Chapter 615: The Goal?
Cambridge, Harvard, and Stanford, all of which are world-renowned universities, and the addition of the new Sorbonne and René Descartes University has shocked the French even more.
Both universities are members of the Thirteen Confederations of the University of Paris, the predecessor of which was the Sorbonne, and the term "University of Paris" was only officially used in 1261, which is quite historical.
During Napoleon's reign, educational reforms were carried out, and the University of Paris was abolished in 1793 and rebuilt only in 1896. Then, as a result of the May Storm of 1968, it was finally split into thirteen universities, of which the new Sorbonne and René Descartes were among them.
René Descartes University is an authority on certain branches of medicine, and the Faculty of Psychology and the Institute of Psychology are also very famous, so it is normal for such experiments to pull them in.
But the new Sorbonne University is different, there are teaching and research in theatre studies, general and comparative literature, language and literature, and the culture of English-speaking countries, and the national oriental languages, and the department of cinematography and the department of performing arts and communication are also very well-known departments, and their prestige in the fields Chinese of literature, foreign language, literature and culture is very high, and Bergmann, Truffaut, and Godard have all lectured.
Such a university, which is very important in the filmmaker and even the literary circle, also joined this experiment, and the shock caused can be imagined.
If before this, "Queen Margot" was only famous in film history because of novelty, because no one had ever done this before, it would still be slowly forgotten by people after a long time, and then it was mentioned in some inventory or in the film history review of some award ceremonies, and the review of relevant actors and directors.
After all, the film is average in every way except for a fair showdown between the actresses.
But now that there are five universities backing it, and making it an object of research and experimentation, it suddenly goes up, and perhaps its status is not comparable to the first film or other truly groundbreaking films, and it is definitely not much worse than "Dr. Strangelove" and "The Seventh Seal".
It is foreseeable that there will be many people who like to see the wind and rudder and praise it as a guide.
But this is not the most important, the biggest impact is another thing, something contained in this report that can shake the discourse power of the film industry: the so-called irreplaceable, is it really irreplaceable? The so-called classics are really that classic?
People feel good about the first time they see a work because of the first cause effect, but the results of the first impression are inaccurate and can even be misleading.
As long as the work touches the audience emotionally and resonates with the audience, they will automatically give it a high score in their hearts that is much higher than the actual level of the work. At this time, if there are other works to compare, and they are told that this work is better than that work, they will give the comparison work a low score in their minds.
The experimental reports of several universities do not reveal more details, but the data given alone is enough to infer their subtext.
This is tantamount to digging a hole for those who have mastered the power of public opinion in movies, you say that classics must be classics? You say irreplaceable is irreplaceable? Even if you are fair and fair, and you don't promote others because of favors or anything else, how do you prove that when you say that a movie is a classic, you are not affected by the first cause effect?
After all, society is changing, lifestyles are also changing, except for some works that move people with emotion, many of the previous classics are very general now, so how do you evaluate the classics?
Or to put it more bluntly, isn't it really because you guys aren't dead that the classics of decades ago are still classics now?
However, although most people in the film industry are a little panicked, they have not done anything radical, in any case, the right to speak is still in their hands, and the public is not as smart as they imagined.
Some people say that the people's eyes are bright, but unfortunately, the people's immediate interests are really bright, and whoever dares to touch their steamed buns, they dare to find a way to snatch back their steamed buns.
But a little farther away, they can't see clearly, and they always feel that this is right, and that is good. At this time, if someone with a heart misleads again, they may recognize the good as the bad and the bad as the good.
Unless one day everyone is like a dragon, able to analyze information with a clear mind, and can obtain information without hindrance, it is inevitable to be fooled, confused and guided.
Before a dynasty collapses, public opinion first collapses, and this has been the case for thousands of years, so in order to maintain their rule, the people above naturally have to try their best to master public opinion.
In fact, if it were just the new Sorbonne University that had come forward to do this experiment, people in the film industry would not have been so worried, but the five universities joined forces to make a difference. This is obviously someone pushing behind, and it is a person with a lot of energy who is pushing it, and when you think of Mr. Li who invested in movies, no one will act rashly.
Although Li Xu did not publicize himself, he did not deliberately keep it secret, not to mention anything else, Jacob knew his identity to some extent.
However, it was okay to try to do other things, so at the awards ceremony that came after the release of the experimental report, "Queen Margot" won a jury prize - none of the others.
"Congratulations to everyone, after a year of hard work, you finally got the honor you deserve, thank you." In the lobby of the hotel, Li Xu raised his glass and said this to the crew members who came to participate in the celebration banquet, and then cheered.
Basically, by this time, the bonuses promised by the big bosses should also be fully in place, which is a lot of money - for them.
What does it have to do with the rumors out there, and the experiments that have caused an uproar in Western Europe and North America, and are even being discussed by filmmakers from Eastern Europe and Japan?
Even Patrice Chahou, who was very satisfied with the Grand Jury Prize, was not demanding anything else.
"It's already good to have this, after all, everyone says that the movie is very special and innovative, but the main topic is very mediocre." Xiahou looked very open.
Anyway, according to the current situation, the status of this film in film history has been established, and it has a lot of weight, and when people study this film in the future, he will definitely be mentioned as a director.
This is also the idea of the vast majority of people present, although there are still some people who are unhappy, such as Daniel Otto, Werner Lis, etc. They also put a lot of thought and effort into filming the two versions, and kept it secret for a whole year, paying a lot of hard work and sweat, but it was Huppert and Adjani who really reaped the honor.
There is no more eye-catching actor at this year's Cannes Film Festival, no matter who they are, in front of the two versions of "Queen Margot", it will be a classic gimmick for the 40th birthday of the Cannes Film Festival.
However, Boss Li's red envelope is very large, and when he signed the contract at the beginning, he also said that this situation would occur, but they were a little underestimated - except for Li Xu, everyone else underestimated - I didn't expect the movie to become popular like this, so I could only admit it in the end.
Only one person was not convinced.