Hollywood Domination Chapter 73: She’scute

After the overall tone of the movie is accepted by the audience, as long as the following plot is not very brainless and outrageous, and the rhythm is qualified, it can barely make sense, and the audience will not continue to play, but will be immersed in the movie. Among the selling points, for example, Captain Jack's nonsensical flickering, the style of jumping back and forth between seriousness and absurdity to promote the plot interactively, and the excitement mixed with funny fights can make the audience full of interest and ignore the passing of time. , Small laughter broke out in the theater from time to time, and sometimes soft discussions sounded. ——Some viewers are still uncertain about the relationship between Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Jack.

Captain Jack is the leading role, and emotional scenes will be arranged according to the usual practice, but in the first meeting, that is, Captain Jack rescued Elizabeth and then held her hostage to escape in a blink of an eye. They didn't show any emotional attraction to each other, on the contrary, there was a feeling of 'intrigue'. Elizabeth spoke for Jack at the beginning, but after Jack held her hostage, she was obviously annoyed. She was always looking for opportunities to break free from Jack's hold, but Jack saw through them one by one.

Looking at Elizabeth trying to trip Jack, but being staggered by Captain Jack instead, she almost fell into the water again, Jack shrank behind her and bent towards the water surface, everyone's muzzles shifted accordingly, The governor was very nervous because of this, and even told him not to make a move, Roger couldn't help chuckling, "Seriously, it's ridiculous, interesting. Johnny and Jennifer's emotional coordination is very good in this scene, very mellow, it should be It is the result of many times of practice, and it can be said that there are sparks between them—sparks of confrontation.”

"If Will is her loyal follower, then Jack is a powerful enemy who can contend with her. It's too tacky." Kenneth frowned slightly. "For a film with such a theme, the love scene cannot be overwhelming."

Soon, Jack escaped successfully, and another action scene with Josh came. This fight was full of wit, and it ended very suddenly. So far, the audience has not received too much information. It feels that the main plot has not fully unfolded, and the rhythm seems to be a bit slow, but as long as it is always interesting and eye-catching, many people actually don't mind this.

After Jack was imprisoned, the Black Pearl, which has been mentioned before, finally officially debuted. When Captain Jack first appeared on the scene, many people speculated that he was the captain of the Black Pearl, but he lost his ship for some reason. Now seeing the appearance of the Black Pearl, everyone knows that the drama has begun. And the Black Pearl lived up to the audience's expectations. As soon as it appeared, it bombarded the port majesticly, landed and robbed, completely in the style of a vicious pirate.

Although civilians continued to fall at this time, the scene of Captain Jack and others trying to take the key from the dog's mouth in prison to escape the prison greatly dilutes the sense of tension and seriousness, and still maintains a general pleasure The relaxed movie-watching atmosphere, a lot of painstaking design, and the echoing jokes have always required the audience's high attention, so many of them have noticed during the fight that all the crew members of the Black Pearl seem to be immortal.

While this secret was gradually revealed, Elizabeth, who was in the governor's mansion, also sensed the crisis. The pirates' shouts of killing came towards the mansion. It seems that it is inevitable that they broke into the mansion. After the butler was killed, the mansion was breached in an instant. Although Elizabeth fled around, after many funny details, she was still blocked in the locker.

Through the gap in the cabinet door, Elizabeth could see two pirates looking around in the room. After hearing them propose 'gold coins', she took out the gold coin necklace and stared at it for a while, then revealed the bewitched eyes again. expression, but this time he just woke up in an instant.

"Think." She said softly to herself, and suddenly frantically reached out and inserted her hand into her hair for a while to scratch, her facial features were tangled, showing a vivid expression of collapse, "Think, Elizabeth."

After the surreal pursuit and the gold coin curse, suddenly came such a lifelike crazy expression. Although it was just an ordinary shot, there was nothing to set it off, but this detail still aroused the moderate voice of many audiences. Laughter, "Ohmygod, She's fun."

The camera has been showing Elizabeth close-up. When her expression is slowly lit up by hope and she raises her head, the camera turns, and the audience realizes that two pirates have already opened the cabinet door and are standing in front of Elizabeth, waiting for her to recover. Seeing her raise her head, the two of them grinned, and the other blinked at her, and there was another chuckle in the theater. Kenneth also smiled and shook his head, "Tacky, but useful."

