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Chapter 305 "Gravity" Released (Continued)

The No. 1 shooting technique is very visually impactful.

Especially this kind of weightless high-speed rolling lens, even if it is a 2D effect, it is very impactful.

Although the 360° high-speed rotation of the lens will inevitably bring some dizziness to the audience, it is this dizziness that makes them feel right.

This kind of "chaos" highlights that there is no distinction between up, down, left and right in space, and there is no gravity or weightless vortex. Coupled with Gong Li's extremely panicked tone, this sudden disaster undoubtedly brought a strong sense of reality to the audience. feel.

At the same time, the hearts of all the viewers were also grabbed along with the progress of the movie.

The movie has just begun, and the heroine seems to have already fallen into a desperate situation.

Through multiple shots, everyone in the audience can see that the distance she flew is too far.

Moreover, the spacecraft was smashed into pieces again, and the astronauts were in weightless space again.

In this environment, the audience could not imagine that Gong Li or even the other two surviving astronauts had any possibility of survival.

Well, the astronaut played by Zhang Guorong has already received a box lunch. He was unlucky enough to be hit by the first wave of satellite debris. If his spacesuit was destroyed in space, it would be impossible to survive.

Now that Gong Li has been thrown away, is it possible that she will die too?
But she is the heroine!

"Calm down, I have to determine your current location. You have to calm down and give me a reference."

Just when the audience was extremely worried and racking their brains to think about how to avert danger, a calm voice sounded.

This voice is calm and calm, full of magnetism and magic. It not only soothes Gong Li's emotions on the screen, but also calms the emotions of the audience outside the screen.

It's him!

It’s Commander Li played by Wang Xueqi!
At the moment when the disaster struck, only this mature active-duty officer maintained his calm attitude.

Although he screamed that he was unlucky, he didn't show any panic, giving people a very warm sense of security.

It seems that as long as he is here, all difficulties are not problems, and no matter how bad the situation is, there is a way to save it.

"What a good character image, a rookie female astronaut who is flustered, nervous, and in a desperate situation and a mature, calm, and secure male astronaut." Zhou Xun raised the corner of his mouth and said cheerfully.

"This kind of character setting is so classic. I bet there will be a relationship between the two of them in the movie."

"Do you still need to tell me?" Chen Kun rolled his eyes at her, "Watch the movie seriously."

At this time, the plot of the movie on the big screen is also entering a very handsome turning point.

With some reference comparison tips given by Dr. Zhang Wei of Gong Li Experiment, the excellent Commander Li relied on his professional aerospace experience to finally find her and pull her back to the broken spacecraft.

Seeing this scene, the entire screening room burst into cheers.

Heroes saving beauties is an old-fashioned theme that has always been popular.

Especially watching Zhang Wei gradually learn how to survive in space under the guidance of Commander Li, this kind of hero who makes people feel safe is so enchanting.

I have to admit that personal heroism is indeed very popular with humans, even Chinese people.

Who says Chinese people don’t like individual heroism?

Commander Li's image in the movie undoubtedly satisfies the appetite of most Chinese people.

He has an upright appearance, a humorous personality, and is very calm and calm in situations. He is full of the charm of a mature man, and his actions are correct and reliable.

More importantly, heroes like Commander Lee are different from those heroes in superhero movies who fly to the sky and escape from the earth and have super powers.

That kind of superhero is too far away from people, so far away that no one thinks they can do it, and can only be regarded as a product of fantasy.

But Commander Li played by Wang Xueqi is different. He is a very down-to-earth astronaut. He has no superpowers and nothing special about him. He just has an excellent character and a reliable sense of responsibility.

Such a friendly heroic figure can easily win the favor of most viewers.

Cheng Long looked at this scene with envy and whispered to Zhang Ziyi who was sitting next to him: "The setting of this character is really good. It's a pity that Director Wu didn't ask me to play it."

He was really unfamiliar with Wang Xueqi. In Cheng Long's opinion, Wang Xueqi was really lucky to be able to play the male lead in Wu Yuan's movie.

How great it would be if he acted in this movie!

