"Since you're retiring, don't stand up and fire empty cannons again, please take care of your mouth and hands! Please don't point fingers at Warner's movies in the future, and if you really want to comment, please give a low score, okay? ”

At the end of April, one of Time Warner's executive directors blasted the famous film critic Roger? Albert, I implore him to let Warner's films go, and stop giving ratings to Warner's films produced or distributed, this is definitely the best weapon to drive away the audience.

Perhaps movies and cinemas are indeed a good place to escape the crisis, and the world economy is still shrouded in 2009.

However, not everything has become a victim of the crisis, just as in the face of the bleak reality of the economic crisis in 1929, people chose to hide in the virtual world in search of excitement and pastime, 2009 once again proved that film entertainment is a favorite choice for people in the crisis era, and a kind of process has become a refuge for people's souls.

Perhaps stimulated by the North American box office exceeding $10 billion for the first time last year, the box office in North America and around the world has been soaring since the beginning of this year, with several seemingly unremarkable films achieving good box office results.

In fact, as early as January, the trend was already beginning to emerge, and North American audiences, distraught by the financial crisis, spent more time watching movies, and Hollywood companies found that all types of films were selling well, with the previous highest January box office being just $841 million, compared to a staggering $1.074 billion in January 2009.

Lesser-known, low-budget films such as "The Paranormal" were successful this spring, while some of the highly-anticipated films were squibs.

Among them are the two super-blockbuster productions of "The Prophet" and "Watchmen" launched by Warner Bros.

The box office failure of these two films is also Warner's high-level bombardment of Roger? Albert's biggest reason.

"It's the best sci-fi movie I've ever seen – thriller, suspenseful, witty, and, when needed, awesome!"

Roger? Not only did Albert give "The Prophet" a ten, but he also gave his trademark two thumbs up, and "Watchmen" got the same treatment.

"A gripping and powerful work – the voices, the characters and the characters come together to create an absolutely bizarre, illustrated novel-like visual experience. The film has a strong internal dynamic, and we can feel that the film focuses on the plight of saving a desperate world. ”

If it had been more than a decade ago, Roger? Albert Ken gave such an assessment, and Warner's executives not only did not get angry, but also happily remitted an additional bonus to the other party's account.

But what about now?

In the last five years, Roger? Albert showed movies with a score of more than 9 points, and 99% of the box office hit the street to death, while the worthless movies that were flattened by him were super hits one after another, and some tabloids even gave him the title of 'crow's mouth'.

The Prophet and the Watchman are certainly not out of this category. The former has been removed from North America, with a production cost of $115 million returning to just over $71.9 million at the box office.

After the latter's release in March, the North American box office has not exceeded $100 million in nearly two months, much to the annoyance of Time Warner's top brass who have high hopes for DC Comics films.

To be exact, the film did not do well at the box office, with Roger? Albert has nothing to do with it, but in the past five years, the movies he is optimistic about have hit the street one after another. has to make people wonder if he has a kind of magic that can curse the movies he watches, making the audience want to stay away unconsciously.

"Roger? Albert's praise is equivalent to a box office murder. ”

This view gradually formed a consensus within Hollywood. There are even film companies that exaggerate and want to re-public relations with him, so that the other party must not give a thumbs up to his film.

It is a natural law that the old and the new are replaced, and those who do not adapt to the times will eventually be eliminated.

This month, there was another incident that caused a sensation in the film industry around the world. Roman? Polanski was on his way to the red carpet from his hotel to a film event in Switzerland when he was arrested by Swiss police. He seduces. The old story of raping an underage girl has once again made headlines in the media.

The U.S. Department of Justice reacted immediately and approached the Swiss side, hoping to turn Roman, who had been hunted for many years. Polanski was extradited back to the United States, and if the extradition is successful, the rest of the director's life will most likely be spent in prison.

Subsequently, the Swiss Ministry of Justice rejected Roman? Polanski requested bail because he had a history of escaping.

Under Swiss law, the U.S. side will have 60 days to file an extradition request and submit it to the Ministry of Justice for review, if granted......

This incident not only caused a strong reaction in the Polish and French film circles, but also activated Hollywood, which was relatively quiet after the Oscars.

Look at those with Roman? Polanski's friend, Woody? Allen, Martin? Scorsese, David? Lynch, Harvey? Weinstein, Pedro? Almodóvar, Ethan? Cohen, Jack? Nicholson, Harrison? Ford, Stephen? Spielberg, Robert? De Niro ......

