"What is this?"

In the theater, Michael Bilson complained to his companions, "Is there a mistake in a shot that doesn't even have a line for two minutes?" ”

His companion also looked dissatisfied, "The pace is so slow, I get sleepy when I see it, is this a movie made by Murphy?" ”

The guy on the right shook his head, "It's not at all what we think, it's not an action crime movie." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Several people were silent at the same time, and this movie is simply a niche personal biopic with a biased literary orientation.

Slow pacing, long shots for expressing the inner life of the characters, painful struggle choices, various artistic shots...... It's nothing like the fast-paced film noir they've come to expect!

Not to mention the dull various literary dramas in the front, in the end, Diego Rose designed to kill the climax scene of his gang boss, according to Murphy's past style, there is no comet hitting the earth in a big battle, but the film does not have it at all, the gunfight scene is swept by, and the film focuses on Diego Rose's conspiracy and tricks, and there is no big scene at all.

Diego Rose takes advantage of the conflict between the gang and the Mexican drug dealers, and the film ends after a sergeant from the United Police Department and an accountant who works for the gang take out the boss of the gang.

Although they saw the faces of James Franco and Jonah Hill, Murphy's fans were not very satisfied, and many of them left the theater with a look of disappointment.

"The film is really dark and serious......," some fans chatted while walking, "but there is always something missing, which makes people not happy." ”

Someone shrugged his shoulders, "There is a lack of climactic scenes, and the narrative of the whole film is slow and seems very flat." ”

"It's not a movie for us at all." Some fans inadvertently pointed to the crux of the problem.

Inside the premiere theater, looking at the falling subtitles, Todd McCarthy stood up and applauded vigorously, this can be called one of the best films I have seen since entering the awards season, the narrative is flat and the theme is profound, the characters are brilliantly shaped, and the long shots are cleverly designed, which is more than another "City of Chaos" directed by Murphy Stanton in the first half of the year!

Kenneth Turan is also applauding, the film's unique dark atmosphere reflects Murphy Stanton's extraordinary directing skills, and the use of film language is more plain and easier to arouse his emotional resonance!

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and Kenneth Turan saw the crew in the first row walking towards the exit to the press room, and said to Todd McCarthy, "Let's go, tonight is very rewarding." ”

Todd McCarthy followed Kenneth Turan and walked outside with the flow of people, saying as he went, "Murphy Stanton has finally ditched the glitz of the film and returned to the simple essence of the film that it should be." ”

Murphy Stanton's past films are also good, and I think compared to this film with a calm narrative and deep theme, the cuts are too fast, the shots are too short, the show is too much, and the editing is too sharp......

A film like this that shows his skills in ordinary film language is what he should pursue.

Later in the press conference, Todd McCarthy and Kenneth Turan were not interested in participating and left the theater directly.

At the film's post-screening press conference, Murphy was dealing with the rhetoric of media reporters.

"Stanton Director ......"

The first person to stand up and ask a question was a reporter from The Hollywood Reporter, who asked a more professional question, "This film is mainly long shots, and the pace is relatively soothing, which is completely different from your previous fast-paced films, why did you make such a change?" ”

"Because I want to make sure that the audience can feel the emotional atmosphere of the story, and emotion is something that I want to keep at all costs in this film."

Compared to previous interviews, Murphy answered the question basically with the truth, "What do you want the audience to perceive?" When watching a movie, if the audience can feel the feeling you want to express from start to finish, everything you do is worth it. What they end up remembering is not the editing technique, nor the cinematography, nor the acting, or even the story, but how they feel. ”

If you want the audience to remember Diego Rose, a nobody to them, you have to make people empathize with it after watching it.

This was Murphy's idea, and he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to do it.

