Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

"Once upon a time, when it came to animated films in the United States, we couldn't bypass Disney and Warner. After all, one of them created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, while the other created Bugs Bunny and Jerry Mouse. But with Hollywood gold At the end of the era, animated films were gradually regarded as money-losing goods by the studios and were gradually eliminated from their respective filming plans. Throughout the 80s and [-]s, in addition to some TV channels with children as the main audience, some animated series will also be produced In addition, the film and television works of this type of animation are almost forgotten by us.

"However, when the villain of Hollywood, Jed Sherman, appeared in front of the world with his Galaxy Films, his animation studio was also established at the same time. Today, Sherman Entertainment already owns Galaxy Films. Group and Galaxy Animation Group are two major film companies. When Galaxy Pictures conquered the adult world with their blockbuster commercial films, Galaxy Animation Group also broke into our world with their "Toy Story" and "Ice Age". According to Some professionals reported that the Galaxy Animation Group is composed of three major studios: Marvel, Pixar and Blue Sky, each of which has its own expertise.

"Marvel Studios, with the longest history, is naturally famous for producing superhero cartoons, but it basically only expands its territory in the TV market; while Pixar and Blue Talent are the two major players in Galaxy Animation's conquest of the big screen. Pixar's animation Always with a strong humanistic care, as if it is a story that will be told to us every night before going to bed; but the animation of Blue Sky Studios seems to be something in your father's harsh lessons in the study, although it is also correct , but the language is not so gentle. One work is as bright as spring, while the other is as calm as winter. Perhaps it is this difference that makes the animation films of Blue Sky Studios slightly inferior to those in word of mouth and box office. Pixar.

"But all this has changed a lot in the release of "Madagascar" this week. Blue Sky Studios, which has always been calm, has brought a tropical cartoon with lions, hippos, giraffes and zebras. The animals in the African grasslands have become the protagonists of the story. The pictures of the story are as rich and colorful as African works of art, and the dialogue is also full of humor and enthusiasm.

"The story of "Madagascar" will not be repeated in the article, so that some fans who have not watched it will lose the fun. But in my opinion, this animated film, which is very different from "Ice Age", is not like Blue Sky Studios works, but after careful study, you will find that the two actually have the same effect.

"In animated films, 'growth' is an unavoidable topic. After all, the average audience age of animated films is much younger than normal films. But how to express this 'growth', different studios have different methods. Pixar The studio will be like a mother to teach in the movie, just like after Woody does something wrong, his girlfriend Shepherdess will suddenly become like his mother; but Blue Sky Studios will be like a father. His own child went to make trouble until he found out that he was wrong, just like the saber-toothed tiger in "Ice Age". The same plot happened again in "Madagascar". Isn't that lion who loves to show off is the young American now? Symbol of man?

"Alex has all the positive images of American young people, funny and enthusiastic, always positive and optimistic about the world; but at the same time, Alex is as reckless, ignorant, and as soon as he encounters setbacks, he is as reckless as all American young people. Will want to give up...Fortunately, Alex still has a buddy like Marty. If this story is produced by Pixar, then Marty will definitely use various methods to educate Alex, and then Alex wakes up , end of story.

"But this story was made by Lan Tian, ​​so you can see Marty letting Alex make mistakes, and Marty himself has the faults of ordinary young people... But in the end they encountered all kinds of difficulties and troubles. Then they realize their mistake and they become good friends again. How is that any different than when the saber-toothed tiger wakes up and joins the mammoths at the last minute?"

Jed closed the "Los Angeles Times" published today, looked at the film review, and then smiled: "I didn't expect them to say that "Madagascar" was produced by the authentic Blue Sky Studio. But what I didn't expect was that Blue Sky Works Why did the group of nerds in the living room suddenly fall in love with such a passionate color? Isn’t this the patent of Pixar Studios?”

"It's different." Lansing said with a smile, "Although Pixar's works are gorgeous, they are more restrained; "Madagascar" is a very bright and ostentatious work. A group of animation talents have come over, it is estimated that the animation department of DreamWorks will be more sad recently."

Jed was taken aback, the historical "Madagascar" should have been produced by DreamWorks Animation, but unexpectedly in this time and space, it was produced by a group of DreamWorks animation talents under Blue Sky Studio.However, in terms of animation quality, "Madagascar" retains its original features. At the same time, it also has the characteristics of Blue Sky Studio's preference for large scenes and real environments. The style of Madagascar is very well preserved.

