Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 661 Fermentation

"John Rabe", a similar biographical film adapted from "Rabe's Diary", has finally been released in the United States. No matter how much Angela looks forward to this moment, Americans will not know, so they will only rely on their own sense to comment.

Although there are some articles attacking for the sake of attacking, the opinions of the vast majority of people are quite pertinent. A film critic wrote this in his column:

"Angela

The second war-themed movie is finally out, and while it was as controversial from the start as before, the debate over "John Rabe" is a lot messier, for example about John Rabe Its matter or how serious the humanitarian disaster was.However, the most debated is whether this film can surpass her previous work of the same theme "The Pianist", you must know that the reputation of that film is almost one-sided.

Today we can finally make a comment. Frankly speaking, like many people, I also think that it is difficult to surpass myself. This movie also proves this point, but "John Rabe" is better than "Piano" "Home" is bad but not all.Although they are consistent in many themes, such as reflecting the cruelty of war or showing humanity, etc., in a sense these are two different movies.

"The Pianist" reflects a person's struggle for survival in that terrible situation, while "John Rabe" shows a group of people headed by Rabe who help more people from the humanitarian point of view. survived the war.There are no heroes here, just ordinary people who want to help more people.Although the name of the movie is "John Laden", it is more of a group scene. We can see that there are many techniques used by Angela in it, but the combination gives people a completely different feeling. , she still maintains that amazing creativity.

In any case, Rabe and the others should be respected and should not be forgotten. "

As expected by Angela before, humanitarianism has caught the attention of Americans, and she has walked very steadily on the tightrope, as well as the delicate relationship between the two countries since 911 and the careful guidance from the very beginning After its release, this film received as much attention as "The Pianist".Even if film critics have different views on some places, they still have very consistent opinions on human rights and humanitarianism.

"In two hours, all we saw was Rabe and others running around like headless chickens. The messy editing made everyone look crazy. The pale plot and artificial performances, only Meryl Streep's performance was slightly better. I have to say this is a failure, and Angela completely chooses the wrong subject." Malicious comments are everywhere, whether it is those who have evil intentions. The journalists who have been opposing for the sake of opposing for a long time are attacking wantonly.But even so, they can't blame anything on the theme of the movie.

However, despite Angela's best efforts, she could only keep silent about certain comments.

"...As a member of the international safety zone who has also rescued many Chinese, Lewis Smith almost cried when he saw this report. He never thought that he would become the "Chinese government" After the Americans finished roll call, the Japanese would deal with that kind of people. Fortunately, his Chinese teacher comforted him and said, "More than [-] people in Nanjing know what you are doing." This is really absurd and funny……"

This is an article on the Washington Post, which cites various examples of the Chinese government’s smearing of Americans who have worked in the international safety zone because of ideological opposition, and many materials also quote Alice Zhang's book.Although the two countries have often discredited each other, there is really nothing to say about this matter. Angela herself said at the press conference, "No matter what purpose they have, they have indeed saved so many people. people".

So she can only say that she is sorry to encounter such a problem, and then divert the topic.

Of course, such reports will not appear in China's mainstream media, even though netizens already know through various channels that they are all focused on promoting the film to be unanimously praised by the American media.

It must be admitted that Huayi has done a good job in distribution and publicity, although the scissors inevitably made a few cuts, which did not have a great impact on the plot.And under this kind of publicity, it is also a rare movie that is released at the same time as the United States-you must know that other regions have not yet released it, and according to the date change in the Pacific, China is even released earlier than the United States.Therefore, many people who originally held a wait-and-see attitude couldn't hold back, and entered the movie theater immediately.

Then what?According to China's mainstream media, it is a very good movie, not much worse than Angela's previous "The Pianist".In short, it is basically a good voice, except on the Internet.

"This woman makes the Chinese people too useless, without energy and hope. In her eyes, this is the virtue of the Chinese people?"

"I said that I like Chinese culture and sing Chinese songs, but the filming turned out like this, which is so disappointing."

"What's the matter? Han Xianglin was like this in history. The filming is too useless and disgusting, right? Jiang Wen's SB is even allowed to act. What kind of shit MissAgnel is like this."