Another reporter stood up and took the microphone and said, "Murphy, when I watched the movie, I sat at the back and sat with some ordinary fans, and some of your fans around me were unhappy with the slow pace of the film's narrative. ”

Murphy was silent for a few seconds, then said, "As a filmmaker, you have to know that no matter how positive things may seem, you're going to see bad reviews, and you're going to notice that some people like what some people hate is what some people hate, so you can't do anything about it, I think just do what you believe." ”

Murphy also predicted that this kind of film will definitely not please his inherent fans, but the negative impact is limited, after all, almost all big-name commercial directors have directed literary films, and after this literary and artistic film, he will use an absolute super commercial production to eliminate these bad influences.

The questions that followed were some clichéd questions, such as the relationship with Diego Ross and related rumors, which Murphy had been well prepared for a long time and resolved them relatively easily.

"I know you don't like to talk too much about yourself, but can I ask a less personal question?" A reporter turned the topic to Murphy personally, "What do you like to do when you're not making movies?" ”

Murphy replied directly, "I love being with my fiancée, I don't play golf, I don't ride horses, I don't like drag racing, and with Gail, I can completely relax." ”

Perhaps inspired by the previous reporters, the next reporter's questions are still aimed at Murphy personally.

"If you had a choice, which filmmaker would you like to be like in the future?" He asked.

"Well, there are many great filmmakers in this world."

By the time he said the previous sentence, Murphy had already figured out the next wording, and now that the awards season had begun, he had to be positive enough, "I'd love to work into my old age like some great filmmakers — like John Houston." ”

After a slight pause, he added, "I think Stanley Kubrick is very good, he can make very personal films within the studio system whenever he wants, and I think that's what most filmmakers crave." Steven Spielberg has always kept himself at the forefront of the film, and how amazing it is! And Clint Eastwood! I think a lot of filmmakers are still making films that are as interesting as their first big hit. Constantly striving to make excellent works is my ultimate pursuit. ”

Instead of handing over the microphone, the reporter snapped up asking, "Years from now, when people look back on this era, how would you like them to comment on Murphy Stanton's films?" ”

Murphy could have refused to answer the question, but he thought for a few seconds and said, "I want them to say that my films are always ambitious, always with sincerity, and work hard to achieve that ambition, and that's my hope, and as for the quality of the films, of course I want people to like them." ”

Speaking of which, Murphy laughed, "But honestly, that's really not for sure. ”

While Murphy was dealing with reporters, Todd McCarthy had already rushed to his studio, entered the studio, turned on the computer, logged in to his online column, opened his notebook and looked at it, taking advantage of the deep memory of the film, ready to update his Internet video column as soon as possible.

"In films like "Diego Rose", Murphy Stanton uses realism to deeply portray the chaotic Los Angeles of the eighties and nineties, resulting in a modern apocalypse, in which the most important question is what the so-called state and religion give to the people. Can law and fairness rise in this land of freedom? For ethnic minorities, there is undoubtedly a huge cloud of suspicion, which they cannot imagine and cannot see......"

"The problems that this film reflects are not only in Los Angeles, nor are they just in the United States, but they are the problems of the world. In today's civilized world, where every growing child and teenager persecuts the riches of the upper class and the poverty and backwardness of the upper class, who are constantly struggling to survive on the margins of a miserable world. ”

After updating his column, Todd McCarthy opened his old friend Kenneth Turan's online film review column and found that the old guy was moving faster, updating his column five minutes earlier.

"Murphy Stanton's plot for Diego Rose is very sophisticated and unconventional, and the way the story is told is very close to art, which is the best thing about this film."

"I admire his skills very much, and it's hard to find a clean and crisp picture of the violence, guns, and drugs in the film reviews. The whole film is immersed in a dim, bleak, old-fashioned, and old-fashioned atmosphere. ”

"He uses a very realistic shooting and production technique to tear apart the reality of the characters' depravity due to the collapse of faith to each of us, the degradation of morality and the collapse of faith, the city of angels opens its bloody mouth and swallows every young life."

Just after seeing this, Todd McCarthy's phone rang, and when he picked it up, it was Kenneth Turan.

"I just got the news that Twentieth Century Fox sent a copy to Roger Albert the other day."

He spoke very quickly, and before Todd McCarthy could speak, he added, "It is said that Roger Albert took a copy of this film!" (To be continued.) )