Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Chapter 381 Epic Linkage

Roland Allen was actually not aware of Anne Hathaway's fangirl behavior.

Of course, even if he knew about it, he didn't have time to worry about it.

Because after finalizing the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project and getting the game production copyright, he has been writing and drawing at home.

"The first part is actually about Captain Jack and his crew finding a box of cursed gold coins. The first mate betrayed him and led the crew to take away the ship because he wanted to get rich. Bill, who didn't want to participate in the rebellion Na was sunk into the sea by Barbossa. After they finished all this, it became instinct to squander gold coins to fill their desires.

It's a pity that the curse of the gold coins made them the living dead. If they want to lift the curse, they must return all the gold coins and sacrifice a drop of the thief's blood. When they find out that Bill Turner once stole a gold coin and handed it over to After giving his own children, looking for his offspring became the motivation for Barbossa to live.

In this case, Elizabeth Swan, the governor's daughter who once saved Bill Turner's child Will Turner when he was young, was involved. In the end, they met Captain Jack who wanted to take back the Black Pearl. , formed the Iron Triangle, killed Barbossa in a way to lift the curse, and successfully recaptured the Black Pearl. "

"The second part is the continuation of the first part. It tells that there is not only the curse of gold coins in the sea, but also a strange ship called 'The Flying Dutchman', which can dive into the water, and the crew is too. Immortal, Jack's Black Pearl was also helped by their captain Davy Jones.

One day, Bill, who was sent into the sea by Barbossa but eventually became the crew of the Flying Dutchman, found Jack and told him that Davy Jones was looking for him and wanted to make him a member of the ship...

Captain Jack, who wanted to save himself, began to look for Davy Jones' dead box in exchange for freedom.

This undead box contains the heart of Davy Jones. As long as it is pierced, Davy Jones will die.

At the same time, the East India Company, which wanted to dominate the sea, was also looking for the dead box. Therefore, Elizabeth and Will, who had been in contact with Jack before, became their targets. Driven by the East India Company, the Iron Triangle converged again.

After some twists and turns, the dead box was taken away by the East India Company, and Davy Jones wanted to kill them to vent his anger.

In order to save herself, Elizabeth tricked Jack into locking the ship, allowing him to be devoured by a Kraken manipulated by Davy Jones, and when they were free, they brought the sad news to the witch who had always helped them. At the time of Ya-Doma, the witch told them that Jack is not dead, they still have a chance to save him, and if they want to sail on the sea, they must have a qualified captain. So far, they were killed by Jack in the first part. The resurrection of Barbossa. "

"After doing this, the third plot will appear smoothly, which is to save Jack.

The impetus is also very simple, that is, the East India Company with the flying Dutch squeezed the living space of pirates.

Pirates gathered to hold a pirate conference to jointly resist the crisis.

In this way, Jack, one of the nine pirate kings, cannot be absent.

So, a group of people went to the end of the world to find him.

It's just that this kind of search actually has its own ghosts.

The witch Tia Doma who resurrected Barbossa is actually the goddess of the sea sealed in the body of a mortal by the nine pirate kings. She needs Barbossa to get the token of the nine pirate kings to release herself and gain freedom .

And Will needs Jack's Black Pearl, he wants to drive this ship to save his father.

After finding Jack, the nine pirate kings gathered at Shipwreck Bay. Elizabeth was elected as the new pirate king and fought against the East India Company to the end. Because of the imbalance of power, the pirates finally released the goddess of the sea, and she was full of anger. A vortex was created in the sea, and the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman fought to the death in it.

In the fierce battle, Barbossa became the witness of Elizabeth and Will, and they held a simple wedding. In the decisive battle, Davy Jones killed Will. In order to save him, Jack borrowed Will's hand to use The knife pierced Davy Jones through the heart.

So far, Will has become the captain of the Flying Dutchman.

The two worked together to solve the East India Company.

At the end of the story, Will gave Elizabeth the undead box containing his heart.

Being the captain of the Flying Dutchman, he must extradite the undead on the sea to the underworld, and he can go to the shore once every ten years. If he doesn't do this, he will become the same monster as Davy Jones. "

While Roland was talking and writing, letting the memories of the past appear on paper, Kate, who was surfing the Internet, popped up and looked at her husband with surprised beautiful eyes, "Isn't your efficiency too exaggerated?

