Made in Hollywood

"Why isn't Fury Road showing in our market?"

In an office, a slightly questioning voice came out, "I know that the scale of the film is a bit large, and some scenes are bloody, but now it is the 21st century, we should no longer look at the film industry with old-fashioned eyes, Moreover, the director of the film, Duke Rosenberg, is one of the top directors in the world, and the stance of his films has always been relatively fair, and he has never made insinuations against us!"

"Cough...cough..."

A voice cleared his throat, and another person said unhurriedly, "It is inevitable that this movie cannot be shown here."

Probably because the other party was important enough, he rarely explained, "It's not because it's bloody, it's not because it's violent, and it's not because it doesn't have our capital injection, but because its spiritual core is quite wrong! "

"What's wrong with the spiritual core?" The person who asked the question first was obviously confused.

"Didn't you see it? "Fury Road" actually tells a story of 'Why should I listen to you instead of resisting if everyone can't live anyway', which is almost the same as the family history of all dynasties, tyranny There must be traitors below!"

Hearing this, the person who asked the question was suddenly speechless, and he knew that the thoughts of the two parties were completely on two planes, so he simply closed his mouth.

There is no need to argue any further, because such reasons cannot be argued at all.

Perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, this news spread out somehow. Duke has countless supporters in this land, which immediately aroused their dissatisfaction. This department can be said to have deep grievances, and immediately set off a wave of criticism. Especially on the Internet, some fans of Duke have compiled countless jokes.

Perhaps the starting point of a certain department is indeed good, but it is also a recognized fact that it is too rigid and has no standardized standards.

On a well-known website, a post mocking this department was placed high on the top, and the number of hits exceeded one million in just a few days.

"A famous director wanted to imitate "Star Wars" to make a sci-fi blockbuster "Defense of the Earth", so he wrote the script, found the investment, and prepared to start shooting. Of course, it must be submitted to the relevant department for review before shooting, so He sent the outline of the script to the relevant departments."

"The outline is written like this. After many years, the earth has been in chaos and turmoil. The Martians took advantage of the chaos to attack the earth. In times of crisis, the space captain Thoreau and the last warrior Luke formed a rebel coalition. Fight against Mars Human attack. With the help of Princess Leia, robot R2, and Master Yoda, they used the 'force' to defeat the 'dark force' of the Martians, broke through the spaceship of the Martians in one fell swoop, and saved the earth."

"The famous director quickly received a reply from the relevant department. The reply read: Now that the earth is in chaos and turmoil, what is the situation in our country?"

"The famous director immediately responded to the relevant departments: The same is true in our country."

"Relevant departments are furious: Impossible. Under the leadership of the leader, our country will never be chaotic!"

"The famous director couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only reply: At that time, all political groups will no longer exist."

"Relevant departments sent severe questions: You are so bold! How dare you curse the collapse of the leader?"

"The famous director broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly replied: You misunderstood. This is just a fantasy situation, not real."

"Relevant departments warn: Even if it is not true, it will cause unnecessary associations among the audience and affect social stability. Can you bear the charge?"

"The famous director felt nervous and had to revise the script. After a few days, he submitted the outline of the newly revised script."

"The outline is as follows: After many years, the earth has been in chaos and turmoil, but our country is a scene of prosperity and prosperity, and the people live and work in peace and happiness. However, the Martians suddenly attacked the earth. In times of crisis, space captain Thoreau and the last samurai Luke formed the Rebel Alliance to resist the Martian attack. With the help of Princess Leia, robot R2, and Master Yoda, they defeated the Martians with the "Force" The 'dark power' of the Martians broke through the spaceship of the Martians in one fell swoop and saved the earth."

"Soon, he received a reply from the relevant department. The reply read: What are the identities of this Thoreau and Luke?"

"The famous director replied: They are the heroes who save the earth."

"Relevant departments once again questioned: Could it be that the earth was saved by these few people? Where are our leaders, troops and people? Where is our great...?

"The famous director answered patiently: Human beings have almost been defeated by the Martians. In the end, they went through all kinds of difficulties and finally defeated the Martians."

