Chapter 552 Premiere

If you say that Lu Yanhe only had box office expectations for "The Mist", that would be a lie.

What moved him to decide to act in a movie was definitely not just the box office.

When the movie started, a chaotic small town party opened, and three young people were introduced. A few very simple shots pointed out the personalities of the three people and told everyone clearly that there was a secret between the three of them that was difficult to tell.

Director Muken's editing style is fast-paced and multi-shot.

In his movies, you basically don't see camera shots that stay for more than five seconds, and the cuts are very fast.

Lu Yanhe waited until the movie was fifteen to twenty minutes into the movie before he encountered his first appearance.

It was the scene with Arne.

When he suddenly swooped in front of Arne, there was a cry of surprise in the screening room.

However, Director Muken was always shooting the whole scene, and almost didn't give him a close-up.

This was different from what Lu Yanhe expected.

However, before he could wonder what was going on, a close-up of him suddenly came.

It was the look he gave Arne.

Hatred, anger, coldness and other emotions were conveyed in a slow and silent manner from this look.

Lu Yanhe suddenly understood.

All the panoramas in the early stage were waiting for this close-up to appear.

Without a word, just this look can make the audience realize that this is not a simple ghost. He and Arne have had intersections in the past, and something must have happened.

The next shot is Arne sitting on the ground with a pale face, revealing a trace of fear after surviving a disaster and lingering fear.

Not bad acting.

Arne, a young actor who has performed on stage for many years, is very good at emotional control.

However——

Tom Wynn was a little confused. Could it be that his filter for Lu Yanhe was too deep?

Why did he feel that Lu Yanhe was completely leading Arne in the play between the two just now?

The aura and rhythm were all led by the ghost played by Lu Yanhe.

Arne's reaction is like a real sudden encounter with a ghost. The whole reaction is correct and real - but it lacks a little control and sense of control of the performance.

The reason why Tom Wynn has such doubts is that in this movie, Lu Yanhe's sense of rhythm and control takes advantage of the relationship between the characters and the tone of the scene itself, which is that the Asian ghost scares Arne. He doesn't know whether it is Lu Yanhe's own performance that has reached a new level, or because of this convenience, he presents such a strong aura controlled by him in the whole scene.

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What kind of horror movie is classic and popular?

In the past, it may really be to see which one is more bloody and which one is more terrifying, and to see the surge of adrenaline.

But with the development of the film market, people's requirements for various types of films are actually getting higher and higher.

Because the audience's threshold is getting higher and higher.

So, looking at the horror movies that have been selling well in North America recently, whether it is "Get Out", "Joker", or "Megan", which is a soft science fiction film with horror elements under the banner of horror movies, the scenes that directly give you a visual horror shock are getting fewer and fewer-

Lu Yanhe has always suspected that it is to expand the audience range, so that many viewers who cannot accept horror scenes are willing to go to the cinema to watch this movie.

In short, horror movies are increasingly talking about "themes".

For example, "Get Out", its horror is the life and death threats and dignity threats that black people have encountered for hundreds of years.

For example, "Joker", its horror is the shadow of childhood, violence and discrimination.

Horror movies, especially the best-selling horror movies, are increasingly changing from direct, audio-visual horror to situational horror.

There is a long section in the middle of "The Mist", which still uses audio-visual performance to show its horror, but the theme of the whole movie is not the theme of a horror movie.

Because the subject of horror is itself a victim and avenger, it is not pure evil.

It is the surface of horror, while the arson incident of that year is the inner layer of horror.

Lu Yanhe likes this kind of contrast relationship.

The opposition and contrast relationship of the characters in "The Mist" was a key factor in Lu Yanhe's initial choice of this script.

Putting aside the superficial horror and thriller elements, this story itself is a very old theme. It is not innovative, in fact, it is even a bit of a rehash, but making a movie never requires a very innovative theme and story. Ninety-nine percent of movies are about things that others have already filmed. The key is the storytelling technique and the rhythm of the story.

The acting skills of the four young actors have contributed a very solid situational foundation to this movie.

There is a saying in martial arts dramas that how strong your martial arts skills as an action actor are actually not how well you fight, but how well the actor you hit performs.

The actor is the subject of the presentation.

Whether the filming of the movie is in place or not, in fact, it all depends on the performance of the actors in the end.

If the actors' performance is real, everything will be established.

The actors' performances are superficial, and no matter how good the other aspects are, they cannot make the audience feel involved.

However, the performance requirements of "The Mist" for the actors are not lowered just because it is a horror film.

At least Lu Yanhe did not feel this way when he was on the set.

On the contrary, Muken is a director who has high requirements for actors' performances. He cares a lot about the performances given by the actors and whether they can make people feel involved. He often observes the reactions of the on-site staff. If the reactions of the on-site staff are obviously not infected by them, then this line will definitely not pass and will definitely be reshot.

Lu Yanhe did not expect that watching a horror movie in which he acted would make his hair stand on end in several places.

He does not watch horror movies very often, mainly because he is timid. He thought that watching a horror movie starring himself should be better. After all, he plays the scary guy——

However, he overestimated himself and underestimated the ability of the movie.

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Muken Sorge has been secretly observing the reactions of others around him.

This is his favorite thing to do when watching a movie directed by himself in the cinema.

He actually knows what the movie looks like by heart.

When a movie is released in theaters, the director must have watched it countless times in the process of reviewing and editing the film, and he wants to vomit after watching it.

At the premiere, what he wanted to see more was everyone's reaction to the movie.

This is the most real feedback.

According to what he saw, everyone's reaction to the movie was quite good.

Almost everyone was watching the movie attentively and very focused.

A movie that can make the audience watch it now and still focus on the rest shows that the movie is very attractive.

For a horror movie, this is the first priority.

