The American version of the story "The Love of the Terracotta Warriors in Ancient and Modern Times"
says that a long, long time ago, the Dragon Emperor (played by Jet Li) was cruel and could not resist the fate of aging, so Michelle Yeoh was asked to make him immortal and take the beautiful woman as his concubine. Who thought that the witch fell in love with the dragon emperor's general and didn't do business properly, so the dragon emperor was furious and killed the general with a sword. The witch became angry and sealed the Dragon Emperor in the terracotta warriors and horses with a spell, and since then guarded the tomb to prevent the Dragon Emperor from coming back. However, two thousand years later, with the assistance of the warlord Huang Qiusheng, the Dragon Emperor returned...The Demon King returns. How does the male explorer played by Brandon Fraser remove the demons and defend the way?
Although the Qin warriors are clay figures, the mummies are real people. , The two are not the same thing at all, but at least it can be seen from the storyline that Rob Cohen is a fan of Zhang Yimou.
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Chinese element has become the hottest element of this summer by the commercial operation Chinese element. From the beginning of "Kung Fu Panda", Lao Mei's technology of using Chinese elements to make money is amazing, and "The Mummy 3", which resolutely chose to film the entire scene in China, is naturally even more exciting. The crew moved to Hebei, Shanghai, Hengdian and other places, where Chinese scenery can be seen everywhere, which is no different from a Chinese tourist film. When the NBC television network in the United States promoted the Beijing Olympics, it simply used the clips of "The Mummy 3", which shows the Chinese ancestry of "The Mummy 3".
And the director Rob Cohen did a lot of Chinese homework. He not only verified that Emperor Qin Shihuang enslaved the people to build the Great Wall, was assassinated by assassins, unified China, and sent people to find elixir, but also verified allusions such as burning books and pitting Confucianism. According to him, his son who went to university in Fudan often told him about China's Qin Dynasty. However, this is different from the director of "Kung Fu Panda" who has been a kung fu fan since he was a child, and has accumulated decades of knowledge. The result of the temporary embracing is that the director always lacks the confidence in the history of other countries, so he simply made a vague face, imagining Qin Shihuang as a "dragon emperor", and imagining the Qin warriors as Chinese mummies.
Selling Point Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh have nothing to do with Hollywood special effects.
Of course, the most controversial is that apart from the director’s lack of grasp of Chinese culture, there is another problem that must be mentioned. This movie brings together Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, two Chinese kung fu superstars. , In fact, there is basically nothing with them in the play. Most of Jet Li's actions are "transformations", and the operation of the special effects team is regarded as the best part of the film. According to Jet Li's own explanation, this is not an action movie, but an adventure movie. Most of the "Autumn King" scenes are made by computers, and he also dubbed a voice, "Everyone in the movie seems to play more than me."
Of course, the special effects in Hollywood are really great. Jet Li became a three-headed fire-breathing dragon in Western mythology for a while, then a monster that looked like a unicorn, and a King Kong...Even the male number two could not help but turn around and say: What is he? It can be changed! The film progressed to the end, and the most exciting scenes began to take place. "Dragon Emperor" mobilized tens of thousands of terracotta warriors and horses to march into the city, and "Wizards" summoned an army of undead to fight. The densely packed soldiers on the screen are actually different. The action, created by the team who used to produce special effects for the "Lord of the Rings" series, has the potential to surpass "Lord of the Rings".
Conclusion Bad movies are possible, and money is definitely
"The Mummy 3" domestically promoted the Shanghai station. The reporter asked Jet Li to comment on the film. The latter's answer was "I am a man of faith. I can't touch my chest to lie. I won't say, "I don't want you in any movie." After watching it, I was in a good mood for a day. This film cost 170 million US dollars in total. The box office in the United States is not as good as expected, but the global revenue is almost 200 million. I can only share these numbers with you, and the audience decides not to watch it. "
This is reminiscent of the rejection of "The Mummy 3" before filming started. The heroine of the first two movies, Rachel Weisz, quit in a hurry after seeing the third screenplay. This Cambridge-graduated actress is famous for her cleverness. Her departure caused everyone to have doubts about this film. The insider behind the scenes said that it was not because Weisz won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for "The Immortal Gardener" and his eyes were raised. It was indeed scared off by the script.
Also abandoning "The Mummy 3" is the director of the first two films, Stephen Somers. In 1999, Sammos, who was still a second-rate commercial film director at the time, played a big game for the first time and came up with the magical "Mummy 1", which earned 400 million US dollars worldwide. Two years later, the second part easily took away 400 million US dollars. In 2002, as a screenwriter, Sommers vacated the prequel and earned $100 million for his boss. It can be seen that even if the comrades quit, the mummy still has a reason to continue to crawl out to scare people. Who can have trouble with money? But this time, Sommers also took a back seat. The only one remaining is the male lead Brandon Fraser, which is somewhat relieved to fans, of course, this comes at a price. In private, Fraser behaved very realistically, this bad script, unless I was given a reasonable salary. Otherwise, hum! (Reporter Chen Lingli)
Source: Chengdu Evening News
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