The second week of the screening tour of "Fruit Hard Candy" is still boiling, first the "New York Post" reported that the four theaters in New York are still in short supply, and the movie has created 200,000 good results at the single-day New York box office on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, which is just the box office of a city in New York, and the single-day data is basically the same as the weekend, and you can clearly feel the craze for watching movies. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Then the "Los Angeles Weekly" reported that the three theaters in Los Angeles also ushered in a surging audience, and the tickets for the eight and ten o'clock stalls in prime time were completely hard to find, and even the tickets for the 12 o'clock stall during the lunch break were all sold out.

Immediately after the "Chicago Tribune" and the "Houston Chronicle" reported that loyal movie lovers in the central region raised a strong protest, they supported the "fruit hard candy" screening strategy, because "not everyone can appreciate the excitement of this movie", in order to avoid the film becoming commercial cannon fodder, the screening strategy is undoubtedly correct, but they require all major cities in the United States to be screened, "even if there is only one theater, we don't mind waiting." ”

In the midst of the screening in full swing, the media's professional film critics finally came belatedly, and the film critics finally enjoyed the work on the big screen one after another, and then gave feedback as soon as possible. Previously, the professional film reviews of Roger, Lawrence and others can get a glimpse of their attitudes, even if they have a full score of 100, they still use words like "torture", "torture", and "torment", which makes people full of doubts - what kind of work is this? And after the first batch of film reviews was finally released, the mystery of "fruit hard candy" was slowly revealed.

"Bold! Venture! Stimulate! Thriller! Profound! And most importantly, wonderful! Trying to shoot such a story in a way that is engaging, not hateful, and at the same time has depth, is definitely a serious challenge for directors and screenwriters. Strello, once again, has stayed true to himself and dedicated one of the most impressive films of the year so far! What's even more commendable is that the two actors, Alan Page and Lancelot Strello, gave wonderful performances, especially the latter, whose performance was so weighty that it overshadowed the Oscar-level performance. "One hundred!

"Awful! Appalling! For a full 120 minutes, innocent people are tortured, every scene in the movie is challenging the bottom line of morality, and trying to hurt every innocent bystander, the core of what seems to be social criticism is actually just the conceit of megalomaniacs, the whole work is full of wanton acts that transcend the law and morality, every minute and every second makes people feel uncomfortable, and the urge to vomit is uncontrollable. In this case, the innocents are the moviegoers. "Zero!

"Impressive and resonant! When you sit down and watch the movie, the audience will find that they have to make a decision: who is on the side of justice? When the film is over, the reflection has just begun. Strello delivered a perfect answer sheet with a deafening dissection of the law, of morality, of justice, bloody, brutal, but profound. "One hundred!

"Cold! Indifferently! Cruel! Terror! Thriller! Every shot of the film is filled with an undeniable indifference, without any sympathy, and the gaze behind the camera carries a kind of banter, bloodthirsty cruelty and indifference, making the story full of alienation and 'serial killer' pleasure/feeling. "Zero!

"Wonderful! The 10-minute long shot is magnificent, pushing the chemistry and ideological metaphors of the characters' relationships to the extreme in a limited pattern, which is the most absurd, crazy and even bloody long shot since Jean-Luc-Godard's 'weekend' in 1967, which shocks the imagination of every viewer! "Ninety-five points.

"It's Lancelot-Strello again, who always tries to inject more tragic and tragic air into his films, but this quality seems pretentious and trivial, not to mention that the extremely cold camera extracts all emotions and does not have any ability to evoke empathy. The characters in the film are undoubtedly ridiculous, but if you are keen on such works, maybe you can accept their stupidity. But personally, I'd rather have the movie out of my memory right away. "Ten points.

"It's a difficult viewing process, but the powerful appeal of the film is able to override all the physical discomfort and gather all the attention. Once it captures your curiosity, then it won't let go easily. "Ninety points.

"Clearly, Hard Fruit Candy is convinced that lovers/children/fetishes should be cut into countless pieces and buried in an unmarked grave with the sole purpose of making people feel frightened. Of course, this is a warning to those perverts/perverts, but on top of that, it's a waste of time. "Twenty points.

