According to the Beijing Daily Courier, The Matrix, which was exclusively authorized by the British Macmillan Publishing Company and translated and published by China Film Publishing House, is the mother of the film The Matrix and its sequel, which is divided into three parts: Hero in Time and Space and Ghost. This book was praised as "a classic of science fiction in the Internet age" and "a novel that makes you worry about the future of the world" by British Book Collection magazine. Up to now, it has sold nearly 1 100 million copies in English-speaking countries around the world, creating a record of contemporary thriller science fiction. It has recently been translated and published by countries all over the world, including China.
For the planning of The Matrix, Xing An, editor of China Film Publishing House, thinks that although books are the mother of movies, they can give full play to the role of characters and give people more magical imagination. It is said that after watching the movie "The Matrix", the author of the novel said with regret that the film turned my novel into a children's cartoon and simplified my thinking. So I can only regard movies as distant relatives of my novels. (End)
No wonder someone is looking for the original novel of The Matrix. It is these journalists who make trouble! The story of The Matrix was obviously conceived by the director himself. Although inspired by many other works, it is not the turn of these three novels. I read the introduction of the novel, and it has nothing to do with the mother except that the brain is connected to the computer. In addition, the brain is connected with the computer, which is a common theme in Sebo's punk novels. In other words, these three novels are just ordinary Sebo punk novels!
Now let's look at the means used by journalists.
First, The Matrix, which was exclusively authorized by Macmillan Publishing Company in Britain and translated and published by China Film Publishing House, overwhelmed us ideologically with some authoritative words.
"This book has been praised by the British magazine Highlights as a classic of science fiction in the Internet age and a novel that makes you worry about the future of the world." First of all, what's the score of this collection of English essays? Authority? We didn't know, so the reporters got by with a "reputation". And judging from their comments, they must have forgotten their ancestors like Neurorambler.
Then they make a sale, but the book is a special thing. We buy it not because we know it is good, but because we want to know whether it is good or not. Sales of books do not represent the quality of books at all.
"It is said that after watching the movie" The Matrix ",the novel author regrets to say that the film turned my novel into a children's cartoon and simplified my thoughts. So I can only regard movies as distant relatives of my novels. " If this is really what the author said, it can only be said that the author's level is too poor. But if this is really what the author said, it is impossible for a reporter to use the word "alleged". Obviously, this is based on the reputation of The Matrix to make money, but it is really not good to make money to belittle movies and improve themselves.
Finally, the English name of the novel doesn't match the movie at all. Although the novel is earlier than the movie, the translation of Chinese names is relatively late. Let's give them a finger like Neo did to Smith in the interrogation room.