Rebirth In Hollywood

During this busy season, Ryan also accepted an invitation from the White House to fly to Washington for the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

It's a decades-old annual tradition for Washington authorities, where celebrities from politics, business, journalism, sports and entertainment come together for a night of humor.

Here, you can see not only media giants, but also Hollywood and sports stars, well-known media reporters, and some of the famous rich people on the Forbes list.

Of course, most of the top billionaires are busy people who only show up once in a year.

The White House Correspondents' Association dinner is usually held at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. as a formal dinner. Naturally, the incumbent president's speech is indispensable, but on this occasion, the speech is usually humorous and self-deprecating, and will not be too serious. , the president standing on the podium is more like a talk show host.

Ryan sat at the table in the front row, and from time to time he would applaud softly with Summer Redstone and Rupert Murdoch next to him. George Bush on the stage made some self-joking, and the topic became a little more serious. some.

"Say something serious and tonight reminds us that we're lucky to live in a country where journalists can bash the nation's leaders every day without fear, and then once a year, the president of the Federation can speak to the media and Journalists fight back, we should uphold the tradition of press freedom!"

Everyone laughed and applauded, joking, teasing senior officials, and teasing celebrities in the political world. It has always been a repertoire of banquets.

Afterwards, some well-known reporters and critics took to the podium, and all kinds of ridicule continued to appear, and some even mentioned "Fahrenheit 911". No matter what, in this country that advertises the so-called freedom of the press, it will never be criticized because of criticism. Convicted of the President's political decisions.

The pig-headed president sitting with Barbara Bush also had a normal face. Cheeky is a must for politicians.

"Ryan, guess he will step down?" Summer Redstone glanced at the side where the Bush family was sitting, with no expression on his skin-grafted face, "Maybe this is the last time Bush Jr. will attend this banquet. ."

"Do you want him to step down, Summer?" Ryan looked in the same direction.

"Who knows." Summer Redstone gestured, "If his policies are in our favor, then continue to sit in this position."

"Assaulting Bush's policies..."

Rupert Murdoch on the other side raised his glass to Ryan,

"But our media is the most eye-catching show."

The three laughed tacitly.

The media will never represent the voice of the public, as those two said. They don't care if it's a pig or a dog sitting in the presidency as long as it's good for their own group.

If a bomb hits this banquet hall now, there will be less disputes in this world in a short period of time, and there will be less fanciful remarks in the world for the time being.

During most of the banquet, Ryan was exchanging views with Summer Redstone and Rupert Murdoch. Although the three companies competed, their interests were not the same, especially News Corporation, whose business focus remained the same. in traditional media.

Disney, on the other hand, focuses on the film and entertainment industry. At the same time, actively develop the territory of the network.

George Bush also brought his family over to say hello. The media is an indispensable help in the presidential election, and it is also one of the main items of campaign funds. He has established a good relationship with the media group. A must-have for every presidential candidate.

Although he has also made some political donations in recent years, Ryan has no obvious political inclination. In this regard, he believes in interests more than guarantees from politicians.

Dinner is like that. Everyone wore a mask to socialize and socialize, chatting and laughing together.

It was only an episode in life, and Ryan returned to Los Angeles the day after the dinner. And "Superman Family" landed in North American theaters on time with the support of up to 60 million US dollars of publicity expenses.

As early as last year's "Finding Nemo", "Superman Family" has been highly anticipated, and many people want to see if Pixar Studios can make a different screen superhero.

In a way, this isn't a typical Pixar-style animated film, and it's the first time Pixar has hired an outside director to make a production, but what doesn't change is the well-made and fun-for-all plot.

There are also some light counter-mockery, especially with Superman's cape, which is sure to impress.

What does an animated film at Pixar stand for? That is basically synonymous with well-made and excellent looking, and on the premise of ensuring the popularity of publicity, it has easily attracted a large number of young audiences who have just started the holiday.

