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Damien Wayne Echols: The thing I like most about time is that it's not real. It's all in the head. Sure, it's a useful trick if you wanna meet someone at a specific place in the universe to have tea or coffee. But that's all it is, a trick. There's no such thing as the past, it exists only in the memory. There's no such thing as the future, it exists only in our imagination. If our watches were truly accurate the only thing they would ever say is now.
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Damien Wayne Echols: [quoting Stephen King] "All right I think we've been down here in the dark long enough. There's a whole other world upstairs. Take my hand, Constant Reader, and I'll be happy to lead you back into the sunshine. I'm happy to go there because I believe most people are essentially good. I know that I am. It's you I'm not entirely sure of."
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson was born on October 31, 1961 in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Director, screenwriter, and producer.
In 1987, the first film work " Bad Taste " was launched ; in 1989, he produced and directed the puppet comedy " Meet the Feebles "; in 1992, he wrote and directed the black humor horror film " Braindead ", the film has won the French 16 international film awards including Avoriaz Film Festival;
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In 1994, he directed the feature film " Heavenly Creatures ", which won the Silver Lion Award for Best Picture at the 51st Venice International Film Festival , and Peter Jackson also won Nominated for the best original screenplay in The 67th annual Academy Awards ;
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In 1996, the horror film " The Frighteners " , directed and produced by the director and producer, won the Best Visual Effects Award and Best Picture at the 1996 Catalonia International Film Festival in Spain Nomination;
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In 2001, the fantasy adventure film "The Fellowship of the Ring" won 13 nominations including the 74th Oscars Best Picture, and Peter Jackson was nominated for Best Director;
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In 2002, He was nominated for Best Director at the 60th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for directing the fantasy adventure film "The Two Towers " ;
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In 2003, he won the 76th Oscars Best Director Award with the fantasy adventure film "The Return of the King " ;
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In 2005, he remade the adventure film of the same name " King Kong "; in 2009, he produced the science fiction film " District 9 ", The film won US$120 million at the box office in North America;
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In 2012, he directed and produced the fantasy adventure film " The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey "; in 2013, the second Middle-earth film series " The Hobbit: The " was launched . Desolation of Smaug "; in 2014, directed the final chapter of the Middle-earth series " The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ", the film's global box office exceeded 900 million.
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On December 8, 2014, the star award ceremony of Peter Jackson on the Walk of Fame was held in front of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. He became the 2538th star here.
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Early Experience
On October 31, 1961, Peter Jackson was born in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. He spent his childhood in the small town of Pukeoua Bay, north of Wellington.
From the age of five or six, he has been a loyal TV fan, obsessed with horror and fantasy.
In 1969, 8-year-old Peter Jackson became obsessed with movie special effects due to the influence of the monster movie "King Kong". At that time, his ideal was to be an excellent special effects artist. This Christmas, Jackson got an 8mm camera from his parents. With the help of some friends in school, I started shooting my own "movie", a 3-minute "World War II".
In 1978, 17-year-old Peter Jackson and a friend made a short film, signed up for a competition for a local TV station, and finally won a visual effects award. Subsequently, Jackson, who had not graduated from high school, chose to drop out of school, hoping to work for a New Zealand film company, but he failed to do so. Eventually I found a job developing photos in an evening newspaper in Wellington. At this time, he became fascinated by magical ghosts again, and began to revel in the magical novel "". Soon he bought a 16mm camera with his saved salary to continue his movie dream.
Performing Experience
In 1983, Peter Jackson filmed a 10-minute short film "Hot in the Sun".
In 1987, Peter Jackson took 4 years to release his first film-the low-cost sci-fi comedy "Bad Taste".
In 1989, he produced and directed the puppet comedy "Meet the Feebles", which tells the story of female hippo stars and animal actors.
In 1992, Peter Jackson wrote and directed the black humorous horror film "Braindead" starring Timothy Balme and others. This film has won 16 international film awards including the French Avoriaz Film Festival, and has been awarded by major producers. Appreciation.
In 1993, Peter Jackson and his friends Richard Taylor and Jimmy Selkirk co-founded Weta Digital, a CG production company .
In 1994, he directed the feature film "Heavenly Creatures" starring Kate Winslet and Mel . The film was adapted from real events. It tells the story of the love affair between two young girls who are inexperienced and have difficulty adapting to the environment. The film won the Silver Lion Award for Best Picture at the 51st Venice Film Festival, and Peter Jackson was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at The 67th Annual Academy Awards.
In 1995, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the film, Peter Jackson collaborated with Costa Botes to launch the pseudo-documentary " Forgotten Silver ". The film fictionalized a non-existent New Zealand film history and claimed that the true film inventor was a New Zealand genius. The film won the Portuguese International Fantasy Film Festival. Audience selection award.
