Chapter 147: The Applause of the Times
The highlights of the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo" are far more than that, and the Count of Monte Cristo meeting Father Faria in the novel is only the beginning of the plot.
Soon, the plot of the movie progressed to the Count of Monte Cristo using the body of Father Faria to escape from prison, and the whole crew went to a real sea prison in order to shoot this scene and completed a series of difficult scenes on it, the most thrilling is the long shot of Harvey being thrown off a cliff in a body bag for a minute without any cuts.
Harvey clearly overestimated the audience's ability to watch the movie, and for first-time moviegoers, there was no concept of camera cutting, but even so, the moment when Harvey's role as the Count of Monte Cristo was thrown off the cliff also caused a burst of exclamations and screams from the audience, and the oppressive power of the plot shown by the long shot was like a boulder hanging in the hearts of all audiences.
The audience watched wide-eyed as the Count of Monte Cristo was thrown off a cliff and submerged in the sea with the camera, freeing himself from the body bag with the sharp knife that Father Faria had made over the years.
The sound of the gurgling water in the water made the audience even more nervous, and they saw the Count of Monte Cristo tear the bag with a knife, and little by little cut the thick ropes tied to his feet, and the stones tied to the ropes continued to sink with his body to the bottom of the sea.
The following and use of long shots allows the audience to experience the tension and sense of crisis of being sunk to the bottom of the sea with the Count of Monte Cristo.
Many viewers stood up at this moment, and more viewers chose to stand up and move a little away from the side in order not to be blocked, and no one had the heart to remind this rude behavior at the tense moment, the handsome man on the second floor looked at his sister who stood up next to him and couldn't wait to rush to the curtain and shook his head with an embarrassed smile, and his hanging heart finally relaxed with the earl's embarrassment floating on the sea.
At this moment, the Count triumphed over fate!
How many men wanted to chant and restrain themselves, only then did they realize their impolite behavior of standing up during the movie, and they were quickly seated back in place by the reminder of coughing.
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"After all, it's too much of a rush." Harvey, who saw the audience's reaction in the VIP seat, felt the expected satisfaction in his heart, but sighed regretfully in his heart.
The film of "The Count of Monte Cristo" has never reached the most perfect level in his heart, not because of technical limitations, the problem is the problem of length, the novel of millions of words is compressed into a film of nearly two hours, and on the other hand, it will definitely take more than half a year to polish, and it is too much to pursue perfection as a work used to promote the existence of the film.
The Count of Monte Cristo escaped from prison and began his journey of revenge, where he found the treasure left to him by Father Faria, not to mention the dazzling array of jewels that attracted even greater exclamations from the female audience, and the clear picture showed the real jewels, jeweled, dazzling, and each one of them was priceless.
"I see, it's a gem goblin, and it's a diamond goblin, and it's a shame that he can come up with such a convenient usage." In the VIP seat on the second floor, Susie recognized the body of the diamond at a glance when she saw the huge diamond Harvey was holding up, and smiled. The VIP room is a separate private room, some distance from the audience below, so you don't have to worry about disturbing others if you don't talk loudly.
"Leprechaun?" DuPont looked at the projection screen and asked in surprise, "Isn't that big diamond a prop?" ”
Susie lay on the table, took a grape and ate it lazily: "Just look at it, you can see if it's a real diamond or a living diamond." ”
Seeing that Susie didn't plan to explain, Dupont stopped asking, he had only read about goblins on the information crystal, and some powerful spellcasters would hire goblins as assistants, or clean the room and other chores, but the kingdom of Barron hadn't seen these little guys for a long time, and none of the spellcasters could meet the conditions to summon or summon goblins.
Dupont's gaze at the movie had a deep meaning, he knew the identity of Harvey's spellcaster, but he didn't expect Harvey to have such a magical ability, and he had a lot of high regard for Harvey.
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Two hours is not too long, but it is not too short.
All the spectators felt that they had only spent a very short time, and after a tumultuous adventure, the Count of Monte Cristo had fulfilled the mission given to him by the goddess of revenge, and all the wicked were punished, and finally his mind that had been imprisoned in prison was redeemed.
He should have blamed himself, he exercised his right to revenge, so he was not a good person himself, the Count of Monte Cristo, who had experienced the ups and downs of life, knew this better than anyone else, and it was also the anger of revenge that made him escape from prison and became the driving force for his survival.
When the revenge is avenged, the Count becomes a walking corpse, giving up the wealth that the Lord has given him and giving it to Haidai, who should have enjoyed a good life.
