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Chapter 1095 Venice Film Festival Chapter 1096 The success of "Sleepy Hollow"!(2/2)

For the people, what makes them think that this movie is more obsessed with than "Legend of the Wind" is the screenwriter of this movie, Andre Corleone.

When I decided to shoot a blockbuster with Universal Films, I didn't expect Troy. When I discussed this with Lemmer and William Wheeler, William Wheeler thought that if I was shooting a blockbuster, war scenes would definitely be the best choice. Needless to say, just shouting and killing the battlefield could shock the audience.

His opinion was recognized by Lemmer and I, but when we chose to shoot a war place, we had differences. Lemmer liked "The Last Northeast Army" very much. He thought we could use the battlefield Verdun or the Battle of the Somme to bring that tragic war to the screen.

William Wheeler was a classicist. He felt that it was shocking to show the era of cold weapons that was better than shooting modern warfare than to show the sword-like and shadowy era. What he recommended was the Crusade, which was a large-scale war, religion, and belief and human thinking.

I agreed with his proposal at the beginning, but after careful consideration, I still decided.

If this movie is made, it should be a good movie, but if the scale is not well grasped, it will easily lead to huge disasters. The situation in Hollywood is a bit unstable. Under such circumstances, movies like the Crusades are not suitable.

However, William Wheeler gave me a reminder, that is, the issue of material selection. I also agree with the war in the era of cold weapons, but there is a war in the world that is familiar to the audience.

Later, when the three of us discussed, we all turned our attention to Troy. This war was so familiar with Europeans and Americans, and its cultural connotation was much deeper than the Crusades.

The three of them agreed with this subject very much, and the next thing about the script was left to William Wheeler and me. I first wrote a script outline and asked William Wheeler to fill in the content. He completed me and then made full revisions. This script took the two of us a week to complete the incident.^^8 starter^^

For the audience, the movie written by Andre Corleon has basically been labeled, that is: this movie is definitely worth watching.

So for these reasons, "Troy" was obviously more popular than "Legend of the Wind" when it was premiered.

"The movie "Troy" restored my imagination when I was a teenager reading "Homera Epic"! It was almost perfectly restored!"

"Mr. Corleon always brings so many surprises, whether he directs, screenwriters, or performs. The story of Trojan and Trojan is well known to everyone. It can be said that such a movie has no plot suspense for the audience, because the audience has long been very clear about the ending of the movie, which is very challenging for the screenwriter, because under such circumstances, you must make the audience attracted to the movie as if they had never seen this story. This is a very difficult task."

"We can compare Homer's original work with the movie, and we can see that in the plot, Mr. Corleon made some modifications to the original story. However, these modifications did not damage the spirit of the original work, but instead made the movie more closely related to the original work. Mr. Corleon used his magical screenwriter skills to teach those screenwriters who adapted the movie. This movie was a successful adaptation!"

The Hollywood Times gave me a high recognition of my screenwriter level. In this regard, "Troy" has been unanimously recognized by Hollywood filmmakers.

"There is probably no city in the world that is more famous than it. The walls cast by the sun god Apollo and the sea god Poseidon have been cast by themselves since the two casters vowed to destroy it. The existence of this city itself has been a tragedy."

"For thousands of years, Troy's story has inspired and infected countless people. Today, the movie "Troy" has brought this infectious power to the extreme."

"To be precise, Troy tells the story of Achilles and Hector. The two heroes, each with their own main character, interpret a tragic life, an immortal epic in a heart-warming way."

"Sacrifice, revenge, death, and back and forth, in the war, life becomes a fierce elegy. In it, we see straightforwardness, loyalty, betrayal, suffering and redemption."

"Where is the beauty of "Troy"? I think the biggest beauty of this movie is that Mr. Corleon deceived us. Previously, this movie was a blockbuster that claimed to have invested 10 million yuan, with huge investments and grand war scenes, which made almost every one of us think that this movie must be a classic blockbuster that pays attention to visual impact. But after watching this movie, when we recovered from contemplation, we suddenly realized that this movie is not a blockbuster, but a completely Corleone-style masterpiece of art!

"On the surface, this movie has all the characteristics of a blockbuster, with a large scale and extremely shocking visual effect. Compared with "Legend of the Wind", in the scene, "Troy" is not only not inferior to "Legend of the Wind" and even better, but when the movie ends, everyone will realize that this blockbuster that people originally thought was actually a calm film, a movie that makes people fall into a peaceful state."

