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Chapter 399 Straight Man Watching "Brokeback Mountain"...

Met Li Amine at the reception.

Li Min's confidence in "Brokeback Mountain" is actually not very high-gay themes are not the type of themes that the Venice Film Festival is keen on, but Cannes is willing to accept and accommodate them.

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

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

It tells the story of the famous American journalist and program host Edward Morrow's struggle against McCarthyism in the 20s, and praises the journalism spirit of journalists who are not afraid of political power and insist on pursuing truth...

Reporter Edward Morrow is the host of the CBS news commentary program "Look Now". He and his colleagues exposed the bad qualities of McCarthy, who is in the political arena, through radio and television, which caused an uproar and became the most legendary moment in American history.

The title "Good Night and Good Luck" was Moreau's closing line on "See Now."

Shen Xudong... I still admire Li Min, an Asian who 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 film, "Pushing Hands".The theme is the impact of cultural differences between China and the United States. It describes a very real story. The addition of martial arts elements brings some entertainment and an oriental feel. It is a very good work.

In the next few works, no matter how I shoot, I can't do without all kinds of slightly distorted emotions.

But when we met, Shen Xudong must be very polite: "Director Li An..."

"Xudong..."

Li An smiled very gently: "I watched "The Aviator", it's very good!"

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

Li Min waved her hand: "I'm here to participate in the film festival, mainly for publicity, and I'll go to Toronto after it's over!"

Lee Min didn't lie...

After all, the previous "Hulk" lost more than 3000 million US dollars!

Moreover, Cannes did not want "Brokeback Mountain"!
According to French media reports, "Brokeback Mountain" was eliminated because the Cannes film selection party believed that Li Amine was becoming more and more commercialized, and the film repeated the gay theme of "The Wedding Banquet", but failed to impress the judges.

Therefore, Li Amine may never have thought that "Brokeback Mountain" would win an award from the beginning.

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

It's a bit 'unfortunate' 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 watched before!
"romantic?"

"Yes, there is a romantic temperament, and it is romantic after holding back for nine or ten minutes!"

"Thank you for the compliment…"

……

When I woke up the next day, I read the newsletter first...

The reputation of "The Aviator"...is not very good!
Many media gave negative reviews, bluntly saying that the background of the times is only superficial and has not been discussed in depth. It is not as good as Jia Zhangke;

Or to say, 'The whole movie is limited to Li Mingqi, and there is no description, the background of the times is just embellishment... isolated from the real society! '

It also makes sense, after all, the original "The Aviator" is just a novella, and it really doesn't integrate with the background of the times.

After listening to the translation of the accompanying staff, Chen Hao's face was very ugly: "Is it so bad?"

"It's normal. "The Aviator" is more positive, and the commercial element is quite strong. The key point is that there is nothing new, and the show magazine doesn't like it!"

"...Can I still win the prize?"

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

After thinking about it, Shen Xudong asked, "How's the audience attendance today?"

"...It's full, I heard that the film festival will have two extra 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 the prize..."

After finishing speaking, Shen Xudong got up: "I'm going to watch "Brokeback Mountain", are you going?"

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

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

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

Shen Xudong chuckled: "Look, let's 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 time should be the first time he watched it.

The first 10 minutes, Shepherd, it's raining, it's snowing, what?what? What?
Why did you get on it all of a sudden?

Not prepared at all!

The two of them neither flirted with each other nor swore eachother.

This…

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

Under the pressure, the two male protagonists engaged in a shocking "same-sex love", hid in the closet to keep warm for each other, and fought against the blame that the whole world would come at any time...

The scenery is beautiful and poetic...

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

There will be no dramatic development, no dramatic tension, and no great joy and sorrow, such as desperate things for love.

Life is all about relationships, all things coming together.

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

The rhythm was too slow, but the start was fast, 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", and it's also not as good as "Call Me By Your Name"...

Therefore, he was very puzzled, "Where is the delicacy of the Eastern style reflected?" '

However, the on-site response was very good. When the movie was over, the audience in the cinema didn't speak for a long time - they were shocked!

The eyes of many female viewers are moist.

The media praised it overwhelmingly—"Broken Arm Mountain" became a big hit for the Golden Lion Award.

……

"...You watched "Brokeback Mountain"? How did you feel?"

"...It's hard to say, anyway, I don't like it very much."

Another reception, Shen Xudong finally met Gong Li - after arriving in Venice, Shen Xudong didn't meet Gong Li very much, she was too busy with various business activities, various receptions...

However, she still cares about the awards. The original hit "Good Night, Good Luck" was shot in rubbish. Such a good story was filmed flat and lacking in power. A skill!
George Clooney's director skills can be compared with Wang Xiaoshuai - "Sunshine Chongqing" and "The Intruder" are very shocking stories!

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

"Why did you ask "Brokeback Mountain"? What's the matter, Director Li Amine invited you to cooperate?"

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

(End of this chapter)