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Chapter 357 Explosion!
The most important thing about an animated film is the behind-the-scenes staff. Actors like Eve who participate in dubbing actually endow the characters with souls, making the animated characters more vivid and real, and not too fake.
Like the others, she sat on the seat and applauded vigorously, thanking the two directors Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jansen for their years of hard work.
The film project was established in 1999, and the production was not completed until March this year, which took a very long time.
The highlight of the film is the story and details, and Eve is proud to be a part of such a production.
Keanu had read the script of "Shrek", but when the full version came out, he was immediately shocked.While everyone was applauding, he said in a low voice: "Your movie is really good, Disney may be worried."
The first few animation films of DreamWorks were only a small hit, and did not touch the core of Disney.
But now this movie has the potential to be a hit, and in Keanu's view, it will definitely sell well at the box office.
The most important thing is that the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where the Oscars are located, announced not long ago that it will add an award, that is, the Best Animated Feature Film Award.
Many people thought that this award was prepared for Disney and Pixar, but they didn't expect DreamWorks to rush forward, and it is very likely to take away the first award.
Of course, Eve hopes that the films she dubs will achieve good results, after all, she has signed three films in one go.Only when the first film performs well, will there be a chance to fulfill the contract and make the subsequent films.
The media reporters in the screening hall snapped and took pictures, and the main creators were all in high spirits. The applause was a great encouragement to them!
The ordinary audience did not get up and leave after applauding, but sat on the seat and listened to the interview.
The glory of animated films belongs to the director, and Eve just contributed the voice, and she is also mixed in it.
"Although Shrek is not a standard handsome image, it actually looks very cute and not as fierce as in the comics. We didn't want to frighten children when we created it, but to let everyone understand that appearance is not important , What kind of heart you have is important.”
"Although Fiona and Shrek are not traditional handsome men and beautiful women, they have warm and kind hearts just like the rest of the world. I hope you will like these stories and characters."
"This story is just the beginning, and we will have more and more interesting stories in the future, including Fiona's origin and past."
Everyone in DreamWorks knows Eve's popularity, and they don't use the high-priced actors as mascots, but make full use of them.
The character of Fiona is not low in popularity, and she has no similarities with the rest of the princess images created by Disney.Although there are some unrealistic fantasies, the audience likes the carefree character, brave pursuit of love, and vigorous stretching of hands.
The screening had just ended, and Eve had to go to the media area to participate in the photo shoot. Keanu was not impatient, but followed behind the assistant in a low-key manner like a bodyguard. If he didn't pay attention, he would be ignored.
And these viewers and film critics who have watched the movie did not flock to take pictures. Many people took out their notebooks and pens and simply wrote down some key content, so as not to forget it later.
There are even some people struggling on their laptops to post their views and opinions. The whole world is waiting for the evaluation of this screening, and if you write it out earlier, you will get more viewers.
Unlike other Cannes films that were shortlisted for the main competition, "Shrek" is a pure-blooded Hollywood commercial blockbuster, so not only media in the field of film art, but almost every mainstream entertainment media participated in it.
The art film critics who occupy Cannes every year are the first to give their evaluations. Out of the full score of 4 points in the program, this ingenious cartoon got 2.6 points!
You must know that this score is actually not low. It is considered medium among the few films that have been screened, and it is not the kind of work that is at the bottom of the Cannes Film Festival.
The Guardian gave it three stars, "This is an unrivaled animated film that will keep you laughing."
"Variety Show" even gave it four stars, "This year's summer family carnival movie is not to be missed, very interesting movie, and forms a good contrast with Disney's previous movies."
Of course, some media gave negative reviews.
The film critics of "Movie Handbook" and "Sight and Sound" gave 1-star reviews, and the reasons given are very simple-""Shrek" is an excellent commercial film, but it should not appear in Cannes. Inside the competition unit."
This kind of film that will obviously be commercially successful is indeed unique in the main competition unit, and the box office of the other ten or twenty shortlisted films may not be as high as that combined.
Film critics from France, Italy, Thailand, Russia, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom have different personal tastes, but they basically do not deny the excellence of this film, but they just came to the wrong battlefield.
