"Wow, wow, wow-" The movie theater was thunderous, listening to the rhythmic music, watching the dynamic and enthusiastic dance of the sweetheart and others on the big screen, these young audiences were not disappointed, this movie is really very good! When the cast and crew floated on the screen, the theater suddenly erupted into a burst of joyful applause, and many audiences who were themselves hip-hop lovers swayed their bodies and shouted excitedly: "This is a fucking dance movie!"

"Huhuhu!" In one part of the audience, Claire, a blonde girl with her hands open to her mouth, kept shouting, "Great! It's really cool!" It took a while for the screening room to become calm, but it was still full of the buzz and laughter of the departing audience.

Claire walks outside with the brown-haired girls Janet and Alison. Recalling "Sweetheart" just now, Claire couldn't help but praise her sisters: "Remember what I said? With Magic Young as the screenwriter and producer, is it possible that it is not good-looking? See, we didn't waste those 8 yuan!" Janet also nodded with a smile, and said with interest: "Wow! I want to learn hip-hop, why didn't I know hip-hop was so cool before?"

"It's no problem to learn this. Claire shrugged her shoulders rather self-deprecatingly, Janet immediately shrugged and smiled, and Alison, who had flinched last year, put her arm around their shoulders and smiled, "I'm with you." ”

They are the initiators of the "Operation Juneau", a mass pregnancy event that shocked the whole United States, and girls such as Claire and Janet gave birth to babies last year, and both of them have already found good adoptive parents for their children. In this pregnancy, they went through a lot of things, some joys and some bitterness, and they also thought a lot and became mature, and they really understood what "Juno" wanted to say, which was a process of self-knowledge.

The three of them walked out of the screening room and came to the ticket office of the small movie theater, where there were many posters of upcoming new films on the poster wall, including "Ice Age" holding a pine cone, staring squirrels, "Spider-Man" Spider-Man climbing the façade of a tall building, Natalie Portman of "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones", and a red label of "No Aliens" ...... "I wonder why is that? Claire asked suspiciously as she walked, and Janet looked casual with me unclear, and said, "We're not film critics, but we're very good." She smiled and waved her arms, and said, "I love the smell of it! It's not boring at all, it's funny and handsome, they dance so well, and it's a little touching, and when they finally move forward for the same dream, I really want to be one of them." ”

Allison nodded and said in agreement: "Well, I think the movie is too short, it seems like I just sat down, and then soon, this is over?" Janet was also very unsatisfied, and said, "I don't know if there will be a sequel." When I get home, I'll go to IMDB and give Sweetheart a 9. ”

"I found that it is indeed like this, it is very comfortable......" Claire frowned slightly, thinking about and analyzing "Sweetheart", it was very pleasant from beginning to end, Sweetheart's optimism and smile infected everyone, there was no messy plot, and there was no preaching...... There doesn't seem to be anything particularly touching, but the details inside are full of novelty, completely different from the old hip-hop movies that used to be.

The characters are also hilarious and funny, as if they are watching a comedy, and people naturally see the end, and then, like Alison, they realize, "Ah, it's over?" It's a very simple story, why? Maybe that's the charm of it?

Claire smiled a little incomprehensibly, and said disdainfully: "Those youth movies should all come to see Magic Young, what are they all shooting?" Janet also said disdainfully: "They did it, but they still messed up, thinking that it would be enough to put a few beautiful vases in and make some love, haha! What are those film companies to us? Childish! As long as the film is well made, the friendship is also very good." ”

As they spoke, they walked out of the small cinema, and at night, many young people lined up in a loose line, waiting to enter the theater. At this time, Alison laughed and said, "Michael Pitt played so well, if his hand wasn't injured, I don't know how hard he could jump?" The girls in the queue suddenly screamed in shock, and then there was a boo, everyone scolded them, and a white girl roared: "Now we know why Michael stopped dancing, thank you, bitch!"

