"Betweentake" is located in a slightly remote alley in Koto-ku, Tokyo, but it has a good atmosphere and a strong fresh atmosphere, and it is a place where many art workers and university students like to hang out.

On the evening of February 26th, Seiko appeared in front of the door of "Betweentake" with Aiko and Kirisha in tow, and said super excitedly: "It's here, it's here." ”

Aiko looked at the face of "Betweentake" and said with a strange expression, "Did you ask me to take a leave of absence just to watch a movie?"

She is now interning in a French restaurant, and it is a busy time in the evening, and it is difficult to ask for leave, so she was forcibly called out by the Holy Son, and thought that something big had happened, but she didn't expect to watch a movie, and she was very speechless for a while, and the fog yarn was also strange: "A salon-style theater? A place for old movies?

The Holy Son said mysteriously: "There is a super beautiful movie released here tonight, you must not guess who made it!"

Aiko and Misty Yarn don't like to pretend to be literary young women like Shengzi, and they don't have the tone of a literary girl, they don't actually care, but they have been good friends for many years, and they still reluctantly said: "Who is it?"

But they are complimentary, but they are exchanging glances, ready to find an opportunity to play tricks on this stupid ass, and they can't waste their time by her fooling in vain.

The Holy Son didn't notice anything, and said with a little pride: "It's my master, Mr. Chihara!"

Aiko and Kirisha didn't receive any news before, so they were really surprised, "Chihara-sensei, why did he suddenly make a movie?"

The Holy Son was even happier, and said mysteriously, "There is a reason for this. She briefly explained the reason why Rin Chihara suddenly wanted to make an independent film, and said with admiration in her little hands on her chest: "It is worthy of Mr. Chihara, and he is really responsible." ”

Aiko and Misty Yarn didn't care about this brainless fan getting sick again, so they focused on other aspects, and asked in unison: "Wait, you said that Sister Hitomi is one of the leading actors, and you also appeared?"

The Holy Son suddenly became shy, nodded and said, "It's Sister A Hitomi who starred in it, that's right, I'm ...... I also participated. Mr. Chihara said that there are only so many people, and I have to make a cameo appearance as a worker......"

Before she finished speaking, Aiko and Kishisha had already set up her and rushed to the theater, shouting in unison: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and buy tickets!"

They are also excited, don't care what the film is filmed for, they can see a good Ji Friend on the big screen, this kind of thing is easy to encounter, you must watch it, you can't watch it!

Although "Betweentake" is an independent theater, it is a salon-style café when you enter the door, where many people drink coffee and gather to talk, but Aiko and Kirisha ignore all this, go straight to the bar, and successfully buy three tickets - no one grabs it, and it is generally difficult for independent theaters to fill up.

They bought the tickets and went straight to the screening room, and saw the poster of today's film in the aisle, the heroine of the play played by Hitomi Konoe was chopping zombies with an axe, with a sense of amusement in her expression, and then Takayuki Sunset, played by Shingo Yoshizaki, was chasing with a camera.

Aiko and Misty Yarn stopped and looked at it, and had fun together: "It's really Sister Hitomi!" But then it became strange again, "This zombie looks fake, and the blood stains are fake, and there seems to be something wrong with the design of this poster." ”

The Son immediately explained: "There is a reason for this, this is a creative reversal movie, and this is what the first part pursues, and the latter ......"

"No spoilers!" Aiko covered her mouth with Kirisha and dragged her onto the screening room, "We'll just see for ourselves, and you're not allowed to talk later." ”

The three of them huddled together and entered the screening hall, where there are no numbers, first come, first served, and at this time, there are only forty or fifty people sitting scattered in the twelve rows of nearly 200 seats in the screening hall, and the attendance rate is less than 30%, and it is easy to find three seats that are connected together and are very suitable for watching the movie.

Before the time came, the lights in the screening room were soft, and soft jazz music was playing, and Kirisha looked around and said strangely: "By the way, how can Chihara-sensei's new movie be released in this kind of theater?

"There's no way around it. Speaking of this topic, such a good-tempered person as the Holy Son was also a little angry, and puffed into a bun face, "Teacher Chihara wants to help the people in the working group who have family difficulties, he doesn't seek fame or profit, and his character is so noble, but the top management of the TV station not only doesn't help, but also deliberately sets up obstacles for him, which makes people angry just thinking about it." ”

She really admires Rin Chihara, that is, if she says it, she has the final say, at this time, Rin Chihara is already the director of the Kanto United, and she doesn't have to bother to make money at all.

As soon as they heard the gossip, Wusha and Aiko pricked up their little ears and urged: "What the hell is going on, tell me in detail." ”

The Holy Son immediately explained in detail, and began to tell the two friends in detail about the internal struggle of the Kanto Union, the grievances of the "high-charactered" Chihara teacher, and the "difficult" filming process of "The Camera Can't Stop" - really miserable, the well-known TV drama director in the industry, known as the ghost screenwriter, as a national teacher, Chihara Sensei, who personally shot the first film production budget was only 690,000 yen, and the high-level of the Kanto United was simply committing a crime against the people, and it was not a pity to die completely.

