Heads Up Hollywood

With the imax giant screen is lit up again.

The picture is not displayed, but the sound is heard first.

This is still the familiar opening music of Marvel Studios. The tune is the same, but the style has changed. It has become thicker and heavier, and it seems to have a depressing thunderstorm atmosphere.

Many viewers and film critics who have not paid attention and are not interested in the opening credits are immediately attracted by such a thick background sound.

"Huh? This soundtrack..."

The well-known film critic David Anson and another female film critic, Rita Kemberly, sat together and couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

"I don't know." Rita Kemberly shook her head, her eyes fixed on the picture.

Next, a more surprising scene appeared.

In the past, the logo of Marvel Studios was white on a red background, simply saying "MARVEL", simple and elegant, yet agile.

But in front of my eyes...the sign has changed!

Red disappears, replaced by black.

White characters on a black background, the regular "MARVEL" letters have also turned into distorted and wild fonts, each letter is like a mountain, jumping out one by one, hitting the screen, as if expressing a A kind of heaviness and despair that breaks through the cage.

Under the flickering of the screen, there were still a few faint rays of light, which added a bit of chilling feeling.

In the projection hall, there was a "hum" sound of surprise.

David Anson and Rita Kemberly looked at each other, and immediately thought of a key promotional slogan of Universal International when it released the film.

The two spoke in unison and murmured——

"Dark Marvel!"

...

At the beginning of the movie, there is no long atmosphere rendering, and it goes straight to the theme.

The leading actor, Matt Murdoch, and his classmates secretly went to watch the underground boxing after school, only to find that the boxer in it turned out to be his well-respected father who often taught him to study hard, get ahead, and get ahead.

Matt couldn't accept this reality, and ran out desperately, almost hitting a forklift in the factory. The forklift driver made a sharp turn and forked a bucket containing chemicals, and the chemicals splashed into Matt's eyes.

Matt was in excruciating pain and passed out.

The forklift driver escaped.

After an unknown amount of time, Matt opened his eyes, only to find that he was blind. But what is strange is that his senses of hearing, touch, smell, and taste have become extremely sharp, and he has superpowers like radar.

Sitting quietly at home, closing his eyes, he can "see" any corner of the city.

Crime is everywhere!

This is a city of sin!

At this time, his father, who was full of injuries, entered the house.

It turned out that when he was unconscious on the street, all passers-by ignored him.

Only his father, who got off the boxing ring with a bruised nose and a swollen face, found him in the dark and took him home.

Matt felt very guilty. It turned out that his boxer father was not ashamed, on the contrary, he was the greatest father in the world!

Matt was afraid that he would worry, so he didn't tell him the secret of his blindness.

But his father told Matt all the hidden secrets.

Matt Murdoch was abandoned by his mother when he was a child. He was an orphan and later his father. Boxer Jack Murdoch, known as "Flame Fighter", raised him.

Jack Murdoch didn't want his children to live in an underground world full of sins like himself, so he warned him from an early age that rules should be used to restrain people's behavior and encouraged him to study law.

Influenced by this, Matt studied law and took law as his lifelong career.

But what happened tonight, and the crimes everywhere in New York he saw through superpowers, made him realize that the law also has an incompetent side.

He needs strength!

He will rely on his own hands to bring those criminals to justice!

Matt persuaded his father, and Jack Murdoch gave him an address, telling him that he could go there to find his teacher-the mysterious fighting master, Stick Man.

After going through all kinds of hardships, Matt finally found Gunsou, and with his help, he learned martial arts and fighting skills.

Here, he also saw a charming and beautiful girl, his senior sister - Erika.

In the process of learning art, the two couldn't help falling in love.

After a lecture, Stick carefully warned Matt not to fall in love with Erica. Because Erica's vengeance is extremely heavy, it is likely to cause unprovoked killings, which will bring irreparable psychological trauma to Matt.

But when love comes, who can escape?

The love between the two is getting deeper and deeper.

Six months later, the two returned to New York.

But in the dark area of ​​the city with "Hell's Kitchen", Matt saw his dying father, Jack Murdoch, who was killed by criminals.

It turned out that the criminal group asked Jack Murdoch to play a match-fixing match, but he refused, and after winning the game, he was brutally killed by the criminal group.

Before he died, he warned Matt not to kill, except God and the law, no one has the right to deprive others of their lives.

Matt thinks so.

Erica sneered, and she told Matt, "Anyway, we have already learned the art, why don't we two take action and kill all those bastards!"

