From the New York Times to the Los Angeles Times, from Film Review to the Movie Menace, from Variety to The Hollywood Reporter...... It seems that all the authoritative media have gone crazy overnight, either a hundred or zero points, no median value, no room for negotiation, and clearly stated their position, even for a cult movie, such a sight is jaw-dropping. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Such a situation was not expected even by the news media themselves.

After Oscar, Lance officially entered the circle of interest wrestling, he won the interests of a certain part of the people, and it was bound to hurt the interests of a certain part of the people, so the "Christian Pravda" and the "Austin Chronicle" took the initiative to provoke the incident and tried to teach Lance a lesson. Unfortunately, before the follow-up could be used, the Boston Globe news broke out, which allowed Lance to escape quietly - Lance didn't even hear the news.

Now, the opportunity has come again. "Sin City" was originally a controversial work, and the media did not need to struggle to catch Lance's sore feet, and interest groups quietly stood on the same side again, "The Seattle Post", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Hollywood Reporter", etc., in the first batch of reviews, there were nine "zeros", such a rare scene, so grandiose appeared.

Generally speaking, it's normal for cult movies to have zero scores, but about four or five is already a lot. Because any movie has merit, a score of zero not only means nothing, but also a total denial of the entire crew. A zero score from the media requires not only courage, but also an obligation to take responsibility - they could ruin the future of the entire crew. But now there are nine zeros, a full nine!

That's why people have seen such a situation trigger such a shocking reaction.

"Sin City" is not an ordinary movie, Lance is the director who won the Oscar, and just three zeros are enough to become a scandal that cannot be erased in his career, but now there are nine; Bruce, Mickey, Jessica and others all have intertwined interests behind them, their agents are bound to not let their artists sink in, the media must think twice before giving a score of zero, and a full score of 100 is enough to express a critical position, why bother scoring a zero score and hurting each other's harmony?

Obviously, the media is planning to join forces to give Lance a shock education, and then put the blame on Lance, so that the forces behind Bruce, Mickey, Jessica and others also condemn Lance. Tom Cruise has been endorsing Lance for the past six months, and Lance's status in the circle has been rapidly improved, but if this plan is successful, Lance's next life is bound to be not so good, and he may even be ostracized and despised by some small groups in the circle.

Once successful, this shock education will be enough to silence Lance for a year to two years. It's not that it sinks, after all, Lance is the Oscar winner, and he has two 200 million works by his side, coupled with Tom's strong support, and the friendship of Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and others, it is only a matter of time before Lance wins the opportunity again; But within a year or two, Reims' development will stumble, stumble, and be annoying.

This is the reality that rootless duckweed, which has no background, no foundation, and no backing, is struggling in Hollywood.

But now, things are clearly wrong. The nine zeros according to the plan caused a frenzy of discussion, triggering a chain reaction; But it turned out to be met with fifteen perfect snipers, and the plan went uncontrollably in an unknown direction.

Some people want to teach Lance a lesson, but others want to prop Lance up. Just as Martin once again missed the Oscar for Best Director, the power of the East Coast of the United States is declining, with the decline of Broadway rivers and hip-hop music, the cold image of the East Coast forces is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and people can't help but stay away from it, and move towards the West Coast, which is more people-friendly, more civilian, and friendlier. All over the world, the eyes are gradually shifting towards the West Coast.

The East Coast is very satisfied with their "cold" line, "one confidant is enough, blindly following ten thousand is too little", this is their consistent code of conduct, and they have no intention of making changes. However, it is undeniable that if art is not expanded and supported by commerce, they will lack the motivation to continue to develop, and the breeding of a new generation of art will gradually break down - and even more terrifyingly, those artistic talents will move towards the West Coast, tainted with those vulgar commercial atmosphere. In short, this is the era when the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.

So, the East Coast doesn't want to change itself, but they need to advertise more, they need more bannermen like Martin to step up. Obviously, Lance is a good candidate, not to mention, with the advent of "Sin City", Lance's crime trilogy has also completed the last piece of the puzzle, which makes the East Coast cheer, which not only shows Lance's creative talent, but also shows Lance's pursuit of art in his bones - even a commercial comic work like "Sin City" finally bloomed under Lance's lens.

Thus, fifteen hundreds appeared, and nine zeros went head-to-head. Compared with zero points, 100 points in the media are not uncommon, but in such an extreme contrast with the extreme, two extreme views collide with unimaginable sparks. Neither the zero or the hundred forces expected such an outcome.

The confrontation between the two days of ice and fire completely detonated the frenzy of discussion, giving people the illusion that "the summer season is coming early", and even ordinary viewers who have no care about the movie can't help but cast their eyes, full of curiosity and interest in "Sin City", hoping to go into the cinema, watch it in person, and express their own opinions - maybe to find like-minded people, or to argue with friends with gunpowder.

That's a lot of fun, isn't it?

In addition to the 100 points and zero points, the other 16 media outlets in the first batch of comments, although their comments are not extreme, their positions are still clear and opposite, and this word-of-mouth showdown continues mightily.

The Wall Street Journal gave it a score of ninety-one, "There's so much to watch in Sin City: violent, cruel, incorrigible evil." But its irresistible charm comes from the core of the story – like a distorted representation of our world projected in a mirror. ”

With a rating of only twenty-five points, "Sin City is a tribute to the old spirit of the old era, full of a rude machismo and a twisted view of the supremacy of violence, as if all the good, all the women will be the vehicle for their emotions." ”

The New Yorker gave 90 points, "Sin City is the most distinctive, the most personal, and the most groundbreaking work of mainstream cinema so far this year, the film is imbued with a kind of arrogant and original spirit, it is a vicious, difficult, funny little film, full of ironic black humor, but it contains meaningful artistic exploration and intellectual resurgence." ”

"Newsday" has a rating of 33 points, "This is a brutal B-movie full of relentless violence, exploitation, and 'Sin City' is a very unquiet and extremely banal cartoon." If you like cartoons.

The Chicago Tribune scored 89 points, "A film like no other, Frank Miller's comics bring a visual feast under the black-and-white style composition, and Lancelot Strello's work elevates the comic book adaptation to the level of art, giving the picture a soul as well as the story." ”

The Los Angeles Weekly scored at 30 points, "After spending half an hour drooling over the spectacular visuals, I found every detail of the film to be disgusting, just as the creator intended, and after deducting the martial arts action, the film achieves that purpose." ”

As always, even when a relatively "objective" score is given, the reviews are still polarized, either full of praise or scorn, with no score lower than 85 points for praise and no score higher than 35 points for criticism, and the median value seems to have evaporated, and it is impossible to find it at all.

Although it is said that Lance has more or less encountered such a situation in the previous two works of "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Killing with a Knife", but in comparison, those two times are nothing at all, and "Sin City" is really facing extreme comments, as if everyone has lost their minds, pushing strong emotions to the extreme, which is really a rare strange thing for film critics who have always been known for their calmness, objectivity, fairness and fairness.

But amazingly, praise scores always prevail, both in terms of quantity and quality. In the end, the first batch of comments on "Sin City" came to an incredible score of 77 in the midst of ice and fire. Far more outstanding than the "Seven Deadly Sins", and even crossed the threshold of 70 points, for a cult movie, for a commercial film, such a score is simply shocking, especially considering the media polarization of such stark comments, 77 points are even more rare.

"Sin City" successfully took on the name of cult film, escorted by stylized images, and fought its way out, and forcefully declared its presence with a 77-point consternation media review, which is probably not expected by anyone.

What's even more commendable is that Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB have also shown a similar development context, which has further pushed the discussion of "Sin City" to the peak! (To be continued.) )