Chapter 967 Chaos because of despair
The success of the first three films not only brought considerable influence to the "Saw" series, but also a gradually solidified audience. The loyalty of horror fans is often relatively high.
On the day of the premiere, a large number of fans wearing puppets and Billy masks appeared in front of the Chiefs Stone Theater and began their annual routine carnival.
Unlike ordinary horror films, the sales of peripheral products of the "Saw" series can be said to be quite good, and most of the revenue comes from the puppet ratio.
This only represents jigsaws and death puppets, masks and other peripheral products, and every Halloween period, there will be explosive sales growth.
In October this year, sales volumes of goods related to the puppet ratio in North America exceeded US$20 million.
The Puppet Ratio even became the number one star in "Saw" that surpassed Jigsaw.
Especially when the series founder Wan Ziren walked on the red carpet with Billy, the premiere tonight also reached its climax.
In order to promote the video, Ronan also walked on the red carpet and accepted an interview with reporters in the media area.
"I was shocked when I first saw James Wen's film completed." Ronan's statement is not an exaggeration. Most of the audience who saw the end of the first part would feel shocked: "After the release, the film grabbed the audience's sight from the beginning of the screen. It was so bold and very smart in the design of the structure, which brought people a very frank and direct fear."
Such flattery is not enough. Ronan also artificially raised the theme of the film: "However, what makes the film really unique is its moral seriousness. From beginning to end, the story is not just about thinking about how to scare you, but about pulling you in, thinking with the characters, and how to finally survive. In the contemporary world, whether as an individual or a member of society, you should know that this is something that is important and worth pondering."
This purely pretentious statement is very popular among today's movie audiences.
After the release and offline dissemination of the first three films, fans who now tend to support Jigsaw have gradually become the mainstream.
There is a kind of view that is very popular among fans of the "Saw" series.
"Because of cancer, Jigsaw has a deeper feeling about life, because we rarely have the opportunity to be so close to death. However, Jigsaw is not the kind of person who can comfort themselves with simple and timely fun, and does not want to travel to Europe to see the world. Instead, it takes the concept of survival value as a starting point to observe other people's moral choices."
"Jigsaw kept digging into these views, which eventually led him to create this unique survival game. Although the game itself is very perverted, its purpose is to help people change this society with their own love for philosophy or the so-called kindness of thinking about others..."
This view, which seems to be incorrect and very nonsense, is increasingly supported by North American audiences.
I can only say that viewers who like this type of bloody horror movie may have some problems with their underlying values.
In an interview with movie fans at the premiere, a movie fan reiterated this point and emphasized: "This is exactly why I like the character Jigsaw. I want me to say that Jigsaw is an outlier with unique ideas in the field of horror movies."
He took a photo with the main creator of the crew, and then talked to the director, Darren Bowsman, the former assistant of Wan Ziren, for a few words, and Ronan walked into the theater.
Wen Ziren is by his side.
This Chinese director was able to achieve great success, not only with outstanding abilities, but also with good emotional intelligence. He knew that even in places like the United States, interpersonal relationships were very important.
Ronan asked with concern: "Have the filming of "Luxing" started?"
"All preparations are already made." Wen Ziren replied immediately: "Shooting will start at the beginning of next month, and it is expected that all shots will be shot within one month."
Luo Nan nodded slightly: "It can be as good as the release next year."
Wan Ziren also said: "After the filming of "Luxing", the original crew, except for some actors who need to be replaced, I plan to film "Summoning" immediately, and then conduct post-production of two films."
This is undoubtedly a very thoughtful director. Ronan fully agrees: "James, you are the producer, just make the decision."
"Okay." Wen Ziren also understood that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility.
This horror universe movie plan is successful, and he will truly soar in Hollywood and even the whole world. If it fails, the consequences will be quite serious.
Wen Ziren is very clear that Hollywood never measures talents by moral and artistic standards, and success and failure are the only standards.
When we were about to arrive at the entrance of the theater screening hall, someone came up to us.