Matt shook his head resolutely, and said without a doubt: "The law is the only means of justice. From now on, I will be the guardian of the night, the supporter of the law, and I will be... the night, the devil, and the hero!"

...

After a full hour, the movie finally clarified the complex background relationship.

The hero "Daredevil", officially appeared!

Film critic Rita Kemberly shook her head and sighed: "The rhythm is a bit lengthy, with flashbacks and interludes, jumping back and forth, a bit like the technique of "Memory Fragments", it is dazzling to watch, isn't it The routine of a commercial film. It is more than detailed and serious, but there is little entertainment."

David Anson disagreed and praised: "I like this style instead. The "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" series are too entertaining, and the mentally handicapped comic style is obvious. But this film is so different , Under the huge imax screen, the rich dark realistic style seems to have an opera-like vigor and grandeur."

Not only the film critics questioned the slightly slow pace, but Shirley Lansing couldn't help frowning when she saw the finished film for the first time, "Boss, this movie...is not entertaining."

Tang En nodded, "Yes, this is a rigorous, realistic, rough and bold, dark and profound superhero movie."

Shirley Lansing said: "This is the direction of humanistic and artistic films, but what we make are commercial films."

Tang En said with a smile: "It's a commercial movie, but it's not so overly entertaining. Don't forget, this is Dark Marvel! And this is the first of the "Daredevil" series, mainly about Matt Murdoch The Chivalrous Path of How to Become Daredevil, the Dark Savior."

Shirley Lansing sighed.

It's really hard for her to understand this young boss.

With an investment of 120 million US dollars, and all the funds come from New Universal, all risks must be borne by oneself, making such a commercial blockbuster with a slow pace, no jokes, and a depressing atmosphere.

Don't you have any worries?

However, Tang En's success in the past few years is enough to prove that he has an extraordinary understanding of the film market.

Maybe this "Daredevil: Beginning of War" can really win the favor of movie fans?

This film was screened three times in New Universal's internal screening alone.

Tang En was not in the mood to read it again. Seeing Shirley Lansing wandering in her mind, he simply started talking, "By the way, I heard that you were an actor in your early years. Is it true?"

Shirley Lansing was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said: "Yes, young actor, I haven't acted in many movies. It was the 1960s and 1970s, and the environment was much worse than it is now."

"Evil?" Tang En raised his eyebrows.

Shirley Lansing said indifferently: "Actors have to pay a very high price to get roles, especially important roles."

"Is it convenient to talk about it?"

In fact, Tang En had already thought of it, it must be the red sofa audition!

In the 1960s and 1970s, although the era of big studios has passed, it is still the era with the brightest appearance and the darkest interior.

Even the black affirmative movement has just emerged.

It can be seen that the class inequality in that era and serious class oppression existed.

Kirk Douglas was typical of that era.

Shirley Lansing smiled self-deprecatingly, "At my age, there is nothing inconvenient to say. At that time... red sofas were very common, almost a rule in the industry."

"There are also red sofas now."

Tang En couldn't help but blush.

In his second office, there is the largest red sofa in Hollywood, which looks like a double bed.

Shirley Lansing shook her head and said, "This is different. The current red sofa...can no longer be called a red sofa audition. It is an unspoken industry rule. It is hidden underwater and cannot be on the stage."

Tang En opened his eyes wide, "You mean... the red sofa audition back then, placed on the stage?"

Shirley Lansing said: "Of course, every newcomer who wants to play an important role must go through this hurdle, and no one can avoid it. It is the same for actresses, and it is also the same for male actors."

"Actor?" Tang En had a strange expression on his face.

Shirley Lansing glanced at him, "Don't you know? In the entertainment industry, one-third of the employees are gay."

"Ahem... I won't talk about this."

Tang En stopped her.

Barry Diller, CEO of New Universal, is gay.

Shirley Lansing continued: "If it's just a red sofa audition, I can actually accept it. It's a deal, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. This is the case in the entertainment industry all over the world. However, Hollywood back then was not just that simple. Once Entering the industry, many big producers in the industry will point out a certain actor to go to bed with him every afternoon. If they don’t accept it, they will be named and banned, and they will even be beaten up.”

"Beating?" Tang En's expression turned ugly.

Shirley Lansing said in a deep voice: "Yes, it's just beating, sometimes... there are more cruel things. In Hollywood at that time, black and white were all things."

Tang En muttered to himself, "It's better to be an actor now. Even if there are unspoken rules, at least you have the right to choose and personal freedom."

Shirley Lansing sighed, "Yeah, so I stopped acting and started a new career as a production assistant. Hollywood entertainers can only control their lives if they have real power."