Chapter 724: Defense and Offense
At the time of the shooting that day, in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, including the red baseball cap, a total of three people were killed, this is not those who were injured, the shock and grief brought by the death is more intense, the red baseball cap is a lonely person, but it is not too troublesome, and the families of the other two deceased have never stopped. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Especially with the support of the church.
After the broadcast of Archbishop Márquez-Costello's television interview, numerous family members of the two deceased, with the support of the Catholic Diocese of South-Central California, convened a press conference.
They are the direct victims, and they are also the ones who are most sympathetic to the media, and in many cases sympathy is also a very powerful force.
These people stand in the shoes of the victims, strongly urging the relevant government departments and Twentieth Century Fox to take "The Dark City" out of theaters, and calling on the whole society to pay attention to the harm caused by film violence.
"Words simply cannot describe our grief, and as a direct victim of Hollywood film violence, we call on the whole society to pay attention to the trend of Hollywood movies becoming more and more violent."
The most talented of them all, in front of the crowd of reporters and camera cameras, recited with great grief the prepared manuscript prepared by the Catholic side, "There were many victims before us, and we hope that we are the last victims of Hollywood film violence!" I hope someone will stand up and limit the violence and other excessive content in Hollywood movies! ”
Soon, the appeals and demands of these people spread throughout the United States through the media.
And that's not all, His Excellency Archbishop Márquez-Costello was quite well prepared, and then a joint letter was exposed by Columbia Television, and many victims of film-related cases such as the "Matrix" shooting in the past jointly mailed this letter to the authorities in Washington, asking the government and social organizations to limit the violent trend of Hollywood movies and prevent more people from becoming victims.
In this land, non-governmental social organizations are not ornaments, often have strong organizational and appeal capabilities, many of which like to intervene in hot events to show their sense of existence, such as environmental protection organizations and social security organizations, are typical representatives.
After the joint letter was exposed, a considerable number of social organizations, instigated by religious forces, took to the streets of Los Angeles, Washington, and New York to protest the violence of Hollywood films, and demanded that social forces unite to restrict Hollywood films and establish a more effective censorship system for Hollywood films.
"There's a problem with self-censorship in Hollywood."
Many leaders of Catholic civil society organizations have also come forward, "We must help Hollywood movies tide over the current difficulties." ”
No one expected that the Catholic Church would launch such a big public opinion offensive, especially the remarks of those victims, which is simply inexplicable, after all, it is an indisputable fact that they once had relatives killed because of Hollywood movies.
At the gates of Wave Manor, it was no longer just media reporters who gathered, but also a large number of protesters, especially some Catholic organizations in the Los Angeles area, who pulled signs such as liars, murderers and blasphemers in front of Murphy's home.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Catholic Church launched an elaborate offensive aimed at Hollywood.
Murphy sees very clearly that Catholicism wants to restore the glory of the last century and show its voice by restricting Hollywood, after all, the current situation of the Catholic Church in the world is not very good, and this can also be said to meet the needs of the development of the entire Catholic Church.
And he and "Dark City" are the primary targets of each other's attacks, and they may be overwhelmed by this public opinion offensive launched by the Catholic Church at any time.
But Murphy has never been a guy who only gets beaten and doesn't fight back, in Gal Gadot's words, he's a villain who will pay back tenfold if he hits him.
"We have two responses!"
In his meeting with Carla Firth, Murphy said, "One is defense, mainly for me; The second is the offensive, which is launched by Fox's media. ”
After discussing some details with Carla Fez, Murphy also updated his Twitter and Facebook to respond directly to Archbishop Márquez Costello's television interview.
Twitter and Facebook are channels through which Murphy can speak freely without worrying about the media changing arbitrarily, and on these two social platforms, he has more than 50 million followers and followers, not to mention that no one will see what he says.
"Hollywood movies have become heinous murderers in some people's mouths......"
Of course, Murphy won't just say that he is himself, and that it will only be good for him to include the whole Hollywood movie, "but is that really the case?" ”
After a simple rebuttal, he also began to make a reasonable rebuttal.
