The comeback of the 682 Matthew effect

Matthew Effect (Matthew. {Please search for Ha in Baidu, read the full text for the first time}effect) was originally from a sentence in the "Gospel of Matthew in the Bible", "Whoever has, you must add it to him so that he is superfluous; and he that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken from him. Sociologists have derived the concept of the "Matthew effect" to describe the widespread polarization of social life.

The so-called Matthew effect, further explained, refers to the stronger the strong and the weaker the weaker, and after a person achieves success, subsequent luck will follow, and vice versa. In short, it can be understood as the richer the richer, the poorer the poorer.

In the same way, the Matthew effect applies in Hollywood. When a director or actor has achieved successes in a row, all successes will follow, and then seize the opportunity to become one after another to become the top ranks; And when a director or actor has experienced failure, it is often not enough to do anything, and his career will slip into a trough, and then fall into a quagmire that is getting worse and worse. The phenomenon of polarization is widely distributed in every corner of society.

Hugo is clearly the one who has accumulated negative effects in the Matthew effect, and even the success of four consecutive works still can't reverse the negative image in the eyes of the media, not only because of the bad downturn in the past three years, but also because there is no pattern to the success of these four works.

"Smell the Woman", "The Righteous Sea", "Sleepless in Seattle", and "Schindler's List" can be said to be four different types of works, and the final success factors are also different. "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman" is the achievement of Al-Pacino, "The Heroic Wind of the Righteous Sea" is the east wind of Rodney's gold, "Sleepless in Seattle" is a romantic comedy, and "Schindler's List" is the strong support of the Jews, and the difference in the trajectory of success means that this success is difficult to replicate.

Therefore, it is bound to be difficult for the media to reverse the negative impression of Hugo in the first place, and the "vulgarity" that has just been completed and the "speed of life and death" that is about to start filming are still completely different from the trajectory of the previous four works, so this time the media's negative response is expected.

"Variety" magazine, which has always been known for its rigidity, expressed its incomprehension of Hugo's choice, "When Lancaster chose 'the speed of life and death', it also means that he is willing to try action movies again, which is a good thing." With a handsome face and excellent acting skills like Marlon Brando, and Harrison Ford's athletic skills, we can't wait to see him perform on the big screen.

But the question is, is 'life and death' really the best option? The photographer Jian Yide and Bangte have no directorial experience, and he is best known for his sharp photography style, but he has not been really recognized; And the screenwriter and the production team are both working as film producers for the first time, which is really difficult to make people feel trusted.

If Lancaster is willing to make action movies, I believe that Hollywood can at least provide him with countless scripts to choose from, and now is the golden age of action movies, with a total of 35 works of the same genre born in the past three years, and this year there are at least 19 action movies that have been established.

There are so many choices, including large-scale zuò and luxury casts, as well as excellent scripts and innovative themes, but Lancaster's choice of 'Speed of Life and Death', a work that does not see any advantages, any highlights, or any value, is really incomprehensible.

This is Lancaster's second inexplicable choice in the past six months, the last 'vulgar' and Quentin Tarantino are worth looking forward to, but the $250,000 salary has shocked Hollywood so far, so that many top production companies can't find a reasonable explanation, and this time the 'speed of life and death' has no reason.

With the great success of four consecutive works, Lancaster has ushered in a golden opportunity to reach the top of his career, but in the face of such an opportunity, he has made two inexplicable choices in a row, and it is unpredictable how the future will develop. ”

It can be seen from the comments of "Variety" that although on the surface there are various speculations and doubts about Hugo's choice, in essence, there is no expectation for the script of "Speed of Life and Death", and it can even be said that it belittles the level of the entire "Speed of Life and Death", which is a very common situation in Hollywood and is not unusual.

In the final analysis, "Variety" still believes that Hugo's choice of "speed of life and death" is a very bad decision.

The Hollywood Reporter, another authoritative media in the Hollywood industry, also expressed a similar view to "Variety", but their rhetoric was more intense, using a mocking and mocking way to ask rhetorically, "Is Lancaster choosing to commit suicide?"

