Chapter 94: Monster Girl

When Noah and Elle were forced to separate because of the pressure of reality, although the audience was sure that the two would reunite in the future, they were still infected by Noah and Elle's grief, and even thought of their own similar experiences - everyone more or less has a relationship that ended because reality does not allow it, maybe it's distance, maybe it's age, maybe it's mentality, but it's because there is no good result in the end, that heartbeat seems so precious, there is a sigh in the movie theater, and some sentimental female viewers have begun to blow their noses.

Jon was no exception, the tissues she had brought were almost gone, and she had already put herself into the plot without reading the original book. On the contrary, I didn't think Jennifer was beautiful, or she acted well, this romance film provoked the string of empathy that people 'empathize', and the audience did not feel Ryan charming and Jennifer beautiful after the initial amazement, but regarded this ordinary lover as their relatives, friends, or more directly, their own incarnation.

I like him and her, even after so long separation, I still like him and her, even after decades, this relationship has not changed. When the scene cuts back to the senior group, where Old Noah and Ellie, who have lost her memory, tell the story of the past, more viewers begin to shed tears. This back-and-forth narrative form successfully mobilized the audience's emotions, the staggered appearance of the youth group and the elderly group also made them feel like time was in a hurry, and people's lives were a few shots in the movie, you can imagine how many joys and sorrows happened during this period, but Noah's love for Ellie has never changed. This stark contrast proves the preciousness of true love.

Yes, after leaving their lover, although Noah and Elle are still continuing to live, their days seem to be missing something, Noah always seems thoughtful, and if he describes it with literary and artistic strokes, that is' The spark in his eyes seems to have been extinguished', and Ellie's performance is even more obvious, a casual look, a wry smile, and a loss after laughter, all let the audience know that although it seems that they have started a new life, deep down, the longing for true love still lingers, making them feel that their lives are incomplete.

Even when Elle starts a new relationship, when she meets the wealthy, capable and upright Hammond, the audience can still see her loss in her demeanor. She liked Hammond, as could be seen in the look in her eyes, but the look was different from the excitement and uncontrollable look she had when she met Noah. It's not that she is half-hearted, or she still thinks about Noah, maybe she herself has forgotten Noah, but her heart still remembers, her heart can still recognize, and the good man in front of her is not its fate partner.

As for Noah, after returning from the army, he was determined to have a new beginning, and how happy he was when he met Ellie. But when he got to the window, before he could call her, he saw her and Hammond talking and laughing.

Noah's expression was complex and changeable at this moment, he first frowned, leaned forward, as if trying to see more clearly, but quickly stepped back, as if he was afraid of being discovered by Ellie, although he still had a smile, but this smile was quickly diluted by the melancholy and sadness in his eyes, he looked almost completely like he was about to cry, but soon, Noah quickly fled here before he lost his temper.

What he didn't know was that the moment his figure left the window, Elle looked away with an absent-minded smile and inadvertently looked in the direction of his disappearance, although she had always appeared to be happy with Hammond, but the confusion and sentimentality in her eyes betrayed the true emotions in her heart.

by 'Cyclops' James. Hammond, played by Marsden, gently asks, "What's wrong with you, Ellie darling?" Ever since you came here, you seem to have been a little unhappy......"

Although this is a very cliche missed plot, any cliche has its popular reasons, whether the audience buys it or not, it depends on whether you shoot well or not, and you do a very good job in this regard, and a lot of sighs sounded in the audience, even the male audience couldn't help but shake their heads and let out a low sigh. It's not the kind of movie where the hero and heroine are always lingering and are made specifically to serve female audiences, Noah here has always behaved very gentlemanly, closer to men's recognition of their own gender, so the male audience has gradually entered the play.

The next plot is divided into two lines, in order to dispel the depression in his heart, Noah is almost paranoid about fulfilling his promise to Elle back then, he buys the manor where the two made their first attempt, and renovates it himself - it is undeniable that this is an adaptation that pleases the audience, in the original book, Noah gave up the dream of rebuilding by one person after trying it, and hired someone to do the framework work together. will change like this, in addition to making the narrative more concise, deceiving more tears, and better shaping the image of Noah, but also because the audience likes to be so down-to-earth, one person can rebuild a male image of a house, no way, for the majority of the middle class, workers are expensive and impractical, if there is a man who can knock and beat, the housewife's sense of security will be much higher......

