"It's so realistic and amazing." Li Zhi came to his senses for a long time, and then his beautiful eyes shone with an extremely admirable light.

Qiao Feng nodded in agreement, which was really amazing.

In the entire history of film, few sequels can surpass the previous work, whether in Europe, America, Asia, or other regions.

But the Terminator is definitely an exception.

Terminator 1 is a powerful beginning, but Terminator 2 does not have a dog-tail sequel, but is rarely seen in terms of story and artistic value, which comprehensively surpasses Terminator 1.

The entire Terminator series, as far as the several movies Qiao Feng has watched, is very good, but if you want to talk about the peak, you must say it is the second movie.

When Cameron was filming Terminator 1, he was not famous at all, he didn’t have much investment, and he couldn’t say that he had much experience.

But now is different from the past.

After "The Terminator" in 1984, Cameron received widespread attention from the film industry and got the opportunity to direct the science fiction film "Alien 2".

You should know that the first "Alien" was directed by Hollywood director Ridley Scott. It has good reputation and box office, and no one thinks anyone can surpass it.

But Cameron once again proved his talent in this area. His self-written and directed "Alien 2" is not inferior to the first episode in all aspects, and it is also marked by a distinct Cameron mark.

After "Alien 2", Cameron still did not shoot the sequel to "Terminator", but instead made a science fiction film "Abyss" with personal significance. In this slightly dull film that explores the communication between humans and alien life, Cameron used a lot of computer-generated images, which is a very cutting-edge technology. "Abyss" has thus set a milestone for the development of film special effects.

There is a scene in the film that tells the story of aliens transforming into a water column and running into a human submarine to contact humans. The effect of the liquid transforming into a human face is amazing.

Although Cameron has never been preparing to shoot Terminator 2, it does not mean that he is still the same Cameron as before.

Whether it is Alien 2, which has a good box office reputation or a good reputation that is better than the box office, these are all a perfect special effects blockbuster.

All the special effects used in it are cutting-edge, top-level and cutting-edge special effects technologies.

It can be said that although Cameron has made three or two films in recent years, he has played all the best and latest special effects techniques.

Now, all the experience Cameron has accumulated over the years of shooting Terminator 2 has been used.

This film is expected to invest $60 million. The actual investment may be based on Cameron's super-large production with a piss of $100 million, which is definitely a Hollywood movie investment record.

Why is Terminator 2 the peak of the Terminator series? Firstly, it is because Schwarzenegger is both in appearance, body shape and acting skills, and secondly, it is also the most important thing, that is, the special effects and super brains.

One-third of the huge investment is expected to be invested in special effects, which is more than 60% or 70% of the investments in later films, and the remaining 30% or 40% are much more awesome in production costs.

One-third of the time is the special effects, one-third is other production costs, and the remaining one-third is the salary and pay of the cast and crew.

The starring actor Schwarzenegger accounts for the majority of the pay, but it is only a pay of 10 million US dollars.

Of course, this pay is absolutely sky-high at this time, and only a few superstars can get it.

This is also one of the reasons why the investment in sequel movies is generally much larger, that is, because of the success of the previous work, the actors' pay will increase to a large extent.

But this is still an extremely reasonable investment share ratio.

The result of an extremely reasonable share ratio is that excellent production gives the audience unparalleled audio-visual enjoyment.

Schwarzenegger's performance in "Terminator 2" is more mature. In addition to continuing to shuttle through bullets, his father-son relationship with Xiao Connor moved many movie fans.

In this episode, Schwarzenegger's weapons and equipment were fully upgraded. In addition to pistols and shotguns, he also used grenade launchers, grenade grenades, machine guns and other more powerful weapons.

However, what is cooler than the T-800 played by Schwarzenegger is the villain terminator in the film - T-1000. He is a liquid metal robot, more advanced than the T-800.

The production of T-800 in Terminator 2 has already made considerable progress from the Terminator 1 of that year.

The T-800 in Terminator 2 is no longer a simple model, it has been given more scientific and technological content.

Because what appeared before Qiao Feng and Li Zhi was not the kind of unmovable model that they were back then, but could be regarded as a real robot.

If you don’t look closer, it’s not easy to see that it’s fake just by looking at your face.

Stan Winston, the chief special effects guru of Industrial Light and Magic, led his men to create Schwarzenegger's head model with equal proportions.

Then the head is filled with artificial skin that can be simulated by 90% and the muscles are filled with special materials.

After that, that's not counting. The model's head covered with simulated skin has reached an 80% similarity, but Industrial Light and Magic also have the best artists to make up for the model.

The makeup techniques of later generations can make ugly monsters into beautiful women and handsome men.

The makeup technique at this time was not bad at all. After the finer makeup of the artwork bit by bit, the similarity of the mold and head can reach 99% similarity.

Just like those wax figures made by stars in later generations, they are not professionally produced by themselves, so they will definitely not tell the truth or falsehood of the difference.

"If this movie can be successful, this special effects will definitely account for 50% of the factor." Seeing the special effects artists and artists doing every point bit by bit, Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, yes." Qiao Feng nodded in agreement.

In Terminator 2, the most powerful special effect is definitely not T-800, but T-1000.

The T-1000 can be deformed at will (but cannot become a complex machine or something larger or smaller than it), and the body can be restored by being penetrated or broken.

Making such a character is definitely a challenge for Stan Winston and Industrial Light and Magic. Unlike the T-800 that can be used as a model, this time the T-1000 is simply impossible to complete with models and makeup in the first part.

The special effects team of Industrial Light and Magic thought of computer-generated image technology (CGI) and computer synthesis technology. Not many people used this technology at this time. Cameron's "Abyss" once used similar technologies.

In the abyss, aliens transformed into a water column and ran into a human submarine to contact humans. The effect of the liquid transforming into a human face is amazing. In a sense, it is actually a preview of the liquid metal robot in "Terminator 2".
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