When Javier Ulliel arrived at the Landmark Cinema, just after 10 a.m., New York on Tuesday was still a bustling scene, with a bustling and bustling scene, the weekend revelry was already behind, and the tension and busyness of Monday were gradually getting into place, everything was so familiar, everything was so strange. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The frenzied queue that circled the block twice on the weekend has disappeared, much to Javier's relief, and the movie-going frenzy is set to subside as we head into the workday. But when he came to the door of the landmark theater, when Javier saw the noisy crowd in the waiting hall again, he was caught off guard and couldn't react for a while.

Landmark Cinema is a professional art cinema, compared with those commercial cinemas, the customer flow of Landmark Cinema is not so large, the decoration is not so magnificent, and the entire ticket hall is small and exquisite. Javier didn't know if it was the reason, but he had the illusion that the crowd in front of him was so crowded that it was squeezing out, as if the whole building had been blown up and inflated like a balloon, which was really visually striking.

Javier hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward, patted a young man standing in the doorway on the shoulder, and politely asked, "Good morning, may I ask ......?"

"'Fruit hard candy'?" Without waiting for Javier to speak, the other party said it directly, and then he saw that Javier was stunned, nodded in affirmation, and he showed a big smile, "Me too." Sean Wells. After graduating from the University of Houston in June this year, he came to New York to pursue the start of his career. "To be precise, everyone here is, and today it is still a screening of 'Fruit Hard Candy'."

"Javier Ulliel." Javier held out his right hand.

"Hey, you're the blogger, right? Follow Lance to the one in Rio where he filmed the 'City of God'. As a loyal fan, Sean reacted immediately, "It's nice to meet you." Sean laughed, "I didn't expect that the queue in line today is still so exaggerated, right?" ”

Javier raised his chin and poked over, finding that at least two hundred people had gathered in his sight, crowding the small ticket hall, "What the hell is going on?" I thought it was a working day! ”

"Yes, because it is a working day, the landmark theater has decided not to pre-sell, and tickets will be released from 8 am every day, and only movie tickets will be sold from today to 8 pm the next day, so as to ensure that all office workers can also see the film in time." Sean said with a smile, "Almost all of these are students, Columbia University, New York University...... Fortunately, tickets are now on sale on the same day, otherwise all the students will come and line up, and it is estimated that there will be no tickets until the weekend. ”

"Yes...... Can...... We can't buy today's tickets now. Javier's eyes widened, still in disbelief, "'Hard Candy' is a thriller crime movie, and it's very experimental and has a very unique style, not everyone will like it." Javier felt helpless for a while, the reason why experimental films got such a name is because most audiences can't understand and won't like it, but now the pomp and circumstance in front of him looks like a summer file.

"You should expect this to be the case, because the style of Sin City is something that many people can't get enough of." But it still achieved a box office of 200 million in North America, and Sean's words made Javier laugh dumbly.

"And why did you come to see this movie?" Javier asked curiously.

"Lancelot-Strello." Sean's answer was succinct and to the point.

Javier nodded slightly, "Just like Stanley Kubrick?" ”

Sean pondered for a moment, then nodded in the affirmative, "Just like Stanley Kubrick." ”

In the history of North American films, there are really a lot of ghosts and monsters, and there are countless works with high temperament, high and low temperament, just like "Once Upon a Time in the West", "Apocalypse Now", "Citizen Kane" and other works, which are extremely famous, and these works can be seen in any film critic's list, but most audiences can't understand the essence of these works - or they are blindly praised with the trend; Either they boast of being high-minded, believing that these works themselves have no characteristics, and those who express their liking are just trying to improve their qualifications; Either it is to show your quality, hanging on the lips, but never liking it, or even watching it.

Among them, Stanley Kubrick is typical, "Space Odyssey 2001", "Doctor Strangelove", "Spartacus", "Lolita", "A Clockwork Orange" ...... These works can occupy a place in the best list of film history, and many veteran fans regard him as a real master, but the number of senior and professional fans in this part is far from comparable to the entire huge film market, which also makes "Stanley Kubrick" a forced representative, it seems that as long as he says this name, he means that he is quite accomplished in movies, and many amateur fans use this name to pretend to be senior.