Haydai is still young and has everything the Count once hoped for, or the Count sees Hydel as his daughter and a continuation of the future, Haydai is lucky that she should have faced a cruel fate than the Count but was saved by the Count.
The Count stubbornly sees Haydai as his daughter and gives her everything in the hope that she will find a new life.
Should it really be like this?
The audience who saw the last scene had the same question, sad for the Count who was about to leave alone in the movie, if he left, gave up his wealth and thoughts, what would he have left?
Lottie got up from her position and walked to the viewing platform to look at the projection of the screen, her eyes were filled with tears, she was infected by this sad atmosphere, she had read this ending more than once in the novel, she knew what would happen to the Count next, the plot in the novel ushered in the end, everything should have been calm, but the ending of the novel sublimated the melody of the novel.
Hopeful, romantic and beautiful.
As the sentence at the end of the novel.
The hearts of all the audiences in the cinema trembled together, the appeal of the movie was too strong, and the audience who had read the novel knew the next development, and they were extremely looking forward to it! Looking forward to that happy ending!
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Curtain projection
"I'm still young." Haidai came to the Earl and replied gently, her white hands gently cupped the Earl's cheeks, so that the eyes of the two of them met, as if to make the Count feel the determination she had, and she replied in a calm voice: "I love the sweet life you have arranged for me, I don't want to die." ”
Die!? The Count showed a stunned expression, he had never wanted this noble girl to die, he had always regarded Haidai as a daughter, what was she talking about?
The Earl may have had the answer in his heart, since the day when Haidai found his suicide note, but he didn't dare to think about it, he didn't dare to hope for it.
The Earl's face was complicated: "You mean, if I leave you, Haidai..."
"Yes, I'm going to die, my lord." The girl nodded calmly, her voice filled with an irresistible firmness.
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In the audience, many female viewers left tears, ruining the exquisite makeup they had spent hours dressing up, but they were not like the usual lace folding fans to cover their embarrassed appearance, tears were full of sadness, but at this moment they felt extremely excited.
Women are sensual animals, and this scene in the novel has long become a dream scene for countless women.
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"So do you love me?" The Count's voice finally faltered, and he asked the doubts in his heart, he had not been out of that cage for many years, Father Faria had let his body out of prison, and now Haydai's voice had made his mind leave there, that dark and small place.
"Valentina! He asked me if I loved him. My sister, tell him if you love Massimilan. ”
The Count felt his heart swell, beating wildly, like the tide of the sea.
He opened his arms, Haidai shouted, and threw herself into his arms with tears of joy: "I love you!" I love you as a father, brother and husband! I love you as I love life and God. Because you are the best and most noble person in the world. ”
Haidai, who was hugged by the earl, had a sweet smile on her face, extremely happy.
"May all things be as you wish, my angel, God inspired me to fight against my enemies, gave me victory and refused to let me end it with a life of asceticism, I wanted to punish myself, but God forgave me! Love me so much, Haidai! Who knows, maybe your love will make me forget all the things I should forget. The Count embraced the girl's petite body, and the heart he had thought had dried up was overflowing with emotion again, and he had tasted happiness for the first time in a long time except revenge.
"What do you mean, sir?" Haidai asked a little shyly, but she had already received a satisfactory answer.
"Haidai, your words have given me more inspiration than twenty years of long experience, I only have you in this world. Because of you, I will start my life again, and I can feel pain and happiness again, but there is no doubt that you will be my only one. ”
Haidai looked into the earl's eyes and swore in a loud voice: "Haidai Teberin, swear here
I have nothing to turn to but you
If fate wants to separate us, then I will overcome it
My body, my heart, everything I have belongs to you
I love you more than my life. ”
The Count thought quietly for a moment. "Have I discovered the truth?"
He whispered, "But whether this is compensation or punishment, Haidai, you have overcome me!" Conquered my fate! ”
The Count hugged the girl's waist tightly.
The symphonic version of "Ode to Joy" was played at the right time, and even the male audience members who were forced to be calm but their eyes were red, and they all turned their faces to hide it.
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"He's gone!" Valentina also whispered, "Farewell, my friend! Farewell, my sister! ”
"Who knows if we'll ever see him again?" Morel said with tears in her eyes.
"My friend," replied Valentina, with a pleased smile, "didn't the Count just tell us?" All human wisdom is contained in these four words: "Wait" and "Hope"! ”
The wind blew and accidentally blew away the letter in Morel's hand, and the white paper fluttered to the horizon and to the distant sun.
The curtain fades to black, revealing some film-related information as the opening scene, including a list of actors and the names of some of the assisting organizations.
