If you carefully observe the waiting movie fans in major cinemas in New Zealand and Australia, after 22:30, another 20 people have been welcomed into the cinema. These 20 people all have foreign accents, some from Europe and some from the United States.
Yes, there are also Chinese people who speak Chinese.
These people are film critics and media reporters from North America, Europe, and Asia.
The main reason why they came here is that "Avatar" was released first in New Zealand. According to time zones, Europe is about 10 hours later than New Zealand, and North America is even worse, about 15 hours later.
New Zealand International Cinemas As the only IAMX cinema in New Zealand, it naturally attracts most film critics.
In order to ensure quick reviews of "Avatar", countless film critics and many media came here from Europe and America to watch the world's first movie screening of "Avatar".
After film critic Brondo arrived here, he suddenly spotted other colleagues and hurriedly went over to say hello: "Sam, Marshall, Benson, Conley, are you also arranged here?"
"Haha, Brando, long time no see. Were you also specially invited by the newspaper?"
"Yeah, it's work!"
"I think it's great. If you think about it, you can get movie tickets easily. Many people are jealous of it. Don't you want to watch "Avatar" earlier? Anyway, I can't help it anymore." Marshall smiled like a chrysanthemum.
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"Hey, me too. This time I took the initiative to apply for the opportunity. Many people rushed to get the chance. I'm lucky." Benson couldn't help but feel proud when he thought of this.
"By the way. Have you gone to the toilet??"
"Not yet? What's wrong?"
Sam rolled his eyes at him: "The movie is 170 minutes, nearly 3 hours. If you don't go to the toilet and you need to pee in the middle, that's too bad."
"Well, we need to drink less water, otherwise we will be more likely to have urgent urination. It's not good to disturb others while watching a movie."
"It's 170 minutes. It's been a long time since there was a movie this long." Benson said with emotion.
After the group waited for more than ten minutes, the theater for "Avatar" was finally open. New Zealand International Cinema has a total of six theaters, 1 IAMX, 4 3D, and 1 2D. The IMAX theater among them,
Two 3D theaters were used to show "Avatar". Thousands of people lined up to enter the theater at the same time. The scene was really spectacular.
"I want to watch IMAX!!" When it was a fan's turn to check the ticket, he waved the movie ticket and shouted triumphantly, as if he was afraid that others would not know. But those fans who could only watch the 3D version were immediately angry.
Stare at this guy who shows off.
After queuing for nearly 10 minutes, thousands of spectators finally entered the venue with 3D glasses. The seats for film critics were all allocated uniformly, and they were concentrated in the front row of the IMAX theater.
At this time, there were still 10 minutes until 24:00, and each theater turned on the projectors one after another to show pre-roll advertisements. However, the advertisements at this time seemed particularly annoying, because everyone was eager to watch "Avatar" instead of the so-called
advertise.
After waiting anxiously for 10 minutes, the damn commercial finally ended. After passing the title of the New Zealand Film Review Department, the familiar starry sky title of King of Kings finally appeared in front of all the viewers.
The lights in the theater were turned off, leaving only the 30m*21m IMAX screen.
"Avatar" officially begins.
All the movie fans were nervously lying on their tilted chairs, their eyes fixed on the big screen.
"Now the wait is finally here!!" At this time, everyone's hearts were beating violently, and hot blood rushed to their foreheads.
The camera appeared above a large forest shrouded in clouds and mountains. The clouds and mist were filled with huge trees below. The camera kept passing by. The audience followed the camera and felt like a bird, flying freely above the forest.
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The narration sounded: "After experiencing a huge change in my life, I was sent to the Veterans Administration Hospital..."
"During that time, I often dreamed that I was flying, the smell of freedom..."
Just when the audience felt like they were swooping down into the forest, the screen went black.
"And unfortunately... you have to wake up and face reality eventually..."
The screen lit up again, showing an eye socket with closed eyes. The eyes changed from closed to open, which coincided with the word "wake up" in the narration.
Several film critics nodded. This opening is very touching. Through editing, tone of voice, and background music, it expresses the mentality of a person who longs for freedom. Although the shot is short, it is very in-depth.
Film critics keep their eyes on the screen and write down their film reviews in notebooks with their hands. Senior film critics have basically developed this skill. They can write down the details that come to their mind without affecting the viewing of the movie. And "
They don't want to miss every scene of "Avatar".
After the protagonist opened his eyes, he was a little uncomfortable at first. He blinked a few times, then looked around, showing a kind of confusion, as if to say: "Where is this?"
Soon the protagonist saw a strange scene. Two water droplets floated in mid-air, taking on a spherical shape, and then collided and merged to form a larger water droplet.
This is a state of weightlessness.
When all the viewers saw this scene, they thought of space, and the protagonist's current location should be in space.
"You won't dream at all when you're frozen. It doesn't feel like six years, it feels more like five glasses of Maotai..."
At this time, the lens changes again...
"It's about your brother..."
A body bag was opened, revealing a face exactly like the protagonist. Next to the body bag was the protagonist Jack, whose hair was messy, as if he hadn't washed his hair in a long time.
"A week before Jason set out, a man with a gun ended his trip and stole his wallet and money..."
Seeing this, the audience suddenly realized, "So this is what it is like."
"Presumably that Avatar belongs to my brother Jason, right? And the two of them should be twins with the same genes, so Jack was able to go to Pandora and implement the Avatar plan."
The movie continues...
"Jason is just a scientist, and I am just going to finish what he has not finished."
In the starry sky, a huge spaceship is advancing in space.
At this time, the screen changed again. A huge planet appeared in front of everyone, occupying most of the IMAX screen. On the edge of the huge planet, there was a blue satellite, and the spacecraft was at this time.
Like a small flying insect, it gradually approaches the blue satellite.
The large planet and the satellite Pandora. Seen from space, both planets look very, very majestic. Under the IMAX big screen, every detail is visible, and the picture is extremely delicate and full. The high resolution of IMAX is particularly prominent at this moment.
"pretty!"
“Spectacular!”
"atmosphere!"
"so~good~~"
The camera returned to the scene where Jack saw his brother's body again.
"Your brother is involved in an important investment project. We want you to continue his contract because your genome is exactly the same as your brother's. You can replace him. Please consider it."
"You can start a new life in a new world..."
"And the salary is very high..."
"Quite high..."
Just when their businessmen were chattering...
Jack watched numbly as his brother was cremated, feeling as if he was dead. He kept thinking of the scenes he had with his brother in the past, playing ball together, skipping classes together, digging out bird's nests together...
The ethereal and sad background music sounded, reaching deep into the soul, and the audience could not help but be affected. Thinking of the sad past, some viewers secretly shed tears.
They thought of their former friends and when their relatives passed away, they cried with tears and their hearts ached.
Film critic Benson was deeply touched. Last month, he watched his wife pass away. Now, this movie once again reminded him of the scenes he had with his wife, the bond of love, and the joy of the playground.
The sweetness of marriage, the joy of pregnancy... scenes kept passing through my mind, and tears flowed down unconsciously.
Benson took off his glasses, wiped his tears, and wrote in his notes: "This section, perfect background music, perfect editing..."
Wang Shang's slight modifications to the pre-spacetime "Avatar" worked.
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