"The whole movie is beyond our expectations. Under the screenwriter of Mr. Corleon, the mythological color faded to a few points. The characters in the movie are not like gods but more like humans. They are like flowers on the edge of a cliff, dancing in the wind of fate, blooming, and then falling again."

"There are countless touching details in the movie, and in Hollywood, only Mr. Corleon can have such detailed ability to make such details appear on the screen. In the movie, when Hector died bravely in battle, Ma Jie was wrapped in a corpse. When his body was held on the ground, petals fell down, covering the suggested face. That shot was extremely simple, but it deeply expressed the theme. Mr. Corleon used such a shot to show respect for the hero, and although he died in battle, he died in a heart-warming manner."

"In the movie, when countless Greek coalition forces swarmed up to attack Troy, in addition to the vast siege scene, the movie more manifested individual soldiers. The faces full of life-energy lie one by one under the shadow of swords and swords, which makes people sad. At the end of the movie, when Troy was captured by the Greek coalition, the movie did not manifest the victory of the Greek coalition, but ended with flags all over the ground. There was no winner in this war, only death and tragedy."

"Troy is a masterpiece. Compared to "Legend of the Wind", this movie has more heritage and flavor. It is a perfect war blockbuster. It is a thought-provoking masterpiece of art."

In the Los Angeles Tribune, John Ford praised Troy very much.

As for "Troy" whether it is a Hollywood filmmaker or an ordinary person, the public thinks that this movie is better than MGM's "Legend of the Wind", although the two are similar in the fight scenes, compared to "Troy", "Legend of the Wind" obviously does not seem refined enough. And it has not been deeply explored.

But no matter what, both movies have achieved unprecedented success, and in addition to the box office, they have also received recognition from all aspects. It can be said that these two major investment war movies in Hollywood have achieved a successful result this time.

As a result, MGM Film Company fell into a carnival. Marskolov was extremely excited and shouted that MGM's revival time has come.

Since Sydimil split from MGM, MGM has never filmed a decent blockbuster. Although he has made many attempts, it basically failed later.

It can be said that this time, Marskolov was definitely weakened when investing in the filming of "Legend of the Wind". He wanted to take advantage of the favorable opportunity of major Hollywood film companies launching blockbusters to revive MGM's majesty. After all, MGM is the creator of Hollywood blockbusters. This time, although Zinerman's movie is slightly inferior to "Troy", it is definitely a huge success for MGM. And for Marskolov, it is also a complete symbol, symbolizing that MGM has completely walked out of the shadows and recovered since the split of Sissidimil. Therefore, this movie is not as simple as a movie for MGM. It is a horn.

"Troy" is obviously of great significance to Universal. For a long time, Universal has been shooting medium-cost local movies. In the minds of Hollywood filmmakers and American people, Universal is almost aphasia at some point. But this time, the glory of "Troy" made Universal Studios very glorious. William Wheeler used his excellent scene scheduling ability to tell the world that Universal Studios can also shoot blockbusters, and it can be shot very successfully.

The most noteworthy thing is that in this movie, Marlene Dietley and James, who are the starring actors, have won recognition in all aspects. These two people have excellent acting skills and have almost conquered everyone.

"Legend of the Wind" and "Troy" are like two giant cannons. Amid their thunderous roar, the Hollywood blockbusters officially began, and it seemed like a battle. A huge battle, in front of these blockbusters, the audience seemed to face the thousands of cavalry whistling, and felt the earth tremble in their own minds!

On the third day after the premiere of these two movies, another movie was released. This movie is "The Deadhead Valley" produced by DreamWorks and directed by Dunar!

If the two movies "Legend of the Wind" and "Troy" are touching with their magnificent scenes, then "The Deadhead Valley" is obviously fascinating with a weird style.

Since the filming began, the movie has attracted widespread attention. What is most interesting to the audience is the image of the headless knight in the movie poster with an axe under a full moon.

Noir movie audiences are very familiar with them, suspense movies, and horror movies are more familiar, but movies like "The Deadhead Valley" are obviously the first time for many viewers.

The film was chosen to premiere at the China Grand Theater. The premiere was held very grandly and very successful.

Afterwards, the media reported on the movie.

"The Deadhead Valley has set up a new genre for Hollywood movies and opened up a new path. If you want to define the geography, I think it is better to call it magical film noir. Films with this kind of theme are definitely milestone works in Hollywood."

"Mr. Corleon has always been a versatile player. He has made almost all the movies in Hollywood, and almost all the movies he has made have become classics in this genre. Mr. Corleon is obviously not satisfied with the current movie genre, and is more accustomed to setting up a school. This "Blackhead Valley" obviously belongs to this kind of work."

