MTL - Movie Master-Chapter 965 strategic significance

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", this work is really famous, also translated as "Rejuvenation", known as the fantasy version of "Forrest Gump", through a wonderful story to imply life experience and meaning of life, the era The insinuation and penetration of the story tell the grandeur of the epic.

It can be said that once such a work is shot well, it will be an absolute classic recorded in history. In history, works such as "Ben-Hur", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Forrest Gump", and "Lord of the Rings" all have The same is true.

In the last life, this work was directed by David Fincher, led by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. After it was released, it received a lot of praise, but the overall quality is far from those epic masterpieces In comparison, the title of the fantasy version of "Forrest Gump" is also disappointing.

It must be admitted that David, as a director, has indeed reached an impeccable technical level. Whether it is the use of visual special effects, or the scheduling of light and camera movements, including the integration of the overall style of the film, they are all convincingly convincing and full of brilliance. Master style. But it is a pity that David's focus on style and grasp of rhythm are too precise, but he lost the excavation and sublimation of the characters. As a result, the role of Benjamin Button failed to reach the height of "Forrest Gump". It misses the refinement of the core themes of social change, ill-fated fate, and the impermanence of life.

It can be said that "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is like an exquisite music box, with its cumbersome and magnificent appearance, ingenious machinery, and beautiful details, it is easy to be liked by people, but after opening, the boring music But lost the soul of this handicraft itself.

The commercial and artistic achievements of the film also prove this point. The North American box office of 127 million failed to reach the book cost of 150 million. Even with the overseas box office, this work still lost a lot of money. During the awards season, it received a bunch of nominations, and led the Oscars with 13 nominations that year, becoming the top seed, but it was blown away by "Slumdog Millionaire", a crushing defeat.

Warner Bros. is now putting "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in front of Lance, which is an unexpected but reasonable choice.

The reason why I say accident is because the style of Lance's works is to see the big from the small, including profound social themes in an independent individual or accident, but "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a plain sight. Works with skill and depth in the ordinary. Leaving aside the famous "Forrest Gump", "Boyhood", which later amazed countless people, is also a representative work of this style. Such works require the director to have a deep understanding of emotions, beliefs, and philosophy. Directors like Terrence-Malick (terrence-malick) and Richard Linklater () are the best choices to complete the excavation of the core of the theme.

The reason why it is reasonable is because "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is majestic, delicate and profound. It not only requires an excellent understanding of the entire era, but also requires unique insights into character portrayal. What's more, this work has an investment of 150 million. It is a rare giant player in the awards season. Warner Bros. needs a director with enough appeal to control it. Look at the cast formed in the previous life The lineup is known, and at present, no one in Hollywood is more suitable than Lance - and Barry also proposed the idea of ​​starring Lance.

As Lance guessed, whether the work "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" can reach a cooperation is second, and Warner Bros. has expressed a friendly attitude, which is the most important thing.

"However, you have just finished a busy period of work. I think you should take a good rest." After Barry made the proposal, he showed his softness again, "So, you can find a free time and read Scott's short story, see if there is a spark, and then we can communicate further."

Barry avoided the "Iron Man" rumors, but used "vacation" to excuse Lance. Is this understandable that their time is based on Lance?

"Ha, I thought this project was very urgent." Lance said with a smile.

Barry also chuckled lightly, "The so-called urgency is always relative. My biggest competitor is not time, but the producers who are eyeing it." Without making a fuss, Barry went after Lance again. Back, and quietly hinted at the true purpose of tonight's party, the soft words will not appear too embarrassed and humble, but the friendly message is fully expressed.

"Ha, it seems to me that our biggest competitors are the same." Lance said meaningfully.

Interests, this is the core focus of their competition, cooperation, compromise, and confrontation, especially when two people are playing games as equal chess players. Lance didn't intend to pierce the window paper, though, or it wouldn't be fun, and neither did Barry.

Barry raised the wine glass in his hand, "Salute to our competitors."

Lance also smiled, raised the wine glass in his hand, "Salute to our competitors."

