Chapter 285: It's Too Pretty
"It's beautiful!" When Colin's car drove forward from the road in front of the theater, and the camera gradually zoomed out, overlooking the entire town, from the town to the verdant and green countryside, many viewers around the world expressed this emotion at the same time, "The picture of this movie is so beautiful."
Of course, the same is to praise the beautiful picture, and the audience's minds also have their own focus, 'Zhen Bao', who is watching this movie in the UME cinema in Beijing, is not talking about the scenery in Salvi's lens at all, he is also immersed in Monroe's opening song and dance just now, "It's so beautiful, exactly the same as in the trailer, or even more beautiful than in the trailer, after all, the trailer is just a few glimpses of the shots, and here is a long song and dance - in my impression, I have almost never been so beautiful, That feeling of being reborn...... I hope the Internet will be downloaded soon, and I will definitely read this paragraph many times - it's not bad to take screenshots and some wallpapers! ”
Like all fans and viewers, Baby Jane's first movie was spent in amazement, when he didn't have the heart to pay attention to the reactions of the people around him, and even what the story said was a little confused, the whole memory seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of light, only Jenny's smile was so clear. And after the midnight show more than ten hours ago, he just woke up and came to the cinema again, bought a ticket, and started the second tour on the first day, this time he had the heart to pay a little attention to the reaction of the audience around him - similar to him, when Jennifer made her first appearance in the movie and turned around, many of the audience let out soft gasps, exclamations, and even smacks, and even the annoying audience who had been fumbling with the bag of potato chips just now quieted down, until now, The audience was relieved, and there was a soft buzz in the movie theater, and Baby Zhen heard many people asking, "What's this actress's name?" Jennifer. Jefferson? Has she been to China before? ”
It seems that his feeling is not wrong, and Baby Jane nodded to herself: he felt it when he bought a ticket for the midnight show before, Jenny's popularity and recognition in China seem to be rising, if the previous "Pirate" series made her quite recognizable among those fashionable audiences who often watch movies, then before she participated in the torch relay and showed her face at the opening ceremony, including the act of going to the gymnastics women's team finals to brush her sense of existence, has made her invisibly enter the whole family, Recognized by those who are not so sensitive to fashion - although the official does not openly promote and praise anything, but judging from the treatment and wording of some reports, the common people also subtly accept her status as a "big star who is very friendly to China and is also very good".
In the past six months, the number of members of the post bar has doubled, and it has become difficult to buy midnight tickets, and the movie tickets that can be booked with a phone call now have to come and queue up, Zhen Bao Bao still bought a scalper before, and even if it is the afternoon of Christmas, there is no holiday in China, and this one in the afternoon is also full, this kind of attendance must be very rare in China, including some big directors' movies do not have this award, although Jennifer's previous movies are not bad at the box office, but it is indeed not comparable to today's scene, Baby Jane is indeed very intuitive: Jennifer's popularity has risen.
"The relationship is also very hard, Beijing is really not in vain, this year it seems that there are not many simultaneous blockbusters at all, this may be the third or the third ......" While watching the camera skim over the country road and enter a majestic castle, Zhen Baobao thought a little distractedly, "Even a film with a sensitive theme like "Twilight" can be synchronized, the big dream is really powerful enough, in China, this acre of land, it feels like Disney, the parent company, has to pay them a smile, but, I don't know if it's her credit or Cesare. Vijri - the agent's skills, those reports said that he was a loss to the CAA, saying that losing him was a loss to the CAA...... It feels like he is the one who really speaks, Jenny is completely controlled by him, and he can't do anything, even the company seems to be in charge of things, and Jenny is only in charge of acting. ”
likes to think about idols a little miserably, probably a common problem of all fans, although this is just a guess without a word, but Baby Jane's heart still twitches, as if she really started to move emotions for Jennifer. However, when Colin walked into the castle, with the dignity and elegance inadvertently brought out in the camera, his mind was naturally attracted to the past: "Colin's family is indeed rich, hey, he is indeed too different from Monroe......"
"The picture is so beautiful...... "When Baby Zhen thought about it, in the theater in Los Angeles, Alain sighed again, "Salvi's talent for beauty is so amazing, this guy has created a miracle - he is a genius!" He and Jennifer are a match made in heaven! ”
Maybe for many laymen, film critics are indulged in the beauty of the surface of the movie, which is a bit not deep enough, and it feels that film critics should pay attention to the core of the movie, but in fact, film critics play the role of an evaluator in many cases, such as for action movies, in addition to the plot, ideas, and techniques, they must also evaluate the martial arts design, including the actors' fighting performances, etc. And aesthetics is a very important one of these basic skills, whether you can shoot some ordinary things on the screen attractively, this is the key to whether a movie is good-looking or not, and it can even be said to be the cornerstone of a good movie.
