Hollywood Road

On May 26, 2006, the traditional memorial day schedule of the North American film market, Twentieth Century Fox’s number one movie this year, "X-Men 3: Last Stand", held its grand North American premiere at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood .

Because Gal Gadot brought a small tail into the theater through the back door, Murphy walked on the red carpet for the premiere alone, but his trip was more about watching the excitement, not for Dave Sis. The meaning of the Kola platform, hurriedly walked across the red carpet like a routine, and soon entered the theater hall.

Prior to this, he had accepted an invitation from the senior officials of Twentieth Century Fox to participate in a preview of "X-Men 3: Last Stand". This film is indeed a big investment in production, and the big scenes and visual effects far exceed The first two, but it is not the last century, the movie is not good enough to be able to sell well.

In particular, the main plot of the movie is similar to his impression. Because of the fans, the film’s first weekend box office will not be too bad, but if nothing else, the future box office trend will be worrying.

Entering the hall, Murphy saw Dave Scola who greeted people enthusiastically. He didn't lean over there at all. Carla Faith had already walked over. It would be enough for her to hit the other side. She was still safe. Just stand behind and cheer up.

"With Kara's ability and development momentum." Gal Gadot brought Margot Robbie over. "If Dave Scola doesn't have a better performance, the position of Fox Production Director will soon It's about to be replaced."

She obviously didn't say this to Murphy, but explained it to Margot Robbie.

Margot Robbie beckoned to Murphy first, then pointed to the other side, "They should be regarded as the real version of Game of Thrones, right?"

Gal Gadot just smiled, not in front of Murphy, so he judged his good friend.

Murphy didn't have so many scruples, and said directly, "It's just the prototype of a game of power, and the loser just quits, but it won't lose his head."

"Oh..." Margot Robbie nodded, but said again, "But I think their fight is cruel."

"The cruelty of commercial competition is self-evident." Gal Gadot said, "but it is far from the political power struggle."

Murphy nodded, "The power struggle in society now can hardly be as described in TV dramas and books."

Compared to him and Gal Gadot, Margot Robbie is undoubtedly seriously lacking in social experience, and his eyes are full of curiosity.

If you can pick up more things from Murphy and Gal Gadot, she can become the center point in the school discussion.

She looked at Murphy suspiciously.

There is nothing to do now, Murphy simply said, “In the past, for example, in the Middle Ages with a similar background to novels, the game of power tested the limits of human nature, and the limits of human nature lie in: brothers cannibalize each other, siblings harm each other, and fathers use Children, children assassinated their fathers. So human nature is the thing that can't stand the test and has no lower limit."

Hearing this, Gal Gadot pulled La Murphy lightly. In her eyes, Margot Robbie was still an underage girl.

"It's okay." Margot Robbie took Gal Gadot's arm, looked at Murphy, and begged, "Can you continue?"

"Let's talk about novels." Murphy also didn't want his girlfriend to complain. "Game of Thrones believes that the most reliable thing is the relationship between blood and mother and child. Children are the mother's future. They are extremely strong in the consistency of interests. Like Cersei and Caitlin’s love and protection for their children, this feeling is natural and God-given, so it goes beyond many rules of the game in the secular world."

"That..." Margot Robbie frowned for a while and asked, "Will Game of Thrones end?"

Murphy shook his head without even thinking about it, "As long as the greed and desire of human nature are still there, the game of power will never stop and end. Except for piles of corpses and victims, it will not really leave a living. All victories are temporary, and the victor will eventually lose in the protracted battle of power and give way to the next strong. This is the iron law of nature."

Seeing Gal Gadot next to him, he added, "It's also the so-called fantasy land—the invariant law of Westeros."

He also read from beginning to end several volumes of novels written by George Martin. Of course, the power in them cannot be applied to real society, but it is also a true response to some situations, especially those dictatorship and war-torn countries.

To put it simply, what is power?

Power is not fear, so Ramsey and the army of aliens, who are good at frightening others and have brutal methods, will not be the final winners; power is not power and court fraud, and Cersei and James are not the ultimate victory. Power is not metaphysics and illusion, so Stannis Barathian, who always wanted to take shortcuts, was killed on the battlefield; power is not equal to justice, so the bishops and the flagless brotherhoods representing the bottom of the public are so invisible ; Power is not a sense of morality and honor, which is why the Stark family, the king of the North, is close to annihilation.

