The Castro Theater, the oldest theater in North America, is now one of the cinema chains owned by Imperial Entertainment.
A San Francisco landmark, this theater has a history dating back to Spanish colonization.
The theatre opened in 1910 and was converted into a retail store, and the mayor came to attend the ceremony when the theatre was reopened in the twenties.
The interior is luxurious, and the oversized “Castro” neon sign on the outside of the theater is a symbol that has not changed for many years.
Although the theater is old, the screening conditions inside the theater are constantly improving.
Inside this ancient building, it is also possible to enjoy 4K movies, 5.1-channel Dolby Atmos.
It is also one of the few theaters in the world where 70mm film can be screened.
At this time, there was already a long queue in front of this ancient theater.
“Two copies of The Matrix.”
“I want a ticket to ~The Matrix.”
“Give me three copies of The Matrix.”
“Give me ‘The Matrix’…”
“I also buy The Matrix…”
The Chinese woman who sold the ticket, Penny Wang, was busy sweating profusely, and kept cursing Martin and his “The Matrix” in her heart.
“Damn the movie, what’s so good, I’m so tired, my hand is going to break!”
In the peripheral goods store of the movie theater, Zhu Jiang, the store manager who is also Chinese, is also busy with his feet on the ground, but he is not as depressed as Penny Wang.
Because this shop is his, the busier you are, the more you earn.
“Thank you Martin, thank you The Matrix…”
While praising Martin and The Matrix in his heart, he urged the clerk to hurry up and bring in the new arrivals.
Boxes of goods were carried in, disassembled and placed on the shelves of the theater sales cabinets, including windbreakers, leather coats, sunglasses, dolls, keychains…
“How can there be MP3s?”
A clerk picked up a pure white MP3 in surprise and looked at it.
“Or Apple’s?”
“Alright, put it on the counter and don’t get dirty. This is the style used by Neo in the movie, don’t you think this white MP3 and black trench coat go well together? ”
The clerk, who is also a Chinese and Zhu Jiang’s cousin, shrugged his shoulders when he heard this, placed the prototype on the counter, and placed the remaining 100 Apple MP3s under the container.
At this time, many fans who had bought tickets walked in, and some of them were attracted by the items on the counter.
“Cool, is this the same trench coat from Neo?” A brown-haired white guy came over and asked.
“Yes, it’s the same model, it’s not the same as those imitations outside!” Zhu Jiang perked up and replied hurriedly.
“How much?”
“98 US dollars.”
“Give me a set.”
After shopping, the white guy did not leave, but put on a trench coat and proudly shouted to a group of young people not far away:
“Come on, guys, here is the same trench coat from Neo, do you think I’m handsome in it?”
“It’s cool, where is it, I’ll have one too.”
“I want sunglasses, give me a pair of sunglasses.”
“How much does this MP3 cost?”
Zhu Jiang was happily busy, he could be sure that what he earned today was definitely worth the income of the past half a month.
“Thank you Martin, thank you The Matrix…”
He started again.
Scenes such as the Castro Theater can be seen in theaters in major cities across North America.
The 30-second ad for the Super Bowl halftime show has aroused the curiosity of countless people.
In addition, the audience who attended the premiere desperately worked the Internet for Amway’s movie.
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“You have to go see this movie.”
“Oh my God, this movie made me doubt God!”
“You have to see it, it’s a masterpiece.”
“The fights are super exciting, but the plot is more exciting than the fights!” [ Read more novels for free on our website: Knight NovelS ] ）
When countless people choose to watch movies, they will naturally choose “The Matrix”.
“The Matrix” seems to have become a phenomenon, a trend.
Well, it seems that it was the same when The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released.
Those occasional negative comments can’t affect people’s enthusiasm for watching movies at all.
…………
Chicago.
in a villa.
Roger Ebert was yelling into the phone.
“Damn Fake, Harvey, you untrustworthy bastard, you only gave half of the 100,000 US dollars we said.”
Harvey on the other end of the phone also said angrily:
“Damn, can I blame me for not being trustworthy? It’s that your movie reviews don’t work at all, you look at the popularity of “The Matrix” now, I didn’t take back the 50,000 US dollars I gave you before, even if it was kind. Fack, are film critics no longer useful?! ”
With that, Harvey hung up.
And Harvey’s last casual words shocked Roger Ebert.
Could it be that the era of film critics has really passed. []
He still remembers that he could make a movie full with just a good movie review, and he could also use a negative film review to make a movie unattended, that era was really beautiful!
He was a guest of honor at major film companies, and those people held him, praised him, and tried their best to stuff him with money and gifts… But now, that is gradually disappearing.
In fact, he was already aware, so he became more and more cautious when commenting on the movie, but this time-
Damn Harvey!!
……
“Damn Roger!”
In Miramax’s president’s office, Harvey is also scolding his mother.
Bob, who had been listening to the conversation from the sidelines, suddenly said: “Harvey, in fact, I have long felt that it seems that the influence of film critics is declining sharply. Did you find that Meyers Films’ films now attach great importance to publicity on the Internet. ”
“Network?”
“Yes, you think about the elf events in The Lord of the Rings, and then you think about the large number of praise posts that appeared on the Internet after the release of The Matrix…”
“Really?”
Harvey was thoughtful.
…………
In the shops around the Castro Theater, Zhu Jiang was almost paralyzed.
For a whole day, he sent off batch after batch of guests, and he never had idle.
Many products have been bought out of stock.
Even the most expensive MP3s were sold out, and even the prototypes were “snatched” away.
Oh, and the limited-edition Neo and Trinity couple set, which costs 999 US dollars, he was originally going to use it in the town store, but he didn’t expect to be bought by a young couple.
That man looks like a rich second generation.
Damn, I hate the rich second generation.
Zhu Jiang was in pain and happy.
“Looks like we’re going to have to buy more tomorrow.”
(Brothers, please take care of it, evaluation, flowers, collections, and rewards are all here, thank you.) corpse).
