Everyone can have their own opinion on the evaluation of the quality of a movie, and there is nothing wrong with the green vegetables and radishes having their own loves, but there are always some things that everyone recognizes.

For example, the box office, such as awards.

The arrogance of the Hong Kong filmmakers really made Tang En a little ridiculous.

I don't know where they got their faith.

There is also a mouthful of oriental culture and oriental philosophy, can "Infernal Affairs" represent oriental philosophy? At most, it represents Hong Kong government movies, and if it expands a little more, that is, the scope of the Chinese-speaking circle will come to an end.

Out of the Chinese-speaking circle, it is the world of "The Departed".

Among the countries and regions around the world where both "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs" are released, only the Hong Kong government itself has a higher box office. The rest of the box office market is a one-sided crushing of "The Departed".

Needless to say, Europe and the United States, Asia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, are all far ahead of the box office of "The Departed".

"The box office doesn't tell the story! "The Departed" will have a higher box office because of the joining of big stars. Returning to the essence of the movie, "Infernal Affairs" is better than "The Departed"! "Infernal Affairs" is the biggest winner at the Golden Horse Awards!

The box office can't compare, of course, it's compared to the awards.

Don smiled: "Except for the Oscars, "The Departed" has no plans to participate in other film festivals. However, with the quality of "The Departed", I believe that at any major film festival in the world, it is possible to win the top award, or at least be nominated. By the way, I heard that "Infernal Affairs" is going to be submitted for the next Oscars?"

Last year, "Infernal Affairs" was submitted for review, but it was killed by the Hong Kong government's censorship body, the Hong Kong Producers Association, and replaced by "The Legend of Tianmai" directed by Pao Teh-hei.

Because of the Hollywood remake, "Infernal Affairs" became famous all of a sudden, not only overseas, but also in the mainland.

"Infernal Affairs 1" only has a box office of 8 million yuan in the mainland, and by the time "Infernal Affairs 2" has exceeded 15 million, and the box office of "Infernal Affairs 3" has exceeded 37 million yuan.

In fact, "Infernal Affairs 3" was filmed and released last year.

However, this series is getting worse and worse, and it has been complained about one after another in the Hong Kong government.

In Baodao and the mainland, there are films that have been successfully shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and even after winning the award, the Hong Kong government wants to break the breakthrough of zero, so it can only be cheeky and move the pinnacle of Hong Kong films "Infernal Affairs" out again and submit it for the Oscar review!

Anyway, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is more indulgent to foreign language films, and it is normal for a grace period of two or three years.

However, the Oscar is an Academy Award, and "Infernal Affairs" is a wild movie, which ignores the film language, composition, color, and lens skills, and is very unsophisticated, and puts all the emphasis on the story.

It's no wonder that such a movie can be favored by the traditional academic judges of the Oscars.

For example, Wang Jiawei's movies, all classics, even in Hollywood, have countless crazy admirers, such as Sophia Coppola, such as Scarlett Johansson.

However, Wang Jiawei's film path is a bit wild, and he can gallop across the European Film Festival and reach the Oscar, a well-behaved academic award...... There is no chance of nomination at all.

The young producer who was asking a question seemed to have guessed that "Infernal Affairs" would not have a good result in the Oscars, so he stiffened his neck and said: "The Oscars are an American award, and you don't understand oriental culture! Hong Kong movies don't need to rely on foreign film awards to correct their names!"

Don's expression became a little weird, and he smiled a little, "Oh, is it? "Infernal Affairs" was sent to the Golden Horse Award to run, is it considered a foreign country?"

Rumble!

In the screening room, a burst of exclamation erupted.

The young producer also suddenly turned red and couldn't speak.

How to answer?

If he dares to say that it is a foreign country, he will say goodbye to the mainland, and he will inevitably be banned by the mainland. If you dare to say that it is your own country, it is tantamount to drawing a clear line with Baodao, and now Baodao is under the leadership of Chen Shuibian, and the atmosphere is very evil.

The filmmakers of the Hong Kong government are in the middle of a crack, unless the east wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the west wind is obviously suppressed. Otherwise, no one would dare to speak openly on such topics.

Tang En sneered in his heart and said lightly: "Movies have limitations, and it is normal for the audience to always bring in national emotions to watch movies." It's okay if you use your national sentiment to like a movie, but please don't criticize the work of other peers. It's your freedom to comment from the perspective of a movie fan, and to evaluate "The Departed" from a professional point of view...... To put it mildly, all of you here are not qualified!"

These words are like igniting a barrel of explosives.

"Cinema is a work of art for the masses, not a small idea. It is an indisputable fact that "Infernal Affairs" is better than "The Departed"!"

""The Departed" is just a wonderful action suspense film, but "Infernal Affairs" is a more in-depth depiction of human nature. We don't care about the so-called film language, we only care about the human nature behind the story, and "Infernal Affairs" is even better!"