"Hi, Lao Huang." Wen Ziren took the initiative to greet him and hugged James Huang: "Thank you for coming and supporting him."
James Huang said with a smile: "I must come to your movie premiere."
After Wen Ziren said hello, he immediately took aside. James Huang hurriedly shook hands with Ronan with a smile: "Good evening, Ronan. Thanks to Relativity Entertainment for the invitation to me."
Ronan also smiled: "We have been friends and partners for many years, so don't be so polite."
James Huang seemed to have something to say to Ronan. He looked at Wen Ziren. Wen Ziren was a smart person and immediately said, "I'll go in first."
When Wan Ziren's figure disappeared into the hall, James Huang said: "Ronan, I have no other intentions in cooperation with 20th Century Fox, just because they offered the best conditions and were simply commercial cooperation."
Ronan nodded slightly: "I understand, James, it's okay."
Hearing this, James Huang, who was originally in love with the cooperation of 20th Century Fox, completely relieved himself and followed Ronan's words: "Apart from this movie project "Dragon Ball", I will not participate in any business of 20th Century Fox."
Ronan smiled: "James, am I such a stingy person?"
James Huang Xiangyan is also the case. With Ronan's identity and status, it is impossible for him to have an objection to him just because he cooperates with other companies, even if this company is a 20th Century Fox, which is not very much in dealing with Relativity Entertainment.
A director working with different film production companies is a very common situation in Hollywood.
Ronan greeted James Huang: "Let's go, let's go in together."
James Huang followed Ronan to the theater and said as he walked: "Ronnan, do you have any suggestions on the project "Dragon Ball"?"
Ronan thought for a while and said, "I told you on the phone last time."
James Huang was silent for a moment.
In view of the relationship between years of cooperation, Ronan once again reminded: "It's my personal point of view. The key to the project "Dragon Ball" is to control the scale of investment."
This is a cliché. Last time Ronan was on the phone, he said this to James Huang.
Last time, James Huang didn't listen, and this time it was the same.
James Huang said: "Twentieth Century Fox's $130 million production budget has been formulated..."
Ronan didn't say anything more because he knew very well that James Huang had been hoping to direct a real first-line production since "The God of Death is Coming". "The Ending Warrant for the Universe" delayed this process, but did not let him give up.
He reminded him twice in a row, but seeing that there was no effect, Ronan was sure that it was useless to say more.
To a certain extent, successful directors in Hollywood are all very stubborn guys. There have been many famous directors who have not matched the creative concepts of the production company and would rather quit the crew and resign from their director position than to settle down.
There are quite a few such directors.
Luo Nanyan finished this. After entering the cinema, he went straight to the front row and sat down.
The lights on the ceiling went out one after another, and the theater turned black.
Just opposite the first row, in front of the lower stage below the screen, there was a puppet Billy riding on a bicycle. In the dark cinema, it looked a bit cunning at first glance.
This is what Wen Ziren personally put here, and it is also to make more publicity considerations for selling the surrounding area.
Today, Wan Ziren has begun to learn to consider issues from the perspective of producers and film company executives.
"Saw" has officially arrived in the fourth part.
When "Saw" continues in its unique way, one movie a year, even if Jigsaw has died in the third movie, the story still revolves around Jigsaw, creating and showing Jigsaw's beliefs and worldview.
"What the hell is this going on? Where am I?"
Similarly, when the first two minutes of the first part of "Saw", it is the most direct reflection of the main emotions of the whole story: confusion because of despair, fear because of incompetence, and of course, the feeling of total panic, forming the core content of this horror movie.
All the movies in the "Saw" series revolve around one trick after another set by Jigsaw. As for himself, he is a terminally ill cancer patient. Because of his strict and almost harsh moral orientation, he has become a genius who specially designed a terrible "survival game". The players he selected to participate in the game have no right to refuse, and are all people who he believes have no value and need for survival.
"Saw" touched the nerves of every horror movie lover in the world with its unique chord notes. From classic works such as the "Moonlight Panic" series and the "Ghost Street" series, we took the baton that can dominate the horror movie industry.
Chapter completed!