If you want to choose the three most classic works from Pixar's works, "Robot Wall-E" will undoubtedly occupy a place. Whether it is the small WALL-E who walks on the crawler with big eyes or Eva, who is light and fluttering with violent tendencies, they have been warmly welcomed and sought after by people. The story that came to the show also created a miraculous precedent in animation history.
However, probably no one thought of how upset Andrew Stanton and the others were when they decided to make it this way. It's a risk, a risk to the reputation of Pixar's animation department, and no animation has ever started this way. To this end, several producers discussed it hundreds of times, and when asked about Angela, they received unreserved support.
"Pixar's animation has achieved such outstanding achievements that other animators can't match it, it is because of the various whimsical ideas that the free working environment has spawned! If you give up the fundamentals of animation because of worry about these things - Those infinite imaginations, can we still make excellent animations in the future? As long as we grasp the core content of Pixar, which is suitable for all ages, with tears in laughter, I believe we will still achieve success!" Angela deliberately ran Went to the animation department for an inspiring presentation.
She knew that even without her preaching, Andrew and the others would still have done it - if not, Pixar wouldn't be Pixar - but Angela still did it, she didn't deny that she was selling well, but more importantly But it's because she really likes Pixar's work.
So even though she's in the hospital because of the shooting, she still keeps an eye on the progress of the animation from time to time. It's a great feeling to witness the birth of the best animation ever! But what she didn't expect was that Lasseter and the others actually arranged the stall for the Christmas stall in 2008! What the hell, isn't it usually arranged during the summer vacation? !
In this way, the competition in the Christmas stalls is too fierce, others may not know but Angela will not know how powerful these two movies are? If there is only one of them, she can still plan to get a piece of the pie, but the transfer of the two will be even more difficult. It is estimated that those movies in the same schedule will cry to death.
But Angela didn't take it to heart after she was a little depressed. The cost of "Our Lives" was almost 40 million yuan - 70% of which was used to pay the actors' remuneration - that is to say, as long as there are 8,000 yuan There is basically no loss at the box office of more than 10,000 yuan. Angela believes that with the fame she has accumulated over the years, it should not be a problem to earn 80 million worldwide. Besides, she is still very confident in the quality of her new movie.
Having said that, she adjusted the official release schedule a little bit later, "Avatar" was released around Christmas Eve, and "Robot Wall-E" was just a few days ago, so "Our Lives" had no choice but to It's set for mid-December.
Unsurprisingly, "Robot Wall-E" received unprecedented praise after its release. Many film critics have praised it as Pixar's best animation so far. Such a traditional film has been well integrated into an anti-traditional film. 's point of view is really amazing, especially the mockery of American life is really unbearable.
"A mockery of American life? Did you think that way when you were making it?" Angela dropped the newspaper and looked at the long speech above, grinning and showing a "here again" expression.
"Mock American life? Who knows?" Andrew Stanton spread his hands. "According to our original conception, human beings have become or degenerated into lumps of green jelly at that time."
"Oh, that's disgusting." Angela immediately reached out and waved in front of her.
"Ah, so it was changed to a fat man who couldn't even walk," Andrew continued, "I admit that we made a lot of easter eggs in small details, but mocking American life... I really didn't think about it carefully."
"It doesn't matter, film critics can always see places that even the director can't see." Angela didn't seem to care, she had experienced much more than Andrew and the others. "Popularity and box office sales are the key."
"Can I take it that you are forcing your composure?" Andrew asked teasingly as he adjusted his glasses.
"Don't worry, let's see." Angela shook her finger and didn't continue. She came to the animation department to congratulate them on their success, not to fight. Besides, she doesn't seem to care about the interpretation of those film critics on the surface, but she still has such an uneasy feeling in her heart. She doesn't care about the box office because she doesn't need to make money from this movie, but this movie has other things. a use.
