"It's John Hughes's best way of telling the story."

In a private theater in San Francisco, there are only two people sitting in the huge screening room, George Lucas with a beard folded his hands, leaning on the seat, seeing Kevin on the screen from the blank face when he first learned that his family disappeared to the excitement of accepting reality, his eyes also narrowed an arc, "Start with the real portrayal of people in reality, use a short plot to make them empathize, and wait for the public to enter it, and then use drama to depict a story that the public usually wants to do, but dare not do." In this way, the crowd watching the movie will naturally think that this movie is very good, because - the content on the screen is the life they crave on weekdays......"

Although the movie only lasted twenty minutes, the core of it has been seen through by Lucas.

Unlike "The Shawshank Redemption", as a comedy movie for children, this can't be a thought-provoking and profound story, just tell something that can't be told on weekdays, can't be played in daily life, and can't be enjoyed in ordinary times.

Thinking deeply about that kind of thing, which should not be left to the child, as long as it makes them happy, it is considered a success.

To put it mildly, the frame structure of the whole story even reminds Lucas of "Spring Is Not a Reading Day", in which Phyllis, a truant master, also relies on things that ordinary people can't do to attract audiences of the same age.

Or rather, this kind of narrative is what John Hughes used to eat.

But unlike "The Breakfast Club" and "Spring is Not a Reading Day", the audience of the movie "Home Alone" is a child in every household, and as long as the child is willing to watch it, the number of votes sold will increase geometrically.

After all, children don't go to the cinema alone, do they?

Compared with the previous two films, the rhythm of "Home Alone" is more cheerful, Chris Columbus does not use a long pen and ink to depict the injustice suffered by the protagonist Kevin at home, but reinforces it all with fierce contradictions, highlighting the problem with a short time, and then dedicating a lot of space to depicting a world that children want to get.

In this way, the kind of refreshing feeling that children expect will continue to wash away, even if the follow-up plot is absurd and false, they will feel that this movie is very good.

It's like 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty.

It's enough to appear once, and then, it's over!

Because of this, when the cheerful music sounds, regardless of whether the protagonist Kevin is rolling on the bed with popcorn, picking up 18+ books and reading them curiously, or picking up a toy gun and shooting his brothers' figures into the basement, these short and brisk plots are all explaining to those young audiences how beautiful the world they yearn for.

And the little ones who watch movies in the theater are like the three kittens in "Puss in Boots", staring at the screen with wide eyes, dull expressions, and yearning......

That feeling is like seeing Panda for the first time in "The Fire Boy King".

Beyond the Heavens Silver Dragon! Rush the duck!

Pan Qiliang! Your VIP membership card has been upgraded by me again!

"Mom, is it really that happy to be alone at home? I also wanted to be at home alone, like Kevin. ”

"Dad, I'm not going out to play this Christmas, you and mom can go out with your brother and sister."

"I want to be home alone, too! I also want to watch TV, eat ice cream, and play with my brother's toys! ”

When the words of envy poured out of the mouths of these little guys like beans poured out of a bamboo tube, the parents who accompanied the children were like sitting on pins and needles, and at this moment, they felt that taking their children to watch the movie "Home Alone" was simply a wrong decision - 'want to drive us away and live a carefree and free life alone?' ’

'Bullshit! ’

'This is a script written by some stupid writer!' Which stupid director made a movie? ’

We bring our children to watch movies in the hope that they can be happy and maintain family harmony! ’

Instead of being taught by you to be more rebellious and continue to rebel! ’

'I would have known to go to see Disney's "Little Heroes in Distress"! ’

'Home Alone? What a spicy chicken! ’

When these parents find out that their children have a tendency to riot, they really want to pull each other out of the theater.

If it weren't for the fear that those little guys would make a fuss on the spot, they would have done it a long time ago.

Of course, it may be to know the inner thoughts of the parents, but it is more like understanding the real state of the public, and the montage narrative shot used to describe Kevin's happy life did not last too long, after a few camera switches, the mother's worry, the father's comfort, and the appearance of the two thieves brought the unbridled cheerful plot back on track.

Although it is said that it is very unrealistic for a work to please everyone.

But John Hughes's Home Alone can please at least two groups.

One is the main force of the box office, those children who want to enter the theater.

The second is the parents of the main force, those real money bags, the guys who can let the children enter the theater.

Just to depict to those children on the screen, how wonderful is life at home alone?

How can it be!

If nothing else, if it's just like this, the 90-minute duration can't be made up at all!

So, when Joe Percy and Daniel Stern, who played the thieves, appeared, and when the mother's worries flashed on the screen, those parents who thought that this movie might teach bad children suddenly felt that they had an extra didactic weapon in their hands, looking at the screen, Kevin, who was hiding under the bed, looking sluggish and trembling, they started to talk -

"You see, it's really not that comfortable to be alone at home."

"As soon as the thief appears, you can't deal with it."

"You don't have the ability to face danger head-on, and if you stay at home alone, it's easy for things to happen......"

