Cult movies have always been like this, sparking controversial discussions, going to extremes in polarization, either becoming classics or oblivious to everyone. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info even those classic masterpieces still have a lot of negative reviews to accompany them.

In the long history of film, the most representative is undoubtedly "Fight Club", this movie was bombarded with criticism from the media when it was released, although there was no lack of appreciation, but it was suppressed by negative reviews and breathless, and the media comprehensive evaluation fell to a pitiful 66 points in the two heavens of ice and fire. David Fincher's reputation regained for the "Seven Deadly Sins" plummeted again, and in the end, "Fight Club" only achieved $37 million at the box office in North America, which can be said to be a fiasco compared to its investment of 63 million.

However, later this movie bloomed in the precipitation of time, not only becoming one of the classics of film history, but also ranking among the top ten in IMDB's 250 list; It has also topped the videotape rental charts for many years, becoming one of Brad Pitt's, Edward Norton, and David Fincher's most acclaimed works.

This is the characteristic of cult movies: either love to the bone or hate to the point of madness.

The same is true of Sin City, where the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Sun-Sun's extreme commentary makes their respective positions clear.

Roger of the Chicago Sun-Times gave more than 100 percent, saying in a short comment, "This is not a comic book adaptation, it is more like giving life to a comic, breaking through the shackles of paper and evolving into reality." ”

Brian of the San Francisco Chronicle didn't hesitate to give it a score of zero and gave a terrible review, "The film seems to have done everything it could to dedicate a brainless B-movie feast, where plasma, erosality, and violence break the bottom line of action movies and challenge the bottom line of the American film classification system." ”

The-for-tat reviews of the two can feel the smell of gunpowder even on the page, and the huge difference in comments makes readers full of confusion - so, is this movie the essence or the dross? So, which authority should we trust? But that's just the tip of the iceberg of Sin City's first reviews, and the confusion among readers will only grow even further when we expand our horizons to other newspapers.

The Washington Post gave a 100-point ceremony, but the short and powerful comment made the blood boil, "This is definitely a must-see movie for today's young people!" Sin City is a long, long, long way ahead of contemporary society, and this is a future apocalypse! Must-watch movies after '2001: A Space Odyssey'! ”

The Seattle Post countered it, not only giving it a negative rating of zero, but also commenting that "it's a disaster that goes deep into the soul, and it's useless, boring, and terrible." Watching this work is simply mental torture. ”

One compares it to the greatest work of all time and rises to the level of a classic in film history; One has been reduced to dust, criticized from the outside to the inside. Such an extreme contrast makes people unable to react at all, and gives full play to the characteristics of film critics who are jealous and hateful, unsparing in language, and extreme emotion, almost giving people the illusion that "this is a private vendetta", did Lance offend some media?

Such a vigorous and lively scene caught people off guard. As the Boston Globe ridiculed, it was as if all the media had collectively reached a high or low point, scrambling to express their opinions, make their positions clear, and then unite and start attacking each other.

Such a wonderful media confrontation is really rare to see, and it gives people the illusion that the summer file starts in the first week of April.

Not only newspapers, but also reviews of film majors and magazines have all made their positions clear, one in the sky and one underground, like a life-and-death duel in a traditional western movie, unswervingly insisting on their own point of view, and carrying out this life-and-death duel.

Kirk of "Film Review" also announced the top praise with a perfect score of 100, and the one-sentence comment was even more simple and rude, "I love it." Or, to put it another way, I love it! I love it! I love it! I love every part of the film, I love every gorgeous, disgusting, disgusting, blood-spurting exaggerated and artistically stylized image. ”

The "Cinematic Menace" score of zero perpetuates this polarized pattern, and their review is succinct and powerful, "Needless to say, this is a visual feast, but it has no story to tell, and it is always accompanied by a huge pressure on the stomach, and the viewing experience is unpleasant." ”

The two film magazines also made their positions clear every step of the way, not only did not give an answer, but further entangled the audience's confusion. Even the "Los Angeles Times" and the "New York Times", which have always upheld fairness and seriousness, have also joined the controversy, which has caused far-reaching controversy.