Haven’t filmed the first part yet? Is the plot of the third part already written?

You told me that the plot of the "Spider-Man" trilogy was written in one go. I thought you were lying to me at the time, but seeing the current situation, your scripts are really going out like you don't need money. Shake it! "

Daughter-in-law's compliment made Roland a little embarrassed.

Because what he just did was all based on reference and reference.

But even so, adhering to the principle of frankly sitting in prison and resisting strictness to go home for the New Year, Roland could not tell the truth. Therefore, after discovering that his wife had eavesdropped on all the plots, he decisively raised his hand and sent He grabbed it, pressed it on his thigh, and asked him to taste the plot of the trilogy, "What do you think?"

"Sure! The rhythm of a traditional three-part commercial film!" Kate glanced at the outline and commented, "Isn't writing this kind of script extremely easy for you? "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Terminator" ", it's all like this.

Problems arise within 40 minutes, resolved within 120 minutes, and end cheerfully in the last 35 minutes.

If you can't write it, then James and Steven will probably be **** off. "

When Kate imitated the appearance of a truck driver and rolled her eyes at Roland, Roland, who was hugging his wife's waist from behind, watched with joy.

Shaking her leg, interrupting the opponent's movement, Kate, who was affected by this, jerked twice, then glared at Roland with her mouth curled up.

"What are you doing? Didn't you ask me to evaluate it?"

"I asked you to evaluate, but I didn't ask you to bring private goods."

"Tch!" Roland's shameless words caused Kate to twist his thigh, and when Roland gasped in pain, the happy Kate quickly changed the subject, fearing that her husband would retaliate against her immediately.

“Why did you sign Johnny Depp to a five-part deal if you were only writing a three-part series?

Or, have you already thought about the plots of the remaining two films? "

How could Kate's carelessness be missed by Roland?

Didn't bother with this little woman, after patting her thigh twice, he raised his hands and tied her to the table with his arms.

Then picked up the pen and continued to write on the paper, "Actually, the story belonging to Elizabeth and Will has ended here, and the fourth part tells the story of Captain Jack alone.

After Davy Jones was eliminated, the entire sea ushered in peace again. Because of this, Barbossa stole Jack's Black Pearl again, leaving him alone.

In the process of wandering, Jack suddenly learned that someone was recruiting crew members in his own name. He felt strange and began to look for the other party's traces. When he found the other party, he found that the other party turned out to be his old lover.

And she is also the daughter of the pirate Blackbeard.

Their goal is to find something called the Fountain of Youth.

That thing can make people live forever.

In the process of searching for the Fountain of Youth, Jack met Barbossa, who lost a leg because he was defeated by Blackbeard. After learning that Blackbeard had snatched his Black Pearl, the two worked together to destroy each other. "

After Roland quickly explained the plot, Kate, who was still smiling, showed doubts on her face.

"Wrong? Your plot is incoherent! It has nothing to do with the first three movies!"

Before Kate turned her head, Roland continued with a smile on her face: "The fifth part is tentatively scheduled to be revenge.

Every pirate king has his own battle of fame, and Jack's battle of fame is to eliminate the Spanish captain who once slaughtered countless pirates at sea. It's a pity that those guys didn't enter heaven and **** after they died, but Like the ghosts, they are trapped in a place called the Delta of Death.

They are cast when Jack gives up his compass and stops being a pirate.

So, when they saw the sun again, they wanted to seek revenge from Jack.

Meanwhile, Will's son is growing up.

He found Jack, hoping that the other party could help him unravel the curse of the Flying Dutchman and save his father.

In this case, they met Barbossa's daughter, and the group's goal became the Neptune's trident, which can break all sea curses. During an adventurous journey, they found their goal.

When the trident is cut off, all the curses on the sea will disappear. "

‘What the fuck? '

After Kate finished listening to Roland's description, her entire face was filled with disbelief.

"No! No! Big problem! Big problem!

The four or five episodes you described are too separate from the first three episodes to be called a series at all!

If the first three films are successful, even if Johnny Depp joins the next two films, this series can still attract a large number of fans, but the box office results and reputation will continue to decline! "

That’s right, in Kate’s view, the five movies her husband described simply couldn’t fit together.