"Remember what the criminals demanded of the prime minister in Black Mirror? He kidnapped the British princess just to blackmail the whole process of the prime minister and the pig sex broadcast around the world, and his extraordinary crime and the public's curiosity and indifferent onlookers are intertwined into a performance art, this absurd story is largely expressed: some malicious people have brought about an excessively fierce public effect, giving birth to a certain significance of sensationalism and attention-seeking malicious crimes. ”
"Alone, independent films have no responsibility, but under the catalysis of mass media and social problems, films, or the texts in films, inevitably become the object of tragedy after tragedy......"
Archbishop Márquez-Costello has listed the three major sins for Hollywood films, which undoubtedly wiped out Hollywood, and in a way, it is also a good thing for Murphy and "The Dark City", and the major Hollywood studios will inevitably stand together to refute this view with a common position.
When someone wants to touch the interests of Hollywood as a whole, the major Hollywood groups will naturally form an alliance of interests.
Murphy's Twitter and Facebook were just a defense.
"Cinema doesn't kill people, we love cinema, we love the world it creates, cinema gives people feelings in its unique way. As long as we stand up to those stupid and radical statements, violence will not destroy people's love and faith, and it will not destroy film and art. ”
Like Archbishop Márquez-Costello, Murphy is based on facts and reasoned to make his point.
"First of all, movies don't kill people, the history of human violence is of course much earlier than the history of film, and movies are in an indistinguishable and ambiguous position in this massacre, and it is a bit of a scapegoat to ask movies to pay for crimes."
In fact, violence in movies is rarely thought to have a direct impact on people, and Richard Walter once said that when a violent movie is released, there is less violence in society. What is a movie theater? The cinema is the emotional gymnasium, in the stadium we can have some physical conflicts, in the cinema, we can also experience mental conflicts, what's the problem? ”
Secondly, violence comes from the heart of people, it would be too exaggerated to say that "Dark City" and the magician caused the tragedy, "Dark City" theme is to blame violence, and the murderer glimpses crime and killing from the movie. Different people's hearts extract different things from the movie, and it is an individual person who, in a step-by-step choice, sends himself to the position of a criminal. ”
"Cinema is just a truthful presentation or artistic processing of the social state that exists in reality, even if it is pure and resolutely rejects all violence, obscenity, and crime, people can still learn about violence and crime from various angles. In reality, the real source of violence in people's minds comes from imbalances, stress, and educational problems in their lives. ”
"In the end, the tragedy reflects the problems of the whole era."
"In the aftermath of the tragedy, countless fans came out in support of Hollywood films, making a passionate declaration of 'we love movies, we love the world it creates, and movies give people feelings in their unique ways', and the innocent encounters of "Dark City" and other movies are competing to show that this magician's reality tragedy is caused by this era."
Subsequently, Murphy's Twitter and Facebook posts were picked up by quite a few media outlets, and media outlets related to major Hollywood companies were also endorsing Murphy and refuting the archbishop.
"In Murphy Stanton's "Dark City", the symbol of the criminal always carries a little anti-civilization and anti-system madness, and a sense of extremism without regard for himself and no demand, the magician burns the city to the ground, sticks his head out of the car window and laughs wildly, this is no longer a state, an army or a political war, but an individual, intense, primitive, and rebellious, questioning the order and the ruler on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is also the spokesman for fear and anxiety."
"At the level of all Hollywood movies, the original intention of the perpetrator when the sequel to "The Matrix" was released is unknown, but the 29-year-old is still spitting on the prison guards, pretending to be crazy and stupid to inquire about the ending of the "Matrix" series, he is disdainful of his crime and life, his criminal temperament belongs to this era, and film and culture are a reflection of notoriety, and now Obama and the US government are also busy discussing gun laws, why only let the big screen pay, review and be responsible, Every reality, the legal system, education, injustice, and every public in this world and in this era are closely related and inseparable from the tragedy. ”
In the face of social doubts, Hollywood is not only refuting, but also has another attitude, that is, accepting it with an open mind and resolutely not changing
In other words, what kind of genre films can reflect the greatest market value, what kind of films Hollywood will make, maybe at this time period, Hollywood will make some restrictions on the content of production, but in terms of the general trend, it will still aim to create maximum profits.
Of course, these rebuttals are just defense, and if you want the opponent to converge, you have to attack.