Recently, "Spider-Man: Superman Returns" was released in North America, watching the scenes in the movie, as a foreign party, do you have some déjà vu?
In fact, some scenes from the Spider-Man series were filmed at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York. Whether it's the tree-lined campus trails in the summer or the overcrowded libraries during exam weeks, the unique campus scenery of American colleges and universities has always attracted a variety of Hollywood blockbusters to shoot.
Today, [Elite Says] will take you to a tour of the university filming locations in Hollywood movies. After reading this article, maybe the next time you walk the campus, you will rub shoulders with Hollywood stars.
Spider-Man: Superman Returns poster
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Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton Campus
Recently, Transformers 5 was released in the summer slot, and although the reputation has deteriorated, the special effects scenes are still addictive. But you know what? "Transformers 2: The Comeback" released in 2009 was filmed at Princeton University.
Transformers promotional poster
At Princeton University's Washington and Williams Avenue, the crew filmed Sam running around campus on the phone while rushing. In addition, a silver-toned Saturn Astra driven by a stuntman was filmed crashing through and knocking over a roadside light pole, destroying the front protective bar.
If in Transformers, the school is just a foil for the background. The movie "A Beautiful Mind," then, is really a story about Princeton.
Beautiful Mind Movie Footage
The movie "A Beautiful Mind" tells this true story about the famous mathematician John Nash. Nash was internationally renowned for his astonishing mathematical discoveries in his early years, but Nash's superior intuition was plagued by schizophrenia, which changed his journey into academia dramatically.
Faced with the challenge of destroying many people, Nash, with the help of his wife Alicia, was undaunted and stubbornly resisted. After decades of hard work, he finally overcame this misfortune and won the Nobel Prize in 1994. It is precisely because this is based on the real story of Princeton University that makes the film look beautiful and moving.
Beautiful Minds movie poster
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Mit
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT campus
The famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has also been a perfect location for classic movies. The most famous of these is Mindcatcher. Last year, Matt Damon, the star of "Mindcatcher," returned to school as a guest speaker at the graduation ceremony, causing quite a stir.
Matt Dimon was a guest speaker at the graduation ceremony
Set on the MIT campus, Mindcatcher tells the story of a campus cleaner played by Matt Dimon. The protagonist, Will, has a talent for mathematics, but is a rebellious teenager, and with the help of professor Lambert, psychologist Thorne, and friend Chuck, Will finally opens his heart, eliminates interpersonal barriers, and finally finds himself and love.
A pithy line in Mindcatcher is given to people who want to fall in love and are cowardly
The film was filmed in three boston colleges: Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Bunker Hill Community College.
At the same time, in the Boston Public Garden near Boston, he also appeared on camera and took on a very important scene. This is also where Sean, a psychology professor played by Robin Williams, travels with Will when he consults with Will for the second time.
Boston Common Garden bench side
One of the film's main casts, Robin Wei Liems, wrote the film's famous line from a bench in Boston's public garden: "Sorry guys, I went to see about a girl."
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Johns Hopkins University
John Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University Campus
Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins University is one of the world's top private universities, the first research university in the United States, and one of the 14 founding universities of the American Association of Universities (AAU), an academic alliance of top universities in North America.
The film "The Social Network" was filmed here, and although the film tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg, a second-year student at Harvard University, who created Facebook in his dormitory, the crew had to move to the university to shoot because Harvard had not let people make movies at school since 1970.
Social network movie posters
Based on Ben Mazridge's novel The Unexpected Billionaire: The Founding of Facebook, A Story of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal, the film is full of character analysis and human nature. The performance of the film can also be said to be very outstanding, winning four awards at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Music!
Social network stills
In addition to social networks, Johns Hopkins University has also made frequent appearances in famous movies or TV series, including the hit "House of Cards" and "Fatal Visit". So, if you have time, you may wish to go for a walk together!
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Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York
Columbia University campus
As one of the few universities in New York City with a clear campus area, Columbia University has a very high number of films. Although the name of Columbia University is not allowed to appear in the film according to the school's regulations, it is also great to be a stand-in for scenes from other universities.
Columbia's campus is small, but it is picturesque. "Spider-Man" actor Peter was bitten by a special spider in the Columbia University laboratory, thus opening a legendary heroic life.
Spider-Man hero Peter
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University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Students on the UCLA campus pose for a group photo
The University of California, Los Angeles, or UCLA for short, is a public research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is also a leading comprehensive university in the United States.
Located in Los Angeles, UCLA is at the heart of the U.S. film industry and is extremely convenient for almost any film company, television production company, or even commercial company. Therefore, UCLA is also another school in addition to USC that has close ties to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and Los Angeles.
A view of the campus
When it comes to UCLA's film productions, it's really uncountable: "Single Men's Club", "Never Compromise", "American Pie", "Fat Professor", "High to Harvard" are all filmed here. One of the most girlish movies is "The Pretty Woman of Law".
Stills of the Legally Pretty Lady
In the story, Ellie, a middle school girl, is abandoned by her boyfriend who was admitted to harvard law, and Ellie is also admitted to Harvard Law School. However, in the unfathomable student elite, the cheerful and outgoing Ellie is an out-and-out alternative. After a show of the world, Ellie finally proves herself with strength and uses her unique Barbie thinking to solve a murder case.
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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame University
A view of the University of Notre Dame
Founded in the mid-19th century, the University of Notre Dame is not only a research university but also a private Catholic university. As an aristocratic model among the elite universities in the United States, the undergraduate education of the University of Notre Dame ranks among the top 20 institutions in the United States.
At the same time, the university's sports competition at the University of Notre Dame is what makes her very attractive. Best known for her American football team, which still holds the record for winning the most college league titles with 11 titles. In addition to American football, ice hockey, basketball, are the strengths of the University of Notre Dame, many high-level athletes of the varsity team, directly from the varsity team into the top professional team, become sports stars.
University of Notre Dame Stadium
Echoing the school's athletic prowess, the famous movie "Rudy" tells the story of the growth of a famous player in the history of the school. As another film based on a true story, it is not difficult to feel the warm atmosphere of the famous university of Notre Dame.
American football game
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University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Campus of the University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by the Board of Governors, it is the oldest private research university in California.
Due to its proximity to Hollywood, the campus has many historic brick buildings and man-made landscaping, and most importantly, the school has an excellent academy of film arts. Therefore, the USC campus is often used for film, television, advertising, MV filming, and is also used by producers to "play" other universities
If you've seen Forrest Gump, you'll be impressed by the benches that Forrest Gump sat on while waiting for the bus. To this day, there are still gold signs stating that this is where Hanks sat.
Footage from the movie Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, the protagonist of the movie, has an IQ of only 75, but with his talent for running, he successfully graduated from college. On the battlefield in Vietnam, he became acquainted with "shrimp catchers" Buba and Lieutenant Dan. After returning to China, Forrest Gump coincidentally accumulated a large number of assets. Money, though, is not something for Gump to value. Forrest Gump and Jenny, but Jenny has her own dreams...
The grassy course, the elegant and exquisite campus, the unique style of the building, perhaps these landscapes have long been taken for granted in the eyes of students, but after many years of looking back, the campus time will be like a song that never tires of singing, forever echoing in the heart.
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