Hollywood Road

"Murphy, look across Hollywood,"

Sitting at the same table, Roger Albert said to Murphy earnestly, "There are not many directors with unique and distinctive styles like you. Every work of yours can make people see progress. Hollywood movies need a director like you to stick to your style, and one day you will reap fruitful fruits."

"Different styles can bring different surprises," Murphy gestured to Roger Albert with his glass. "A stylized movie will definitely find its own place and way out in Hollywood."

Roger Albert took a sip from the water glass. "Your existence proves that Hollywood has more than just those severely homogenized movies."

Murphy smiled modestly, "You're too praised."

He is discussing with Roger Albert about the stylization of Hollywood movies. On the other hand, Quentin Tarantino is sitting next to Harvey Weinstein, discussing him and Sin City.

"During the shooting, Murphy told me that digital photography can achieve some special effects more easily. I have some doubts, but I believe it now."

Speaking of this, Quentin Tarantino slapped his thigh vigorously, "This guy is so amazing! Murphy picked up something that Hollywood has given up for a long time, that kind of tough and extreme style, This time it is bound to bring a super brilliance!"

Harvey Weinstein drank a glass of wine and looked very happy. "I can already foresee that he will succeed again."

"It's not just about success," Quentin Tarantino shook his finger. His words were more from the perspective of the director and the audience. "With the support of digital technology, Murphy's filming is just like Drawing artwork on the drawing board is as easy as it is. Many people think that Murphy's shooting is just a reproduction of the comics, but the fact is that people who think this way have problems in their heads!"

Quentin grunted disdainfully, and then said, "How much is the difference between a movie and a comic? Can the two be confused? Without Murphy's superb lens sense, as well as carefully prepared storyboard and drawing board artwork, this film Can you achieve the current effect?"

"Impossible!" Harvey Weinstein shook his head without even thinking about it.

He fully recognized this. Without Murphy, there would be absolutely no such cool video and audio images of "Sin City" that can be seen now. Frank Miller's comics only provide plot and character settings, but in the video It was Murphy who gave the final film a comprehensive guide to details such as style and lens movement.

Murphy even played a key role in organizing plot materials and controlling the rhythm of the film.

"Murphy did a very good job of controlling the atmosphere and rhythm of the film. The comic story that seemed a bit messy was produced in an extremely tight rhythm."

Taking a sip from the water glass, Quentin continued to say to Harvey Weinstein, "Murphy has given the film a super viewing experience. There will be no cold spots within two hours. From beginning to end, my nerves are always excited. Status, I hate that the time is too short when the film is over."

Harvey Weinstein smiled. He knew that Quentin liked Murphy very much because of their extraordinary style, and there were endless common topics between the two.

From the beginning of the project, there was actually a faint voice circulated within the crew, saying that Murphy was not shooting a movie, but using the lens to make comics. He, the director, was completely insignificant and was a puppet of Frank Miller.

But is this really the case? If Frank Miller were to give the director position to Frank Miller, there would never be this film!

A fool also knows that a manga master and a movie director are two different things!

"Let's put it this way, Harvey, the story of Frank Miller comics is very messy, and the rhythm is a bit slow, it is not suitable for directly turning into a movie,"

Quentin Tarantino also heard some comments. At this time, he saw the movie and naturally wanted to support Murphy. "You and I know that Murphy did not copy the comics at all, but intercepted part of the story, and let The narrative inside each story has become very concise and crisp, with many twists that are surprising and not messy, and the rapid pace of advancement does not give people a sense of rush or stacking."

Harvey Weinstein certainly knows what he said. He has watched this film five times since it was finished. Murphy’s leading editing can be described as superb. The rhythm of the film is better than that of scattered cartoons. How much compact.

From the point of view of the connection between the stories, the first part of "Sin City" has the fastest rhythm. Seth Logan's Mafu basically gives people a surprise every minute; the second part of "Sniper" has Zhang Youchi. The beginning and the end are very wild, and the middle part uses lengthy dialogue to show the character's personality; the third paragraph "Yellow bastard" is the slowest, but not boring at all. Murphy seems to be naughty to test the audience's patience, actually Shang is accumulating emotions in the dark. When the emotions accumulate to a certain level, the plot suddenly rushes forward, which not only conforms to the character of Robert Downey Jr.'s toughness to bear the burden of humiliation, but also gives the viewer the pleasure of suddenly releasing emotions.

