Hope Baez looked up at the interview area at the end of the red carpet, but it was too far away to see clearly, only a group of people gathered together, talking and laughing, and the cheerful and enthusiastic atmosphere spread in the small square at the entrance of the Chinese theater, reporters enthusiastically raised their hands, fans shouted excitedly, and the premiere fever was always high.

Faintly, she could see the silhouette of a figure. I thought that the muscular Vin Diesel would be particularly eye-catching, but surprisingly, all the flashes and all the eyes involuntarily projected towards the same man. The only man wearing a T-shirt and jeans was wearing a white casual shirt.

Hope wasn't sure if it was her own delusion, whether it was her own delusion or if it was the case. She didn't care, though. Today is perfect enough, she is extremely excited and happy now, and she just wants to scream with joy, not only because today is the premiere of "Fast and Thrill/Love 5", not only because Lan Li recognized her on the red carpet, but also because she saw a healthy Lan Li, a bright Lan Li, and a sunny Lan Li.

The man who was elegant and calm, the man who always focused on acting and worked hard, the man who bloomed in art films, is finally going to appear in commercial popcorn movies, even if it is just a third protagonist, but Hope can't help but get excited, and the whole person is trembling with excitement.

The haze that had hung over our heads in the past period of time has all vanished. Even with her, she began to look forward to the movie - originally, she had no interest in such action movies, but if you think about it, William and Graham also went to Sundance before, watched "Love is Crazy", which was completely unconcerned, and unexpectedly liked it. So, why can't she try it this time?

"Hope. There was a call from the side, and when he turned his head, he saw William's face, "The staff is organizing us to go in." The crew will also be interviewed here for a while, and they will take a group photo or something, and we will go first. ”

"Uh-huh. Hope nodded repeatedly, reluctantly retracting his gaze from the blurred figure in the distance, and then followed the torrent of the crowd and took a step forward.

The Chinese Theatre is actually not very large, only 932 seats, which is really good compared to the usual 100 to 300 people in the screening hall, but as a premiere theater, it seems a bit cramped. But the reason why Chinese theaters can become the first choice for the premieres of major commercial films in the summer is that historical significance is obviously an important factor-

This is where the premiere of "Star Wars" was held in 1977, and after that, "Summer Files" also officially appeared on the stage of history.

Of course, the theater's location is also important, as it is located in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard, next to the Kodak Theater, opposite the Captain's Theater, diagonally in front of the Roosevelt Hotel, and in the middle of the Walk of Fame. Obviously, this is the heart of the whole of Los Angeles, and every year during the awards season and the summer season, it becomes the center of attention for the whole world.

Surprisingly, movie tickets for the premiere of "Fast & Thrill 5" weren't in demand.

When the premiere of "Star Wars Prequel" was held at the Chinese theater, loyal fans set up tents in front of the theater three days in advance, just to be able to buy a ticket to the premiere and enjoy the work first. Hope was even ready to queue up all night, but in fact, there were less than 300 people queuing at the scene, and Hope and his party waited less than two hours to buy tickets for the premiere.

"Variety" magazine's prediction seems to be working, and the fan base of the "Fast and Thrilling/Emotional" series is still too weak compared to "Thor".

But Hope doesn't care, the point is not the film, but that she is about to attend the premiere of a Hollywood movie for the first time, and it is Lan Li who participates in the performance. That's enough.

Under the guidance of the staff, Hope and his party entered the Chinese Theater, sat down in an orderly manner, and quietly waited for the movie to be released. After forty-five minutes of waiting, the reporters, film critics, guests and friends were seated, and the crew members entered the theater in a stream, and all the audience began to cheer up, and they welcomed with applause and whistles.

But that's not the end of it. Or maybe that's not the beginning.

There will be a short interview session before moving on to the official screening. This is also a benefit for the audience who have purchased tickets for the premiere, and they can get in close contact with the main creators, and even ask questions, which is a once-in-a-lifetime interaction.

The core object of the interview is Fan, it can be seen that he should be the spokesperson of the crew, and most of the questions are given to him to answer, but then the microphone is also passed to other actors, Paul, Jordana, Gail, etc., the popular Cheng Kang also got the opportunity to speak, and Lan Li is naturally no exception.