The first three parts and the last two parts are simply irrelevant individuals, and there is no possibility of interweaving and continuation.

What is the most taboo thing about making a series?

No feelings!

All the movies in the series sell feelings at the end, and when the feelings are exhausted, the series will enter the restart stage.

But this kind of result can only be decided by the audience, not by the creator!

All creators, when creating a series of movies, the first consideration is the perception of fans. If fans feel that the whole story is separated from the previous work, it is over, and the box office of this movie will definitely die violently.

Serving fans first, and then attracting passers-by is the way to success for all series.

Because only after fans raise the box office on the first day and the first weekend, can the top-ranking works attract the attention of outsiders.

After they enter the theater and become interested in it, tutoring the previous work will become another means of profit for the film company.

But now?

The plot Roland mentioned was a failure visible to Kate!

In this case, if no changes are made, then...

She, a guy who doesn't care about the box office, can see the series finale.

And when Kate looked at Roland with puzzled eyes, wanting to know how her husband made such a serious mistake, Roland, who was holding her in his arms, put his chin on his daughter-in-law's shoulder with a smile.

Looking at the plot outline on the paper, he smiled and asked, "You don't think so?"

"How can this be right?"

"That's right."

"Huh?" Kate didn't understand what her husband meant.

"Because I feel wrong too."

That's right!

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" was not the first movie Roland came into contact with, nor was it the first visual effects blockbuster Roland saw, it still left a deep impression on Roland. The reason is actually very simple——

Captain Jack, it's too flirty.

Whenever "He\'sa Pirate" sounds, the coquettish little steps will echo, when Johnny Depp uses funny body movements to show the motherly but good Jack Sparrow, at this time Only the captain of the ship has a soul.

Like Robert Downey Jr. and Tony Stark.

Many times, it is not the crew that chooses the actors, but the actors find themselves.

However, even if Roland Allen likes Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Depp, it does not mean that he also appreciates the whole series, or that he feels that the whole series is over in "The End of the World". The latter two are purely capital-driven continuations, trying to squeeze out the value of the entire IP.

Although there is no problem with this approach, because as a capital, he is also planning to use the five-part method to push the series into the abyss that must be restarted, but after seeing the future, he actually feels that there is still room for the entire series to be saved of.

There is no need to end abruptly like in the previous life.

If you have to describe it, it is to integrate the plots of the fourth and fifth parts that have nothing to do with the first three parts into the main line.

And this is what he wants to do now.

"What do you think is wrong?" Roland shook his legs, motioning for his wife to help him.

"I don't feel right anywhere." Kate said truthfully.

However, she didn't talk poorly, but gave a substantive opinion, "First of all, let's clarify the first point. Do the two characters of Elizabeth and Will have to be offline in the third part?"

"Judging from the current situation, it must be offline. After all, Will has become the captain of the Flying Dutchman, and he needs to obey the curse and send the dead who died at sea to the underworld." Roland said.

"Is there no way to change it?" Kate asked.

"Of course there is no way to change this, because the plots of the first three films are perfect." Roland shrugged.

But Kate was not defeated, "Okay, then let's start from another angle. First of all, after Will became the captain of the Flying Dutchman, is he immortal? Or, in other words, after Davy Jones So he became the captain of the Flying Dutchman because he fell in love with the Sea Goddess, right? And the Sea Goddess is immortal, so he became the captain of the Flying Dutchman in an attempt to obtain Eternal life, even if they only meet each other every ten years."

"Uh... That's the truth." Roland nodded.

"Then here comes the question." After getting an affirmative answer, Kate continued: "The goddess of the sea is immortal, so Davy Jones needs immortality, but Elizabeth is not immortal! So the immortal Will will send go her!

Elizabeth needs the Fountain of Youth more than the Blackbeard Pirate! "

"Hiss..." Roland took a deep breath, grabbed the pen and continued to write on the paper, "That is to say, Elizabeth doesn't need to go offline. After she realized that she would die before Will, she fell into a In the midst of entanglement and pain, in this case, she learned about the fountain of youth, so she had the idea of ​​immortality.

