Chapter 623: Poisonous Chicken Soup

In the spacious hall, what happened in the corner where Ronan was, did not attract people's attention, and Michael Moore didn't seem to give up.

"As a person who knows the truth, I must take responsibility." Michael Moore said to Ronan again: "Mr. social responsibility!"

Ronan was really helpless. At this time, he gradually realized that Michael Moore didn't seem to be messing around, as if he believed that what he was doing was a righteous cause.

As Ronan thought, Michael Moore never wavered, considered himself the guardian of freedom of speech and the press, a true freedom fighter and an American hero.

Michael Moore has always felt that the camera is the gun in his hand, a more free and lethal tool.

Ronan didn't intend to entangle with him any longer. It was useless to say anything to someone who thought he was right, so he simply said, "Well, Director Moore, if I have time, I will watch the premiere of your documentary."

Michael Moore shook Ronan's hand firmly: "Must come, for the truth! For the public's right to know! Please don't reject "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Ronan smiled, didn't say anything, and gave Connie a wink, and waited for Connie to give Michael Moore her contact information, then left.

As she walked towards the auditorium, Connie asked in a low voice, "What if he calls?"

Ronan thought for a while and said, "Find an excuse and push it away."

The so-called truth should be left to those who want to know the truth.

What kind of truth does the audience like?

Xi Zizi's daughter is unparalleled in talent and appearance, and I hope to win!

Princess Tang Chuan's appearance dominates the screen, Tang Chuan is sure to win!

After the general election: The latter slaps the former on the face, competing with my eldest princess for looks, and throwing you off!

From the very beginning, Ronan had some doubts about "Fahrenheit 9/11". Even if Michael Moore approached him, he still made the most conservative choice - refuse!

People will be conservative when they get old, maybe it is because their mental age is indeed relatively old. Ronan's performance in this documentary is extremely conservative.

After all,

After all, there are too many cards that Ronan can choose, and there is no need to choose this very risky card.

Entering the theater, Ronan stopped thinking about "Fahrenheit 9/11" and chatted with Will Smith next to him.

"Is there any hope for the Palme d'Or?" Will Smith held some fantasies: "The chairman of the jury is that old ruffian Quentin, will he be biased?"

In the three major European film festivals, the awards are also divided into cakes. Among them, the person with the most power to cut the cake is the chairman of the jury. If the chairman of the jury wants to push a certain film to win, under normal circumstances, as long as the film has a certain quality assurance , the possibility of winning is extremely high.

It is true that this is an art film festival, but it is not film art that ultimately determines the award.

Ronan shook his head: "I don't have much hope. We have a normal relationship with Quentin. Other non-Hollywood judges may not like this kind of American dream movie."

If nothing else, Quentin Tarantino will strongly suppress the opinions of other judges and push "Fahrenheit 9/11" to win the Palme d'Or.

A ruffian like Quentin doesn't care too much about what the outside world thinks.

Will Smith sighed: "What about the other awards?"

Ronan said directly: "Leave other awards aside, Will, we will guarantee the best actor first."

"I don't feel hopeful." Will Smith shrugged. "This is my first competition at Cannes."

Ronan said in a low voice: "In the end, it's a cake. As long as we invest a certain amount of resources, the film festival will definitely consider giving us a piece."

Will Smith said with a smile: "The cake I hope to get is called the Palme d'Or."

Ronan didn't have any hope for this. A ruffian chairman definitely doesn't like movies that are desperately sensationalizing the content of the American dream, but movies that can expose the dark reality of society.

As long as you consider Quentin Tarantino's filming style, it's not hard to guess his choice.

There are too many inspirational movies in the world, and the filmmakers who are screaming for healing wantonly stimulate the nerves of the audience, but in the end, only a few classics with sincerity and talent remain, and they can remain classics There must be special reasons for inspirational movies, such as "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

If "Fahrenheit 9/11" is the knife that once again uncovered 9/11, the biggest scar in America, then "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is a bowl of chicken soup for the soul that can keep people dreaming.

This bowl of chicken soup is so delicious that people believe that as long as they persist, happiness and success will surely come.

Fortunately, it's only 2004, and chicken soup for the soul is still popular. If this film is released more than ten years later, it might hit the street.

The success of this kind of movie is always closely connected with social reality.