"The film is full of wisdom and cunning, making a hunter disguise as a prey and completing the hunt, really challenging everyone's moral bottom line, a character that has not been seen in the last decade. Alan Peggy was only sixteen years old at the time of filming, and there is no doubt that a child can play an important role in the annoying and boring game of adults and win the game. Also, isn't Lancelot Strello the sexiest/sexually bad guy in history? "Eighty-eight points.

"The whole movie is full of unpleasant negativity and brutal visual impact (pointless close-ups and long shots of showmanship), and what does Hayley's horrific series of tortures with Jeff mean ...... What the? Although the two actors have delivered some of the best performances of the awards season so far, it's hard to say otherwise. "Thirty points.

From a 100 in the New York Times to a zero in the San Francisco Chronicle; From a 95 score in the Wall Street Journal to a 10 in the Los Angeles Times; From 88 points in the Washington Post to 20 points in the Seattle Post...... It can be clearly seen that the media's emotions about this film are really mixed, and it is even difficult to describe them in one accurate word.

People still can't forget that when "Sin City" was released, the spectacular scene of 100 points and zero points flying together, under the chaotic pattern of controversy, this movie also achieved the box office myth of cult works, and the blood-boiling scene is still vivid, and now "Fruit Hard Candy" has once again turned out to be out of nowhere, and once again fell into a love-hate discussion. But Sin City is special, people who like it are crazy about it, people who hate it hate, and the situation with "fruit hard candy" is very different.

Even those who praise this movie will not deny that the viewing process is a kind of torture, especially the ten-minute long shot, which truly and bloodily records the "castration" process, although it is confirmed that everything is just an illusion, but at the moment, the audience does not know that the realism that goes deep into the bone marrow makes almost everyone tremble, especially men. It's no exaggeration to say that no man would want to see a movie like this chronicling that unpleasant process in such a way that the spoilers of the crotch/under the threat are enough to make every man creepy enough.

Even if this part is put aside, Hailey's cold-bloodedness and indifference in the movie almost pushed Jeff to the brink of collapse step by step, which is also a severe test for the audience's moral bottom line. Similar to "Saw Horror", the movie is an absolute disaster for those vorders.

Within five days of screening, at least 13 people in Los Angeles and New York had left the theater because they were unwell, and more than 30 people had vomited — most of them men. In addition, during Wednesday's screening, two pastors disrupted the normal screening of the film at the landmark theater in New York, they stood up and yelled at the screen, causing the audience to be unable to continue watching the movie, and finally the theater security personnel stepped in and forcibly took the two pastors away, which quelled the riot.

These messages can clearly feel that "Fruit Hard Candy" is not a work that "everyone loves, and flowers bloom".

However, from another point of view, the movie can express this kind of horror and fear so well, and even make people lose control of their emotions, as if the ultimate task of a horror movie is to scare the audience to death, which is undoubtedly a success, and the atmosphere creation, rhythm control, psychological suggestion and other links in the movie are top-notch. The most important thing is that wrapped in this thriller story is Lance's torture and thinking about crime, justice, and morality, which makes the stomachs of those defenders burn, which is one of the goals in the first place, and really triggers deep reflection on everyone.

The profound considerations revealed in the small pattern are also the best part of the movie. What's more, no one can deny the ingenuity and meticulous conception of this movie, and under the wonderful performance of the two actors, it is even more immersive, with ups and downs in every minute and every second.

Therefore, "Fruit Hard Candy" is such a disgusting, but beloved work, like a delicious dessert, which is washed away with guilt but cannot be refused. That's the magic of movies, isn't it?

With the advancement of the second week of screenings, professional film reviews from film critics began to appear one after another, and finally showed a trend of a hundred flowers blooming, which reassured people - as the most popular director in North America at present, Lance's works can always detonate the attention of film critics, not to mention that the popularity of this work has always been high since the screening, but professional film reviews have never appeared, which is really a bit weird, and now, the feedback from film critics is finally gradually enriched in the sight.

Forty of the first reviews for "Hard Fruit Candy" appeared, which is a rare thing for an art film, with 23 of them giving positive reviews, nine giving mixed emotional reviews, and eight giving bad reviews. Just this data can be seen that in the love-hate relationship, the rationality of film critics has finally triumphed over emotion, and they have sent praise.

In the end, the media comprehensive evaluation reached 78 points! (To be continued.) )