Chapter 666 is a reflection of reality
Since 1991's "Captain Hook", this is the first collaboration between Julia Roberts and Little Gilbert, and it has been 15 years.
In the past fifteen years, little Gilbert has rapidly grown from a fledgling young man to a world-class, even a century-old super director.
Julia Roberts has slowly slipped from her position as the number one actress in Hollywood, and people have to lament the ruthless changes of the years.
Julia Roberts' guest appearance in "Edgewalker" is quite a surprise.
Because the audience didn't know about Julia Roberts' cameo beforehand. The crew didn't mention it, and Julia Roberts didn't say anything about it.
In the first episode, "Edgewalker" focuses on showing the dystopian world of Night City, and at the same time explains to the audience the role of prosthetics based on the TV news in the elevator and the lines of passers-by.
Johnny was very excited when he saw it. He excitedly said to his friend Paul: "Man, if I have a powerful prosthetic body, I can rob banks and never have to go to work again."
“But Johnny,” Paul reminded: “Although the prosthetic body can Strengthening human body functions, but it can also lead to cyberpsychosis. Didn’t you see David’s Mewtwo? Psychopaths will become terrible murderers.”
Johnny didn’t take it seriously: “That’s great. The terrifying cyber murderer, a cool nickname.”
Paul shook his head speechlessly, but he himself was also curious, what would it be like if a prosthetic body could be implanted in reality like in the TV series?
There is no need for him to imagine, because this series will tell him what kind of world this is.
Compared with the uprising, Peter, as an amateur online film critic, is more interested in Mewtwo. Judging from the performance in the series, Mewtwo can make people immersed in everything that happens at a certain moment.
Although movie theaters are developing now, the theater market in North America has long been approaching saturation. After so many years of development in overseas markets, there are very few areas for growth.
Some film scholars have even predicted that one day movies will become a thing of the past, and finding new ways to make movies is an issue that film companies and the technology industry need to consider.
The industry generally believes that the next development direction is virtual reality technology, which is very similar to Mewtwo in the TV series. However, Mewtwo seems to be more advanced and more exciting.
What kind of data is Night City? The series shows the audience through the comparison of two scenes.
The plot continues to develop. It turns out that the Mewtwo video David watched happened to be the scene of a cyberpsychotic attack and murder scene yesterday.
This cyber spirit is not a captain officer, and the whereabouts of the military implant chip on his back are unknown. David saw the picture on the news and discovered that his mother was also on the news picture as a first responder.
"It's time for you to go to school, David. My tuition is not in vain." Mom sent David away and then called a mercenary named Mann.
It turns out that the military chip belonging to the cyber madman yesterday was in my mother’s hands. In order to allow David to use genuine learning software and live a good life, his mother took the risk and stole the chip.
Unlike now, mother and son can only live in a small apartment and cannot even afford a washing machine. Because the washing machine belongs to the company, you need to pay to use it.
The series later used David's perspective to show the place where the mother and son lived. The corridors of the apartment were filled with homeless people, and insane poisonous insects could be seen everywhere on the streets.
This scene, which can be called a chaotic dance of demons, shows what kind of world this is through little Gilbert's camera language without the protagonist's lines.
Those who grew up in slums and are watching this series must be deeply touched. Because this is not the imagination of little Gilbert, but a true portrayal of the slums in North America.
Unlike the public on the other side of the Pacific who imagines this place as a paradise, this place is indeed a paradise, but it is also a hell.
So "Edgewalker" is not so much an imagination of the future world as it is a reflection of the real world.
There are many superb storytelling methods, and "Edgewalker" tells this story to the audience through the language of the camera.
David was accustomed to all kinds of chaos on the street, so he calmly got on the rail train. Through the train glass, rockets were being launched in the distance, and the trauma team's float vehicle quickly rushed to a burning building. The high-rise buildings are magnificent, luxurious floating cars shuttle among them, and there are various holographic image advertisements, etc. It is completely different from the world in the slums just now.
Alex is a street kid from Queens, New York. He had a movie dream after watching the movie "Little Gilbert".
Encouraged by the girl next door, Valerie, he bravely came to Los Angeles to pursue his dream.
Now, almost three years have passed, and Alex was finally able to play some small roles and was signed by a new agent from Super Artist Management Company.
So Alex took Valerie from Brooklyn, New York, to an apartment in North Los Angeles and proposed to her. Due to the conditions, the wedding was very simple.
However, Alex promised to arrange a better wedding for Valerie in the future.
Valerie feels very happy. She works as a shopping guide at a Walmart supermarket in Los Angeles and continues to support Alex in pursuing his dream.
When "Edgewalker" premiered, the young couple were watching the series in their apartment in North Los Angeles.
When they saw the contrast between the prosperous place and the slums of Night City, both of them had strong feelings.
Alex sighed: "I have always envied Wall Street and the elites in Manhattan since I was a child. They wear suits and ties, are well-known and surrounded by people, have luxury cars, and have villas on Long Island.
< br>And I can only live in the slums of Queens like my mother, which is full of criminals, drugs, and violence.”
Valerie comforted: "Alex, now that we have come out, we don't have to worry about going back to the life we had before."
"No," Alex said, "We have to You have to work harder and never go back to that kind of life."
Coincidentally, David had the same idea. He got out of the railway train and looked at the big goldfish made of holographic images in a daze. Suddenly he felt something strange in his neck, and then looked around.
I happened to see a girl on the overpass not far away with her back to him, with bright blond hair, wearing clothes of unknown material, revealing her sexy waist, and smoking.
The hair in the anime is actually white, but for a live-action series, white hair is a bit too distorted, so the hair is styled with bright blonde hair.
This is the first appearance of Lucy, played by Scarlett, and she immediately attracted everyone's attention upon her appearance.
David was moved and immediately caught up to see what was going on, but the girl just now had disappeared.
Everyone has his or her own opinion on what makes a drama a good drama, but having emotional resonance is undoubtedly the best way.
Through most of the episodes, Little Gilbert showed the audience a world where high technology and low life coexist. Through David's perspective, the mysterious corner of Night City is revealed for the first time.
Then, we entered the stage of emotional resonance.
David went to Arasaka School, a school that trains talents for Arasaka Company. After graduation, I will sign a lifetime employee contract with Arasaka Company and work at Arasaka until my death.
Arasaka's behavior of treating people like cattle and horses is something that many people yearn for but can't get.
Because becoming an employee of Arasaka Company means completing a class leap. But unfortunately, 99.9% of the people fell in front of the door and failed to cross.
(End of this chapter)