"Very clever change." When Roger saw this, he gradually became interested, although his interest in romance films was still not high, but he also admitted that this was a masterpiece. "It's an elegant film, with intense conflict, but not dramatic characters, and an overall elegant, understated pacing, which is definitely a great work in the genre. But I don't know how popular it will be among young people...... It's really strange that the new line put it in the summer file, and if it is placed on Valentine's Day next year, maybe it will perform better. ”

He didn't mention this year's Valentine's Day, because that schedule has been occupied, for a romance film with a big investment, the actors and actresses are more famous, and there are comedy elements, even if the film is of higher quality, it is congenitally at a disadvantage at the box office, and it is impossible for the new line to make such an arrangement. And he doesn't think that it can be compared directly, the styles of these two films are completely different, it is difficult to say which is better or worse, it is lively and exaggerated, the director is a little uncertain on the two lines of the male and female protagonists, and the drama of the heroine's improvement is not allocated enough, which makes the final happy ending a little abrupt, but in addition, after all, it is also a comedy with laughter, the viewing process is easier, and it is suitable for all ages, it is a □□ focusing on romance films, and even said that if the schedule of these two films is changed, maybe the effect will be better.

However, Roger has already commented on the acting skills of the heroine, and he also admires Jennifer. Bell's talent, but later, since watching the musical version, it has been fermenting, and the feeling that began to brew has now been completely determined, "I'm afraid and Jennifer. Jefferson was born in the same era as the unfortunate blonde man...... Bale is already one of the best actresses in her 20s, but that's not a fair comparison to Jefferson. Just like Renee Jennifer's competition, this is not a competition that can be established at all, and the magnitude of the two actresses is not the same. ”

However, he didn't plan to mention this in the film review, which is unfair to Bale, she has already done her best, and it can even be said that she is the best of this era, but it is ...... It's just that Jefferson is a monster.

In front of this monster girl, it is likely that there is only Meryl. Streep's veteran actor has a hard time - he has a heart for Kenneth, and Roger has already begun to look forward to the filming that has not yet started, and now he is desperate to see Jennifer in Meryl. Streep was timid, not because he didn't like Jennifer, but because he was suppressed in acting skills once in a while, he seemed to be relieved to be able to define this girl, instead of using the embarrassing word 'monster' like now.

After a short period of distraction, the plot has progressed to the scene where Elle saw the newspaper and knew that Noah couldn't help but go back to find him after returning to the town, this is another rivalry that reflects the acting skills, the conversation between the two people is very normal, there is nothing wrong with it, it is nothing more than an embarrassing reunion between two teenage lovers after the passage of time. But their eyes are telling a completely different story, Elle and Noah are completely engaged in a very intimate conversation with micro-expressions, and the audience can feel from the corners of their eyes and eyebrows that the two have completely determined their hearts and each other's minds, but neither of them has the intention of piercing this layer of window paper first. The tension is like a tidal wave that crashes back and forth between two walls, and it can break the embankment at any moment, but no one knows which side will 'collapse' first.

Although the plot is very calm and bland, there is no plot setting that surprises the audience at all, but the audience's emotions have not been relaxed, and now their hearts are even more twisted, although they are sorry for Hammond, but the audience hopes that Noah and Elle can obey the call of their hearts and stop blocking the call to each other in their hearts. When Elle browses the space that Noah left for her in the studio, when they are boating on the lake, and even in the shot of them rushing to the house in the rain, Elle and Noah seem to be so happy, 'they make each other whole', this phrase is very old-fashioned, but it is very appropriate here, anyone can see that without each other, Elle and Noah are like robots that have not been fully activated, and only when they are together, their fire of life can shine. It's not that Hammond is bad, it's just that Hammond isn't that person.

With this insight, after Elle and Noah's excitement. Although the picture of the love scene is beautiful, and even a little too bold for a PG-13 film, many viewers are not blushing and heartbeating. wanted to be tempted, but covered their mouths and shed surging tears, whether they were crying for this couple who overcame many difficulties and finally came together again, or crying about their former selves, no one can know......

The plot has been paved all the way here, and both the old and young lines have entered the final high. In the youth line, Elle and Noah have to face Elle's choice, while in the senior line, Noah has to face the fact that Elle has lost her memory almost forever. In the youth line, Elle still has to face the reality in the contradictory guidance of her mother, to choose between rich and poor, her car is driving farther and farther, Elle's face is becoming more and more distorted, she is driving, while crying viciously, and finally can no longer continue driving, and stepped on the brakes......

And in the senior line, the elderly Noah also carefully prepares a dinner for Ellie, and he is still trying to recall his wife's memory. When Noah was called to the window by the car and was pleasantly surprised to find Ellie, the elderly Elle also suddenly realized that she remembered everything, "This is our story, this is our story - oh my God, Noah, Noah......"

When the two old men hugged each other tightly, the sound of blowing their noses and pulling out tissues in the theater came and went, old Noah and old Elle were not handsome men and beauties, but at this moment, people were willing to quietly appreciate the ordinary lovers hugging each other tightly in the candlelight, enjoying this precious moment of reunion.

