Hollywood Road

Hanging up Bill Rossis's call, Murphy sat on the sofa in the living room with an unusually serious expression, frowning his brows, and he received a piece of news that couldn't be more bad-the magician killed someone again!

The Los Angeles police received a report at noon today. A paper box of suspected explosives was found in a park in Burbank and Malibu. The police immediately dispatched a large number of police officers to block the scene, and dispatched bomb disposal experts and bomb disposal robots. , It turned out that it was a false alarm. The box was full of colorful magic balls, and the magic **** were filled with black letters-I am the agent of chaos!

Without the bomb, the Los Angeles police breathed a sigh of relief, but the words on the magic ball made them nervous again.

Subsequently, the police mobilized personnel to conduct a carpet search of the park and its surrounding areas. As a result, the body of a man was found in the pool in the northwest corner of the park. The head of the deceased was pierced with a bullet. Magic ball, the magic ball also says "I am an agent of chaos"!

Another person was killed by a magician, which is definitely not good news for Murphy.

Even the media may set off a wave of public opinion far beyond the present, and completely submerge "Dark City" in a wave of criticism.

"Who is it?" Murphy was also very curious, "It's so crazy to do things!"

The police also didn’t get too many valuable clues this time. In the past, no one was affected by the movie and did some crazy things, but he hadn’t heard of someone like this who had a plan without leaving too many traces. Over.

Could it be said that the movie "Dark City" will really create a realistic version of a crazy magician?

Although he is not a good person, the murderer has committed crimes one after another. In Murphy's view, it can be described as frenzied.

What's more troublesome is that this guy is not allowed to commit the crime, but drags him and his movie into a huge vortex.

On the second day, more news reached Murphy through the channel of lawyer Robert.

The murdered person was called Griffin Beckerman, who was also a Catholic. He once publicly criticized Murphy's "Diego-Ros" by his real name on his Twitter and Facebook pages. Although the number of attacks on Catholicism in the plot is not many, the only few times are quite fierce.

In addition, the bullet that caused Griffin Beckerman's death was ejected from a Glock pistol. The magic ball on his body and the writing on the ball are exactly the same as the material thrown in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Two cases can basically be judged. Most likely the same person did it.

In addition, the Los Angeles police still have not obtained too many clues.

The occurrence of this case also allowed the police and the outside world to further determine that the murderer was a fan of Murphy!

But Murphy has too many fans. As a so-called native Los Angeles director, he has hundreds of thousands of **** supporters in the City of Angels.

Soon, when the spokesperson of the Los Angeles police was interviewed by media reporters, he released very unfavorable remarks against Murphy and "Dark City."

"Behind the Hollywood Chinese Theater shooting and the Burbank Park murder, the influence of the movie "The Dark City" can be seen. The murderer is obviously imitating the behavior of the villain magician in the movie..."

The police's remarks undoubtedly pushed "Dark City" to the forefront. Some media that favored Catholicism began to eagerly discuss how to limit the violent factors in Hollywood movies and how to reduce the negative impact on the audience.

Perhaps the Catholic side does see a good opportunity to increase its influence in Hollywood, especially in Southern California. Some newspapers that support Catholicism even fire directly at Murphy and "The Dark City."

"If you ask me why the criminals choose to shoot the audience in front of the theater where "Dark City" is shown, I can only say that it is inseparable from the movie itself."

"This is the answer given by a police officer of the Los Angeles County Police Department when answering a reporter's question, "Do you think the suspect in the shooting was affected by the movie?" A similar question appeared in Murphy Stanton's "Dark City." At the beginning of the show, I was asked by some reporters. At that time, some people worried that the image of the magician in the movie was too real and caused young people to imitate it.

"At that time, the answer Murphy Stanton gave was'young people have their own judgment.' This sentence became the core of some media's severe criticism of Murphy Stanton. He and 20th Century Fox The magnificent, large and dense propaganda campaign created by "Dark City" is considered by experts and the police to indirectly induce people to commit crimes."

"The propaganda method of "Dark City" is completely brainwashed and viral. It continues to render the self-confidence, evil and darkness of the villain in Murphy Stanton's movies. Even the male protagonist as a representative of justice has changed from a hero to a hero. "The loyal traitor who is struggling in the quagmire of New York City's crime"...I believe that most movie fans go to the movies to see how the villain turns New York upside down. They look forward to a murderer who can kill the male protagonist, because Murphy Stanton’s films over the past decade have made them love neuroticism, revenge, and anarchism."