- Of course, this kind of beauty is not superficially looking for some handsome men and beautiful women and taking some beautiful pictures, but through camera movement, light and shadow and framing, combined with the actors' makeup, performances and montages, the audience is instinctively attracted to the picture, even if the director arranges for an old man with gray hair and ragged clothes to beg, as long as the curvature of the old man's hunched back conforms to aesthetics, the light and shadow are well handled, and the whole composition follows the principle of the golden section, the audience will still not be able to take their eyes off. You still feel that you have taken some information, pleasure, inspiration, and depth from this kind of lens...... In a word, they will feel that this shot is worth watching, and these few seconds of time are not wasted, and the movie is wonderful in the few seconds just now, and it is not boring.
For action films, due to a plot and constant stimulation points, some excessive shots can be handled relatively plainly, not paying attention to aesthetics, but art films are different, many art films themselves The plot itself is very scattered, and it is completely in the service of ideas, in order to attract the attention of the audience, it is shot particularly beautifully, carefully creating a sense of impact of the picture, chiaroscuro, and even telling the story through the color itself, there are some directors who have the ability, you give him an actor, a table of dishes, and nothing else, He can give you 90 minutes of eating scenes, and you may still watch them with relish, and even think that these dishes are very delicious, or the action of eating these dishes is particularly attractive, and you don't feel that you have wasted 90 minutes of your time. And Alain himself believes that Salvi's talent in this regard is very amazing, he is worthy of being the director of art documentaries, and he is very good at shooting some bland excessive scenes particularly beautifully, and the unique thing about the film "Monroe" is that it gives people a very positive aesthetic stimulation, that is, in this film, 'beautiful' and 'beautiful' have been combined.
The director's shot scheduling is beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, and the beautiful scenery is expressed by the aesthetic lens, which is shocking and strongly attracted, and it feels more enjoyable than watching the visual spectacle in many special effects blockbusters, just like an excessive shot just now, Colin just drove the car into his home, a 2-minute journey, with his self-introduction, 'I live in an excellent family, and my father is a world-renowned art historian ......', but the audience feels particularly pleasing to the eye, I can't wait for Colin to keep talking, under this strong aesthetic stimulation, Colin's narration seems to have become interesting, and the same is true of the scene where he talks to his father and his students in the study, the beauty of the scene, the young handsomeness of the actors, and the beauty of the director's composition and lens language are combined, so that Colin's acting skills even become very attractive, and his every move seems so stylish, this style is exaggerated, shrouded in a halo, and people can't wait to see it again, It is even said that I took screenshots of these pictures and enjoyed them repeatedly.
As for Monroe, it doesn't need to be said, Jennifer. Jefferson was originally a very beautiful girl, in Salvi's lens, she was simply captivating, her own complete devotion to the role, and a breakthrough in acting skills, combined with her extremely superior appearance conditions, and Salvi's genius on her The camera scheduling, with the music and the original video, the camera oblique, montage and back profile are made up, and the expression is close-up, this pinnacle of 'beauty' and' The combination of 'beauty' made her appearance extremely shocking, and the positive stimulation was achieved to the extreme, and the audience no longer felt with interest: 'Ah, this not-so-pleasant shot is actually quite beautiful, people can't take their eyes off, as if there is a kind of magic', but was stunned and thought, "Ah! It's inconceivable how anyone in this world could be so beautiful, but I don't need to think about it right now - I'm going to take a few more looks. ”
To some extent, this may even interfere with the smooth success of "Monroe" itself in film history, and even interfere with the careers of Salvi and Jennifer, because many film critics are likely to be blinded by this positive stimulus, and rashly think that this film is just a beautiful woman to shoot, shoot some beautiful scenery, and make the audience think, 'Oh, it's beautiful', and that's all it is - other bugs, connotations, etc., the crew doesn't seem to pay attention to them at all, otherwise they will definitely leave an impression, not without any ideas. If you have to say anything special, at most, the director and the beauty got together when they were filming, so the director made it particularly beautiful. Under this strong stimulus, the viewer may indeed ignore a lot of hidden information, as well as the technical content of these filming techniques.