The Hollywood media don't care about this. They claim to be the world's film factory, and they don't take Cannes's program as a thing at all.
The film critics of "Washington Post" have no difference between commercial films and art films. They directly published film reviews on the official website and gave the film a score of 100!
"DreamWorks has made a brand new movie! Before this, no movie has been shot with CGI technology like this. Not only is the technology advanced, but it also has a very rare core that perfectly integrates many fairy tales into Together, the best part is the humor..."
"Chicago Sun-Times" film critic Roger Ebert also gave 100 points, "You only need to watch the first 10 minutes of this movie to realize that this is a classic. It is so funny and can make men and women Young and old enjoy the movie."
"New York Magazine" scored 100 points, "Chicago Reader" scored 90 points, "San Francisco Chronicle" scored 90 points, and "Seattle Tribune" scored 80 points. Almost all of these media included in Metacritic gave high marks. It was a spoof of fairy tales and scored a low score, but the comprehensive review of the painting came to a terrifying 88 points!
The Rotten Tomatoes index is also fresh all the way, with a freshness of 97% and a popcorn index of 95%, making it an unprecedented dark horse and becoming a hit among film critics in the summer.
As soon as these film reviews came out, the media and the audience reacted very strongly, and everyone was stunned.
"Is this movie really that good?"
"Word-of-mouth has exploded, and the global box office can look forward to it."
"Dreamworks is awesome!"
"Eve is the female lead dubbing, this score should be counted in her statistics."
"It makes me want to go see a movie."
"I'll buy tickets tomorrow, it's the weekend."
"I haven't watched an animated movie for a long time, but after seeing these movie reviews, I still want to watch it."
"Everyone, don't read the ending spoiler, just watch it for yourself."
"Hahaha, I bought a ticket for tonight, I hope I don't waste my money and time."
Gold cups and silver cups are not as good as word of mouth. The evaluations given by professional film critics are just for reference. You have to go to the cinema to know whether it really suits your taste.
Anyway, "Shrek" became the first commercial blockbuster in the summer file, which made the rest of the competitors vigilant, especially those films that would have direct conflicts, they were silently praying, praying for it Applause but not seat.
Yet these prayers were in vain.
Several important markets around the world were released almost at the same time, and this subverting fairy tale movie directly set off a box office peak in the summer season!
North America broke $1200 million on the first day, becoming the opening record for an animated film released in May; It fell back, but also got $1800 million.
In the first weekend of its release, it got a score of 4500 million US dollars, which is really good. The opening record of an animated film was thus won by "Shrek"!
Animated films, especially non-sequel animated films, are almost not the type of instant hits, but take a long-term blockbuster route, released in May, and may still be shown in theaters until October and November.
This kind of family carnival movie is very popular in summer and Christmas. It is suitable for all ages. The whole family buys tickets, popcorn and Coke.
As soon as the box office figures for the first weekend came out, the forecast figures of various media continued to increase, and there was no problem breaking through 2 million in North America.Coupled with such a good reputation, although it will face the attack of the Michael Bay war epic "Pearl Harbor" next week, everyone thinks that it will have no problem breaking through the US$[-] million mark in North America.
Some good people even shouted slogans to break the box office record of North American animated films, and the charm of the green fat man soared like a rocket!
The record at this time is in the hands of Disney's classic animation "The Lion King". This animated film, which was released in 1994, had a North American box office of 2.7 million U.S. dollars that year. So if "Shrek" wants to break the record, it must have a North American box office of $1000 million.
Don't look at the momentum now, but the later movies are not weak characters at all.The film market is so big, and other A-level productions are released, not only to occupy the screening hall, but also to divert the audience.
So this time Shrek's fate is not only in his own hands, but also in the hands of his competitors.
DreamWorks and Disney are already feuds, and there are a lot of spoofs and jokes in the movie, and the box office records outside the movie are also competing between the two, which is almost the best!
The media are naturally willing to see this kind of situation. Even if the spokespersons of both sides did not mention each other, the media always creates this kind of confrontational situation, which greatly arouses the curiosity of the people who eat melons.