In 1996, Jackson was dug out by Universal Pictures Hollywood, and he directed and produced the horror film "The Frighteners" starring Michael J. Fox and Trini Alvarado . The film won the Best of the 1996 Catalonia International Film Festival in Spain. Visual effects award and best film nomination.
In August 1998, Peter Jackson announced that his next plan was to direct the "Book of the Century".".
On December 19, 2001, after 3 years of planning and writing by Peter Jackson and his wife Frances Walsh, the fantasy adventure film "The Fellowship of the Ring" was released after 15 months of shooting. The film has earned 294.3 million US dollars in box office revenue in North America alone, and has continuously occupied the top spot in many countries' box office rankings. And received 13 nominations including 74th Oscars Best Picture, and Peter Jackson was nominated for Best Director.
In 2002, directed the second part of the film series ": Two Towers" co-starred by Elijah Jordan Wood , Viggo Mortensen , Ian McKellen, etc. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 60th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards , Peter Jackson was nominated for best director.
In 2003, Peter Jackson directed the third part of the film series: "The Return of the King". The film received 11 nominations from the 76th Oscars and received all awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
In 2005, a remake of the adventure film of the same name released in 1933, "King Kong", the film was starred by Naomi Watts , Jack Black , Adrien Brody, etc., and was released in the United States on December 5.
On August 14, 2009, the science fiction movie "District 9" directed by Neill Blomkamp and co-starring Sharlto Copley and Jason Cope , produced by Peter Jackson, was released. State of Survival, the film won US$120 million in the box office in North America; on
December 11, the fantasy thriller " The Lovely Bones " produced and directed by it was released, starring Sersh , Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg , Rachel Weisz and others.
In 2011, Peter Jackson produced the 3D animation " The Adventures of Tintins: The Secret of the Unicorn " directed by Steven Allan Spielberg and dubbed by Jamie Bell , Andy Serkis , Daniel Wroughton Craig and others .
In 2012, he directed and produced the fantasy adventure film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" co-starred by Martin Freeman , Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage . The film is based on the novel of the same name by the British writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien , which tells about Bilbo. · Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, and 13 dwarves travel east across the Middle-earth Continent, searching for the precious treasures of the dwarves seized by the evil dragon.
On December 2, 2013, Peter Jackson continued to collaborate with Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and others, and launched the second part of the Middle-earth movie series "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug".
On December 8, 2014, the star award ceremony of Peter Jackson on the Walk of Fame was held in front of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, and he became the 2538th star here; on
December 17, Peter Jackson's Middle-earth series finale "The Hobbit: "The Battle of the Five Armies" was released, and the film's global box office exceeded 900 million.
On October 9, 2019, the documentary " They Shall Not Grow Old " directed by Peter Jackson was officially announced to be screened on November 11 on the special line of the National Art Federation.
On June 18, 2021, director Peter Jackson filmed another "trilogy". The protagonist is the well-deserved "king" in the European and American music circles-the legendary band Beatles. This film is called "The Beatles: Return." The Beatles: Get Back documentary will be screened in three parts, each 2 hours, on November 25th, 26th and 27th this year.
Personal Life
grandfather
Peter Jackson's grandfather was a soldier. He once accompanied the British army to the only battlefield in the Far East during World War I—Qingdao, China, and fought the German army.
family
Peter Jackson and Frances Walsh married in 1987, have one son and one daughter: Billy (Billy) and Katie (Katie) . Frances Walsh began literary creation after graduating from the University of Victoria. She has collaborated with Jackson in "Meet the Feebles", "Braindead", "Heavenly Creatures", "The Frighteners", "Forgotten Silver" and other films. She was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay in The 67th Annual Academy Awards in 1995 with Jackson for "Heavenly Creatures".
Character Evaluation
Peter Jackson is a truly outstanding filmmaker who created an unparalleled movie legend.
His early works are mostly horror, but there is no lack of humor, and he is good at using computer special effects to present peculiar visual effects. With films such as "Braindead" and "Heavenly Creatures" written and directed by the world, he has also become one of the few horror film directors who have won the respect of the mainstream media.
Peter Jackson is based in New Zealand, where the film foundation is weak, and he is keenly aware of the evolution of the times, and finally established his own film kingdom in the absence of funds and technology. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the "The Hobbit" trilogy filmed by him are masterpieces that have achieved a win-win situation in both artistic and commercial aspects. The perfect combination of technology and humanistic feelings makes the movie shock the audience to a degree beyond visual representation. The implementation of this route not only presents the audience an unprecedented virtual world, but also gives the movie with the real world themed special life. And motivation.
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