As leading figures on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the influence of the "Los Angeles Times" and the "New York Times" is undoubted, and their penetration of cross-strait culture, public opinion, and influence is unmatched by other media. This time, both newspapers have taken their own positions, leaving readers in a real dilemma.

The Los Angeles Times' score of zero is striking, and their comments strongly support this: "Sin City is a film that lacks human thought, it lacks the richness of 'Pulp Fiction' and the humanity of 'Pulp Fiction.'" Missing a consistent core idea throughout the film, it's just a bunch of color/erotic pictorials made up of color, lighting, and exciting elements. Strello tried to imitate Tarantino, but it was clear that the two were not on the same level at all. ”

The New York Times's 100 points were equally exciting, and their film critics also changed their previous conservative stance and delivered all the praise, "'Sin City' has made a shuddering, frightening, and exciting new attempt in visual effects, following 'Killing with a Knife', once again breaking people's fixed thinking and elevating the artistic effect of commercial films to a new level; It pushes Strello's speculation on the weakness of human nature to a whole new level, giving the film a deeper meaning. Sin City is a portrait of an unbridled and shocking society. ”

It is not a good or bad middle value like 70 or 60, but a decision of 100 points and zero points, which has no room for maneuver, no room for negotiation, and no way back, and declares its attitude in no uncertain terms, cutting off all other possibilities, and such a gesture is already shocking. What's more, it's not just one or two media outlets.

After the premiere of "Sin City", the first reviews were released by 40 media outlets, and such a lively scene is rare even in the summer season, which makes people clearly and truly feel the attention and controversy that this work has received. What's more, of the 40 first reviews, 15 of them gave the highest praise out of 100 points, and nine gave them a bad treatment of zero, and the extreme attitude pushed the controversy and chaos to the extreme.

In this controversy, the opinions of the two professional media in the industry, "The Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety", are the most representative and can be used as concluding arguments.

The Hollywood Reporter commented that it was "the ultimate visual feast, but shockingly shallow and empty, like a thin page of a cartoon." The simple but powerful summary, which gives a glimpse of their overall attitude, especially the description of "one-page comic", is a sharp and sharp attack on the film, and a score of zero is the predictable ending.

The comment of "Variety" is more interesting, "The viewing process of two hours and six minutes seems to be two points and six seconds, and the reflection and aftertaste after watching the movie are more like two years and six months." "It's like a tongue-twister-like comment, and the subtext is that the viewing process is really too enjoyable, making people ignore the passage of time, and before they have enjoyed enough, the movie is already over, so that people are reluctant to give up; But after watching the movie, the shock and memories brought by the movie could not be calmed down for a long time, and its rich and profound connotation is worth savoring. The same simple summary, but deafening, it is not difficult to foresee their final score: 100 points.

From a hundred points of fanaticism, to zero points of coldness; From zero points of spurning, to a hundred points of pursuit. "Sin City" is ushering in an unprecedented wave of reviews, with both sides of the confrontation unwavering in their stance and unwavering in their positions, initiating rounds of discussion about the quality and status of the film.

Extreme commentary, which leaves no room for discussion, brings endless debate and incomprehensible confusion, and the audience will only become more and more confused, more and more confused, after reading the reviews of newspapers and magazines, so whether "Sin City" is a wonderful masterpiece or a boring garbage, should it be up to them to judge? Maybe you should go into the cinema and make a judgment yourself.

Even if this is not the case, in the face of the difference between 100 and 0 points, what kind of work has caused such controversy has also aroused people's curiosity. What's more, although the remaining sixteen in the first batch of comments, although they are not as extreme as 100 points and zero points, it can also be seen from the evaluations that they are polarized, and the chaos of the controversy is unscrupulously targeted, which further catalyzes people's curiosity.

What the hell is "Sin City"? Is Lance a genius or a mediocre talent? Almost everyone can't wait to discover the answers, and almost everyone is impatient to give their opinions. Perhaps, the summer file has indeed arrived in advance. (To be continued.) )