So she went to Roger Sparrow, hoping that the other party could take her to find the Fountain of Youth. "

"That's right, at the same time, Spain and Britain are also looking for the Fountain of Youth, and in order to reflect the balance of power, let the Blackbeard pirate become Spain's privateer captain, and Barbosa become the British privateer captain." Kate continued. .

"No, these two arrogant people will not become privateer captains." Roland shook his head in denial.

"That's simple! Just copy the plot you said before, and describe Blackbeard as the most powerful pirate in the world after the pirate conference. Barbossa was defeated by him, and the Black Pearl in his hand was also taken away. It is precisely because of this He will cooperate with Britain only if there is no situation, and his real purpose is not to find the fountain of youth, but to kill Blackbeard!"

"What about Blackbeard's daughter? That's Jack's old friend?"

"What do you want her for? One heroine is enough for a movie! With Anne Hathaway here, how many vases do you need to sign?"

Hearing his mother-in-law's blunt words, Roland smiled coyly, lowered his head and gnawed on her neck, and before he could react, he was already holding a pen and writing hard, and with the help of his wife, the plot of the fourth part There have also been earth-shaking changes. With the confrontation between the two armies, Jack's old friend officially went offline, followed by the female first officer.

The fourth plot discussed by the two is as follows:

After Will became the captain of the Flying Dutchman, Jack's Black Pearl was snatched by Barbossa again.

But not long after Barbosa got the Black Pearl, he met Blackbeard who wanted to dominate the sea.

Because Blackbeard's saber has a special magical power, it can manipulate everything on the ship, so the irresistible Barbossa was defeated, not to mention the Black Pearl was taken away, and even lost a leg.

In this case, wanting revenge, he became the captain of the British privateer and served the royal family.

And one day, he received a mission from the royal family to find the Fountain of Youth.

At this point, the line of Barbosa is officially launched.

At the same time, Elizabeth, who discovered that her man could live forever but she would only grow old to death, finally found the Fountain of Youth after reading countless legends, so she found Jack, hoping that he could help.

But Jack without a boat didn't want to accompany her on the adventure, and the two had a dispute.

During this process, Blackbeard, who also heard the news of the Immortal Spring, also came to the door, because he needed the compass in Jack's hand that could point to what you most desire in your heart, and after the intersection of the three parties, he learned that the Black Pearl Jack, whose number was actually snatched by Blackbeard, couldn't sit still. He longed for the sea and didn't stay out of it anymore, and the struggle was on the verge of breaking out.

Blackbeard's men have a beautiful female first officer, she wants to get close to Jack and steal his compass.

In order to meet her husband more often, Elizabeth saw through her plot and fought hard with her.

Besides, after deciding to find the Fountain of Youth, boarding Barbossa's ship became a matter of course.

When sailing at sea, it became reasonable to fight with Blackbeard.

Compared with the original version, in this version, Roland and Kate directly picked out the funny beeping Spaniard who accompanied them.

Not only that, they also deleted the inexplicable plot of the mermaid's tears.

The two felt that instead of wasting time on such weird plots, it would be better to have a few hearty fights.

Elizabeth and the female first mate's fencing;

The naval battle between Barbossa and Blackbeard;

Jack took advantage of the current to board Blackbeard's ship, stole the Black Pearl, and left.

In short, if you can use special effects to prolong the plot, don't use literary drama to prolong the time.

The audience went to the theater to see how Depp was flirting, not to see how Miss World Beauty shed tears!

The former is "Pirates of the Caribbean", and the latter is "Pirates of the Caribbean"!

And the ending of this part is actually very simple.

In a battle, the two sides found the Fountain of Youth, and then fought to the death there.

Adhering to the idea that evil can never defeat justice, Blackbeard ultimately fails.

But during their struggle, Elizabeth also learned that the Fountain of Youth cannot make people live forever. The meaning of its existence is only to allow one person to steal another person's life. The guy would be able to get immortality in the actual sense, but she hesitated when she couldn't reincarnate after using it once.

And when she was engaged in a battle between heaven and man, struggling back and forth between using the fountain of youth and destroying the fountain of youth, Blackbeard's first mate also gave a new solution, that is, the Sea God Trident that can break all curses on the sea …

"We can actually set the Trident of Sea God like this:

All the visions on the sea are actually born because of the Trident of the Sea God.

