Entering the screening room, because they have known each other for many years, the relationship is not good, and they haven't seen each other for a long time, Rachel Weisz deliberately changed seats with someone, sat next to Matthew, and chatted about many things after "The Mummy Returns".

Universal Pictures later prepared for the filming of "The Mummy 3". Rachel Weisz whispered to Matthew, "At that time, I refused as soon as I read the script, and fortunately I didn't participate in the filming, that film was too miserable." ”

Matthew nodded, "Universal Pictures also contacted me, and I also refused. ”

While chatting with Rachel Weisz, he was thinking, and some things gradually had a vague memory, especially the "Black Swan" mentioned by Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman earlier.

Once, he was also poisoned by Matilda and knew something about Natalie Portman.

From hearing "Black Swan" to the present, he roughly remembers something, as if Natalie Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress role, playing a black swan, right?

That black swan can't be the "Black Swan" mentioned by Rachel Weisz, right?

But Rachel Weisz says it's Darren Aronofsky's script and character for her, and if so, how did it end up in the hands of Natalie Portman?

Then, Matthew thought of a key point, Natalie Portman told Rachel Weisz to ask Darren Aronofsky to meet for advice!

This is said in a bright and bright way, and normal people will not feel that there is a problem.

The problem is that Matthew is not a normal person, he has a special and unique experience.

Hollywood's pry into the corner of a friend and steal the role of a friend is never new.

For example, Pepper Gwyneth Paltrow won the best actress in "Shakespeare in Love", which was the script I saw from my friend Winona Ryder, and the first heroine the crew wanted to invite was Winona Ryder, and then Gwyneth Paltrow snatched the role, achieving a "good story" that Hollywood will always remember.

Could Natalie Portman have that in mind?

Matthew doesn't mind looking at this with malice, because Natalie Portman has a precedent, and although he has the intention of using "Cloud Atlas" to trick people, without Natalie Portman's private help, Brad Pitt's Plan B company would not have been able to get the Wachowski siblings so easily.

Rachel Weisz was good to him in the crew of "The Mummy Returns", and when he had a conflict with Brandon Fraser, she was also relatively partial to him.

Now that he's heard Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman talk about it, he's not going to pretend he didn't hear anything.

Of course, Rachel Weisz now regards Natalie Portman as a friend, and no one can guarantee whether Natalie Portman has other thoughts, and he certainly can't be stupid enough to say things like Natalie Portman.

That's too stupid and too two.

The two chatted, and Matthew's topic gradually turned to Oscar, saying, "In the past two years, the Oscar for Best Actress has been contracted by Harvey Weinstein. ”

"yes. Rachel Weisz nodded and said, "Harvey Weinstein once approached Darren, but Darren turned him down. ”

Matthew suddenly said in a gossipy tone, "When I think of Harvey Weinstein, I suddenly think of a rumor about the Oscar for Best Actress that he won. ”

Rachel Weisz thought that Matthew had the inside story, and hurriedly asked, "What rumors?" ”

"Gwyneth Paltrow won the Oscar that year. Matthew said casually, "I heard that Gwyneth Paltrow snatched the script and the role from Winona Ryder. ”

"I thought so. Rachel Weisz laughed, "I've heard this rumor too......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly stopped her mouth, thoughtfully, how many actresses in Hollywood can mix up, especially those without backgrounds, are stupid?

Seeing Rachel Weisz's slight distraction, Matthew didn't say more, just as the lights on the ceiling went out and the picture lit up on the big screen, and his energy shifted to this new sci-fi work of the Wachowski sisters.

After watching it for less than half an hour, Matthew found that this film is worthy of the work of the Wachowski siblings, which is more mysterious and complex than the last two parts of "The Matrix".

Perhaps it is really the limited cultural level and artistic accomplishment, Matthew is somewhat confused, and the biggest impression of this film is that the narrative is chaotic, the structure is strange, and the content is obscure.

One movie, six stories, thousands of years, more than thirty characters......

This is not supposed to be a commercial film, but an experimental film.

At the end of the movie, Matthew looked around, not only him, but in fact, many people were puzzled, and even Rachel Weisz, who studied in the literature department of Cambridge University, was muttering.

"It's weirder than The Matrix's narrative. Rachel Weisz seemed to be talking to herself, and she seemed to be speaking to Matthew, "and the preaching was a little too strong." ”

She turned to look at Matthew, "Right?"

