Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 385 There Are Praises, And There Are Attacks

"It's unbelievable. Although I've heard you say it many times, hearing it with my own ears is a different... feeling, I can't describe it." Natalie, who was following Angela, seemed still surprised Zhong didn't come back to his senses.

"This is already considered good, my dear, there have been more intense situations than this before." Angela waved her hand and said it was no big deal, "They are all grown-ups and know what they are doing."

Natalie couldn't help but burst out laughing, and unconsciously waved her hand: "I just feel a little..."

"I know it's hard for you to understand, but it's okay. When we were discussing before, I told you that every family has its own conflicts and disputes. They have been like this for many years. It's just a moment and a half." It’s down, but it’s developing in a good direction overall.” Angela turned her head and said with a smile, “You just feel surprised and unbelievable when you see it for the first time and feel that it’s different from what you imagined in your head.”

"Don't make you sound wise, Angie." Natalie hummed softly.

"I didn't think so," Ann shrugged. "However, after all, I have seen a lot of quarrels between them over the years—most of them were eavesdropping, so I can somewhat understand the kind of conflict between father and son."

"Can you manage the conflict between father and son?"

"Yes, although like the story of my father and mother, no one ever told me what happened between my father and grandpa, but I can infer some content through eavesdropping and side-stepping," Angela said unhurriedly. Walking, "If you want to sum it up, it's like the Chinese saying: No enmity, no father and son."

"God, can't you not use Chinese slang? Although I have learned it well, it is far from being understandable!" Natalie couldn't help complaining.

"Okay, okay, to put it simply, the conflict between the son and the father is inevitable. There are many factors involved, such as wanting to be recognized and rebellious, or wanting to resist because of dissatisfaction with the authority of the elders, etc. It is handled very well. The conflict will be resolved soon and we will get back together, and if we don’t handle it well, we will become like my father and grandpa.” Angela stopped in front of her room, and shrugged once again seeing Natalie’s confused and surprised expression: "I know you're weird, so I won't quote the original text this time. The onlookers outside the scene can see the cause and effect better than the people in the play."

Natalie sighed and waved her hand, her expression still strange: "Actually... I just find it very strange, why did you speak just now as if you were talking to your father as a son?"

"What... what?!" Angela couldn't help coughing a few times, scratched her head in embarrassment—or a little guilty—and leaned against the wall wisely, raised her right hand under her chin and stretched out her index finger and Thumb, deliberately raised his eyebrows: "So, you think I'm a man?"

"All the men in the world are as beautiful as you, so there is no need for women." Natalie rolled her eyes.

"Then you think some of my actions or behaviors are very manly?" Angela smiled, "For example... on the bed?"

"Damn it! That's enough!" Natalie yelled angrily, her face flushed like a ripe little apple.

Angela rubbed her teeth playfully on her lips, pushed open the door and dragged Natalie into the bedroom, locked the door and pushed it against the wall to block her mouth, Natalie grasped in vain Angela resisted with her shoulders, but was quickly defeated by the opponent's slightly aggressive attack, and finally softened her body and hugged Angela tightly.

After a long time of lingering, they separated, and Angela pressed her forehead against her forehead with soft panting: "I miss you, Nat."

Natalie's hand slid across her cheek, calmed down and said in a low voice: "I feel your greed again."

"My...greed?"

"Yes, you can't wait to take me completely as your own, and even melt into your own body."

"Is this... a compliment or a sarcasm?"

Angela didn't get an answer, so Natalie immediately closed her mouth, not as fierce and passionate as before, but very gentle, as if she was reminiscing about the lingering just now.

"It seems to be more greedy." After parting her lips, Angela said this, and then picked her up sideways while Natalie exclaimed, walked to the side of the bed, put her down, and then rode with her legs open. Pressing her shoulders on her body, pretending to be vicious, squinting his eyes and licking the corners of his mouth: "So where do we start?"

A giggling Natalie gave her a light slap: "Stop it, Angie."

"Hey, I'm greedy, that's what you said, I'm just doing what you said." Angela laughed and bent down, putting her elbows on both sides of her head, saying it as a matter of course.

Natalie saw a complex look in Angela's eyes. She moved her mouth as if she wanted to say something but didn't make any sound. How could Angela, who was so close at hand, not notice it, and immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Natalie shook her head slightly, "There are some small problems, but I think I think too much."

"What is it? Let's hear it." Angela's hesitation made Angela suddenly interested.

