For decades, Hollywood has always been the Eden of the hearts of filmmakers all over the world. The powerful film industry it has built has led the development of the global film industry. After decades of changes, Hollywood's human, financial, and resources have been firmly controlled by some giant companies. After the new century, there are only six of these giants left, known as the Big Six in Hollywood (Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Paramount, Sony, Warner). This pattern was broken by Disney's sky-high acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2018, and the balance was tilted to Disney. Not only did the six majors change to the five majors, but Disney also became the king of the pack. Compared with Disney's prosperity, Paramount, which once relied on the "Transformers" series, has already been in decline. Once upon a time, when Marvel, which worked closely with Paramount, was about to usher in the flowering of "Avengers", it was cut off by Disney halfway, which opened the bleak road for Paramount to fall at a high speed like a bungee jump. Not only has the "Transformers" series, a cash cow, been abolished by himself, but the newly developed projects have also repeatedly suffered from Waterloo. Only Tom's gold-medal series "Mission Impossible" can barely keep him alive. The outbreak of the epidemic has caused the Internet company Netflix to overtake by corners, leaving Paramount far behind. The two major film companies, Lionsgate and Legendary, have also peeped at the position of Paramount for a long time. Due to the epidemic, the two major projects "Top Gun 2" and "Mission Impossible 7" that were forced to be postponed are uncertain. Paramount Pictures, in desperation, had no choice but to combine superstar Mark Wahlberg and great director Anthony W. The sci-fi film "Infinite 2021" co-produced by Fuqua was launched to the Internet. Now it seems that this step is undoubtedly a wise move. For such a strong B-level movie style, the Internet is its best battlefield. In fact, this film is not a low-quality B-level film. The superstar plus famous director, as well as the gorgeous visual effects scenes, are all top-level production configurations. But these gorgeous packaging can be removed, and the core of the package is the old plot and the black and white pale characters. The story of this film is aimed at a group of extraordinary groups with lasting memories of reincarnation. They have survived their memories from generation to generation and gained superpowers because of this. They are called the children of infinity. Then, due to disputes over ideas, they were gradually divided into two factions. Does this setting seem familiar? Last year, Theron starred in "Guardian of Eternal Life", as well as "Underworld", "Wanted", and even "X-Men". They all have the same setting and plot direction. This also highlights that in recent years, Hollywood is facing a serious shortage of scripts. Good screenwriters have moved to the screen one after another, and high-quality American dramas have emerged one after another, such as "Game of Thrones", "Westworld", "Alien Cataclysm" and so on. Behind this phenomenon involves huge economic interests and the screenwriter's right to speak to the work. In conclusion, the Hollywood film industry is in danger of a brain drain, leading to the embarrassment of a general decline in film quality. The model of old wine in new bottles does not affect the quality of the film itself, but the director's pale portrayal of characters is quite different from his previous works. Apart from "Training Day", which put Denzel Washington on the throne of Oscar winner, "Life and Death", "Tears of the Sun", "King Arthur", "The Injustice" series, "The Brave Seven Dragons" and so on. Which one did not move the audience because of the flesh-and-blood protagonist. Although he is not a master director, a business giant like him will never miss such an outrageous failure. There are empty and gorgeous scenes, which is exactly the same as the online movie "Ghost Agent: Violence Against Violence" directed by Michael Bay in the later period. They are all films without soul. The film starring Mark. Wahlberg's performance in the film is quite satisfactory, giving full play to his aura of action star. However, the controversial literary dramas continued to perform in a wide-ranging manner, and the performance like a facial paralysis throughout the whole process squandered the goodwill he finally won in "Teddy Bear". Compared with the sluggish performance of another action film "Life and Death Sniper", which he collaborated with director Fuqua at his peak, it is also much inferior. In the face of the continuous emergence of outstanding rising stars, the challenges faced by the two are not small. As far as Mark Wahlberg is concerned, although his stature remains good, the rigid performance of decades has long been overshadowed by Boulder. Johnson's strong performance has thrown a hundred and eight thousand miles away. It is Jason Statham's performance that exudes androgen charm has gradually been recognized by mainstream audiences. The situation facing director Anthony Fuqua will be even more difficult, and the style of action movies has been quietly changing. Director David Leitch, who made his name in "Chase", and the Russo brothers, the directors of "Captain America 2, 3", "Avengers 3, 4", even in "Captain America 2, 3" , "Wolf Warriors 2" as the action director Sam Hargreaves also directed "Shocking Rescue" such cutting-edge excellent action movies. If you want to stay at the top of mainstream commercial films, you must keep advancing with the times, otherwise you will usher in the ruthless abandonment of Hollywood.
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