"Here you are, baby." The skinny pirate, whose face was scalded by Elizabeth's bed warmer during the struggle just now, said, showing a salivating expression, and stretched out his hand to reach Elizabeth.

But when Elizabeth rolled her eyes, she raised her head and chest, showing a lady's reserved expression, and her conversation was also very elegant, "Good evening, gentlemen. Since the meeting is inevitable, I'm afraid I can only ask for Paley .”

Seeing her wearing tattered clothes and wearing a bird's nest to pretend to be a young lady, this face-changing smile that has been brewing repeatedly has once again made a contribution. Watching Elizabeth in the movie using the Paley Code, she seems to be very proficient. Fooled the two pirates, and the two rough pirates were stunned for a moment, and even started to call her 'Milady', the audience was nervous and funny, when a group of three stepped out of the mansion When a pirate opened the door for her first and made a gesture of invitation respectfully, the cinema finally burst into laughter.

"Ohmygod, She'sfun!" Lena, the lucky audience who got the ticket for the premiere, wiped her tears, and said with the friend she just met in the next seat. These two girls are fans of Johnny Depp, so Only then did they participate in the lottery, and of course they hit it off right away, and chatted quickly.

"Toldyou." It was Nicky who made the first sigh just now. She had a crush on Elizabeth earlier, "Think about it, we were just worried that the movie would be boring."

After a brief exchange of views, the two of them devoted themselves to watching again. Now, for them, there is very little garbage time for the whole film. When Jack plays, of course it is their Happy Time, but the handsome Josh and the funny and beautiful Elizabeth also make them full of affection, and they will not find the plot led by them boring at all.

"The scene just now was very skillful." Kenneth had a deeper understanding of this scene, "She needs to deal with three emotions at the same time—the panic at the bottom, the fighting* at the middle, and the disguise at the top. It is not easy to explain this series of emotional changes in an orderly manner in the interlaced shots, but Jennifer did a good job. Of course... this is also due to the editor.”

The several shots just now showed that Elizabeth was constantly looking for an opportunity to counterattack while fooling the two pirates, and at the same time used her elegant performance to cover up her flaws. leave. The emotional changes during these face changes are more layered than the previous face changes. Panic, reluctance, and fighting thoughts are all expressed through the muscle movements of a face, which can still be possessed under the exaggerated interpretation required by the style. Convincing, making people laugh instead of making people play, all this shows that Jennifer has at least above-average acting skills.

"In contrast, Josh's acting skills seem a little monotonous. His expression is not as vivid as Jennifer's, so it can be said that his acting skills are shallower." Roger is also thinking about the performance of the actors in this play, " And Jennifer has reached the level where the eyes can play, alas, this is the characteristic of an actress, she always matures faster than a male actor."

During the fierce fight, Will noticed that Elizabeth was kidnapped. Of course, he wanted to save his sweetheart. At this point, the movie was officially divided into two lines. One line is what Elizabeth saw and heard on the Black Pearl, and the other It is Will and Jack's seemingly incoherent efforts to rescue Elizabeth and find the Black Pearl.

The audience is also fully invested in the play, and they immediately applaud Captain Jack's creative and cunning ship-stealing strategy-this strategy is ridiculous, but it is really clever, and most importantly, funny , for a while, he let out a horrified inhalation for Elizabeth's experience on the Black Pearl, and from time to time, this inhalation would turn into laughter again. ——Elizabeth fought Captain Barbossa several times on the Black Pearl. Although the main purpose was to explain the plot, Elizabeth's easy-to-play character remained unchanged. For example, when she was negotiating with Barbossa, she was arrogant at the beginning She used the attitude of a young lady and exchanged gold coins for the safety of the port, but when Barbossa asked her identity, Elizabeth, who realized that her strategy was wrong, immediately shrugged her shoulders, imitating the timid look of a maid, and humbly claimed that she was just "Elizabeth Turner, Maid of the Governor's Palace".

"I thought you were a rich lady!" Just now when the one-eyed pirate shouted angrily, it also aroused laughter.

