To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
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A new generation of young directors who started on YouTube has taken Hollywood by surprise.
新一代在 YouTube 上發跡的年輕導演讓好萊塢感到驚訝。
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These creators, most of them in their twenties, have proven that online experience can lead to box office success.
這些創作者，其中大多數只有二十多歲，已經證明了網路經驗可以帶來票房成功。
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The trend has grown quickly in 2026, and the film industry is now rethinking what audiences really want to see.
這股趨勢在 2026 年迅速增長，而電影產業現在正重新思考觀眾真正想看的是什麼。
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The shift began slowly.
這種轉變緩慢地開始了。
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In 2025, siblings Michael and Danny Philippou released their second horror film, Bring Her Back.
在 2025 年，麥可和丹尼·菲利普兩兄弟發行了他們的第二部恐怖片《帶她回來》。
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It received fairly good reviews, but the box office results were not as strong as their first movie.
它收到了相當不錯的評論，但票房結果並不像他們的第一部電影那樣強勁。
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Another YouTube personality, Chris Stuckmann, also released a horror film called Shelby Oaks.
另一位 YouTube 名人克里斯·斯塔克曼也發行了一部名為《謝爾比奧克斯》的恐怖電影。
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However, many viewers felt that the film was disappointing, even though it had received some early praise at horror festivals.
然而，許多觀眾覺得這部電影令人失望，儘管它在恐怖電影節上曾獲得一些早期的好評。
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Then 2026 changed everything.
接著，2026 年改變了一切。
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In January, popular YouTuber Markiplier released his own film, an adaptation of the video game Iron Lung.
一月時，知名的 YouTuber Markiplier 發行了他自己的電影，這是一部改編自電子遊戲《鐵肺》的作品。
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He chose to distribute the movie himself, and it earned more money than many big-studio films.
他選擇自己發行這部電影，而它賺得的錢比許多大製片廠的電影還要多。
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This result shocked the traditional film industry because no one had expected such strong numbers from an independent release.
這個結果震驚了傳統電影產業，因為沒有人預料到一部獨立發行的電影會有如此強勁的數據。
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The biggest surprise of the summer has been a film called Obsession, which was directed by YouTube comedy creator Curry Barker.
今年夏天最大的驚喜是一部名為《執念》的電影，它是由 YouTube 喜劇創作者庫里·巴克所執導的。
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The movie was made for less than one million dollars.
這部電影的製作成本不到一百萬美元。
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It has become the box office hit of the season, and it achieved something almost unheard of.
它已成為本季的票房冠軍，並且達成了一件幾乎聞所未聞的事情。
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Its earnings actually increased during the second and third weekends, which almost never happens in Hollywood.
它的票房收入實際上在第二和第三個週末有所增加，這在好萊塢幾乎從未發生過。
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At the same time, another YouTube-born film has arrived in cinemas.
與此同時，另一部 YouTube 出身的電影也已在電影院上映。
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Backrooms was directed by Kane Parsons, who is only twenty years old.
《後室》是由年僅二十歲的凱恩·帕森斯所執導的。
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Parsons became famous online when he created a series of creepy videos based on a popular internet legend.
當凱恩·帕森斯根據一個流行的網路傳說創作了一系列令人毛骨悚然的影片時，他在網路上成名了。
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His film is now showing alongside Obsession in cinemas across the country.
他的電影現在正與《執念》一同在全國各地的電影院上映。
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One film industry analyst said that these results prove that Hollywood needs to pay attention to online talent.
一位電影產業分析師表示，這些結果證明好萊塢需要關注網路人才。
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Another expert noted that young audiences are more willing to support creators that they already follow on the internet.
另一位專家指出，年輕觀眾更願意支持他們已經在網路上追蹤的創作者。