Chapter 462: Premiere and Criticism
The lights went out and the film began to show -
The main character of the story is a Chinese American named Leon Lee who lives in the slums of New York.
Profession is a "cleaner", specializing in helping bosses clean up problems that can't be put on the table.
As soon as the movie opens, Leon's ability is shown, and he puts the knife on the neck of the black boss without a trace, and as for the black boss's bodyguard, he doesn't know how he died.
"I know, Huaxia Kung Fu must be Huaxia's ability to fly around." Foote said his reaction was representative of a portion of the audience.
Immediately afterwards, the director showed the audience this taciturn killer through the camera, he never drank alcohol, only milk.
He is taciturn, wears rare round-rimmed sunglasses, meticulously wipes down potted plants, and if it weren't for the "killer art" that the opening film shows, Lyon would be a lonely marginal man in the city.
Although director Gary is not famous, it only took a few minutes to portray the two characters of Leon and Matilda.
"It's completely different from what I thought I would be." Foote thought to himself.
Leon doesn't have the demeanor of a professional killer at all, but the clumsy killer hits Monrose's aesthetic.
The change in the plot happened about thirty minutes, Matilda's family was killed by the black police because of her father's involvement, and she went out to buy milk to escape, oh no, it was half a catastrophe.
Why the half-calamity? Because her true identity was discovered by the black police, she would also GG.
So Matilda knocks on Leon's door, pretending to be the neighbor's child - provided that the neighbor will open the door.
"Please, open this damn door." Foote nervous.
Monrose couldn't help but smile when she heard her boyfriend's whisper, Foote was very innocent and kind, and she liked her boyfriend about it.
The result was good, and many people in the theater breathed a sigh of relief.
"The moment Leon opened the door, it was as if a beam of light had enveloped Matilda, which was wonderful." Monrose commented.
Compared with the satisfaction of the normal audience, the media people who were invited to come were not satisfied, such as the reporter of "Los Angeles Entertainment News" who spoke sharply just now.
"Hurry up, hurry up and give me something exciting, don't mess me with this." The reporter thought so.
It is normal that the expectations of reporters are different, and many people have the intention of watching the rapid pursuit.
Compared to John Lee, Leon Lee is too gentle.
In a small accident, Matilda discovers Leon's profession...... And Foote and Monrose had a small argument.
"Why didn't Leon let Matilda stay, she was so pathetic, she still had a gun at night, and wanted to kill Matilda," Foote said.
Monrose shook his head, "A killer will die if he reveals his whereabouts, Leon's approach is correct, although he seems to be slow, he is indeed a professional killer." ”
On the screen, Matilda stalked her, and Leon took her.
And the extroverted Lori Matilda and the introverted uncle Leon get along very interestingly.
"Matilda, if you do that again, you'll be blown off the head, understand?"
"Okay."
"I never do that, it's not professional enough, it's a rule."
"Okay."
"Please don't keep saying 'okay,' okay, okay?"
"Okay."
Huang Baiyou, Barbara, and Gary didn't want it when they were filming, two figures on the road, one big and one small, the small one holding a pot of flowers, and the big one carrying a suitcase, no one thought that this picture would become a classic in film history!
The dialogue made the audience chuckle, and many reporters also chuckled, which was very interesting.
The interesting thing is that it is not that Leon helps Matilda, but that Matilda can help Leon to a large extent.
Helping each other makes the plot interesting.
For example, when the two of them change places and come to an inn, Matilda easily asks the innkeeper not to go too deep into it, and also hides that Leon doesn't know English.
Leon's face was expressionless, and his eyes were surprised, probably he had never thought of dealing with the innkeeper so simply.
That expression originally made Leon, who was not stunned, look a little dumbfounded.
Leon taught Matilda about firearms, and the latter taught the former how to spell English, help with laundry, household chores, and so on.
The relationship between the two is quite amazing.
"I can be proud, at least one thing I surpass Lyon, I spell better than him." Some viewers said.
Foote's expression was very frozen, because he always felt that there were many mines hidden under the peaceful life, like old Tony, who was the killer intermediary.
However, because Leon doesn't know English, the honorarium is kept with old Tony, and he has a good personal relationship with Leon, but when Matilda can speak English, Tony still shirks and says that it is best to keep the money here and not return it to Leon.
And then the black policeman who appeared in front of him next time - sure enough, Matilda found Stanfield's traces, and the hatred of killing the whole family was not shared.
The plot takes a sharp turn for the worse, Matilda falls into the hands of Stanfield, and the Black Police call in the heavily armed and heavily armed anti-narcotics unit.
Monrose, Foote and a group of media people are very engaged, how dull the plot is before, and how tense it is now.
The shootout still maintains the style of the opening film, as Leon said, "The more powerful you are, the closer you can get to your prey", so Leon is the best killer, he uses a knife.
But the end -
"This is the ...... for you for Matilda"
Leon gave Stanfield a ring before he died, and the bomb exploded on his body, and he died, and Matilda avenged him.
The audience didn't cry, but the death of such a childlike killer made people uneasy.
At the end of the movie, because it was the premiere, the audience stood up and applauded.
"Although it is not what I imagined, Stantin has acted in another good movie, and he deserves to be my idol." Foote said.
Monrose can't imagine that the quiet Leon in the movie is the same actor as the clown who is often brushed on YouTube, this Chinese actor is too malleable!
"I seem to be quite silent when I meet Chinese people, but for the first time I feel the charm of Chinese people's silence."
"I'm sorry John Lee, I prefer Leon Lee, this milk-only killer."
"It's completely different from the actors I've seen about killers before, and I like it."
"It feels like a cartoon."
……
The audience liked it a lot.
But after reading it, the media had a lot of bad reviews-
[Gary seems to be particularly fond of the "Pygmalion" story, believing that education and love can change the killer.]
And we all know it's not realistic, and Gary is coloring every scene, rendering this possibility, which makes me feel uneasy.
Statin Wong's appearance adds some credibility to the film, but it also struggles to salvage the bad plot. ]
From the famous film critic "Shanny", this person does not agree with the plot.
Many people think that a killer like Leon is not valid at all, and the character creation is not good.
There are also media criticisms of actors' acting skills, such as the criticism of the Los Angeles Morning Post -
[Gidassi Appel's character, typically overexcited, gives the impression that Stanfield, the black cop, should go to a psychiatric hospital instead of a police station.]
Maybe he should learn from the "skeleton (Matilda's father's actor)" in the same crew how to portray a bad guy who is powerful.
Statin Wong's magic is no more, he didn't have an outstanding performance in the movie.
It's hard to imagine that the only good thing in the movie is Barbara, who plays Matilda. ]
But the box office of the movie can't be faked!
(End of chapter)