All the audience suddenly understood.
Movie
It's over
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The audience is still immersed in the aftertaste, they are a little unfinished and a little dazed, they have forgotten what to do after watching the movie, maybe their thoughts are still in the story they just saw.
"Bang bang bang!"
In the exclusive VIP room on the second floor, Eileno Windsor, the first heir of the kingdom, walked to the viewing platform, and her position could see all the audiences on the first floor, and of course the audience could see her.
The older princess, who was known for her strange temper, applauded, "I applaud the birth of a new art that I have seen, for the wonderful journey of the eyes and the soul that I have just experienced, for Mr. Harvey Adrian, and for the great contribution of The Count of Monte Cristo to the novel and to the film!" ”
Almost as soon as the voice fell, countless spectators in the audience stood up and applauded vigorously, and the applause was like a flash flood, resounding through the hall, almost tearing off the dome of the cinema, and the gentleman or lady did not care about the etiquette, and expressed their admiration for the birth of the phantom with enough force to numb the palms of their hands.
The audience's fierce praise and discussion were drowned out in applause, and people exchanged heads and ears, only to find that no matter how close they were, they couldn't get their voices out, and they laughed dumbly, because they found that even they couldn't stop clapping.
The more spectators, the more lively the atmosphere.
The red-haired girl who complained at the beginning now rushed to the front of the crowd on the second floor, stretched out her hand to clap her hands for fear that others would not know her current mood, she took a tissue from her brother's hand to wipe away her tears, and after seeing her brother's smiling look, she showed embarrassment, glared at him and continued to join the clapping ranks.
On the second floor, Count Henrietta, who had his own exclusive seat, did not have the strength to stand up, he blushed and looked around at the audience, and the old butler hurriedly stepped forward to help him and called: "Earl~Earl~ What's wrong?" ”
Count Henrietta waved his hand in a trance, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and took a deep breath: "It's okay, it's just infected by the atmosphere." ”
As he spoke, his eyes moistened.
In the VIP room, Lottie also stood up and applauded fiercely, and this time, even Susie, who was reluctant to come here, clapped her hands and commented indifferently: "It's really good, it's much better than novels and the like." ”
DuPont commented: "Mr. Adrian has indeed created a new kind of art. ”
On Harvey's side, Jared was so happy that the corners of his mouth were about to reach the root of his ears, and he blushed and watched the reaction of the audience below, unable to help himself with excitement.
William, who usually rarely shows emotion, stood beside Jared, unable to maintain his calm and breezy appearance, holding the cold railing with both hands.
On the contrary, Harvey was leisurely tasting fruits, and he was excited when he was filming the movie, and he couldn't have predicted this situation with the knowledge and experience of his previous life.
The Count of Monte Cristo is perfect for a film adaptation, with a great story, a touching ending and a profound truth.
But there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand spectators, and a thousand Count of Monte Cristo in the eyes of a thousand spectators. This sentence illustrates the influence of another angle of appreciating the so-called art on art, different life experiences will give different audiences completely different views, and looking at the same thing will come to very different results because of different starting points.
This is not the point, the point is that the audience of the "Count of Monte Cristo" film itself has never been exposed to cinema and lacks immunity to this kind of new things.
The world's first film was a black-and-white silent film, but it made a female audience mistakenly think that there was really a train rushing towards her, in modern times, I am afraid that only VR technology has a similar effect, and in the further future, maybe the audience at that time will laugh at why modern people are frightened by shoddy VR technology.
This is the limitation of the times, which limit the world is still in a period of cultural desert, and a drop of nectar can become a priceless treasure in the desert.
Thinking back to that time, Harvey had a similar feeling, when he was still an ignorant middle school student, until one day he stepped into the door of a rented bookstore, where he came into contact with online literature, he got up early and greedy for darkness, from the morning waiting for the bookstore to open and kept reading novels inside until it closed, at that time he himself was a desert, and he was naturally out of control when he came into contact with the moisture of nectar.
Novelty always has a great attraction to people, and at that time, Harvey must have enjoyed even novels that he now considers rubbish.
The success of the film "The Count of Monte Cristo" is attributed to the quality of the film itself, to all the audiences in this world who have not been exposed to movies.
Harvey's words before the screening of "The Count of Monte Cristo" are the confidence and vision that the film will become popular in the world, and "The Count of Monte Cristo" is the most powerful weapon he uses to promote the film.
Harvey came to Jared and laughed, and in his eyes, the applause of the audience had a deeper meaning for this era.