The picture gradually blurs as they embrace each other and dance, and the scene of young Noah and Elle dancing in this living room gradually emerges, and the picture of them smiling at each other gradually changes to the affectionate gaze of the elderly group, time has completely changed their appearance, but the affection when they look at each other has never changed.

The camera shifts to the corner of the dining table, the notebook, which is already a little old, is turned to the title page, the camera gradually zooms in, and the picture of the two hugging and dancing becomes the background, and the audience reads the words on the title page.

'To Noah: Read it to me and I'll come back to you......

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Until the end of the light came on for a long time, Jon still hadn't moved, her snot blowing tissues had piled up on her knees, but Jon didn't mean to clean up, she was still immersed in the mood of watching the movie and couldn't extricate herself, it took several minutes to regain her composure and start to tidy up her seat and appearance.

"I'm sorry." She said to Harry in a deep nasal voice, "I'm a little too engaged. ”

Harry, who usually liked to complain, did not lecture her, but looked a little embarrassed, and responded in a panic, Jon felt that something was wrong, she turned her head to look, and suddenly laughed - Harry also had a tissue in his hand at some point.

"So you still like it very much, it's not because you make an exception to watch romance movies."

"No, I did watch romance movies because she made an exception, and after watching it, I realized that I liked it very much."

Harry and Jon were arguing as they walked out, and when they reached the door of the theater, Jon stopped to look for it, and was a little disappointed that she didn't see the survey staff - not for gifts, she just wanted to write a few kind words for Jennifer.

However, seeing the audience with almost all red eyes, and the popular discussion of the plot, Jon's heart also settled: it seems that the reputation of those film critics is very consistent with the public's after-viewing feelings, and they are all very praised. The audience's word-of-mouth and IMDB score will not be too much of a problem, and I hope that the box office will also be very good, so that she can also see more Jennifer's works.

"Ryan is so charming, I've become a fan of him...... Of course, Jennifer is also very beautiful, but the most important thing is that the story is really good, and I tried not to cry, but in the end I really couldn't help it. "This is clearly a female audience looking at Jennifer.

"It's really as good as the movie reviews, tonight's tickets weren't bought in vain......" This is a student couple who are idle and bored to watch the midnight show.

"It's so touching, Kevin, we're definitely going to buy the DVD collection. Of course, there are some changes to the original book, but I think it is more streamlined and reasonable to shoot this way...... "This is a fan of the original book who pulls her husband to watch."

In the audience at the midnight show, Ryan. Gosling came to see a small crowd, and although his appearance attracted some attention to him in the previous trailer promotion, these goodwill viewers will definitely not come to see the midnight show, and they will choose more normal times. In addition, the sales of the original book are not very hot, so it can be said that the midnight show is the most direct manifestation of Jenny's box office appeal.

Because of this, and because she really doesn't know what the box office will be, on the night of the large-scale release, Jenny also had some insomnia, didn't fall asleep until more than three o'clock in the evening, and woke up at less than seven o'clock the next morning, and was so anxious that she couldn't calm down when she couldn't do anything. - Although she is sure that she will not hit the streets, and the movie reviews are full of praise and almost no bad reviews, she is no longer Rachel. McAdams's status at that time, there was a front, the market must have an expectation of her appeal, maybe the original version of the film had a box office of more than 5 million on the first day is a surprise, but for her, the result of more than 5 million is not enough. Compared to not being the main burden, and she is sure to explode, she is indeed under much more pressure now.

After eating a very early breakfast, she tried to exercise, but because of poor sleep and some dizziness, Jenny simply gave up the idea of distraction, but turned on the computer, read the movie review blog for the 10,000th time, and her fans scanned the newspaper film reviews on the forum, and of course went to see the fan repo on the forum, but she didn't take it too seriously - fans who would be so enthusiastic that they went to the midnight show couldn't hear much bad from her mouth, even if it was a peerless bad movie, this kind of loyal fan could say seven or eight good things.

However, at least so far, the reviews given by authoritative film critics have been very positive. Albert gave two thumbs up in his column and praised Jennifer and Ryan's acting skills, "This film doesn't show off the director's narrative skills, there is no dazzling use of cameras, everything is peaceful and unpretentious, and it highlights the theme of the film: sincere and pure love." This is the most instinctive attraction, without any reason and without the need for explanation and persuasion when you see Jennifer. Jefferson and Ryan. Gosling's performance will naturally fall for them, enter the world of Noah and Ellie, and shed tears of emotion for their joy and sorrow. It's fresh, natural, like a glass of lemonade on a summer day, with a nostalgic taste of memories, Ryan. Gosling was the most surprising newcomer of the year, and his performance was so good that he could keep up with Jennifer. Jefferson's footsteps. As for Jennifer. Jefferson, she brought us a completely different character, with micro-expressions and small movements that are completely different from Elizabeth, to create a lovable and sincere character image in the shortest possible time. ”

