Sitting in the cinema again to watch "Death Row Walk", Hugo felt more, why did this movie get so much praise, but there was always some gap from the classics?

There are two reasons, one is that the pattern is too small, and with Tim's slightly delicate and dragging rhythm, the whole movie seems slightly dull; One is that Tim's handling of the details of the film is still not up to the level of a master, and many film masters will give the film some small details - even the parts that the audience can't see and won't pay special attention to, which is precisely the key to giving a film more connotation and more artistry.

Sure enough, the director's job is not so simple, although Hugo can say a reason, but he really rolled up his sleeves and went into battle, but he couldn't find a solution, he can be sure that the "Death Row Walk" directed by him is estimated to be a mess, far inferior to Tim's work.

Although there has never been a shortage of geniuses in this world, there are many people who are directors, screenwriters, and actors; But on the whole, there are still too few geniuses, and there are specializations in the art industry. From Hugo's point of view, the work of an actor and singer has consumed almost all his energy, and he has not even thought about screenwriting for a long time, and after "before sunrise", he has no idea of writing a script again.

Therefore, although the "Death Row Walk" still has some shortcomings, it does not affect Hugo's admiration for Tim in the slightest.

When the movie ended, there was a dead silence in the entire screening room, and no one spoke, which made Tim a little uneasy. It's one thing to get recognition in the United States for a "walk on death row", but this is Berlin – a solemn Berlin, and Tim is still uneasy.

Hugo is very calm, not because he is confident, but because he knows how turbulent the impact of the ending of the story of "Death Row Walk" is to every audience, even if he sees this ending again, his heart is still difficult to calm down. And even more so the Germans?

As the young man at the door said before entering, Germany is against the death penalty.

Germany began to promote the abolition of the death penalty as early as 1949, when it was still in the period of recovery from World War II, and there were still many spies left in East Germany and West Germany, and spies were executed every year, but even so, West Germany began to promote the abolition of the death penalty, and it was officially abolished in 1952 after repeated periods. However, after that, many spies in both East and West Germany were secretly sentenced to death, and most of the death certificates were heart failure, and in 1987, both East and West Germany officially abolished the death penalty.

Therefore, witnessing the last scene of "Death Row Walk" and seeing Matthew being executed with his own eyes has an incomparably huge impact on every audience, and the wave is even far greater than the United States, not only to witness the disappearance of a life, but also to have a violent impact on the audience's outlook on life and values. It is difficult for German audiences to immediately accept such images from all aspects, both mentally and physically.

Sure enough, after about thirty seconds of silence, someone finally couldn't help it, and began to shout, but the other party shouted in German, Hugo didn't understand, and turned to look at Tim, who said with an embarrassed face, "Foul language." "This ......

Because he couldn't understand it, Hugo didn't know if the other party was cursing the movie too bad or what's going on, but listening to the audience scolding in the cinema was the first time for Hugo, and he didn't expect such a situation at all. But things began to gradually get out of control, more and more people stood up, pointed to the big screen and scolded, although they all stood in place and had no tendency to violence, but the surging voice and harsh words still made the scene look chaotic.

Hugo and Tim were a little overwhelmed, and although they were also waiting for the audience's reaction, they did not expect such a situation to come.

Hugo turned his head to look at the agitated spectators, wondering if they were going to pounce on them at any moment and tear themselves to shreds - or Tim.

Hugo has been in the entertainment industry for several years, but he has never faced such a scene, he has heard of some audiences leaving the scene in anger halfway through the movie, and he has also heard of the audience scolding and venting their dissatisfaction in the cinema, but he has not really experienced it. At this time, looking at the group of passionate faces in front of me, it was like half of a fierce mask in hell, roaring fiercely in the slowly lit up screening room, obviously the lights above my head were turning on, but the thick darkness did not dissipate, but was ignited like a flame, turning the whole scene into purgatory - everyone became struggling and suffering here.

It was an eye-opener for Hugo, but at the same time he didn't know what to do - and most importantly, he couldn't hear the audience at all.

Just then, a voice in the corner shouted in English, "No to the death penalty!" Then a crowd of people around him raised their right hands and shouted in unison, "No to the death penalty!" The originally scattered shouts gradually twisted into a rope, accompanied by the powerful extension of the right hand, the momentum vibrated heroically.

