Compared with "Man of Steel", although the setting refers to the background of General Zod's invasion of the earth, this version of "Superman" is basically two completely different stories.
Clark Kent learned his identity in the Kryptonian ship in the Antarctic ice and received the official Superman suit.
During the initial publicity, Simon's Superman suit, which was designed with reference to the styling in "Man of Steel", caused some controversy. As the film's release date approaches, the powerful new Superman suit has also gained more and more attention. recognition, many Superman fans even believe that this is what Superman should really look like.
After putting on his suit and realizing the power he possesses, the scene of Superman leaping over a glacier, crossing the sea, crossing a desert, passing through a grassland, and finally rushing into the vast starry sky overlooking the earth for the first time once again brought a shock to the audience. A powerful visual feast.
For the Hollywood filmmakers who attended the premiere, the advanced special effects technology contained in this set of less than 1 minute shots even gave people a strong sense of powerlessness.
The mainstream of Hollywood is still pursuing big stars and directors whose cost performance is getting lower and lower. Daenerys Entertainment has left everyone far behind by sparing no effort in investing in technology.
At the same time that Superman was awakening, Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, who was accidentally rescued by him in the Antarctic ice, began to inquire about the details of this alien visitor, tracing along the traces of Clark Kent's past adventures, and gradually Closer to the truth.
In distant space, after receiving a signal from the Kryptonian spacecraft, General Zod led his subordinates to earth.
In "Man of Steel", General Zod arrived on Earth and directly started a global broadcast demanding that the Kryptonians hidden among humans be handed over, thus triggering a global public opinion storm.
Zack Snyder's original intention was to use this plot to torture human nature, increase the connotation of the movie, and at the same time reflect Superman's near-perfect 'divinity'. Even if he is betrayed by humans, he still chooses to stand on the side of humans, and then leads the story to Superman in " The tragic ending of Batman v Superman.
Simon never considered playing deep and dark when planning the DC movie universe from the beginning. If he had to abandon something, he would not hesitate to choose to make the DC movie universe into a pure popcorn series.
The same goes for this "Superman".
Therefore, General Zod and his party who arrived on Earth did not start the global broadcast again. Instead, they simply ignored the fragile 'ants' living on this planet and investigated the Kryptonian spacecraft that sent the signal on their own, and through the clues left by Clark Kent , confirming that Kent is likely a descendant of Jor-El.
The most critical point is that Jor-El's descendants are likely to possess a mother box that contains enough power to rebuild Krypton.
General Zod has always wanted to rebuild Krypton.
By finding the Mother Box, their long-cherished wish of wandering in space for hundreds of years will come true. The resource-rich indigenous planet under their feet can also be used as raw materials to rebuild Krypton.
By collecting information to identify the human world, General Zod and his party quickly confirmed Clark Kent's identity and headed straight to Kent's hometown.
Smallville, Kansas, the town where Clark Kent grew up.
Lois Lane finally met the alien visitor in front of the tombstone of Superman's adoptive father, Jonathan Kent. Clark no longer concealed his identity, but told Lois about his adoptive father's accident in which he could have saved him. The experience of death in life is used to express one's attitude towards the world.
Then, a Kryptonian ship fell from the sky.
In a hasty encounter, the entire town of Smallville was almost destroyed. In order to protect his mother, Lois Lane, and the residents of the town, Clark Kent could only allow General Zod to take away the Mother Box.
Spaceships appear, powerful aliens face off, and the town encounters the ruins of a ravaged town. News spreads quickly.
The federal government habitually sealed off the entire town to strictly control the leakage of information on the grounds of avoiding panic, and at the same time began to trace the whereabouts of the Kryptonian spacecraft.
Clark Kent quietly takes Lois Lane away early.
During the communication with the information left by his biological father in the Kryptonian spaceship in the Antarctic ice, Clark Kent learned that the Mother Box contained powerful energy, and Jor Al also repeatedly told Clark Kent to protect the Mother Box.
