The Greatest Showman - Chapter 172

[171 International Stage]

Any movie will be criticized, because no work can be perfect, and because it is persistently criticizing and criticizing, this is one of the jobs of film critics; what’s more, horror movies are more prone to criticism. Strike, which is determined by the characteristics of genre films. “Buried alive” is no exception.

Among the many praises, Lisa-shazbaum of Entertainment Weekly steadfastly expressed her rejection, even disgust, of the film, “The movie is undeniably stupid, and Narcissistic. The interpretation of the political point of view, whether it is monotonous and rigid, or stupid, even has an impact on the visual effect and viewing pleasure of the film itself. Hall’s performance is the only highlight of the whole film.”

Lisa The point of view of the film can be said to be completely new. The connection and criticism of the film to reality, as the core idea, has been unanimously praised by most film critics, and everyone thinks that this complements the depth and thickness of the work very well; but Lisa Instead, I thought it was a burden.

In the detailed film review of “Entertainment Weekly”, Lisa criticized this, and righteously believed that Rodrigo, as a Spaniard, not only lacked understanding of American society, but also lacked sensitivity to political development. The blunt and superficial interpretation seriously affects the quality of the entire film. Hidden behind this review, one may glimpse Lisa’s political/political stance.

This is a myth about the media. In the impression, the media always seems to maintain a neutral and objective position, respect facts, protect facts, and reveal facts. But in fact, every reporter, editor-in-chief, and columnist has their own cultural, religious, economic, and social background. When reporting the same thing, their perspectives and opinions will inevitably deviate. This is inevitable. Yes, words and sentences will be different; what’s more, major media have their own political/political attributes, such as in the United States, whether it is Democrat or Republican, Catholic, Christian or other denominations, which will affect the news reports of the media. make an impact.

It is as if in the 2016 US presidential election, even the “New York Times” and “Los Angeles Times” had biased opinions in the reporting process, so that the elites believed in Hillary Clinton before the election result. (hilary-clinton) could win, but voters in the Midlands gave the elite a hard blow. The same is true of Brexit, with London’s elites completely dumbfounded by the outcome.

This is the most direct manifestation of the bias in media coverage.

Obviously, Lisa can’t agree with the political/political views shown by “Buried Alive”, which also affects her perception of the entire movie.

However, Lisa is obviously not alone. There are two other film critics who hold similar views to her, and they have gone a step further, putting aside their political/political views and criticizing and accusing the film itself. Peter-travis, from “Rolling Stone”, had a more blistering, arguably full-on fire.

“If you are passionate about being tortured I’m not sure if ‘enthusiastic’ is the right word to be buried alive in a coffin for a hundred minutes, and worse, claustrophobia in a confined space, and a lack of imagination The cheap props of the film completely destroyed the innovative ability of the film and the depth of the script. Such a mediocre and boring thriller, you are welcome to enter the movie theater. In addition, the only thing that can help the audience survive this disaster It’s not Hall’s handsome face, but Hall’s outstanding performance.

” Although “Rolling Stone” is a music critic, it is still the most authoritative and popular music professional magazine in North America, but it began to transform after entering the new century. , has gradually become a comprehensive magazine. Thanks to the broad mass base, their film reviews also have a large readership.

Apparently, Pitt’s aversion to “buried alive” is all-around, except for Renly. In this regard, film critic James Bernard (james-benard) of the film professional magazine “Village Voice” also agreed.

“The weak script barely had much room to play, we just watched the actors get stuck in place, screaming, startling, crying, and then repeating it, looking like a schoolboy Halloween trick. Hall tried his best. Dedicated acting at the top level, but still can’t save the whole film from the bad. We have endured ‘Chainsaw’ enough, and pray ‘Buried alive’ will not be made into a series.”

Compared with such harsh criticism from James, Lisa ‘s review looks like a rebuke of love, and it’s clear that James isn’t in the least bit about Buried Alive, and even Renly’s performance can’t save his rejection.

