In the cinema.
Zadeh watched quietly as subtitles about "America 1900" gradually popped up on the screen.
The subtitles of actors, directors, etc. have not changed. The only thing that has changed is that the icon of Cobia Company has been replaced by a remote icon.
He had actually seen "America 1900" once before, but he had a terrible experience that time. He felt that it was a movie with terrible editing. After sitting in the cinema and watching it from the beginning to the end for three hours, he still had no idea what "America 1900" was about.
All we know is that it's the growth story of a few gangsters. Although there are some flashbacks and forcibly added plots in the middle, but in the end Zade still didn't understand what all these messy plots meant when put together, let alone what the significance of these plots was.
He even began to doubt his own IQ, but when he saw the people around him with the same expressions of doubt on their brains, he realized that his IQ should not be a big problem.
This is a bad movie.
In the past two days, ever since "Rocky" directly beat "American 1900" at the box office, Zadeh has been enjoying the life of a superstar, with various invitations and activities popping up one after another.
At first, he felt very satisfied and excited. It was the first time he saw such bright lights, so many people compared him to the focus of a future rising star, and he had the honor of defeating the best actor and actress...
Zadeh was lost.
He was immersed in this wave of the ocean and couldn't extricate himself. He even felt a little bit expanded.
However, two days later, he suddenly began to reflect on himself.
Is Rocky's victory really its own victory?
If the boss hadn’t written the script for me, would I have won? If America 1900 hadn’t failed, would I have won?
Did I really beat the best actor Johnny?
So many questions instantly made the lost Zade feel sober. He realized that all the honors were false. If he didn't have a boss, in fact, he would still be that little gangster who was nothing.
This time, when the company heard the news that "America 1900" would be re-released in its entirety, he bought a movie ticket in advance and went to the cinema to watch this movie that had been criticized so much before.
…
The cinema was noisy before.
Everyone was discussing various topics.
In fact, Zadeh understood that these people were fans of his boss. They came not to watch the movie, but to support his boss's box office.
However, after a very gentle piece of music ended, the fans gradually quieted down.
"In the future, I will become a rich man, very rich, a very rich man!"
"Me too!"
"Me too……"
When waves of childish voices sounded, everyone was suddenly attracted by three children in tattered clothes on the screen. The place where the children stood was a metropolis full of chimneys. The upper class people dressed in fine gentleman clothes drove old-fashioned steam cars and carriages in the middle of the road, while the lower class people were in tattered clothes, wandering in the middle of the crossroads, begging in a daze and without dignity...
The picture at the beginning is perfect. The scenes in the United States in the early 20th century are all made very detailed. The soft music, the bright sunshine, and the very strange flowers on the roadside give people a very strange visual enjoyment.
Zadeh suddenly realized that this "America 1900" and the edited version of "America 1900" were completely different!
At least, the beginning is not so confusing. Not only is it not confusing, but the plot is even unfolded very carefully...
Then……
The camera gradually pulled back to the three ragged boys.
They are beggars!
Yes!
beggar……
A beautiful piece of music continued to extend to the faces of the three little beggars...
The three little beggars all had hopeful expressions on their faces. They looked at the sunset, and their childish voices were filled with longing for the future.
There is a sharp contrast between the expression and the clothes.
Then……
The camera suddenly started switching again.
Switching to the fragmented plot...
They spent a relatively happy childhood in the orphanage, and then after the orphanage closed down, they were abandoned by everyone and could only beg on the streets. However, due to the survival rules of American society at that time, the three little beggars could not make much money in a day. Even if they did make money, it was not theirs. When they went back, they would be beaten up by the beggar leader...
When the sun set, the three beggars' originally hopeful expressions suddenly began to become hesitant.
One of the little beggars was holding a comic book called "Father"...
"Dad beats us because he loves us..."
A little beggar pointed at the content on the comic book and said something seriously.
The three of you look at me, I look at you...
With the last hope in his heart, he walked towards an alley.
In the alley is their common father, Miles.
They long for the kind of fatherly love seen in comics.
but……
The nightmare began from then on.
The beggar holding the comic book walked towards the tall figure in the distance, holding the comic book happily...
Then……
"Dad, I saw this book, we..."
"How much?"
“Dad, I…”
"I know why you can't get the money. I know. You are too healthy. Yes! You are too healthy! You can't be so healthy... Yes!"
"ah……"
One of the beggars, named "Benben", had his arm broken by the beggar leader Miles because he couldn't get any money, and he was forced to kneel in one position...
And then she thought his fingers were so beautiful, so she crushed them all with a pair of tongs!
Zade's pupils suddenly shrank.
Although there were no actual bloody scenes, he suddenly found that this plot was really shocking!
“Crack!”
“Crack!”
Especially when accompanied by this beautiful piano music, the picture begins to feel a little bit weird.
The beautiful music gradually ascended with the camera, mixed with the sound of bones breaking, and slight heart-wrenching cries and fear...
