The Greatest Showman - Chapter 203

[202 Curly fat man]

The sun was shining brightly at ten o’clock in the morning. After a light rain last night, the whole world has opened up today. The crisp autumn weather drives people to take to the streets and enjoy the rare good time of the year. ? The palm-sized town of Telluride is crowded, shoulder-to-shoulder, and the bustling scene is no less than New York.

Another “Buried Alive” screening was just finished. It was a small screening hall. The 170 auditoriums were full, and there was not a single vacant seat left, even though it was a screening at 8:00 in the morning. This low-cost work with an investment of only 3 million seems to have become Telluride’s darling. At this time, the show has just ended, and the queue in the cinema hall to buy the “Buried Alive” screening at 11:30 is already mighty. Continuing beyond the door, one after another discussion sounded endlessly. Even compared to the long queues in Toronto, it’s not inferior.

Renly didn’t expect that he would be stopped directly by the audience, arguing in front of him, which really made him laugh and cry.

“I think it’s better for me to leave some space for you.” Ren Li said solemnly, which made the two people in front of them stunned, as if they didn’t expect such a reaction. But just for a second, the two of them started to debate again, with red faces and red ears as if they were about to fight in the next second.

This made Renly widen his eyes, then looked at the curly fat man standing behind, and gestured with his eyes, “Aren’t you going to stop your friends?”

The curly fat man spread his hands helplessly, With an innocent expression, he said, “I tried it.” He was obviously a friend of the two of them. During the dispute just now, he had been trying to interject, but after trying for a long time, he could not succeed. Now, faced with such a scene, he instead pointed at Renly, as if to say, “Shouldn’t it be up to you to mediate?” The face of the shopkeeper who swayed his hand seemed to be righteous and unyielding.

Seeing that the two seemed to be communicating in sign language, Rooney, who was standing beside her, couldn’t help but smile, but she had no intention of mixing, but put her hands behind her back, with an expression of admiring the show.

Renly noticed Rooney’s gaze, the playful look flashed between his eyebrows, he laughed dumbly, then looked at the two people with blood vessels in front of him, raised his hand and waved in front of them, “Stop, stop! “They brushed the floor together, and both of them looked over, as well as Fat Curly Hair and Rooney.

“I don’t think the point of the movie is political metaphors!” Renly gave his answer. Now, one is happy and the other is depressed. Both of them can’t wait to express their opinions, but Renly didn’t give them a chance. “Paul is a commoner, he can’t see those political heights, his only thought is to escape and survive. All the remarks he expresses are his feelings in extreme circumstances, and he thinks that I was abandoned and left alone in the middle of the desert to die. Therefore, those political metaphors are Paul’s understanding, but his own understanding, you can agree or disagree.”

“But!” The two tried again. Interject to express opinion.

Renly raised his hand to stop the other party and continued, “I think the real point of the film is to tell the story of Paul, and the story of each of us. We always think that politics is too far away from us, as if it has nothing to do with us, just like Paul Likewise, he doesn’t see the danger of the Iraq war, and he doesn’t see the impact of those political decisions on him, so he doesn’t care. It’s only when it’s really happening to himself that he can feel the seriousness of it and start condemning what he’s doing. Everything you know. But the bad thing is, not everyone has a chance to start over.”

These words silenced both of them.

“Then what is your point of view? Do you agree with Paul’s point of view?” In the silence, the curly fat man suddenly asked aloud, which made everyone’s eyes shift. First, he looked at the curly fat man, Then he looked at Renly at the same time.

Ren Li took a serious look at the curly fat man. He looked like an ordinary public face. His white and fat cheeks didn’t have too obvious features. If he was thrown into the crowd, he would be submerged in the blink of an eye, but the other end exploded. His curly hair is very distinctive; a t-shirt with a “Star Wars” Millennium Falcon print shows that he is a geek, with a dark green tool bag slung over his shoulders, it doesn’t look like he is attending a film festival, It’s more like preparing to come home to repair furniture or something. His cheeks were winking all the time, and that funny look had a bit of a jack-b1ake vibe.

A smile curled slightly at the corner of his mouth, “I think war is wrong, and from the beginning, this war should not have started.” Renly gave an answer, but bypassed the core of Curly Fatty’s question.

