Entering the screening room, Amelia Roy took out a pen and notebook, and waited for the film to start, because she was a reporter, she was in a good position, in the best viewing area in the middle of the seven rows, and surrounded by insiders, she would not hear the sound of eating popcorn and boiling soda, and there was a film critic sitting next to him.

The profession of film critic seems lofty, but in fact, the entry threshold is very low, as long as you can write some articles, you can do it, but it is a little difficult to become the top group. However, it is difficult for any industry to achieve the ultimate, not only talent, hard work and luck, but also relationship, without the platform and support of big media, you will definitely not be able to become a top film critic.

After waiting for a few minutes, all the lights in the screening room went out, and the big screen lit up.

The title is still the familiar logo of New Line Film and Television and Crown Studios, and then the title appears, a white feather, with a beautiful music to open the curtain of "Forrest Gump".

Riding the breeze and accompanied by music, the feather fluttered over the city, sometimes up and sometimes down, all the way through the woods, through the streets, and finally to a pair of mud-stained Nike shoes.

Generally speaking, the background of the story will be introduced at the beginning of the movie, so that the audience knows where and when the story told by the movie takes place, so as to bring the audience into the movie.

But "Forrest Gump" did not use such a beginning, but kicked off the film with a beautiful long shot of the whole territory and a beautiful piece of music.

Although this opening cannot introduce the background of the story to the audience, the beautiful music and flying feathers are like a dancer dancing, so that the audience who has just sat down and is still in a restless mood immediately calms down and immerses themselves into the world of the film unconsciously.

"Director Chris Deng has improved a lot, and this opening is definitely a masterful treatment. ”

Amelia Roy, as a die-hard fan of John, has watched "Stealing Love" many times, but as far as the opening is concerned, "Forrest Gump" definitely completes the opening of "Stealing Love". A feather, a piece of music, and a 2-minute intro in the film, her heart seems to have been baptized, and what fame and fortune, what honor and disgrace, all disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"Your movies are always so engaging. Amelia Roy looked at the audience around her who were immersed in the movie, and said to herself: "You are always so good at capturing people's hearts." ”

After the opening of the film, Forrest Gump brought the film into the second stage through the topic of shoes in the form of storytelling.

At the beginning of the second stage, Forrest Gump sat on the bed of a private doctor and supported his feet.

After the foot brace was settled, the personal doctor told Forrest Gump to get out of bed and try to walk a few steps, while telling Forrest Gump's mother not to worry, Forrest Gump's legs are strong.

On the big screen, Audrey Hepburn, who is in her thirties, is like a blooming magnolia, beautiful, generous, elegant, and subtle. Thanks to the development of film technology, the audience can once again see the young Audrey Hepburn.

From the movie, these are just a few simple shots, but they were produced by ILM over a period of three months, frame by frame.

At this point, John turned his head and quietly looked at Audrey Hepburn beside him, he wanted to see what Audrey Hepburn's expression would be when he saw his younger self, but through the light source of the screen, he saw tears in Audrey Hepburn's eyes.

For a 65-year-old man, there are too many memories in life, and a photo and an object can make her easily go back to the past.

John reached out and held Audrey Hepburn's hand tightly, for others, Audrey Hepburn was an angel who fell into the world, a movie queen, and a charity ambassador, but for him, Audrey Hepburn was just an old man, a family member who needed to be taken care of.

Audrey Hepburn felt John holding her hand, raised her other hand and gently patted the back of John's hand a few times, signaling that she was okay, she just saw that her younger self remembered some of the past.

After the film entered the second stage, Forrest Gump briefly introduced himself in a narrating way, letting the audience know the origin of his name, his family, and the environment in which he lives.

In the third stage, Forrest Gump met the most important person in his life, little Jenny, started an unforgettable childhood, and introduced Jenny's upbringing, which laid the cause for her future rebellion.

When Amelia Roy saw Jenny pulling Forrest Gump to her knees in the cornfield, begging God to turn her into a flying bird and get away from here, she had a gut feeling that the little girl's future might be wandering.

Especially the whole scene of the film accompanied by clear music and gradually pulled up, which made Amelia Roy confirm her intuition.

In the movie, every shot does not appear arbitrarily, especially important shots such as close-ups and panoramic shots, which are given a certain meaning and task by the director.

"Using the panoramic lens as the link between the previous and the next of the story, and at the same time burying the cause and giving symbolic meaning, such a lens language can never be done without a deep foundation and rich experience. ”

In Amelia Roy's opinion, John's shots are perfect, there is no sense of disobedience at all, and because of the skillful use of film language, the story of the film is tightly connected, making people look very comfortable, without paying attention to the passage of time.

This is the biggest gap between an excellent director and a third-rate director, an excellent director will immerse the audience in the film, forget the time, forget the space, until the end of the film, only to wake up from the film, marvel at how time flies, and the 150-minute movie ends unconsciously.

Third-rate directors don't have such superb handling techniques, so even if they keep speeding and exploding, they will still make people feel irritable and bored, and they will leave the scene early.

"You're growing at an amazing rate!"

Amelia Roy couldn't help but glance at John's back, this young director is growing up too fast, in the last "Stealing Love", she only thought John was a good rookie director, but this "Forrest Gump" made her feel that she was working in a master's work, this gap surprised her, at this speed she believes that it won't be long before Hollywood will have one more big director.

While Amelia Roy was marveling at John's growth, an elderly lady sitting in the back row with fans in the screening room was also marveling at John's growth.

This old lady is the famous American film critic Pauline Kyle.

Although she retired from "The New Yorker" three years ago, John is a young junior in the circle that she pays great attention to, so even if she is retired, she also asked someone to get a premiere ticket and quietly come over to see John's "Forrest Gump".