Matthew spread his hands, didn't hide it, and told the truth, "I'm already confused." ”

Until he walked out of the screening room, Matthew didn't have a clear idea of the film, and when it came to depth and philosophical speculation, he really couldn't catch up with the Wachowski siblings on a plane.

Maybe this movie may become a classic in the future, but that doesn't prevent this moment from being incomprehensible.

At the end of the premiere, Rachel Weisz said hello to him and left in a hurry, and Matthew didn't stay long and quickly walked out of the Hollywood Theater.

As soon as he left the theater gate, before he could get on the bus, several reporters appeared and surrounded him to ask questions.

The reporters didn't seem interested in the just-premiered "Cloud Atlas" and asked questions that were all related to Matthew's film.

There weren't many reporters, and Matthew answered a few questions.

A middle-aged reporter from TMZ asked, "Matthew, the big hit of "Fast and Furious 4" has become a foregone conclusion, are you now subconsciously thinking about "Special Forces: The Rise of Cobra" to be released next month, and preparing for "Fast and Furious 5"?"

Matthew thought for a moment and replied seriously, "The subconscious may have been talking for a while, but the subconscious is still far from reaching the brain......"

After the premiere, many people were extremely busy, especially the premiere crew, and it was almost midnight when Brad Pitt left the Hollywood Theater.

Since Angelina Jolie didn't come to the premiere, Natalie Portman followed Brad Pitt into the same car.

The black sedan drove towards Beverly Hills, and along the way, Brad Pitt kept flipping through the tablet in his hand, as if reading news about "Cloud Atlas".

"Isn't the movie going to be a little hard?" Natalie Portman was a little worried, "I've heard some reporters say they don't understand." ”

Brad Pitt shook his head, "It's okay, the slogan we put out is a high-IQ movie." ”

Natalie Portman glanced at the tablet in his hand and asked, "How's the response online?"

"Not bad. Brad Pitt handed the tablet to Natalie Portman and said with a smile, "A lot of the online columns give good reviews. ”

Natalie Portman took the tablet and flipped through it, and it was indeed like Brad Pitt said.

"It's a really good movie, the picture is majestic, the pacing is relaxed, the technique is skillful but not exaggerated, the story is well connected, and there are several times when the lines of the actors in the previous story are dissolved into the images of the next story, and it is almost as smooth as swallowing a custard pudding. Putting aside the peculiar looks of the actors, basically everyone has contributed very appropriate acting skills in the story that is most like themselves. ”

This is a column for an online film critic.

After reading it, Natalie Portman found Rotten Tomatoes to take a special look, Rotten Tomatoes has been lifted, and "Cloud Atlas" currently has 32 film reviews, which are temporarily marked as fresh, with a freshness of 86%.

For a summer commercial movie, this is definitely a high reputation.

She also took a look at the movie review below.

At the end of the film, Mo Ming still couldn't suppress his tears for a long time, and for the first time in his personal history, he was moved by being saved and cleaned from the depths of his soul. The pain of the shortcomings of an individual's life, the shock of being reborn in every place where he has fallen and being repaired completely, it is not an ordinary science fiction movie, but a unique and unprecedented science fiction movie, a healing philosophical film that integrates a grand cosmology, and a symphony of various voices interspersed with an orderly order!"

Natalie Portman is a little confused, is "Cloud Atlas" really that good?

"Hurry up and see. Brad Pitt then received a text message reminding, "Hurry up and see, Roger Albert has updated his column about Cloud Atlas." ”

Roger Albert's health has deteriorated in recent years, and he rarely writes film reviews anymore, and the copy that the crew sent to Roger Albert did not expect him to see.

No one expected that the most influential film critic in the United States would actually watch this film.

Natalie Portman slid her fingers across the tablet and quickly found the official Chicago Sun-Times website, where Roger Albert's column stood out.

Clicking on Roger Albert's column, Natalie Portman immediately saw the movie review that had just been updated for less than ten minutes.

"What did he say?" asked Brad Pitt.

Natalie Portman said, "He said that Cloud Atlas is one of the most ambitious Hollywood productions of all time! It is an extraordinary adaptation of an original book that is considered 'impossible to bring to the screen,' and it is near-perfect on every level!

Brad Pitt kept nodding, "We've been halfway there, the word of mouth is very good, let's look at the box office, we don't have an audience base, the box office in advance can't say anything, let's look at the box office on the first day of release, we can roughly guess the future trend." ”