"If "Infernal Affairs" is 9 points, "The Departed" has a maximum of 4 points!"

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"Rating?" Tang En raised his eyebrows and immediately smiled, "Coincidentally, I know a movie rating website called IMDB, you can go up and check the rating of the two movies, which one is higher." As for the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes, there is no need to compare, the number of professional film reviews of "Infernal Affairs" is too small to meet the reference standard. ”

Another reporter from a film magazine stood up and retorted, "IMDB is an American website that represents the aesthetics of an American audience. ”

Tang En shook his head and said: "This sentence is wrong, IMDB currently has 120 million daily active users, of which only 35 million are American users, and the remaining 85 million are overseas users." Among them, there are 40 million users in Asia!IMDB is a worldwide movie rating network headquartered in the United States, which can represent the universal movie aesthetic within the world's movie fans. ”

The reporter sneered unconvinced: "On behalf of the whole world? It's ridiculous, I'm also an IMDB user, but the rating of "Star Wars" is more than 8.5, how ridiculous is this? How ridiculous is "Star Wars" just an American entertainment carnival!"

Don hesitated, feeling the need to make a name for Star Wars, especially for the Asian market.

The film culture here is relatively backward and does not understand the meaning of "Star Wars" at all.

He is still thinking about buying Lucasfilm in the future, and it is necessary to maintain the reputation of "Star Wars".

Tang En said: "Do you know about electromagnetic induction experiments? Just a random high school student can complete this simple physics experiment." Does that mean that electromagnetic induction is simple? Does that negate Mr. Faraday's historical achievements? It's the same with Star Wars, George Lucas ushered in a new era of cinema, he created movies that shouldn't have been made when they shouldn't. To the movies, "Star Wars" is like Faraday to electromagnetic induction. ”

"In South Korea, I heard different voices from some fans, thinking that "The Departed" is not enough to create a tense atmosphere, not enough to have a wonderful soundtrack, not enough sensational, and less tearful than "Infernal Affairs". But in Japan, the reviews are almost one-sided, and the word of mouth of "The Departed" explodes. Movies need to be substantial, and it takes a long enough time to cultivate the right film culture. ”

"Hong Kong films have a very glorious history, and according to normal logic, Hong Kong movies ...... There should be a lot of valuable cultural inheritance. It's a pity that in the past 30 years, Hong Kong films have only taken advantage of the opportunity of the times to save movies and keep making money, lacking a higher pursuit of movies and cultural reflection. When the era of speculation disappears, Hong Kong films will inevitably lose their way. ”

"On the other hand, in the mainland, because of some historical reasons, their films were once very backward. However, the three major film schools are standing, film talents have accumulated generation after generation, and all filmmakers are holding back a fighting spirit. With the reform of the market, mainland films have sprung out, surpassing the Hong Kong government, which is a matter of course. ”

"Saving movies" is a major feature of Hong Kong films.

In many well-known Hong Kong films, several filmmakers sat together, came up with an idea, and began to piece together the crew to start shooting.

The most typical is New Arts City Pictures, which once relied on this model to sweep the Hong Kong government, but because of this model, it declined rapidly.

Even including Wang Jiawei, the movie is also saved, there is no script at all, and wherever you want to shoot, it is all supported by inspiration and experience.

Wang Jiawei is a genius, he can save good movies, but what about others?

The Hong Kong government film industry has not formed a mature and complete film industry, does not work hard to engage in infrastructure construction, and only thinks about making films to make money.

Tang En's earnest words did not win the approval of the Hong Kong filmmakers, but became more and more intensified: "Even if Hong Kong films are not as good as they were 20 years ago, so what? Isn't Hollywood also experiencing a shortage of scripts? Isn't it also plagiarizing other people's ideas all over the world? Mr. Walker, you obviously plagiarized "Infernal Affairs", but I don't know where you got the confidence to point out the country here!"

"Plagiarism!

Don's face changed, as if he was really angry!

"Hollywood's respect for copyright is far beyond your imagination! Down Pictures bought the adaptation copyright of "Infernal Affairs" from Media Asia Pictures, and the contract is written in black and white! How can you say plagiarism? I have reason to sue you for slander like this!

Tang En didn't give him a chance to argue, and said coldly: "If it is plagiarism, it is also "Infernal Affairs" plagiarized the idea of "Changing Face"! As far as I know, you didn't pay Paramount a penny of copyright fees! Not only that, "Domestic Lingling Paint" plagiarized "007", "Hundred Changing Star Jun" plagiarized "Strange Heroes in Disguise", "Rat Guts" plagiarized "Die Hard", "Escape from Outlaws" plagiarized "Lola Run", "Infernal Affairs 2" plagiarized "The Godfather", do I need to cite more examples for this?"

In the screening room, there was deathly silence.

Don was angry, and everyone's hearts were ...... It was as if a sense of foreboding had risen.

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors