Chapter Eighty-Four: An Unexpected Jackpot
The version screened at the festival was nearly two hours long, and the pace was a little slower than the theatrical version, but it was more accessible to Western audiences, and it also had some cool and wonderful jokes.
There are too many fun things in it: 4 little gangsters, that is, happy four, a little decadent but relatively decent, the most out of bounds is just playing cards and drinking to make a profit. But when Ade, who played happily, played cards with Harry, and after the fiasco, he was in a trance, and the British rock that made him in a trance was very good, and it sounded like "WannaBeYourDog", which was really delicious. Then there was the robbery, the clothes worn by the 4 people were exactly the same as the clothes worn by the neighbor next door when they were robbed, and the bunch of guys brought by "soap" were very exaggerated, and there were classic undefeated lines in the inner sentence - "The gun is just pretending, and the masters are all using knives!" When he said this, the other three people said in unison, "I don't know if this robbery is terrible or your past is more terrifying?" ”
The size of the father and son who took his son into the rivers and lakes to collect debts: the guy who is supposed to collect debts and live a life, actor Cheng Kuian is indeed a classic among villains, as long as he plays a killer, it will completely make people suspect that he is acting in his true colors, he is full of swear words but asks his son to be polite and not to say foul language, the black leather coat is very stylish, and when he is coerced by Dog, he still calmly says - it takes 5 minutes to walk and 30 seconds to drive, and then the car door smashed Dog A few shots in the dog were so violent that Lao Tzu felt that his face was distorted~~In the end, the boss died, and only he got a large sum of money, drove a convertible sports car, and followed his son to start the life of loan sharking......
and other plots, compared with the blunt nature of the original, the adaptation is placed in China, and the plots are more rounded.
There are so many similar funny episodes.
Nearly two hours is a little longer for a movie. If it is a slow-paced literary film, you can watch the audience fall asleep. But "Crazy Smoking Gun" is not like this, at the end of the film, all the audience looks unsatisfied, and there are no longer a few exciteds who spontaneously slap their hands.
"China has a master of black humor, Berlin invades Venice again after capturing bears! 》
The premiere of "Crazy Smoking Gun" was a hit, and the applause lasted for five minutes. 》
"The Rings of Mebis, an Incredible Cinematic Framework. This film makes people remember this young director. 》
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Classics are classics, no matter how you look at them, they will indelibly leave a mark on your heart.
Even in the previous life, even after more than ten years, that movie is still firmly in the first place of film noir, and it is definitely not inferior to Quentin Tarantino's noir classic "Pulp Fiction" by half a point. It seems that in the plot introduction of many media pages in Venice, there are few that can explain the plot of the whole film clearly in words, especially for friends who have not seen the film.
Even if it is an epic masterpiece like "The Lord of the Rings", as long as you spend a little more tongue and more words, you can still read the general story and character relationships from the text, but this "Crazy Big Smoking Gun" can't be narrated in words, only adjectives are used again and again, if you really want to understand the storyline before watching the film, you can only read the script of the film slowly.
Not every storyteller can be methodical, and not every good story can be expressed brilliantly in movies. When you see this movie, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that the original story can still be told like this. A classic black humor film, with complex clues and absurdity everywhere, but unexpectedly hilarious.
"Venice Film Weekly", as a special issue of the film festival, also praised the film in the next day's report, "They didn't realize what they were missing, what shocked them, in short, the whole process was exciting, I can only say that this film satisfies my desire to be physically and mentally exhausted and laugh in black humor......"
As the film was released in Venice, more and more critics came to watch it, and it was a hot spot almost every day.
In the eyes of those familiar with this year's Berlin Film Festival, at this moment, it is completely replicating the excitement of "Hauptbahnhof" at the Berlin Film Festival. Many people compare this movie with "Trainspotting", "Reservoir Dogs", "Snatch", and "Pulp Fiction". Even Happy has been frequently interviewed, did he find inspiration from these movies that made him evaluate how his films compare to these classic black humor movies?
I asked too many questions, and I was happy and bored, "I think it's really boring...... It's like taking fruit pizza and bacon pizza to be more beautiful, not both are the same series, but the colors are different. So you say that some people like fruit pizza, some people like bacon and ham, and I also say that burgers are more enjoyable...... This kind of problem is not comparable, boring. ”
"Crazy Smoking Gun" was well received in Venice, and of course, there were also those who scolded the Venice Film Festival judges for their depravity, saying that they actually chose a commercial film with no connotation to be shortlisted for the competition unit. This is probably the only weakness of the film in European films, which value art. This also casts a shadow on whether the film can win awards.
In the next few days, Happy took his beautiful girlfriend and several main actors from venue to venue, attended some promotional activities everywhere, and sometimes gave interviews to foreign media. As a result, we were in constant contact with publishers from all over the world, but no contracts were signed.
It's nothing more than waiting for the price to sell, and everyone has to do something to look forward to, not to mention that the reputation is so good.