With such amusing details and dialogue adjustments, horror and absurdity are smoothly combined together. The audience is sometimes scared and sometimes laughs. There were a few screams, but soon, the terrifying atmosphere was destroyed by Elizabeth running around in fright. On the way, she snatched the arm of a skeleton and fought with pirates blocking the way. The theater rang again. laughter.

"She'scute!" Nicky was already very involved in the plot, so Lena didn't bother her, but thought to herself, "Andpretty! I want to see more of her performance... I'll look for information when I get back. "

"Well, Verbinski's aesthetic taste has been improved by leaps and bounds in this film." Kenneth couldn't help but admit the bright spots in the film, "Look, she's hovering around the pirate ship in her dark purple dress and blonde hair, There are a few shots that are really beautiful like paintings."

In the following plot, Elizabeth's role gradually decreased, but Barbossa, Jack and Will's roles gradually increased, but this did not affect the audience's interest in watching the movie, because-hell, every day Part of it is quite interesting. Jack's unscrupulous defection repeatedly, the child's play of switching camps, and the mystery of Will's life experience all attracted their attention.

However, this does not mean that the audience has lost interest in Elizabeth. They still maintain their emotion for Elizabeth's beauty. In several shots, Elizabeth's beauty is almost like an oil painting, especially when she and Wei In the conversation where I revealed my life under the lamp, both men and women are the top-notch good-looking people. Even middle-aged audiences who have passed the dreaming age think this is a very eye-catching feast for the eyes.

"I'm sorry, the blacksmith's hands are just so rough." Will said a little uncomfortably, a few strands of brown hair slipped away, casting shadows in front of his eyes, making his eyes brighter, and the contrast between light and dark in the whole picture stronger , the atmosphere is more depressing.

"It doesn't mean you need to stop." Elizabeth was no longer the old spirit. She looked at Will affectionately, as if she wanted to say all the words through her eyes.

Both of them fell silent. Elizabeth held Will's hand and touched her chest. The beauty and ambiguity of this scene aroused the female audience to gasp. They all passed a thought at the same time, "They look so good, they feel so good!"

Because the movie is halfway through, and there is no interaction between Jack and Elizabeth, the audience has preliminarily confirmed that the emotional line of this movie only exists between Elizabeth and Will, and they have also begun to let go of their feelings and like this couple. I am eagerly looking forward to the opportunity for the two to go further. ——The style of this film has already built confidence in the audience. The protagonist will not die, and it should be a Happy Ending.

Most audiences still want to see comedy. This feeling allows them to appreciate the professionalism of the subsequent naval battle. Of course, the funny details interspersed in it are also indispensable.

After some complicated disputes, Will, whose identity was revealed, was captured by Barbossa and his gang, while Elizabeth and Captain Jack were exiled to the sandbar where the captain was exiled at that time. Jack seemed to have lost all fighting spirit and just wanted to drink rum, while Elizabeth glanced at the wine bottle in her hand under the helpless quarrel, and made a very classic expression that had appeared many times before— - With a half-smile, her eyes rolled, it was obvious that she had an idea.

"Smart girl." Roger has also entered the plot now, he touched his lips, "I guess they will have an interesting rivalry next."

Sure enough, the scene in which Elizabeth persuades Jack to drink is also very interesting.

"When I first saw you, I was sure." Jack put his hand on Elizabeth's shoulder, "You fell in love with me at first sight."

Elizabeth leaned into Jack's arms obediently, rolled her eyes, and said sweetly, "Oh, Jack, you are embarrassing a lady."

The audience couldn't help laughing—although Jack was obviously acting on the occasion, while Elizabeth had another purpose, but it has to be admitted that the performance of the two people making love to each other is not only funny, but also somewhat pleasing to the eye. However, compared with these small jokes, the audience's attention is now more focused on the plot, and everyone is looking forward to how the current situation will end.

"In the end, it still depends on his three-inch tongue." Kenneth is still not satisfied with the plot, except for being amused by the bright spots occasionally, most of the time he is patient, but at the end of the big □, Still cheered up, "Jack is indeed a bit clever at the right time. Well, the scene where the skeletons raid from the bottom of the sea is also very creative. They finally made use of this feature."

