did not make any remarks.
Clark was satisfied with her self-awareness. Although Levi invited this Miss Gao to watch the movie with them, in Clark's eyes, she was just a person watching the movie with him and shouldn't speak nonsense.
"It's good if you can see the excitement. Jackson's movies are the best in this aspect. The scenes are grand and beautiful... it's already good."
Levi could tell she was a little cautious, but he said nothing about it. He just smiled and reassured her.
Miss Gao didn't speak but lowered her head shyly, smiling slightly.
"Nick, about our new movie, Bob's got it ready. Would you like to go back to the company with us now or go home first?"
However, this scene did not last long. Looking at the two people, Clark spoke again. Moreover, he asked more straightforwardly since he knew Miss Gao was very knowledgeable.
After hearing this, the young lady was very smart and chose to leave immediately. She knew that Levi could take her outside to watch a movie. It was just for fun, and it didn't matter. But when they were preparing for the film, it was better for her to stay away.
"I'll see you later. Go back and go on your own."
Saying farewell to Miss Gao, Levi turned his head. He stared at Clark and spread his hands.
He could see that Clark did it on purpose.
"What's wrong? Disturbing your rest? I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Nick, you always bring a different woman with you every time we hang out together. Why do you always bring women with you when this is a gathering of brothers?"
For disturbing Levi, Clark had no intention of sorry at all. On the contrary, he looked reproachful, "Also, Nick, we just watched a blockbuster movie. The Lord of the Rings was filmed so well. As a director, don't you have any ideas to compete with it?"
Levi was a little helpless: he patronized other people's ideas but forgot that others were also observing him. In Clark's view, as a director, he was too calm.
"Of course, I have ideas, but can't we do it tomorrow?"
He is indeed a director, but there's a woman beside him!
On the side, Alexander interrupted them, "She's waiting for you at home anyway; what do you have to complain about? Bob's script is indeed ready. Aren't you ready to listen to it?"
Levi turned his attention to Bob, and Bob nodded slightly, "We have discussed and written the script. It is generally not much different from the original novel, but some places have been changed."
Hearing the news, Levi temporarily put aside his thoughts and asked, "What changes?"
"The original version is a French story, so it has to be changed to the United States. Moreover, the main changes were in the private life of the black character. The original novel was not detailed enough or inspirational enough..."
Bob spoke immediately, and Levi nodded slightly as he listened to his narration.
The original version of this story is the story of the vice president of Pommery Champagnes, a subsidiary of LVMH. This is a true story, and the novel is also his autobiographical novel.
However, when filming this story, Bob moved it to the United States. After all, this kind of story about a rich man who fell into paralysis can be used anywhere.
But another problem with the movie is a bigger one. Because it is originally the autobiography of the rich white man Philip, in the novel, he mainly describes the impact of the black caregiver Abdel on his life. As for his influence on Abdel, he does not explain much.
But in this way, it would definitely not work if it were made into a movie.
Only talking about the changes in white people would easily give rise to the illusion of racial discrimination.
Therefore, this section was also the main thing Bob adapted when adapting the movie.
"The living conditions of black people in Europe and the United States are somewhat different. On the one hand, this part has very little information, and on the other hand, many things need to be adapted, which has always been quite troublesome. But fortunately, we did finish the adaptation."
Bob explained to Levi some of the things he had adapted, and after listening to this, Levi put away his dissatisfaction.
It seems that the script of this movie is really ready - so he really should start working more seriously.
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