"It's really nothing." Natalie's eyes dodged a little, but Angela refused to let her go, so she had no choice but to speak again: "It's just a little strange that you can direct a movie like "Memory Fragments"."

"Ha, like those film critics, you are beginning to think that it is very strange for a woman to shoot this kind of film?" Angela suddenly became a little sleepy, and turned over to lie next to Natalie, so she didn't Did not see each other relieved.

"It's not that there are no R-rated movies made by female directors. Why should I be blamed? Just because I'm young? Just because I'm an American Idol? Hell, directing a movie is a very personal thing!" Angela put her hands on her head angrily Said.

Since the trailer of "Memento" aired on TV, there have been many people waiting to see the jokes, especially those tabloids who mocked Angela as a gimmick: "Very well, another Miss Genius similar to "Stealing" The movie "Abduction" is about to be released again. According to reliable sources, the film took only two months from the start of filming to the completion of the production. I have to say that Angela's efficiency is really high. We can't wait to see it How could she fall hard again."

There are also some vitriolic critics in the mainstream media, among which the article written by the reporter Magnus Fawcett of the "Hollywood Report" is the most representative: "She is squandering the trust of fans in her! I really don’t want to see those who like her and admire her come out of the theater with a disappointed expression. The feeling of being deceived is the worst! Some people may say that my opinion is wishful thinking, the movie It hasn't been released yet, so I can't explain anything, but I want to say that the lessons learned from "Stealing and Kidnapping" are enough. If you fail, you will admit defeat if you don't have this ability. The trick, which she vowed to surprise people, can only show that Miss Genius cannot afford to lose. Of course, she has the right and capital to squander, but when all the movie fans don't buy it, can she continue to squander it?"

In addition, arguments such as "the success of the first director made her a little confused", "she obviously still needs to learn" also appeared frequently, and "women are weaker than men in logical thinking" The argument is a rehash.In a word, her new movie is not very optimistic, and almost everything expressed in the trailer-the two story lines in black and white and color, and the short-term memory loss of the male lead-are taken out to be ridiculed.

But Angela also cared, and even on her blog, she only mentioned it occasionally until the movie was released.Because the publicity is relatively simple, and there is no premiere, the copy is not enough because of the rush, and the major theaters have to reserve their schedules for big productions, so the number of theaters is only 1000, and the arrangement The time period was not very good, so the box office was only about 200 million on the day it was released on Wednesday, and it was not so good on the second day, only an increase of 200 million, and it was better on the third day with 300 million, and the total box office reached about 700 million. But on the fourth day, there was an increase of 1400 million directly like a blowout!The reason why this happens is not unrelated to the praise of film critics.

Yes, tout.

Because there was not much publicity and no screenings, and many people were not optimistic about this film with a very short production time, when "Memento" was released, almost no film critics went to see it.Of course, it almost means that there are still people who went to see it, and among them was Mr. Magnus Fawcett.

"Well, I admit I have to apologize, to Miss Angela. I stepped into the movie theater because I had nothing to do on Wednesday night. I was going to Alan Madison's "Trouble Corner", but God knows Why did I buy the movie ticket for "Memento", maybe it was because of the poster that looked like two mirrors facing each other, maybe because I wanted to see the jokes of Miss Genius, anyway, I bought the ticket and went in. I left after 10 minutes I got out, went home, turned on the computer and wrote the title of this article, yes, it is the thick and black one above: We lost, you won!

It is difficult to use accurate words to describe the subtleties of this movie. Miss Genius chose a completely non-linear description method, but there are almost no flaws in the narration and it is not as obscure as other movies of the same type. It can be said that this is Another well-structured movie after "The Very Suspect". Although the story is not complicated, the thinking about human nature contained in it cannot be ignored. I don't want to say too much, which may make you lose the fun of watching , It is unceremonious to say that "Memento" will be one of the best movies of the year!