The camera gradually rises. On the twelfth floor of a tall building, a chubby child is warmly sitting by the stove, watching fairy tales, listening to beautiful music, and looking at the snow in the distance. On the thirteenth floor, several politicians in gorgeous clothes are talking about how great the American economy is...
Next to them hangs a picture of Christ.
Then, the camera gradually rose into the sky, and a bright moon shone on the land...
…
The cinema suddenly became quiet.
James was stunned.
He suddenly realized that the complete version of "America 1900" and the edited version were actually two completely different movies.
At least, the beginning part was cut directly.
It's been cut off and is totally gone!
Moreover, Bob's filming techniques are fully reflected in the following plot...
Even James had to admit that Bob's shooting technique was really weird, but within this weirdness, he used delicate things to create an incredible world.
Especially the background music is used beautifully.
If James guessed correctly, the background music just now was Moore's "Brave New World"...
The music is beautiful, but it matches the scene that shouldn't have happened.
It gives the whole movie an eerie feel.
Then, the beggar named "Bench" grew up slowly. One of his arms could never move, the fingers of the other arm were always dry and flat, and one of his feet was also lame.
The other two beggars had no names, only code names like "Cai Dao" and "Shi Shi".
The plot is depressing from beginning to end. The more cheerful the background music, the more painful the plot.
There are scenes where children are beaten with whips, sticks, and even iron bars...
The three beggars were beaten to pieces, and "Dad" beat them for no reason at all, just beating them whenever he wanted, and then mocked them as three dogs...
Finally, the plot broke out!
The background music of "Brave New World" appeared again...
"I want to live, I want to live as a human being, I want you to die!"
"I want to live too!"
"We are human beings! Not tools!"
“…”
In this beautiful world, filled with roars, the three beggars rushed towards their "father".
Their "father" had no time to react and was pushed to the ground...
The atmosphere created is extremely solemn.
The three children bit their "father"'s face, neck, and hands like wild animals...
The "father" struggled, but he couldn't get away from the struggle. The other "brothers" ran over and tried to pull the three children away, but in the end, they hesitated...
This seemed to be a test of human nature, and they found themselves afraid of something.
…
China.
The plot progresses gradually.
Flashback, interpolation, and chronological order!
The plot of the movie is promoted through a unique art.
The three little boys grew up gradually, and they all became "fathers". However, due to a series of disagreements and disputes, Ban Bench died at the hands of Cai Dao, and Cai Dao was sent to prison by Shi Tou.
Then, the drama in prison began...
It should be very chaotic, but in fact, because of this series of techniques, the film was pushed to an unprecedented shocking level. Life in prison...
In prison, there are all kinds of people and all kinds of lives...
The beauty and ugliness of human nature are vividly reflected one by one, and from time to time, beautiful piano pieces like hymns appear...
When Johnny, who plays Chopper, comes out of prison, many things have changed. Then, he receives an invitation letter...
Invitation from stone.
When Li Mingrui saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
This is a movie, but you can see many things from it, including the irony, the collision of beauty and ugliness, the broken dreams, and the hope of living...
Everyone, even the children, have excellent acting skills. Every sentence and every line contains deep meaning and criticism of society. Some of the things in the film seem empty, but actually convey a profound tone.
Such an amazing movie was edited into a mess by Colombia?
Not only were the childhood scenes edited out, but most of the prison scenes were edited out. Even the most essential scenes of the collision between ugliness and beauty, and the hysterical outburst from the depths of the soul were edited out?
Two movies!
These are two completely different movies!
The artistic achievement of this film is probably extremely high!
Li Mingrui watched the first half silently until it was over, and was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Not only was he unable to recover, but everyone else in the theater was also stunned.
They were deeply immersed in the plot and couldn't extricate themselves. They hoped to see the collision between these two children who grew up in hardships...
This movie actually has a lot of violent scenes, but Bob cleverly replaced them with other warm scenes. At the same time, many bloody scenes were replaced by some small details such as broken watermelons and crushed tomatoes...
"Maybe...Gobia will suffer a big loss this time!"
Li Mingrui took a deep breath.
"If the second half is more exciting, then... Wilson might... lose his mind!"
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Columbia.
The first movie is over.
Then, Wilson received a call.
After listening to the phone call, his expression suddenly became extremely wonderful.
Then he turned on his computer and logged onto Twitter.
Then he saw a headline on Twitter that read “Maybe, a classic is about to be born.”
The owner of Twitter is called Nino.
Nino, the director of "War and Roses", the first of the four legendary Hollywood films, is a recognized film master in the world.
And the movie Nino is reviewing is America 1900!
Wilson felt suffocated.
I don’t know why…
The expression of Lu Yuan lowering his head suddenly appeared in his mind.
seem……
"Impossible... No, impossible, how could it be possible, how could this America 1900 be possible, how could it be possible..."
“…”
“…”