"I think what Murphy did best was the violent scenes in the film." Harvey Weinstein did not hide his appreciation of the film. "The stylized action scenes he created satisfy me the most! "

Judging from the violence index, this film can definitely set the record of this year’s Hollywood movies. Shooting, blood, and beatings are all trivial. Extremely **** and cruel scenes such as exploding vagina, dismembering, beheading, and piercing the heart with an arrow. It's just commonplace in the hands.

"The level of violence exceeds my "Kill Bill"!" Quentin Tarantino admits this, but he admires Murphy's tactics. "These violent scenes are extremely **** and cruel, far better than "Kill Bill." , But Murphy cleverly used the visual style to soften the violent scene."

Speaking of this, Quentin Tarantino shook his head, and suddenly felt that in "Kill Bill", he deliberately used black and white images to process the bride vs. the eighty-eight murders. Compared to Murphy's work, it was simply too much. Pediatrics.

It is also a Cult film, compared with Murphy's "Sin City" and his own "Kill Bill", there is a clear gap.

This rising star seems to have a tendency to surpass himself.

Seeing this, Quentin Tarantino knew that he had to work hard, and he couldn't always go on like this.

Of course, if that guy Murphy has a fun idea behind, he must be called to himself, so that everyone can play together to have fun.

A young man suddenly walked to this table and whispered a few words in Harvey Weinstein's ear.

"Quentin, you are free," Harvey Weinstein stood up, "I have something to go out."

Quentin Tarantino waved his hand casually.

Harvey Weinstein sorted out his suit a bit, buttoned a button, and followed the young man, nodding to the person who greeted him, walking through the banquet hall, and into a larger lounge on the left. .

Pushing open the door of the lounge, inside was a black woman holding a bag of papers, it was Jones Butler who had changed positions.

Signaling the young man to close the door of the lounge, Harvey Weinstein walked to a single sofa and sat down and asked, "Is the statistics come out?"

"As soon as the company's statistics are over," Jones Butler also sat down, "I'll rush over."

She handed the file bag to Harvey Weinstein. Harvey Weinstein didn't answer it, but said, "You can just listen to me."

After retracting the file bag, Jones-Butler didn’t look at it, and said directly, “After the screening, our public relations staff contacted eight professional film critics. They all applauded the film. There is a problem. In addition, Kenneth Turan, Todd McCarthy, Joe Morn Stegen and Roger Albert are also some of the top film critics who are unlikely to be affected by public relations. We did not contact them."

"I talked to Kenneth Turan, Todd McCarthy and Roger Albert," Harvey Weinstein said. "These three people like Murphy and this film better. Will give a bad review."

Jones Bartley took out the notebook and recorded this.

"For media reporters," she closed the book and added, "because of time and career, we can only have a rough count. Of the 46 entertainment media reporters who participated in the preview, 38 of them gave good reviews. Nearly 20 people thought the film was very exciting and left a deep impression on them!"

Hearing this, Harvey Weinstein nodded slightly, as he expected, Murphy did a good job.

"Where is the audience participating in the trial screening?" he asked.

Jones-Butler said immediately, “Forty male audience members and ten female audience members participated in the screening. More than 30 people in the former gave the film an A+ rating; nine people in the latter gave the film a rating below B, and only one person. Hit A-..."

This clearly shows the main audience of "Sin City".

Therefore, Harvey-Weinstein exhorted, “Report this data to the propaganda department, and give up all propaganda measures aimed at female audiences, and increase propaganda among adult men.”

Jones Bartley also recorded these, and went on to say, "As for the theaters, a total of fifteen film-watching representatives from eight theaters companies participated in our preview. All of them believed that the film With a certain market potential, the company where it is located is also willing to invest enough screens."

She thought about it for a moment, "Emperor Entertainment and National Artists also expressed their willingness to increase the number of screens by 10% on the basis of the previous agreement."

This is undoubtedly good news. The more screens, the higher the box office the movie may get.

From the end of the screening to the present, Harvey Weinstein has been in a good mood. He stood up and said, "Go and inform the various departments. There is still a week from now to the premiere to do the final publicity and distribution work. "