I’m in Hollywood Chapter 378: paying with the body if you screw it up
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Kathryn Bigelow temporarily stopped eating, and the original upright waist was slightly leaned forward, hands on the dining table, curiosity in his eyes, although Eric was always called a little guy, but she only found that Eric actually beat herself After certain ideas, the young man was ridiculed with refusal. When it comes to movies, anyone has to admit that what Eric has done in less than three years has surpassed the achievements of most filmmakers in their lifetime, so Eric said that she is working on Point Break in shoots, Kathryn also took it seriously.
“It ’s… surprising,” Kathryn Bigelow slightly widened her eyes and said with emotion: “I ’ve asked Jim more about this script more than once, and then he just said: Oh, dear, This story is awesome. "
"So you see, even the people around you can't understand script and the deep meaning, let alone the ordinary audience. Their attention is more, often only those surfing that make adrenaline soar And the skydiving scene, after watching, they will think. This is a cool story. As for the dissatisfaction with the rigid social system that the film wants to convey. The desire for change cannot be understood by 90% of the audience. . "
Kathryn Bigelow raised his eyebrows, revealing a thoughtful look, and then asked a moment later, "Why is this ...?"
"It's very simple, because your influence is not enough."
Kathryn glared at Eric: "I know I ca n’t compare to you little guy, are you proud?"
“I ’m serious. If you have enough influence, then people will naturally pay more attention to your work. Deconstruct and analyze your work in a deeper level, and then you want to express the idea In order to be understood by people. Take Jim's "The Terminator" for example. In the eyes of many fans and the media, this sensational work, under the appearance of science fiction, expresses a complaint against the endless development of human nuclear weapons And worries about nuclear war, is n’t it a very compassionate theme? But many people know that this is not the case at all. The inspiration for “The Terminator” is actually just Jim in a small hotel in Rome. It ’s because of high fever. Nightmare. "
Kathryn nodded at the beginning and talked about "The Terminator". The woman thought that Eric said something very interesting, and could not help laughing out loud: "I will tell Jim what you say today when I have time."
Eric said that you must have little chance. The pre-phase of "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" has been prepared and will be turned on in early September. After Eric returned from New York, he also participated in a meeting of the creator of "Terminator 2: Judgement Day". From the scene of the eyebrows of Cameron and Linda Hamilton, the common story between the popular Director and the **** Heroine has begun. It is estimated that "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" The day of filming was the time when Cameron and Kathryn broke up.
Of course, Eric didn't mean to tell Kathryn about this in advance, otherwise it would become a provocation, even if it is wrong on the Cameron side, it will definitely arouse women's disgust.
"I think Jim will certainly agree with me," Eric replied with a smile, and then turned back to the topic: "So if you don't want to be a high-profile and widowed filmmaker, you need to maximize your influence. There are many methods, such as shoots controversial theme films, making high Box Office movies, or directing lottery films, etc. But shoots controversial theme films are very risky, and a little attention will be counterproductive and cause public disgust. So I think , The latter two methods are more practical. "
Kathryn Bigelow shook his head, with some jealousy in his mocking tone: "These methods will be easier for you, you are a little monster."
Eric smiled: "Okay, I will treat you as a boast of me. Actually, I just want to say that I have a script here that can bring you enough influence. If you finish shooting this Movie, I think if you make any movie next, it will attract enough attention, just do n’t know if you dare to come next. "
"Dare ... Don't ... Dare?" Kathryn Bigelow replied one word at a time, staring at Eric and said, "Little guy, are you discriminating against me as a woman?".
Eric said: "At least in my memory, no female Director has ever shot similar subjects."
"Stop, let me guess," Kathryn Bigelow came to interest, thinking for a while with his chin, and hesitantly asked: "Women Director rarely touches, um ... like your screenwriter's" Basic Instinct ", love 丨Color film? "
"Of course not, many women over Europe have more open Director than" Basic Instinct ".
"So, Western?"
"No, hey, yes, I specifically watched you mvOh for the" reach "shoots. I really like the western cowgirl style you are in. It ’s cool and makes people ..."
"Shut up, don't allow me to play big sister," Kathryn glared at Eric strangely, but there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. Obviously, she was not disgusted with the words of Eric: "Let me think about it again . "
Eric shrugged and said, "Okay, give you some tips. In recent months, what do you think people of United States and even the entire Western society are most concerned about?"
"Of course it ’s the Middle East, it ’s going to be a war, huh, would n’t you just say let me shoot war films?"
Eric hit a finger click, ignoring the curious eyes thrown around him, said: "Bingo, and definitely not the kind of war movie that is small, but an epic movie of World War II, no investment, you You can spend as much as you want. Time is enough. I plan to release it on June 6, 1994. That day happened to be the 50th anniversary of the Normandy landing. So, dare you take it? ".
There was a short hesitation in Kathryn Bigelow. If Eric is serious, then the investment in this movie must be several times that of the current Point Break. She is different from Cameron. Compared to Cameron's desperate enthusiasm, Kathryn Bigelow is more obsessed with movies. She likes shoots movies and likes to use movies to convey her views. But she also understood that if you take over this big production. Failed yourself, for a female Director, it may mean a long period of silence, or even leave Hollywood forever.
"Eric, let's talk about your script first?" Kathryn finally couldn't resist the temptation, but she still asked this question first. If the script of Eric is completely inconsistent with her appetite, Then she can naturally push the invitation away.
