Chapter 50: Pathetic and ridiculous

"'Blair the Witch,' a sad and ridiculous farce.

I've heard too much about Blair the Witch since it was released. As soon as you open your eyes, you can see it, turn on the TV to discuss it, and even close your eyes on the radio with the voices of their actors being interviewed.

I used to have doubts about this film, why did it get so much attention, and why did it repeatedly fool the world and trick the audience into the theater?

In my opinion, this is a farce.

The director wanted to show the truth in a dizzying way, and he also laid out many things in the film. Whether it is an interview at the beginning, a strange whisper in the dense forest afterwards, or a mysterious stone pile, the director hopes to make the image of a witch realistically displayed.

But what was the result? I don't see anything worth seeing other than the chatter and screaming of the three actors.

The film strives to create a terrifying atmosphere, leaving the actors lost in the dense forest and unable to escape, or even killing them one by one. Maybe the genius director thinks dead people are horrible, but I'm going to tell her that's not true!

Look at "The Silence of the Lambs", which is a masterpiece for everyone to think about, rather than a so-called "real documentary" that you think will be bought by the audience by thinking that a few people will die.

I am deeply saddened by the witch's false information to deceive audiences into entering the theaters and tell a sad and ridiculous story in a clumsy way, for which I am deeply saddened by the audience who was deceived into creating a box office of 300 million. Their kindness has created this miraculous farce, and I wonder if similar movies will pop up in an endless stream in the near future, because there is money to be made.

If there's one thing the film really creates, it's that it brings out three actors with a lot of potential. Maybe that's the only thing it creates. ”

When Cooper's comments were brought to Demi, Leila was speaking to the actors. This scene is the situation where the male protagonists Lawrence and Adam introduce each other in the abandoned bathroom and find a way to get out of here.

In this episode, Adam, played by Roy, discovers the hint and reaches into the toilet bowl full of filthy excrement, only to find a saw in the back tank. The two of them wanted to use a saw to cut off the chains on their bodies, but the raw embroidered saw couldn't do that. After a few attempts, Lawrence discovered the true purpose of the saw, which was not used to make them cut chains, but to cut off legs.

"Your expression needs to be more pronounced. Think of the toilet bowl as real excrement, not the props. Lyra's words made Roy's expression twist, and the people around him burst into laughter when they saw this.

"Don't say it, I didn't feel so disgusting, I was about to vomit when you told me!" he made a look of wanting to vomit. Now the toilet bowl is a prop, but it looks like it has no taste, but because it is too similar, it is enough to make people disgusting. It's not that he doesn't want to look more disgusting, it's mainly that he has too little experience and doesn't know how far to go.

In this shooting, in addition to knowing that Leila is really a film director, and that "Blair the Witch" that almost everyone knows now is her first work, he found that he is really suitable for being an actor.

No matter what expressions and movements, as long as the director says it, he can put it out. This kind of thing that he used to practice on the streets didn't take to heart, but only now does he realize that it is such a great thing that can make money.

"It's right to vomit! You can really show your mood at the moment. Also, remember to show a depressed expression when you find the saw from the tank. ”

"Got it. Roy nodded, glanced at the disgusting toilet, and at Leila's command, put on a bitter melon face that had to be submissive, and resigned himself to the pile of "excrement".

He acted so realistically that even Leila couldn't help but laugh silently.

The two-day shooting made her very satisfied with her choice, and even she didn't expect Roy to really show such superb acting skills. He doesn't look like a rookie who has just entered the industry at all, and his expression processing is better than that of some experienced actors.

The only pity is that he still has too little experience, and there is still a gap between him and a real actor in terms of role understanding. However, she believes that as long as she makes a few more movies in the future and accumulates experience, this guy will definitely become a very good star.

"CUT! Roy, you're doing a great job. Now take a two-hour break. Leila laughs and announces that it's time for lunch.

Demi stepped forward and handed a stack of clippings to Lyla's hand.

"Is that guy dishonest again?" Layla opened the clipping, and sure enough, she saw Cooper's article on the first page.

Demi carefully observed her expression and was relieved that she didn't look angry.

"I don't think anyone will believe him, a lot of critics are very optimistic about our films, you can look at the ones that follow. ”

Worried that the boss would be in a bad mood because of being smeared, Demi carefully collected many positive comments about witches in the media.

This kind of carefulness makes Leila feel a little funny, who said that blonde beauties are big-chested and brainless, isn't this also very brainy? Many times being a secretary is not just to complete the assigned work, how to make the boss happy, how to help the boss relax is also an urgent task that needs to be dealt with.

It creates new ways of filming. β€”The New York Times

In the past, we studied how to hide the camera so that the footage could be stacked to tell the story as real as possible. And the witch Blair told us that they were filming a true story. - "Variety"

A DV can make a movie, will movies be closer to us in the future?β€”β€” Los Angeles Times

She exchanged 100,000 for 300 million, she created a miracle, she is a genius director, she is only eighteen years oldβ€”β€” "Entertainment Family Daily"

Demi found a lot of media reports, and if it wasn't for Leila telling Cooper whenever there was any movement, she didn't want her boss to see what Cooper wrote.

She felt that if she was replaced by herself, she made such a great movie, but it was smeared as a mess, and she probably wanted to kill people. Not to mention that the boss is still the eldest lady from a wealthy family, how can she stand this kind of anger?

To her surprise, Layla was not only not angry at Cooper's comment, but also patted the arm of her chair and laughed so hard that she couldn't stand up straight.

Is there anything ridiculous there? Or did you miss something?