The Greatest Showman - Chapter 199

[198 refuse to date]

“I don’t like that movie.??”

A shout came from the street, interrupting the heated conversation between Renly and the others. Everyone turned their heads to look at it, and then saw a man about thirty The face of a man in his early years, wearing a simple hat and trousers, with a faint smile on his face, constantly shaking his head.

Feeling everyone’s attention, he still continued to shake his head and shouted again, “I don’t like it! Jesus Christ, I really can’t like that movie.”

Facing the accusation, Renly spread his hands and replied loudly, ” At least you’ve walked into the movie theater.”

“But there will never be a second time.” The man didn’t hesitate to push back. After speaking, he himself felt very funny, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but rise, and he waved his hand in disgust. , and then walked away quickly without looking back.

Unexpectedly, another voice came from this side of the street, “Man, I don’t like that movie either.” Following the voice, it seemed that it was a black couple, and it was the black man with dreadlocks who spoke. , the girlfriend in his arms kept laughing and slapped her boyfriend’s chest, but still couldn’t stop him, “Who made the movie actor not a black man, and still so handsome? I hate this movie, God , I swear!” A

simple conversation caused the pedestrians on both sides of the street to chuckle, and even the audience sitting outside the coffee house echoed.

This is Telluride, the one and only Telluride.

Everyone can express their views on a movie. Watching a movie is like art. It is a very personal thing. Some movies are praised, but they just can’t like them, and some movies are scolded. But I just had a good time watching it, so any audience has their own unique viewing experience.

The most special thing about Telluride is not that it provides a platform for expressing their opinions publicly, nor is it providing an occasion for equal communication between the crew and the audience, but that everyone has a very peaceful mind. Like is like, hate is hate, even criticism does not need to hurt each other’s feelings, art, born with a mind that accommodates all praise and criticism.

Looking back, Renly saw the young man who looked like a college student standing in front of him, with an innocent expression on his face, “To be honest, I wouldn’t go into the movie theater to watch it a second time. A kind of torture!”

This comment made Renly laugh happily, “This is the highest praise I have heard.”

After the discussion, the young people scattered again with a bang, unlike the containment of the Toronto Film Festival. And frenzy, in Telluride, you can see the actors in the streets, there is no need to be crazy, here, it is all about the movie, and only about the movie.

After saying goodbye to everyone, only Renly and Rooney remained where they were, Renly gave Rooney an apologetic smile, “This is also the first time for me, before today, I was ignored. That one.” No one

recognized Rooney just now. Compared with Renly, Rooney has been rolling around in Hollywood for more than three years and nearly four years, starring in two movies “Tanner Hall” and “New Elm Street” “, has made a cameo appearance in the popular American drama “The Story of the Emergency Room”, but it has never opened up in terms of popularity. Even in this “social network”, the main weight of the drama is also on the two male actors.

It’s embarrassing and frustrating to be surrounded by people at a film festival as approachable as Telluride without being recognized. So Renly apologized.

However, there was a hint of self-deprecation and a hint of ridicule in Renly’s tone, which made Rooney smile lightly, “I guess, after the ‘Social Network’ is released, our positions will be changed. There was a hint of playfulness in his confidence, and at the same time he fired back calmly, which made Renly laugh dumbly, “However, after everyone’s discussion just now, I am looking forward to the movie more and more. The expectations are too high. After that, it’s not a good sign.”

Renly spread his hands calmly, “I accept any form of criticism.”

Rooney’s eyes lit up slightly, but her seemingly unchanged expression flashed a sly sly, “This is a small town, but there are tens of thousands of viewers. After this afternoon, maybe I will never meet you again.”

The Telluride Film Festival, which attracts more than 100,000 spectators every year, brings vitality to the town. Although it cannot be compared with the audience numbers of 300,000 or 400,000 people in the three major European film festivals, those who are willing to make a special trip to Telluride are all loyal and devout film enthusiasts, and their meanings are naturally different.

Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, and a playful light flashed in his eyes, “So, are you inviting me on a date?”

Rooney shook her lower lip slightly, the corner of her mouth with a helpless smile. With a hint of sarcasm and playfulness, it was fleeting, “Of course not, Prince Charming.” The mocking tone couldn’t be more obvious, “I’m just inviting you to watch ‘Buried Alive’ with me. If you don’t have confidence in the movie , then forget it.”

