After its success in Germany, the film was released simultaneously throughout Europe and North America. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoSchindler's List became one of the most high-profile films in the world, with an almost unsurpassable depth of thought and extraordinary artistic expression. There have been many films depicting the mass murder of Jews during World War II, but this is the first true feature film about the awakening of the German conscience and the risk of their lives to rebel against the Nazis and rescue the Jews. US President Clinton was so impressed by the film that he exclaimed at a press conference: "I urgently ask you to watch this film." ”

It's hard to achieve a perfection as simply impeccable as Schindler's List. It should be said that its existence is a kind of eternity of cinema. As Spielberg's humanitarian work of reflecting on the catastrophe of history, this film is his work that has been recognized by film critics since filming. In the nearly one month since the film was released, the total box office exceeded 400 million US dollars, which may not be a brilliant achievement for Hollywood, which is accustomed to big-budget films, but for a work that reflects on history, the film does not add any commercial elements, and it has to be said that it is a miracle that it can get such a box office. In view of the film's global repercussions, Spielberg, the film's director, and Lin Mu, the writer-producer, were both invited to attend a ceremony in Washington to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. After the event, the two were interviewed by the media together.

"As the director and screenwriter of the film, what do you two think of the film?"

"It was one of the most painful experiences of my life, and I felt like I wasn't making a movie, I was living it myself. As a film director, it is actually very taboo to say that one of my works is my most successful, because people always want to be able to constantly surpass their previous works, so if someone asks me this question before, I tell him that my best work is always the next one, but now I have to change this statement, I can no longer surpass the artistic achievements and profound connotations achieved by this film, this will be my best work, I have no secret of this! Spielberg's answer was full of affirmation of the film.

"Actually, I feel ashamed that as a screenwriter, I just adapted the original book into a movie script. The artistic connotation reflected in this work comes from the original work, and I don't dare to take credit for the great achievements of this film, it is the artistic charm of the original work that infects me! Lin Mu attributed the success of the script to the original book, and his humble attitude won the favor of most people.

Sir, why did you decide to write this script in the first place? Another note then asked.

"I wrote this script when I was in college, and I didn't really plan to write it in the first place. Although I had read the original book early on, what really struck me was my former agent, Mr. Thomas Cooler, who was also a Jew, who took me to see a photo exhibition about the history of Jewish suffering during World War II. This experience gave me the idea to create. Lin Mu glanced at the notes present, there were a few Asian faces in the middle, and he suddenly asked, "Is there a record from Japan/Ben here?" ”

There was silence in the audience, and finally one person raised his right hand very hesitantly.

"Very well, there is also a day/myself here, who can witness the truth of what I say below. In fact, there is another important reason why I wrote this script, that is, the tragic experience of the Jews reminded me of the Chinese who have experienced the same suffering. The Nazis slaughtered 6 million Jews in World War II, but in China during the same period, more than 20 million Chinese died in Japan/Ben's war of aggression against China, and in Nan/Beijing, China alone, Japan/himself slaughtered more than 300,000 Chinese civilians. This resonates with me as a people who have also experienced suffering, and I think that it is not only Germany that should reflect on it, but all countries that are engaged in this evil war. This is a tragedy for all mankind, and it is also a lesson that should be remembered forever by future generations! ”

The number of Chinese deaths in the Second / War shocked all those present, and the face of the day/Benji in the audience was ugly, but he could not find any words to refute it, although he was unwilling to admit in front of everyone that his people had laid down such heinous sins, but in the face of the facts, any argument seemed pale and powerless!

Lin Mu's words appeared in the major print media in the United States the next day, and for a time, the historical materials about the invasion/Japanese massacre of Chinese by the Japanese army were widely exposed by the media, and the call for condemning the atrocities of Japan/Japan/China became louder and louder. **The ambassador of Japan to the United States submitted a request to the U.S. government to suppress this wave of speech, which the Japanese side believes has harmed the interests of the country. However, the Confederation rejected the request of the representative on the grounds that the Government had no right to interfere with freedom of expression.

The Federation of Chinese in the United States organized a huge demonstration in New York to condemn the Japanese/Japanese government's disrespect for history, and more than 100,000 Chinese in the United States participated in the demonstration. This large-scale Chinese protest has greatly touched American society, and for the first time Americans have seen Chinese people so united on the streets, and the US government can no longer ignore the political voices of this growing Chinese group. Under pressure from the U.S. government, the ambassador of the Japanese embassy in the U.S. had to publicly apologize to the Chinese, and the next day, he announced his resignation.

Lin Mu also participated in the massive demonstration, and after the march, he did not immediately rush back to Los Angeles, but to the Napa River Valley in California, where he received another invitation from Francis Coppola after a year. Francis Coppola issued an invitation letter after hearing that Lin Mu was the chairman of Paramount, and in the invitation letter, he only said that he wanted to get together with Lin Mu, but Lin Mu knew in his heart that Francis Coppola might have another purpose for this trip.

As expected, in Francis Coppola's castle, Lin Mu also met another person, a person he was very interested in.

