Chapter 1133: A Movie that Does Not Need to Be Evaluated
Inviting the most demanding people to make the most demanding judgments, Chen Hao made a decision that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
As a target of public discussion, "Forrest Gump" carries too many things. Some people hope that it can continue to be brilliant and continue the crazy achievements of Chen Hao's works. Some people hope that this will be a Waterloo. No one wants to have an unsurpassed opponent in their career. You are strong, so be it. If it is Spielberg or Martin Scorsese, we are not worried.
The qualifications and status are there. On the surface, we will think that this is a reason. Privately, you old guy, can I not rely on you? Even if we can't compete with you now, there is always hope for the day of success. But what the hell are you, Chen Hao? How old is he? Many of us call him brother, which is actually just a simple honorific. If we really want this guy to continue to be popular, won't we have to live in his shadow all the time? When will this end?
You fail, any industry is a come-and-go, and we always have to fail before we have the opportunity to get up, otherwise you will always block my steps forward.
There are quite a few people with this mentality. If you really dare to invite us, then we don't have to be polite. Everyone can find faults. There is no shortage of people who can find faults in this world.
The media reporters are just watching the fun, not afraid of trouble. What they want is very simple - that is, to have unique news. The purpose of watching movies is to find the best material for tomorrow's news. Comments outside the movie will be the second core of our news material. You MOUSE invited us to watch a movie once and gave us both of these things.
Before the premiere, there were already quite a lot of comments on the Internet. People had different opinions on Chen Hao's behavior this time. Some people thought he was full of confidence, and some people thought he was courting death. It seems that only the results can tell what it is. Before the results come out, the media can only use different opinions to fill in the blanks of news materials. A black cat or a white cat that catches a mouse is a good cat. It doesn't matter whether it is being scolded or praised by everyone. Once a piece of news is sent out, a large number of people pay attention to it. This is the most important thing.
No need to dress up, just pay a little attention to dressing up in home clothes. After all the invited guests entered, the main creative staff of the entire crew entered the screening room under the guidance of the theater staff. Facing everyone's polite applause, everyone stood in the open space in front of the screen and bowed to everyone, thanking you for coming, thank you for being the first wave of audience for our movie.
There was no preview, no trailer, and even no advance screening on the day of the premiere. It was completely on time, and the whole world was released together. In North America, it was midnight on Saturday, and the corresponding time was released in various parts of the world. The time in China was the most ideal, around noon, so that more media could shoot more scenes of people queuing up to buy tickets and enter the theater.
What exactly is this "Forrest Gump"? Is it time to reveal the mystery?
As the lights of the premiere went out, the big screen started playing on time, and the theater returned to silence. Hundreds of professionals and semi-professionals were invited to watch the movie. When the lights came on and they saw the stars, they would be very excited and the media would take pictures. When the lights went out and the movie started playing, even if you didn't want to be calm, you would be embarrassed to look around and take pictures of Chen Hao and others sitting in the first row when you saw that everyone around you sat down and acted as a qualified audience. Even if you can be shameless once, this circle is only so big, and your shamelessness this time may directly become the object of disdain in the eyes of others.
The movie begins with a feather, a very beautiful shot, taking in the quiet street corner, until it slowly falls to Forrest Gump's feet. The close-up of the pair of sneakers, although stained with some wetness on the ground, is a bit dirty and a bit old, but as one of the best sneaker brands in the world, the familiar hook image makes the audience shocked. This picture is a bit shameless. Your advertising placement is a bit deliberate. The effect of the advertisement is really good. In a beautiful long shot, the feather slowly falls to the ground, but your advertisement for this pair of shoes is a bit shameless, Haozi, this was not your style before.
The people of Nike are of course very happy. They all think that this effect is very good. The high advertising fee paid at the beginning is worth it.
The general thoughts of the audience were temporarily put aside in the next second. Forrest Gump picked up the feather. When his image appeared in the camera, people all over the world were dumbfounded. Is this Chen Hao? Is this the once crazy clown? Is this the handsome Mr. Smith? Is this Andy, who is full of resistance even if he is forbearing? Is this the man who gradually brings hope to everyone in "Lost"?