"Oh yes!" Claire raised her middle finger without fear and scolded loudly in Juno's words, "**-you-very-much!" Janet and Alison turned their backs to them cooperatively, slapping their butts arrogantly. The three of them laughed a few times, continued to walk in the direction of the parking lot, and smiled: "Cool, really cool!"

"I'm looking forward to "District 9" even more now, it's a magical young directed!" Claire's eyes flashed with excitement, and said, "100 million cost, God knows how it will be made?" Allison took over and said: "But now everyone guesses that "District 9" will be very serious and heavy, bloody and violent or something, something that people can't stand it." Janet scoffed amusefully and asked, "Do you want to see it?" Allison nodded, "Of course, I've been waiting for a year, how much do you think it's going to gross?"

In Boston, Natalie, dressed as an ordinary student, walked out of the movie theater, yawned, and muttered in her heart: "I'm really not suitable for watching this kind of youth idol movie, I actually watched her jump around and watch it all night! That nasty bastard, when will you make "mit-21-team"?"

"Great!", "Jessica, Jessica-", "Scarlett-", "Michael-Michael!" The young people sitting in the back row all laughed loudly, expressing their love for the movie, whistles and applause also kept ringing, and the full screening hall suddenly boiled under the drive of this youthful enthusiasm: "Wow-hoo-", "Jan, I love you! always-"

Wang Yang, who was wearing a black suit, glanced back, only to see that the fans who participated in the premiere stood up, vaguely seeing their happy smiling faces and dancing. He smiled with great satisfaction, and he was also relieved in his heart, and said with a smile: "Jesse, we didn't mess up. Jessica, who was dressed in a red evening dress, also turned her head to look, her eyes were full of happiness, and she smiled: "It looks pretty good." ”

Wang Yang closed his eyes and felt the joy in his heart, guys, let's dance! Under the impulse brought by the movie, he swayed his youth and showed his beauty to the fullest! He stood up with applause and shouted: "Thank you! I love you too!"

Jessica also stood up with a smile, Anne Fletcher next to her was smiling, her eyes were looking at the big screen and she didn't blink for a long time, Anne Darren over there quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, she was glad that she didn't jump off the stairs at that time, Scarlett, Michael Pitt, James Franco, Joseph ...... everyone in the "Sweetheart" crew laughed happily, applauded themselves, and enjoyed the joy of the harvest.

"Thank you, director......" The crew congratulated each other and hugged each other, when Wang Yang gently hugged Anne Darren, her eyes were full of gratitude, and said: "Without you, without me, thank you!" Wang Yang couldn't help but cover his head and smile, looked at her cute freckles, and said: "Annie, you are a little exaggerated, it scares me, haha." After patting her on the arm, he walked over to Michael Pitt and said with a smile, "Hey, Michael, that's a great act!"

After some celebration, the main creators took to the small stage to thank them, and the fans suddenly fell silent, while the invited film critics pondered how to evaluate the film.

Anne Fletcher held the microphone, looked at the nearly 1,000 audience in the audience, and said with a hearty smile: "Thank you for your support, we are all very happy that "Sweetheart" can be loved by everyone." Wang Yang, Jessica and others all laughed and applauded, and the fans and audience also cheered and applauded, and Anne Fletcher continued to laugh: "We put in a lot of effort, and during the dance practice, Jesse really fell a lot, and Joseph's feet were swollen from ballet......"

There were bursts of laughter and applause in the screening room, and Wang Yang quietly said to Jessica beside him: "I just like you to fall." Jessica rolled her eyes and laughed, "I already knew. At this time, Anne Fletcher said: "When I first became this director, I was excited, I was scared, I couldn't sleep for a week, it meant so much to me. ”

She turned to look at Wang Yang and smiled: "At the beginning of the set, I was in a hurry and lost my temper, but Yang tolerated me and taught me a lot, how to design shots and guide actors...... Don't look at him as only 22 years old, I treat him as an older brother in front of him. The audience burst into laughter, Wang Yang, who was teased, shrugged his shoulders with a smile, and Fletcher said seriously: "I'm here to say to him, 'Thank you, you're a very good producer!'"