The momentum of this small group of people was quite powerful, so that Hugo involuntarily cast his gaze, and in the dim light, he actually saw a similar familiar face, as if it was the group of young people he had met at the door before entering the venue just now - Hugo, who was face blind, was not 100% sure.

What is certain, however, is that they are unwavering in their shouting of "against the death penalty", and that clear voice gradually attracts everyone's attention. Their shouts grew louder and louder, and then the rest of the audience joined in the shouting, "No to the death penalty!" Against the death penalty! ”

In the blink of an eye, more than a third of the audience raised their right hands and shouted loudly in English in unison, and the momentum gradually calmed down the chaos at the scene. But now we have to face another question: This uniform cry is not like solidarity, but rather criticism, and is they condemning the United States for not completely abolishing the death penalty?

This is going to be dangerous again.

Immediately afterwards, the remaining two-thirds of the audience also stood up one after another, and then puffed up their hands vigorously, and the loud applause surged in an instant, like a surging sea of clouds, jumping and churning in the sight, gradually covering the entire screening hall, the expression on the audience's faces was not clear, but the enthusiastic applause was clearly expressing the positive energy in their hearts, which made Hugo and Tim feel a little relieved, and the two exchanged glances.

Hugo knew that, at least, this showed that most of the audience still liked the work "Death Row Prisoners", and Tim's unbiased and neutral perspective was also recognized by the German audience. This is good news for them.

The scorching applause at the scene gradually climbed to a peak, which made the other audience members who were chanting slogans also put down their right hands one after another, stopped shouting, and applauded together.

The applause of the mountains and the tsunami swept like a tsunami.

It turns out that the audience's excitement is not because the movie is too bad, but because they are too sensitive to the final picture, Tim realistically presents the process of execution, which is really too cruel, even if it is paired with the truth of the process of Matthew and his companions' brutal killing, it still can't shake the firmness of the German audience's heart.

The same picture awakens people's deep thinking in the United States, but it awakens people's protests in Germany. This is not only the charm of the film, but also the cultural difference.

This is one of the charms of the festival, where you can feel the exchange of cultures from all over the world. Aside from all else, from this point alone, Hugo felt that the Berlinale was a more interesting choice than the Golden Globes, and it was also a new experience in Hugo's career as an actor: it turned out that this is how Berlin audiences enjoyed films.

Amid the applause, Werner reappeared and invited the crew of the "Death Row Walk" to come forward and accept not only the praise from the audience, but also the questions about the film.

Unexpectedly, it is Tim who gets the most questions, and relatively speaking, the two actors Hugo and Susan are much more relaxed. The audience was very interested in Tim's creative ideas, especially the current attitude towards the death penalty in the United States. In fact, this is also the original intention of Tim to shoot "Death Row Prisoner Walk", which makes him talk eloquently and happily.

Of course, as the brightest star of this year's Berlin Film Festival, there are still many questions for Hugo, especially Hugo's decision to come to Berlin at the last minute to participate in the promotion, which made many German audiences very satisfied. This also made the whole interview process lively.

After the premiere, watching the audience and the media leave one after another, Tim had time to talk to Hugo, "You and Elijah...... Was it okay just now? Tim was still a little worried, the Hugo he was familiar with was not what he was like just now, and it was obvious that Hugo and Ilya did not get along very well.

"It's okay, what's the matter?" Hugo didn't think much about it, he and Ilya had no personal grudges, just his personal simple preferences, anyway, he and Ilya would not have any intersection in the future, so he wasn't worried at all.

Tim looked at Hugo seriously and noticed the sincerity in Hugo's eyes, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, I was a little surprised when Ilya offered to meet you, but I thought it would be good to introduce you to you." Ilya probably saw in you the feeling of brando when you were young. ”

Hugo didn't know that there was such a reason behind it, but just as Hugo became friends with Paul Newman and Gregory Peck, Elijah didn't seem to be such a distant figure, he nodded his chin slightly, and said seriously, "I always thought I was more like Paul." ”

Unlike when he faced Ilya just now, Hugo's words were much more relaxed at this time, and Tim laughed when he heard it, "I think Paul will like your words very much." ”