Chapter 311: Conversation at the premiere
In the movie private room hall of the premiere, as the movie ended, the names of various actors and staff began to scroll on the big screen. As the leading actor, Depp and others also stood in front of the stage to greet the movie.
The audience and reporters applauded and prepared to be interviewed by each other.
Kaos, on the other hand, was still sitting in the front row and had no intention of getting up to be interviewed. After all, he would come to the premiere because he valued it, but if he stood in front of the stage, he would probably change.
Depending on the direction of public opinion, tomorrow's headlines may not necessarily be about movie promotion, but may very well be about his name.
"This movie is really great. The special effects alone are worth watching. Not to mention Depp's acting skills, which are really dramatic and charming."
At the front of the auditorium, as the lights came on, Zhang Ziyi finished watching the movie, pondered for a moment, and then whispered to Kaos next to her. She also looked at Chen Kaige, wanting to hear the other person.
evaluation of.
"Yes, Depp is really good at grabbing the audience's attention when it comes to acting. I can't forget his "Edward Scissorhands" to this day."
Kaos also nodded, clapped his hands along with the audience around him, and then asked Chen Kaige and Chen Hong: "How do Director Chen and Mrs. Chen feel about the movie?"
When I told the other party that I would come to the premiere in July, I naturally didn't mention it for no reason. I wanted to meet the other party and have more detailed discussions. At the same time, I also wanted to have a good relationship with the other party through "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Discuss the difference between commercial films and art films.
The other party obviously understood what Zheng Yu meant, and still came with his wife. This caused a small commotion among reporters. After all, this was the premiere of a Hollywood movie, but as one of the representative figures of domestic directors
, but it appeared on this occasion, it obviously represents many other meanings behind it.
"The background of the whole story is very grand. It seems that it is just the beginning, but it also brings the audience into a magical world, making people very curious about the subsequent story. Moreover, many scenes in the movie look very real and detailed.
, I can only say that it is truly a Hollywood movie that brings teamwork to the extreme.”
"It's just that the story seems to be very weak, and the plot is relatively simple, and it also has the obvious clichés of Hollywood commercial movies. After almost watching the beginning, you can roughly think of the content behind it. There is not much to watch.
It feels like, actually, I was looking forward to it..."
Like most literary and artistic creators, Chen Kaige's previous words were somewhat praising, but after analyzing a little bit, he couldn't help but put forward critical opinions, and also put forward some of his true opinions.
Even some of the words were not so nice, which made the relatively more refined wife Chen Hong's face change a little, and she touched the other party with her arm in a subtle way, reminding her husband.
Although I have not yet reached the point of trying to please Kaos, I still want to establish a good friendly relationship. Naturally, I have to be more restrained in criticizing words like this, especially when the two parties meet for the first time. Is the other party generous or petty?
Before they understood each other, Chen Hong was very worried that her husband's words would make him unhappy.
And as far as Chen Hong knows, the screenwriter of this drama is the young man in front of him. He became famous at a young age and is already in a high position. It was when he was young and vigorous that his husband commented on the other person's movie like this, but it was really in person.
If you criticize someone, you will be more likely to make the other person angry.
"Director Chen's evaluation is absolutely correct, but this is what commercial movies need. If the story is too strong, or requires the audience to think before they can understand it, it will lose a lot of relaxation and joy. So I am very grateful to Director Gore.
I am very satisfied with the finished film. He completed this commercial film very well without completely falling into the choice between art film and commercial film."
The small actions between the couple were naturally noticed by Kaos, and he could understand each other's thoughts, but in fact, he didn't take Chen Kaige's criticism seriously at all, and he didn't feel angry at all.
, just answered the other party with a smile.
The reason for this is that on the one hand, the movie plagiarized the previous life, and the other party criticized the movie for having a weak story, etc. What does it have to do with Kaos?
On the other hand, Kaos knows very well that there must be trade-offs when shooting a movie or TV series. This is also the difference between artistic films and commercial films.
Movies that are incomprehensible and movies that do not have high box office are not necessarily literary films.
The story is thought-provoking, and the film produced using various technical techniques can allow the audience to have a profound understanding of the real world, human beings, life, and even the birth of the universe. This is the essence of art films.
This makes literary films generally very deep, suitable for one to watch quietly and immersively, to carefully understand the stories and meanings, and to think deeply about various philosophical issues.
Commercial films, on the other hand, are films that use a simple and easy-to-understand method to make the audience feel happy and satisfied after watching them. What is more pursued is the effect of family fun, so that large numbers of people will not affect the viewing of the film, and there may be surprises.
With the benefits, the audience will feel more happy and satisfied.
This also explains why the box office of art films is generally not high. It is because noisy theaters are not suitable for watching, and it is impossible to think peacefully and immersed in them. However, commercial films have such an advantage.
But in the final analysis, Kaos has no prejudice against who is better and who is worse when classifying movies like this. What he focuses on is the direction of the movie project and whether the director can do it well and achieve it to the extreme.
Instead of a young man who wants to make a very profound film, but also wants to earn enough box office results, he becomes too greedy and wants to do anything, and in the end he fails to do anything well.
"Director Chen, I really want to work with you, but after reading your script, I have deep doubts. Do you want awards, or do you want huge box office results? There must be at least one side.
Focus, so that we can better determine the direction of our efforts."
Having said this, Kaos stopped beating around the bush and asked directly to the other party.
"this....."
Kaos' previous words made Chen Kaige feel a little unhappy. After all, he didn't know the difference between commercial films and art films.
But as Kaos asked now, he was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer.
Just like he just used the perspective of an art film to analyze the flaws of "Pirates of the Caribbean", now turning to his own movie project, Chen Kaige also discovered the problem.
It seems that the person in front of me is reminding myself that I am too greedy. I want both art awards and box office. In the end, I am afraid that I will lose more than I gain.
Conversations between smart people always have a few simple sentences like this. When Kaos saw that the other party understood what he meant, he stopped talking and turned to look at the front of the stage and read the previous interview.
Zhang Ziyi, who was sitting next to Kaos, did not interrupt from the beginning to the end, but quietly watched the conversation between the two parties, sitting quietly as a vase. She even talked to Kaos from the moment she arrived at the scene because of reporters.
Chapter completed!