On the day of the closing ceremony, the ceremony in the festival palace of Lido Island was solemn. There was a solemnity on and off the stage, and the closing ceremony began at 7 o'clock and ended at less than 11 o'clock. Ten members of the jury sat on the stage, and the French actress Catherine Deneuve, dressed in a dazzling dress with big red flowers on a black background and a pair of gold-threaded shoes, looked very luxurious, and she just won the best actress, and her face was full of happy smiles, which was really glamorous. At this moment, she came to the stage again, but as an award presenter. Unwrapping the envelope, he said: "What I want to announce is the special jury prize, which is from the Romanian film "The End of Paradise", congratulations! ”
The Special Jury Award is not a fixed award, sometimes it is only awarded once every two or three years, and sometimes several trophies are awarded in one night, and the main awards are given to films that cannot win the Golden Lion or Silver Lion, but some of the judges particularly like it.
Happy is self-aware, although he has expectations for the Golden Lion and Silver Lion, but he also knows that it is difficult to get the commercial film "Crazy Smoking Gun", so the positioning from the beginning is to win the special jury award.
When I heard the award presenters read out the Argentine-French co-production, my heart suddenly cooled, and I knew that I had missed the only opportunity.
Li Jiaxin knew that Happy didn't sign a contract in the past few days in order to win this award, but now it has failed...... She comforted: "Hani, next time, there will be opportunities in the future." ”
Happy is also aggrieved, since the rebirth has been too smooth, it makes him a little carried away, it seems that it is better to be more practical in the future. Everything goes well, but it really ruins character. However, seeing the delicate face of no one next to him, he hated to immediately press her under him and ravaged her fiercely to vent the depression in his heart.
"I'm fine." Happy exhaled and smiled reluctantly.
After that, the time is like a year for happiness, and I just want to end it early and go back to the hotel to sleep.
In the endless applause, the script and camera light awards were also settled, and the awards ceremony began to enter the highlight of tonight.
"The winner of the 55th Silver Lion Award for Best Picture is "Crazy Smoking Gun" happy, from CHINA."
Li Jiaxin was so shocked that she sat up straight suddenly, Yu Dong was also stunned for a moment and turned his head to look at the young man, his heart was complicated and indescribable, and Happy himself seemed to have not heard it.
"Honey, "Crazy Smoking Gun" won the award, you won the award!" Li Jiaxin slammed the happy one.
I was happy to react, and I didn't know what it was like for a while, is this a lost gain? Fortunately, his acting skills are good, and he can still control his expression and hug the people around him with a smile, and half-truth: "I thought I heard it wrong." ”
The Golden Lion for Venice cinema is positioned to be awarded to the best film of the year, while the Silver Lion is much more flexible, it can be awarded to a film with great characteristics, or it can be awarded to a good directorial debut, or even for the unique directorial technique in the film.
From this point of view, his film is so highly rated that it has a better chance of winning the jury award at the beginning, but it is not as good as this director's award. It's all empiricism that harms people, and if you want to win the Best Director Award in China, it must be seniority first. In that case, he wouldn't have a chance, but now it's in Europe.
The applause at the scene was enthusiastic again, and many people thought that "Crazy Smoking Gun" would definitely be rewarded with such a good reception, and the film would most likely win the award at the Venice Film Festival. But they also didn't expect that "Crazy Smoking Gun" would win a silver lion award in one fell swoop.
This can be regarded as a small climax of the awards ceremony, after all, the film has "rave reviews" and "great momentum" in Venice. Let the audience can't help but applaud along. Quite a few people stood up and saluted their happiness.
With a happy demeanor in a black Versace, a height of 1.85 meters, a model's figure, and a handsome face, even if the Western aesthetics are different, you can't ignore such a handsome guy. Not to mention that he is so young. "Thank you to the judges, it was a huge surprise. "The Smoking Gun" premiered in Venice to widespread acclaim these days, but I didn't think it would be a Silver Lion. I am able to stand here at this moment, I must thank all the colleagues of the crew of "Crazy Smoking Gun", the starring lineup in the whole movie is huge, many people can't come here in person, this honor belongs to everyone! ”
Throughout the film, he deserves the award, and when the film ends, he comes with a unique open-ended ending that brings a veritable happy end to this entertaining comedy. After the official premiere, the enthusiastic applause that lasted about 5 minutes proved that his "Silver Lion Trophy" was well deserved. ”
After the awards ceremony, Happy and all the members of the crew of "Crazy Smoking Gun" all became the focus of media attention.
There's no way, "Crazy Smoking Gun" won the second big award at the Venice Film Festival, and Happy himself won two awards at two consecutive international film festivals this year, so he can't keep a low profile.
can win the Venice Film Silver Lion Award, and more importantly, this movie is also a commercial comedy masterpiece, and it is no wonder that those distributors who are quick to see how to break through the head!