The first 100 minutes of the movie tells everyone a quite innovative story.
The next 30 minutes, Yang Ye wore a windbreaker and sunglasses, and the classic look returned again.
When he and Lin Qingxia, who is wearing sexy leather clothes and leather pants, return to the virtual world to rescue Ti Lung, various famous scenes continue to unfold, with constant surprises, which is dizzying.
The gunfight in the shopping mall with bricks flying everywhere, Yang Ye and Lin Qingxia's various concave shapes, took the pretense and coolness to the extreme.
When the two of them arrived on the rooftop, even more cool bullet time appeared.
Bullet time is not uncommon in movies and TV dramas around the world, and there are many in Hong Kong movies.
It was in "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" released by Yang Ye last year.
But those are relatively rough.
Up to this moment, the audience has truly seen the trajectory of the bullet, as well as the 360° panoramic scene of the bullet's stagnation and rotation.
And Yang Ye made a move on the iron bridge, slowly leaning forward to dodge the bullet in the rotating mirror, which is so handsome that people forget to breathe.
It's a pity that he was handsome for only three seconds and was still shot.
Just when he was about to be shot by the agent, Lin Qingxia appeared behind the agent in time and shot the agent flying away.
This shot was shown in slow motion. Sitting in the cinema, Lin Qingxia felt so handsome.
Yang Ye still loves her, and every time he wants to do a whole big job and pretend to be a big dick, he will take her with him.
She couldn't help but hold Yang Ye's hand. In the darkness, Yang Ye turned around and the two looked at each other and smiled.
Lin Qingxia doesn't know how to fly a plane, but after downloading a program, she will be able to fly it in no time.
The two flew down from the rooftop to rescue Di Long. Yang Ye controlled the Gatling Bodhisattva, showing off again.
When Di Long was escaping, the agent actually fired through the wall and directly calculated the trajectory of Di Long's escape, causing him to be shot.
This shocked the audience, but the plot was reasonable because those agents were just a program.
Next, Yang Ye rescued Di Long in the air and pulled the plane with his bare hands, famous scenes one after another.
Both Ti Long and Lin Qingxia successfully escaped, but Yang Ye stayed in the virtual world because his phone was broken, and launched the ultimate showdown with Zhou Billy.
Twenty years ago, when Yang Ye was filming "Fist of Heroes", Zhou Bili was still a teenager, and Yang Ye found Chiba Shinichi to play Fujita Tsuyoshi.
Now, Billy Zhou has finally filmed Yang Ye’s movie.
The two stood opposite each other. A gust of wind blew up and rolled up the newspaper on the ground. They both drew their guns at the same time. "Bang bang bang bang", in slow motion, the trajectory of the bullet spiraled through the air.
This routine is actually based on the showdown between knights in martial arts movies.
You change the scene. Under the setting sun, two knights stand opposite each other. A gust of wind blows up the fallen leaves on the ground. The two draw their swords at the same time, "clinking, clanging". In slow motion, the sword energy is everywhere...
In the original version, the fight between Neo and Smith always felt a bit weak.
Although the camerawork, action design and special effects are very cool, it still feels a bit boring.
Yuan Heping has tried his best. After all, Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving are not professional action actors.
In this fight between Yang Ye and Zhou Bili, the movements are more fierce, the postures are more unrestrained, and the look and feel are even better.
However, in the virtual world, Yang Ye could not beat Zhou Bili, because Zhou Bili was an anti-virus software. After a fierce fight between the two, Yang Ye ran away.
In the real world, the robot has found the spacecraft where Yang Ye's body is located, and implemented the strategy of pulling out the network cable.
Two worlds, two-pronged approach, Yang Ye is doomed this time.
After all, Yang Ye still did not escape the pursuit and was shot to death by Zhou Bili in the virtual world.
In the real world, Lin Qingxia did not believe that Yang Ye was dead. She made an affectionate confession to Yang Ye and then kissed him.
"Neo, get up!"
Yang Ye came back to life instantly, and three agents shot countless bullets at him.
But he just raised his hand slightly, and all the bullets stopped in front of him.
At this moment, Neo has understood the nature of the matrix.
Everything in the matrix is actually just code.
He was killed in the virtual world of the Matrix, but he thought he was dead, but he was not actually dead.
Understanding all this, he became a programmer and had super authority to rewrite these matrix codes.
So he came to life immediately!
Zhou Billy stepped forward to fight Yang Ye again, but he could no longer do anything to Neo, who could rewrite the code at will.
