Although growing up in an environment that ignores the individual and individual motivation, Murphy knows very well that movies can never be made in this way, especially if the protagonist does not have a convincing motivation, the final movie will not become a classic even if it can sell well, let alone achieve his purpose of highlighting style.


    Even though there are so many just roles in Hollywood movies, few movies can discuss the three-dimensional aspects of the protagonists, especially in commercial movies. How do Hollywood commercial movies shape their roles?


    Good people, then write a little side line, such as careless, impulsive; bad people, then write a little side line, such as elegant, heavy feelings Many so-called three-dimensional characters in commercial films are shaped in this way.


    In fact, in Murphy''s view, this kind of destruction of the rhythm of the story is a bit of a waste of the essentials, which is certainly more advanced than the main melody movie''s simple portrayal of Gao Daquan''s characters, but it is not much better.


    A really first-class character is not afraid to be written as a complete story, because the screenwriter does not simply organize the story to write about his advantages and disadvantages, but puts him in a story that is also really first-class, so that he is subject to the antecedents of the story and bears the consequences of the story.


    There are two words in a sentence: "motive" and "cost".


    This rule is common in all popular movies in Hollywood. Why is Superman back criticized repeatedly? It''s because Superman is not constrained, bears no burden, and pays no price in the story. He just goes to do what he should do. Therefore, if this kind of old-fashioned movie is still not innovated, it seems insipid.


    Spiderman 1 is called silly and naive, because Spiderman bears the cost of losing his uncle just to show that "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility". In fact, the plot of his uncle''s death has nothing to do with the main line of the story.


    In contrast, the popularity of Spider Man 2 has increased, that is, in the sequel, spider lost his ability and took it as the emotional thread of the story.


    "Iron Man" has created such a big surprise for the audience, because the screenwriter let Tony Stark''s character decide the fate of the story, rather than using superfluous stories to show Tony Stark''s character. The reason why Tony is so popular is that he paid a heavy price at the beginning, and the motive of revenge drives the audience to hate him I can''t help Tony myself.


    Motivation and cost are the three magic weapons for movies to conquer audiences and critics.


    Therefore, Murphy will find enough motivation for the protagonist to integrate into the story of the whole film, and will show the cost of motivation.


    Yes, motivation and cost serve the whole story.


    After entering Hollywood for so many years, Murphy summed up a golden rule: bad movies must start with stories.


    The most fascinating part of the movie is how to tell a story that people can''t stop.


    It''s very easy to tell a good story, and it seems not difficult to do it. But there are not many Hollywood movies that can tell a good story. Murphy plans to abandon the traditional narrative mode of Hollywood movies that has been tried and tested for decades, and boldly learn from the narrative rhythm of American dramas.


    What should Hollywood''s traditional narrative look like?


    In fact, those who have studied the suspense setting of Hollywood movies know the routine of Hollywood movies.


    To put it simply, an American screenwriter and producer named Sid field once summarized the basic structure of a mature commercial script under the Hollywood system in a number of works, most of which have become compulsory textbooks for film Screenwriters: the construction of the first act, the confrontation of the second act, and the ending of the third act, There are plot point I, plot point I and plot point II, which are the two most critical emotional nodes in the narrative process of the script. Their task is to turn the plot to the next act, and the form of expression is "an event, it ''hooks'' the action, and turns it to another direction".


    This is indeed the most simple and effective model that Murphy has ever seen. Hollywood is essentially a production line. A successful model can only be summed up after numerous successful or failed market cases. Once it is effective, Hollywood has never been taboo to use it repeatedly.


    Murphy dare not say that all Hollywood plays are written according to Sid field''s teaching materials, but most of the commercial films and even literary works can see the great role of this mode, and most of the fans have been enjoying the pleasure brought by this mode.


    For example, "Iron Man", the movie that makes little Robert Downey a superstar, is a typical example of this.


    The first scene of the film is construction, which is to show Tony Stark''s genius career and luxurious life; plot I is that Tony Stark is caught by terrorists; the second scene is confrontation, in which he successfully escapes with the help of ironman-1 equipment, changes his ways after returning to the United States, resists pressure, closes military factories, and devotes himself to research, test and upgrade ironman-2 and ironman-3; plot II is discovery The long-term partner turns out to be the real behind the scenes. The third act is the ending. Tony defeats the evil iron monster and himself.The story of iron man, including other Marvel movies, is so fascinating because it is arranged in such a way.


