Museum Adventures

Is it Adventure or Wonderful Night?

◎Translated name: Night at the Museum/Night at the Museum/Wonderful Night at the Museum

◎Title Night At The Museum

◎Era 2006

◎Country United States

◎Category Action/Comedy/Family/Fantasy

◎Language English

◎Subtitles English/Spanish/Portuguese

◎IMDB rating 6.3/10 (12,546 votes)

◎IMDB link/title/tt0477347

◎Duration 108 Min

◎Director Sean ·Shawn Levy

◎Starring Ben Stiller.... Larry Daley

Ernest Borgnine....

Jake Cherry .... Nick

Martin Christopher .... Lewis

Bill Cobbs ....

Marshall Factora .... Museum Patron

Pierfrancesco Favino .... Christopher Columbus

Patrick Gallagher .... Attila the Hun

Ricky Gervais .... ..

Carla Gugino ....

Matthew Harrison .... Neanderthal Man

Ed Helms.. .. The Dentist

Jono Lee .... Chinese Worker

Rami Malek .... Ahkmenrah

Mizuo Peck .... Sacagawea

◎Introduction

Plot: Jumanji: Museum Horror

In the solemn hall of the Museum of Natural History in New York, all the amazing things in the world are displayed: Violent prehistoric creatures, savage ancient warriors, primitive tribes buried in the quicksands of time, African grassland animals and legendary heroes who changed history... Of course, they all turned into lifelike statues and specimens when they arrived here, but... It is an ecological circle that condenses the entire earth. Visitors who come here can always deeply feel how small they are to the world. But for Larry Daley, the museum's new night watchman, it's just a way to earn custody of his son. Larry believed that he was born to "do big things", but for most of his life, he had been "unappreciated" and now it is difficult for him to even fill his stomach. His ex-wife was about to remarry. In order to prevent her from taking away his favorite son, Larry decided to bow to life and accepted a job that did not require much creativity.

On the first night of work, Larry held an oversized flashlight and strolled down the corridor boredly. He felt that this night would be both peaceful and lonely for him, until a group of unexpected people... A "visitor" suddenly dropped by. Larry had always imagined that he would become a big shot one day, but never in this way: he was surprised to find that when the last rays of the sun disappeared over the horizon, everything in the museum came to life, as if it had been Magically animated around him, began a series of sabotage activities, Tyrannosaurus Rex and King Huns destroyed the marble corridors, while lions and monkeys roamed the display cabinets... Larry was stupid, no Know what it takes to bring normalcy back to museums.

At this time, the statue of Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, suddenly made a sound, which startled the nervous Larry. However, with the help of this great man, Larry probably would not Losing his new job and realizing the adventure he'd always dreamed of: the great moment he'd been waiting for had finally arrived.

Aspect: Uninhibited Adventure Night at the Museum

The majestic Museum of Natural History displays magical objects - never-before-seen prehistoric creature skeletons, ferocious ancient warriors, ancient civilizations, and more. Annihilated tribes, rare animals in Africa, legendary heroes of history - an endless stream of tourists stop to admire the historical relics that restore time and space, until the sun sets and the crowds disperse. But are those exhibits fixed on stands really masterpieces of humanity? Or does it have a life of its own, walking back and forth in the silent night? In childhood fantasies, the latter is always more exciting. Don't regret that you are past the age of wild imagination, Hollywood will naturally make the museum's frightening fantasies come true.

The master of directing family comedies Sean Levy ("Pink Panther", "A Lot of Children") once again takes on the burden of hilarious adventure comedy, only this time, white-haired comedian Steve Husband Martin is missing, and will be replaced by Ben Stiller, one of the kings of American comedy who is also capable of tossing. Although the characters are still the same, Stiller, who looks ridiculous enough, continues to ravage himself and amuse the audience, and there is probably no chance of failure. What's more, in this hilarious family adventure drama that is almost guaranteed to make money, there is also children's favorite Robin Williams as the youngest legendary president in American history, and Owen Wilson plays a 3-inch pocket cowboy. Carla Gugino from "Little Spy" narrates the story, and various museum creatures are resurrected. Just wait for the arrival of Boogie Nights in the museum!

Behind the scenes:

Dreams come into reality

When you stroll around in the museum, you must have had similar strange thoughts: those who are still Will the ancient statues and animal specimens suddenly move out of their fixed positions and re-inject vitality into their once dry bodies? Yes, all of this will be realized one by one through "Fright Night at the Museum", making a childlike daydream come true. As director Shawn Levy described it: “People have this strange ability to sense. When you pass by a portrait, you feel like the eyes in the painting have been following you... You may feel like you are a little neurotic, but at the time, everything was incredibly real. As a filmmaker, sometimes I am more like a magician. The only thing to remember is that in the silver world, there is nothing. It’s impossible.”