If it weren't for "Monroe" getting to Venice, if it weren't for the fact that the test screening would have found these old guys who had a good relationship, everyone was willing to watch it a few more times, eliminate the interference of positive stimulation, and really evaluate the movie - if it weren't for the fact that these old guys and Jennifer have always had a good relationship, and the critics couldn't help but pay attention to their opinions, "Monroe" might really be buried, and a good movie would be ignored by critics and award ceremonies, and of course it would still become Jennifer's masterpiece, But this film will simply reflect the peerless beauty of the actors, everyone watches it to see the beauty, there may be very few real bosom friends, and even if there is, it will not form a mainstream wave of public opinion, and the director and actors may feel lost and lonely because of this. - Actually, this kind of thing is not uncommon, and "Monroe" may be one of the few unlucky movies that miss the time every year.
Of course, there are gains and losses in everything, and Alain is very optimistic about the box office after watching the movie, and it can even be said that his confidence is a little crazy (as far as he can see so far, he is likely to have won this box office gamble), he believes that no matter how good "Monroe" is in the critics' reputation and how many awards it has won, its box office and public reputation must be insanely strong. This is also because this movie is unexpectedly beautiful, and this is very much in line with the public's appetite: unlike film critics who want to see some profound and thoughtful movies, what the audience wants to see must be some lighthearted, unnecessary, and emotionally hurtful movies, too many Oscar-winning films are too profound and boring for them, in fact, it is not that they can't understand it, but many people are not willing to pay this cost, and they want to understand the moving after a literary movie, is also lazy to find the motivation to watch from the lack of superficial aesthetics of films, which is a point that many literary films do not do well - they have a particularly high degree of completion in middle-level skills and deep thoughts, but it is also because it is difficult to take care of them - or they are affected by some vices in the critics and literary film directors' circles, abandon the superficial beauty, and even proudly give negative stimulus, which makes a large number of potential audiences lose out, so that they can only fail at the box office in the end.
At this point, "Monroe" is particularly well done, this kind of almost flooded positive stimulation will maintain the audience's attention to the end, and will make the most shallow audiences get a strong sense of pleasure in watching the movie, just like this paragraph, from Colin's point of view to tell the antecedents of the filming of "The Dragon and the Phoenix", as well as the details of Marilyn's arrival in London, her superstar demeanor, in fact, the plot may not say anything, and it will make you feel bored to be filmed by another director, but in Salvi's magical shots, Colin's dress, hairstyle, including the office furnishings, and the scenery outside the office, all make people feel very beautiful, and the audience's attention will not be scattered, but will be kept in the palm of the director's hand and enter the state he needs: start to wonder what kind of person Marilyn will be in real life, including how Colin and her interaction should occur, after all, this is "My Week with Monroe", and most viewers can still guess that something will definitely happen to Colin and Marilyn.
In the constant dialogue and camera scheduling, everything seems to be fast-forwarded, and the audience must be engrossed in order to understand the background knowledge of the director: Marilyn. Monroe is now turning purple red, and as soon as her name is offered, the discerning homeowner will instantly change his face and scramble to rent her house, of course, the reporters must be crazy about her, and even Lawrence. Sir Oliver, a celebrity with a very high artistic status, is also very concerned about Marilyn's life and wants to take care of her diligently, not to mention how much the British set is a headache for the arrogant Americans around Marilyn. Marilyn's requests were always bizarre, she seemed to be a little nervous, she needed to be quiet and not be distracted, and she had an acting teacher from Russia with her, much to the displeasure of the expressionist Oliver. Branagh's acting skills are really perfect, as a contemporary expressionist master, he delicately uses his body language and tone of conversation, and expresses this seemingly personable, but actually a little vanity and arrogance, stubborn in performance, full of control on the set, and can even be said to not respect Marilyn so much. Although there is not much drama, the message is so well conveyed and effective that even the most obtuse viewer can understand what Lawrence is thinking now, and will begin to worry about the conflict that may break out between Lawrence and Marilyn in the future.
"If Jennifer's performance is full of incredible aura, then Kenneth's performance is full of thoughtful scientific charm......" Alain also shook his head with some emotion, "As the first feature film, Salvi's actor resources are almost a bit extravagant, I really don't know where Jennifer got the courage to create such a luxurious cast for him......"
