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More Chinese titles: Prophecy/Mystery Code/Doomsday Prediction (translated by Taiwan Province Province)/Earth Destruction Code (translated by Hongkong)/Escape from Disaster.

Poster director of the movie The Prophet:

Alex proyas alex proyas

Screenwriter:

Ryan Douglas Pearson

Juliet Snowden

Stiles White

Starring:

Nicolas Cage; Nicolas Kim Coppola

Rose byrne Rosborn

Chandler canterbury chandler canterbury

Movie genre: suspense/thriller/plot

Imdb: 6.7/ 10 20, 160 votes.

Length: USA: 12 1 min

Country/Region: USA/Australia

Dialogue language: English

Color: color

Format: 35mm film deformation widescreen 2.35: 1

Classification: USA: PG- 13

Mixing: Dolby/Digital Cinema System

Production cost: USD 50 million/estimate

Shooting date: March 25th, 2008-March 20th, 2009.

Plot introduction

1959, in order to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of a newly-built primary school, a group of students sealed their paintings in a time capsule and buried them under the cornerstone. But one of the mysterious female students seemed to hear all kinds of whispers in her ear. She filled in a few lines of irregular numbers on the whole drawing paper of the prophet poster.

Time soon arrived 50 years later: a group of students from the new era dug out of the ground and opened the time capsule to see what was inside. The mysterious digital information left by female students was obtained by Caleb Koestler, one of the little boys. Coincidentally, caleb's father, Professor johann koss Le (played by Nicolas Cage), revealed an amazing discovery, that is, these coded information predicted the date, death toll and other matching figures of every major disaster in the past 50 years. Just as Ted further unveiled the mystery of this inexplicable document, he found that it also predicted three important events in the future, and the last one hinted at a global destruction. ...

This eye-catching supernatural thriller depicts this man facing the chaos around him and having doubts about the belief in the ultimate order of the universe. With the help of Diana Whelan (played by rose byrne) and Abby Whelan, the daughter of the late mysterious prophetess, John started a desperate race against time, until only the ultimate disaster and ultimate sacrifice remained. Caleb, Abby and many other children around the world also fled the disaster and started a new civilization in a new area with the help of the mysterious man in black, a kind and friendly alien. ...

film review

The theme of science fiction films is not uncommon, but the Prophet has added fresh elements to the original, and the new form of the film may surprise the audience.

This film is excellent in showing the basic elements of science fiction films-magnificent action scenes, and I believe it will not live up to people's expectations, but the central idea of the prophet seems to be more inclined to show people's strength in chaos and disaster, and the story itself is full of twists and turns. The central idea of the prophet is quite special, unlike the personal heroism that traditional Hollywood sci-fi disaster films intend to express, such as "saving the world" and so on. The director seems to want to prove that he will not copy a "Hollywood style" movie in general, but will make a unique and creative work. It's no exaggeration to say that Nicolas Cage can be among the top movie stars again with this film. And the ending of the film is impressive, which is bound to cause controversy.

Generally speaking, The Prophet is a film worth looking forward to. The disadvantage is that the middle part of the film is a little delayed. Of course, despite its shortcomings, the prophet will still bring enough surprises to fans.

This film is independent of our impressions of Nicolas Cage in recent years and is worth seeing.

-Chicago Tribune

Good script, and CG special effects with first-class destructive power.

-Online entertainment

Behind the scenes production

A well-prepared director

Director alex proyas is a person who is willing to work hard for the film. Every film he made, from studying the script to shooting and post-production, was a well-prepared systematic project. Aurora is like this, I, Robot, and the prophet is no exception. He said, "My creative team and I will prepare each film very carefully. We will try our best to do the preparatory work in the early stage, which often takes a lot of time. I firmly believe that the script needs to be polished before it can be turned into an image. So as a film director, I don't have many works, but I hope that every work of mine will be best presented to the audience after I try my best. "

"When I read an interesting script, I don't just look at whether it has been made into the basic structure of the film. I will take a long-term view: if I want to put it on the screen, what problems will I encounter, who will I cooperate with and how to make it look good. For example, when I saw the prototype of the prophet's novel, it was actually 10 years ago, but I didn't intend to put it on the screen at that time because I didn't know how to grasp it. Five years later, when I revisited this interesting novel again, because I was mature, my external conditions were also changing. When I read this novel again, it still shocked me, so I began to think, and my thinking became clearer and clearer. I know it's time to shoot. Later, I started to form my own creative team and also revised the script. "

Proia also said, "Is a story or a novel worth my efforts to turn it into an image? Generally speaking, I ask myself three questions: Can we influence the audience? Can we impress the audience? Can you please the audience and bring them a new experience? If all the answers are yes, then I will do it. This is my principle. When answering these questions, I usually think from the perspective of the audience and film critics, and I will also think from the perspective of the director. "

Appreciate each other's directors and starring roles.