However, before these parents could implement the act of teaching by word and deed, the picture on the screen changed again-

Kevin, who was shivering under the bed, had a soul-deep inspiration for himself, and he rushed out of the house with all his courage, shouting at the surroundings, wanting to have a hard-to-face duel with the two thieves just now.

It's a pity, just when he was venting, the horror murderer who was previously described by his brother, the neighbor's strange old man suddenly appeared, looking at the figure holding a shovel and dragging a garbage can.

And then—

Shivered.

"Hahahaha......"

"Kevin is so cowardly!"

"If it were me, I wouldn't be scared by that weird old man......"

"It's not been half a minute since he swore a gambling curse, and he was scared back again, no wonder he grew so big and was bullied all the time."

Get......

This is a teaching!

Listening to the sudden roar of laughter in the theater, those parents who wanted to educate their children immediately closed their mouths.

Although Fang Cai's funny plot did interrupt their educational thoughts, the content reflected on the screen is the same as those parents - telling their children that there are many dangers in the world and telling them not to be obsessed with the beauty of being alone at home.

Even if the children will not be able to understand these contents for a while, it doesn't matter, right?

At least, for these parents, the two-way thinking of the whole movie is full of help for their family education.

And when the child is satisfied, so is the child's six purse......

This means that this film, which has been screened for half an hour, has been able to save these audiences until the end.

After all, children's movies are the most prone to audience loss.

Compared with those adults who have watched a bad movie and would rather sleep in the theater than leave, once children find this movie very boring, then they will not be polite to you.

Of course, compared with the first half hour, the follow-up plot is naturally not so superficial.

In order to satisfy the child, Kevin in the film naturally has to show his intelligence and intelligence.

At the same time, in order to satisfy the six money bags, the thieves in the film naturally had to be 'smart'.

And once he enters this stage, Kevin in the film officially catches people's attention.

Whether it's finding pocket money, going shopping alone, using your wits to get rid of two thieves on the street, or setting up your home to scare off thieves, or the final battle, a one-on-twenty ......

The astute Kevin is set off by two stupid thieves, and it becomes especially interesting.

Of course, the most satisfying plot for parents and children is the scene at the end of the film, where Kevin is caught by two thieves and hung on the buckle of his clothes.

is different from those vulgar comedies that are 18+ and full of, the reason why "Home Alone" can be called the top one classic family comedy in film history in Roland's previous life is because the whole movie not only meets the fantasies and needs of children during their growth, but also is full of warm elements. You will also find out what impact your usual actions will have on your younger siblings.

In addition to warmth, the fierce neighbor old man is also the most common guy in the children's ordinary life, many times, the neighbor is dissatisfied with you, because you little ghosts are really annoying, when you really grow up, kind-hearted, the road is uneven and roars, the guy who should shoot when he should shoot still exists......

In the embrace of goose feathers and snow, the film came to an end, and with the presentation of subtitles, the faces of the audience who got up and left in the theater showed happy smiles. Although the movie-watching mentality at the time of arrival is not consistent, for the vast majority of audiences, this is a pretty good movie, there is no kind of show-off complex editing and shooting techniques in the Olympic film, and the content of the story is not only funny, but also full of interpretation of family, affection, and neighborhood relationships.

The children can understand and be happy to watch, which has achieved the original purpose of those parents, and at the same time, the educational significance contained in it is really an unexpected joy, and it is this kind of accident that has not been mentioned by film critics in advance that makes parents have the idea of Amway, they want to share this movie that can make a difference in their children's relationship with others.

"Mom, Kevin is so handsome!"

"George didn't see this movie in the first place, it's really his regret."

"I'll have to tell him when I go back and ask his mom to bring him to the cinema tomorrow."

"Yes, baby, you'll go find him when you get back."

…………

“Dad。”

"Huh?"

"Don't leave me at home, like Kevin, okay? I don't want to meet those thieves. ”

"Oh, honey, that's not going to happen."

…………

"Jonathan?"

"What's wrong?"

"You seem to like my Skywalker toy?"

"yes, didn't you already know about this?"

"Okay, it's yours."

“Wow？ Really fake! ”

"Of course it's true, do you still doubt me?"

"No, no, no...... I was just a little surprised...... Hiss...... Of course, I'd actually prefer Solo if I could. ”

"Solo? Well...... How can you be more greedy than Kevin in the movies? Oh...... Okay, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that about you, if you want, give it to you, I'll open the cabinet when I go back......"

"That'...... Can you bring Chewbaccal to me along? They're ...... anyway."

"Get out!"

…………

Conversations like this are present in all corners of America.

For the guys after watching the movie, what T-800, what Terminator, what little monster, these are no longer important, the young audience who came with the unknown has already received the best Christmas gifts, on Christmas Eve, a dream that has been had, turning their fantasies into a beautiful story, in the midst of laughter, spending 90 minutes, it is already able to make them feel satisfied, and the money bags......

Watching the act of the eldest son sharing toys with the younger son -

This kind of breakthrough is far more than the face value of the family.

