"Is the action about to begin?"
Looking at Gilgamesh and Berserker Hercules already fighting on the screen, George Lucas raised his eyebrows.
Generally speaking, commercial films rarely have such an intense action scene within less than 5 minutes of the opening.
Because at this time the film is still at the stage of explaining the relationships between the characters, and it is not yet time to deal with the conflicts between the characters.
For commercial films, action scenes are the simplest and most direct way to deal with conflicts.
Therefore, the opening action scene can easily confuse people, because the relationships between the characters have not been sorted out yet, and starting to deal with the conflicts directly will only confuse the audience.
There is also a method of showing conflicts through action scenes to attract the audience to continue watching.
But if such an unconventional narrative rhythm is to be successful, a very high level of rhythm control ability is required.
George Lucas didn't think that the young director named Nanaya Kiryu had this ability.
"Hehe."
Peter Jackson chuckled. As someone who had been following the Seven Nights movie, he directly answered for George Lucas: "Because the audience has been looking forward to this battle for a whole year, Kiryu is actually giving the audience a chance to vent after a year of waiting."
"Last year, Fate's performance was indeed good."
Lucas shook his head without comment, and looked at Kiryu Nanaya behind him with a bit more jealousy in his eyes.
Although George Lucas was considered a pioneer of Hollywood directors in the 1980s, he is also considered a traditional force in Hollywood in 2006.
Before today, the director Nanaya Kiryu was a stranger to George Lucas.
Although he knew that this young man's status had risen rapidly in recent years, from Lucas's perspective, Nanaya Kiryu was just a young kid who had just started out.
There is no ill feeling, but there is no good feeling either.
After all, Nanaya's rise was so fast that traditional filmmakers like Lucas felt that he was just a nouveau riche.
You know, even for George Lucas, it took him a long time and countless energy to go from an unknown USC graduate to the father of Star Wars and then to the top of the Hollywood food chain.
And this kid, who is just in his early 30s, has actually completed the journey that he had walked for decades in just a few years.
How can an older generation like Lucas feel about this?
[If I had the support of a big conglomerate like Washimine back then...]
Thinking of this, Lucas felt a little jealous of this Japanese director who was having a smooth career.
Then Lucas looked at Peter Jackson beside him. Although he was better than Nanaya Kiryu, in Lucas' eyes he was still a guy who had risen suddenly.
[I always feel like I'm getting old. Should I consider retirement? ]
Lucas supported his head with his arms, and suddenly this thought came to his mind.
At this time, the battle of the mythological era on the screen has come to an end.
Although Hercules fought very bravely and was very powerful.
However, facing an enemy that possessed countless divine treasures and could fly kites continuously, Hercules was ultimately defeated.
In order to help Illya block a spear flying towards her, Hercules exposed a flaw.
How could Gilgamesh, who was already impatient with the battle, miss this opportunity? He directly tied up Hercules with the Heavenly Chains and used the Noble Phantasm Rain to consume all of his twelve lives.
"Okay, I'm leaving too."
Mark Ruffalo, who was sitting in his crew seat, covered his face with his hands.
"It was so tragic. I was gone within 10 minutes of the show starting."
Scarlett Johansson, who was sitting on his right, snorted: "Better than me, I guess this movie can only live in memory."
Uncle Mark didn't answer directly. He glanced around secretly and asked in a low voice: "By the way, are you still planning to come back?"
Scarlett knew that Uncle Mark was asking about HF's performance.
Generally speaking, actors who have established themselves in the European and American film circles rarely return to the TV drama circle to play roles - simple guest appearances do not count.
The reason is very simple. Not only does the TV series take a long time to make, but the pay is much lower than that of movies, which is not cost-effective for those famous actors.
However, the situation this time is a bit too similar. In order to ensure the return of all the actors, Nanaya made some compromises on the remuneration.
Every actor who has participated in the filming of FSN can get the salary of starring in the movie when participating in HF.
This condition is very tempting to Uncle Mark. After all, Berserker does not have many roles and it will not affect his participation in other projects.
So Mark Ruffalo immediately agreed when Nanaya approached him.
But Scarlett Johansson was a little hesitant because Rider played Medusa in the HF line and she basically had to participate in the whole filming.
If it was last year, Scarlett would definitely have refused.