Today, Blue Sky Studio is still busy with the production of "Ice Age 2", DreamWorks Animation Studio's "Shrek 2" has not yet completed, and Warner Bros.' "Polar Express" will not be released until the end of the year. Who can compete with "Superman Family" "compete? Who can stop the progress of Pixar Studios?

"Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" has been too long since its premiere. After breaking through $350 million at the North American box office, it can no longer attract a large number of fans, and "Troy" only made more than $10 million in its third week. Box office, obviously can't do that.

"The Incredibles" grossed $73.52 million in its first three days, basically heralding yet another success for Pixar.

The members of the Superman family, after the movie was released, checked into Disney parks and Disney stores around the world as soon as possible. The huge Disney animation family has once again added important members who can make money.

The media, as always, praised Pixar's work.

"This is a great work, it has the ambition to introduce modern life, it is suitable for complex adults as well as children, it is ironic but also inspirational, it is a great work with endless possibilities."

"People might be surprised to see how clever and unobtrusive the film is."

"One of the most ingenious and compelling animated films of the year, animated by a strong and trustworthy cast, featuring a cast of characters who happen to be superheroes."

This has almost become a routine. Pixar Studio's animated feature film was released, praised by the media, and the box office was a success. The peripheral products were super sold. In the end, the box office plus peripherals swept away at least more than 1.5 billion US dollars of wealth from the world.

It has been staged too many times in the past, so much that it makes people numb and envious.

It's not unreasonable to say how many people like you and how many people hate you. There are many people in Hollywood who are thinking about the end of Pixar Studios, just to see the embarrassed look on Ryan's face.

It would have been better if Pixar's film was ended by a work that he rejected.

After his conversation with David Denby two years ago, Ryan became one of those veteran film critics who disliked the most. The profession of human beings, as Ryan said that day, is becoming more and more difficult to influence movie fans, and it is becoming more and more marginalized, and the newly emerged young film critics obviously do not want to fight against a media giant, and their speeches are always in the air. Contrary to their older generation.

Those veteran film critics who judge the life and death of a movie after enjoying a film review are naturally unwilling to withdraw from the stage of history. They have been looking for an opportunity to find a way to prove that this group of people still have unique vision, far more than the one who only knows The commercialization and assembly line guy.

Now comes the best chance.

"King Arthur", a film that was rejected by Ryan Jenkins, was released a week after "Superman". If the box office and word of mouth perform well, it will undoubtedly reduce the reputation of the other party, and the so-called unique vision will also be reduced in the future. for jokes.

Every industry has a circle in every industry. Long before the release of "Superman", more than a dozen film critics who were well-known in the United States participated in the "King Arthur" test film held by Sony Columbia Pictures, and then reached a speechless tacit understanding.

These include film critics like David Dembey, who was directly confronted by Ryan, and famous characters like Roger Albert, who has just recovered from a serious illness.

After the screening meeting, these people cheered "King Arthur" loudly in the column one after another, trying their best to mobilize fans to watch.

"The thrilling plot, breath-taking fight scenes and great historical background will make for an unprecedented King Arthur."

"The story is tragic, the scene is magnificent, the historical masterpiece, one of the greatest epic movies!"

The film has not yet been released, and it has attracted the applause of so many veteran film critics. If it were put in ten years ago, it would definitely have caused a sensation and attracted a large number of audiences into the theater. These film critics did not care that this was criticized by them in the past. Countless commercial films, they will also not hesitate to throw away their previous positions for the sake of profit.

Fortunately, they still retained a little bit of the bottom line, and did not slam the "Superman Family" violently, otherwise it would be a big joke.

Veteran film critics once again made a unanimous voice, they want to prove that the industry should not be marginalized, their voices should not be ignored, their film reviews can still affect the box office performance of a movie, and their vision is still brilliant.

Of course, they should also enjoy more benefits in the film industry.

However, now is not an era of information occlusion, nor is it in the early and mid-1990s. In such an era of rapid information exchange, can they really affect the increasingly younger mainstream moviegoing groups? (To be continued..) ()