Of course, compared to the public who are ready to make a movie to their friends, the two people in San Francisco are even happier.

After watching the movie in a private theater in San Francisco, the bearded man twisted his neck, squinted at the little brother next to him, and said with a smile: "Chris is much smarter than you, if you hadn't studied hard in the field of literature and art, "1941" would not have failed. ”

"Don't think you're David Lean, any shot is the greatest epic, you see Chris's idea is right, embrace business first, wait until you get a foothold in Hollywood, talk about art, if you can't even make money, you can't prove to the world, you have countless fans, in this case, how can other people go to watch your art films?"

This kind of preaching has appeared many times over the years.

Listening to Lucas's words, Spielberg, who was watching the movie with him, shook his head with a wry smile and said: "George, okay, you have told me many times about these things, and I have done what you said, you can't let me make four or five "Raiders of the Lost Ark" first, and then hit the Oscars...... I invited you to watch a movie today just to let you see that child. ”

"Kid? Kevin? Rowland? As soon as Spielberg said this, Lucas glanced at the other party, shook his head and said: "I bring an apprentice, you also bring an apprentice, my apprentice is compared to your apprentice, and then you bring your apprentice's apprentice to anger me, right?" OkOkOk, I admit that you are better at teaching students than I am, are you satisfied? ”

Spielberg laughed at the words of complaining and admitting defeat, although the movie "Home Alone" had nothing to do with him, but he would be very happy to win against Lucas.

You know, since 1967, they have been fighting each other.

"Jaws" became the global box office champion?

I'm sorry, but my Star Wars took you down.

"Star Wars" raised the box office ceiling to a level that no one else could match?

I'm sorry, but my "Alien E.T." tops it up again.

Of course, although they continue to compete in various fields such as the box office, winning or losing is not important to them at all.

They enjoy the thrill of the moment of victory, but what can this success bring to themselves?

They don't lack money or status, they don't care at all.

As the lights in the theater turned on, looking at the grinning little brother, Lucas used his elbow to pestle the other party.

"Let me ask you, have you been in contact with him?"

"Didn't you tell me last time that Robert didn't confirm that Roland was taught by him?"

"Contact? Hold your horses. Spielberg shook his head and said, "You watch Roland's performance, who else do you think in this world can teach it?" His position in front of the close-up, that is the way we usually teach, when I was filming "Raiders of the Lost Ark", you watched from the sidelines, Harrison's close-ups were all shot by me with a camera, and now Hollywood can use it, except for Robert, isn't it you? ”

"If you had taught him, you would have shown it off in front of me."

"As for Robert's refusal, you don't know that he guy, what he wants to make most is not a drama, but a special effects film, and he will go to the industrial light magic diamond at the first opportunity, and he will not admit it if he is caught by us, in this case, if he really wants to deny it, who can let him take the initiative to admit it?"

"That's right." Spielberg said this, and Lucas nodded in agreement.

Zemeckis is a guy he knows, and he's obsessed with movie stunts.

At his command, ILM even has a team tinkering with motion capture technology.

And every time he was discovered, he flatly denied it.

It's like this in normal times, how do you want him to admit it?

"Okay, then I'll follow the old process and send out a press release?"

The Jews slammed the door, that is a well-known thing in the world, but in the face of their own people, all kinds of convenience, but thinking of the law, whenever a companion has a movie released, they will go to the movie as soon as possible, and then you will magically find that the next morning, those directors who were not very prominent, all sent film reviews, and those evaluations are even more explicit and terrible.

Lucas took a deep breath, and while recalling the film, he also said: "For the sake of the difficulties that Francis caused John, I will mention John, for Martin's sake, I will mention Joe, for Woody's sake, I will mention Daniel, for your sake, I will mention Chris, and of course, the most important thing is Robert's student Roland?" ”

"What do you say? Why can't I understand? Spielberg pretended not to know, and looked at each other blankly.

It's just that the smile hidden in the corner of his eyes betrays his mood at the moment.

"Alright! At this point, you don't understand! Lucas raised his fist angrily and smacked it on Spielberg's shoulder, "I'm helping your people write a PR draft, if you don't know, then I won't write it!" ”

"Okay, just kidding...... You can write whatever you want. Spielberg shrugged his shoulders and broke the mark for a second.

"Really?" Lucas was a little incredulous.

"Of course." Spielberg nodded.

"What about you? There's no way you can't stop writing, right? Lucas wanted to know what Spielberg would say about his protégé.

"Me? Of course I don't write. Spielberg's answer was very calm.

“What？” Lucas suspected he had misheard, "You don't write? Are you sure? ”

"yes, of course I don't write it." Spielberg confirmed again, but this time, when he saw that the other party was about to raise his fist and gouge himself again, he didn't sell it again, but hurriedly said his thoughts, "Because, I told Catherine that he would announce tomorrow that "Captain Hook" is about to start filming. ”

"Of course, at the same time as announcing the starring role, there may be a mention in the news that Roland Allen has been selected by me and will show his face in the film, as for the specific time......"

"Unknown."