In a thunderous applause, Wang Yang took the microphone and immediately smiled: "Thank you Anne, you are not so young." There was another burst of laughter on and off the stage, and he continued: "But beautiful." Thank you, thank you, if you want to learn hip-hop dance or other dances, and want to do what you want to do, let's take action, this is what we are most happy to see! Of course, you can contact Anne's training company, I am a shareholder, I announce that the first 100 applicants will have a 60% discount!"

"I'll sign up!", "Wow, I'm coming!" The young fans all laughed and shouted, everyone on the stage couldn't help laughing, Scarlett leaned into Jessica's ear and asked with a smile, "Is he always so humorous?" Jessica smiled sweetly and said, "Always so handsome." ”

"It's a pity that this is fake, maybe I should really open such a company?" Wang Yang smiled, stopped joking, looked at the audience and said, "But one thing is true, guys, in two days it will be the 21st birthday of Jessica, the sweetheart who fell all day, and it is a big day for me." So I ask everyone to wish her well?" He turned his head to look at Jessica, who was smiling brightly, and shouted, "Jessica, happy birthday!" Fans, fans, and crew members all kept shouting, laughing and clapping, shouting, "Happy birthday!"

"Thank you, thank you......" Jessica took the microphone and wanted to say something, but she was so happy that she couldn't speak, only hearing the rapid beating of her own heart, as if she was back to her 18th birthday three years ago. She didn't say anything, she opened her hands and hugged Wang Yang tightly, burying her head in his chest, her face full of intoxicating sweetness.

With the large-scale release of "Sweetheart", the number of IMDB ratings has increased dramatically, with more than 6,000 users giving an average of 7.0 points, and as film critics in media and newspapers have launched film reviews, Rotten Tomatoes has also been released, with more than 150 reviews reaching 70% positive reviews. This achievement can be said to be quite high evaluation in youth song and dance films, and it may decline in the future, but there is no doubt that the public and the media generally agree that "Sweetheart" is a masterpiece worth watching.

"Although the story is not a surprise, the content is very simple, the relationship between the characters is very simple, but it is full of novelty. The latest New York Times gave its own assessment, writing: "Interesting, stylized characters, comic-book dance city setting, and a variety of hip-hop dances with ballet, ballroom dance, and even opera, and a stunningly professional dance scene...... These are not in previous hip-hop films, and they are also surprising. ”

The Los Angeles Times, on the other hand, seemed to have found the reason for the success of "Sweetheart", commenting: "Fantastic Young, who has a first-class grasp of the story, plus the chief choreographer Anne Fletcher, without any stand-in shots, equals this almost perfect song and dance film about youth and dreams." It's naturally reminiscent of "Youth Musical", but compared to the simple dance in it, the series of professional fights in "Sweetheart" is addictive. ”

In addition to praising the content of the movie itself, the review also praised the performance of the leading actors: "Jessica Alba's sweetheart is cute enough, and she also shows her other side of her roughness; Michael Pitt's Brooke is decadent enough, and it turns out that he is best suited for this temperament; Scarlett Johansson is cold enough, Annie Darren is quirky enough, Joseph Gordon Levitt is funny enough, and James Franco is handsome enough...... Each character is as if it were tailor-made and amazing. ”

"It's a cool summer dessert that's as comforting as ice cream. The Hollywood Reporter was equally unsparing in its praise, with film critic Sandra Taylor writing: "Wang Yang and Anne Fletcher have once again reinterpreted the musical film to hit and tell us all the points of this genre." My only hope now is that there won't be too many shadows of "Sweetheart" in future follow-up movies. ”

Of course, it's not without scolding, after all, the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is only 70%, and 30% of the 45 film reviews are negative, Chicago Sun: "Amazing Young is another assembly-line cheat of money, a few handsome guys and beauties, plus a childish story, equals a movie that is popular with teenagers." The Boston Globe: "It's exactly the same story line as the audience expected, and it's daunting to watch." The Philadelphia Daily News: "What else is there but a mess of dancing?"