Eric has a full view of the changes in Kathryn's expression, for the script that was selected. Eric is still very confident that Kathryn will be able to enter the library. For this reason, he will work before Kathryn Bigelow. As well as the The Hurt Locker with Oscar in the memory and the later "Hunting Bin Laden", they have been carefully analyzed.
Many works of Kathryn Bigelow have a very strong personal style. Whether it is the early "Relentless" or the latest "Hunting Bin Laden" in Eric's memory, there is a calm despair, although the memory of "Hunting Bin Laden" and the current "Point Break" are 20 years apart, but the two films, one man, one woman, and the two protagonists eventually returned to the same destination. They both completed their tasks, one discarded the FBI badge and one shed. With no tears of joy, even if it was the best Director "The Hurt Locker", William went around in circles and stepped on the battlefield again.
And Eric picked, but it is a story about hope. Despair and hope seem to be two extremes, but they are often closely connected like brothers.
"This is a story about eight saving one," Eric said: "On June 6, 1944, after the landing of Normandy, three of the four brothers of the Ryan family died on the battlefield at the same time, and their mothers were on the same day. Three notices of death were received, and the youngest remaining son in the family, James.Ryan, as the airborne troops went deeper into the enemy's enemies, his life and death were unclear. In order to leave a hint of hope for this sad mother, the senior military officer sent Miller lieutenant The eight-member team headed deep into the theater, trying to find James.Ryan and take him away from the battlefield ... "
Eric ’s eloquence is not bad, plus the full movie is in his mind, so the whole story is whispering, Kathryn has always maintained a serious listening attitude, and I have not found that the person in the restaurant is unknowingly A lot less. The deputy Director, who is responsible for arranging the shoots schedule, was very devoted to seeing the two people talk, and they did not step forward to remind them that it was almost shoots time.
In the eyes of Eric, "Saving Private Ryan" is not a complete American-style main melody movie, at least it is very different from the main melody movies he has seen.
The movie truly shows the cruelty and brutality of the Normandy landing scene, portraying a group of ordinary soldiers with distinctive characters. For their task, the eight-member team is full of doubts and disputes from beginning to end. Asking why.
This kind of film with torture of war and portrayal of humanity obviously makes Kathryn Bigelow, who is still a literary young woman, very emotional, and she also understands that as a woman, if she can make such a war epic The sensation caused by the film must be worldwide. As a female Director who is highly discriminated against in Hollywood, Kathryn Bigelow with a strong personality is eager to prove that his thoughts are stronger than many people.
Facing the expression of the woman Tempted, Eric said like a salesman: "How about, Kathryn, do you want to take over this script, although you have not made such a big scene movie, but this is not a problem, because It is planned to be released on the 50th anniversary of the Normandy landing. From now to June 6, 1994, you have nearly four years to concentrate on making this movie. Four years, Oh, enough for you to prepare everything without fail. "
Kathryn Bigelow did not immediately answer, but asked: "According to what you said, the investment of this movie is estimated to be more than twice that of" Point Break ". Are you afraid that I will mess up this project?"
If you mess up, paying with the body, Eric thought evilly, but said: "Of course not afraid, I believe in your ability, not to mention me."
"If you are always interfering with the film production like Hollywood many Producer, I will not take this movie."
"As long as you approve of the script I wrote, I will not interfere too much with the production of this film. I just said that when the film production encounters difficulties, I will help in time. But I believe that four years Time is enough to solve all problems. "
"Then you should write script and show it to me first," Kathryn Bigelow noticed that there were few people in the restaurant and stood up and said, "It's time to work."
"Then I will write script as soon as possible," Eric also stood up, and the two walked out of the restaurant side by side.
The following days, Eric often appeared in the crew of "Point Break". The script of "Saving Private Ryan" was successfully completed a week later. Eric gave the first draft of script to Kathryn.
After seeing it, the woman is obviously more emotional, and has made a lot of amendments. For some small details that are not painful, Eric is also happy to agree, but when it comes to the core content of script, Eric will not make too much. Concession, but it is reasonable to fight with Kathryn.
So in addition to the movie shoots, the crew often saw Director and the producer whispering about what to discuss, and occasionally fell into a dispute. This situation has caused many people to be worried and afraid that this dispute will affect To the shoots of the movie, their concerns are obviously superfluous. Until the end of September, the progress of the movie's shoots has come to an end, and Eric and Kathryn have not caused any sharp conflicts.
In a month, while paying attention to shoots in "Point Break", Eric also paid attention to the New York side almost every day, and flew to New York two or three times during the period.
The time comes to October. After two months of deployment, the number of US troops arriving in the Persian Gulf has reached 500,000. A war is almost inevitable. The international crude oil prices went smoothly in the early days of October Break through the high of 40USD. However, with the gradual increase of US military forces in the Persian Gulf, and various measures introduced by United States in conjunction with Saudi Arabia to stabilize crude oil prices, the growth of crude oil prices has also fallen into a stagflation after entering a high of 40USD.
In accordance with established practice, most people feel that the next round of crude oil prices should soar at the moment of war.
However, Eric knows that after the outbreak of the war, as the United Nations army destroyed the offensive, crude oil prices not only did not rise, but fell. But this should already be next year. Now, it is time to count the first round of harvest. (To be continued ...)