Although Cheng Long relied on the good box office results of "Rush Hour 3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", he has successfully made a comeback in North America and returned to his status as a first-line A-level actor.

However, the box office results of the Chinese-language films he has made in China in recent years are not very good, with "Myth" earning 9000 million and "Baby Project" earning 1.5 million.

The box office of these two movies is not enough to watch now, and together they are not as big as the box office of "Assembly".

Wu Yuan's "Gravity" is now almost certain to set a new box office record for Chinese-language movies.

Even if he is supporting Gong Li, Cheng Long is quite willing to act in such a movie, and it can be regarded as a transformational film.

He will next collaborate with Er Dongsheng in "Shinjuku Incident", which is another attempt at transformation. In the film, he will change his screen image and play the role of a good old man named Tietou who does not know martial arts.

Yes, in Hollywood, it is impossible for Cheng Long to transform. The name of a kung fu superstar is destined to be remembered for a lifetime, but in China he still wants to give it a try.

As an actor who has reached the level of Cheng Long, the only thing he lacks is truly valuable awards and honors, and if he wants to obtain these, he must transform into literary dramas and feature films.

"The role of Commander Li is really good." Cheng Long sighed with regret.

The length of "Gravity" is not that long among blockbusters, and it is even a little short. The whole film is only 90 minutes.

After experiencing the disaster preparation in the first 20 minutes, in the next hour, all the audience followed Zhang Wei's perspective on a self-rescue journey in space.

From the time when she and Commander Li used the steering jets of their spacesuits to move towards the space station, to the big explosion after they were hit by satellite fragments before they even had time to rejoice after arriving at the space station, Zhang Wei started again An escape journey.

China's Xiangong Space Station has been destroyed, and the astronauts on the International Space Station, which was built by more than a dozen countries, have been evacuated, and there are no extra return capsules.

Zhang Wei could only choose to go to the Russian space station and return to Earth with the help of the remaining Soyuz spacecraft on the Russian space station.

With the exciting soundtrack, Zhang Wei, who had gone through untold hardships and wanted to give up many times in the process, but was encouraged by Commander Li in the hallucination to persevere, finally succeeded in taking the Shenzhou spacecraft at the critical moment. The Soyuz came out of a line and returned to Earth.

When she successfully landed on Earth, struggled to climb out of the return capsule, swam to the shore, knelt on the beach, kissed the land, and showed a satisfied smile on her face, every audience member was moved.

Why do I often have tears in my eyes? Because I love this land deeply.There has never been a moment like this when the Chinese audience could feel the power contained in Ai Qing's modern poem so clearly.

The whole film wants to reflect the importance of the earth, the cradle of mankind, to mankind, which once again shocked the hearts of all viewers...

Only when you have lost can you know how valuable possession is.

"Oh my God, it would be great if Commander Lee could survive."

The emotional female audience members kept wiping tears from the corners of their eyes while showing an emotional smile.

Seeing Gong Li staggering like a child learning to walk, from lying down to standing up, from stumbling to firm steps, and walking into the distance step by step, this ending shot made all the viewers in the screening room burst into tears. received warm applause.

With these heartfelt applause, the picture on the screen gradually dimmed, and the 90-minute movie came to an end.

The movie ended, but the applause did not end, but became more intense.

In the screening hall where Hou Shaobin was sitting, even though the closing credits had appeared, most of the audience were still slumped in their seats, feeling lost and having no intention of leaving.

In the Light and Shadow Times Cinema, everyone was applauding, dedicated to the actors, to the director, and to this wonderful and extraordinary film.

Several directors immediately started asking about the details of the filming process and sent all kinds of congratulations and praises.

"A very meaningful movie." Chen Kaige applauded and said to Wu Yuan with a smile: "It was well shot, even better than I imagined."

"Awesome." Feng Xiaogang gave a thumbs up: "This is not just a commercial film, Director Wu, you have great ambitions!"

"You made a movie that we wanted to make but couldn't!"

Jiang Wen nodded thoughtfully: "It turns out that commercial movies can be made with such artistic quality."

"Director Wu, you taught me a lesson. I think I already know how to make a commercial but not vulgar movie."

