Leaving Venice, Murphy did not return to Los Angeles, but took the entire crew to Canada to participate in the Toronto Film Festival, which opened on September 1. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

While "Spotlight" is no longer in competition for the People's Choice Award, the Toronto Film Festival has always been the backyard of American cinema, and the impact of the blockbuster films here on North American audiences and the upcoming awards season is even greater.

If participating in the Venice Film Festival is aimed at Catholicism, then Murphy brought the film to the Toronto Film Festival to really create momentum for the film's publicity and word-of-mouth.

"Spotlight" has already won acclaim at the Venice Film Festival, and in today's era of highly developed Internet, the explosive word-of-mouth has long spread to North America.

As the distributor of the film, Twentieth Century Fox arranged a total of ten screenings for "Spotlight" at the Toronto Film Festival, and from the first screening, the theater was full, even if Murphy and Stanton did not appear in the last few screenings, the attendance rate reached more than 95%!

In the cinema industry, such attendance can also be classified as 100 percent.

On the first day of the Toronto Film Festival, "Focus" was screened for a total of three times, and even the opening film "Imitation Game" was screened at the same time, and the word-of-mouth seemed to be very good, but the word-of-mouth of the media, professionals and audiences was completely suppressed.

Especially the mainstream media in North America, who have just finished a round of verbal war with Catholicism, and the old and new hatreds are still in their hearts, and now a film of quite good quality exposing the Catholic scandal has come out, and one by one they are as excited as chicken blood, scrambling to stand up and support this film.

"If "Focus" had a different director, the story might have been made into a heroic and tall back, but in the hands of director Murphy Stanton, the great cause was subtracted, this is a film without a starring role, the story is the real protagonist, this is a film without show-off, excluding complicated shooting skills, the soundtrack is basically only piano music, and even the fierce dramatic conflicts that often occur in this genre are rare. This kind of cold and restrained expression has the shocking effect of listening to thunder in a silent place. ”

- Los Angeles Times

"I think it's a blessing for Hollywood to produce such a movie, because if you meet a vulgar director, the whole movie will definitely add a lot of drama, and the movie will probably have a different tone. Fortunately, this is a film that Murphy Stanton deliberately subtracted, without excessive sensationalism, no intense rhythms, and no overly violent music. Only real things and low-key scene processing techniques, everything is pertinent to state the whole event, so that the audience can think about the role of the media in society, what is newsworthiness and a series of other questions. ”

"Director Murphy Stanton's choice of proposition is grandiose, perhaps we can't understand the stakes yet, for countries with religious beliefs, a single priest's child abuse incident is not enough to connect with the heavy proposition of faith, but think about the final statistics and the range of inferences, this appalling thing is enough to destroy faith."

-- The New York Times

"'Spotlight' is great, it's not the flashy, bombastic kind of film, and the same is true of the journalists in it, who can put their heads in the water to do real things, and the film is so confident, subtle, and satisfying that director Murphy Stanton has found a rich, engaging, yet plain way of portraying the basics of a journalist, conveying that touch through filing cabinets and photocopiers."

"Murphy Stanton has made a rare and good film with clear layers and far-reaching ideas, he gives us a glimpse of the work of front-line media people, explains how a fair and free media can respond to social injustice, and expresses the value of the media in society."

-- The Washington Post

The comments and reports on these media have attracted the attention of many fans in North America, especially some fans with conditions, and even came to the Toronto Film Festival to watch the film in advance.

After all, the real screening will not begin in a few theaters until November.

As a die-hard fan of Murphy, Justin flew to Toronto specifically to get a glimpse of "Spotlight" in advance......

"I really don't understand, you Murphy fanatic......"

After the movie screening, Justin stood on the steps at the door of the theater and dialed Daisy's phone, "Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Why don't you care about Murphy's new film? ”

"I just don't think this film is my thing." Daisy's slightly cold voice came from the earpiece, "And I have something to do lately." ”

Justin shook his head, "Okay, this film is very good, it may be seeded for next year's Oscars, and we'll see it when it's released in Los Angeles." ”

Daisy's reply over there was a little unexpected, "Let's talk about it then." ”

When will we talk about it? Justin was stunned for a moment, this is not Daisy's style no matter how you look at it.

If it weren't for the sound he was all too familiar with, he wondered if the person on the other side of the phone was the Daisy.