Among the nine comments in the official magazine, six were positive and three were negative. The debut of “Buried Alive” was the first shot, but what was even more commendable was the long applause after the premiere. From the tireless entanglement of reporters and audiences, to the recognition of the official publications, the film was suddenly pulled into the spotlight from the remote corner where it was coldly received, and countless eyes were projected over, and it was only at this time that people noticed There is such a work at this year’s Toronto Film Festival.

More importantly, but both praise and criticism, Renly’s performance was met with unanimous praise, even the “Rolling Stone” and “Village Voice” reviews, “Renly-Hall” The name began to appear frequently in the newspapers.

Almost effortlessly, people’s memories are awakened. The rookie who just won the Emmy in a shock, the folk singer who has just made a big splash on YouTube, deserves to be the most talked about artist on the Internet in the past month. , and now, the previous boom has not completely subsided, people are still surprised by the breakthrough of “Cleopatra” on the Billboard, and now the Toronto Film Festival has ushered in good news. It’s just… wave after wave.

Who is Renly?

The question seems to be endless, with a group of questions after the Emmys, a group of questions after Ophelia, and now another wave of questions while the Toronto Film Festival is in full swing. With more and more focus on Renly, the mysterious aura became more and more prosperous, and the discussion fever swept again.

The first to react is undoubtedly the media colleagues.

The Toronto Film Festival is an international stage. Unlike the independent works that are screened in North American art theaters, any work here will feel the attention from all over the world. Thousands of reporters from more than 400 media around the world are here. stop. Any slight disturbance may attract the eyes of the “wolves”.

Who has won the hearts and minds of so many professional media, and has won the praise of the official magazine, and is currently only behind the acclaimed “Blue Valentine’s Day”, and has become a dark horse since the opening of the film festival. One of the most discussed works, broken glasses scattered all over the floor?

Who in the end made a bloody road in the word of mouth, and received undifferentiated praise as an unknown newcomer. Every time a detail is found, the surprise increases by one point: it will be more than two months before the second year. At the age of eleven, the second work of his acting career, the first work on the big screen, the Spanish work with a mere 3 million investment, beat nearly a thousand competitors to get Steven Spielberg and Tom Hank s favor?

Who stole the moment of glory belonging to “The Thief in the City”, and who stole the moment of glory that belonged to Ben Affleck, under the grand crush of last night’s premiere, today’s media reports swept across Qianjun is almost predictable, but who would have thought that the headlines of the major media are “The Thief in the City” and Ben Affleck, but the hot topic is Renly Hall?

Interestingly, the excitement of the European media is no less than that of North America. For the North American media, they are excited that the Toronto Film Festival has another dark horse, and this is an English work, which means that it will be released in North America, and may even become the dark horse of the awards season, just as the “Hollywood Reporter” predicted. generally.

For European media, what they are excited about is that the capital of the film comes from Spain, the director and the shooting team are Spanish, and the leading actor Renly is British. This is a pure European film. So, who is Rodrigo Cortez? Who is Renly Hall?

Andy Rogers’ cell phone has been completely blown up. Since “Buried Alive” is an independent work, the producer is Rodrigo Cortez, and the media can’t find a publicist at all, so they can only contact me; In addition, the most watched Renly, their first reaction was to contact Renly’s agent.

For the next twenty-four hours, Andy’s cell phone rang continuously, with almost no time to rest. Interviews about “Buried Alive” and interviews with Renly continued to flow.

Generally speaking, in a top stage such as the three major European film festivals, there may be more than 150 media for the promotion of a film, and the entire interview process will last for four to five days, and there is still almost no rest. However, it is more difficult for independent films with low attention. Most of them will be less than 50. Such a number is already a dream for independent films.

But now, at least 90 media are making appointments for interviews with Buried Alive and Renly, and this number continues to climb. It can be clearly felt that as the word-of-mouth of “buried alive” gradually ferments, the media attention will also skyrocket.

This is undoubtedly the best for Renly. Most of the other actors started in the United States. Renly’s first step was to complete a blockbuster debut on the international stage in Toronto. The attention from all over the world is a dream.

Comparatively speaking, “The Thief in the City” broke out on the night of the premiere, and then it seemed to slowly quieten down. What’s more, the craze on the Internet, “robbers in the city” was suppressed by “buried alive”.

[End of this Chapter]