"How bad the editing is. I admit that there were indeed many people who helped save people at that time, but where did the other Chinese go? The Chinese are only rescued? And obviously the movie is called "John Rabe", Those two Americans look more like the leading actors! The so-called geniuses are nothing more than that, disgusting!"

Remarks like this appear one after another on the Internet, even if they are refuted to pieces every time they appear, there are always people who are always happy to make such remarks and argue with the refutants.

Although this situation was expected long before the movie was released, Angela still couldn't help grinding her teeth and frowning while browsing those Chinese web pages.It's normal, people are equal on the Internet, anyone can post their profile and show their individuality to their heart's content - but in a sense, it is also a selfish expression, anyway, you can't see each other's profile on the Internet Emoticons can't hear the other person's voice, so you only need to consider your own feelings.

Especially in this open world, as long as anyone's opinions and remarks are put on it, they may be seen by everyone in the world.Many people want to show themselves to be different and unique, so it is not surprising to have such out-of-the-ordinary words and deeds, especially for Chinese people who find that someone listens to them for the first time.

Forget it, why care about these remarks, this kind of debate will never come to fruition on the Internet, as long as I know what I am doing.Angela, who was reminded of certain memories, said this to herself in her heart, but still couldn't help but sighed softly in her heart.

After the premiere, she quickly accepted an invitation to a talk show on ABC TV. After Eisner stepped down, the newly appointed CEO Robert quickly made remedial measures, and the cooperation between Disney and Pixar became closer.

This surprised many people a little. You must know that Angela basically attended the movie premiere before, and then recorded some interview highlights about the production at the end, and did not participate in any other promotional work.

Some people think that this is due to the unsatisfactory box office. Although "John Rabe" has a good reputation among film critics, the number of theaters that are screened is only half of that of "The Pianist", about 500. This is what Ed communicated. For the sake of Ms. Angel, Jiu Jiu and the bosses of the theater got the result. After all, it is hard to say whether the movies of other countries in the Pacific Ocean can make money.

This should be the first time that Angela's movie has been released in so few theaters, so it is also the first time that the box office is so small, with only 300 million US dollars in the first week.According to some people's analysis, if this continues, even if the final number of theaters can reach 1500 to 2000, the final box office investment will be similar.In addition, as the most important overseas market for American films, Japan refused to release the film. "John Rabe" is likely to become Angela's first loss-making film, which is why she made an exception to promote the film.

"What do you think of Japan's refusal to release the film?" the host asked.

"I can roughly understand their feelings," Angela said with a smile, "Although they just vaguely said that it is not suitable for release in Japan, I can guess what they are worried about. After all, the previous films related to the Nanjing Massacre also It was screened in Japan, so there is no problem in that regard. So I think they will refuse to release it because the movie involves the Japanese royal family, that is, Prince Asaka Miya Hatohiko."

"Just because of this?" The host was slightly surprised.

"Yes, because in the minds of many Japanese, the imperial family is still sacred and inviolable. According to information, when Japanese movies involved the emperor in the past, they only gave a vague back view." Angela explained , "So I can understand why they refused to release "John Rabe" in Japan."

"I can't believe that such worship still exists in this era." The host sighed, a little mocking and a little pity, "So there are no Japanese royals in the previous movies about the Nanjing incident?"

"That's right. I think "John Rabe" raised questions in this regard for the first time." Angela spread her hands.

"What made you want to try to redisplay these neglected things?" The host suddenly showed curiosity.

"It's the responsibility," Angela replied briefly, and then made a gesture: "If you find a mistake, you must correct it, and you can't hide it because it involves something. Just like the Nanjing Massacre, how many people know how many Did such a humanitarian disaster happen to our allies who fought side by side with us ten years ago? How many people know what a group of people did to help people in disaster? We have indeed forgotten, but now we have found it It shouldn’t be ignored when it comes out!”

Angela doesn't care about the box office or anything else. The purpose of participating in the interview is only one - to get a few small punctures in certain places, which don't hurt but are uncomfortable, so that people have to watch.In fact, this approach has achieved good results, and there has been another debate on whether to forget deliberately.

"Think about what those Chinese have done!" someone said angrily.

"But it's a fact that we put these on the shelf, don't touch them and ignore them!" Someone retorted.