But since the box office failure of "Escape from the Island" last year, Scarlett's development in commercial films has not been smooth and she has failed several auditions.
In this case, it is not impossible to have a series character that can rely on old reputation.
"I might have to think about it."
Scarlett gave an ambiguous answer.
Mark warned quietly: "You'd better make a decision quickly. Nanaya doesn't look like a patient person."
"I know."
Scarlett nodded. "Are you here to lobby?"
Mark did not deny it: "Well, after all, HF is about to start filming, and you haven't responded yet, Nanaya is a little anxious."
"I'll think about it."
Scarlett answered thoughtfully that she planned to wait a little longer, at least until the first week box office results of UBW were released before she could be sure.
After all, she had been badly screwed by "Escape from the Island" before, and now she doesn't dare to make any decisions casually.
On the screen, Gilgamesh, who had defeated Hercules, slowly approached Illya, who was now isolated and helpless.
"Oh my god…"
Many audience members in the theater gasped. When Gilgamesh and Illya looked at each other, they realized what was going to happen.
Fortunately, because the film is rated PG-13, the scene of Mr. Golden pouring out his heart did not appear. In a burst of brilliant light, Illya flew up on the spot, no, she turned into a golden cup.
"Is that the Holy Grail?!"
Rin, who was hiding in the dark, discovered this situation. While she was still wondering about the Holy Grail itself, Shirou, realizing that Illya was dead, rushed out directly.
Then, he was glared at.
The scarlet eyes turned to Emiya Shirou, and the contempt and disgust in them made Shirou and the audience feel the other party's hostility.
"——Heh. I thought it was something but it turned out to be Saber's Master?"
Gilgamesh turned to Shirou, who first placed the cup in his hand into the King's Treasury.
"I..."
Emiya Shirou was trembling.
This is normal. After the battle just now, no one would think that Shirou Emiya could defeat the monster in front of him.
At this time, Shinji Matou, the troublemaker, jumped out.
After a lot of wrangling, Gilgamesh lost interest in continuing to confront Shirou, and he took Shinji away from the Einzbern castle.
"Damn it, it's like this again..."
After the enemy left, Shirou Emiya sat on the ground in despair, and he roared with a feeling of helplessness and rage.
"Emiya Shirou, you are so incompetent!"
The picture begins to rise from near to far, from the castle hall to the entire castle and then to the entire forest.
Then flames began to appear at the edge of the screen, eventually turning into a close-up of the letters U, B, and W. Then other letters on the screen began to fill in to form the title of the film - "Fate / Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works".
This opening does not reveal much except for the mythical battle, but it also conveys a lot of information to the audience.
First, Illya's Berserker team left the stage, and Shirou and Rin's alliance plan failed.
At the same time, the identity of Illya's Holy Grail is revealed, and the final villain of the film, Gilgamesh, gets the Holy Grail. He will definitely be a powerful enemy.
The entire beginning does not contain much content, but it is enough to attract the audience to continue watching.
In particular, Hercules, who everyone thought could survive and escape with his master, was actually killed directly by Gilgamesh.
However, no one was disappointed in this loyal giant. Until the last moment, the black giant was still trying to protect his master.
The audience felt regretful and sad about the departure of the Berserker group, but they did not get too hung up on it. After all, they were not the protagonists or the most popular characters in the movie.
After the movie officially begins, the plot does not continue Gilgamesh's plot.
Mr. Golden went into hiding after his grand appearance.
Because for Rin and Shirou, the biggest problem at hand is not Mr. Golden, but Caster.
Just when the two had fallen into despair, the appearance of Lancer once again ignited the fire of hope in them.
The two were confused by Lancer's Master's behavior of only allowing his servants to show up while he himself remained behind the scenes.
And Lancer's frivolous attitude when teasing Rin also made people feel a little uncomfortable, but with all the remaining servants on Caster's side, Shirou still agreed to cooperate with Lancer.
After all, with Rider and Berserker out and Saber captured, Caster, who already has Assassin and Archer, can be said to have basically secured victory.
Although there is a strange guy named Gilgamesh, Caster has three servants at the same time and his chances of winning are very high.
The Lancer who appeared in front of Shirou is currently the only Servant who is not an enemy.
Although the chances of winning were slim, Shirou and his two companions still set off for the church.
Therefore, the final battle between the protagonist team and the Caster group is about to break out.