The curly fat man nodded meaningfully, “Did you come from an elite education?” Although this was a question, the words were full of affirmation.

For most ordinary people, they are the same as Paul. They really care about their own life and their own situation. Their horizons are limited; but after receiving higher education, their horizons will gradually expand and they will truly realize , any interest-related entanglement is intricate, and it is not easy to draw conclusions, especially in national-level decision-making, leaders need to consider the interests of the entire country, but ordinary individuals cannot see the overall situation, always Focus on individual interests. In other words, collective interests and individual interests are inherently a contradictory and harmonious complex.

The two of them were discussing individual interests just now, while Renly’s answer was based on collective interests.

Renly’s eyes flashed slightly, and his smile rose even more, “It seems that my answer is not satisfactory to you.”

Such a response made the curly fat man laugh happily, “No, I am also a pacifist. I agree with your point of view, the war was wrong from the beginning.” On the

surface, the curly-haired fat man’s words contained a hint of criticism and provocation, but in fact, to be able to make such a judgment from Renly’s words, this This shows that the curly-haired fat man and Renly’s thoughts are actually figured out. In other words, he also received an elite education. So, this is the simple back-and-forth dialogue.

Rooney understood immediately, and the smile in her eyes was gently surging. Her grandfather was the owner of the New York Giants, and her maternal grandfather was the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But the two people who were arguing just now did not understand it, and seemed to be unable to keep up with the rhythm. “So, does the political metaphor in the script destroy the integrity of the story?” One of them asked reluctantly. , Renly, Rooney and Curly Fatty exchanged glances and laughed together.

“I think you can continue to discuss it with other fans.” Rooney said aloud, “This is Telluride, and the collision of different opinions is the most interesting, isn’t it?”

This point was immediately obtained. After the two nodded in agreement, you rushed down the stairs of the cinema and walked towards the coffee house diagonally opposite. There was a large crowd of spectators who had just finished watching the movie, and the atmosphere was also incomparable. lively.

One second was still arguing, and the next second, Rooney didn’t expect such a situation, she couldn’t help but stunned, the curly fat man laughed heartily, with Rooney and Renly two. The individual also laughed.

“I made a special trip to watch the movie today. I was worried that the queue would be too long and I couldn’t buy tickets. I didn’t expect that I saw not only the movie, but also the male lead, which shows that I am lucky today.” The curly fat man said with a smile. , “I must admit that the movie was a huge surprise, far beyond my expectations.” He raised his hands, clapped his hands gently, and sent applause to express his respect.

Renly nodded politely and thanked him, then turned to look at Rooney next to him, “First, I accompanied a lady to watch my work twice, and then I met enthusiastic fans. Germany is my blessed land.” The mocking tone brought Rooney in, which made Rooney helpless for a while, and her smile overflowed involuntarily, “If you haven’t made any arrangements this afternoon, then I strongly recommend it. ‘The Social Network,’ this movie is a lot better than some of the more well-regarded works.”

The meaningful words made Curly Fatty laugh out loud again, and said in a deep voice, “I wonder if you mean ‘buried alive’ or some other work that we don’t know about?” Apparently, Renly said It was “The King’s Speech”, and the curly fat man heard it at once.

Renly spread out his hands and made an innocent expression, “Who knows?” The

laughter finally stopped, Renly pointed to the other side of the street, and invited out a friendly invitation to have some breakfast now. Then start the second round of viewing, are you going to join your friends? Or with us? ”

Although it is a stranger, this is Telluride, and all fans are friends.

The curly fat man’s eyes fell on Renly, and he looked at it seriously, as if he was thinking about something. Youzhi’s appearance was not as neat as before, Rooney thought he was embarrassed, so she took the initiative to say, “Welcome, we’re going to find a place to eat pancakes, if you like it too. The

curly fat man laughed, “No, that’s not what it meant. He waved his hand, “I’d love to join you, I’m just thinking, if I invite Renly now, hoping that he will be in my next work, is it too casual and rude?” In other words, I should look for a more formal occasion, such as through your agent, to make an invitation solemnly, so as to show my sincerity. ”

Seeing the sincerity and firmness in the curly fat man’s eyes, things suddenly became interesting. 8

[End of this Chapter]