Chapter 360 A Fantastic Journey
As I said before, in Hollywood, there is a formula that has been summarized over decades.
That is, third-rate novels can often be adapted into first-rate movies, while first-rate novels can only be adapted into third-rate movies.
Over the past few decades, this sentence has been tempered into truth.
But in the face of Gilbert Jr.'s "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, this truth has become an excuse for those who failed to adapt.
After Oakley Dale watched the movie, he felt a little disappointed, but more importantly, he felt deeply powerless.
He seemed to know why Little Gilbert asked Disney to veto the release of his movie. In Little Gilbert's eyes, his so-called epic movie was simply unavailable.
Although Oakley Dyer is not a book lover, he has read through novels.
Over the decades, many people have tried to bring this magnificent masterpiece to the big screen, but ultimately failed. Only little Gilbert did it.
In Oakley Dell's view, little Gilbert's pious attitude towards the original work is not lacking in the adventurous spirit of bold adaptation.
Little Gilbert did not get lost in Tolkien's grand narrative, but rather sorted out the lines and cut off the branches and twigs in the complicated story.
Only the most critical people and things were left, and then it took nearly nine hours to tell a legendary story that was both evocative and touching.
Little Gilbert is indeed one of the top directors in Hollywood. Directors who can compare with him can probably be counted on one hand in Hollywood.
In Hollywood, most directors have an artistic heart and yearn for artistic films. For example, those in the independent film industry look down on commercial film directors.
But often these directors yearn for the huge attention and achievements achieved by commercial film directors, so they have conflicting and complicated feelings, being jealous and looking down on them at the same time.
Many directors often go down a wrong path and make films that are schizophrenic, difficult to distinguish between good and evil, and show the complexity and depth of human nature, so as to reflect their artistic standards.
Therefore, like some film critics, directors in the independent film circle are actually very disdainful of the "Lord of the Rings" series, thinking that the story of "The Lord of the Rings" is too cliched and too simple.
Oakley Dale has been involved in the independent film industry before, and he also belongs to this kind of person.
But it wasn't until he turned to the field of commercial film production that he became more and more aware of the horror of little Gilbert.
One thing that many so-called directors who make complex films don't understand is that the simpler the film, the harder it is to shoot.
Who dares to say that within the story framework of "The Lord of the Rings", apart from special effects technology, who can give the film so much meaning than little Gilbert.
Kindness, bravery, loyalty, friendship, family affection, love, unity, responsibility, commitment, sacrifice...
Basically, all the beautiful qualities of human beings that you can think of can be found in the "Lord of the Rings" series of movies.
These beautiful elements that directors in the independent film circle hate, were easily picked up by Gilbert Jr., and blended without any violation into this great film series.
Look at those fans, they cheered for the film, cheered for every victory in the film, and were moved by every separation and sacrifice.
The pace of life in modern society is getting faster and faster, but little Gilbert has a magical power that can always make the audience sit in the cinema for three hours and experience those simple human emotions that have been experienced flawlessly or have been forgotten.
Oakley Dyer suddenly felt regretful. Why did he leave the independent film industry? Large-scale commercial production is not suitable for me at all.
Because he simply could not perfectly combine business and artistry with Little Gilbert.
In fact, what Oakley Dale didn't expect was that little Gilbert was actually so powerful because of cheating.
After seeing the movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", even the most critical film critic cannot deny the artistic achievement of this movie, unless he is blind.
But what Oakley Dale didn't expect was that some film critics and media actually said this.
The most classic one is the "Washington Post", which is a staunch anti-Gilbert media. Whenever there is a topic about little Gilbert, this newspaper always plays the opposite tune.
This time is no exception. After the premiere, the Washington Post commented on the movie "The Return of the King": "An over-the-top film with a great reputation. Little Gilbert completely destroyed Tolkien's classic work."
On the contrary, Little Gilbert's mouthpiece "Los Angeles Business Journal" said: "The perfect ending of a magnificent masterpiece. Tolkien will surely smile with joy when he sees this perfect trilogy of movies in heaven. ”
The public who saw the two media newspapers were a little confused for a while. Should Mr. Tolkien be angry or relieved?
However, there are still many viewers supporting "Los Angeles Business Journal" this time. Everyone has sharp eyes and the ability to distinguish whether a movie is good or bad.
Kenneth Turan, another staunch anti-Gilbert film critic, listed six major sins of the "Lord of the Rings" series:
It was so hypnotic that I fell asleep in the cinema for three hours each time.
It's too procrastinating. Kenneth Turan thinks that little Gilbert should learn from "Gladiator" and "Braveheart" and delve into the inner world of the characters.
The Battle of Minas Tirith and the Battle of the Black Gate would be just a short summary. Wouldn't it be better to focus on the line of Frodo's struggle?
There are also four major problems: it is too expensive, there are problems with character creation, the line design is not good, and there are problems with the editing of Little Gilbert.
