Chapter 342: The Judging Begins
The jury has arrived, and this year's Palme d'Or has begun to review the films.
Because of Professor Jon's presence, several judges became more serious, for fear that there would be any mistakes or omissions that would make this Tarzan giant in the film industry have a bad impression.
As several people sat down, the lights in the screening room suddenly dimmed, and the projector began to work.
The time to review a film is destined to be long, not a day or two, you must know that this is the work of directors from all over the world, and the magnitude is very huge.
The movies produced by Hollywood alone are enough for them to watch for two days, not to mention the number of them in the world, and they don't want to do it in a week.
The screen flashed twice, and the first film officially began to play.
"'The Blake's Family," I remember, seems to be the work of British director Smith." Matti whispered, quickly recognizing who the film's director was.
Because it is used for review, the movie does not play the title of the production company, the cast and crew list, etc., just to save time.
The only information presented in the whole movie is the name of the movie, and it will not even reveal who the director is.
Of course, if the director is more famous, he will be recognized by the judges like this.
Obviously, this director Smith is also well-known in the industry, otherwise Ma Ti would not have known who the director is by the name of the movie.
The movie officially began to play, and everyone invariably quieted down, and their minds were focused on the film itself.
Professor Jon's expression was serene, and his expression didn't fluctuate at all when he watched the movie, making it impossible to tell what was going on in his heart based on his expression.
Like a playboy-like director, Klett moves very lightly, casually crosses Erlang's legs, and supports his cheek with one hand.
The whole movie is two hours long, and several people here are professionals, and when they see almost two-thirds of the way, they can guess the follow-up plot.
Susan, who has always been a little cold, covered her red lips with her hand and yawned, this movie is not very to her appetite.
The jury's appearance of such an action can almost be said to be a death sentence for the film.
The most taboo thing about movies is boredom, although the Palme d'Or Film Festival pays more attention to the artistry of the film, but it can't arouse the audience's appetite, and it is doomed to fail.
When the film ended, everyone relaxed their bodies, exhaled lightly, and began to talk.
"Sort of... Mediocre? Professor Mark commented tentatively.
Director Sparrow, who was wearing a pink punk trench coat, said very directly: "No, it's boring,"
His character is like this, he goes straight to the point, he never hesitates to say what he thinks.
Because of this, Sparrow can be regarded as offending some people in the circle, but he just didn't correct it.
But this is the Palme d'Or, his bad reviews will not be leaked, and what he wants to do is a direct evaluation.
So Sparrow didn't have any worries, and didn't show any mercy to the director named Smith.
Klett shook his head as well and didn't say anything more.
Matthi on the side wanted to say something, but turned her head to look at Professor Jon, only to find that the old man was still in the same position as before, not moving.
If it weren't for the blinking of the other's eyes, Matthi would have thought something had happened to Professor Jon.
"What do you think of Professor Jon?" Matti asked.
Professor Jon then moved his hand on his lap, looking like he was deep in thought.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but wonder if the old professor hadn't moved since the movie was played just now, and this was his first body movement after the screening.
"Using family as the theme to make a movie, the tension of the story is too poor, I don't think this movie can be shortlisted!"
In the end, Professor Jon gave his own assessment.
Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that their vision was still the same as that of the old professor, and they were afraid that the other party would approve of the movie after giving a bad review, which would be a little embarrassing.
As if sensing everyone's thoughts, Professor Jon smiled and said:
"Hehe, you don't have to pay too much attention to my opinion, although I am the chief judge, but your opinion as a judge is also very important."
"Everyone looks at things from a different perspective, it is normal for there to be differences, don't worry to boldly say your feelings, this is the meaning of the existence of the Palme d'Or!"
Listening to Professor Jon's preachy tone, several directors who usually have a good status in the film industry nodded like students.
With Professor Jon's words, several people also relaxed a lot, and they could be more bold and direct in their opinions.
Soon, everyone drank their sip and went to the bathroom to make it easier, and the second step of the movie began to play.
The name of the second film is "Siberian Hunter", which sounds like a documentary, but it is not.
The film adds some special effects to unfold the story from the perspective of a hunter.
Attention was once again focused on the screen, and it was clear that the film was much more engaging than the previous one.
Everyone was engrossed, and at the same time, they silently made an evaluation in their hearts based on the content of the movie they saw.
Another short time passed, and when the movie ended, everyone began to give evaluations to decide whether the movie could be shortlisted.
"It was unexpectedly good, I thought it would be similar to a documentary, but I didn't expect the story to be interesting."
"It's a bit too deliberate to depict the life of a hunter, and I think I need to deduct a little bit here, but it should be okay to be shortlisted."
"It's okay, if you don't get shortlisted, you can put it on hold first, and it's not too late to make a decision after seeing the follow-up works."
"I agree!"
The jury began to comment word by word, and in general, everyone's aesthetics and standards are on the same channel, and there is no big difference.
There were a lot of films, and after watching the next film, the jury went to dinner, and after eating, they returned to the screening hall again.
Although the content of the job is to watch movies, which makes many people envious, it is easy to produce aesthetic fatigue if you keep watching it, especially after seeing relatively mediocre and ordinary films.
That's what you have to do when you're a judge, both good and bad.
The good thing is to be able to see the new movies in the circle for the first time, but the bad thing is that the whole process is too long and tedious, and the judges will get tired.
As a leading existence in world cinema, Professor Jon has not complained, and the whole person fully enjoys the audio-visual feast brought by the movie.
Whether the movie is good or bad, he has never frowned, which makes several directors who are doing it admire.
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