"Alright, Justin, I have something to do." Daisy over there was about to hang up, "I've been busy lately and may not have time to watch a movie." ”

"Okay then." Justin couldn't force Daisy, "I'll get back to you." ”

Justin hung up the phone and stood on the steps at the entrance of the theater, frowning, since a few months ago, he thought Daisy was weird, always acting mysteriously, and it seemed that it was not the same Daisy before.

"Maybe everybody will mature." Justin sighed, "After all, everyone grows up slowly." ”

He didn't stop any longer, turned and walked down, probably thinking about Daisy, walking a little too fast, rubbing the shoulder of a guy who seemed to be interviewing someone else.

"I'm sorry." Justin wasn't the unreasonable kind of person and immediately stopped and said, "I'm so sorry. ”

The man he rubbed was black-haired, black-eyed, yellow-skinned, and looked like an Asian, and the Asian waved his hand and said in slightly stiff English, "It's okay." ”

The two exchanged a few polite words, and Justin was just about to leave when the Asian suddenly stopped him and asked, "This gentleman, did you just watch Murphy Stanton's "Spotlight"?" ”

"yes." Justin nodded, "I'm a fan of Murphy. ”

"Can you tell us what you think of this movie?" The Asian quickly introduced himself, "I'm a journalist from across the Pacific......"

Although he couldn't figure out which newspaper the other party was from on the other side of the ocean, Justin said, "Yes." ”

The Asian reporter immediately took out a small tape recorder and pressed the record button, Justin smiled and said seriously, "The authenticity of the film is shocking!" The torture of the Catholic Church system, the portrayal of the work of journalists, the focus on the course of events themselves rather than indulging in cheap lyricism, and the measured portrayal of the different perspectives and attitudes of several leading journalists, Murphy sets the record for the highest standards of this type of social biographical drama. ”

As an important member of the IMDB discussion group, Justin commented that the film is still somewhat level, "Through this movie, Murphy shows the sense of social responsibility that an artist should have!" ”

The Asian reporter didn't expect an ordinary movie fan to have such a unique opinion, and after thinking about it, he asked, "This movie and the report that is the origin of the movie seriously offend the interests of the church, and they have not been suppressed by the church?" ”

"As far as I know, there must be!" Justin knows a little bit about this, "but Murphy and those reporters resisted, what can the Catholic Church do?" Hollywood and the media are free speech, will they still use guns to coerce Murphy not to make this movie? Not to mention the church, even the pigs in the White House can't do it......"

Hearing an American describe the leader of his country in this way, the Asian American reporter was a little speechless, he had been running domestic film news before, and he did not pay much attention to international films, especially Hollywood movies, but this time he came out to see such a movie that provoked power......

If he remembers correctly, Catholicism is the main faith of Americans!

"Is there anything else?" Seeing that the reporter was suddenly silent, Justin pointed to the distance, "If it's okay, I'll go." ”

The Asian reporter quickly came back to his senses, "It's okay, thank you, your words are very helpful to me." ”

Justin cracked his mouth and smiled again, "You're so polite. Good bye! ”

"Goodbye!"

The Asian-American reporter waved goodbye to Justin and then reached out to other fans who came over to gather their thoughts on superstar director Murphy Stanton's new film "Spotlight."

Back at the hotel, Justin immediately took out his mobile phone, posted what he had just said to reporters on his Facebook, and then read the comments of many fans who watched "Spotlight".

Although the film is not a commercial film, it is basically well received.

"The subject matter is too shocking, and the script is very solid; The opening of the play is slightly gentle, and it gradually gets better; peeling off the cocoon, the group drama is very exciting; is not deliberately sensational, and the ending is stunned. ”

"Murphy's work explodes in calm, and behind the flat narrative is a terrible truth, and when I follow the film and the reporter to discover the facts, when I think that this is a real event, I am full of doubts about the world. But in the end, I felt hope when I saw some people breaking through all obstacles to discover the truth and uphold justice, and the other film was very real and touching. ”

"The subject matter is king! Murphy's "Focus" does not have the slightest special effects, but it has an overwhelming momentum, like a thousand troops. ”

Just when Justin was excited about the word-of-mouth that "Spotlight" had won again, the Asian reporter returned to the hotel with a lot of information he had collected.