According to a reporter from The Washington Post, Madagascar's ambassador to the United States expressed that his country is very interested in making this animated film a recommended film by the country's tourism department, and sincerely invited Alex and other animated characters to serve as the country's tourism ambassadors.

So Jed thought of this and said: "By the way, Shirley, you can accept the matter of the Madagascar embassy. The cost can be basically ignored, but they must appear in the tourism advertisements of any country or region in Madagascar." For this reason, we waive part of the licensing fee."

The release of "Madagascar" coincided with the release of "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith", and was also sniped in the back by sports movie "The Longest Yard".Although "Madagascar" is an excellent movie, in the first week of its release, "Madagascar" was flanked by two live-action movies, and finally only won the third place in the box office chart.

But in the second week, "Madagascar" staged a Jedi counterattack with its good reputation, beating "Star Wars Episode 3" and "The Longest Yard" in one fell swoop, and won the weekend box office championship. The cumulative box office has also risen to 1 million US dollars.

Although this result is good, Jed knows that the real dominance of cartoons is still unshakable by Disney.Among the top 10 animated film revenues in the future, Disney occupies six positions; while DreamWorks Animation, which is now aggressively poached by Jed, has won three positions including the champion; the last position is taken by the established film company Universal.It can be said that Galaxy Animation may be regarded as a pioneer in animated films, but it is definitely not the overlord of animated films.

But Jade Chi is not here, so he doesn't care whether Galaxy Animation can really beat Disney and DreamWorks.In the third week, "Madagascar" was intercepted by the Fox action comedy "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and failed to win the championship.But Jed doesn't care about the box office of "Madagascar" anymore, because Nolan's first film in the United States, "Batman Begins: The Movie" will be officially released next week.

For the "Batman" movie directed by Christopher Nolan, it has been greatly criticized by film critics.First of all, it is difficult for film critics to understand why Nolan, an artistic director, wants to make commercial films and is willing to degenerate.Secondly, Batman fans were also terrified by the last Batman movie, and they didn't want someone to trample on their perfect movie.

These criticisms made Nolan a little overwhelmed. Although he has filmed many movies, this is the first time he has directed a commercial subject of superheroes.In order to make "Batman Begins: Fandom" get enough box office, since "Madagascar" was released, Jed took Nolan to all the shows in the United States, but no one was optimistic about "Batman: Fanboy" trace".

No matter how hard Jed tries to promote Nolan, almost no media is willing to report on "Batman Begins: The Movie", and the occasional media is also ready to watch Jed's good show with a mocking tone.After complaining a few times, Jed stopped complaining. He thought to himself, just watch the movie box office if he has the ability.

In the second week of the release of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Batman Begins: The Movie" will be released as scheduled.After breaking everyone's glasses, "Batman Begins: The Movie" easily won the championship with a box office score of 4800 million US dollars.Until then, everyone realized that what Jade said back then was true, "This will be the highest-grossing Batman movie in Hollywood history."And Nolan immediately became the hottest director of the new generation in Hollywood. He was able to make a film with a black theme so popular and received unanimous praise from film critics. Nolan has already proved that he will be the new generation of Hollywood director. The king of directors.

"Yes, I am not surprised at what Nolan has achieved now." In an interview, Jed did not hide his love for Nolan at all, "I can say that the future will belong to Nolan. Think about it , A director who can make blockbuster commercial films can also make you think when watching his works. Which director can do this? In my impression, the only surviving director is Spier Mr. Berg can do it. Yes, he will be the future Spielberg of Hollywood. — Oh no! He is Nolan, the one and only Nolan!"

It is undeniable that "Batman Begins: The Movie" is the best work of Galaxy Pictures in this summer.After it won the weekend box office championship, it won the championship for a week. This year's Hollywood summer film is full of strong films. Film critics said that it is a victory if it can win the championship for a week. Big win.

In the third week of Batman Begins: The Movie, Paramount's War of the Worlds came out.Spielberg and Tom Cruise joined forces, and Nolan's "Batman Begins: The Movie" finally lost to the two heroes and bid farewell to the championship as the runner-up.And "War of the Worlds" was not happy for too long. They had just ascended to the championship throne and were kicked off by Galaxy Pictures' superhero movie "Fantastic Four" in the second week.

The director of "Fantastic Four" is also criticized. Tim Storey only directed two small-cost comedies "Barbershop" and "Taxi Biaohua" before directing "Fantastic Four". In addition to being a little bit brilliant, Tim Story can only be classified as a "failed director".