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Chapter 1513 The Age of Fanaticism (First update, please subscribe)
Human beings are full of imagination about space. Since ancient times, humans have been gazing at the stars and imagining space.

In people's imagination, space is romantic, terrifying, mythical, and full of all kinds of imagination, but it is only limited to imagination.

After all, limited by the level of science and technology, humans can only use their imagination to fantasize about space.

Until now.

It was not until seven years ago, when humans first entered space, that words such as vacuum and weightlessness became familiar to the world.

Even though people know that space is dangerous, they still yearn to enter it, imagining humans going on interstellar adventures and migrating to other planets in the vast space, just like in the Age of Discovery, with the stars turning into the sea and humans conquering space.

Human imagination is always rich, and it was at this time that the movie "Star Wars" perfectly satisfied human's yearning and curiosity about space.

The space races, strange plants and, of course, the grand pictures depicted in the movie "Star Wars" also made people feel excited.

The direct visual impact brought to people of this era was unprecedented, and because of this, the sensation it caused was also unprecedented.

The movie "Star Wars" has an unprecedented impact on the world in this era when mankind has just ignited the "space dream". Just like in history,
Its influence has long exceeded the scope of movies, forming a unique "Star Wars culture."

Jeanne Moreau, the film's director, has become one of the most famous directors in the world. Last year, when people all over the world were obsessed with the impact of "Star Wars", news came out like a thunderbolt - "Star Wars 2" will be released in this summer!

For a time, the whole world was full of expectations for this movie.

No one expected that the sequel would be released so quickly. After all, Star Wars took three years to make, while Star Wars 2 took just over a year... It's simply a miracle!
In fact, it is not a miracle at all. After all, many real-life props and special effects techniques had already been produced and researched in the first movie.

Thus, a stunning masterpiece came out again a year and a half later, which was different from "Star Wars" which was first released in SEA and then in Hollywood.

This time, it will be released simultaneously around the world - during the summer vacation in North America. Hollywood's summer vacation lasts from early May to early September every year.

This is the time of the year when movie ticket sales are highest.

A week after the Soviet Union successfully launched the N1 rocket, when the images of the lunar module landing on the moon were repeatedly played on televisions around the world, and everyone was marveling at the Soviet Union's space achievements, "Star Wars 2" was released!

The release of "Star Wars 2" is undoubtedly a grand festival for the numerous Star Wars fans around the world.

As a Star Wars fan, George Lucas can't help but feel a little annoyed now. If it was not in a big city but in the small city of his hometown, at least there would be no doubt that although there were Star Wars fans there, they would not have filled the cinemas with huge crowds. But in big cities such as New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, etc., the most fanatical Star Wars fans came to the cinemas and lined up in long queues the day before the movie was released. Some people even quit their jobs just to buy a movie ticket.

And in Los Angeles, there are so many people!
On the premiere day, all the movie theaters in the United States were packed with people, with people queuing in long lines. In front of the theaters, the most eye-catching ones were the robot R2D2 and the talkative C-3PO.

Although it was just a model, it attracted many people to take photos there. Of course, there were also many people wearing Star Wars costumes. Such copies were very common at the premiere of "Star Wars 2".

There were even many people who copied Stormtroopers. In Los Angeles, there were many young and beautiful women cosplaying Stormtroopers and lined up to watch the premiere.

That's why some people make fun of it.

"Oh my god, I finally know why Stormtroopers wear armor!"

As the Stormtroopers approached, George Lucas's friends exclaimed:
"Because Stormtroopers actually look like this. Without armor, the enemy may not be able to control them."

"Stormtrooper, pretty woman?"

Although for George Lucas, he had no idea why the "cold-blooded stormtrooper" was associated with women.

But like many people, when he saw these beautiful stormtroopers, he took it for granted that these were stormtroopers!
Like many people, he was just queuing there, waiting to buy the movie ticket and go in to watch the movie. Everyone was very conscious and just lined up in a long line at the theater door.

After waiting in line for an unknown amount of time, George Lucas walked into the theater.

The cinema was already packed.

When the familiar melody sounded, people once again saw the stars twinkling in the sky on the movie screen. This was already a very familiar sight.
Then someone said:

“Are there really aliens in the distant galaxy?”

"alien?"

"Yes, there must be..."

Listening to people talking, George Lucas took a sip of Fanta. Sure enough, although the carbonated drink with fruit juice flavor was a bit strange, it was the drink in "Star Wars" and even aliens drank it.

