Time flies so fast, 20 years have passed since 2002!
Twenty years ago, we were still living in a world free of epidemics, movie theaters were far from being hit by streaming media, and the global film industry was in a thriving golden age.
At that time, the Hollywood movies we watched were “Spider-Man” “Resident Evil”, and “NARUTO -ナルト-” was shown on TV…
“Spider-Man” Released
On May 3, 2002, “Spider-Man” was released in the United States. The film is adapted from Marvel Comics, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco and others.
The film tells the story of a student named Peter Parker who, after being bitten by a genetically modified spider, has superhuman powers and vows to use his superpowers to fight crime.
“Spider-Man” grossed $400 million in North America and $850 million worldwide, making it the No. 1 North American box office and No. 3 global box office in 2002.
On December 17, 2021, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” hits theaters in the United States, featuring Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man again.
Marvel has announced the arrival of Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“Resident Evil” Released
On March 15, 2002, “Resident Evil” was released in the United States. The film is based on the CAPCOM game “Resident Evil”, directed by Paul Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich.
The film tells that in a secret science laboratory, the supercomputer becomes a huge threat to mankind after it goes out of control.
Scientists infected with a virus and turned into zombies, a special task force began a rescue operation.
2002’s “Resident Evil” started a film series that was followed by “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” (2004), “Resident Evil: Extinction” (2007), “Resident Evil: Afterlife” (2010) , “Resident Evil: Retribution” (2012), and “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” (2017) are the final chapters of the series.
The rebooted “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” opens in the United States on November 24, 2021.
“A Beautiful Mind” Leads Oscars
On March 24, 2002, at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony, “A Beautiful Mind” won the Best Picture Award.
Ron Howard won Best Director for it, Jennifer Connelly won Best Supporting Actress for it and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman won Best Adapted Screenplay for it.
“A Beautiful Mind” is directed by Ron Howard and stars Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer and more.
It tells the story of John Nash, a mathematician with schizophrenia, who devoted himself to research in the fields of game theory and differential geometry, and finally won the Nobel Prize in Economics.
John Nash is indeed a man. He and two other mathematicians have made pioneering contributions to the equilibrium analysis theory of non-cooperative games, which have had a major impact on game theory and economics, and won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994. .
Polanski’s “The Pianist” wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes
On May 26, 2002, the award ceremony was held at the 55th Cannes International Film Festival. The film “The Pianist” directed by Roman Polanski and co-produced by Germany, France, Poland and the United Kingdom won the Palme d’Or.
The remaining awards are: Jury Prize “The Man Without a Past” (director Aki Kaurismäki); Best Actor Award: Olivier Gourmet (film “The Son”); Best Actress Award: Kati Outinen (film “The Son”) The Man Without a Past”); Best Director: Kwon-taek Im (“Strokes of Fire”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“Punch-DrunkLove”).
“The Pianist” is directed by Roman Polanski and stars Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Michal Zebrowski, Ed Stoppard and more.
Based on the autobiography of Polish-Jewish composer and pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, the film tells the story of a Polish-Jewish pianist who struggled to survive during World War II.
Director Roman Polanski had a similar experience with the film – both his parents were caught in a Nazi concentration camp, and his mother died in it.
The young Polanski grew up wandering around in the environment described in the film.
“NARUTO -ナルト-” TV version started
On October 3, 2002, adapted from the manga of the same name written by Japanese cartoonist Kishimoto Masashi, the long TV animation “NARUTO -ナルト-” produced by Studio Pierrot premiered on TV Tokyo, Japan, with a total of 220 episodes
The story successfully depicts the ninja who was originally hidden in the dark and used the world’s most powerful perseverance and hardest efforts to do the most secretive and hidden cruel things, and depicts the most proud and brightest profession under the sun. .
The second season of “Naruto: Shippūden” aired on TV Tokyo from February 15, 2007 to March 23, 2017, with a total of 500 episodes.
The series sequel “BORUTO-ボルト- NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS” aired in April 2017.