Regardless of positive and negative film reviews, praise or scolding, the North American box office list on April 26 came out, "Sweetheart" beat the second place "Scorpion King" with a box office of 8.7 million and beat the second place "Scorpion King" with 5 million, firmly sitting in the position of the weekly champion; On Saturday the 27th, "Sweetheart" collected another 11.05 million box office to continue to lead the weak week on the eve of this summer vacation. The newly released sci-fi horror film "Interstellar Public Enemy" received 7.5 million in two days, and Angelina Jolie's "Heaven is Not as Good as People" only received 6.8 million.

On Sunday the 28th, screenings in theaters are still going on, and Jessica's 21st birthday has officially arrived. It was a big regret that Wang Yang missed her 20th birthday last year, and this year's 21-year-old who got a wine license naturally has to make up for it. However, in the period before and after the release of "Sweetheart", Jessica has attended too many promotional activities, as well as the crew's dinners, etc., which is so lively that this birthday party doesn't want to make a big deal.

What she meant was to gather family and close friends and spend time at home happily and quietly. Wang Yang's original intention was to make her happy, so he didn't have any opinion on this.

"Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday ......" The spacious dining room is decorated with birthday party accessories such as colorful balloons, some delicious food on the dining table, and a huge birthday cake with 21 candles on it. Smiling people stood around the table, singing a birthday song to Jessica, who was standing in front of the cake.

Neither Mark nor Cathy attended the evening's party, but in addition to Joshua, there were several good sisters such as Eileen, Roland, and Scarlett, as well as Zachary, Michael Pitt, and Tom Welling. Everyone laughed and sang the last line: "Happy birthday Jessica!"

"Thank you!" Jessica glanced at Wang Yang with a smile, then closed her eyes with both hands, and silently made a vow: "Merciful Lord, I hope that all happiness and happiness can continue, Yang's movie is well received, and I ...... I want to marry Jan and be his wife. With that, she opened her eyes with a smile and quickly blew out 21 candles.

Everyone immediately applauded and cheered, Jessica picked up the cake knife and cut the cake, Wang Yang whistled, stepped back, and said with a smile: "Wait for me for a while! Danny, come with me—" But Danny, wagging his tail, salivated at the cake on the table, and clapped his hands loudly, but it still ignored it, and he immediately gritted his teeth, and had to pick up a piece of cake to lure it to the secret utility room.

"What does he want to do?" asked Erin with a curious smile, and everyone looked interested, Joshua guessed, "Do you want Danny to come with him?" Jessica handed them a cake and smiled, "I don't know, but there is no dog barking in the house." She looked at Mr. and Mrs. Tom Welling and wondered, "Could it be a ring?"

After a while, just as everyone had finished eating a piece of cake while everyone was laughing and talking, and was about to feel that Wang Yang had disappeared to look for him, they only heard the sound of "Bell Bell!", and saw Danny, who was wearing a wreath around his neck and holding a bamboo basket in his mouth, walked back with his butt twisted, followed by Wang Yang, who was smiling.

"Wow!" Joshua exclaimed first, "Oh my god, Danny is so good!?" Irene and the others laughed and applauded, and Zachary praised, "This way of acting is cool!"

Jessica felt her heart beat fast, she touched Danny's head and took the basket off, only to see a bouquet of lilies, an envelope with "To Jessica" written on it, a bottle of red wine, and a glittering crystal pendant necklace. Looking at this flower basket, she was very happy and sweet in her heart, but she also had a little bit of inexplicable loss, without that ring.