In the eyes of the "Hollywood Reporter", "Lancaster first chose the 'vulgarity' with a cost of 8 million dollars and then the 'speed of life and death' with a cost of 28 million", and it seems that overnight, Hugo is inseparable from low-budget independent films. In today's rising cost of film production, Lancaster has rejected all offers for works above the cost of 60 million yuan and focused on low-cost production, which makes one wonder: Is Lancaster giving up on career development?

After the fiasco of three consecutive high-budget productions such as 'Hudson's Eagle', Lancaster seems to have fallen into a state of panic, and he is now more stubbornly insisting on low-cost productions, which is actually a move to reduce the risk of the work, if the work fails, the loss is bound to be less painful, but once the work is successful, it is a beautiful turnaround.

This can undoubtedly be considered a sensible strategy, but it seems to be constrained, conservative and unmotivated, which is definitely not the best means of survival for the competitive Hollywood. In the face of discerning audiences, troublesome critics, and demanding professionals, such a conservative and cautious choice will only dim Lancaster's superstar aura.

Perhaps, the low-cost 'speed of life and death' will not be a big problem even if it fails, but Lancaster has neglected another thing, and continuing to participate in the low-cost system will only make the stars around Lancaster gradually disappear, and then gradually wear out his possibility of becoming a top superstar. So, perhaps, he is on the path of self-destruction. ”

The "Hollywood Reporter" did not criticize the "speed of life and death" too harshly, but used adjectives such as "suicide" to express their disagreement with Hugo's choice, in fact, the core focus of their focus is that Hugo did not accept a salary of 15 million US dollars to star in the big production, and gave up the opportunity to become a top depositor, which is a fatal blow to Hugo's future career development. But in other words, "The Hollywood Reporter", like "Variety", is not optimistic that "the speed of life and death" can break the fixed thinking and succeed.

It's not just "The Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety", "The San Francisco Chronicle" is known for "Lancaster's second consecutive failure with another choice full of question marks?" Writing for the headline was written.

USA Today welcomed 'Mr. 10 million' with a $28 million investment... Such a news with an ironic headline reported on this "speed of life and death".

"Entertainment Weekly" chose "Lancaster's collision with new directors, new screenwriters, and new producers, reckless or visionary?" Such headlines were discussed, and at the end of the news, they concluded that "Hugo was too eager to prove himself, and there was a high risk of self-defeating, hoping only that this defeat would not have 'Hudson's Eagle' consequences." ”

The headline of the "New York Post", which collided with Hugo in the previous encounters, was very direct, "Self-destructive choice, vanity fair lost its way", they think that Hugo is now too confident in his box office appeal, and there is a reason why he chose "life and death", "The low salary in exchange for the crew is bound to be Lancaster's right to speak to the crew, and Lancaster's figure can be seen with the joining of Bullock and DiCaprio", the comment said that Hugo is gradually reaching out to the field of production, Showing the arrogant side, the success of four consecutive works clearly made Hugo completely disoriented, "It would be a disaster. ”

On the whole, the professional media are generally not optimistic about the development prospects of "Speed of Life and Death", and even think that this is a disaster that is even more terrible than "vulgar", after all, "Speed of Life and Death" is a purely commercial film, if it fails at the box office, it is a failure, there is no room for Hugo's acting skills to play, and there is no other room for maneuver, and the box office determines life and death.

When Nicholas and McLaren flipped through these news reports, they couldn't help but feel very interesting, watching their media colleagues under the banner of thinking about Hugo, and then constantly bombarding Hugo, which directly confirmed the discussion and judgment between him and Hugo about these media, which is really a unique scene for Nicholas.

These news reports were very well analyzed, as if Hugo was really facing a terrible situation, but Nicholas noticed it at a glance, and none of the media mentioned the "life and death" script problem. Although the crew has not announced the details at present, the synopsis of the story is enough to see the novelty of this script, which is also the most important reason why Hugo is willing to choose this script, but it is ignored by everyone.

Therefore, the media is really a very amazing thing, they chase the facts, but the opinions reflected by different angles, different positions and different positions are completely different, and even strongly deceptive, even if Nicholas himself is a member of this industry, he can't help but feel full of interest.

However, Nicholas noticed a very special sight, which he was sure would soon be noticed by his fellow media peers, and even if it didn't happen this time, it would be completely apparent the next time.

(The text of the unfinished version to be continued is provided by (Dian Dian Han Paper).) ）