............

Iida Tomohito, who was in the same theater, was sitting not far behind the trio of pigs, deers, dogs, and Himeyou, and saw the three girls muttering together in a low voice, but he didn't care much, anyway, the movie hasn't officially started yet, so it doesn't affect anything.

The reason why he noticed it was only because the Holy Son looked like an idol star, pure and cute, and his figure was even better, so he couldn't help but take a closer look.

But it's just to take a look, he's here to watch movies, not to see beautiful women, otherwise it's not more convenient to go to Shibuya or Shinjuku.

He is a frequent visitor to "Betweentake", he participated in the film and television appreciation club in college, and also made some short films with friends, but after graduation, he did not engage in this work, became a university teaching assistant, but his hobby has not changed, and he has become a veteran movie fan, often coming here to chat with some new directors, screenwriters and friends, and also watch independent films by the way.

If no one appreciates the good movies that others have worked so hard to make, it will be pitiful, no matter whether the quality is good or bad, you can watch it if you can, anyway, you always have to kill the night time, and it doesn't affect anything.

That's what he thinks, and "Betweentake" is an independent theater for such like-minded people, and tonight is just one of two independent films coming out tonight, called "The Camera Can't Stop."

He waited patiently, and soon the lights dimmed, the music stopped, and the screen slowly lit up, and a line of words appeared to represent the opening credits: "The camera can't be stopped", the work of the Kanto United Picture Operation Class.

Iida Tomohito is a little strange, isn't it an independent film?

But this line of words only lasted five or six seconds, and the movie began, a zombie or zombie with a blue face and a very dull expression appeared on the screen, trembling and moving in the weird background music, and soon the camera turned, a round-faced girl holding a sharp axe, her face could not tell whether it was fear or grief, and murmured softly: "Ken-chan, please, don't ...... Don't ......"

Iida Tomohito smiled dumbly, the makeup was poor, the actors had no acting skills, it was an independent movie, yes, it was probably a personal work produced by an employee of the TV station using the equipment of the TV station.

Unlike ordinary fans, he is quite adaptable to this kind of low-cost effect, in fact, this is the level of general independent films, I don't think there is any problem, but I think the zombie theme is quite fresh, ready to see what the director wants to express, whether he can dig out some interesting connotation, and as the round-faced girl gave up resistance and began to be gnawed by zombies, a weak "card" came out, and then the shooting crew was revealed, a bearded director walked towards the round-faced girl, and there were makeup artists and director's assistants talking next to him:

"How many times was that?"

"42nd. ”

Tomohito Iida has come to the spirit, is this a drama within a play? It's very novel......

At this time, Director Hu Zi also walked in front of the round-faced girl, squatted down, was silent for a while, and asked, "Are you really scared just now in the face of death?"

"Ah, this...... yes, it seems to be ...... just now."

"It doesn't seem to be, it should be!

The round-faced girl's expression was more scared than facing zombies, and she said in a trembling voice: "That, may I ask...... What is natural outflow?"

"I want real fear!" "I want to be truly afraid!" Director Beard suddenly became furious, his voice was hoarse, and he shouted with all his strength, "I want to see horror on your face!

The round-faced girl was stunned, and the actor who played the zombie just now couldn't stand it, so he grabbed the bearded director from behind and shouted, "You're too much!"

Director Beard turned around and slapped him, then scuffled with him, and scolded: "Get out, you bastard, this is my show, my work......!

The filming scene suddenly became chaotic, and everyone began to fight, and finally Director Hu Zi shook off everyone with an angry face and left the shooting site.

The actor comforted the actress and walked to the rest area together, sat down and started chatting, and the female makeup artist joined in, and the three of them began to talk about the strange legend of the abandoned factory, as well as the previous human experiments.

Seeing this, Iida Tomohito felt okay, even if the actors' performances were unnatural, the scenes were simple, and the props were cheap, but at least they were still telling a story, but soon the direction of the film became weird again.

First of all, the three people in the rest area finished talking about the legend of the abandoned factory, and began to be at a loss, inexplicably embarrassed, and the serious makeup artist also performed women's self-defense, which was simply unbelievable;

Subsequently, the plot changed abruptly, and the real zombies attacked, but the zombies were weak, humming and chirping, and there was no horror effect at all;

Director Hu Zi also came back, insisting on "the most realistic shooting", inexplicably forcing the actors to fight their way out, and he was there passionately, and the sound collector became strange, and his expression was very painful and he had to rush out of the door, not caring at all that there were zombies outside the door;

In such a strange situation, the actors really began to run for their lives together, and the camera did not stop as the title said, and the shooting techniques of the pseudo-documentary were still shaking so that people were a little dizzy and wanted to vomit, but then the female makeup artist showed her might, and the level of women's self-defense skills was super high, and the zombies were defeated by one person, and it was difficult for people to understand why they wanted to flee - this combat power, zombies should escape, right?

