Rebirth In Hollywood

The movie is gradually coming to an end, just like all mainstream Hollywood movies, it will always be infinitely close to the mainstream values, and "A Bug's Life" is no exception.

Through a group of insects, it fully demonstrates the values ​​of responsibility, unity and freedom. Although it is somewhat preachy, Pixar Studios has made these excellent integrations into the movie through some interesting scenes, making the audience laugh. At the same time, unknowingly worried about the fate of these insects.

The good guys always win over the bad guys, and the bad guys never end well.

After all, this is a movie for all ages, and the ending is almost a Hollywood convention.

Facing the oppression of the grasshopper leader, Overlord, Felix mustered up the courage to stand up and use his words and actions to prove that small ants can also do great things. The ant kingdom is united and bravely resisted, and the number is much smaller than them Grasshopper, not an opponent at all, could only flee in a hurry.

Unwilling to fail, the Overlord caught Felix, but was led into the nest by the little ants, and finally became a delicious meal for the chicks.

The plot of the movie is not complicated, and it inherits the style of "Toy Story" very well, making people feel fun while bringing something worth thinking about.

In addition to these, what attracts the most attention is the picture. This animated feature film has many detailed scenes. It can be seen that Pixar Studio has made great progress in technology after "Toy Story". , Never slow down your pace.

"All the dolls need a set..."

Walking out of the screening hall, Taylor stood at the place where peripheral products were sold. After looking at Christine and Scarlett, she quickly changed her words, "No, I want three sets!"

"Honey, I remember you took a lot from Pixar." Ryan asked in surprise.

"It was given to me by Director Lasseter and Mr. Cammel. You haven't given it yet?" The little girl spoke plausibly, full of fallacies.

Ryan had no choice but to open his pockets. At the same time, she asked Natalie beside her, "Do you need it, Nat?"

The Long Island girl held Taylor by the hand and shook her head firmly.

"Okay. It's time for us to leave, otherwise the press conference will end and we will be entangled by reporters."

After several bodyguards picked up a bunch of dolls, Ryan led a group of people towards the back door, and suddenly remembered something, "Taylor, don't you need to attend the press conference?"

"Nat says those guys are nasty,

So I don't want to go. The little girl rolled her eyes, let go of Natalie, and walked to Ryan. She said pitifully, "I'm hungry..."

"I'll be back at the hotel soon, and I'll order takeaway." Ryan pulled her and quickened his pace.

"No, I'm going to the restaurant on the top floor of the Empire State Building." The little girl pursed her lips.

The summer holidays have just begun. The works of various film companies have been released one after another, and many of them have sold well at the box office. There are even more movies that go on a one-week or even three-day tour of the theater. It was released a week earlier than "Saving Private Ryan", but the box office results were extremely miserable, even though Warner invested a lot of resources in the follow-up. Still no improvement, after the release of "A Bug's Life", this animated film was sadly offline.

Fortunately, the overseas copyrights were sold in advance, and some of the investment could be recovered to some extent.

The first large-scale animated feature film in the summer file suffered a disastrous failure, which made many people worry about the prospects of "A Bug's Life".

And compared to the amazingness of "Toy Story", the evaluation of this animated feature film by professional media is not too high. I think that Pixar Studio has made obvious progress in terms of technology, but it lacks in storytelling.

Of course, neither production side Pixar Studios. The distributor, Paramount Pictures, did a good job of promoting and public relations in advance. Many of the film's total budget of 100 million US dollars was thrown on it. After the cryptic criticism, most of the mainstream media basically They all thought that 'this is definitely a movie worth the ticket price, and it is worth going to the theater with the whole family to watch it'.

Ryan's team, also on his personal website, made a key recommendation of the movie. Although this movie has flaws, it has more shining places.

After three days in the first week, "A Bug's Life" has won a North American box office of more than 35 million US dollars. For an animated feature film, this is already a very good result, even if it does not get the North American weekly box office ranking The throne of the list is enough for Pixar Studio to breathe a sigh of relief.

You know, "Saving Private Ryan" sits at the top of the North American box office rankings. After the second full week, although the box office of this movie has declined, it still has more than 43 million U.S. dollars. The box office figures are the highest among all films of the same period.