As she spoke, Rooney’s black and white eyes raised slightly, sizing up Ren Li carefully, with a hint of provocative stimulation, she made clear the use of aggressive tactics, but she was not afraid that Ren Li would see through.

Renly didn’t answer in a hurry, and slowly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one, and put it in the corner of his mouth. But Rooney never left the corner of his eyes. He could detect the rejection flashing in Rooney’s eyes. Because of the legalization of marijuana/marijuana and the carnival atmosphere of the film festival, almost everyone will have a bag in their bag. Pack two packs of hemp/hemp, but still some people don’t like it.

Renly bit the cigarette holder lightly, then raised his right hand, put the cigarette between his fingertips, and took it down again, without any intention of explaining, but instead asked, “If I watched ‘Buried Alive’ with you, then Does that mean you’re going to watch ‘The Social Network’ with me?”

Rooney didn’t expect such a situation, her eyes shifted from the cigarette to Renly’s face, her surprised expression undisguised, and Renly shrugged. , “That’s fair, isn’t it?”

Rooney glanced at the cigarette, “So, is this a date?”

The smile on the corner of Renly’s mouth was like the spring breeze passing through the tops of the plane trees, gently waving away, “Of course not, Snow White.”

Rooney bit her lower lip, but she couldn’t help but lift her smile. She had to lower her head, straighten her expression, and then nodded, “Okay, no problem. But, I don’t eat popcorn.”

Lan Li raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, “I’m losing weight.”

This sentence really made Rooney laugh, and the overflowing laughter was enough to melt the ice and snow, and the afternoon sun became brighter.

“So, which theater do we need to go to now?” Renly looked around and offered Rooney a gentleman’s invitation.

In the Telluride Film Festival, it is the biggest goal of the organizing committee to ensure that every audience can see their favorite movies. All the screens in the eleven cinemas are constantly showing movies 24 hours a day, and each movie will win at least 30 shows, ensuring that there is enough space to ensure that the audience will not miss their favorite works.

Therefore, even if there is a queue, even if the number of viewers is endless, almost every audience can finally achieve their wish. If you miss this one, there will always be another arrangement, the next theater.

Despite this, the grand scene at the entrance of the movie theater has still become a scene in the town. As the oldest movie theater in the town, the Sheridan Theater is undoubtedly the most popular. In the morning, the global screening of “social network” is arranged, and at noon, “127 hours” and The audience met, and in the afternoon it was the “King’s Speech”, and the long queue at the door never shrunk.

Telluride is the most special of the major film festivals. It is the only film festival that can directly select works from the competition units of the major film festivals. In other words, as long as Telluride takes a fancy to a movie, whether in Berlin or Venice, the work will definitely give Telluride face, and arrange a special schedule to show it here.

Thanks to Telluride’s operation method that does not select any awards or even publish official journals, and gives all the right to choose and comment to the audience, it has become the world’s largest gathering place for movie enthusiasts. Just like Woodstock back then. Therefore, whether it is a major film festival, or a film production company or a travel company, they are very happy to see it, and they strongly hope that their films can be shown here.

Being on the Telluride Film Festival’s list every year is an affirmation in itself and something to celebrate.

Therefore, the fanatical audience continued to follow to the tail of the team, and the Sheridan Theater was surrounded by water. Because every screening is a wonderful work, and it is a masterpiece worth watching.

But even so, Renly and Rooney had to wait for two shows in order to watch “Buried Alive”. There were countless spectators who bought “Buried Alive” tickets in the cinema. They only bought tickets for 6 o’clock that night at two o’clock. And it’s a theater on the edge of town. This detail can be seen. After the leaven of the Toronto Film Festival, the popularity of “Buried Alive” has shown a gratifying upward curve.

Rumor has it that “Buried Alive” has now tied with “127 Hours” as a hit on the first day of the Telluride Film Festival.

As for the “social network”, it’s even more incredible. As Renly expected, they ended up buying only midnight tickets, and walked into the movie theater at 12:30 in the middle of the night to sit in the audience and enjoy the work. By the time the movie ended, it was already early morning, but even so, the whole town was still brightly lit and awake all night. Those movie lovers were enjoying this feast that belonged to them, carnival until dawn. 8

[End of this Chapter]