And when it came to the scene on the roof, the round-faced girl strangely began to scream in horror at the camera, screaming for more than a minute, and she couldn't breathe, but she didn't make people feel what she was conveying, but she felt very weird and even funny.

The laughter in the theater also began to grow louder, half laughing, half laughing - this is really an epic bad movie, and it is garbage in an independent film.

Iida Tomohito also shook his head with a smile, there are countless places in this film, and the plot can't even be logically smooth, it can only be said that it is shoddy to the extreme, and just as he thought, some people have begun to leave the table without politeness, probably thinking that even if it is at half price in an independent theater, it is too insulting to IQ, which is really unacceptable.

Iida Tomohito didn't leave, he was still smiling and continuing to watch, but his head was shaking more and more, and he couldn't help but want to laugh - in the end, this shot is even more outrageous, this movie is filmed, and there is not even a rocker?

Amateur videographers can't do that!

However, what makes him strange is that the boss of "Betweentake" generally has a bottom line in selecting films, and independent films that are rough to this extent, even if the principle of "Betweentake" is to support the independent film industry, it should not be released, but this "The Camera Can't Stop" really has no highlights, it is simply made by a bunch of laymen, could it be that there is a personal relationship?

He was still confused, and the film, no, should I say that the short film was also coming to an end, and subtitles began to appear. He was about to applaud in encouragement, but the tone of the picture suddenly changed, and it became a distant view of Tokyo, perfectly composed and brightly colored, and the mere look at the still picture was pleasing to the eye.

The picture remained silent for a few seconds, as if to make some kind of separation from before, and then a line emerged: a month ago.

There was a soft sound in the theater, and Iida Tomohito straightened his back even more as he watched the film unexpectedly continue.

This...... It's like two films just now, just a big bad movie at the amateur level, although I haven't seen what is going on yet, but in terms of composition, tone, camera, scheduling and even the performance of the actors, it can definitely be called a well-made, and it is definitely the handiwork of professionals.

His expression is also focused, the more he watches, the more he feels that the director is powerful, the picture is concise but the narrative is very clear, while explaining why there is a bad movie of more than 30 minutes before, while unfolding the story between the father and daughter of the sunset.

There is a lot of information and no direct expression, which quickly allows the audience to understand what kind of people Sunset's father and daughter are - the father is a down-and-out unknown director who has been bent over by reality, and the daughter, on the one hand, has embarked on the same career path as her father because she admired her father when she was a child, but she feels disdain and contempt for his "cheap, fast and so-so-so quality" shooting method.

The rest of the supporting characters are the same, with only a few shots and just a few lines, the characters have a specific image, giving people the feeling that the screenwriter and director are extremely mature veterans, and they should not make low-budget independent films at all - if they are really newcomers, this can only be said to be genius!

The movie continues, but Iida Tomohito doesn't feel the passage of time, and soon the plot advances to the climax, and the filming of the drama in the play officially begins, but the sudden change disrupts all the previous arrangements, and the shooting goes straight to failure, and it can't be stopped, but with a shout from Takayuki Sunset: The camera can't stop!

Everything began to change again, and the atmosphere was tense and frenetic.

Outside the "camera", everyone was very embarrassed, but no one found fault anymore, played big names, and was tired of being dirty, because this was a live broadcast with one shot to the end, and you can't ruin the show and everyone's hard work because of yourself.

The relationship between the father and daughter has also improved, and the daughter seems to have discovered another side of her father, from watching idols to desperately helping her father complete the shooting.

The main character, Takayuki Sunset, has completely entered the role, or revealed his original self, completely fanatical, and enjoyed the filming process to the fullest - loving his work, no matter how bad it is, not giving up, not compromising, and doing his best.

This is the obligation of the creator, and it is also the original intention of the creator.

For a moment, Iida Tomoji was stunned, and seemed to see himself in college - at that time, he was also making bad movies, no money, no professional skills, but he and his friends were really working hard.

When I saw the crew and actors acting as a "human rocker arm" in the way of stacking Arhats and shooting a bird's-eye panoramic picture, everyone did their best to stabilize their body and be a good stepping stone, and the daughter even rode on her father's neck, holding a camera, and finally took the perfect END shot - the audience will not think it is perfect, and will still think it is a bad movie, but for them, this is the most perfect shot.

After watching this set of shots, Iida Tomohisa quietly breathed a sigh of relief, slowly loosened his clenched fists, savored the first third and the second third of the film, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of the previous ridicule.

Yes, Sunset did make a big bad movie, but it was a bit empathetic, so bad that it made people's eyes a little hot.

After the comparison, I understand why it's bad and why it's not bad, the whole film suddenly seems meaningful, ordinary audiences will think it's good-looking, and a small number of people with creative experience will be moved when they watch it, and in the final stage, Takayuki Sunset didn't want his daughter to see that he was crying, claiming that he used eye drops, and his daughter despised him for abusing eye drops during filming, which made the movie more warm.

When the movie ended, Tomohito Iida looked at the end credits, was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but start clapping hard, and the theater soon burst into applause.

This is not an independent film in the ordinary sense of the word, this is an independent film beyond imagination!

It's a good movie!