This is a normal phenomenon. The paradox of saving one out of eight in "Saving Private Ryan" has sparked extensive discussions in North America, and it will naturally attract a large number of audiences. However, the bulk of the income of "A Bug's Life" does not come from the box office. , various derivatives are the main source of profit.

Although the main character of "A Bug's Life" is an unpopular bug in reality, the cute image in the movie still attracts a large number of people to pay for it.

Ryan has no intention of leaving New York for the time being, and many things are still waiting for him to deal with. After reading the plan for the "X-Men" series in Marvel Comics and briefly expressing his opinions, he took two The brazen little girl got into the car and came to Blue Sky Studio.

"Let's see, comics, dolls, animatronics, God, Christine, we haven't cleared the warehouse of Marvel."

Sitting next to Ryan bored, Taylor was still complaining to his companion, "The squirrel that Lan Tian just made is pretty good, Christine, remember to remind me to take some with you when you leave."

"Hmm~ That's a good idea." The little girl with short brown hair nodded her head vigorously.

"Dear two little ladies, that squirrel has just finalized its image, and there are no related products."

Ryan saw that the corner of Chris Wedge's mouth seemed to be trembling, so he had to say, "Sorry, Chris, the two of them are too naughty."

"This is Scott's genius daughter, right?" Unexpectedly, the reputation of this little girl spread to New York.

"Do you know my dad?" Taylor's royal blue eyes rolled around, as if thinking about something again.

"we are very good friends."

Hearing what the other party said, Taylor stuck out his tongue and became much quieter.

"Leave them alone, let's continue." Ryan signaled the two little guys to be quiet.

"We intend to use squirrels to lead the whole story. Currently, we have identified three animal protagonists, Sid the sloth, Manny the mammoth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger. We have seen the general image of the animals just now, and you agree, Ryan. As for the specific storyline, the screenwriter team is currently stepping up writing."

Chris Wedge took a sip of coffee and continued, "According to the plan, we will start formal animation production in September, and it is scheduled to be completed after two thousand years. Regarding the release..."

As he spoke, he looked at Ryan.

"I'll get someone to contact the right publisher." Ryan nodded.

Ryan didn't intervene much in the "Ice Age" project of Blue Sky Studios. Just like Pixar Studios, he would only give some suggestions to avoid detours. These two top animation studios in the future, as long as they follow the Normal trajectory development is fine.

Most of what he provided came from financial help.

No one wants "Ice Age" to be a success more than Chris Wedge, than the people at Blue Sky Studios. When Ryan bought them, Blue Sky Studios and Pixar Studios were dubbed the two ugly ducklings. Now Pixar Having achieved great success, they naturally want to completely transform into white swans.

Even through "Titanic", Blue Sky Studio has proved its technical ability, but it is still not a success without a famous work.

After staying in the blue sky studio for half an afternoon, Ryan left. On the way back to the car, two little girls hugged the dolls they collected from Surprise, laughing so hard that they could hardly find their eyes.

"Aren't you going back to the hotel?" Ryan asked.

"What are you going back to do? The little fat girl is back in Los Angeles." Taylor looked over strangely, "Do you want us to go back and play with that pink goblin? I don't want it, she is too childish and naive!"

childish? Innocent? Are you sure it wasn't you?

Ryan didn't bother to argue, and continued to ask, "Then send you to Nat."

"She wants to study the script." Taylor had a frightened look on his face, as if he had remembered something horrific, "Even if we go, we still have to have dinner. Nat's cooking can poison people to death."

"Hmm~ It's terrible." The other girl also nodded.

Is it so scary? Ryan knows Natalie's cooking skills, so he never tastes the food she cooks. These two little girls are likely to become her test subjects.

Nat, you actually used children to conduct evil human experiments, and you will definitely not let you go another day. Many inappropriate images appeared in Ryan's mind.

"That... By the way, Ryan, "Mulan" will be released soon, shall we go see it?" Taylor's eyes were full of longing, she was very fond of the singing and noisy animation similar to "The Lion King" Films are always interesting.

"We shouldn't increase the box office for Disney." Christine rarely expressed his opinion.

"Stupid Christine, the three of us, yes, and Nat, how much does it cost for the four of us?" As if to prove his statement, Taylor took out a small wallet from Christine's backpack , took out a few green bills and said, "Pocket money is for use, not for accumulation, dear Christine." ()