Disaster films, with their unique ecology, exist in the genre film market, heaven and earth, almost omnipotent. From the initial tens of millions of yuan to the current investment equivalent of billions of dollars, more and more people are stunned. For example, "2012", released in 2009, invested as much as $200 million, of course, whether it is its realistic special effects or box office revenue, it is worth the investment. According to statistics, the film has been released worldwide for only three days, and the box office has reached 225 million US dollars (of which Chinese mainland 75 million yuan contributed to the box office). In the next 20 days, Chinese mainland theaters contributed a total of 400 million yuan to the box office.
Such box office figures are probably amazing, of course, behind the huge numbers is more the filmmakers' efforts. At the end of 2016, an American disaster film was quietly released, although there was no strong publicity and a huge historical background as a foreshadowing, but it still counterattacked all the way to become this year's box office dark horse. Many viewers who have seen this film have exclaimed that there is no urine point throughout the whole process, which is both scary and touching... The movie is called The Deep Havoc.
The story framework of "Deep Sea Havoc" is based on the sensational "Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil Spill" on April 20, 2010. Many friends may recall that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at that time caused a huge natural disaster, with up to 30,000 barrels of crude oil leaked every day alone. So far, the entire marine ecological chain of the Gulf of Mexico has been devastated, including 1,000 miles of natural wetlands and beach reserves, such as dolphins, bluefin tuna, crocodiles and various poultry have been destroyed... However, since the early days of the crude oil spill, Obama promised that the oil spill point has been effectively controlled, but it was not long before the media exposed that a new oil spill point was found... (This face hits!) ）
The "Gulf of Mexico crude oil spill" is arguably the most damaging in U.S. history, but in the eyes of many, it is just an eye-catching headline in online newspapers. In order to correct the audio-visual, the creative team of "Deep Sea Havoc" visited and retrieved various videos and original materials of that year, and after three years of preparation, it was finally released in 2016. Based on real events and in the spirit of being responsible for history, the director of this film took a different approach, abandoning the previous Hollywood blockbuster model, and opening the story of the male protagonist (Mark . Wahlberg) traveled thousands of miles to the offshore drilling platform "Deepwater Horizon" for only one purpose, that is, to test whether the oil rig met safety production standards.
Through the underwater cement pressure test, the male protagonist accidentally found that there were major safety loopholes in the drilling platform, and continuing to produce oil was very likely to lead to disaster... However, the head of the self-interested BP consortium (the group is fully known as BP) ignored the persuasion, repeatedly intimidated and ridiculed the male protagonist, and finally under the oppression of the evil capitalism, the workers had to start production...
Just when people relaxed their vigilance and raised a glass to celebrate the "seventh year of safe production", the sand outlet of the drilling platform suddenly stopped running, and many mud mixed with oil and crude oil vapor seeped out of the main pipe, and before people could get out of the workshop, the huge pressure forced the main pipe to burst and rush straight into the 100-meter tower. The strong impact force led to the failure and fire of the motor and cable one after another, so a drama of dozens of oil workers fighting with the "deep water" was staged...
Although the film does not have too many scenes, narrative preparation, only an enclosed space of an offshore drilling platform, it creates a very realistic effect of crude oil explosion, sea fire and so on, and the scene is not only terrifying! After watching it, many viewers both exclaimed and said that they were paralyzed by the horrific explosion scene. Especially at the time of the explosion, the narrow drilling platform passage, the tense atmosphere of people scrambling to escape and the "great righteousness and awe- and awe-inspiring" of a few people are dazzling under the continuous switching of photographic multi-camera positions and near-range perspectives.
After the disaster, BP Company tried to cover up the truth, and Obama repeatedly stressed that it would be properly resolved, but the male protagonist realistically stated the "man-made disaster" to the hearing, and finally the relevant responsible persons of BP Company were taken away to investigate... In fact, not long after Obama's "strong" statement, BP was ruled to "settle" for $4 billion, in addition to being released from the "11 homicide charges", it also poured dirty water on the American Halburton Company responsible for the reinforcement of oil wells...
Although the drama of "House of Cards" continues to be staged, I believe that this disaster film will surely warn the world, so that the male protagonist Mike . The unsung heroes represented by Williams are more remembered by the world, and those organizations and individuals who sacrifice the natural ecology for the sake of profit are permanently nailed to the column of shame of history! Ironically, the BP logo turns out to be a green sunflower, symbolizing "natural, environmentally friendly and pollution-free". What's even more ridiculous is that it is such a symbol that is more like a "chrysanthemum", with a bid fee of 211 million... USD.