Speaking of Nicolas Cage, a movie superstar for many years, everyone admires his acting skills. Even the director alex proyas claimed to be a huge fan. "I like Cage very much and even have a crush on him. I've been looking for opportunities to cooperate with him. I know that he likes comedy novels very much, loves movies very much, and has his unique views on science fiction movies, which are very similar to me, so we have a basis for cooperation. "

"Cage has made countless movies and played countless types of roles. He is adept in many roles, but he surpasses all of them. He has too many horns, which makes him a real actor, not just a movie star. "

Proia continued, "In the filming process, we are like two storytellers, telling each other with our own understanding and skills. As long as we work, we are completely immersed in movies and stories. What we try to do is to create a credible role and tell the audience a wonderful story. Nice to work with Cage. He is neither a hero nor a perfect man. He has his weaknesses and shortcomings, but it is precisely because of this that he is more real and passionate. He explored and understood the characters with great courage and made the whole movie more full. "

Nicolas Cage also praised the director: "Proia is a very responsible director and always does everything seriously. He has his own set of principles and methods, and some new ideas often come up in the process of shooting. For example, when we were filming the scene where I wanted to stop the plane from crashing, he asked the cameraman to shoot with one hand in pursuit of realism and presence. The scene was shocking, even a little messy, but it was really great. He is really creative. "

Wonderful dialogue

Diana Whelan: What happens when the numbers run out?

Johann koss Le: Stay with me. I know what it sounds like, but I have mapped these numbers to the dates of every major global disaster in the past 50 years in perfect order. Earthquake, fire, tsunami ... The next number in the chain predicts that tomorrow, somewhere on this planet, 8 1 person will die of some kind of tragedy.

Phil Bergman: Wow. Step back. Take another look! There are so many systems to find meaning in numbers. Why? Because people see what they want to see.

Diana Willand: What happens when these numbers appear?

John kay Steller: Let's look at these figures. I know what these numbers mean. I tracked these figures, and found that each figure is exactly in line with the time of disasters in the world in these 50 years. Earthquake, fire, tsunami ... The next number in these digital chains will correspond to tomorrow's time. On earth, 8 1 person will die in this catastrophe.

Phil Bergman: Oh, stop this crazy explanation. Who but you would think that? These figures are common to all of us except you. Why? Because people always see what they want to see.

be in the background

The Prophet is a new sci-fi work by Hollywood superstar Nicolas Cage. It is worth noting that two years ago, his movie "Foresight of the Future" suffered a fiasco. However, the Egyptian director alex proyas gave him great confidence. Proia once directed the sci-fi action masterpiece "I, Robot", which was also quite good at the box office. This time, Cage didn't disappoint the audience. The box office of the movie was 24.8 million in the first week, and the romantic comedy "duplicity" starring julia roberts and clive owen was even more overwhelmed. In the depressed spring season, this achievement can be satisfactory, and it can also make the dissatisfaction of film critics seem less harsh.

The Prophet was originally a project of Columbia Pictures. Ryan Pearson, a novelist, wrote plays, which were jointly directed by Rod Lurie and richard kelly (including Southern Stories). But for various reasons, the shooting plan actually ran aground. Until Escape Artists production company restarted the project, the more powerful Peak Entertainment (which attracted the attention of the industry because of the release of the blockbuster Twilight last autumn and winter) was responsible for capital investment and overall distribution. After the new company took over, Dyers White and Juliet Snowden were hired to rewrite the script, and the post of director fell to alex proyas. Proia hopes that this film can reach the height of "The Exorcist" in the fusion of realism and fantasy.

The story took place in Boston, but most of the crew filmed in Australia, including Keelung Ring Road, Melbourne Museum, Mount Macedonia and Collins Street. In addition, he also took astronomical observation shots in Camberwell High School (built in 1958 and later converted into John Adam Primary School), Hastak Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts, USA, and Australian Synchrotron.

Proia shot the film with a red digital camera, which is symbolic. He hopes to make the film realistic and cold, such as shooting Nicolas Cage with a 2-minute long lens to try to save the passengers who just crashed. The filming process is very difficult, and the director hopes to enhance the expressiveness of the lens and let the audience feel the same.

In order to make the plot more realistic, the director used a lot of documentary techniques in the film.

The original novel of this film was bought by a Colombian company many years ago, but it has not been put into shooting for various reasons.