Even though Jon Snow was so good-looking and so young, Game of Thrones still stabbed him to death in the snow with great interest, like a public exhibition of killing performance art.

Power is bloodthirsty, always longing for blood and life; power is cruel, always looking forward to war and killing; power is greedy, and its appetite will eat more corpses and the capital will not be full. Power is just a cycle of desire. It has a beginning and no end. As long as humanity and greed are still there, it will keep running, swallowing the next sacrifice.

"What are you talking about?" Carla Faith walked over at this moment and looked at Margot Robbie curiously. "Are you David's sister?"

"Hello, Miss Faith." Margot Robbie is not as polite as he was when he was a child. "I'm Margot Robbie, call me Maggie."

Carla Faith nodded to her, greeted Murphy, walked to Gal Gadot and discussed which boutique to visit on the weekend...

After saying a few words, Murphy watched the same time and greeted a few people and walked into the theater together. Unlike the other guests, they came to watch the movie.

The details of this "X-Men 3: Last Stand" have undergone a lot of changes, but the main storyline is basically the same. In the second episode, the dead Qin-Grey is resurrected, transformed into an Omega-class mutant Phoenix Girl, and then not Distinguishing the enemy from the good and evil, even the extremely popular Laser Eye and Professor X were horrified, and they were finally killed by Wolverine...

The big scenes and special effects are indeed very eye-catching, but this kind of plot is not to the audience’s appetite. The more fans of the "X-Men" series, the more dissatisfied it will be, especially when the Phoenix girl kills Professor X. A curse sounded from the audience.

Murphy clearly saw that many ordinary audiences chose to leave early.

Watching the movie, he also didn't understand what Dave Scola and director Brett Ratner thought. Do they think such a plot will be more impactful?

Audiences who like this type of film tend to have relatively low psychological acceptance.

Could it be said that the "X-Men" series will be over without Brian Singer?

According to Kara Feith, the replacement of Brian Singer by 20th Century Fox is not only because the director is more interested in "Superman Returns", but also has other considerations. For example, Brian Singer is one of the many gays in Hollywood. , He always used his power to hook up those young actors in casting and filming. If it’s your wish, it’s nothing. It’s just the most common thing in Hollywood, but he still pays attention to it. Some underage boys used some harassment and trivial methods in order to make them submit.

Indeed, most actors will choose to be forbearing, but not everyone will. The crew has to reassure many people every time, which is also a headache for Twentieth Century Fox.

Brian Singer and Bright Ratner also have a certain connection.

In fact, Bright Ratner was originally the director selected by Twentieth Century Fox to put "X-Men" on the screen. But at the time, Twentieth Century Fox was unable to determine the date of filming, due to the contract. Bright Ratner started filming "Rush Hour" as required, which in turn contributed to Brian Singer's success in "X-Men".

What’s more interesting is that Bright Ratner was originally selected as the director of "Superman Returns" by Warner Bros. The intervention of Brian Singer just made them both reverse, and it also allowed Bright Ratner to complete the match. The "X-Men" series is five years late.

But holding hands this time is definitely not a pleasant one.

The Memorial Day schedule has a very obvious boost to the film’s box office. This is a public holiday on Monday every year, which can form a small three-day holiday.

"X-Men 3: Last Stand" did not have any rivals during this holiday. In the three days of the weekend, it took 100 million US dollars from North America, and even the Memorial Day holiday last Monday, received 120 million in four days. North American box office in dollars.

Everything looks very good, it seems that the North American box office of this film will directly rush to 350 million US dollars or even 400 million US dollars.

However, both the general audience, the media and film critics, compared with the sharp decline in the reputation of the first two films, has become a drag on the film's subsequent box office trends.

Comments such as "the most ugly one", "bad film by a bad director", and "you can only watch it casually" are endless.

This directly led to the lack of follow-up box office, and premature **** occurred as soon as the working day arrived.

Especially on the second weekend, the box office of "X-Men 3: Last Stand" had a 70% drop in the box office next weekend, and it would only receive 30 million US dollars, which surprised everyone.