"What?"

With his eyes off the sea outside the floor-to-ceiling window, Ryan turned around and looked at Taylor sitting on the couch, "You want to attend the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" today, and you want me to accompany you?" ”

"Shh......h

Taylor raised his index finger and pointed to the ceiling above his head, "Nicole has a lunch break, you're going to wake her up with such a loud voice." ”

"Alright, Alison."

With the soundproofing effect of the villa, even if the drum is beaten below, it may not affect Nicole, who is sleeping above, Ryan simply walked over, sat opposite Taylor, and asked with a little curiosity, "Drew just held a small premiere for the film, why do you want to attend." ”

"Because Drew invited me." Taylor peeked at Ryan, and after seeing that it was no different from usual, he said with a heartfelt voice, "When I was promoting the record, Drew attended my events several times, and now she invited me, I can't refuse." ”

"Also, it's an R-rated movie." She continued, "I'm not even seventeen, and I always have to find a guardian to accompany me. ”

"Where's Scarlett?" Ryan asked casually.

"That ......," Taylor scratched his face, "she's gone to Europe." ”

"Ryan." She blinked her royal blue eyes and pouted and asked, "You don't think anything about homosexuality, do you?" ”

"Honey, you've obviously forgotten who the real mastermind of this movie is." Ryan took the phone and told Elsa to prepare a dress for him, then said, "Also, the ...... on the movie poster"

"True love has no gender." Taylor took over with a smile, "That's what you've said before, I know. ”

"Then you should know that I don't discriminate against anyone."

As soon as Ryan's words fell, Taylor had already wrinkled his nose, "Well, my dear brother Ryan is a good guy. ”

"Naughty!"

Walking over, Ryan smacked her the forehead. "I'm going to change my clothes."

With that, he left the living room and walked into the dressing room on the side, and it took less than ten minutes to change into his dress.

After a few words to Elsa and a note for Nicole, who was resting upstairs, Ryan took Taylor out of Malibu in the car and went straight to Nokia Plaza in Los Angeles.

The number of theaters in the first week of "Brokeback Mountain" is only 50, and this is still because the film won the Palme d'Or, otherwise this type of film will definitely start with single-digit theaters. This is the inevitable law of the market, and it is not something that anyone can control.

Therefore, the premiere of the film was extremely small, and most of the attendees were Drew? Relatives and friends of Barrymore and Ang Lee.

However, there are not many guests, but there are quite a lot of reporters and spectators.

In particular, around the theater in Nokia Square, a large number of people gathered, not only holding signs in support of homosexuality. Rainbow flags were planted in every corner of the theater, and many people even branded more radical and anti-discrimination, as if the release of the film was a huge victory for the gay movement.

California is one of the most open states in North America. There's also San Francisco, a gay stronghold, where gay marriage bills have been rejected in two referendums in recent years.

Such a gay-themed film with the Palme d'Or can imagine the reaction among gay people.

When Ryan appeared on the red carpet. There was a wave of shouting, and judging from the bursts of cheers that broke out at the scene, there must have been many gay groups. Seeing him here as a form of support for them.

However, Ryan was not interested in greeting anyone, ignored the reporter's request for an interview, and walked directly into the theater with Taylor in his arms.

As for how people outside understand it, whatever they are, anyway, no matter how outrageous these guys are, they won't write him as a homosexual.

"Nat?"

After walking into the theater, Ryan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Natalie standing next to Drew, "Why are you here?" ”

"After coming back from Canada." Natalie beckoned to Taylor, looked at Drew next to him and said, "I don't have any work for the time being, I got a call from Drew and came over, you know, Ryan, you showed me this script, I really want to see how it will look after it is made into a movie." ”

"Listen to Nat......," Drew replied with a smile, "Originally this was the script you prepared for her?" ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Ryan made a gesture you understand, "Nate chose "127 Hours." ”

"Drew, let's go in first." Taylor walked over and grabbed Drew's arm, "They must have something to say." ”

"Then I won't bother you."

Drew? Barrymore waved his hand back and walked away with Taylor.

"I haven't congratulated you yet, Ryan."

When there was no one around, Natalie slowly spoke, "I'm going to be a father!" ”

Although she knew that this day would come, her heart was still as uncomfortable as a stone, and her words couldn't help but bring thorns.