"Relevant departments severely reprimand: You are promoting individual heroism! Contempt for the existence of group power! It will cause serious social impact. Call back and rewrite!"

"The famous director has no choice but to change it again. After thinking hard for several days, he finally changed it."

"The new outline is written like this: After many years, the earth has been in chaos and turmoil, but our country is a scene of prosperity and prosperity, and the people live and work in peace and happiness. However, the Martians suddenly attacked the earth .In times of crisis, our country sent outstanding party members Thoreau and soldier Luke to form a rebel coalition to resist the Martians' attack. With the leadership's wise decision-making and the help of the masses, they defeated Mars with the 'force' Man's 'dark power' broke through the spaceship of the Martians in one fell swoop and saved the earth."

"Soon, he received a reply from the relevant department. The relevant department said: basically satisfied, but what is this 'force' and 'dark force'?"

"The famous director explained: They are a kind of energy controlled by the mind. This kind of power is very powerful and can hit objects in the air. It has two sides, the good light side and the bad dark side..."

"Relevant departments immediately responded: How can this work? This is feudal superstition! Crooked ways! It does not conform to scientific facts! It will cause serious social impact. People who don't know the truth will believe it, and young people will compete to imitate it. Serious negative impact. Call back and rewrite!"

"The famous director vomited three liters of blood, and finally recovered. There is no way, we have to change it."

After repeated revisions, the script outline that finally passed the review is as follows:

"Many years later, the earth has been in chaos and turmoil, but our country is a scene of prosperity and prosperity. Efforts were made to turn the tide, and Thoreau, an outstanding party member, and Luke, a soldier, were sent to form a resistance coalition to resist the Martians' attack. With the wise decision-making of the leaders and the help of the masses, everyone worked together to fight against the Martians with knives, sticks, sickles, axes, and The Martians fought fiercely, defeated the Martians in one fell swoop, and saved the earth. In the end, Luke joined the party gloriously, and Thoreau also became a heroic model for people to emulate. Since then, the earth has restored peace, and people live happily... "

The news that "Fury Road" did not pass the review also reached Warner Bros. The management of Warner Bros. was inevitably disappointed, but Duke naturally accepted the fact that films of the type "Fury Road" cannot enter The other party's market is not a strange thing at all.

Jamie Johnson of Warner Bros. also went to Malibu to find Duke and asked him if he could make appropriate changes, but Duke refused without hesitation. " will only be reduced to a standard bad movie.

Even if such a bad film is only a product for a certain market and will not affect the screening in other regions, Duke does not want to affect his reputation because of one film.

This incident also reminded Duke of a point of view he had seen before, why many directors do not touch science fiction movies.

"How can I tell the above? Where is the practical significance of my film? Where is the positive significance? Why do I want to make such a weird film? The most important question is: How does my film fit the current situation? I can't answer any of these questions, but I can't answer them. Thinking about it this way, the conclusion comes out: I shouldn't have caused this trouble for myself in the first place."

If he can't enter that market, Duke will not force it, let alone make a special version of "Fury Road". That would be disrespectful to the audience on that land.

In the past, his films did make money, but there is also a bottom line for making money.

This matter was quickly thrown to the back of Duke's mind, and he no longer paid attention to it. The time has come to May, and his energy has turned to the promotion and release of "Fury Road". , Tom Cruise and James Franco and other main actors flew around major cities in North America, frequently participating in various announcements and promotional activities to build momentum for the upcoming film.

The new summer season in North America has already begun. "Fury Road" faces direct competition from "The Adventures of Tintin", and because of the MPAA rating, the film is at a natural disadvantage in terms of audience, so more efforts must be made in publicity.

In any case, the Cannes Film Festival always has a certain influence. Since "Fury Road" participates in the competition unit, the goal is naturally the Palme d'Or!

After participating in a series of promotional activities in North America, Duke gathered the main cast and crew of the film crew and flew directly to Paris in his business jet to attend the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.

After the efforts of Warner Bros., "Fury Road" will appear at the Cannes Film Festival as the opening film. (To be continued.)