Once again, the grand scene shocked all the audience. Like many people, George Lucas was fascinated by it and could not help himself.

When watching the scene of them escaping the pursuit on flying motorcycles, George Lucas opened his eyes wide in astonishment. How were such special effects produced?
After a month-long intensive publicity period, "Star Wars 2" became a complete hit upon its release, just as expected, and even more popular than expected.

"fantastic!"

“It’s so addictive to watch!”

“The whole cinema was filled with exclamations!”

"It's even more shocking than the first time I watched Star Wars last year. This movie has absolutely taken the world by storm..." "..."

With the release of "Star Wars 2", both ordinary moviegoers and entertainment media have welcomed a carnival about science fiction movies, mixed with some criticisms that are not very popular with science fiction movies. However, "Star Wars 2" still easily tore apart all doubts during the summer season and shocked the whole world!
After three days of release, the box office exceeded 2000 million US dollars!
This is the era of American dollars when one dollar is almost equal to one gram of gold!

Yes, it took only a few hours for "Star Wars 2" to break the current North American first-day box office record, and eighteen hours to break the U.S. single-day box office record for a single film. In addition, it also broke records in Europe, Asia and other places!
Top science fiction blockbuster!

Almost everyone expressed a feeling of novelty when watching this movie. In all the cinemas, the audiences were shouting and yelling, as if it was the first time they watched such a movie and they were very shocked. Probably no one could remain calm in the cinema.

The reason is that under Li Yian's deliberate guidance, Jeanne Moreau and those special effects props experts used the real-life special effects of this era to create a more shocking effect. Although this effect is not as good as the more exaggerated special effects movies that Li Yian has seen.

However, the special effects achieved in "Star Wars 2" are more shocking and impactful than Lucas' "Star Wars" thirteen years later. Moreover, the grand scenes and special effects of both "Star Wars" and "Star Wars 2" are unheard of for the audience in this world.

It can even be said that the vast majority of the audience were simply frightened to death!
After all, they had never experienced such a shock in the past.

"I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect it..."

After leaving the cinema, George Lucas was still extremely excited:

"It turns out that science fiction movies can be so cool, and those aliens are so real..."

"The characters are said to be played by real people, wearing silicone masks."

Steve said:
"George, all the novel characters we have seen are filmed by actors through makeup, some are filmed through modeling, and some of the universe scenes are simply technical synthesis, and these parts require a lot of time and money."

They are all students of the film department of the University of Southern California, and they are all amazed at the "technological content" presented in this film.

"They have left Hollywood far behind..."

George Lucas excitedly said:

"This type of science fiction movie is really amazing. I wonder when we can make this type of movie again!"

"Someday."

Steve said

"After all, as everyone can see, making these kinds of films is very profitable,"

"Yes, the problem is technology..."

George Lucas curled his lips and said:

"It's not technically feasible. Even if Hollywood makes it, it's just a crappy copycat. Just like last year, it didn't even cover the cost."

Because of the popularity of "Star Wars" last year, some Hollywood film companies also invested in making similar movies, but all of them were box office failures. There was no way around it. The audiences who were picky about "Star Wars" naturally didn't buy into those copycat movies.

After all, for this kind of science fiction movie, the most important thing is the special effects and the visual bombardment!

"Yes."

Steven said:
“In the past, we always said that Hollywood in the United States is the best film factory in the world, but now it seems that it is nonsense. The best film factory in the world is in SEA, in Kuching!”

"I guess one day..."

George Lucas suddenly said:
"If Hollywood cannot produce similar or even better films, then the future film market will definitely belong to them."

"This is too exaggerated, it's simply unimaginable!"

"Unthinkable?"

George Lucas looked at his friend and said:

"I'm telling you this is the future. Look, we've seen this movie for the seventh time, and we're all standing in line here, getting ready to see it for the eighth time. These people are standing in line here. What are they going to do, my friend?

Of course, go to the movies!

The question is, in the past, did anyone queue up all night to buy movie tickets? And watch the same movie over and over again..."

As a film student, George Lucas could see the future, and your future has changed dramatically.

"If we don't keep up, Hollywood will soon be obsolete..."

George Lucas looked into the distance and fell into silence. For some reason, Steve suddenly felt that what George Lucas said was right. It was not only because his tone was very affirmative, but more importantly, just like George Lucas said, they were all watching this movie over and over again...

(End of this chapter)