The idea for the film comes from a storybook for children drawn by Croatian illustrator Milan Trenc...Hollywood, which has never let go of any good stories, has to wait a long time. I bought the film adaptation rights of the storybook, and this holiday film was created in a Christmas atmosphere. The three production teams behind it had been famous for the success of the film version of the "Harry Potter" series. I have accumulated a lot of experience in this area.

When I was a child, I once had the idea of ??hiding in a museum before it closed. I never tired of imagining whether the museum would look like in "Toy Story" when it got dark. lively? Will the model specimen, with only its rough outline remaining in the darkness, really move? The protagonist in the story, Larry Daley, is this kind of person who is addicted to fantasy. He believes that "dreams" are unique human beliefs, but he lacks enough confidence in himself. He is the kind of dreamer who has many ideas but stops moving forward. .

How to make such an illustrated story about putting children to sleep look funny but not childish on the big screen? What Larry encounters on his first night in the museum becomes the most important factor, because "shortening time" is the best way for movies to create a sense of urgency. Here, director Sean Levy specially selected the statue of "Teddy Roosevelt" as a special character in the film, and also excerpted many classic quotes that Roosevelt once said - you will feel the soul of this American president. Still wandering in the real world.

In addition, Sean Levy also added a lot of childish quarrels between the "magical creatures", and the originally terrifying prehistoric animals also had a cute side. Being big does not necessarily pose a threat. On the contrary, those creatures that are small enough to be naive are a bit evil, and they are the key targets of prevention... Of course, the film not only wins with dazzling stunts, but also requires an extension of the sense: Larry Just like all fathers who live at the bottom of society, they hope that their sons will worship themselves as they respect heroes-discussing the gap and emotions between father and son seems to be very popular in Hollywood recently.

The art and scenery of "Museum"

Except for the inevitable digital special effects, director Sean Levy found that he still had to face a lot of art problems, because he Artists and designers were needed to provide the film with the interiors of a world-class museum. Of course, he had obtained permission to shoot the real exterior scenes of the New York Museum of Natural History, but considering that the cultural relics and artworks collected in the museum are extremely valuable, Levy did not dare to go in and "make mistakes". In addition, the film also includes a series of Destruction scene - no one can guarantee that there will be no "accidents" in this process, and losing money is a small matter, but no one can afford the bad reputation of a "historical sinner" who damages national cultural relics... So the museum was rebuilt in a studio, Not only is it the most feasible and safest, it may also be potentially the “cheapest” method.

Claude Paré, the art director who designed the gorgeous and historically rich sets for Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator,” took over. He embarked on this very "huge" mission, and he also knew that if he did not change his established "taste", the film would probably become an "aviator" displayed in a museum: "Normally, people like me A kind of movie artist only needs to design the set style for one or two eras, but this theory does not apply at all in "Night at the Museum", which involves too many designs and combinations from different eras - from ancient times From the temples of Egypt to the wildness of the Western cowboys, it was the first time for me to accept such an interesting job.

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In terms of design, director Sean Levy gave Claude Parr a lot of creative space without giving him much interference. In order to enhance the immersive realism , Parr installed a revolving door in the studio in Vancouver - the traditional door type of the museum. When you walk into the revolving door and see the background and curtain made for the film, as Levy said: "Our daily My job is to 'visit' the museum..." Anyone who has been to a museum should know that the museum is usually divided into several exhibition areas or exhibition halls. However, in the studio, Parr only completely restored the aquarium. As for other things that need to appear in the The exhibition halls in the film were only partially constructed, and were later synthesized through digital technology.

While working, Claude Parr felt that he was not a designer, nor a designer. Like a museum decorator, there are many interesting stories behind each independent exhibition hall, and Parr's knowledge of Inuit or cavemen has also improved by leaps and bounds. Famous designers are busy designing different layouts for the exhibition halls at the same time. Each exhibition hall has gone through several conventional architectural steps such as illustration, design, and construction. In order to be more realistic, the art masters spend more time on the details, and the statues on display , models and specimens are all made by their skillful hands. Take the very heavy statue of Teddy Roosevelt in the film as an example. He is riding a horse and raising his sword in the air... The statue is the same as the real 26th Congress. The President of the United States is different because he needs to look like Robin Williams - the "living statue" is played by Williams, so we see a "Williams lookalike" in the film Looks a lot like the President of the United States.

Tips:

The film was originally set to be filmed in Montreal, Canada, but it is said that Ben Stiller had some "unpleasant" experiences there. , and finally changed to Vancouver.