"Hey, Nat." Ryan leaned in and squeezed her hand hard, "Can you stay calm?" ”

"Am I not calm?" Natalie's words seemed bland.

"Okay." Ryan didn't want to dwell too much on this kind of issue at all, "Then let's go inside." ”

With that, he took Natalie's hand and walked into the theater's screening hall.

This kind of thing can't be explained, and it can't be explained clearly, too much entanglement will only make it more and more troublesome, maybe having two more children will be a good solution?

If it weren't for Natalie's two fingernails sinking into his palms, Ryan might still be on a journey of thought at the beginning of the movie.

If you count his previous life, this is the fourth time he has watched "Brokeback Mountain", although there have been many subtle changes in the film, but the main line and overall plot have not changed.

The film has a strong Ang Lee-esque style, and the connotation of the western film is integrated with the delicate expression of the East, which tells the love of two men while not ignoring all the victims of this relationship, except for Jack? Trist and Ennis? Beyond Demar, there are the two broken families.

Even the sensationalism of the film is unusually subtle, and when Ennis says 'Jack, I swear' to those two shirts, it may make many people forget that this is a film about the love between two men.

Maybe the pace of the film is too slow, but it's not boring, especially since most of the audience at the North American premiere are members of the gay community, and when the film ends, they not only give warm applause, but even have some tears in their eyes.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is the best gay film of all time, at least one of them.

"Brokeback Mountain" is clearly not for everyone, it is a typical niche film, and it is bound to be unpopular with the mainstream moviegoers, and most of the people who will buy this film are gay or sympathetic to them.

Of course, there are not a few people who boycott, and Utah, the most conservative state in the United States, banned "Brokeback Mountain" from being released in theaters in the state.

A week after the film's release, conservatives and religious groups in the United States even mobilized more than 60,000 people to boycott the film.

However, these were all ignored by Flower Pictures, who began to build a big hype for the film under the so-called universal value concept that love can transcend cultural differences, and when love comes, heterosexual love is no different from same-sex love.

After all, he wants to make a comeback in Hollywood, and this film is crucial.

As for the box office of the film, although the box office of a single theater is very high, and the 50 theaters in the first week received more than 5 million US dollars, the number of theaters has never been raised.

For one, most of the people who are willing to buy it are gay, and their number is relatively small; Second, in the final analysis, this is still a niche film, and it will definitely not cater to the tastes of the mainstream market.

In the film market, where supply far exceeds demand, this is the most basic market law, and it is not something that an actor or director can change.

Although the film caused a surge in the gay movement, in Ryan's view, none of this had much to do with him, he neither discriminated nor had a particular view of homosexuality, just like ordinary people, and the higher the gay movement, the greater the relative influence of the film, and the easier it would be for Drew's public relations.

However, if "Brokeback Mountain" wants to win the Oscar for Best Picture, even if "Crash" is not nominated this year, it is extremely unlikely.

After all, homosexuality is not a minority in the mainstream society that desperately needs unity, and a few individual awards are enough to appease their feelings.

Although the box office growth can only be described as snail-fast, the film has received unanimous praise from critics and most of the media - no one wants to invite a crowd of protesters at the door for his gay-attacking remarks - and Ang Lee also has a feeling of turning over, but I don't know if he has any ideas that he is not suitable for a purely commercial blockbuster.

Subsequently, Ang Lee found Ryan again, the purpose was naturally to attract investment, he wanted to make a Chinese film after next year's Oscars, but Ryan refused.

Ryan is not interested in films that do not have much market value, and initially won "Brokeback Mountain" more for Natalie, otherwise it would not have been handed over to Drew Flower Pictures later, this type of film, for Disney, there is hardly much derivative value in zài.

As for assisting Chinese films to go global, this task is too great, too sacred and too heavy, Ryan does not think that he has the ability, and he does not think that he has the ability to change the world where Western culture and values are rampant, and under the premise that culture cannot dominate the world, it is impossible for Chinese films to replace Hollywood movies in the world.

This is a hundred times more difficult than his boss in his previous life, who wanted to conquer Hollywood and the American market with money.

The fifth, sixth, and even seventh generations of directors on the other side of the Pacific are more suitable than him for this great and sacred task. (To be continued......)