If the bubble of the American dream is completely punctured, the audience of this chicken soup movie will inevitably narrow.

When the anti-chicken soup culture spreads, this kind of film will become synonymous with falsehood, affectation and sensationalism in the eyes of many people.

Ronan still remembers that when he lived on the other side of Taiping, after 2010, many real estate agents, conference-style health product marketing and even pyramid schemes listed "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" as a must-see movie for newcomers. , and its prevalence is even comparable to that of "Grateful Heart".

Who would have thought that this film would later be used by many institutions as a brainwashing tool.

Many users who rated "When Happiness Comes Knocking" with one star on some rating websites have a lot to do with these people.

I am afraid that in the eyes of those who have been tortured by training, they can't wait to give this film a negative score.

Anyway, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" has already been released, and many sales companies and training institutions will have an extra training tool in the future.

Ronan considered that it is necessary to apply for copyright protection, and any company or individual who uses "When Happiness Comes Knocking" for training must pay a high fee.

There was a time when Ronan saw this movie, and the "Grateful Heart" he was fooled into singing during his first training after graduation would unconsciously sound in his head.

Chicken soup for the soul is delicious, but if you drink too much, you will be poisoned easily.

Hollywood inspirational movies must not be taken seriously. Even if they are adapted from real people and real events, if half of them are true to the facts, they are considered very conscientious.

The basic information of the film "When Happiness Comes Knocking" comes from Chris Gardner's own dictation, and only he himself knows whether there are any embellishments in it.

Then the material came to the screenwriters of Shahai Entertainment. According to Hollywood's screenwriting principles, and to make the film more interesting and meet the requirements of commercial inspirational films, it is necessary to make drastic changes.

Many uncomfortable, irrational, and somewhat dark plots must be ruled out first.

For example, in the profession of a stockbroker, there are too many things that cannot be said.

The final film work must become a feast prepared by many chefs according to the needs of the market.

As for how many seasonings and additives were used in it, even the people involved in the cooking work couldn't tell.

Therefore, Hollywood inspirational movies should be watched as entertainment. Don't drink them in your mouth. If you are poisoned, Hollywood filmmakers are not responsible for detoxification.

From the point of view of the film alone, this film has considerable quality. Although it is an award-winning film, the content is more commercial-oriented, and it will not make the audience feel that the film is boring and hard to watch.

What's more, Will Smith in this era has its own audience effect bonus.

In Will Smith's peak period, no matter how bad a movie is in his hands, it will become a hit commercial movie with a box office.

Ronan is very clear that Will Smith, who has not turned on the "crazy mode", is one of the most commercially appealing stars in Hollywood.

Even in this period, Will Smith's commercial appeal is already above that of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.

"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" successfully premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and the crew and the Embassy Pictures have also begun to work on the awards. It will definitely help the Hollywood awards season at the end of the year to win an award from the Cannes Film Festival.

Of course, the professional team of the embassy film industry also saw it very clearly, and also strategically gave up the Palme d'Or, focusing on the jury award and the best actor award.

However, Will Smith has a big rival for Best Actor.

The French branch of the embassy film company got the news that after watching Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11", several European judges proposed to list Comrade Xiao Bu as the best actor candidate.

A female judge directly stated publicly: We have indeed seriously considered whether to give Xiaobu the "Cannes Best Actor".

And judging from the response of the French local media when "Happiness Comes Knocking" was released, Will Smith did not have an overwhelming advantage in competing for the best actor.

As expected, the European media basically didn't buy much of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door", and most of the evaluations of American Chicken Soup for the Soul tended to be negative.

"Full of Hollywood-style vulgarity. All failures, degenerates, and all low-level people can get a kind of illusory and superficial spiritual comfort. But please be sober, you may not have a smart mathematical mind, you may not be good at words, you may If you are useless, can you still succeed? This kind of Hollywood-style heroism is actually using a coincidental particularity to hoodwink the universality of life, thus achieving a kind of pseudo-humanity.”

"This film promotes and creates a pleasing illusion, rather than telling the truth, so it cannot move people."

"Typical American inspirational films, a bit fake and a bit promiscuous, very disgusted with the model of the American dream and the dream of success, the deception of modern society, can only make a difficult life more difficult."

""When Happiness Comes Knocking", another trick used by Hollywood to promote the so-called American dream!"