The Greatest Showman - Chapter 181

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At the 35th Toronto Film Festival, the first film that was added to the audience’s voice was born hotly. It was an independent film that aroused the audience’s strong curiosity as a dark horse, “Buried Alive”.

An unnamed movie was born, and it really surprised many people. This movie is hidden under the strong shadow of “robbers in the city”, but it has completed the counterattack with its excellent reputation. First, it created a grand occasion of more than a thousand people queuing up, and many people in the industry are confused and unable to explain; then During the extra show, they encountered a long queue of nearly 600 people, and none of the 400 spectators were able to buy movie tickets.

Now, the audience is dissatisfied: why can’t they buy a movie ticket for the movie they want to see? Is it because there are too many viewers, or because there are too few official pomp?

The audience protested, “Two shows are scheduled for ‘127 Hours’ a day, and there are six more to come! But ‘Buried Alive’ has only four shows in total! It’s not fair! Why can’t we watch the movies we want to see? Arrived? Isn’t the purpose of the Toronto Film Festival to promote more excellent films? Why did the organizing committee still not see the audience’s call even when so many people were queuing up?”

Some even complained, “‘The Thief in the City’ has The number of people queuing for two consecutive games is less than 30, but now it is still a day, rain or shine, but the audience waiting to watch ‘Buried Alive’ will not even have a place to line up tomorrow!”

The extra show of “Buried Alive” has not been shown At the end, the audience’s “additional” voice sounded again. At the entrance of the main venue of the film festival, more than 500 spectators gathered and temporarily produced a simple cheering card, “I want to watch ‘Buried Alive’! Please don’t bury ‘Buried Alive’! It is strongly requested that ‘Buried Alive’ continue to be added!”… …

The so-called cheering card is actually just writing down the appeal with a carbon pen on a piece of A4 paper. It looks very simple, but it crowds the entire square in such a simple but effective way. The committee expressed their request. Simple, yet turbulent.

The audience who came and went all cast their curious gazes. Some people knew the ins and outs of the matter, but some people didn’t have time to hear these gossips. Between word of mouth, things were getting further fermented, especially when it came to James Fowler. The comparison between Lanco and Renly Hall has detonated people’s attention, after all, James is a long-established first-line star.

Originally, it was just a gimmick topic tinkered with by the gossip media, but I didn’t expect it to become the headline of the day by accident. Many media officially compared “buried alive” and “127 hours” on the same scale.

At this time, “US Weekly” published on its official website some excerpts from Renly’s interview. The full version needs to wait until the magazine is officially published. Among them, Renly’s complete evaluation of “127 Hours” is mentioned. It added fuel to the fire, and suddenly all the media became excited.

The Toronto Star, the most popular local newspaper in Toronto, directly titled “Renly Hall: James Franco’s performance in ‘127 Hours’ is too famous”, and took a small part of the interview out of context. The clip, as a news headline, dropped a spark in the gunpowder store, and things got out of control in an instant.

Some media believe that Renly is over-confident and arrogant, and that a mere first-tier rookie actually utters maddened words, not only commenting on “127 Hours”, but also denying James’s efforts in the film with an arrogant attitude. It just makes me tremble with anger. Not only the following crimes, but also defiant and annoying. This move is completely malicious hype for the propaganda of “buried alive”, which is disgusting.

Some media believe that Renly showed an absolutely strong attitude, bravely faced this informal competition, and his confident attitude showed the attitude of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. The “Chicago Tribune” compared Renly’s provocative behavior to the unruly James Dean, arguing that the rookie actor has recreated the golden age of superstar style. The question is, does Renly have such strength?

Some media also believe that Renly told the truth. The full interview in “US Weekly” shows that, as Renly said, the quality of the finished product of “127 Hours” is indeed better than that of “Buried Alive”. At the same time, Renly has also won more performance space. It is said that Renly’s acting skills are indeed more worthy of recognition, and he has also shown greater courage. The future of this newcomer is limitless, and “burying alive” is just the beginning.

There are even media reports on the theme of supporting the audience at the gate of the main venue. They said that the audience’s support for “Buried Alive” is the best affirmation. Renly has successfully won the hearts and minds of the audience. The call to add the field is the best proof. Purely from this point of view, “buried alive” is already ahead of “127 hours”. Maybe “Buried Alive” is not an excellent work from a technical and professional point of view, but from the perspective of performance and audience, it is indeed impeccable.