Those eyes, those facial expressions, are far more impactful than the abruptness brought by the styling. In one shot, Chen Hao has presented the role he plays to the audience all over the world. This is a person whose IQ is not online at a glance. There is no need to explain or spend any space to position the character. One shot is enough.
The story begins...
First, everyone thought the feathers were beautiful, then the advertising placement that was considered to ruin the film, and then Chen Hao's performance at the absolute level of the best actor. Everyone gave full marks to this performance. If he performs at this level throughout the whole play, it will undoubtedly be another performance at the level of the best actor.
This self-narrated story and the plot that progresses like warm water have brought down the level of this film. It's like watching a documentary of memories. The director's presentation is completely invisible. It's like telling a story. You start from the time when the protagonist is very young and tell it all the way to when he grows old. The mode is outdated and there is no sense of surprise. Such a film shooting mode was very old-fashioned 20 years ago. How can you use MOUSE to fight on the battlefield today? Don't you know that this will lead to Waterloo?
Fortunately, Chen Hao's accumulated influence is deep enough. Although everyone frowned and felt that this film was not up to standard, they were still willing to give it a little more time. After all, it was less than ten minutes after the beginning. Chen Hao had never disappointed everyone in the past. What about this time?
The first laugh came from the principal of the elementary school accepting the fact that Forrest Gump's "father" was not at home at Forrest Gump's house. Although Forrest Gump was mentally retarded, he was not a fool. He could repeat what he heard and then keep his eyes bright in the embarrassment of others.
The first surprise came from the Elvis scene. During the filming, Chen Hao restored the image of Elvis to the greatest extent possible, using the performance clips of Elvis on TV. He also directly negotiated the right to use Elvis's image. In the face of many strange laws in the United States, if you find someone who imitates Elvis to appear in the movie as Elvis, you need to purchase authorization.
Chen Hao found an actor whose side face looked very much like Elvis when he was young after makeup and styling, and asked him to play in the play. There were only two side face shots, but whether it was from the styling or what he taught little Forrest Gump in the room, all American people and even more than half of the world's audience knew who appeared in little Forrest Gump's home. Then Elvis on the black and white TV gave all the audiences in the world an answer.
This was a small surprise, which barely suppressed everyone's thoughts of complaining, but as the plot progressed, it was still a straightforward way, and some whispered discussions began to appear in the screening room.
This film is more plain than "The Shawshank Redemption". What gave you the confidence to shoot such a film? In today's world where energy density is increasingly required, you suddenly come up with a gentle and fresh style. This is nothing. The key is that your fresh style is not fresh at all. We don't think it is very attractive. What do you want to say? The film has been going on for a while, are you still hiding it? Is it just to show us how a moron survives in this world?
When the impatient audience gradually began to get agitated, the peak of the film's excitement began to be continuously raised, and one wonderful thing after another began to appear. Everyone realized that when you think that others are morons and their lives will be very low, he has lived a life that you dare not even think about. When Forrest Gump is strongly photographed in historical events, the audience is amazed. MOUSE, you are really daring.
After watching the whole film, all the audiences were no longer annoyed before, and began to understand the value of the feathers at the beginning. The pair of shoes was not a hard-implanted advertisement, but represented a period of achievement in Forrest Gump's life.
The feather is light, but it has its own beautiful curve flying in the air. Although it does not have the ability to fly by itself, it can still achieve its own brilliance with the help of the wind, that quiet landing, that quiet Forrest Gump, that Forrest Gump who loves chocolate, that Forrest Gump who talks to himself.
Some films do not need to be elaborated on for their greatness, and there is no need to analyze where they are great. After watching the movie, similar thoughts pop up in your mind directly. You do not need to use the director's perspective to see how good Chen Hao is as a director, and you do not need to use the perspective of a professional film critic to see how powerful the energy density and logical thinking of this film are.
You only need one thing, sit quietly in the chair of the cinema for a while, watch the lights come on, and don't rush to stand up and walk out. The restlessness in life and the pressure in survival are like being unloaded at this moment, very comfortable, and feel that every breath is transparent and refreshing from the inside out.
I will not think about whether I want to watch it again. I just want to sit and relax for a while, and then walk out of the cinema with ease.