At the end, I would like to say one more thing. If possible, I really want to open the head of Miss Genius to see what is inside. She is only 17 years old but can make such a movie. Why? "

Like Mr. Magnus, there were several film critics who watched it on the day of the release. They also readily admitted their mistakes in the article, which caused other colleagues to go into the theater to watch the film in surprise. According to Magnus, it is a movie comparable to the structure of "The Very Suspect", so——

"It's amazing how Angela played us such a big trick with the editing that by the end the whole story was completely different and darker!" -Chicago Tribune

"Obviously Miss Genius learned enough lessons in "Stealing and Kidnapping", and then she transformed these thoughts into "Memory Fragments". Everything about the suspense and editing is done just right, and people can't help but watch it, I agree with 'this will be one of the best movies of the year'." - The Washington Post

"Compared to the previous works "The Sixth Sense" or "Small Island", Miss Genius's way of playing with the audience is more clever and unscrupulous, but I believe many people will like this feeling. Maybe guess what if those two movies were directed by the current Miss Talent!" - The New York Times

In short, most of the mainstream media have done a good job of correcting their mistakes, including the gentleman who sneered at "Stealing and Kidnapping" in the column of "USA Today" last time. He also wrote an article saying that "Memento" is excellent. Contrary to anyone's expectations, Memento's reputation has been fully established, regardless of whether they still have a problem with women making logical films.At the same time, many fans who have watched the movie are also spreading the word on the Internet, and the box office naturally has a blowout.

But those tabloids don't intend to let Angela go. Although this movie is not flawless, and there will definitely be loopholes if you really want to find it, the problem is that this movie is really good, and you can completely ignore those small problems. So after several attempts in vain, they found a new entry point.

"It's really hard to imagine that as a 17-year-old girl, Miss Angelason can make such a movie. I don't want to comment on the quality of the movie. Too many people are already doing this. I just want to Speaking of another question, think about Angela's age, then think about the age of her FANS, and think about the content of these movies! From "Run Lola Run" to now, three consecutive movies are R-rated-fortunately, There is no NC-17—Miss Angela seems to have never considered what these fans might learn from her? It is undeniable that she is very competent as a high-quality idol, but the drag racing incident in the first half of the year made people see a more For the real her, but she never seems to think about it in terms of directing, which has to be a pity, maybe someone should remind her to pay attention?"

These guys are born to look for things to do when they have nothing to do. Although these things are just itching through the shoes, the purpose of disgusting people has indeed been achieved. After all, Angela is a public idol, and it is difficult for people not to think about whether she will lead to anything by doing so. The Parents Association had to express cautious concern.

This makes Angela very depressed. Making movies by myself does not hinder anyone, and the rating system is not imperfect, so why should I say what I am?She can only swallow these things in her stomach. Who told her to export this kind of movie at the age of 17?

So Angela doesn't like questions about this aspect very much at present, especially when she and Jonathan went to the reception the day before, they were still questioned by these reporters. Now she finally found time to date Natalie, but her lover But asking those words like those reporters made Angela feel terrible.

"Maybe I should direct some movies like "Home Alone" in the future, so that everyone will shut up." Angela looked at the ceiling, her tone still resentful.

"Hey, Angie, that's not what I meant." Sensing that she was upset, Natalie quickly turned her body and took her arm to comfort her: "I think "Memory Fragments" is really great, even The father who accompanied me to see it was surprised by your idea."

"Really?" Angela turned her head and looked at Natalie suspiciously, as if facing a candy from a stranger.

Natalie burst out laughing, shook her head and leaned over to kiss her lightly on the cheek, then stared into her eyes: "Do you know what attracts me the most about you, Angie, the better you get to know you, the better you will be?" do not understand you."

Angela was silent for a moment, took Natalie's face with both hands and kissed her lips, sat up with a slight smile, turned on the desk lamp by the bed, turned off the big lamp on the ceiling, and then leaned on the bed and sat down to take pictures Pat on the side: "Nat, come to me."

Natalie, who propped up half of her body and watched her doing this curiously, blinked: "Why?"

"Because it's more emotional." Angela said with a smile, obviously hiding something.

"Sentimental?" Natalie teased, "Are you sure you know what that word means?"

"Hey, come here quickly!" Angela said pretending to be angry.

"Okay, okay," Natalie took off her shoes and crawled over from the bed, and lay down beside Angela, "then?"

Angie stretched her left arm around her, let her head rest on her chest, and then opened the drawer at the head of the bed with her right hand to take out a book.After turning to the required page a few times, the girl cleared her throat and read aloud:

"Someone asks, where do flowers come from?

In May, when the sea wind pierces our solitude,

A clump of fresh rhododendrons makes me stop in the woods.

Leafless flowers spread in damp corners,

The wilderness and the sluggish stream felt love too.

…………………… "

Angela's clear and clear voice echoed in the room, with rhythmic and proper rhythms, as if the sea breeze in May was blowing towards the face, carrying the fragrance of rhododendrons.Natalie listened quietly, even her breath stopped, for fear of missing every word.

A faint ambiguity enveloped the room.