Chapter 399 Straight Men Watch "Brokeback Mountain"

Chapter 399 Straight men watch "Brokeback Mountain"...

I met Li Min at the cocktail party.

Li Min is actually not very confident in "Brokeback Mountain" - homosexuality is not a subject type that the Venice Film Festival is keen on, but it is something that Cannes is willing to accept and accommodate.

The acknowledged hit in Venice this year is George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck."

"Good Night and Good Luck" is a story adapted from true history.

It tells the story of the famous American journalist and program host Edward Murrow's struggle against McCarthyism in the 1950s, and praises the journalism spirit of journalists who are not afraid of political power and insist on pursuing the truth...

Journalist Edward R. Murrow is the host of the CBS news commentary program "Watch Now." He and his colleagues exposed the various shortcomings of the influential political figure McCarthy through radio and television, causing an uproar and becoming the most legendary moment in American history.

The title of the film, "Good Night and Good Luck," was Moreau's closing words on "Watch Now."

Shen Xudong... I still admire Li Min. An Asian has succeeded in the United States. This thing itself is legendary!

However, regarding Li Min's works, Shen Xudong has always felt that his best work and the only good work is his first movie, "Pushing Hands". The subject matter is the impact of the cultural differences between China and the United States. It describes a very real story. The element of martial arts is added to bring some entertainment and oriental feel. It is a very good work.

The following works are inseparable from various slightly twisted emotions no matter how they are shot.

But when they met, Shen Xudong was definitely very polite: "Director Li Min..."

"Xudong..."

Li Min smiled gently: "I watched "The Aviator" and it was very good!"

"Thank you...I heard that you brought "Brokeback Mountain". You must watch it tomorrow..."

Li Min waved his hand: "I came to the film festival, mainly for promotion. After it is over, I will go to Toronto!"

Li Min didn't lie...

After all, the previous "Hulk" suffered a huge loss of more than 30 million US dollars!

Moreover, Cannes didn’t ask for “Brokeback Mountain”!

According to French media reports, "Brokeback Mountain" was eliminated because the Cannes film selectors believed that Li Min was becoming more and more commercial, and the film repeated the homosexual theme of "The Wedding Banquet" and failed to impress the judges.

Therefore, Li Min may not have thought that "Brokeback Mountain" would win the award from the beginning.

After a brief chat, Shen Xudong went to find Lao Ma...

It's a bit of a pity that Li Min didn't invite Shen Xudong to participate in the script adaptation of "Lust, Caution".

In this way, he can see with his own eyes whether the person is real or not!

The old horse is Marco Muller. He still likes "The Aviator". He thinks this movie is different from the Chinese movies he has watched before!

"romantic?"

"Yes, it has a romantic temperament, and it was only romantic after holding it in for ninety minutes!"

"Thank you for the compliment…"

…

When I woke up the next day, I read the event report first...

The reputation of "The Aviator" is... not very good!

Many media outlets gave negative reviews, saying bluntly that the background of the era was only superficial and did not go into in-depth discussion, inferior to Jia Zhangke;

In other words, 'The whole movie is limited to Li Mingqi, and there is no description. The historical background is just embellishment... isolated from the real society! ’

It makes sense, after all, the original work of "The Aviator" is just a novella, and it is indeed not combined with the background of the times.

After listening to the translation by the accompanying staff, Chen Hao looked very unhappy: "Is it so bad?"

"It's normal. "The Aviator" is relatively positive and has a strong commercial element. The key is that it has nothing new and the program will not like it!"

"...Can I still win an award?"

"The key to winning awards at a film festival is whether the judges like it. If the judges like it, it may win an award even if the quality is relatively mediocre. If the judges don't like it, it will be useless no matter how high the score is, no matter how good the quality is."

After thinking for a while, Shen Xudong asked: "How is the attendance rate today?"

"...It's full. I heard that the film festival will include two additional screenings!"

"That's good," Shen Xudong nodded.

It shows that the audience's reputation is not bad...

"As long as you stay popular, there is still a chance of winning a prize..."

After saying that, Shen Xudong stood up: "I'm going to see "Brokeback Mountain", will you go?"

Chen Hao shook his head: "...I still have interviews."

Huang Boze said: "I heard it was about homosexuality, but I don't really want to see it..."

Zhou Shen frowned: "...gay again? Li Min likes to shoot gays so much?"

Shen Xudong chuckled: "Let's take a look and learn!"

…

Shen Xudong has never watched "Brokeback Mountain". After all, he is a straight man and has always stayed away from such subjects!

Therefore, this should be his first time watching it.

In the first ten minutes, shepherding, it rained, it snowed, what? what? What?

Why did it happen all of a sudden?

No preparation at all!

There was no flirtation between the two of them, and there was no oath of love between the two of them.

this…

Well, the key to "Brokeback Mountain" lies behind. After they left Brokeback Mountain, they faced the real world and how they went on to survive...

Ennis chooses to suppress, escape, marry his intended wife, and play the role of a good husband until he and Jack meet again.

The two male protagonists carried out a shocking "same-sex love" under pressure, hiding in the closet to keep each other warm, and resisting the censure that could come at any time from the whole world...

The scenery is beautiful and very poetic...

There is no problem with the narrative rhythm - the characters in "Brokeback Mountain" are just like us people in real life. There is no right or wrong, and there is no right or wrong. Love is integrated with life.

There is no dramatic development, no dramatic tension, no great joys and sorrows, such as desperate things for love.

Life is all kinds of relationships and all kinds of things coming together.

But to be honest, Shen Xudong was not moved and even felt bored!

The rhythm was too slow, but it started so quickly. He didn't feel the fate of this love. How could he fall in love anyway?

It's not as good as "Farewell My Concubine" or "Call Me By Your Name"...

Therefore, he was very confused, ‘Where is the exquisiteness of the East reflected? ’

However, the response was very good. When the movie ended, the audience in the cinema didn't say anything for a long time - they were so shocked!

Many female audience members had wet eyes.

The media praised it overwhelmingly - "Brokeback Mountain" became a favorite for the Golden Lion Award.

…

"...You watched "Brokeback Mountain"? What did you think?"

"...I can't tell, I don't really like it anyway."

It was the cocktail party again, and Shen Xudong finally met Gong Li. After arriving in Venice, Shen Xudong had not met Gong Li much. She was too busy with various business activities, various cocktail parties...

However, she is still very concerned about awards. The original hit "Good Night and Good Luck" was very rubbish. It was such a good story, but it was filmed in a dull and lackluster way. It was like a running account and tasteless. Such a skill!

George Clooney's directorial skills can be compared to Wang Xiaoshuai's - "Rizhao Chongqing" and "The Intruder" are both very shocking stories!

The big hit is still "Brokeback Mountain"...

"Why do you ask about "Brokeback Mountain"? What's going on? Director Li Min invited you to collaborate?"

Gong Li shook his head: "...That's not true... I'm just interested in "Brokeback Mountain"!"