Superman had never thought of using the power of the Mother Box, so he had no idea what General Zod and his group planned to do with the Mother Box.
However, both Kent and Lane felt a strong threat and instinctively believed that the Mother Box should be taken back.
The story line continues to advance.
The federal government quickly found the whereabouts of the Kryptonian spacecraft, and was attacked during the trial contact. Superman arrived in time at the critical moment.
The second climax scene.
The federal army retreated under the cover of Superman. During the confrontation between Superman and General Zod, he learned the other party's purpose.
In order to rebuild the overall situation of Krypton, General Zod also tried to recruit Superman, but was rejected.
After another fierce battle, Superman realized that he must cooperate with the federal government, so he took the initiative to contact the military in an attempt to stop General Zod's conspiracy.
During this process, the mother box is activated.
The Kryptonian spaceship appeared over the metropolitan city and began to transform the earth using the energy provided by the mother box. The metropolis was greatly damaged.
After the opening scene of the battle on Krypton, Daenerys' special effects once again contributed an extremely shocking scene of the city being destroyed.
Moreover, unlike Krypton in fantasy, the city that was destroyed this time was entirely a city that existed in reality, so it inevitably triggered a strong sense of immersion in the audience.
The final battle.
In order to save the world, Superman worked with the military to destroy the Kryptonian spacecraft and killed General Zod in a duel between 'Superman' and 'Superman'.
Although the current CG special effects cannot fully display the devastating special effects scene in "Man of Steel" that Simon remembers, with the maximum use of current technical resources, the final battle, For audiences in the early 1990s, it was still thrilling, and the level of shock was no less than that of the Tyrannosaurus rex on the big screen at the end of last year.
At the end of the story, the whole world is involved in the discussion of the war between humans and aliens in Metropolis, and the image of Superman also appears frequently in the media.
Some admired him, some feared him, some criticized him loudly, and some worshiped him.
Clark Kent disappeared from the crowd again and joined the temporary headquarters of "Daily Planet" as a reporter. Assigned by the grumpy editor-in-chief, Clark Kent took a break from busy work and stood with Lois Lane in front of the wall-mounted TV that was reporting the news about "Superman". Amid the commotion, a child wearing a replica Superman uniform said he was a hero.
The two looked at each other and quietly held their hands together.
The screen darkens.
Grand background music sounded.
In the Chinese Grand Theater, all the audience felt a sense of satisfaction after watching an excellent film. However, there was no commotion in the screening room as the subtitles rose.
As usual, DC cinematic universe films have Easter eggs that people can look forward to.
Finally, after the ten-minute closing credits ended, the screen lit up again.
In the overhead shot, in the center of the ruins of Metropolis, people wearing chemical protective suits were busy like ants among the wreckage of the Kryptonian spacecraft. Soon, someone shouted in surprise: Found it.
Immediately, the mother box, which had dimmed again, was lifted out, and others quickly gathered forward.
The Easter eggs don’t end so simply.
The camera zoomed out again, and a silhouette in a cloak appeared on the top floor of a building near the ruins.
Gone in a flash.
The big screen went completely dark.
"Batman!"
With the warm applause that followed, the audience in the theater hall was already exclaiming.
Superman and Batman have met many times in comics.
However, this is the first time on the big screen.
Even if there is no head-to-head confrontation for the time being, and it just appears in a movie as an easter egg, it is enough to make comic fans excited.
The DC movie universe has been paving the way for scenes of heroes gathering, but so far there has been no scene in which several superheroes fight side by side. Now, with Batman and Superman appearing in the same movie, everyone realizes that this day is no longer far away.
Early the next morning, all kinds of media were almost unanimously focused on the grand premiere of "Superman", and the film's reputation was immediately lifted.