For the first time in so many years, Angela felt depressed about her lack of business talent. If she could acquire one or two media, such as TV stations or well-known newspapers and magazines, maybe there would be no anger now, right
Depressed is depressed, no matter how much she feels sorry for herself, she can't change the fact, so Angela threw this aside after lamenting a few times in her heart. The so-called car must have a way to the front of the mountain. Although I like this kind of movie very much, and I hate it very much, but after all she has put so much effort into it, if it really fails, it can only be attributed to God's will.
On December 15, "Our Lives" was officially released and it was very low-key, and Angela was the only one in attendance. This is not normal, because during this time, especially when she appeared in public after Halloween, she was always accompanied by at least two lovers, and Kayla appeared a lot more than before.
It got the tabloids excited for a while, wondering if she was really trying to come out or if she was dating Kayla or just a cover-up. However, Angela never responded to this kind of news. The tabloids had been talking nonsense for a long time, but the public did not believe that Angela could really come out of the closet. Of course, for those in the circle who know something, just like Angela's relatives, they can basically make a judgment, so Cameron will ask her like that. In fact, most men who have worked with Angela subconsciously stop thinking of her as a woman after a little while.
In short, I attended the premiere without a lover, and after that, I didn't hold a press conference. I just thanked everyone for participating in the event. Compared to before, I couldn't be more low-key. If you think about it carefully, you can understand that movies with this theme can easily lead to polarization of views. If there are some scandals or something else mixed in in the middle, it is easy to grab the topic for those who oppose it for the sake of it.
But is this really avoided? Of course it's impossible. Facts have proved that no matter what work, even if the author is Shakespeare, if you want to pick on it, you can't escape.
"The same scenes, the same characters, the whole movie is talk and talk. I admit, the language is humorous and interesting, but it's also a bit cheap. Robert, Al, and Morgan's performances have nothing to offer, from beginning to end. At the end of the quarrel, Meryl and Helen also lost their former brilliance, and the young actors' appearances were not impressive. In short, this is the memory of the department sitting in the room. The only interesting thing about the movies of the past is the fake documentaries interspersed in the middle, but unfortunately it is not helpful for this bad movie." This is the article of film critic Juvette Andre in the "New York Times" column. .
Speaking of Juwitt Andre, he is also a very interesting person, basically the backbone who will turn against Angela. No matter what Miss Angel does, right or wrong, he must be the first to stand up to attack. Although this person's writing can only be considered acceptable, he is still calculating, knowing what can be written, what can't be written, and what can be sidelined, so Angela generally turns a blind eye to him. But it is precisely because of this that Juwitt, who was just an ordinary film critic a few years ago, was promoted to the first-class by virtue of this success. Sometimes his fate is really interesting.
However, if there is criticism, there must be praise, and Angela's low profile still played a role.
"It's an excellent work, and Angela proves once again that her genius mind is more than just talk. Humorous and witty talk is carried throughout the film, whether it's the conflict between Robert and Al's father-in-law and older son-in-law, Or the contradictions between Morgan and his son, and the ubiquitous contradictions, big and small, can't hide the wisdom hidden in it. As Meryl finally persuaded Morgan to say: people will always grow old, some things will change But some things will never change. Maybe it will disappear because of temporary turmoil, but if we look for it seriously, we will find it back. I don't want to say anything in detail. This movie is full of wisdom, although it The scene is limited to a small house, but Angela's details in it are enough to surprise and amaze people! If Forrest Gump is running to make us reread history and reorganize our values, then Angela is sitting To accomplish such a feat. This is the best movie of the year, bar none!"
This is the famous film critic Roger Ebel's article in The Hollywood Reporter. Even Juwitt is now a first-class film critic because of his constant bashing of Angela, but it is similar to a heavyweight in the film critic like Roger. Than is still incapable. And although Roger Ebert's comments are not as merciless as in the early years because of his growing age, his words will still be very hot and sharp if the Cold War really starts.
But now he not only gave the movie all the compliments, he even gave a rare two thumbs up - his thumbs are not famous - which only shows one problem, that is, Angela has done a great job. Success, she once again grasped the pulse of the mainstream consciousness!