Regardless of the media’s opinion, it’s undeniable that discussions about “Buried Alive” and “127 Hours,” about Renly and James are in full swing, and even the “Black Swan” screenings have been snatched away Lots of buzz.

In comparison, the publicity resources of “127 Hours” are far from comparable to “Buried Alive”. Now that the two works are put together for discussion, the exposure rate of “Buried Alive” has skyrocketed. The topic effect created, more and more lines of sight are projected on “Buried Alive”.

This independent work is continuing to rise with an incredible attitude.

However, people in the industry are puzzled how “Buried Alive” managed to break through the Toronto Film Festival with almost no resource support; more importantly, “Buried Alive” Although the criticism is not bad, it is really not the top at the film festival. “Blue Valentine” and “127 Hours” are on a par, the latter is even better, but why only “Buried Alive” detonated so much noise? ? It’s definitely the funniest and rarest event at this year’s festival. Now, not only the audience is curious, but even the curiosity and inquiry of the people in the industry are burning up. If they have not seen the movie, they have no right to speak, and there is no way to mix the excitement, right?

After the fourth public screening of “Buried Alive” ended, the organizing committee arranged for the official second event in the industry. The seats were sold out, and even the media failed to get their seats, so they could only wait for tomorrow. The third and final game of the industry. Such a grand occasion, in addition to “Black Swan” and “Blue Valentine’s Day”, “Buried Alive” is the first time ever at this year’s film festival.

The sound waves in front of the main venue were louder and louder one after another. Before the organizing committee could respond, the reporters couldn’t wait to find the two parties and interviewed them as soon as possible.

James Franco was caught by reporters on the red carpet of the “Black Swan” screening, “Haha, this should be a compliment to me?” James seemed to be in a very good mood, “As an actor, participating in the It’s a joy in itself that my work has received so much discussion; it’s even better that many of them have noticed my performance.”

“I haven’t watched ‘Buried Alive’ yet, but I’ve learned from the actors. I have heard a lot of rumors from my colleagues, so I am looking forward to being able to go to the cinema to watch this work.” James is very experienced in dealing with the media, and he always looks like he is hanging around, “However, I agree with Renly, as Actors, we should serve the film, the success of the work is our success. As a part of ‘127 Hours’, it is an unforgettable experience to be able to work with Danny Ball.”

Watching James Doing Tai Chi , the reporters were naturally reluctant to let him go easily, and someone asked sharp questions, “So who do you think is better than Renly’s performance?”

James didn’t panic at all, and laughed happily, ” Since I haven’t seen ‘Buried Alive,’ I guess, there’s no other choice but myself, right?”

James was always smiling and lighthearted, and didn’t seem to mind the controversy and confusion at all, an understatement The ground was uncovered, much to the disappointment of the reporters, who thought that James would be provoked and even scolded Renly, so a scolding battle could be expected. Unfortunately, the cunning James didn’t give any chance at all, so the reporters took aim at Renly.

I have been interviewed by the media for two days in a row. From group interviews to exclusive interviews, at least 70 media have completed the interviews. If I continue to see the tape recorder, Renly will vomit. But the reporter was still reluctant to let him go easily.

Renly managed to win some breathing room, ready to go out for a dinner and take his eyes off the dullness of the hotel room, even if it was just to look at the pedestrians on the street. But when he stepped out of the elevator, he was surrounded by reporters in the lobby of the hotel. More than 30 reporters surrounded Renly, there was no space at all, and he was completely unable to move.

Renly felt like he was about to suffocate, “If I remember correctly, there should be other big events tonight, right? Shouldn’t it be rescheduled? The Black Swan” screening, shouldn’t all the reporters be flocking to it?

Renly’s mockery made the reporters look at each other, but they would never let go of the little lamb in front of them easily, “Renly, I heard that you think your performance is better than James Franco, is that true? “The first question stabbed sharply, without showing any mercy.

Renly was originally a little irritable. After two consecutive days of interviews, he was really tired of dealing with reporters. Seeing these greedy eyes like hyenas hunting, he felt restless, but after hearing the question, he was stunned. , and immediately laughed. The teasing, sarcasm, and bright smile fully bloomed.

For a while, the reporters were stunned.

[End of this Chapter]