Chapter 11: The Opening Film

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On January 18, 2007, the Sundance Film Festival officially opened.

Huo Que stood in the crowd, quietly waiting for the film screening of the opening ceremony, not for anything else, just because the opening movie was "This Man is from Earth".

The grand occasion of Sundance after decades of development is indeed jaw-dropping, the national media should have come, film critics from all walks of life have also rushed to join in the fun, large and small film companies have sent people over, no one knows what kind of genius will appear in this year's Sundance, so the people who come to visit are particularly excited.

After the opening ceremony, Huo Que and his followers walked into a theater. Except for Huo Que, a director, most of the people who came in to watch the movie were media reporters, as well as representatives of film companies, and of course, those famous film critics in the country were also inside.

The theater is very large, accommodating about 300 people.

Huo Que's location is in the last row on the second floor, and the main purpose of his coming to watch the movie is of course not the movie itself, after all, he is already familiar with the plot and even the lines in it, what he wants to see is the audience's reaction, so choosing the position in the last row is undoubtedly the best choice.

As the opening film of the film festival, it was obviously carefully selected, so the people sitting in the screening room still had some expectations. Perhaps the organizers deliberately did it, and the title of the opening ceremony film has not been announced from the beginning to the present, let alone anyone who knows what kind of movie it is.

The screening halls were already full, and in the originally slightly noisy screening room, suddenly all the lights were extinguished, and a moment later, a snow-white light shone onto the screen.

The originally noisy screening hall was suddenly silent, and the men and women who had been chatting hotly before focused their eyes on the screen.

Time passed slowly, and the title they had been curious about was finally displayed on the screen.

"This Man is from Earth"

"Oh my God." The middle-aged man sitting next to Huo Que frowned, and muttered in a somewhat incomprehensible whisper: "Is this a science fiction film, independent films also make science fiction films?" ”

Of course, he was not the only one who had such questions, many people had them, so the originally quiet screening hall was noisy again.

Their ideas are not wrong, the so-called independent films, basically most of them are small-budget films, such as horror films, documentaries. In the sense of science fiction films, they all have to pay attention to pomp and circumstance, and the investment will cost tens of millions at every turn, so where can a person afford it?

In fact, it is normal to be noisy on this occasion, although everyone here is still an audience, but they come to watch this film is also part of their work, otherwise the organizer will not give all the tickets for the opening film to the media and film companies, so they will generally do some discussions when watching and listen to the opinions of some other media people, so that they will learn more when they go back to write.

The main character, John, appears.

There is no background music, no special shots, just a simple narrative, and the movie finally kicks off.

Huo Que looked left and right, and saw that some people's brows had been slightly furrowed, and some of them still had indifferent expressions on their faces.

The reason why the viewing effect in the cinema is the best is not because the cinema has Coke and popcorn, but because the cinema is very capable of creating an atmosphere.

Just like this movie, he made it clear from the beginning that this movie is not a popcorn movie with gorgeous shots and wonderful fights, so after people feel this kind of cinematic atmosphere, they instantly render the atmosphere in the entire theater solemn.

The plot slowly progresses, and when the protagonist John says that he is a caveman who has lived for more than 14,000 years, there is another sigh in the venue, and the attention of those who did not watch the movie seriously just now is also focused on the screen.

Historians, religious scholars, biologists, psychologists and other knowledgeable people began to argue with the protagonist one by one, and the film entered **.

And the whole screening room has become weird.

The discussion was gone, the hissing sound from drinking soda was gone, and even everyone's breathing was rhythmic, for fear of disturbing the discussion of several professor-level figures.

In particular, when the protagonist talks about religion, some people seem to have some displeasure, but they don't get up and leave immediately, because after all, it's a movie, and the movies are all fictional, such as those science fiction movies or crime movies, and the presidents and leaders of various countries have been captured countless times, so this alternative artistic expression is gradually accepted by people.

At the end of the film, just as the viewers are struggling with whether what John is telling is true or whether he wrote a novel, psychology professor Will Gruber overhears John's story of sixty years ago. Unbelievable Will. Gruber asked John a question, and John replied calmly......

The movie is over, followed by some credits.

Huo Que wanted to stand up and collect people's expressions after watching the movie, so that he could have a clear understanding of this movie, after all, the audience is the best film critic.

He didn't stand up.

Because everyone in the screening room didn't stand up, which was weird.

He used to watch movies a lot, and when the movie was finished, most of the people in the theater would pack up their things or start a noisy discussion, and then walk out of the theater.

But now all the moviegoers didn't stand up, they stared at the screen quietly, their eyes a little glazed, as if they were thinking about something.

"Is that part of their job?" Huo Que thought silently in his heart.

"Smack!"

At this moment, all the lights in the theater were turned on, and people finally "woke up".

"Oh my God." A blonde beauty shook her head: "My faith is going to be overthrown." ”

"Science fiction film ......" A middle-aged man sitting not far from Huo Que smiled bitterly: "This is indeed a science fiction film, and now I know that science fiction does not need a flying saucer and a lightsaber, only a house is needed." ”

"It's the most creative film I've ever seen." Someone shouted.

Then a man in a suit and tie walked to the middle of the screen, and it was Alex who was in high spirits.

"We didn't disappoint everyone with this ingenious premiere, did we?" Alex exclaimed.

"It seems that this time the Sundance Film Festival is lively." Someone joked.

"I just want to know how much it cost to make this sci-fi movie now?"

"Can you meet the director of this film? He's such a genius that captivates us all in a room with a single conversation. ”

Alex listened quietly to the curious questions of these reporters, and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, I can tell you very directly, this film cost less than $10,000 in total, and the director is sitting among you, Mr. Huo, can you come down and meet with everyone?" ”

This is the best opportunity for publicity, how could the cunning Alex let it go.

Huo Que knew that Alex was sparing no effort to help him, so he got up and walked around the back, and walked to Alex's side in everyone's puzzled or surprised eyes.

"Hello everyone, my name is Huo Que." His eyes were a little unopen by the light of the projector, but Huo Que didn't care at all, bowed down and saluted everyone, and introduced himself with confidence.

"Oh, is that true? Such a young director has made such a meaningful work. ”

"I just saw that the screenwriter and director are one person."

"It's really a genius, and the film industry will make waves again."

Everyone present didn't know that Huo Que had offended the Valentine family, and even most of the reporters just now were working for the Valentine family. It's clear that these are all deliberately arranged by Alex to show this movie without their knowledge, and it depends on whether you guys want to make this movie worthless with your conscience.

"Oh, good news for SΓΉ Film Company, the copyright of this movie is still in the hands of the director, you hurry up." Alex's eyes lingered on the last two rows of the first floor as he said this.

And the people sitting in those two rows are representatives of major film companies.

One of them, whose face turned pale after making eye contact with Alex, was the production manager at Lionsgate.

"Lionsgate has lost a lot this time." He said silently in his heart.

(I don't know if you've seen this film, if you haven't seen it, go watch it again......

"The pomp has nothing to do with the pattern, the style is not the momentum, here I recommend an old movie to you, "This Man is from the Earth", this is a classic science fiction film, if you don't consider the picture quality, you can shoot it with an iPhone and a sofa. This illusory fireside night talk is worth buying a disc to watch, as long as you are not the kind of person who wants to watch a movie and struggle with why Optimus Prime doesn't need to add engine oil, I believe you will like it. Han Han's comment)

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