Jiang Wen, who already had the idea for the movie "Let the Bullets Fly", felt that his two channels of Ren and Du had been opened.

There is no doubt that "Gravity" is a film that is so brilliant that it is impossible to fault it, both from an artistic and commercial perspective!

From a commercial perspective, "Gravity"'s shocking special effects, compact, exciting, and ups and downs plot are very easy to win the favor of the audience and can easily attract a large number of viewers.

From an artistic point of view, the humanistic pursuit behind this film is not bad at all.

The flash of human tenacity and soul shown in the movie is very moving.

From its very superficial presentation, "Gravity" is a paean to the primitive human spirit!
Most of the film is spent describing how the two protagonists rely on will and determination to survive through hardships in space.

It is a very atmospheric tribute to human beings' instinctive will to survive. The sound and light are excellent, and the long shot at the beginning of the film is also very amazing.

At the end, Gong Li swam ashore from the lake, and went from lying on the ground to walking upright. This long shot also metaphorized the history of human evolution, and the philosophical meaning behind it also left a lot of profound meaning.

It can be said that reading it once is not enough. You can only understand what is revealed on the surface.

This is a movie that needs to be watched over and over again to fully appreciate it.

The visual effects of the film are also very shocking, taking the audience into space.

The details are extremely particular, the music and sound effects are also excellent, the story is simple and compact, and the majesty and emptiness of space correspond to the human spirit, making the film both thrilling and lyrical.

What movie did Feng Xiaogang say he always wanted to make but never made?
It’s this kind of movie that combines both business and art!

It is much more difficult to make a film that takes care of both business and art than to make a purely commercial or art film!
Otherwise, those big directors of commercial films would not be struggling to pursue awards to no avail.

Art film directors don't worry every day about how to make their films both popular and popular.

Feng Xiaogang tried this and made a movie called "The Night Banquet", which had a bad reputation and a huge box office loss.

Jiang Wen made "The Sun Also Rises", which bombed at the box office. Although its reputation gradually recovered after that, the movie was also criticized when it was released.

Chen Kaige's "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" and "The Promise" are also trying to integrate business + art. However, the two films almost broke the filter left by his "Farewell My Concubine".

Wu Yuan is able to make a film like "Gravity" that is both popular and commercial, and is both commercial and artistic. The more insiders are, the more impressed they are, and the more aware they are of how difficult it is to do this!

Then, it was full of jealousy and envy.

Chen Kaige, who has always been arrogant and thinks he is the best in the world, could not hide his jealousy and said: "I really want to open your mind and see what is going on in your mind and how you make such a movie."

"Compared with when you first debuted a few years ago, your current camera control level is completely different from that of two people. The improvement is amazing."

"Hey, it's a pity that I didn't come to see you."

Being praised so directly by three great directors, Wu Yuan was inevitably a little proud, and the smile on his lips was harder to suppress than AK's.

"Haha, thank you for your compliments."

The original "Gravity" was able to win the Oscar for Best Director and Best Actress. Although public relations played a factor, the hard power of the film itself cannot be underestimated.

Objectively speaking, this movie is indeed the best space science fiction movie in the world in the past 20 years. It is much better than "The Martian". At least in terms of story interest, depth and breadth, it is the best space science fiction movie. piece.

Wu Yuan is also very proud to be able to localize this story and adapt it into a Chinese-language film.

"So damn pretty!"

"Holy shit, the Chinese people's own space station appears in a science fiction blockbuster. This feeling is so good. When I saw the space station with our country's flag hanging, an electric current rushed directly from my tailbone to my spine. The Chinese people It’s cool to also play the leading role in a science fiction movie!”

"Gong Li's acting skills really have nothing to say. How come Director Wu and Gong Li team up to be even more powerful than Zhang Yimou and Gong Li!"

"MD, it's not satisfying at all. Binzi, let's watch it again!"

After the movie screening, several of Hou Shaobin's roommates grabbed his hands and wouldn't let go. It was so exciting.

Thousands of words are enough to be turned into one sentence.

"Gravity" is so good that watching it once is simply not enough!
　Four thousand words, but only one chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)