"Mr. Cage, I didn't expect to meet you here!" Lin Mu's trip originally wanted to continue to persuade Francis Coppola to come out of the mountain, but he didn't expect to meet Nicolas Cage, who had just won the Oscar. "Escape from Las Vegas" is a small production film that costs only $3.5 million, and Cage not only invests his soul, but also receives a meager salary. In this film, Cage gets only one-tenth of his usual salary! But his soul-wrenching performance earned him a glittering Academy Award, which is beyond the reach of money, and the film made him the hottest male star.

"Nicholas, I said a long time ago that you shouldn't abandon your family name!" Francis Coppola sighed with some regret.

"If I keep my surname Coppola, I will only live under the aura of your uncle for the rest of my life, and I hope that people will not refer to me by the name of Francis Coppola's nephew!" The conversation between the uncle and nephew made Lin Mu finally figure out the relationship between them. Nicolas Cage, formerly known as Nicolas King Coppola, was born to Auguste Coppola, former dean of the University of San Francisco School of Liberal Arts. He began his film career at the age of 17 and changed his surname to his favorite composer John Cage in order not to be affected by his uncle's fame.

"But your body is always flowing with the blood of the Coppola family, and you can't change that!" Francis Coppola has always been obsessed with Nicolas Cage's change of surname.

"I'm not going to change that, at least my father and you still recognize me as a member of the Coppola family." Nicolas Cage doesn't want to argue more with his uncle on this issue, after all, Francis Coppola is his elder. And the conversation between the two of them, Lin Mu couldn't interject at all.

Fortunately, Francis Coppola did not forget that he had invited a guest at the scene, and seeing that he could not convince his nephew, he began to complain to Lin Mu instead: Nicholas is my nephew, and his father and I are very angry at him for tampering with his surname without permission, there is nothing wrong with the surname Coppola, is there an uncle who is a director who insults him? ”

"I think Mr. Nicolas Cage has a reason for doing this, and I don't think he would have been on the Oscar podium this year if he hadn't gone through the previous grind. In fact, I used to be more optimistic about Jean Reno, but I have to admit that after I watched the film "Escape from Las Vegas", Mr. Nicolas Cage's performance won me over. And I know that Mr. Nicolas Cage's previous acting career was not all smooth sailing, and everything is a process of accumulation. For an actor, the most precious thing is actually those frustrated experiences! After Nicolas Cage won the award, Lin Mu carefully investigated his information. Nicolas Cage played a New York yuppie in the film "Vampire Kiss", and later became a vampire, which can be called Cage's most "excessive" performance since the film, because during the filming, he even actually swallowed a cockroach alive. But the unlucky cockroach seemed to bring him good luck. Since then, his somewhat tired, somewhat low-key image has begun to be accepted. In 1990, he performed in "Firebird Attack" and "My Heart is Wild". "Wild at Heart" has a strange and strong visual style and surreal atmosphere. At the end of the film, Cage stood on top of the rolling traffic in a snakeskin jacket and sang Elvis Presley's famous song, which became a classic scene in movie history. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 43rd Cannes Film Festival that year, which became a turning point in Cage's acting career.

"I don't think it seems to have much to do with his last name!" Francis Coppola disagrees with Lin Mu.

Of course, if Mr. Cage hadn't changed his last name, he would have been deeply branded with you from the first step he stepped into the entertainment industry. Perhaps with the favor of your reputation, Mr. Cage can take on some good movies more smoothly, and he can also be accepted by people faster. But this is not necessarily a good thing for an actor, there will be many sequelae of overnight success, and it is even easy to limit the exhibition of an actor's life. In my opinion, it is difficult for an actor who has not experienced setbacks and failures to become a truly good filmmaker! Lin Mu said this is tantamount to putting a top hat on Francis Coppola in disguise, in fact, in terms of current fame, Nicolas Cage has surpassed Francis Coppola, fortunately, Nicolas Cage did not dispute this statement, and he also knew that his uncle was a good-faced person.

In fact, Lin Mu's words made Nicolas Cage feel like a confidant, he originally wanted to make friends with the new president of Paramount through his uncle this time to see if there was a chance to cooperate, but judging from Lin Mu's words, he was very interested in himself.

Of course, Francis Coppola also saw this, Lin Mu had taken care of his face when he said this, and he was also very reasonable, at least Nicolas Cage's current results did not disgrace his reputation as an uncle. Francis Coppola naturally did not forget the purpose of inviting Lin Mu to the castle this time, and seeing that Nicolas Cage and Lin Mu were chatting very speculatively, he left under the pretext of leaving the space for the two young people to talk freely.

"My uncle is so stubborn, don't you mind!" After Francis Coppola left, Nicolas Cage began to complain about his uncle's temper.

"Mr. Francis is a director I have a lot of respect for!" Lin Mu did not express his dissatisfaction with Francis Coppola's behavior, he knew that a big director like Francis Coppola would have some eccentric tempers.

"He's been saying lately that his era is over, and he rarely complains except for the films you produce, and the most I hear every day now is his insults at the current Hollywood directors and films. He thinks that Hollywood movies have lost their minds and only know how to blindly cater to the audience, and he feels that his ideas are outdated! Nicolas Cage said helplessly.

"What's going on with Mr. Cage lately?" Lin Mu turned the conversation to Nicolas Cage, who had originally planned to persuade Francis Coppola to come out of the mountain, but after meeting Nicolas Cage, he changed his mind. Paramount has no shortage of good directors, but companies are still interested in a good actor like Nicolas Cage. (To be continued.) )