Chapter 122: Hollywood in April
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The Oscars have passed more than half a month, perhaps because of the stimulation of the Oscars ceremony, or perhaps because of being infected by Song Tang's good words at the Oscars ceremony. Since the end of the Oscars ceremony on March 29th, some well-known Hollywood film companies have released new films. In less than a month, major film companies, especially the eight major Hollywood studios - MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, United Artists, 20th Century Fox, and Walt Disney - have released a large number of new films, relying on their rich foundation.
In the past half month, Universal Pictures has continuously released two films, "Ultimate Target" and "Invincible House 2". Originally, "Ultimate Target", an action thriller film, was brought by the most popular action star Jean-Claude Van Damme and Asia's most famous director John Woo. However, due to Song Tang's interference, John Woo directly entered Datang when he came to develop in the United States, and Universal obviously couldn't let him direct this film again. But what Song Tang didn't expect was that Universal held a premiere for "Ultimate Target" on the second day after the Oscars, and it achieved impressive results, which shocked Song Tang. What surprised Song Tang wasn't how good the movie was, but how history had changed again - the butterfly effect. Afterwards, Universal released the sequel to last year's comedy hit "Invincible House", "Invincible House 2", which also attracted many movie fans' attention.
Warner Bros. Pictures, one of the eight major Hollywood film studios, also released two science fiction films in a row. One was "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", a 1957 film of the same name. The movie tells the story of a series of terrifying events that occur at a military base, where alien creatures invade human bodies and brains while people are asleep, ultimately destroying humanity... Marti and her brother follow their father, who works in environmental protection, to a military base to investigate chemical pollution. Terrifying things start to happen from then on. As soon as they enter the base, Marti feels that everyone there is very strange. It turns out that this base has been occupied by an alien species. They invade people's bodies and brains while they are asleep, attempting to occupy all military bases and ultimately destroy humanity. Marti's parents and brother are killed one after another by the alien creatures. With the help of pilot Tim, Marti escapes from the base and blows up a truck carrying aliens to other military bases on the way. But who else would believe this experience besides them? This same-name film was directed by Abel Ferrara and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. After its release, it became the box office champion of that week, with an unstoppable momentum. Following the success of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", Warner Bros. Pictures continued to release another science fiction film, "Batman vs. The Phantom". Although this film did not receive as much attention as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", it also gained recognition from many movie fans.
Paramount Pictures is releasing a film called "The King's Journey". At the same time, Paramount Pictures announced that it will invest $60 million to make a comedy film - "Forrest Gump". When Song Tang saw this report, he was taken aback. This famous comedy film in history is finally going to be made. In history, it was because of films like "Forrest Gump" and "Pulp Fiction" that "The Shawshank Redemption" ultimately lost at the 67th Academy Awards, becoming a regrettable king without a crown. However, things are completely different now. Song Tang had already filmed "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawshank Redemption" last year, and both films won awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture at this year's Oscars. Originally, Song Tang also wanted to film "Forrest Gump" ahead of time, but he didn't have enough manpower, and he was worried about colliding with Paramount Pictures, so he hadn't filmed it yet. Now history has returned to this point, and it's all just a twist of fate.
In the sky, a feather floated gently on the wind, passing over treetops, flying towards the blue sky... Finally, it landed at Forrest Gump's feet. Forrest tucked it into his favorite book, sitting on a bench in Savannah, Georgia, chatting with passersby about his life story - Forrest was born in a small town in Alabama after World War II, with an IQ of only 75. However, his mother was a strong-willed woman who wanted her son to live like everyone else. She often encouraged Forrest, "Stupid people have stupid luck", and told him to strive for more. And God didn't abandon Forrest either - he gave him not only a pair of swift legs, but also a simple and honest mind.
On the school bus, Forrest met Jenny, a blonde girl, and from then on, under his mother's and Jenny's care, Forrest began his lifelong running journey.
In high school, Gump ran onto a football field to escape from bullies and ended up getting a scholarship to the University. There he became a football star and was greeted by President Kennedy.
After graduating from college, Gump enlisted in the army during the Vietnam War under the encouragement of a fellow soldier. During one battle, his platoon was ambushed and when the order to retreat was given, Gump remembered Jenny's words and took off running until he reached a riverbank. It wasn't until then that he suddenly remembered his good friend Bubba hadn't made it out yet, so he ran back to rescue him, also saving many of his platoon members in the process. However, by the time Gump finally rescued Bubba, he was mortally wounded and never woke up again.
After the war, Forrest was wounded and saved several platoon members, earning him a meeting with President Johnson as a hero. At an anti-war rally, Forrest encounters Jenny again, but she has become a prostitute and is now living a self-destructive lifestyle. Forrest still loves Jenny, but she does not love him. The two have a brief reunion before parting ways again.
He later became fascinated with table tennis and developed a high level of skill. He then served as an envoy for ping-pong diplomacy, participating in table tennis competitions in China and contributing to the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.
Guided by the maxim "say it and do it", Forrest Gump ultimately carved out his own sky. He taught "Cat King" Elvis Presley to dance; helped John Lennon create songs; in the turbulent civil rights movement, he dissolved a large-scale racial conflict that was about to break out; he even inadvertently forced the thieves who sneaked into the Watergate building into the law, eventually leading to President Nixon's downfall.
Because "fools have good luck", Gump unexpectedly became a millionaire. However, he didn't want to be burdened by fame and wealth, so he became a gardener. Gump often thought of Jenny, who had gone astray and was desperate. One day, Jenny returned, and she lived with Gump for a while. One night, she fell into his arms, but left again at dawn. Three years later, Gump saw Jenny again, along with a little boy - their son. By then, Jenny had contracted a terminal illness, but Gump still married her and took the boy back to their hometown, where they spent some happy times together.
Jenny passed away, and their son was old enough to go to school. One day, Forrest put his son on the school bus, and as he did, the feather from the book fell out, and a gust of wind blew it up again, and it began to float gently through the air.
The entire film is filled with moving and hilarious scenes, yet it does not lack artistic color. However, what moved Song Tang to want to shoot this film was not the story of the film, but its extraordinary box office performance. With a production cost of $55 million, it accumulated $330 million in North America and $350 million overseas, making it one of the highest-grossing comedy films in history. The film "Forrest Gump" also received 13 nominations at the 67th Academy Awards, ultimately winning six major awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Now that Paramount Pictures has announced plans to shoot a sequel to "Forrest Gump", Song Tang can only sigh in dismay!
"What's wrong, dear? Isn't it just a comedy?" Jessica asked curiously, seeing Song Tang's sighs.
"Haha, yeah, it's just a comedy film, no big deal!" Song Tang heard Jessica's words and couldn't say that he had originally wanted to shoot this film, but now Paramount Pictures has already taken the lead, and now it can only be like this!
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However, MGM, Columbia, United Artists, 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney were not far behind, respectively releasing their latest films and announcing the upcoming big productions. In short, after the Oscars ceremony at the end of March, all Hollywood film companies went crazy with new movie releases and filming, but during this time, Da Tang did not have any new movies released. On the one hand, there were indeed no completed films in hand, and on the other hand, Song Tang simply didn't want to join the box office battle of Hollywood film companies during this period.
After a tense period of time, the "Sweetheart" that has been prepared for almost a month is finally going to start shooting. After nearly two months of editing and production, the war historical film "Brave Heart" will officially be released!