Well, after reading this review, viewers who have never seen the movie may think that "The Return of the King" is completely useless.
After Kenneth Turan finished writing this film review, he was still a little proud. Among the film critics of Little Gilbert, he is the highest level and can always get more profits.
It's just that every time I post this kind of movie review, I'm always attacked by fans of Little Gilbert, who seems to have high blood pressure. This time is no exception. Not long after his movie review was published on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB websites, it immediately attracted a large number of Little Gilbert fans.
"Mr. Kenneth Turan, I really like the film reviews you wrote. I think they are very insightful. But you always have a prejudice against Little Gilbert's movies. I wonder if you have any personal grudge?"
Of course there is no grudge? Kenneth Turan conveniently deleted this comment, all for profit.
That old guy Roger Ebert made a lot of money by praising little Gilbert's stinky feet. Kenneth Turan wanted to join but it was too late because there were too many people on the track.
But the track of the Little Gilbert movie, although it seems a bit high blood pressure, the benefits are huge.
There are always some people who don't like Little Gilbert, or whose own interests are affected by Little Gilbert's relationship. They will spend a lot of money and spare no effort to discredit Little Gilbert's movies.
What Kenneth Turan earned was this black man's money. The income was so huge that Kenneth Turan had to insist on being black little Gilbert despite his high blood pressure.
Kenneth Turan went to IMDB and took a look. Compared to Rotten Tomatoes, the fans of Little Gilbert here are more concentrated and fanatical.
At this time, the rating of "The Return of the King" has been lifted, with more than 5,700 people rating it, as high as 9.8 points. Although the score will drop later, stabilizing above nine points is certainly not a problem.
Under the film review he wrote, many fans were already criticizing it.
"What kind of film critic? Did you watch it with your eyes?"
"This man is little Gilbert's black man, everyone go scold him..."
"Are all film critics today so rubbish? Not as good as Roger Ebert next door."
"What a joke, how can Kenneth Turan compare to Roger Ebert? Roger Ebert is the most famous film critic in the United States."
Seeing this film review comparing himself to Roger Ebert, Kenneth Turan was a little angry and wanted to delete the review, but found that he did not have permission.
Kenneth Turan realized later that Gilbert Jr. was a shareholder of IMDB. Although the other party was very concerned about his negative reviews, he was also petty.
Obviously, the other party asked IMDB to restrict the permissions of his account, allowing himself to be attacked by the other party's fans and unable to fight back.
Compared to Kenneth Turan, Roger Ebert's situation is much more elegant because he is a loyal and number one fan of Little Gilbert movies.
Whenever little Gilbert's new movie is released, he is always the first to give his praise and his iconic two thumbs up.
This time is no exception. Roger Ebert showed off a photo of himself and little Gilbert while attending the premiere in Los Angeles, and then wrote a positive review.
"Taking it all together, this "Return of the King" can be regarded as the perfect final chapter of the series, and a movie that will definitely leave its name in film history.
In this sequel, we see Frodo and his companions engage in a final battle to destroy the Ring.
The entire Middle-earth continent has been plunged into a catastrophic war, and all races have united to fight against the evil Lord of the Rings Sauron and his army of darkness.
Through a complex plot and fascinating scenes, the film takes the audience on a thrilling, tense and deeply moving epic journey.
The importance of "The Return of the King" lies not only in its success in film production and technical breakthroughs, but also in the themes and values it conveys.
Power, courage and self-sacrifice are important narrative elements in the story, which are used throughout the plot and profoundly reveal all aspects of human nature..."
Roger Ebert combined the original work and wrote a film review of about 3,000 words eloquently.
But the movie fans who read these movie reviews did not find it boring, but rather enjoyed it. Watching Roger Ebert praise "The Return of the King" is like praising himself.
Sometimes, when looking at the critical acclaim of a movie, one can't help but feel that the hero sees the same thing.
Of course, there are many good reviews for other movies, but none of them are as clear as Roger Ebert's movie reviews, which clearly study everything from the surface to the skin of the movie.
That’s why Roger Ebert was nicknamed: The Expert on Summer Madness.
Not to mention, Roger Ebert himself quite liked this hobby.
In New York, Noel walked out of the cinema after finishing the early screening. Not only did the number of people in the cinema not decrease at this time, but with the arrival of the midnight show, the number of people increased.
The reason is simple, the midnight show is coming.
Noel looked in the direction of Los Angeles, thinking that the premiere should be over there, right?
Indeed, after the movie viewing event, little Gilbert simply accepted an interview with the media, left the stage of glory to the creators, and went to rest himself.
For him, it started from 1996, when he started writing the script for the "Lord of the Rings" project, to the summer of 2002.
This project that took the longest time, cost the most money, used the most manpower, and occupied the most energy has finally come to an end.
The film was popular, and little Gilbert was not very happy, but felt relieved.
He finally ended this fantastic journey.
(End of chapter)