Heavyweight names can bring dusty tragic events back into focus, and can also affect the judicial trial of Yan Sù, and Hollywood's bigwigs have always considered themselves privileged members.

The Jewish Club in Hollywood, in particular, will never allow an important member of itself to fall into the pocket of the US Department of Justice.

Those with Roman? Polanski, who was close to him, even began to run for him.

Or to put it another way, Hollywood doesn't allow the top people in the circle to be completely trampled under their feet like this, especially if the other party is still a Jew.

"Jack, this is not a good idea, and speaking out collectively will only attract public disgust."

Sitting on the sofa in his living room, Ryan looked at the visiting Jack across from him. Nicholson and David? Lynch, "thus pushing the event to the side we don't want to see." ”

Out of respect, Jack? Nicholson took off his signature sunglasses when he came in, "Are we not going to do anything?" I believe that if we collectively stand in solidarity, the Ministry of Justice will certainly have some scruples, and the public will change its position appropriately because of our support. ”

"David, what do you think?" Ryan asked again.

"We always have to have our own attitude."

The other party seemed to be a little unhappy with Ryan's colder response.

The two sides said a few more words, and there was no agreement on this, Jack? Nicholson and David? Lynch had no choice but to take his leave.

Ryan didn't stay long either, because of the temptation. The rape case is quite interesting, and he still has some memories of the remarks supported by Hollywood celebrities in his previous life, not only did not help Roman? Polanski, on the contrary, made his situation even more difficult.

If Ryan really wants to meddle in this matter, but while enjoying the privileges of a Jew, he naturally has to protect the interests of this class, and watch over each other when possible, which can be said to be one of the most basic rules of the Jewish Club in Hollywood.

Jack? Nicholson and David? Lynch's joint visit also fully shows that he cannot completely stay out of the situation.

Waving his hand to Charlize who came down from upstairs, Ryan sat and thought for a few minutes, roughly thinking about the pros and cons of the matter.

Don't say anything else, Roman? Polanski should be fine, after a series of trials and tribulations in his previous life, he finally paid 5 million euros bail and successfully got out of trouble.

The result is here, how can you profit from it?

If you make a timely move and show that you have played an important role in it, then the Hollywood Jewish Club will owe a favor that can play a huge and even crucial role in next year's Oscar selection.

As a fairly successful businessman, Ryan quickly figured out what he should do.

Now, he's going to wait and see what happens, waiting for Hollywood celebrities to speak out collectively and take the matter to the worse side.

But in two days, Woody? Allen, Martin? Scorsese, David? Lynch, Harvey? Weinstein and many other Hollywood celebrities have expressed their views on this matter, and their words may be different. Polanski's support.

"Shocked and outraged by the actions of the Swiss side, which happened 31 years ago, and the victim has already forgiven Polanski, and Polanski went to Switzerland, where he still owns property, and what is even more incomprehensible, why he was arrested when he was invited to Zurich to receive the award?"

Many people were outraged and supported Polanski, whose names are put together in a who's who of Hollywood's elite.

However, things did not change because of the support of Hollywood, which stars unanimously supported the troubled director, but instead drew a backlash from the public, especially women and feminist organizations.

Many women left messages on the Internet, expressing their opinions outspokenly, and more and more members of the public applauded Polanski's arrest, and their attention was focused on the case itself, seeing the director as just a sexual. Strong child abuse. Adulterer.

Those well-known women across the United States also stood up, and the female writer Kate? Harding wrote in his op-ed - Roman? Polanski raped a child, let's leave nothing else, and that's the detail that some people deliberately want to ignore. ”

The article became an instant hit on the Internet, with more than 100,000 visits in just a few hours, which seemed to indicate a reaction.

Kate? Harding then received a number of right. An invitation to the Wing Radio talk show to denounce Roman? Polanski's opinion pieces, one after another, were published in prominent implicit anti-Semitic media outlets in North America, who applauded the belated arrest.

The events developed dramatically, and the consequences seem to have gone far beyond Polanski himself, some of the people who would have supported him, such as Whoopi? Goldberg also began to defect and clarify his position, and in the following days, more and more female stars joined the ranks.

Hollywood's support for Polanski's actions is clearly counterproductive. (To be continued......)