    After Murphy''s careful study, it is not difficult to find that the plot points I and II, which sidfield repeatedly emphasized, played a key role in Iron Man: plot point I made Tony Stark a new man, while love node II contributed a big boss to the whole story, and they all accomplished the role of reversing the direction of the story excellently.


    There are only three action plays throughout the film, interspersed with a number of literary plays. The story is told logically and the relationship between the characters is clarified. There is no need to set up any big suspense, which saves time and effort.


    To be exact, almost all of Marvel''s films are products of the typical Sid field model.


    Therefore, when we watch too many Marvel movies, we often have a feeling that Marvel''s movies are all carved out of the same mold and are constantly repeating the road we have gone through.


    But no one can deny the success of marvel, just as it can''t deny the important role of sidfield model in Hollywood film''s occupying the global market.


    All of Marvel''s films can be said to be excellent works, but none of them are recognized as super classics. Maybe this is the difference between excellent works and peerless classics.


    For example, "Iron Man" is an excellent product made on Hollywood''s production line. It''s still a long way from super classic.


    Now Murphy is a Hollywood first-line director, and he doesn''t lack the support of box office achievements. Naturally, he wants to seek more, so he ignores the consideration of this general mode, and organizes conflicts from clues. It''s not too bad to learn from some American screenwriters in this regard.


    American playwrights are full of ideas about the density of conflict creation and resolution. They don''t think much about the rhythm of the play. What Murphy plans to do is the same. From the first minute to the last minute of the new series, they constantly create conflicts, solve conflicts, create bigger conflicts, and solve bigger conflicts Until the butterfly effect finally came into being, it evolved into a war and social storm affecting the whole of New York.


    It took nearly ten days for Murphy to complete the framework content such as human design, theme and outline, and it will take time to continue to adjust. I''m afraid the specific script writing will be after the Oscar ceremony.


    However, he is not in a hurry. If he wants to create a classic series, it will not be so easy. Repeated polishing is a necessary process. The sentence "too anxious to eat hot tofu" on the other side of the Pacific Ocean is very suitable to describe his current work.


    The progress of the script for the new project is very slow. Murphy is thinking and revising, and almost all of his time is spent on it. It was only in the 20th century when Fox informed that "the wolf of Wall Street" was about to be removed from North America that he slightly shifted his eyes.


    After nearly 20 weeks of screening, "wolf of Wall Street" can hardly make a box office profit from North American cinemas. Although for the sake of Oscars, 20th century fox can pay a certain amount of money to make the film show in a few cinemas in Los Angeles and New York after the Oscars, Murphy and 20th Century Fox are very clear, The film has already received enough nominations, and it is almost impossible to win a heavyweight award, and no more efforts have been made in public relations. Instead of wasting resources, it''s better to downshift from North America, and then launch DVD and paid online versions based on the effect during the Oscar period.


    In March, "Wall Street wolf" was officially released from the North American cinema, and the North American box office finally stopped at $241.68 million.


    Although it didn''t break the $250 million mark, this figure is enough to ensure that "Wall Street wolf" will reach the top 10 of the 2009 North American box office annual ranking.


    For such a film with Wall Street theme, it can be said that it is a very proud achievement.


    The 20th Century Fox executives also got the news from Bill rosis that Murphy was preparing for a brand new series. After "Wall Street wolf" was removed from North America, they immediately informed Murphy that 20% of the North American box office share would be paid in the next month.


    Then, in the 20th century, fox launched the DVD of "wolf of Wall Street". However, with the gradual decline of DVD, the sales volume can only be said to be relatively average, with less than 3.5 million sets of all versions sold in the first week.


    Compared with DVD, the pay on demand and online rental of the film have increased by nearly 50% compared with the previous film shameless bastard, which can also be said to be a trend of offline development of the film industry in the future.


    After the Oscars, Murphy and "the wolf of Wall Street" won nothing. Catherine Bigelow and "the bomb disposal unit" became the biggest winners.


    One weekend after the Oscars, North America ushered in the most heavyweight film ever released in March, Batman vs Superman. (to be continued). )