Chapter 356: Exploding Professional Reputation
Every year's film festival, there are many newspapers and magazines that issue columns or special issues for the film festival, which not only caters to the needs of the audience, but also serves as the main basis for film critics to evaluate the films participating in the film festival.
This year's 53rd Berlin International Film Festival was called "Berlin's harsh winter season" by the German magazine "Former Berliner": "The bus driver smiling at the wheel, the lazy chattering at Potsdamer Platz being pushed aside by a rushing reporter munching on sausage bread, and heavenly palpitations sparkle down the red carpet." ”
This is a good word, as a local German magazine, "Ex-Berliner" of course has to wave the flag for its own film festival, and it is the best way to evaluate it in a literary crepe language, which is not only forced, but also raises the evaluation of the film festival.
Of course, according to last year's competition judge Kenneth Turan, also known as the Los Angeles Times film critic, winter has not made it easy for the Berlinale, one is that the Berlinale does not get Hollywood films that have not been released in the United States, and the cold in Berlin has stopped many American film critics, after all, they don't want to be frozen.
Of course, the American uncle has their American-style arrogance, and no one can question that the center of the world's film industry is in Hollywood, and in the past, filmmakers in Europe could still flaunt themselves with various advanced film techniques and various profound ideas, but with the ebb and flow of the literary and artistic wave, they are now embarrassed to look down on Hollywood.
It is no wonder that the American magazine "Variety" proudly said that the Berlin Film Festival, which is strained by the economic downturn, will use the presence of Hollywood stars and American films to maintain its popularity.
It's no wonder that Berlin, one is under financial pressure, the other is that the quality of films in Europe this year is not good, and Koslick does not want to continue the path of the old chairman de Had, Asian cinema has been in Europe for 20 years, and he must make changes.
For this Berlin Film Festival, many European media are disappointed and helpless, the film always has to speak with quality, and it is no wonder that others are not good if they don't give their own people, even Zhang Yimou has turned to make commercial films, and it can only be a dream to fight against Hollywood.
When "Painless Love" was released, the European media seemed to have found an emotional outlet, and Nima finally gained something this time, at least there was no need to helplessly write words praising Hollywood, after all, people didn't buy it.
"The biggest surprise of this year's Berlin Film Festival, "Painless Lovelorn" conquered the audience!" "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" praised Zhou Bai's "Painless Love" in a dawning tone.
"I thought that this year's Berlin Film Festival would end in a noisy and boring way in the uncontrolled entertainment noise, guilt in the murder, lies and deception, and intense action, but "Painless Lovelorn" starring Zhou Bai Gongli saved it and finally made the cold Berlin vibrant, which is the biggest surprise of this Berlin Film Festival. ”
"The best film of this year's Berlin Film Festival was born, and China's "Painless Love" is a surprise!" "Berlin Daily Mirror" is also full of praise for "Painless Love", and directly gave it the title of the best film at this year's film festival, and said good things about Zhou Bai and Gong Li in their report, praising them for their excellent professional-level performances for the audience.
Zhou Bai was also surprised when he saw this report, he expected that the professional reputation of "Painless Love" would be very good, but he didn't expect these media to be so powerful, and it made people blush when they blow.
"If the teacher sees this report, I don't know what it feels like, and the Berlin Daily Mirror said on the 9th that he went from a troublemaker to a defender of power, and now he is giving such a high opinion to our film, these people's tastes are really unpredictable. Zhou Bai said with a sigh, making Er Dongsheng, Fan Bingbing and the others sitting next to him very happy.
"Director Zhang is also difficult, obviously he is making a commercial film, but these people still have to evaluate him by the standards of literary films, these film critics are like this, they are always talking about ideas and aesthetics, and sooner or later they have to stay away from the audience. Er Dongsheng said helplessly after laughing.
Don't think that European film critics are bulls, in fact, with the rise of the Internet, the profession of film critics will gradually lose ground in the film market.
However, in terms of the professional word-of-mouth evaluation of the film festival, they can at least evaluate the film with extremely professional knowledge, although it is said that there is a personal preference, but the artistic accomplishment of these people is definitely at the professional level.
Therefore, European film critics at least have real materials, compared with the kind of domestic film touchers who do not learn and have no skills, at least they really have a high appreciation of art, and the study of film techniques is also professional, and Europe has always been the center of literary films, there are too many masters here, so their situation is much better than that of China, and the audience has received more I don't know how much.
When domestic film critics evaluate movies, they are completely within a narrow range of brave theories from decades ago to apply to domestic films, often talking about ideas and depth, film criticism is almost a mold, quoting a few words from the master, saying how your film ideas are insufficient, in fact, these people really don't understand film techniques and audio-visual language, all of them are a group of old guys, whether it is Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige or Xie Jin have been severely criticized by them.
When Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was released, a certain so-called domestic cultural scholar directly buttoned his hat, saying that Zhang Yimou's movie was a cultural necrophilia, saying that it was fascist aesthetics, and that Lao Mouzi had a good temper, didn't bird them, and stopped Zhou Bai from letting him speak, otherwise he would be sprayed to death by Zhou Bai at that time.
"Brother Bai, look at the evaluation on "The Screen", five four-star, two three-star, does that mean that our film can win the award this time?" Fan Bingbing handed over the "Screen" magazine and pointed to the report above.
"Can you read German?" asked Zhou Bai strangely.
"I don't understand, I asked Sister Chu Fang, she would. Fan Bingbing said as a matter of course.
"Uh, well, I forgot about this layer, professional evaluation is one thing, whether you can win an award is another thing, don't look at the special issue of the film festival of "Screen" invited authoritative film critics from Germany, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Italy to score the participating films, but they can only be used as a reference, and the actual award they have no big impact. Zhou Bai shook his head and explained to Fan Bingbing.
"Ah, I thought they could have a decisive influence on the awards, but I didn't expect them to be just references. Fan Bingbing said dejectedly.
"Haha, don't worry about this, if you have nothing to do at the premiere of "Blind Well" in the afternoon, come with me, how about giving the baby a cheer?" Zhou Bai said with a smile.
"Okay, I've bought everything I should buy anyway, and I'll definitely go to cheer for the baby. Before Fan Bingbing could speak, Feng Shaofeng readily agreed.