Chapter 932: Enthusiastic Response
The subtitles raced across the screen, and the lights in the screening room came on, but now the applause of the audience did not diminish in the slightest, but became more enthusiastic, with cheers, whistles, and screams.
With a gripping storyline, shocking stunts, and a glittering cast of stars, "Future Apocalypse" satisfies almost every viewer's needs, and how could the audience not like it, and how could they not cheer for it!
"Future Apocalypse" reminded many Chinese journalists of Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly", and the structure of the movie "Assembly" is also divided into two parts, the front is a tragic war, and the back is a painful search for identity. However, the thrilling war scenes in the first half of the film greatly compete for the audience's attention, and the second half, which should be the focus, is too loose and lacks high tide, which seems a bit dragged, so it is a bit top-heavy overall.
"Future Apocalypse" does not have the loose and lack of climax in the second half of "The Assembly", the upper part is very intense, but the second half also has the high tide of prison riots and the ancient assassination of Norton, and the structure of "Future Apocalypse" is much more elaborate, and many of the things that appear in the first half of the film are reproduced in the second half, but the object has changed. As for the audiovisual language and the depth of thought, "The Assembly" is even worse.
Many reporters are thinking that this is probably the gap between well-known directors and film masters!
Zhang Ran looked back at the audience who gave a collective standing ovation, with a faint smile on his face, it seems that the audience really likes this movie, just this reaction, although the movie piracy has come out, I believe the box office will not be too bad.
The surrounding guests all gathered around, surrounded Zhang Ran and the main creators of the crew in the middle, applauded them loudly, and said loudly about their feelings: "Mr. Zhang's movie is simply incomparable!", "The director of this movie is really great!", "I don't know what to say, I love this movie to death!"
The main creator of the movie surrounded Zhang Ran in the middle and expressed his inner feelings with excited words. Matt Damon danced and said, "It's good to be able to star in this movie, I love this movie so much!"
Scarlett Johansson has been in the film industry for many years and has starred in many movies, but most of the roles are related to beauty and sexiness, and she is a beautiful vase in the eyes of many people. She wiped the tears from her face and said excitedly, "Thank you, director! Thank you for letting me star in this movie!"
An old man like Robert De Niro naturally couldn't be as excited as Scarlett Johansson, smiled and patted Zhang Ran's shoulder, and congratulated in an ancient tone: "Boy, this movie is really great!"
After a simple celebration with the main creators of the crew, Zhang Ran took them onto the stage, came to the front of the big screen, bowed deeply to the audience, and expressed his gratitude to the audience in the most direct way. The audience saw the crew members bow and thank them, and recalled the highlights of the movie, so they responded with more enthusiastic applause and cheers.
Ten minutes, the applause rang out for ten minutes before it stopped.
The Chinese reporters at the scene were very surprised, such applause is very common in the three major film festivals, but it is extremely rare in China, it can be said that it is unprecedented, and there is no film that has enjoyed ten minutes of applause in China.
The directors present were also very excited, "Future Apocalypse" has a lot of new techniques and new techniques, these skills can be used in the movie. For example, the ultra-low-altitude cruising shot, using this shooting method, can make the movie have a stronger sense of presence. It's just that they don't know how these shots were taken, so they can't wait to communicate with Zhang Ran.
However, after the premiere of the film festival, the film will attend a special press conference to let the film's creator be interviewed by the media, so that the media can write more accurate articles and the film can get better publicity, so Zhang Ran cannot communicate with the directors for the time being. However, the festival has only just begun, and there is a special forum, so everyone has plenty of time to communicate.
With a limited number of reporters able to attend the press conference, it was very difficult to squeeze into the press conference, so some clever reporters took a different approach, interviewing the directors and asking them to share their thoughts on "Future Apocalypse."
Without exception, the directors have all praised "Future Apocalypse", and it is super high.
One of the best science fiction films in human history and one of the best war films, Future Apocalypse is a true epic. "Apocalypse of the Future" is classical, and you can see the style of classical epic films such as "Spartacus", "Death Row Escape", "Ben-Hur", "War and Peace", but at the same time, the film is modern, with ultra-low-altitude cruising shots and an incomparably unique structure, which makes the film full of modern atmosphere. "Apocalypse of the Future" is a masterpiece worthy of "Metropolis" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" with an in-depth exploration of human nature and human civilization, a first-of-its-kind combination of emotions and a new dimension for science fiction films——
It's a feast for the eyes of a master and a journey into the future that can't be missed. The director's respect for life and thoughts on human nature are fully revealed in the film. At the same time, "Future Apocalypse" is not the kind of unfathomable and obscure movie, but a very good movie. Future Apocalypse is a miracle: it's so wonderfully structured that it's beyond imagination. This is the movie we really wanted to make after filming "The Matrix", but we couldn't make it. - The Wachowski siblings
"Future Apocalypse is a masterpiece, a truly ambitious blockbuster, and almost every one of Zhang Ran's films has something new in them, and this one is no different. "Future Apocalypse" is extremely realistic, making people feel less like a movie, but really opens the door to time and space, allowing us to see the real future. – Sam Raimi
"Whether you are a fan of Zhang Ran or not, after watching "Future Apocalypse", you will be amazed by his talent. The film is an extremely complex structure, but also a very fascinating journey through a sci-fi dreamland. Future Apocalypse is definitely the biggest blockbuster movie of the summer, and you'll feel exhausted after watching it. "Apocalypse of the Future" further proves that Zhang Ran has a talent and talent that others can't match when it comes to making movies—— James Cameron.