Kenneth. Turan also praised the film, 'Although the structure is simple and the plot can be said to be a bit cliché, the superb performances of the two leading actors are eye-catching, and they inject dazzling brilliance into this simple story, and the scene where Elle drives in tears can be included in this year's 50 best places.' ’

Alain. Morrison said, 'I cast a fresh one on Rotten Tomatoes, although Nick. Cassavetz doesn't show a talent for eye-catching, but he has the patience to tell a story romantically and beautifully, a quality that many romance films lack. The two actors were the biggest surprise and were Ryan. Gosling or Jennifer. Is Jefferson better? I can't say, but I'm sure Ryan may need another 1 or 2 films to prove herself, but Jennifer has proven that she can handle multiple roles, and her future is promising. ’

These critics also agree that this is the right summer movie and will have its own place in the highly competitive summer slot. Since it is the only romance film released that week, the main competitor, and none of them contain love elements, and it is expected that the audience of romance films will naturally concentrate in the middle, so the box office data company gives a forecast of around 6 million on the first day and about 18 million in the first week - this is already a very optimistic estimate for a romance film, you must know that the final production cost is only about 30 million, and the publicity offensive is not too enthusiastic, except for Jennifer. Jefferson has not even seen a few trailers on TV except for a round of program promotion, which is a manifestation of the shortage of publicity funds, and the large investment of more than 70 million yuan, looking forward to the return of large numbers compared with the project, its box office pressure is much smaller, if there is 18 million in the first week, it can basically ensure that the return on investment and profit.

Is six million a number that satisfies her? Jenny didn't know, intellectually she knew that six million was a number that would satisfy everyone, but emotionally...... Six million always made her a little unwilling—because the first-day box office was 10 million.

Of course, the box office figures can't be so compared, if the excitement of the movie determines the box office, she can directly identify that it will be more blockbuster, but unfortunately, the market law does not work like this, the type of the film itself, marketing, and even the fame of the actors may cause an asymmetry between the box office and the quality, and the quality is much higher than I don't know, the cast, depth and shooting techniques have been thrown away from the mile, but if it weren't for winning the Oscar, the box office had a reverse period, and more than 40 million were overcharged. The domestic box office is probably about the same, all around 120 million or 30 million, where does this make sense?

Even if Jenny can confidently say that she is better in the film than in Bell, this is a good story, arguably the ultimate in genre films, and anyone who has seen two movies at the same time can tell which one is a masterpiece and which character is more exciting. But she can't ask for the first day, and she also hopes that she must win, this is basically two works with completely different grades, and the treatment of publicity is completely different, so it's not fair to ask for it.

But......

Well, she admits that she is shallow, even if she can step on Bell in word-of-mouth and film reviews, she is not satisfied, the mounting battle between her and Bell cannot end because she wins in word-of-mouth and film reviews, if the final box office figures are not as good, even if she wins the return on investment, Bell will still have a handle. This woman is quite difficult to deal with, and she is by no means an enemy as easy to deal with as Dietrich. She could, as Cesare advised, not let Bale's comparisons get in the way of her progress most of the time, but in this moment of vulnerability, Jenny's-for-tat personality was a bit of a show, in other words, she was 'looking'.

However, 10 million on the first day and 10 million on the first 4 week, although the next week dived, the first week and the final domestic box office of 120 million are very eye-catching figures, and it is indeed not so easy to overcome. Otherwise, Bell would not have become popular again with this film and became the topic of conversation this year.

I swiped the IMDB page again, and looked at the ratings, because the number of ratings is not large, the score is still at a high level of 8.9, and it seems that the audience who has watched the midnight show and will score it immediately is very satisfied. - Jeanne looked at the page again, staring at the 6.8 rating for a moment, absentmindedly thinking about Cesare's feelings: if he could bring her more than six million, a higher return on investment and better reviews, and a better IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes scores, I wonder if he would try to start believing her intuition, or if he would still stubbornly think that if she did, a lot of the film's stats would be better.

The cacophony of the phone suddenly pierced the silent morning air, and Jenny glanced at the phone screen and picked it up without thinking. "Cesare, tell me you got the midnight box office."

"Of course." Cesare said on the other end of the phone, "The preliminary statistics are out, and the midnight box office is—"

The author has something to say:

Note: The box office here about 50 times is basically real, and the plot of the notebook has been fine-tuned -

I'm going to say something I haven't said in a long time......

There is a double watch tonight, let's come and see it at half past eight!