In June, the movie released by Universal Pictures was "Jurassic Park 3."
This movie is different from the original "Jurassic Park 3". The original version was just a third-rate adventure film, with flat characters and an unoriginal story. You could almost guess the ending after seeing the beginning.
Therefore, although the investment in that movie was as high as 100 million U.S. dollars, the global box office was only 360 million U.S. dollars, almost losing money. Therefore, Universal Pictures stopped the development of the "Jurassic Park" IP for a time, and did not restart the IP until one or five years ago.
Xiang Nan naturally would not make such a mistake, so the story of "Jurassic Park 3" is completely new.
It tells the story of a warlike general who plans to turn dinosaurs into biological weapons, and the former Jurassic Park becomes his testing ground. The story of a group of environmental defenders who landed on Isla Nublar, stopped the general's actions, and rescued the enslaved dinosaurs.
In this movie, humans and dinosaurs are no longer simply hostile, but have begun to cooperate, exploring ways to coexist and get along.
This makes the relationship between people and dinosaurs more complicated, and the plot becomes more innovative and expandable.
Just like the novelty that "Terminator 2" brings to the audience. If the T800 played by Schwarzenegger is still the villain, it will repeat the story of the first film, and even James Cameron will find it difficult to come up with new ideas.
But after James Cameron changed the T800 from a villain to the patron saint of the protagonists, the plot suddenly became novel and interesting. Moreover, through the transformation of t800's identity, the relationship between humans and robots was further explored, which is why "Terminator 2" was so successful.
Xiang Nan also learned from Cameron and changed the relationship between humans and dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park 3". Sure enough, the plot has been newly expanded, and the chase scenes between humans and dinosaurs in the first and second movies are no longer repeated.
The audience was also very satisfied with this change, so in the end, the North American box office of "Jurassic Park 3" was 320 million US dollars, and the global box office was nearly 700 million US dollars. Compared with "Jurassic Park 2", the results were higher. .
Therefore, this IP did not go to a dead end, but was rejuvenated, so "Jurassic Park 4" was quickly scheduled again.
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In the same month, Cameron finally decided to take on the movie "True Lies 2" after reviewing the scripts of "True Lies 2" and "Terminator 3" in detail.
As for the script of "Terminator 3", it's not bad, but it's not to his liking.
Because the "Terminator" series has always been written by him, although he has not yet written the script for "Terminator 3", he already has some vague concepts. This is completely different from the "Terminator 3" script written by Xiang Nan, so he didn't want to force himself.
Xiang Nan was very happy to hear that he was willing to take over the filming of "True Lies 2" and did not care that the script for "Terminator 3" was rejected.
After all, each person has his own taste, and the scripts he writes may not necessarily conform to other people's preferences. What's more, Cameron is also the founder of the "Terminator" series, so his taste is definitely more tricky.
"True Lies 2" began filming immediately, and the original cast reunited. In addition, the father, mother, father-in-law, and mother-in-law are all classic European and American secret agent actors.
For example, Harry's father is Sean Connery, and his mother is Lana Wood from "Die Hard", which is also the drama version of "The Bourne Supremacy"; Helen's father is German from "Dragon". Benedict, whose mother is Jacqueline Smith from the TV series "Charlie's Angels"...
With so many familiar faces, I believe it will win the love of the audience.
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In July, the martial arts film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" starring Xiang Nan, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Zhen and directed by Li An was officially released.
This movie, which is full of strong elements of oriental culture and martial arts, shocked everyone once it was released.
On the one hand, although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is an Eastern martial arts story, it has been adapted in a Western style.
For example, because of morality, Li Mubai was passionate about Yu Xiulian, but his emotions were not polite, and it was filmed as a platonic love. The love and hatred between Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu are in line with modern people's view of love.
Especially Yu Jiaolong, with her unfettered and freedom-loving character, is even more like a modern person than a modern person. Therefore, it is not too difficult for Western audiences to accept it.
On the one hand, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is also very beautiful and moving.
Whether it's flying over the walls, glancing at the shadows, fighting in the bamboo forest, or dueling weapons, they all reflect the unique beauty of oriental martial arts.
Different from the fierce and bloody Japanese sword and halberd movies, and the rough and wild western cowboy movies, the aesthetics of Eastern martial arts with appropriate movement and stillness, as well as the harmonious balance of yin and yang, dazzled American audiences.
Therefore, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has received unanimous recognition from the industry.
“The perfect combination of Eastern and Western cultures~”
"Charles gave one of the best performances of his career."
"After watching this film, I became very interested in Eastern culture."
Many film critics unanimously praised it.
The audience was even more fascinated by this movie and watched it like crazy. In the end, the movie earned a box office of US$300 million in North America alone.
On the one hand, it's because this movie is really good-looking, and on the other hand, it's because Xiang Nan stars in this movie. Xiang Nan has worked hard in Hollywood for nearly two decades, and the popularity he has accumulated is quite terrifying.
In addition, its global box office is close to 500 million US dollars, which can be said to be the highest-grossing martial arts film.
The huge sales of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" also revitalized the already declining martial arts films.
Moreover, the mainland film industry has also been stimulated. A large amount of capital began to pour into this market, causing the mainland's film industry to flourish rapidly.
Zhang Ziyi, who starred in this movie, has also jumped from an unknown newcomer to an internationally renowned movie star, successfully taking the first step in his debut.
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In August, the movie released by Universal Pictures was the fantasy masterpiece "The Mummy."
This film is adapted from the original work produced by Universal Pictures in 1932. It tells the story of the male and female protagonists who inadvertently release the Egyptian high priest Immorton while exploring an Egyptian tomb. Immorton wanted to destroy the world and poured out thousands of years of rage. The male and female protagonists are forced to step forward and save the world...
The original version of the film starred Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, but now Winona Ryder and Hugh Jackman are in the cast. Both of them have impeccable looks and acting skills, and they completed these two roles very well.
Coupled with a solid story and vivid computer special effects, the drama "The Mummy" is novel and interesting, giving the audience an extraordinary audio-visual enjoyment.
Therefore, this movie was a box office hit, with a box office of US$150 million in North America and a global box office of US$420 million. It can be said to be a great success, and therefore the sequel "The Mummy 2" was quickly released. schedule.
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