As one of the most famous and authoritative film critics in North America, Roger-Ebert (Roger-Ebert) underwent surgery for thyroid cancer in 2008, and since then, the number of film reviews he writes has begun to decline significantly, and the three major European film festivals are unable to travel because of long-distance flights, and more often wait for the film to be released in North America before writing film reviews. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Toronto's neighbor in North America is now ranked as the fourth largest international film festival - vaguely surpassing Venice in terms of influence, so Roger arrived in Toronto on time and joined the festival as soon as possible.

It is natural to see Roger's comments in the official house magazine, but Roger's comments actually appeared on the two works of "Thieves in the City" and "Buried Alive" at the same time, which made countless people fall through their glasses-

As we all know, yesterday's premiere of "The Thief in the City" attracted countless firepower, and almost all the big-name film critics who arrived in Toronto attended the red carpet, but the premiere of "Buried Alive" was very shabby, and there was no comparison at all, but judging from the current situation, Roger made a special trip to watch "Buried Alive" in the evening after finishing the viewing of "The Thief in the City", and it was on the premise that he was unwell.

What does this mean? Perhaps some of the reasons can be glimpsed from Roger's film reviews.

"A near-impossible challenge, a near-perfect answer. That's the title of Roger's film review, which clearly expresses his point.

"There is always no shortage of excellent works in the closed room film, how to complete the scheduling of shots and perspectives in a limited space, this is the first problem, and how to complete the character shaping and theme elaboration in a limited performance space, this is the second problem.

In 'Buried Alive', this conundrum is taken to the extreme, the whole story takes place in a coffin, and only one actor appears, taking genre cinema to the extreme.

Under such an extreme framework, Cortez's control of the audience's emotions is undoubtedly successful, not only showing excellent rhythmic control and the ups and downs of the plot firmly grasping the audience's attention, but also showing a rather excellent talent for creating atmosphere, recalling the amazing performance of M-Night-Shyamalan in the 'supernatural sixth sense', holding the rope of hope tightly in the thriller and suspense, and maintaining the suspense until the last moment. In particular, the director used a '2:35' lens ratio to maximize the realistic effect of phobia in the closed room.

I definitely don't like to be buried alive.

With such limited resources, acting is undoubtedly a daunting challenge, but Hall is an extremely good actor who not only competes but also exceeds the task, showing his talent and skill to the fullest. In many shots, his eyes reveal a thousand words, all the intricacies and turbulent emotions bring the most profound experience in the most simple way, and it is a pleasure to watch Hall's performance, under his interpretation, the film is not only persuasive, not only emotional, but more importantly, the theme is sublimated.

Vulnerability and desolation as an independent individual in the face of the state apparatus and large corporations. A 'sorry' sentence can't support the weight of life!

Purely from the perspective of the script, this is not a successful work, the lack of details and the limitations of the pattern restricts the depth of the excavation, but this is a work of triumphant performance, the amplification and excavation of emotions allow the audience to truly experience the ups and downs of a roller coaster, and the fear and happiness after watching the movie are the signs of the success of the film.

A wooden box, an actor, and a suffocating masterpiece is an almost impossible challenge, but Cortez delivers a near-perfect answer. What's more, it allows the audience to recognize Lanley Hall for the first time. ”

Roger is currently the most influential film critic in North America, not only is he the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize, but also has his own TV show and his own film festival, so to speak, his film criticism has become a literary form and has been universally recognized.

In Roger's system of comments, everything is "relative, not absolute". He believes that when someone asks if "Hellboy" is good, they are not asking if it is good compared to "Mystic", but whether it is good compared to "Punisher", so Roger gives his judgment that "Superman" is four points, "Hell Baron" is three points, and "Punisher" is two points.

Therefore, Roger generally gives two ratings when relying on movies, one is the rating of the movie itself, and the other is the recommendation score. To put it simply, some works are excellent in their own right, but they may be too heavy, too obscure, or too popcorn to be recommended to the audience. He insisted that "a movie is excellent when it achieves the purpose for which it was originally made, but admitting it does not mean that the film itself is worthy of recommendation." ”

Therefore, when evaluating "Buried Alive", Roger also said that this is a movie that tests the nerves of the audience and is not recommended to watch. With a perfect score of four stars, he gave a two-star recommendation and said, "Danny Ball's '127 Hours' is about to be released tomorrow, and it also tells the story of a lone wanderer who survives in a desperate situation, and the two films may be discussed together." ”

Compared with "The Thief in the City", Roger showed a greater interest in the work "Buried Alive", especially the admiration of Lan Li, which attracted countless attention.