Now, Lance seems to have that appeal. If the bloody violence of Sin City still has a commercial element, then the enthusiastic pursuit of "Hard Fruit Candy" makes people laugh and cry, as if everyone can't wait to prove their presence, prove their professional experience, and prove that they keep up with the trend in this way.

"Don't worry, I think you can definitely see it today, as long as you don't choose a popular time like eight o'clock in the evening." Sean said comfortingly, "My other three friends were so angry that they didn't get tickets because they waited in line all night here on the weekend. "He's talking about college classmates, Jimmy Kane, Miguel Olsen, Alice Lange, the movies that build bridges between them, especially Lance's work, that keeps them together after graduation." Compared to the weekend, the queue today is simply pitiful. ”

Javier looked at the crowd in front of him, and couldn't help but show a helpless smile, if more than 200 people come to line up to watch a movie, which is still called "pitiful", then the summer blockbuster will cry and faint in the toilet. With the exception of films like "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings," which attract avid fans waiting in line on their opening weekends, there are few films queuing for tickets, and this is not one of the three major film festivals in Europe.

"It's over, it's over......" In front of me, the audience walked out of the exit passage one after another, everyone with different expressions on their faces, some were shocked, some were afraid, some were excited, some were excited, and some were confused, but it was certain that everyone seemed to be thoughtful, and everyone had their own reflections.

Suddenly, a person pushed away the crowd of onlookers next to him, and the whole person lay on the garbage can, and began to vomit frantically, "vomit, vomit......" The fierce vomiting sound seemed to vomit out all the bile, and when he got up again from the garbage can, his whole face became pale, and then he slid weakly down the corner of the wall to the ground, and sat weakly on all fours.

Someone immediately stepped forward to ask, worried about whether this person was in trouble, Javier patted Sean's arm, said hello, and then ran up quickly - although he is now more of a blogger, he is still a reporter.

Javier pushed away the crowd and stepped forward, trying to appease the other party, but before his right hand could touch, the other party raised his hand vigilantly, and then rudely pushed Javier's right hand away, which made Javier embarrassed for a while, "I...... I don't mean it, I just don't feel comfortable looking at you. ”

"I'm fine!" The other party said categorically, but there was another way to say it in that pale face, and seeing that Javier wanted to stop talking, he repeated again, "I said, I'm fine!" It's just ......" he shook his head, "it's just that this movie is really terrible, I ......" Before he could finish speaking, he started vomiting into the trash can again, but his stomach was empty, and there was nothing to vomit at all, just some sour water, "God, I should really listen to Roger Ebert's advice and not watch this movie." Trust me, you won't want to see this movie! ”

"So, is this movie terrible?" Javier asked curiously.

The other party was stunned, hesitated for a moment, wanted to answer but couldn't, and finally thought about it, "Yes, it's really terrible, it should be my worst movie-watching experience." Jesus Christ, I really hate Lance! He's just a bastard! After speaking, he leaned weakly against the corner of the wall and waved his hand, "Go away, go away." Listen to me, you'd better not watch this movie, you'll regret it. ”

This person just repeated this sentence repeatedly, and someone next to him joked playfully, "Then if you watch 'Chainsaw 2', I don't know if you will pass out directly." This Friday, Saw 2 will be released, and this is the most anticipated film of the year. However, this year's "Saw 2" will collide head-on with "The Legend of Zorro", and who will win or lose is full of unknowns.

"Hell God! If you don't believe me, see for yourselves! The man said violently, foaming at the mouth.

Javier hurriedly raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, and then slowly retreated, and the crowd of onlookers dispersed one after another.

Javier returned to Sean's side, stood behind Sean, and continued to line up. Sean had heard the swearing just now—so loud that it was hard not to hear it, "The effect of this publicity is really impressive. A teaser made Javier burst out laughing.

The more this is the case, the more curious people become: what kind of movie is it that people hate and like so much? (To be continued.) )