首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Moviegoers may think history is repeating itself this weekend. The summer’s most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opene
Moviegoers may think history is repeating itself this weekend. The summer’s most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opene
admin
2012-10-20
61
问题
Moviegoers may think history is repeating itself this weekend. The summer’s most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly recreates the Japanese attack that drew the United States into World War Ⅱ. But that isn’t the film’s only reminder of the past.
Harbor invites comparison to Titanic, the biggest hit of all time. Like Titanic, Harbor heaps romance and action around a major historical event. Like Titanic Harbor attempts to create popular global entertainment from a deadly real life. Like Titanic, Harbor costs a pretty penny and hopes to get in even more at the box office.
Both Titanic and Pearl Harbor unseal their tales of love and tragedy over more than three hours. Both stories center on young passion, triangles of tension with one woman and two men: In Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Zane compete for the love of the same woman, a high society type played by a British actress named Kate (Winslet). In Harbor, two pilots (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett) fall for the same woman, a nurse played by a British actress named Kate (Beckinsale).
The scenes of peril also have similarities. Harbor has a shot in which soldiers cling for dear life as the battleship USS Oklahoma sinks. The moment is recalled of the Titanic’s climactic sinking scene in which DiCaprio and Winslet hang from the ocean liner as half of the ship vertically plunges into the water. In Harbor, one of its stars floats atop a piece of debris in the middle of the night, much like Winslet’s character does in Titanic. And the jaw-dropping action of Titanic is matched by Harbor’s 40 minute recreation of Dec. 7, 1941 attack on the United States’ Pacific Fleet.
Both films spent heavily on special effects. Harbor director, Michael Bay, for example, says he kept salaries down so more could be spent on the visuals. Both movies even shot their ship sinking scenes at the same location: Fox Studios Baja in Mexico.
Harbor’s makers have even taken a Titanic like approach to the sound track. The film includes one song. There you will be, performed by country music superstar Faith Hill. Titanic, which is one of the best selling soundtracks of all time, also had only one pop song: Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On. "If Harbor becomes a major moneymaker, filmmakers may comb history books searching for even more historical romance action material," says a critic.
What does the phrase "cost a pretty penny" in the second paragraph mean?
选项
A、To be very attractive.
B、To cost a lot.
C、To have big box office returns.
D、To require a lot of effort to accomplish.
答案
B
解析
语义理解题。根据上下文的线索:投资甚巨并期望获得更大的票房回报,可知该短语意为“花费一大笔钱”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/fhhK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
TheUnitedStatesiswell-knownforits【C1】______ofmajorhigherhighwaysdesignedtohelpa【C2】______getfromoneplaceto
Thesepeoplewerearrestedfor______.
Ofcourse,mostimmigrantsdidnotgetrichovernight,butthe______ofthemwereeventuallyabletoimproveupontheirformer
Janethaseventuallydecidedtogoona
Threatsfromnomadicpeopleinthenorthwere【C1】______throughoutChinesehistory.TheywerecontinuallyattackingtheChine
AweekafterourdaughterLaurenwasborn,mywifeBonnieandIwerecompletelyexhausted.EachnightLaurenkeptwakingus.Bon
WiththerapidspreadoftheInternetevery-whereintheworld,the【C1】______numberofusers,oneofthemostexcitingdevelo
Theincreaseinstudentnumbers______manyproblemsfortheuniversities.
Surprisinglyenough,modernhistorianshaverarelyinterestedthemselvesinthehistoryoftheAmericanSouthintheperiodbefo
Peoplesometimeswonderabouthowtoensurefamily’sfinancialwell-being.Fora【C1】______varietyofpurposes,familyfinancial
随机试题
A、Itiswellpaid.B、Itisdemanding.C、Itisstimulating.D、Itisfairlysecure.B在对话一开始,男士就说他想去美国工作,但是那儿的工资水平不是很高。女士说她原以为美国的工资
铜锌钎焊的力学性能和熔点与铜的含量有关。
记载了痹证之手指关节肿大者为“鼓槌风”的著作是
胆道结石患者的典型临床表现除了腹痛外还有
DAB表示为()。
21世纪初,随着我国新一轮基础教育课程改革的兴起,针对我国课程与教学评价领域存在的一系列问题,发展性课程与教学评价成为评价领域的最新思想。简述发展性教学评价的功能。
在学习过程中,学生对知识的理解一般经历着四种不同水平的发展阶段,即__________、__________、__________和__________。
Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadsarebe
关于交换式局域网的描述中,错误的是
A、WhenthewomanwaskilledB、Themaincauseofherdeath.C、Thewoman’sidentity.D、Whyshefailedtoreturnhome.B新闻与一个在土耳其伊斯
最新回复
(
0
)