When asked about "expectations for the movie", Lan Li said indifferently, "Let the work speak." This concise and clear answer made the reporters very dissatisfied, but the audience whistled excitedly, and Hope also smiled and clapped rhythmically with everyone, expressing his approval of Lan Li and urging the movie.

waited and waited, the interview session was over, the crew sat down one after another, and the movie was finally about to start.

The lights of the Chinese Theater gradually dimmed, and Hope began to get excited again, the movie was about to start again, the journey was about to start again, and she was faintly beginning to look forward to it. But this expectation quickly calmed down.

The pace of the movie is very fast, just a court scene of less than 20 seconds, explaining the background of Dominic being thrown into prison, and then officially entering the rhythm, roaring engine sound, barren plains, shocking drum soundtrack, yellow sand in the sky, neat editing, in less than a minute, a prison robbery scene was explained without any delay, and the audience didn't even have time to enter the state, Dominic successfully escaped from prison with the help of Brian and Mia.

For Hope, it was an ordeal.

She knows that this is an action movie, popcorn in the summer file, a typical commercial work model, following a set of assembly line standards, what the audience enjoys is the thrill of adrenaline, that's all, strictly speaking, the first two minutes of the movie are enough to be satisfying.

But, first of all, Hope hasn't watched the first four episodes of the movie, she doesn't know anything about the plot of the characters, and after the screening, she suddenly has such a lot of information, she can't even tell who is who, and the previous story has already ended, which makes her a little unable to keep up with the progress;

To be honest, Hope was a little disappointed, she thought Lan Li would ask for more. But then Hope adjusted his mentality, after all, commercial movies are commercial movies after all, and classics like "Batman: The Dark Knight" don't exist every year. What's more, the movie is only two minutes into it, and she is expecting a classic?

Thinking of this, Hope also smiled dumbly. "Buried alive" and "Love is crazy" really put forward super high standards, and it seems that she is also obsessed. After adjusting her mentality, she also began to enjoy the bucket of popcorn.

The beginning of "Fast and Thrill/Love 5" is really good, and after a short cut, the plot immediately gets to the point, Brian and Mia flee to Rio de Janeiro, temporarily living at the home of Dominic's old friend Vincent, Vincent convinces the two to participate in a train robbery, stealing several luxury cars in the train wagon.

In the process of committing the crime, Brian and his party encountered another group of robbers - Dominic led, the two groups met head-on and decided to cooperate, but Dominic sensed that something was wrong, and his entourage seemed to have a clear goal, aiming at a Ford GT40, and he gave birth to a heart eye and explained that Mia drove the target car to escape in another direction.

Sure enough, this sparked a standoff, which in turn led to an explosion of the train, and Brian and Dominic drove straight down the canyon. When the two people were seen flying in the wind, their clothes fluttering, falling towards the emerald green canyon, the entire theater let out a low exclamation, and the thrill in slow motion made the adrenaline explode successfully for the first time.

Kyle Smith, a film critic for the Wall Street Journal, nodded lightly, Justin Lin's scene control and fast editing really gave the film a sharp style, interpreting the words speed and excitement well, from the fourth to the fifth, departing from the B-grade style of the first three, which is really worthy of recognition.

However, the movie still lacks a bit of surprise.

Commercial popcorn has always been like this, flat and stable, the structure is smooth, the setting of the plot and the foreshadowing of the high/tide are rigorous and in place, accurate rhythm control, quickly introduce contradictions and conflicts, directly bring in simple and rough confrontation and explosion, detonate the first adrenaline within the opening fifteen minutes, and firmly grasp the audience's mind.

From this point of view, the beginning of the film is really good, but this is only the average of a successful commercial film, and it is difficult to make people feel amazing.

Such a movie, if you want to confront "Thor", it still lacks a little chemistry. But Kyle is not impatient, he is waiting, waiting for the spark of Paul and Fan, waiting for the foreshadowing of the follow-up plot, waiting - Lan Li Hall. This time, Kyle didn't wait too long.

In the impassioned soundtrack, a calm and powerful voice came from the roar of the aircraft engine, unhurried, the words were clear, but full of force, I couldn't see myself on the screen at all, just a picture of a plane landing, but it easily outlined the image behind the sound.

Who is it?