Unlike the "Pacific War" and the Emmy Awards, this is the Toronto Film Festival, which is a venue for the world's top filmmakers, and even a little-known independent film like "Buried Alive" can still win attention as long as it is brilliant enough. Obviously, "Buried Alive" ushered in such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and after "Variety" and "Chicago Sun", written by Roger, the other seven film reviews also attracted more attention.

Elizabeth Weitzman, a film critic for The New York Times, is also an authoritative representative of North America, and her views are certainly worth learning from when she can serve in the nation's No. 1 newspaper. This time, she also joined the ranks of her colleagues, sending praise to the film, saying in the comments:

"Rough but delicate, simple but profound, the movie shows the big world under the small pattern, truly and credibly presents the ups and downs of all emotions, and brings self-help in a confined space to the limit, but what really reflects is the complexity and fragility of human nature. When the cast and crew appeared, every audience member was immersed in darkness and couldn't extricate themselves, which was the success of the director and the success of the actors. Undoubtedly, this is the most interesting film since the opening of Toronto this year. ”

Vanity Fair's film reviews are written by Claude-Puig, a freelance film critic who, like Roger, runs his own film review website, which can appear in any magazine or newspaper, but has found a regular platform for his reviews since signing with Vanity Fair last year.

Being able to get the favor of "Vanity Fair" shows that Clowdy is excellent, and more importantly, Claudie is highly sought after among young people with the influence of the online platform. That's where his biggest strength lies.

Hall's performance is undoubtedly exciting, this rookie actor was still an unknown young actor half a year ago, but first gave an Emmy-level performance in the 'Pacific War', and then gave an Oscar-level performance in 'Buried Alive', instantly completing a blockbuster feat!

The film is very smart, it doesn't have as many resources as the '127 Hours', which will premiere tomorrow - it costs three million, which is only one-sixth of the latter, but it relies on the brilliant performances of the actors, which resonates perfectly with real life and shows the ambition of the script. With such a rich subject matter and at the same time confined to a confined space, the film undoubtedly faces a formidable challenge, and the slightest deviation can cause the work to become a lethargic lullaby. Luckily, it has Hall. ”

Claudy's film review put almost all the weight on Lan Li, stressing, "Hall is undoubtedly the biggest discovery of 2010 so far! Apparently, Vanity Fair agrees.

Meanwhile, Michael-Philips' review for The Hollywood Reporter said, "Should the Oscar judges vote for 'buried alive' that no one has ever heard of? ”

First Venice, then Toronto, the annual awards season has slowly begun, and although the war will not really ignite until October, it is clear that as an outpost, Toronto's critics can't wait to bring up the Oscars as the ultimate goal. First of all, it is listed as the most authoritative and professional magazine in Hollywood along with "Variety", "Hollywood Reporter".

"This is a work that is the supreme viewing effect, with ups and downs, twists and turns of the plot to bring the audience a simple and pure enjoyment, thrilling and exciting; Hall's talent is fully displayed, he makes full use of the narrow space to show the explosive power of the performance, but the stage of the one-man show shows the essence of emotions heartily, pulling the audience's emotions into a real buried world. Hollywood judges, it's time to set their sights on this rookie actor who is only twenty years old. God, this is only the second work of his career. ”

The Hollywood Reporter reviews give a glimpse of the industry's internal developments, with Toronto's first seeded players in the Oscar race, and it now appears that the Blue Rite has won at least one supporter.

The surging praise pushed "Buried Alive" to the public after the premiere, as if it was already on par with last night's "Thieves in the City" in terms of momentum, which was really not expected by everyone, but not all of the nine reviews in the festival's official house catalogue were praised, and three of them expressed negative views, which was also the first dissonance after the premiere of "Buried Alive".