Pulling out of the mood of watching the movie, he took the time to look at the audience's reaction: after ten o'clock, many people will start to get sleepy, and if it is a general art film, the box office at midnight is usually very bleak, because it is difficult for people to maintain their attention for a long time after ten o'clock in the evening. And until now, in fact, there are not too many conflicts in the movie, the signature Marilyn of the movie, has shown that side until now, and it is gone again after singing a song, but the audience's attention has always been very concentrated, and the entire movie theater is a tense silence, there is no boring sighing, yawning and talking and chatting at all, Alan can feel it, every audience member is round with a pair of eyes, looking at the screen attentively, and is already completely immersed in the story, It is estimated that most of them are beginning to look forward to Marilyn's real appearance.
"It seems that my prediction is not wrong, the box office and the audience's reputation will definitely create a miracle......" Alan nodded silently, "This film is indeed appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar, and the audience with the most uneducated level can also watch 'beautiful' for two hours, and feel that there is not a minute of boredom, pain and depression, on the contrary, he may feel very comfortable watching every minute, although he can't say what he watched, but this intuitive feeling will also make him give high marks to the movie, not to mention the audience with some depth and some pursuit, This film will be a masterpiece for them - even if they are disturbed by aesthetics and do not appreciate the deep things, they will not find this movie bad, after all, everyone likes the positive stimulation of shallow needs, and this is unlikely to happen, and the current film review environment is too favorable for Jennifer, and veteran fans will definitely watch it several times, and it is impossible to miss its connotation. ”
After a brief distraction, about 12 minutes into the film, the foreshadowing finally ends, and the camera comes to the airport, where the chaotic shutter sounds and human voices are mixed together, 'Now the situation is completely out of control, everyone wants to shoot Marilyn in the first place' -
As the gangway slowly opened, the audience in the theater seemed to take a deep breath at the same time, and Alain also retracted his thoughts in time, his heart beat slightly faster, as if at the moment before the roller coaster swooped down, his body had already begun to prepare for the predictable thrill experience - so he would have deliberately withdrawn from the film just now and prepared, so as not to be too involved and hit too much, but it would not be easy to appreciate something more essential.
The gangway slowly approached the open hatch, the crowd huddled and howled almost meaningless words, Salvi chose a high-contrast, bright color here, under the blue sky, the scattered crowds, planes, formed a very harmonious visual effect, giving people the feeling of even an oil painting, Alain nodded appreciatively again - but only half-heartedly, because ......
"Oh my God! It's really - this is really - " Unlike Alain and Treasure Jane, Jon, who was really seeing the movie for the first time, was speechless at all, and for ten minutes after watching Monroe's opening song and dance, she had been reminiscing about that wonderful and beautiful appearance, Jennifer and Monroe...... No matter who she is, the kind of beauty, the kind of beauty that seems not to belong to the world, and even has a dreamy, illusory atmosphere, like a powerful slap, she can't come back to her senses at all, and when it took her a full ten minutes, she finally found herself and began to keep up with the plot......
"Marilyn!"
"Look here, look here!"
With the enthusiastic shouts of reporters and loud photo shoots, Marilyn, dressed in a white suit and wearing sunglasses, walked out of the cabin door with her head bowed and walked out of the cabin door with a bouquet of flowers, and the strong wind blowing on the airport made her short blond hair tremble gently, which was one of the characteristics of the 60s: the use of a large amount of hair wax made her hair not so easily deformed - she looked at the crowd under the stairs, as if she was a little surprised, and a little happy, like a child suddenly being praised by a group of adults, which made her very happy, But at the same time, I don't know what to do.
With a slight curling of her lips, Jennifer perfectly conveys all this complex message, which should be a very cool thing, but Jon now doesn't care about admiring the idol's superb prowess, or the attention to detail in the film itself, she stares at the blonde girl in the camera, and actually has a feeling that she is too - too
It seemed that it was a little impolite to wear sunglasses, the young girl raised her white left hand, her fingers pinched beautifully on the temples, and slowly took off her sunglasses, the strong sunlight made her eyes squint slightly, but she still smiled bravely and brightly at the camera, showing a mouthful of white teeth childishly, and a little shyness in her smile-
There was a loud, almost slightly moaning in the cinema. A groan, and Jon joined the rest of the audience, with such a mesmerizing 'oh-hmm' sound, resisting the urge to blink, reluctant to miss a single frame, she couldn't even find the words to describe how she felt right now, she had never felt - never seen -
"It's so beautiful!" In the end, she could only think so plainly and excitedly, "It's so beautiful, it's all just ...... It's so beautiful! ”
Suddenly, she understood what Charles had been saying: it was indeed a movie that wasn't too much to watch a hundred times, because it - not to mention anything else - just, as far as it could seem...... It's so beautiful - 12284785863664174 - >