Since the birth of human beings, they have been longing to control the power beyond nature, but all acquisitions come at a price.

It’s like what your character Peter Parker said, ‘With great power comes great responsibility’

It is precisely because someone wants to control everything, and because of this, he created the Trident of the Sea God, so while gaining power, maintaining the peace of the ocean has also become the responsibility of this person.

So, the flying Dutchman, the Kraken, all these things that help him keep the peace.

In the beginning, it was a gift from God.

And when this guy with supernatural strength fell, the ocean lost its balance.

These gifts have become a curse to forcibly maintain the operation of the world.

At this moment, only by releasing the power absorbed by the Seagod Trident can the sea return to its original state.

So for the fifth part, they are going to do this.

Will's son doesn't even need to show up. Wouldn't it be better to just let Elizabeth Wanli find her husband?

Barbosa's daughter is best replaced by a son, and describes his wife's family as an astronomical family following Galileo's footsteps. The reason why they hook up is because Barbosa deceived the little girl by sailing.

After learning that the Sea God Trident must be located through the astrology, Barbosa went to find his son. After a heart-to-heart talk between father and son, when Jack, Elizabeth, and Barbosa arrived, the sailing journey officially began.

The difference from before is that this time, their enemies are all the curses on the sea.

Because not everyone desires to return to normal, some people hope to live forever by virtue of the curse.

In this way, they who want to restore the ocean to its original state are enemies of the world.

It is different from the previous few small fights. Didn’t they have the legacy of Blackbeard this time? Then directly forming a fleet and conducting a large-scale naval battle with the enemy is the big scene that the audience likes to watch!

Twenty minutes to clarify the goal, twenty minutes to find a child and reminisce about the past, and sixty minutes to stop and go, and the movie can come to an end.

As for the ending, it was simpler...

When they found the Trident of the Sea God, they realized that the guy who destroyed the Trident would definitely be hanged by the power of the trident in an instant. Since Elizabeth had a husband and Barbossa had a son, Jack tricked them away yes, and then...

Sacrifice yourself to save the world!

This time, he is really dead.

In the end, all the curses on the sea were lifted, and the undead who died at sea could enter the underworld without the flying Dutchman, and what witches, the death delta, all disappeared, and the treasures that had been cursed before were restored to their original state, Babo Sa returns to the mainland and lives with her son, and Elizabeth also wins her husband Will, and they will grow old with him forever.

So far, there are no more pirates in the world.

I even feel that the last shot has to be given to the previously described extremely powerful compass.

When the compass is played by Elizabeth and Will's children, the pointer that always points south means the return of order.

Series ends. "

When Kate directly cut the outline of the fifth volume mentioned by Roland beyond recognition, deleted the **** bank robbery scene, abolished the inexplicable Spanish Immortal Fleet, and let Captain Jack, who was born at sea, die at sea—

The corner of Roland's mouth twitched as he was recording his wife's thoughts.

"No! Why did Captain Jack die like this?" Roland wanted to reason with his wife.

However, Kate did not give a substantive explanation, "Because his name is Jack! So he must die at sea!"

"What?" Roland frowned, not understanding.

So, Kate repeated it forcefully, "Because his name is Jack! Jack! Jack! J-A-C-K! Okay?"

Grab the grass!

Co-author, you are playing the meme of "Titanic" for me!

Roland, whose hair was full of black lines, raised his hand angrily and patted the mother-in-law's buttocks.

"Be serious, please? Now is not the time to play tricks!"

Although she was slapped, Kate still had a playful smile on her face. Sitting on Roland's lap, she turned around, looked up at her husband, and asked, "How is it? My plot is much better than your incoherent story, right? "

Hearing Kate's question, Roland turned his attention to the outline again.

Although the ending of Jack Spyro’s death of sacrificing the small self to save the big self is a bit **** up, but…

Well, this coherent plot is indeed much better than the hip-pull four or five!

"On Stranger Tides" and "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is the key to pulling the hips, because the split of the plot leads to the magnification of countless problems. For example, in the fourth "Stranger Tides", the love between the mermaid and the missionary is simply It's just a pile of **** for procrastination! And in the fifth "Dead Men Tell No Tales", the villain who used Head and Shoulders has nothing but stomping knives!