In 2003, such realistic special effects were already very popular. Although they were very short-lived, they were still a great stimulus to the audience. More importantly, compared with mindless action movies, the war in "Pirates of the Caribbean" has always been very strategic. From the very beginning when Jack stole the ship, to later he would not hesitate to steal the ship in order to have the advantage of immortality. Although the cursed gold coins and the mutual calculation between him and Barbossa are full of joy, they are indeed based on strategy, not simply relying on force to win. For some viewers with good brains, this can be regarded as a kind of enjoyment.

"Well, did the theme finally emerge in the end?" Kenneth wondered as Elizabeth asked Jack's crew to 'go to **** with the code', "Are pirates as greedy and cold-blooded as Barbossa? Animals, or a representative of romance and chivalry like Jack? But this theme is really a bit forced..."

Roger was not as persistent as Kenneth, but focused on the interesting details, including vivid character group portraits, and interesting combat details, such as using pirates to turn into skeletons in the moonlight and possess The unique features, blasting a group of skeletons, and the duel between the governor and a hand, etc., of course, the beautiful close-ups of Elizabeth and Will from various angles are also indispensable.

When all the battles were over and the curse was lifted, Jack, who had saved everything, was on the verge of being hanged, but before his death, Elizabeth finally confessed her feelings for Will, and Norrington The commodore also has the beauty of an adult, the flying parrot hinted at the arrival of the black pearl, and the cunning Captain Jack escaped from the sky again—and even took advantage of Elizabeth before leaving.

When Elizabeth and Will looked at each other affectionately on the observation deck where Commodore Norrington proposed at that time, the feelings that had been brewing throughout the film finally broke out. Elizabeth, who had always been 'brazen', finally felt shy, her eyes Drifting, pursing his lips, and even wrinkling his facial features into a ball with tension, but Will's affectionate gaze and smile did not change at all.

The faces of the two slowly approached, and Elizabeth's expression gradually calmed down. She looked at Will happily and affectionately, with a touching smile on her beautiful face. The lips of the two finally kissed together...

"Oh!" Lena was so moved that she covered her chest, and Nicky on the side also made a small strange sound - girls often make such sounds when they are very moved. "Although Norrington is a bit pitiful, this ending is really, really beautiful."

"Every aspect is quite excellent, the details are well done, the beginning and the end echo each other, the small plots are connected very well, the chaos is orderly, and the progression of the character relationship is also clear. The relationship between Will and Jack has always been In the twist, the relationship between Will and Elizabeth, Elizabeth and Jack is going deeper and deeper in clever, thorough and ridiculous twists and turns... Well, this should be a good work, and I think the market reaction can at least pay back Yes." Roger didn't pay much attention to the end of this typical commercial film, and only used half of his energy to watch it. "I'll give it a thumbs up."

Kenneth is also thinking about how to write his film review, "Elizabeth is indeed a bright spot. This is undeniable. Now it seems that it is a wise move for Disney to choose her. It can be said that the actors in this film performed well. , the weakest point is Will, but he also completed his role very well. But the director has a big problem, the rhythm is too long and slow. Of course, the small characters are vividly portrayed, but the number of people seems to be too much... I want to know about Jennifer Jefferson's professional background. I remember that her performance in "CSI" is completely different from Elizabeth today. Apart from the character, her acting style is also completely different. Compared to this girl's age Said, this performance is surprising..."

In addition to the crew, film critics, and invited guests, most of the hundreds of audience members in the theater were selected through various activities. Cheers give yourself affirmation. Maybe "Pirates of the Caribbean" lacks connotation, maybe the theme is not clear, maybe the pace is a little slow, but it is very interesting, the details are rich, the actors are also very charming, whether it is funny, special effects, love, war or a very personal, A cool main character is what the audience wants to see. They had a pleasant two hours, and of course they should repay the crew who brought them joy with warm applause.

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"Great job, Johnny."

"I'm so happy for you Vanessa, I saw the picture of the baby and she's so--cute-love."