Through interviews with directors, reporters found that different directors have different interpretations of "Future Apocalypse", some people see the harm of war, some see the future of mankind, some see human nature, and some see civilization. This surprised reporters that the same movie could trigger so many different interpretations.
When these reporters returned to the press center to talk to other reporters, they found that different reporters also had different interpretations of the film, and their opinions and perspectives could be said to be diverse.
Taking the theme of the movie as an example, there are quite a few reporters who think that the theme of the movie is anti-war, and it is an anti-war film that has in-depth thinking about the nature of war; there are also many reporters who think that anti-war is just the epidermis, and the real theme of the movie is, what is human nature, and the whole movie is a movie with in-depth thinking about human nature; and some reporters think that the movie is about fate, because the history of mankind is the history of the continuous transformation of the identities of the abused and the abuser.
In addition, some European reporters believe that "Future Apocalypse" has anti-American tendencies, and the robots in the movie hope to fight for national independence, and the object of their battle is the US military, which is a typical anti-American and anti-US military! The scene in the film is very reminiscent of the Americas in the era of the American Indians, as well as countries and regions such as North Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq!
American journalists categorically rejected this view, arguing that the theme of the film was anti-war, but on a more essential level, it was against racism, which is the most important source of war. Humans and robots are two different races, and the persecution of robots by humans in the first half of the movie is racist, while in the second half, Hubble's high-handed policy towards humans in prison is also racist. The most commendable thing about "Future Apocalypse" is that it entertains people at the same time, but also makes people think deeply about the darkness of human nature, the allusion to apartheid, the critique of the exclusion of dissent, the irony of treachery, and the disgust of bullying the weak.
There are so many different interpretations of the subject matter of the film, and even more different interpretations of the details of the film. At the end of the discussion, the reporters were a little confused, all the opinions sounded reasonable, but they didn't seem to be particularly accurate, and they didn't know if their ideas were correct. As a result, many reporters regretted it, knowing that even if they tried their best, they would squeeze to the press conference site to ask Zhang Ran what he thought.
This is true not only for journalists, but also for the audience. After the audience left the screening hall, they waited for the bus on the side of the road, and many people chatted enthusiastically. Basically, they will say three sentences: "This film is so good", "This is the best movie of the decade", "Zhang Ran is the best director in China." ”
However, after chatting, fans are not only discussing the movie scenes, as well as special effects and other visual things, but also discussing various details of the movie: "There are many metaphors in this movie, the scene of Scarlett Johansson carrying the flag, especially like the painting of "Freedom to Guide the People", they are all yellow dresses, red hats, but the flags they carry are different. Scarlett Johansson should be a symbol of freedom in the movie!"
"That red hat seems to be called a freedom hat, and in Heinlein's sci-fi "Stern Moon", many people were wearing this red freedom hat before the Moonmen launched an uprising. ”
"Did you notice, Scarlett Johansson's camera appears in the flower pot several times, there must be some meaning!"
"Future Apocalypse" is 198 minutes long and more than 3 hours. For a regular movie, the length is a bit too long, and the pace may be rather slow. However, the pace of "Future Apocalypse" is not only not procrastinating, but rather fast, and the amount of information is very large, the audience simply does not have time to savor many details.
Now that everyone is talking about it, a lot of details that I didn't pay attention to when watching the movie are noticed, and something intriguing is read out of them. However, there are also many details that I didn't pay attention to when I looked at them, and I can't remember them at all now. So, some viewers said: "There are a lot of metaphors in this movie, you can't see a lot of things after watching it, and when the movie is officially released, I will definitely go to the cinema!"
"That's for sure, where is it enough to watch a movie like "Future Apocalypse" once, it will definitely be watched a few more times, and it must be brushed IMAX, and other screens will definitely not achieve this effect!"
"Haha, I can watch it tomorrow, the day before yesterday I grabbed a ticket online, and I grabbed one!"
Just when fans were talking about "Future Apocalypse", Zhang Ran and the main creator of the crew were being interviewed by the media in the press conference hall;