Yang Ye could completely abuse Zhou Billy without even looking at him, with one hand behind his back.
At this moment, the audience who understood it was very excited, while the audience who didn't understand it felt confused.
Immediately, Yang Ye immediately invaded Zhou Bili and destroyed it.
Billy Zhou disappeared into thin air, and the other agents fled in fright.
In the real world, the robot had already entered the spaceship, Yang Ye rushed back at the last second, and Di Long immediately activated electromagnetic waves to destroy the robot.
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In the last shot, Yang Ye stood in the vast sea of people, looking up at the sky, and flew into the sky with a "swish" sound.
In this world, he has become omnipotent!
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The Wachowski brothers (now sisters) in the original time and space completed the script creation of "The Matrix" in 1994.
But they were still relatively transparent at that time. It was not until 1996, when they became famous with their debut film "The Matrix", that they gained recognition from Warner, and the production of "The Matrix" was put on the agenda.
Since their script contained a lot of Chinese martial arts, Japanese animation, and cyberpunk, they approached Yuan Heping, hoping that he could serve as the action director of "The Matrix."
At that time, some Hong Kong filmmakers had already begun to break into Hollywood, but except for Chen Long and John Woo, they were not very successful.
Yuan Heping didn't want to go, so he went to the mainland to help film "Water Margin" and designed a unique set of martial arts for each Liangshan hero.
But Warner gave too much!
After Yuan Heping arrived in Hollywood, he trained several major actors for half a year.
Subsequently, the film officially started filming in March 1998 and was successfully released in March 1999, achieving great success.
Pull out the radish and bring out the mud. After Yuan Heping achieved great success in Hollywood, he introduced Jet Li to Hollywood.
Li Lianjie lacked confidence and dragged Yuan Kui to Hollywood...
Now, Yang Ye has advanced the release date of "The Matrix" to the end of 1994.
He was born in Kowloon Walled City, the prototype of cyberpunk. He is a famous master of martial arts novels, a master of action movies, and is also proficient in Japanese animation. There is no more suitable person in this world than him.
When "The Matrix" came out, it immediately shocked everyone. Today's theater is filled with industry insiders, and they can see that this is not only a wonderful action movie, but also a work of thought full of philosophical implications and cultural metaphors.
Yang Ye borrowed elements from popular culture such as martial arts novels, Japanese animation, and cyberpunk to create a unique and fascinating fictional world.
It even borrows concepts and symbols from religious and philosophical systems such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Taoism to explore profound issues such as human existence, free will, knowledge of truth, and artificial intelligence.
In 1994, Yahoo had not yet been established, and the Internet was a very trendy thing.
The concepts mentioned by Yang Ye in the movie, such as programs, codes, hackers, virtual worlds, unplugging network cables, etc., are commonplace in later generations, but now, they feel novel and interesting, but not clear.
After watching the movie, people can’t help but wonder, is it possible that the entire world we live in is simulated by computers?
Are we and everything around us just a string of codes in a computer?
"Like everyone else, you were born a slave. You were born in a prison that you can't feel!"
This conjecture is shocking enough, but the movie is still based on this. New questions were raised.
Would you choose the blue pill or the red pill? Should we choose beautiful illusion or cruel reality?
The real world is in doom, ravaged by hunger and cold, and facing the danger of being hunted by robots.
The illusory world is warm and peaceful, with blue sky and white clouds, beautiful scenery, and even the opportunity to become a successful person.
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No matter how beautiful the dream is, it is just a dream, but there are still people, such as the traitor in the movie, who are willing to betray everyone for just a dream.
When people experience the cruelty of reality, will they make the same choice as the traitor?
As a time traveler, Yang Ye knows that many people will choose...yes!
When Japan's economic bubble burst, many young people chose to become stay-at-home adults. They stayed at home, immersed in the world of animation and games, and no longer paid attention to reality.
Then South Korea, and then... these things continued to happen in the following decades.
Yang Ye understands better than anyone else in the world: when you are having a sweet dream, you would rather stay in the dream than wake up.
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After the movie was screened, the audience was in high spirits and had a lively discussion with Yang Ye and other main creators.
Some viewers who had watched the movie in other screening rooms couldn't help but squeeze into the screening room where Yang Ye was.
The screening hall that originally accommodated 800 people was suddenly crowded with 2,000 people. People had no place to sit, so they all stood. There are people outside pushing in.