"Sweetheart, these are your birthday presents. Wang Yang smiled and awarded Danny a pet biscuit, he didn't know what gift to give, so he just had a copy, beautiful jewelry, flowers, and sincere intentions that girls like. And that bottle of red wine...... He reached for it and said with a smile, "Welcome to the license, we can have a hangover!" ”

Everyone who understands red wine and doesn't know red wine all sighed, but Joshua was not interested, pointed to the bamboo basket, and asked, "What's the matter with that letter?" Jessica smiled and picked up the letter, and was about to open it, "Can I read it now?" Wang Yang put down the red wine and stopped: "No, let's keep it for myself to read it alone, haha!" He smiled, looked at her clear eyes, and said, "That's a love letter." ”

"Love letter?" Jessica was stunned, then showed a happy smile, grabbed the envelope, and said, "I like it, this is the most special gift I have ever received!"

Zachary and Tom Welling both frowned with a bad premonition, and Wang Yang spread his hands and smiled, "I just suddenly remembered 'I haven't written a love letter to this girl yet', it's a little old-fashioned, but it's funny." Hey, Irene, Jamy. He turned his head to look at the two girls, smiled in his heart, and said, "Let Zachary and Tom write one too, I think they write very well." ”

"That's not fun. Erin glanced at Zachary next to her, and Jami shrugged and smiled. Zachary and Tom both secretly glared at the boring instigator and dragged them overboard!

Jessica flipped through the pages, her heart beating uncontrollably again, what was in it? She suddenly remembered the goodbye love letter she had written, and she was a little angry, that damn letter stealer! But it was not bad now, her anger was soon replaced by endless sweetness and happiness.

In the midst of laughter, everyone happily spent this birthday party, and after sending off the guests, it was not too early. There was a burst of laughter and conversation in the bedroom, Jessica lay on Wang Yang's arm, her cheeks were covered with a faint flush after drinking, and laughed and said some interesting things: "My 16th birthday, do you know what I have made a wish?

"Did you make it happen?" Wang Yang sniffed her hair leisurely, and Jessica grinned, "Well, big change! We met again again, didn't we? And then everything was different. Wang Yang couldn't help but snort and said, "Then this wish will come true quite late, and you will be 17 years old at that time." Jessica said in a gentle voice: "Young, I have been the happiest in the past few years, and since I have reunited with you, I seem to have found the meaning of life." ”

"Oh thank you, it's so numb, is this a love letter you gave back to me?" Wang Yang frowned and smiled, "It seems that my letter is not so serious, right?" Jessica slapped him on the chest and smiled, "It's true! I hate it, I don't like to say these sweet words, it's not cool at all, but I think you know how much I love you." ”

Seeing her eyes full of tenderness and fire, Wang Yang's heart couldn't help but move, put his index finger to her lips, and said with a sigh: "Don't speak, don't talk now." She kissed his index finger, leaned over with her eyes slightly closed, and the two kissed gently.

The North American weekly box office champion from April 26th to May 2nd fell to "Sweetheart" without any suspense, and this youth song and dance film won the championship with 29.64 million US dollars, while the second place is "Scorpion King" with 18.93 million and the third place is "Changing Life" with 10.01 million. "Public Enemy of the Stars" and "Heaven is Not as Good as People", which were also released in the first week, only received 7.9 million and 7.7 million box office in the end, ranking 5th and 6th.

For this first week results, Flame Movies has been very satisfied, receiving nearly 30 million in a weak week, and will soon enter the official summer vacation, and the youth group will inevitably pour into the cinema in large numbers, although there are many new blockbusters, but the well-received "Sweetheart" also has its own unique attraction. According to the company's analyst predictions, the North American box office of "Sweetheart" should be more than 80 million, and then counting more than 60 million overseas, it is naturally not a problem to recover costs and make money.

But it is impossible to win the weekly box office champion, because on May 3, Sony's production cost of 139 million "Spider-Man" will be released, and it will land in 3615 theaters in the first week. "Ice Age", the main force of Flame Movies in the early part of the summer vacation, this cg cartoon that is not favored by people, will be released on the 10th.

The intense summer vacation schedule has officially kicked off.

(To be continued)