The two chatted for a while, discussing the topic of single malt whiskey and sharing their research on cigars before returning to the main building. After Lance battled with several producers, he met with Lang to share the casting progress so far, and then Lance met Cate Blanchett.

To be honest, Lance also very much hopes to cooperate with Kate. After missing "Iron Man", Lance seriously considered the possibility of Kate playing the heroine Betty of "Invincible Hulk", but in the end Lance still denied this idea. . The main reason is that Kate's temperament does not match the work of "Invincible Hulk", and she is also slightly inconsistent with Edward Norton on the screen.

It seems that the cooperation between the two can only wait until the next time. Of course, if Lance takes over "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", then the cooperation between Lance and Kate can be realized, but Lance's top priority is still "Iron Man" and "Invincible Hulk", other works are temporarily not included Consider scope.

As for Betty's candidate, Lance also considered Kate Beckinsale. The two had collaborated once in "Borrowing a Knife". His temperament is quite attractive, and may become a beautiful landscape in "The Incredible Hulk".

However, Kate Beckinsale is still not Lance's first choice. Her temperament is still more heroic. The heroic spirit of thorny roses is more suitable for the agent Peggy Carter (y-carter) in "Captain America". . In comparison, Naomi Watts would be more suitable.

There is a kind of flexibility and strength in Naomi. She can often interpret the complex transformation, the despair and fragility on the verge of collapse under the background of disasters, and then stand up strong and independent with weak shoulders, facing difficulties and bravely rushing forward. Straight ahead. This is true of "Tsunami Miracle", "21 Grams", "King Kong" and other works. Although she has not won the recognition of the Oscar statuette, she has received a lot of praise at the three major European film festivals.

This late blooming actress has been in the industry for nearly a decade before she won attention with her amazing "Mulholland Drive", but more often she still occupies a place in art works, similar to Nicole Kidman However, it is always difficult for commercial films to achieve good results, especially after the box office of "King Kong" did not meet expectations, she stayed away from commercial films for a long time.

Compared with "King Kong", Lance believes that Naomi will be more suitable for "The Incredible Hulk", because this work does not require Naomi to shoulder the weight of the entire movie, and she can polish her character like an art film. It is enough to act, read your own characters, interpret your own understanding, and hand over the responsibility of commercial popcorn to Lance as a director. She and Edward are dedicated to becoming Lance's pawns.

More importantly, the screen images of Naomi and Edward match very well. The two have just finished their collaboration on "The Veil". That being said, it's a big plus.

Lance remembered that Naomi also attended the party today~www.novelbuddy.com~ Before that, he caught a glimpse of Naomi and Rachel Weisz chatting in the corner of the living room, but now that he made a half-circle, Lance No sign of Naomi was found, could it be that she had already left early? I looked at my watch. It was already past two o'clock in the morning, and the people still staying at the party were either young people with excess hormones or senior people with ulterior motives. Therefore, it is not impossible for Naomi to leave early. .

Although it is said that Lance can easily contact the actor through the agent, compared with the conflict of interests between the agency companies, Lance still prefers to contact the actor directly. After the cooperation is negotiated, the two parties sit down and talk slowly Lajin. What's more, the "Invincible Hulk" is still in a state of secrecy, and it is best to bypass the agent. Lance can't help but feel a little headache. He is thinking about whether he should find Edward to see if he can contact Na Omi.

"Stop, hey, buddy, stop!" A voice stopped Lance's footsteps, and the tone of the order seemed so familiar and kind. Turning his head, Lance saw Joel Cohen's messy hair head, Ethan Coen was two or three steps behind, watching Joel stride towards Lance,

After walking in, Joel put his arms around Lance's neck directly, "Stop! You **** bastard! I've been looking for you all night, and you always disappear! Call your mobile phone, and you don't answer it! **** Christ , are you now refusing to recognize our down-and-out friends?"

Joel's blunt words made Lance hold back his smile, and said solemnly, "You'd better let go, or I'll just throw you into the swimming pool."

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