In short, this kind of dispute lasted for a long time, and Angela stopped talking about it after participating in the talk show, so more people walked into the theater instead.

The most depressing should be the Japanese, do not admit that they survived the Nanjing Massacre?How can it be!At most, they differ in numbers, but as Angela said before, even if it drops to 1, isn't it a massacre?As for the surprised, mocking and contemptuous eyes of the Americans, although they were annoyed, they couldn't say anything. Could it be that they protested against Angela's disrespect to the emperor and the royal family?She even dared to make a movie about the current Queen of England.So it's better to keep silent.

As for China, the box office has been popular all the way, all in Huayi's expectations, and some things are still ignored.

Under such circumstances, Angela ushered in Christmas in 2004, which should be the most boring Christmas she ever had.Although the grandfather's manor is still very lively, no matter what she does, she is alone. She rides a horse and gallops in the manor, stays in the room alone, plays the piano or writes and draws pictures. shut out.

"Don't I think it's okay to stay alone?" Facing her mother who asked her, Angela spread her hands innocently, so she spent most of her time in London like this.

Especially when Xia Xia came over as a guest like before, she ran out early and stayed outside the manor all day.Xia Xia was depressed for a long time because of this, and after being comforted by Lulu for a while, she felt better.

Only Anne knew what kind of state Angela was in. She remembered that day Angela sat in front of the piano in a daze and said to her, "It's nothing, I just want to fill my head, that's all."

Annie could only sigh helplessly in her heart. Although Alizee told her more than once that it was Angela's own fault, she was still worried because she had made a promise to her.

Finally, another 2005 came to Angela's life, and she hurried back to Los Angeles after spending the New Year in New York.As in London, she spent most of the time in her room, or hit the wooden dummy until she was sweating, even though Liv and Scarlett both called her.

"I just want to vent." Facing Grandpa's question, she replied like this, "You know, I can't go out again recently, and those reporters always want to take something out of me."

Indeed, presumably because of the endless arguments, plus the fact that the holidays are coming to an end and people can find time to watch movies that don't require the whole family to watch, John Rabe's box office is starting to creep up. stand up.In the past three weeks or so, the total box office was only about 3000 million, but the box office suddenly rose by 1500 million just after the New Year, which has exceeded the expectations given by some people.

"This is the third time I've watched this movie. The first time I was just curious and wanted to see why Angela traveled all the way to a completely strange country to make such a movie. After watching it, I was very surprised And very curious, what exactly was the disaster? What did Rabe, Wilson, and Vautrin do besides those in the movie. When I checked countless materials to find out what we have forgotten, it is too much , how can we forget great people like Veterin and the others?!" This was the answer of a movie fan in his twenties to thirties when a TV reporter interviewed him on the street.

This kind of answer can basically represent the attitude of many people, especially the attitude of many young people. They use their own methods to support their idols on blogs or other places. One media even wrote half-jokingly: "It's a pity that Angela did not participate in last year's presidential election, otherwise she would have completely defeated that cowboy to enter the White House. Those young people may not have enough votes, but they are likely to threaten themselves My family voted for Angela."

As for Angela, as always, her blog responses were short and formulaic, and she kept smiling but never said much on the topic even when blocked by reporters on the street.If it is discovered by fans, as long as the request is not excessive, I will try my best to meet it. When talking about movies, I just say "thank you for your support".

Most of the time, she still stays in her villa in Beverly Hills, and has been busy doing something.This relieved Anne somewhat, because Angela was indeed busy with things. Although she didn't know what she was busy with, at least she didn't have the state of looking for something to do when she was in London or New York.

This situation continued until the end of January 2005, when the Oscar nominations were announced.When this list was announced, even though people had expected it, they still couldn't help but let out a little exclamation.

The biographical film "John Rabe" won a total of seven nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Screenplay Adaptation, Best Soundtrack, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director and Best Film!

This is not only the seventh time that Angela has been nominated for best director, but also the second time she has won three or more Oscar nominations in a single session. In addition to directing "John Rabe" and taking charge of the soundtrack, she also served as the Art Direction!What's more, since 93, she has been shortlisted for the best screenplay almost every year—whether it is an adapted screenplay or an original screenplay.

How many people can do it?That was the headline for Day Two of The Hollywood Reporter.