"This also deeply exposes a problem with Murphy Stanton. His films never pay attention to the glorious side of human nature or society. Instead, he can only see the little darkness behind the light, and the dark side is infinitely magnified by the film. Fans will be instilled in values ​​that are more inclined to villains. This is the most terrifying aspect of Murphy Stanton’s movies. He directly affects and distorts the audience’s value orientation."

"In the promotion of "Dark City", the film studio used a lot of viral marketing such as the release of wanted orders for the movie villain online to increase the attention of the film. This on the other hand deepens the dividing line between the film and reality. This kind of propaganda method caused panic among movie fans as early as 1999 in "Blair the Witch". At that time, an American TV station conducted a survey. It turned out that 47% of the fans interviewed believed that "Blair the Witch" was The video is real."

"What's even more frightening is that Murphy Stanton has never been responsible for this, but rather complacent about the negative impact of his film."

"It's time for us to reflect. This kind of reflection should start from the rejection of "Dark City", the rejection of Murphy Stanton's movies, and the rejection of the extremely violent scenes in Hollywood movies!"

Perhaps it was just as Murphy had guessed. While the police tried every means to hunt down the criminals, the Archbishop Marquez Costello from the Diocese of South Central California saw an opportunity to fight back and even restore Catholicism in Hollywood. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to frequently launch public criticisms against Murphy's "Dark City", and step by step expands the criticism to the level of Hollywood.

On the other hand, Murphy has been going smoothly in recent years. It is true that many people and the media see him not pleasing to the eye. At this moment, he also stepped up and stepped on his feet. Anyway, this does not cost much.

"The masked villains in Hollywood films in the past are turned into three-dimensional and complex terrorists like magicians in the hands of Murphy Stanton. They believe in anarchism. Before they became thugs, they were the same. The victims of the cruel material society are just that they have embarked on the opposite path."

"This path is more in line with the choice of normal people. It is far easier to fall than to stick to justice. Take the shooting murderer imitating a magician as an example. He can put people to death for some free speech on the Internet, even if it is a manslaughter. At the same time, maybe he doesn't need money and power, but he plays with everyone with these two things, maybe he is not afraid of death, not afraid of failure, and only wants to destroy our world."

"This kind of talent is the most terrifying. He takes crime as his ideal! Murphy Stanton and his noir films have played an enlightening role in it!"

Although many media blame Murphy and "Dark City", some media analysis is more objective.

"Since the first group of film workers discovered the commercial and entertaining nature of movies a hundred years ago, violence has forged an indissoluble bond with movies, and has been inextricably linked to movies like Quentin Tarantino and Murphy Stanton. The work of famous directors has gradually evolved into a passionate art."

"Looking at Murphy Stanton's more than ten years of directorship, we can see a very obvious rule: no violence, no movies. The violence elements in the movie satisfy the restless hearts that are dissatisfied with reality, so The audience's dark complex and desire for destruction have been temporarily satisfied in the virtual world of the movie."

"At the same time, Murphy Stanton’s film noir also familiarizes the audience with crime, learns to crime, and even becomes obsessed with crime. What we should admit is that movies are indeed indispensable in the increasingly rampant social violence. For those who have watched "Dark City", who of you has not been fascinated by the magician’s extremely crazy and sophisticated plan? Who dares to say that after watching, there is no one who wants to be in a certain The urge to detonate a bomb and walk out like a magician?"

These criticisms and well-intentioned public opinions are like an appointment. They jump out one after another and appear in front of Murphy and the public. It is difficult for people not to pay attention.

Based on the news from various channels, Murphy has confirmed that the last time he met was bloody, Archbishop Marquez Costello, who was said to have been reprimanded by the Vatican, is ready to use a sharp counterattack to return to the face and reputation he lost before. .

Of course Murphy will not sit still. CAA and Twentieth Century Fox have prepared an exclusive TV interview for him. Although the negative impact of the shooting cannot be undone, it can't make people completely throw the blame on him and the "Dark City." Body.