"I think many people, especially professional filmmakers, will feel familiar. Gothic architecture, strange trees without branches and leaves, with some exaggerated but very classical costumes... These elements can easily remind people of the surrealism of the 1920s, but when you look closely, they are essentially different from surrealism. In this movie, it is more of a magical temperament. At the beginning, I think this movie is like a horror movie. When I watch it, I feel like a suspense movie, but in the end, you will feel that it seems like a fairy tale, but this fairy tale is a bit of a black magical color."

"The tone of this movie is weird. We can see from the poster of the movie. Mr. Dunar is very good at rendering the movie atmosphere: wheat fields under the clouds, headless knights in black, small towns far away from the hustle and bustle of black land, pure white churches, wizards and bloody ancient trees. And so on. These images render this story of America that was passed down in the 18th century impeccable, especially in composition, Dunar gives the classical aesthetics of old Hollywood people to the extreme, which is pleasing to the eye."

"What we have to mention in the movie is the picture, the same picture as the oil painting. This style was previously reflected in Mr. Corleon's works, but this time it was fully reflected. It can be guessed that Dunar put a lot of effort into the shooting location, which made almost every picture in the movie feel like an oil painting. It is so solemn and textured that makes people want to touch it, especially when the town appears in the camera, the smoky picture. The style surrounded by dry trees and thick fog reminds people of the style of early European paintings, which is unique."

"The Deadhead Valley clearly opened up a new tradition, and the film could not be classified into any genre, and Mr. Corleon and his fellow partners once again contributed to the development of Hollywood films."

King Viedo likes "The Deadhead Valley" very much, and the unique atmosphere of this movie deeply touched him.

Besides him, Liu Bieqian is the one who loves this movie so much that he is crazy about it.

"Mr. Corleon is an absolute master of films! He can be called a master in any kind of film! There are many highlights in "The Deadhead Valley". I think the most attractive thing is the Gothic style of the whole movie. This style is like a dream. It is very beautiful. But what I want to say is not this."

"Many people think this movie is a horror movie or a suspense movie, but I think it is a fairy tale movie. Maybe many people disagree with my point of view. For them, the fairy tale should be bright, and it should be my prince and princess. How could such a movie, a headless knight wielding an axe and chopping people's heads be a fairy tale?"

"Actually, just think about it carefully and you can see that the plot of this movie is very simple, with almost no complicated things, neither multi-line settings nor any tricks, and almost all the characters in it have distinct personalities, good is good, bad is bad, as simple as fairy tales. This fairy tale is a fairy tale for children and a fairy tale for adults, but it reflects a dreamy world that makes people die."

"The soundtrack in the movie is very outstanding. In this regard, DreamWorks has always done better than other film companies. In line with the atmosphere of the whole movie, the music of "Blade Valley" has obvious special dishes. The music is calm, a little hesitant, and a little empty. The violin and clarinet account for most of the space. The rest are gorgeous and trembling female chants. This song that seems to be derived from chants perfectly matches the mysterious atmosphere. When nervous, the movie will use the speed of instruments such as drums and trombones to express the terrifying environment and the dull colors, which together make the whole movie full of charm."

"The Blade of the Head is difficult to classify. It is this difficult to classify that this movie is very charming. What I want to say is that I should not regard it as a horror movie or a suspense movie. Think of it as a black fairy tale. Such a movie was written by Mr. Corleon and by Lao Dunar. The combination of these two people gave this movie a very precious purity. After watching it, I was very moved. And if Hollywood had more such pure movies, what a wonderful thing it would be!"

Liu Bieqian himself is good at shooting black humorous movies and has always had a preference for black movies. In fact, people from Warner Bros. Film Company almost share a common hobby in this regard. Liu Bieqian's view on "The Deadhead Valley" is different from many people. He regards this movie as a black fairy tale, which makes me agree very much, and almost feels like a confidant.

In fact, this movie is not scary or suspense at all. When I asked Dunar to shoot it, he asked him to shoot it according to a fairy tale. This instruction made Dunar very embarrassed at that time. He told me how such a black movie could be made into a fairy tale, but later, as the shooting progressed, he gradually understood my thoughts.

What I want him to show is a magical world, a world that allows imagination to soar. Although such a world is black, it is obviously a fairy tale world.

At this point, Liu Bieqian obviously realized my good intentions.

I was relieved that the great success of "The Deadhead Valley" was a relief.
Chapter completed!
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