American Hollywood blockbusters in the 21st century have a fixed formula: American heroes save the world.
With the export of Hollywood blockbusters to the world, this concept has also spread throughout the world.
Rock only increased his attention to the film industry after the World War. I didn’t know it, but I was shocked when I learned about it. Now Hollywood is actually quite large. There are dozens of crews filming in Hollywood every day, and thousands of people are filming there.
Tourists flock to Hollywood, and Hollywood, a small town that originally had only a few dozen households, has now developed into a town with a permanent resident population of over 10,000.
This is only 1919!
With the support of the Nyasaland State Government, a satellite city similar to the film and television city of later generations is rising on the shores of Lake Nyasa less than fifty kilometers away from Los Angeles. The city is divided into two areas due to different architectural styles.
One area is full of Eastern-style pavilions and pavilions, while the other area is dominated by Western-style buildings.
Most of the scenes in "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" were completed in the film and television city, and the exterior scenes were partly taken from Victoria. The Nyasaland Rifle Association and the Nyasaland National Guard participated in the filming, and the Rand Bank and Nyasaland Corporation
joint investment.
"Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" is just one of the more than ten films recently released by Nyasaland Film Company. This batch of films focuses on stories that happened during the First World War. Most of the protagonists are from the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
Referring to the shooting methods of Hollywood blockbusters, Rock is committed to shaping the Southern African Expeditionary Force into a contemporary knighthood that combines humility, honor, sacrifice, bravery, compassion, honesty, justice, and soul.
Although the filming technology of "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" is not mature enough, the script is not perfect enough, the costumes and props are not perfect enough, and even the lines have not been carefully polished.
However, in the current lack of entertainment activities, a movie like "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" that integrates personal heroism, national justice, and the future and destiny of mankind appears in the cinema, and it can be said to have an unparalleled impact on the audience.
A stage play doesn't have the courage to drive a tank onto the stage.
Movies have.
Troops were mobilized during the filming of "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth". All the props in the film were real weapons that participated in the world war. For example, the bomber in the film that was shot for less than three seconds was a bomber that completed 65 consecutive bombings.
The mission's meritorious bomber.
In addition, all the plasma that appears in the film is real plasma. In order to purchase this plasma, the crew paid the slaughterhouse about 3,000 rand. The shooting cost of the entire film was 250,000 rand, which is absolutely ridiculous for today's movies.
Extravagance and waste.
It is a gluttonous feast for the audience. "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" has been released for more than three months. The Los Angeles movie theaters are often full of movies all day long. Some people have watched it more than 60 times in a row and still enjoy it. Some classic lines in the film, such as
The French people in the bar collectively stood up and shouted "We are all". When the movie was playing, the audience would also shout along, and then the atmosphere would burst into laughter.
Like all Hollywood blockbusters, the commandos eventually completed their mission and returned to the army successfully.
When the tank with the emblem of the Southern African Expeditionary Force sprayed on the turret roared and rushed towards the German position, the director specially shot a shot of the tank running over the camera. Because the vibration of the tank engine was too great, the whole scene trembled, and then
The camera rises from the trench, and countless soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are launching a collective charge. Fighters fly across the sky above the camera, and a dozen warships are brutal and ferocious on the sea in the distance.
Although the world war has just passed, for most ordinary people in southern Africa, the war is still very far away.
Many southern Africans suddenly realized after watching "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth": Oh, it turns out that it was our Southern African Expeditionary Force that saved the world!
That's enough, R250,000 is excellent value for money.
When the golden "the end" appeared on the screen, there was warm applause in the theater. All the audience stood up and applauded. The applause lasted for a long time. This scene has appeared in the theater countless times, and every time the theater staff asked
Only if you intervene will the audience leave the theater.
"It's a good movie!" Alex was convinced. He had not yet realized what kind of impact the concentrated appearance of movies similar to "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" would have on people's subconscious minds.
"It's amazing. I was moved. Those soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are really great!" Mrs. Alex sighed casually.
"Yes, they are indeed great. Without the Southern African Expeditionary Force, we would not have been able to defeat the Germans so easily." Alex subconsciously accepted the contribution of the Southern African Expeditionary Force to the World War.
"The father who lost his daughter is so pitiful. When I saw him holding his daughter's body in pain, my heart broke." Mrs. Alex is sentimental. The film must not only be valuable, but also reflect on the war.
, can it have lasting potential.