After the film was played, of course Disney prepared a party to entertain the movie stars, company executives and crew members who came to the opening ceremony. After the producer Jerry gave a brief speech, the guests walked back and forth in the venue, Talking about various topics. ——Of course, most of the topics revolve around "Pirates of the Caribbean". After all, after the premiere, the crew members hope to hear the opinions of the audience.

"Estimation of the box office? No, I can't give an answer yet, you know this is a very complicated question..." The media analysis expert of the investment institution spoke. "Yes, more data is needed...but as far as my personal experience is concerned, I am very satisfied..."

Although the opening reception was relatively grand, the atmosphere at the venue was not very exciting. This was also because of the extremely popular 'release anxiety' within the crew and even the production company. With the film due to hit theaters in a week, no one knows how it will fare at the box office, and while audiences and most critics have received positive reviews today, there have been plenty of well-received films booed miserably in the market. At this time, no matter how many good signals there are, there are not enough good signals, and the parties involved will always feel uneasy. The more they have to worry about the box office, the more they worry that the attempt will fail.

After some short post-opening interviews, the only person in the audience who was not worried about the box office——Jenny immediately returned to the reception without stopping, listening to Judy's reminder in her ear, while scanning the things that need attention Say hello to the seniors. Although there are no unspoken rules in Hollywood, or at least at her current level, there are no unspoken rules, but good interpersonal relationships are of course always beneficial to a star.

"Hi, Mr. Henry, nice to meet you..."

"Ah, Elizabeth, you are very attractive in the film..."

Followed by Judy and Mary from left to right, Jenny felt that she had almost exhausted all her energy in the half-circle of the venue, but of course, it is gratifying that most of the things she received were It is well received.

"Hello, Miss Jefferson." From time to time, someone stopped her to express their appreciation, such as the young man now "just wanted to say that you are very charming in the film-honestly, I can't wait to use it now." Get a master copy so I can replay some of your clips over and over."

Jenny looked at Judy, and Judy shook her head slightly, "Thank you very much for your appreciation, Mr——"

"Mogil." The young man smiled confidently, stepped forward and shook Jenny's hand, "Benjamin Mogil, I am a small investor and a friend of Mike's."

The Mike he was talking about should be the CEO of Disney, Michael Eisner.

"OK, Mr. Mogil—" Jenny said.

"Call me Benjamin." Benjamin did not hide his interest in Jenny at all, and his eyes were fixed on Jenny.

"OK, Benjamin." Jenny didn't need to be too smart to know that Eisner couldn't invite an unknown person to the premiere, so she followed Benjamin's words and said, "Of course you can also call me Jenny F--Thank you very much for your compliment, I think I can count on you to contribute a little more to our box office.”

"Of course." Benjamin grinned, "You can definitely count on me--in fact, I want to tell you that I'm a die-hard fan of yours in New York, and I'll sing your "Chicago" almost three times a week. Evening."

"Wow." Jenny smiled and gave Judy a wink. She had a feeling that she had met Stalker.

Judy stepped forward knowingly, "Mr. Mogil, if you don't mind, Jenny and—"

"Can you give us a minute?" Mogil made a pitiful look at Judy, "Just a minute?"

Because of his identity, Judy couldn't be too tough on him, so she had to step aside embarrassingly. Mogil motioned for Jenny to walk to the edge of the venue with him. Jenny could barely maintain her smile, but in the future Under the premise of destroying the social atmosphere, you can only obey.

"Well, Jennifer--Miss Jefferson, although it's a bit offensive, I gotta say, when a friend of mine--who knew I liked you--told me you were applying for a loan, I was amazed." Mogil said that although his words were humble, his expression had nothing to do with humility, but maintained eye contact with great confidence. "Of course, I know that young actresses often have some financial crises, but with all due respect, a beautiful young lady shouldn't have such worries... I am very willing to help you out, even if you want to pick the moon from the sky, I will also contact you NASA, as long as you say a word, I think I can solve the trivial matters of money."

Jenny smiled, "Ah, Mr. Mogil, thank you very much for your appreciation, but again——"

"Talk to Mike about me, talk to your agent." Benjamin held out his hand to her, beckoning her for a farewell handshake. "Don't rush to refuse."

With a mysterious smile, he left.

The author has something to say: Note: There are still some adapted parts, you can compare them.

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