"Avatar" has been re-shown in mainland cinemas today, and the screening period will last until April 26th. When the news of the re-release came out, many fans were delighted. Will "Avatar" surpass Avengers: Endgame and return to the top spot in the global box office list after this re-screening?
What kind of magic does this sci-fi film, which was popular all over the world 11 years ago, have? Do you still remember what happened that year? I haven't waited for the second film for 11 years, so I might as well revisit Avatar!
11 years ago, the sci-fi film, Tears of the Times
Avatar landed in domestic cinemas on January 4, 21. This nearly three-hour film did not make the audience feel tedious, but it was full of exploration of the unknown and dazzling special effects everywhere.
This film has earned more than one billion yuan at the box office in China market. After watching it, fans praised it frequently: "Science fiction films are divided into two stages, before Avatar, and after Avatar" and "Avatar" make the sci-fi films before and after taste the same as chewing wax, and the aesthetic standards of the audience are improved by several grades in one breath ".
As soon as the news of the re-release came out, many movie fans started the "memory killing" mode, and recalled the scenes of "Avatar": "I was a sophomore that year, and the final exam was over, and I just had a parent-teacher conference"; "There was no online booking at that time, and the only IMAX in Shanghai only accepted on-site booking, and there may be another one"; "I had no money at home, so I had to watch it on a TV computer when I grew up.
In retrospect, what else happened in 21 when Avatar was released?
This year, the World Expo was held in Shanghai with the theme of "Better City, Better Life", which was the first comprehensive World Expo held in China.
In this year, Faye Wong sang Legend in CCTV Spring Festival Evening, and Little Tiger got together again in the Spring Festival Evening, singing three classic tracks: Love, Butterfly Flying and Green Apple Paradise.
This year, the World Cup was held in South Africa, which was the first time that the World Cup was held in Africa. The MVP of this NBA Finals was Kobe Bryant.
This year, Jay Chou released albums such as Cross the Times, Superman Can't Fly and Fireworks Easy to Cold, Eason Chan released Naked, and Justin Bieber released the single Baby.
This year, Inception directed by Nolan also became a classic. In the same year, Leonardo also starred in another suspense brain-burning movie, Shutter Island.
This year, iron man 2, The Expendables, Twilight 3, Resident Evil 4, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (I), Heartbeat, Let Bullets Fly, Zhiming and Chunjiao, Despicable Me, Tangshan Earthquake and Hawthorn Tree.
Every frame is a technological revolution
Avatar was shot with advanced 3D technology, and it cost $5 million to produce and distribute. It is the most expensive work in the history of movies. This film won the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Photography, Best Visual Effect and Best Art Direction.
Cameron almost recreated a planet. He created Pandora's language, culture and ecosystem. Every frame of the film is a technological revolution. In order to pursue perfect and realistic visual effects and impression experience, the director invited a linguistics professor to study a complete language system of "Na Mei Ren", invited a botanist to help him design plants, invited an astrophysicist to design the atmospheric density of Pandora, and invited a music professor and an archaeologist to design exotic music with three tones.
The time and technical cost of making Avatar was quite high. It took 4, CPU, 14TB memory and 1G network bandwidth to render the special effects scene, and it took more than one month to complete.
As the world's first full 3D special effects movie, it feels fresh even if it is revisited today. The special effects are magnificent and exquisite, and James Cameron always brings surprises every time. Even though 3D was not a brand-new technology at that time, I was brave enough to apply 3D technology to the whole film, dare to jump out of the framework and create characters reasonably. This amazing performance to the world is unprecedented.
A milestone in the history of human film
Avatar mainly tells that human beings put on the body of Avatar and fly to the distant planet Pandora to exploit resources. Jack, a former marine who was injured and used a wheelchair to walk instead of walking, volunteered to accept the experiment and came to Pandora with his avatar. After getting to know the local Nami princess Neytiri, Jack was caught in a dilemma in a war between human beings and Pandora's soldiers and civilians.
The elements of environmental protection, peaceful war, love and friendship, thriller and suspense are integrated into this film, and the film also throws a topic worth pondering for the audience: "Are we only in a fantasy world, can we let the party who respects nature and life win?".
Titanic won as many as 14 Oscar nominations and 11 Oscar awards in one breath, which shows that Cameron's film creation is full of ambition and strength. In the jungle of Pandora, Jack and Neytiri, a couple who crossed races and galaxies, once again made countless audiences cry, and a song "I See You" sang cross star's love from a distance.
Cameron spent 14 years waiting to temper a masterpiece, in exchange for a movie visual experience that shocked the world. How many directors can be so elaborate?
The gradual formation of the Avatar Universe
After waiting for 11 years, Avatar has been shown again, but when will the sequel be seen? As early as this year, some media exposed many concept photos of Avatar 2 on social platforms. The scenery of Pandora Ocean World in the pictures is beautiful and dreamy, just like the game world, which is very desirable.
Previously, Avatar 2 also exposed a set photo, in which Kate Winslet shot a scene underwater. It is reported that because of the difficulty of underwater shooting of Avatar 2, Winslet specially trained the underwater breath-holding skills, and the best result reached 7 minutes and 14 seconds. Does this scene remind everyone of the scene of Leonardo and Winslet hugging at the bow in Titanic?
Later, the director also exposed a brand-new set photo, and wrote: "The last scene in 22-a 16-ton shooting system with 36-degree control." From the size and fineness of props and work, it can be inferred that this will be an amazing series of films.
Avatar 2 was previously confirmed to be released in North America on December 16th, 222, and Cameron's development and shooting of Avatar series has been planned for the fifth part, and the release time is scheduled for 227, expecting the gradual formation of the Avatar universe.
Pandora created by Cameron is a dream that can never be reached. I look forward to the moment when the sequel to Avatar comes out.
(Author: Jin Zhu Nb)