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On Friday, November 17th, "Schindler's List" was officially screened in 25 theaters. The praise from the first 13 reviews attracted everyone's attention. Although this is a film about Jews, although it is a heavy film about war, the opening weekend still brought many audiences into the cinema to watch this film by Steven Spielberg. Outstanding work.

Among the many audiences, Jews, sociologists, and professional film critics occupy a very high proportion, especially high-level intellectuals. The subject matter of background and historical changes is always of great interest, and I hope to see the reflection of the whole society and culture from an entertainment carrier such as movies.

This also made the opening weekend of "Schindler's List" full of academic atmosphere, and Steven Spielberg did not disappoint everyone. After entering the opening weekend, the second batch of professional film critics was hotly released. The tone pushed this work to the position of a classic masterpiece.

This time, as many as 12 media outlets gave "Schindler's List" a full score of 100 points, which can be said to be a strong swipe.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "By any measure, Steven Spielberg's monstrous, powerful film is a milestone in the art of filmmaking."

"USA Today", which has repeatedly voted against Hugo's films before, was also convinced this time, "with flawless details and truth, the film details the darkness and fear of that era in a virtual documentary, and directly The three main characters outlined by the narrative technique clearly show the struggles and sufferings of human beings under the background of the times, and every actor's performance is perfect!"

Even "Entertainment Weekly", which had always been pessimistic before the film's release, did not hesitate to express its firm support position with full marks, "Spielberg's realistic and clear position is different from any of his previous films. , even unlike any previous film about World War II, he made us deeply feel the darkest period of the twentieth century, and let us deeply feel the infinite influence that still remains in today's society."

In addition, the New York Times joined the other three authoritative media - the Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety Show - in declaring their praise for the film with full marks," What's amazing is the way Spielberg captures the fear, the way the camera moves, the use of black and white, the progression of the plot, the subtle but real injection of that fear and anger into the soul of every viewer."

In addition, the "Wall. Street. Journal" said, "This is a movie that is beyond the ordinary, even extraordinary. There is surging passion and abundant art throughout."

The review of "Reel View" said, "This film touches our souls so deeply, this kind of deep and powerful energy is rare in the history of film, and it is the same power that makes watching a movie so An excellent spiritual experience.”

"TV Guide" also gave full marks, "Director Steven Spielberg has reached a level that is almost unsurpassable - morally serious, spiritually stunning epic, but at the same time And it’s easy to get close to the heart of the audience.”

The full-point film reviews are so strong and powerful that the praise from authoritative media has become the most shining halo on the opening weekend of "Schindler's List", attracting the attention of audiences across the United States.

This time, even The Globe and Mail, which has never been rude to Hugo's work before, gave it an 88-point review, "A work full of power and influence!"

The 80 given by Rolling Stone is the lowest score among the 31 film reviews currently in the public eye. "'Schindler's List', despite being a compromise, is a a reading of historical documents, but the film’s choice of perspective and narrative is far more sincere than its ambitious marketing hype, and academics don’t judge the film by the weight of the subject matter, At this point, Spielberg has grasped the most accurate scale, which is commendable!"

The minimum score is 80, which can be said to be a phenomenal performance of no negative reviews, even if there are some criticisms in the review of the film, such as "The Washington Post" (The. Washington. Post) thinks, "It is true , Spielberg's bad habits as a commercial director still appear at certain moments, especially near the end, a long and deliberately provocative confession, tearful passage mired in Spielberg-style sentimentality, which seems deliberate. And superfluous; but before this unfortunate scene, 'Schindler's List' tells three hours of wonderful story, full of humanity, but also gripping and ups and downs."

But the "Washington Post" still gave a high score of 88 points, proving that the flaws do not hide the flaws.

The "Schindler's List", which was bathed in praise, finally got a high score of 94 points in the index of the comprehensive media review, which is generally considered to be among all the films released in 1993. The most shocking and profound works at the same time.

This is also the highest rated work in the minds of film critics among all the works of Steven since his debut.

Prior to this, even if Steven's works received excellent box office, including this summer's "Jurassic Park", which swept thousands of troops, it could not be recognized by film critics. This is also the reason why people have always used to call Steven a commercial film. Steven is a genre director who has won the hearts of the audience but has never been able to make breakthroughs in art.

But this time, "Schindler's List"'s exploration of human nature, the exploration of the times, and the discussion of humanities and psychology have undoubtedly been unanimously recognized, which also marks the end of the previous media speculation. There is a conclusion. "Whether Steven can get rid of the commercial director's model and shoot a film that is worth digging into in terms of humanities and arts", the answer is yes, 100% yes.

The high praise of the media comprehensive review is the recognition of Steven by film critics, while the cinema score comes from the recognition of Steven by the audience, whether the audience is willing to accept a "literary Steven" rather than "business history". What about Steven"? In the end, the theater score gave an "A" rating as the answer.

Obviously, Steven's speculation on the audience's heart and his grasp of commercial elements are still recognized by everyone. It is extremely rare that the audience is willing to score "A" for "Schindler's List".

After its opening weekend, "Schindler's List" is still unquestionably a classic, one of the top movies.

Compared with "Schindler's List", "Farewell to the Love of Love", which was released two weeks ago, is even more insignificant. If it is placed at other times, the media's comprehensive evaluation is 84, and the theater score is "B". This score It's already very rare, but the problem is that "Farewell to the Sentient Days" is also a notch lower than director James Ivory's previous works, such as "Howard Manor", and now it is one grade away from "Schindler's List". Compared, it has shrunk by two grades.

It was generally believed that James, as a director with profound background and distinctive art, must have more charm to his works than Steven, so the media have all expressed that "farewell to you" and hope to continue "Howard Manor" last year. The strength of "Schindler's List" may become a stepping stone for "farewell to the sentient days".

But now it seems that Steven gave everyone a surprise, and he was born with the momentum of sweeping thousands of troops. Now almost all media believe that "Schindler's List" has absolute strength and can achieve better results in the next awards ceremony. High evaluation, this is a film that perfectly combines business and art!

Don't say "farewell to the sentient beings", even the other currently released works are not enough. "Schindler's List" has reached a new level in terms of subject matter, depth, artistic style, and overall completion. The height is unmatched by other works.

It is conceivable that the performance of "Schindler's List" at the next awards ceremony will inevitably affect the hearts of countless people. But that's all in the future. At present, the media is still paying more attention to the film's performance at the box office. Can "Schindler's List" continue Steven's previous strong box office appeal? Hugo has three consecutive works. After all the wonderful box office performances, can this magical performance continue, and what kind of answer will the film's single-house box office deliver?

These are all points of view.

This is a very strange thing for the North American film market. Everyone pays attention to a film that is only in 25 theaters, instead of paying attention to the "Adams Family" which was released in 2,600 theaters in the United States. Values ​​(Addams. Family. Values)", you must know that "The. Addams. Family" released two years ago achieved an outstanding box office of 113 million US dollars, ranking at the North American box office that year. The seventh place at the end of the year, this sequel is also coming. But unfortunately, "Schindler's List" stole a lot of the limelight.

Soon, the box office results of "Schindler's List" on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday came out. Although the exact data will be confirmed on Monday, the error is generally not too large. "Schindler's List" grossed $2.25 million in 25 theaters with a box office figure of $90,000 in a single venue!

After this number came out, almost everyone was stunned.