The extremely empty plot makes the charm of the characters useless, and when the love of the Fountain of Youth and Elizabeth is connected, when the Trident of the Sea King and the curse of the sea are connected in series, when the original version is enslaved by Blackbeard and changed to be hard-faced with Blackbeard. Just now, when the never-before-seen pirate fleet was released by Jack, even though these productions still have the meaning of draining the value of the entire IP, for fans, hearing the ending of the old story and witnessing the sadness and happiness with their own eyes is better than listening to it. An inexplicable new story is better.

This is why many readers hate eunuchs.

Because stories always have an end.

Whether it is good or bad, after reading it, you will give up.

Although Roland can't guarantee that Kate's brain hole will be liked by all audiences, he believes that this thing is much better than the original Zhileng, and when he nods in agreement and says it's okay, he can let the screenwriter take a look and let them go along with it. When expanding and modifying these ideas, Kate, who was recognized, suddenly had a smile on her face.

"It seems that I am quite talented!"

"Yeah yeah, gifted and gifted."

"No, why do you sound so perfunctory?"

"I'm not perfunctory! How can I be perfunctory when it comes to your talent? Your talent means that I have vision. If my vision is not good, then it is impossible for me to pick such an excellent person like you." ah!"

Having been with Kate for a long time, Roland's tongue has become much sharper.

No way, I don’t want to be beaten!

After hearing her husband's slick flattery, Kate, who was already tired of her husband's arms, immediately smiled and burrowed into Roland's chest.

Even though she knew that Roland was perfunctory to herself, as long as she was comfortable listening to things like being obedient, that was fine!

And after discovering that her husband had carefully sorted out his brain holes, he seemed to take it seriously.

Leaning against the other person's arms, she pursed her lips and spoke again, "Roland."

"Um?"

"I personally think that the revised "Pirates of the Caribbean" pentalogy can actually be linked with "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

"What do you mean?" Roland frowned.

"Look, didn't I just say that at the end of the fifth part, Jack cut off the Trident of Sea God, released all the power stolen by humans, and brought peace to the entire sea?"

"Yes! You also said that all curses will disappear because of this."

"So! Here comes the problem! After the curse disappears, can't the original treasure be taken? And since the treasure can be taken, does that mean that Indiana Jones can embark on the journey?

When Indiana Jones discovered the Aztec gold coins, would that be able to start the Aztec civilization that was destroyed by the Spanish colonists? And at that time, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" could also be filmed along with "Pirates of the Caribbean"! "

Grab the grass!

Roland was dumbfounded!

Let "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" link?

Let Indiana Jones go after the wealth of Jack Sparrow and other big pirates?

This, this, this...

This special code is simply a dream linkage!

After the death of Jack Sparrow, Indiana Jones pursued the other party's footsteps. This is not only another harvest of fans' feelings, but also a good opportunity to expand the worldview of "Pirates of the Caribbean"!

After all, Pirates of the Caribbean is about Jack Sparrow alone!

And there are nine pirates who are as awesome as him!

Create a pirate universe through treasure hunting!

If it succeeds, then the prequel movies, main movies, and spinoff movies of other pirates can continue to be released!

How profitable can a cinematic universe be?

How much money can a spin-off of the movie universe make?

As long as it succeeds, these are the times that can accompany people for twenty or thirty years!

However-

When Roland digested his wife's thoughts excitedly and wanted to record this thought with trembling hands, he suddenly realized that the idea was beautiful but the reality was skinny, "Uh...it's not easy to do...because...Harrison Ford It's fifty-nine this year."

That's right!

Fuber was born in 1942.

When the five parts of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are finished, he will be seventy.

At that time, let him run again, he will definitely not be able to run.

Why…

Pity…

Sorry...

However, just as Roland sighed at the failure of the dream linkage, Kate also cast a contemptuous look at her husband.

"Are you stupid? Let's make one without Indiana Jones!

Just like Lara Croft, just search for treasure at sea!

How easy it is to come up with a name!

Don't tell me, won't you? "

Boom! ! !

Such words were like a bolt from the blue to Roland!

Create a character treasure hunt?

Looking for treasure at sea?

Then doesn’t he have a ready-made one in his mind?

Nathan Drake!

"Uncharted"!

Epic linkage!