If a horror movie can't make the audience focus completely on the plot, then the movie can be directly declared a failure.

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Tom Wynn actually had a complicated mood.

He didn't know how to describe his feelings about watching this movie. On the one hand, whether it was from the director's scheduling, the language of the camera, or the performances of the actors, this horror movie showed a very high texture - this is very different from the rough feeling of many horror movies.

But on the other hand, he always felt that this movie was... too direct and obvious. Whether it was the attitude of other people in the town in the movie or the lines of the actors, they all mentioned the opposition, conflict, and hatred between outsiders and local aborigines from time to time.

The concept was too obvious and the theme was not concealed at all.

Just like many genre films.

Tom Wynn has always disliked films that express their themes so clearly. But this film has a magical sense of unity - probably just like the person who introduces his achievements very arrogantly, he is also unpleasant, but compared with those who pretend to be B, this arrogance is just arrogance that makes people dislike him. On the other hand, you will not think that this person is pretending, you will think that this person, in addition to arrogance, actually has something solid.

This movie is the same.

In his eyes, the shortcomings are obvious, not enough artistic beauty of the film. But the advantages are also obvious. The film obviously did not intend to try to make this film closer to the dimension of art film after the actors contributed such superb performances. It has been implemented from beginning to end with the attitude of "Yes, I am a horror film". Basically, the elements that a horror film should have appear one by one, but director Muken uses them more advanced than ordinary horror films.

Tom Wynn is a little worried that his liking for this movie is greater than his dislike because of his appreciation for Lu Yanhe.

He didn't want his judgment to lose objectivity because of personal relationships.

Although he knew very well that no matter how much he tried to be objective, film reviews themselves were subjective.

This was just a person's aesthetic taste.

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The Asian ghost played by Lu Yanhe let go of the character played by Lily Williams at the last moment.

But at this moment, no one felt relieved for Lily Williams's survival.

They were surprised to realize that the movie only revealed everything at this point: the big villain at the beginning was actually the victim of the tragic extermination, and the innocent victims in the town who seemed to be attacked by ghosts were actually the real perpetrators.

This ending made everyone present still immersed in emotions.

Especially the last climax of Lu Yanhe, emotions suddenly broke out-

Except for some of the audience, the others were very familiar with the movie. They knew very well that this movie was almost a one-man show by Lu Yanhe.

It's not that the performances of other actors were not good enough, but Lu Yanhe's performance made this Asian ghost character, who was originally in a completely suppressed position, the key figure in the whole movie that pulled the audience's breath.

As soon as he appears, everyone can't help but hold their breath and concentrate.

This breathtaking performance rhythm is the aura that only a great actor can have.

He completely performed a feeling that this is his home field in this movie.

"Lu Yanhe's performance is so outstanding." Tom Wynn heard someone say this next to him.

He has no doubt about the truth of this statement.

In the movie, the only one who can really compete with Lu Yanhe is the exorcist played by British actor Jamie Wilson.

Jamie Wilson, a world-famous actor, plays a mysterious exorcist this time in the movie, which is also a role that subverts his previous screen image and is very eye-catching.

Especially his two rival scenes with Lu Yanhe are very exciting.

Unfortunately, Jamie Wilson did not come to the premiere today.

He is not the lead actor in this movie, and he is also filming in another crew at this time.

If he was here, he would definitely be the star that everyone is paying attention to today.

Tom Wynn was actually a little curious about why Jamie Wilson would come to "The Mist" to play an exorcist who is completely different from his previous screen image and even a bit ruining his image.

Many action and spy movies he starred in have achieved box office revenues of over 100 million US dollars worldwide, and horror movies have never been his track.

Of course, at this moment, everyone is still paying attention to the actors who appeared here.

The applause lasted for a long time.

Tom Wynn saw Lu Yanhe accepting congratulations from the people around him.

You don't need to ask to know that everyone who came to the premiere today must have been moved and shocked by Lu Yanhe's performance.

Just looking at the enthusiasm everyone showed to Lu Yanhe at this time is enough to know their attitude.

You know, Americans have always been quite arrogant.

Americans themselves admit this, they think they are the best and most powerful in the world.

The same is true in the field of acting. They believe that the best actors must be in Hollywood.

And Hollywood has always welcomed top actors from all over the world. They use this attitude and method to ensure Hollywood's leading position in the film production industry.

Of course, they have to admit that in the field of art films, they still can't compare with those European countries and several top international film festivals. This is recognized by the American film critics themselves.

This is why the Oscars in this world do not have a unique position in the world like the world where Lu Yanhe came from.

Tom Wynn looked at Lu Yanhe surrounded by people and suddenly thought that after the release of the movie "The Mist", if nothing unexpected happens, it should be able to get a very good box office performance.

And Lu Yanhe's performance in the movie will definitely be seen by people in the film industry.

Just the media attending the premiere today will definitely not be stingy with praise.

If Lu Yanhe is willing to play a few more movies in Hollywood in the future, those Hollywood film companies will definitely not be stingy with the opportunity.

Hollywood is such a place. For those who deserve a chance, all kinds of resources are rushed to that person.

When it comes to fame and fortune, Hollywood is definitely the first to bear the brunt.

I just don't know what Lu Yanhe will choose.

At this time, Tom Wynn suddenly heard someone next to him looking at his phone and said in surprise: "The video of Lu Yanhe being scolded to go back on the red carpet just now has become popular on Twitter. Everyone is discussing this matter. Someone has started a topic # to support Lu Yanhe # ."

Tom Wynn looked at them in surprise, took out his phone, and opened Twitter to see.

It's true.

Several people on his homepage have forwarded this video and expressed their opinions, expressing anger and condemnation to the person who attacked Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe's name has been on Twitter's global trend list.

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No more today.

See you tomorrow. (End of this chapter)