"Daenerys has truly perfectly interpreted the image of a powerful superhero on the big screen with her unparalleled special effects technology." - "The Hollywood Reporter"
"The perfect fifth film. Simon Westeros has mastered the pace of the DC movie universe. The plot of the film is as smooth and compact as ever. Compared with Batman and Wonder Woman, the powerful Kryptonian has brought audiences more A completely different kind of stunning visual experience.”—Los Angeles Times
"Rookie movie star Brad Pitt successfully took over the role of Christopher Reeve, and Courteney Cox successfully got rid of "Scream" and started a new screen image." - "Entertainment Weekly"
"Although Simon Westeros is personally responsible for it, Roland Emmerich's performance still exceeded expectations. There is no doubt that Hollywood once again has an excellent director who can control super blockbusters." - " Variety Show
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In the heated media discussion, preliminary statistics show that the comprehensive media score of "Superman" reached 8.7 points, easily surpassing all the films that opened in the previous two weeks of the summer season. Moreover, under the coverage of phenomenal popularity, a small amount of criticism cannot stop the audience from entering the theater.
After a day of word-of-mouth fermentation on Thursday, "Superman" officially opened on a large scale in North America on June 4 with 3,329 screens.
The popularity is comparable to that of "Batman", the popularity of four consecutive successful films in the DC movie universe has been paved, and the more shocking special effects scenes are absolutely excellent media reputation. It dominates the high-quality schedule in the first week, and there is almost no suspense. Since then, "Superman" has been a hit at the box office.
Including the midnight show, the film's cumulative box office on its first day reached US$23.69 million.
Subsequently, after two days of screening on Saturday and Sunday, the box office of "Superman" quickly rushed to US$69.15 million in its first three-day opening weekend, surpassing the US$68.38 million created by "The Dark Knight" in its first three-day opening weekend. record.
Entering the weekdays, "Superman" continued to strongly harvest the box office because there were no other strong competitors during the same period.
In the end, during the first seven days from June 4 to June 10, the cumulative box office of "Superman" reached US$112.61 million, becoming the second film after "The Dark Knight" to achieve a box office of over 100 million in its first week. Hollywood film.
In just one week, "Superman" achieved the goal of over 100 million in local box office that many Hollywood movies have been tirelessly pursuing.
The conclusion that there are two kinds of movies in Hollywood, DC movie universe movies and other movies, is once again confirmed.
Due to the strong impact of "Superman", a series of movies released in the past few weeks have experienced very obvious box office declines this week.
Columbia Pictures' US$70 million "Jumanji" dropped 53% in its third week of release. The single-week box office was only US$7.96 million, and the cumulative box office in three weeks was only US$49.96 million. The total box office in North America is expected to be barely enough. Breaking through $70 million.
Disney's "Super Mario Bros." had a disappointing start. Under the pressure of "Superman", the box office dropped as much as 51% the next week, taking in only 4.69 million U.S. dollars, and the cumulative box office in two weeks was 14.36 million U.S. dollars. After completing the two-week screening contract, many theaters began to quickly withdraw the film schedule of "Super Mario Bros.". The screening scale of 2,081 screens in the first week was quickly reduced to 1,276 in the third week, and it is expected that the film will basically be released within four weeks.
"Jumanji" is also expected to recoup its costs through omni-channel operation in the next few years. The production cost of "Super Mario Bros." alone is as high as 48 million U.S. dollars, and the local box office is expected to be less than 20 million U.S. dollars. Counting the follow-up movies, it is destined to be equally dismal. In terms of revenue from other channels, Disney's losses are inevitable.
Other films such as "Bruce Lee", "My Genius Family", "Made in America", "Fairytale Ending" and other films also failed to escape the fate of sharp shrinkage at the box office.
On June 11, four new films appeared in North American theaters at once.
Paramount Pictures' "Addams Family" sequel "Addams Family Values" opened on 2,577 screens. The first part of "The Addams Family" was a box office hit two years ago. This sequel can be regarded as Paramount's most important movie this summer. The production budget has also increased from the first part's US$30 million to US$47 million.
Paramount chose to face the second-week schedule of "Superman" carefully.
