Chapter 497 Movies teach crime
Ridley Scott has some worries in his heart, but he also believes that after the schedule of Gilbert Jr.'s movie was announced, he hastily changed the schedule, which will make others think that he is afraid.
Ridley Scott is a man who cares about face, and he is not willing to give in like this.
And he feels that "Kingdom of Heaven" may not be able to beat the "Batman" movie. You must know that seven years have passed since the last "Batman" movie.
"Kingdom of Heaven" is an epic blockbuster with an investment of US$130 million, and with the participation of movie stars such as Orlando Bloom and Edward Norton, it is no worse than "Batman."
Ridley Scott naturally knows that Gilbert Jr. has built a super luxurious lineup for "Batman Begins."
In Little Gilbert's words, he wanted to use this lineup to increase the epic feel and momentum of the movie.
You see, little Gilbert himself is also emphasizing the sense of epicness.
But Ridley Scott doesn’t understand that epic feeling and epic blockbusters are not the same concept. Or maybe he understands completely, he just doesn't want to dwell on the difference.
In short, "Batman Begins" is destined to have a battle with "Kingdom of Heaven" next year, and it's hard to say who will win and who will lose.
The release schedule has been set, all work is moving in this direction, and the project has a clear time plan.
Preparations began in July, and in October, after Christian Bale could finally put on the Batsuit, Little Gilbert took the crew to Iceland to start filming.
The movie "Warriors" was finally released on the last weekend of September, with a North American box office of 294 million US dollars, and is currently ranked third in the annual North American box office rankings.
The first place is DreamWorks Animation Studio's "Shrek 2", which has a North American box office of 442 million. It is also the only movie to break one billion US dollars globally this year.
The second place is "The Passion of the Christ", which has a box office of US$370 million in North America, which is quite high.
In overseas markets, the film was also released in many countries and regions, but it received very little box office.
The current overseas box office is 426 million, which is also a good result, pushing the global box office of "Wushuang" to 720 million US dollars.
An original crime movie, directed by Gilbert Jr., which brings together two Toms plus Charlize Theron, as well as a group of powerful Hollywood actors, the energy it unleashes is incredible.
However, the story itself is exciting enough, and the audience's reputation is quite good. The Rotten Tomatoes freshness remains at 82%, and the IMDB score is also 8.5.
For an action crime film that also has commercial attributes, this reputation can be said to be very, very high.
Although the media continues to badmouth it, everyone with a discerning eye knows that "Wushuang" cannot be said to be a failure.
With a global box office of US$720 million, it even became the highest-grossing film in Tom Cruise's career as an actor.
Call it a failure and other directors should jump off the building.
It is worth mentioning that during the movie's release in France, the French police uncovered a counterfeit banknote case.
After interrogation, it was discovered that these counterfeit money dealers were novices. They came up with the idea of making counterfeit money after watching the movie "Wushuang".
Because the movie taught in detail the process of making counterfeit banknotes, they also hired an art student from the Paris School of Art to draw the electrical board, and also developed acid-free paper and a gravure printing machine.
Finally, when I was scraping the paint off someone else's car to test it, I was noticed by the Paris police, who followed the clues and captured this novice counterfeit money gang.
The most interesting thing is that several people in the French film industry immediately stood up to criticize "Wu Shuang", believing that the film led people astray and inspired criminals.
The Paris Police Department held a press conference. The detective who solved the case said that he initially thought it was an ordinary crime of deliberately damaging other people's cars.
Later, he found the key to solving the case after watching the movie "Wushuang", and he followed the clues and captured the counterfeit money gang.
This is a contradiction. On the one hand, movies are said to undermine social stability, but on the other hand, they have become a tool for solving crimes, maintaining social order and punishing criminals.
In this regard, the reporter specifically interviewed relevant people in Hollywood. Relevant people said that the movie itself is correct, it just depends on how people interpret it. After all, scissors can also be used as a murder weapon, but they are just a pair of scissors.
In fact, it's quite speechless. The methods of making counterfeit money shown in "Wushuang" are already outdated. I didn't expect it to be a group of stupid thieves.
Fortunately, at least the Paris police detective became famous and was called a detective. Later, he became the prototype of the male protagonist in detective novels and movies.
The sun is scorching hot in Los Angeles in October, but when we arrive in Iceland, it’s bitterly cold.
In fact, at the same latitude, Iceland is already relatively warm. But this kind of warmth is relatively limited. It should be cold or cold.
The temperature can be maintained at around seven or eight degrees during the day, and drops below zero at night. It really allowed the "Batman" crew to experience the world of ice and small ice.
But one comfortable thing is that Iceland is a place with many volcanic resources, which brings a lot of geothermal resources and hot springs.
Although most hot springs cannot be used due to high sulfur dioxide concentration and the local government's environmental protection, some hot spring resources have been developed.
The hotel where the crew stayed was such a hot spring hotel. After a hard day's filming, they returned to the hotel to take a bath in the hot springs.
This can wash away the fatigue of the day, so the hot spring has become a frequent place for the crew and crew.
After a lot of preparations, "Batman" officially started shooting the first scene at Vatnajökull glacier.
Driving on the temporarily constructed simple road, with the car windows open, little Gilbert felt the howling cold wind while discussing the shooting plan with the core team of the crew.
According to the prior agreement with the local government, this road was built by the local government, and the crew will provide part of the funds.
In exchange, Little Gilbert will also hire local people as temporary workers for the crew while filming in Iceland.
What you put in will lead to reward. This is the basic rule. Most of the time, little Gilbert abides by the rules of the game.
A scene shot today was the sound of Henry Ducard, played by Liam Neeson, and Bruce Wayne, played by Christian Bale, fighting on an ice field.
Before filming, the two actors stepped on it and heard the ice crackling under their feet.
This kind of sound makes people a little panicked, and they are worried that it will break at any time.
Little Gilbert asked the local guide: "Is it really okay for us to shoot up here?"
"Of course," the guide said confidently, "the ice in the ice field is very thick, so no accidents will happen. Many people come here every early winter, and nothing happens."
Having said that, Gilbert Jr. asked the cast and crew to wear safety clothing to prevent accidents.
The action scenes were shot very smoothly, with Liam Neeson and Christian Bale both having months of training and moving very skillfully.
When Little Gilbert was filming, he did not cut the lens into pieces, which was considered to take care of the audience who would faint when the lens was broken.
In a few days, the crew completed filming the ice field fighting training scene.
As a result, the day after the crew evacuated, the ice field they filmed broke apart.
After hearing this, little Gilbert looked at the guide, wanting to hear his explanation.
The guide was also very embarrassed and said that he had never seen such a thing before.
Fortunately, the ice field scene is over, and the crew does not have to take risks to return to filming.
Otherwise, little Gilbert would have to consider that the shooting should be completed in the studio.
(End of chapter)