Like other viewers walking out of the theater, Alex and his wife were also discussing the plot of the film.
At this time, Alex suddenly noticed that a person walking out of the box next to him looked familiar.
With a chubby Mediterranean hairstyle, a bitter look on his face, an impressive top hat and a light gray windbreaker, this face has just appeared in the film.
"Where did you find that actor? He seems to be a brother I have never met, but the scenes you gave me are a bit few, and they are not exciting enough." Winston complained as he walked away.
"That's good, I don't have a shot yet -" The person who followed Winston out of the box was Rock.
"Yes, there is a shot of a room with your photo on the wall. It's like a mourning hall!" Winston burst out laughing, and Rock immediately turned black.
At this time, a security guard stopped Alex and his wife to let Winston and Rock pass in time.
"Wow, Your Excellency Prime Minister——" Mrs. Alex was pleasantly surprised.
"Hehehe, hello madam——" Winston was in a good mood and had completely come out of the shadow of being forced to resign.
Rock waved his hand to the security personnel, who hesitated a little but still let Alex and his wife pass.
"Hello -" Rock greeted him proactively. He and Winston came to the cinema to watch a movie just to experience the atmosphere of the cinema and increase the opportunity to communicate with the public. There is actually a cinema in Eagle Castle.
"Hello, Lord Nyasaland——" Facing Rock, Alex was still a little embarrassed.
"How do you feel about the movie?" Rock said hello without stopping, chatting casually without any trouble.
"Awesome - unparalleled!" Alex wanted to say a lot, but in the end these were the only words left.
"I hope you will have a pleasant holiday in Nyasaland." Rock flashed his blessing. When Winston turned back and said goodbye with a smile, he did not forget to show his classic "V" gesture.
Alex's mind went blank and he didn't know how to get out of the cinema.
Watching Rock and Winston's motorcade leave, a security guard from Rock's side came to Alex's side.
"Sir, my lord ordered me to take you back to the hotel." The young security guard was polite, and Alex felt a little flattered.
"Really?" This question seems a bit silly.
"Yes!"
A Lord's car was parked under the steps in front of the cinema.
Alex immediately forgot about Montgomery and got into the car of the Marquis of Nyasaland. Alex felt that the experience he had experienced in just one minute could last a lifetime.
As a result, the performance of the Lord car driven by the security personnel was not as advanced as the Lord car provided by Ronnie Travel Agency.
But this is not the point. Alex feels completely different. The Lord car provided by Ronnie Travel Agency is a car. It is better than ordinary cars, but it is not a world of difference.
Alex felt like he was floating in the Lord's car driven by the security guard. Apart from anything else, the handsome young man's car driving skills were really good.
In the same Lord's car, Rock and Winston were also chatting.
"What purpose?" Winston said simply and directly.
"What?" Rock really wasn't pretending to be stupid.
"The purpose of shooting this kind of movie is that you always do things with a clear purpose, and you don't do things that are meaningless." Winston's understanding of Rock was beyond Rock's imagination.
As the saying goes, the person who knows you best may not be yourself, but your enemy.
So the people who know the United States best are not Americans, but southern Africa.
"I'm overthinking it. I just want to commemorate the Southern African Expeditionary Force and at the same time prosper the cultural market in Southern Africa." Roque certainly cannot say that it is to export values and thereby increase the influence of Southern Africa.
"No, no, there must be other reasons. I noticed a problem. In the movie just now, the commanders of both sides, the Germans, the French, and even the British comrades in the protagonist's commando team looked stupid. Only the protagonist
There are no black spots, why?" Winston firmly believes that no one is perfect, and the purpose of prominently portraying such a character in the movie is definitely not as simple as Rock said.
"Who said the protagonist has no black spots? Isn't it stupid for the protagonist to accept orders even though he knows he is not suitable to perform missions in German-occupied areas?" Rock said matter-of-factly.
“It feels like this movie is just to slander everyone except the Southern African Expeditionary Force——” Winston has not yet understood the true meaning of “black”.
"It's not slander, it's just black at best." Rock Kopp.
"What?" Winston was confused.
"Well, you can understand it as complaining, just like I don't want to watch a movie with you, but for the sake of our friendship, I have to come, so I feel very unhappy inside, but I can't beat you up, so I just
I'll use some special ways to let you know that I'm very unhappy." Rock was indeed unhappy. When watching a movie, he just watched the film and accepted the value output. Why did he think so much?