According to the box office patterns of previous DC Cinematic Universe films, with the exception of the first "Batman Begins," which fell sharply in the second week, several other films will experience very significant box office declines in the second week after their market potential is greatly released in the first week. , thus quickly freeing up market space.
Moreover, the "Addams Family Values" genre is a comedy and has little conflict with "Superman".
Speaking of which, the four new films released this week are basically based on the same considerations.
The other three films include Fox Pictures' "Once Upon a Time in the Forest," which is a cartoon about the adventures of several small animals in the forest. It has 1,496 screens.
MGM also released an action movie "The Target" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme this week, with a budget of US$15 million and an opening of 1,672 screens. MGM does not have the same confidence that Paramount has in "Addams Family Values", and there are some considerations in choosing this schedule. June 11 is, after all, the most prime time in the summer season.
The last one is "Orlando" released by Gomen Films. This was a Golden Lion Award nominee at last year's Venice Film Festival. It was produced by European capitals such as the UK and Italy, starring Tilda Swinton, and the film was adapted from The British fantasy novel of the same name tells the story of Orlando, a young aristocratic boy who was blessed by Queen Elizabeth and woke up again as a woman after sleeping for 40 years. She then gained immortality and experienced changes in time for hundreds of years.
The film's selling points were so strong that Gaomen Pictures bought out the copyright and released it on 367 screens this summer.
As Hollywood pays attention to the performance of the next week of "Superman" and the opening of four new movies, Simon flew to San Francisco on June 11 and planned to spend the weekend here.
The real deal is about the copyright dispute between Ygritte and the Hearst Group.
Hearst Group suddenly filed a lawsuit with the San Francisco District Court in the San Francisco District Court in March of the year on the grounds that the Yigrit Portal had reprinted and used a large number of articles, pictures and other content from Hearst newspapers and magazines without authorization. The opening price was US$100 million. Huge claims.
Ygritte Company argued vigorously.
After months of wrangling, the two parties finally decided to reach a private settlement.
To be more precise, Hearst Group was basically forced to reach a settlement with Ygritte.
Not only are federal policies and the media public opinion environment unfavorable to the Hearst Group's demands, but also, privately, Igret has seized on the Hearst Group, and many of the so-called 'infringing' contents are It was uploaded by Hearst Group's own employees.
So, this makes a lot of sense.
It's okay to say that employees acted on their own, but it's also very appropriate to say that Hearst Group did this deliberately in an attempt to blackmail, and the latter statement is obviously more in line with the public's taste.
However, the method used by Ygriet Company to obtain this evidence was actually not very honorable. In addition to calling official website data and information, it also used the intelligence system that the Westeros family has been cultivating to conduct investigations. Therefore, once the matter is exposed, it will inevitably remind users that their privacy rights have been violated, so it cannot be submitted to court as explicit evidence.
Hearst Group is obviously more guilty.
If the wrangling continues and Eaglet is forced to present its own 'evidence', the Hearst Group will definitely not benefit.
Moreover, the entire federal environment is very unfavorable to the Hearst Group.
Once this lawsuit becomes a precedent, it will almost affect the development of the entire Internet industry. Whether it is the federal government that is vigorously promoting the "Information Highway Act" or the increasing number of capitals from all walks of life surging into the Internet industry, Hess will not be allowed to Te Group won the lawsuit.
The only natural solution is to reconcile privately.
Of course, with a heavy bargaining chip in hand, what is said to be a settlement is actually just a formality, and Igret will not pay a penny in compensation.
The two sides reached a reconciliation on the surface, but the tit-for-tat confrontation in private became more intense.
Simon only asked about this matter on Friday, and spent the next two days on the weekend with his female assistant in the villa in the Woodside Mountains.
There is another reason for staying in San Francisco for three consecutive days.
With the release of "Superman", the planned third part of the "Batman" trilogy "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" has officially started filming in Australia recently. Simon will rush to Melbourne next week as usual to follow up on this in person Project, Janet will also go there together, and the two of them will probably stay in Melbourne for at least a week.