For safety and to avoid stampede accidents, Yang Ye could only ask security personnel to clear the scene to prevent others from squeezing in.
Then ask and answer questions quickly to shorten the post-screening interview time.
The movies that Hong Kong is best at are martial arts movies and gunfight movies, and "The Matrix" brings martial arts and gunfights to the fullest, almost showing the ultimate form of these two types of movies.
And unlike the original version, which was filmed by a group of foreigners, it always feels like something is strangely wrong.
This version was all shot by Chinese people. It plays absolutely authentic and has a better look and feel.
With such exciting gun battles and cool martial arts, there is no doubt that this movie has been half successful commercially.
Xu Ke, who is best at filming martial arts, and John Woo, who is best at shooting gun battles, were both impressed and expressed their shame on the spot.
In addition to martial arts and gun battles, the cyberpunk-style doomsday scenes in the movie, the giant octopus-like robots, and the robots harvesting humans just like farming... are also shocking enough.
Yang Ye mainly answered some questions from the audience.
For example, some people don’t understand why Lin Qingxia confessed her love to him and kissed him after he was obviously killed.
Is this because of love?
Yang Ye explained that it was because Neo understood the nature of the matrix that he awakened, and many viewers suddenly became confused.
Another audience asked whether Lin Qingxia's kiss on Yang Ye was inspired by "Sleeping Beauty"?
Yang Ye was a little speechless, what a stupid question, but still replied: "A little bit!"
In addition to such boring questions, there are more questions about various characters in the movie. settings, and the philosophical thinking involved.
In addition to the thoughts of Taoism and Buddhism, there are also various theories of Hegel and Descartes in the West.
However, Yang Ye did not answer these questions in detail due to the length of time.
Yang Ye said that he tried to make the movie easy to understand. As for the things behind it, everyone can think, analyze and discuss by themselves.
After a work comes out, everyone will have their own understanding. As the saying goes, "There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people." The author himself should not talk too much.
Some people also asked when the sequel will be released?
Yang Ye said that the sequel has been filmed, but the post-production has not started yet. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be scheduled for Christmas next year.
He also said that the scenes of the sequel will be even grander and will also show the old world and the third world outside the virtual world, "Yingzhou World"!
In the first part of "The Matrix", it was mentioned that there is still the last remaining city of mankind, which is hidden deep underground.
In the original version, this city is called "Zion"!
Zion is the name of a mountain near Jerusalem. In Jewish classics, Zion is the place where Jehovah lives and where Jehovah made David king.
For a long time, the Jews, whose country and family were destroyed, have been looking forward to God leading them to Zion and rebuilding their homeland.
Yang Ye translated "The Matrix" into Chinese and changed the name of "Zion" to "Yingzhou".
Yingzhou is an overseas fairy mountain in Chinese myths and legends, and it is a place that everyone yearns for.
Li Bai once wrote, "Haike talks about Yingzhou, and it is hard to find Yan Tao's letter."
I heard that the second part will be released next year, and the scenes will be grander and the action will be upgraded again. Said he was looking forward to it.
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"The Matrix" was heavily promoted before it was released. Once it was released, it received overwhelming reviews and box office. It did not disappoint film producers around the world.
In Hong Kong, it was released on the Winter Solstice and grossed HK$25 million at the box office in four days.
It was released one day later in North America and grossed US$37 million at the box office during its three-day opening weekend.
The Chinese media naturally boasted about "The Matrix", and the North American media also praised it.
"Los Angeles Times" evaluation: A crazy thriller movie, the film shows extraordinary imagination, using martial arts, animation, science fiction and other elements to express it with new visual technology, which cannot be described in words.
The New York Times commented: The movie uses its selling point of martial arts stunts to maximum effect.
"Washington Post" evaluation: This is a release and a transformation of energy. The film will ignite you and make you dazzled and dizzy.
"New York Post" commented: This is like an animated but three-dimensional movie scene. Science fiction fans and kung fu fans will not want to miss every second of the film.
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Amidst the praise, Yang Ye returned to Shenzhen and took the time to film the last fight scene with Billy Zhou.
Later, Yang Ye announced that "The Matrix" was officially finished.
After New Year's Day, he will lead the film team to embark on a global road show.
The road show is actually just incidental, mainly to go out and deal with some things.
For example, the operation of the film fund, signing a contract with DreamWorks, officially entering the European and American music market, etc...
Most of them reached the last moment and required his personal intervention or operation. (End of chapter)