1495 Grand Success
When the project was officially launched, the media's attitude was still relatively reserved. On the one hand, he was looking forward to the sparks that collided between Renly and Alfonso; on the other hand, he was puzzled that art science fiction movies had gradually lost the market. "2001 Space Odyssey" suffered a box office defeat when it was released that year, and "Blade Runner" was not rehabilitated until twenty years later. So, why is the exception to "gravity"?
After experiencing the regret of missing Cannes and the controversy of missing the main competition in Venice, the quality of the finished product of "gravity" has always been in a state of expectation and full of variables.
Now, the movie's global premiere is over, and the mystery has finally been unveiled.
Alfonso Caron, Renly Hall, Rooney Mara.
When the three main creative staff walked onto the stage, the audience gave the most noble tribute in a collective way.
As a work of film art, is "gravity" perfect? It is obvious that it still has its own shortcomings; but as a commercial film, "gravity" has reached its peak in many aspects such as visual effects, artistic attainments, philosophical sublimation, rhythm control, high/climax brewing, etc., which is comparable to the shock brought by "Batman: The Dark Knight". It finds a delicate balance between business and art, and is even better in movie viewing experience.
An excellent director met a group of excellent actors who relied on an excellent script and made historic breakthroughs in visual effects and movie viewing experience, sparking sparks with the correct chemical reaction equations, and thus, a classic masterpiece that has been created in history was born.
Stand up and salute.
The turbulent excitement and excitement were always stirring. Even though twenty minutes had passed since the end of the movie, the surging emotions still showed no sign of calming down.
The host Pasal-leider faced the grand occasion of the audience standing up, and the smile on his face bloomed. Can the film festival ask for more opening like this? But before Pasal could speak, a sound of snatching words came from beside him, which surprised the audience. He turned his head and saw Alfonso, who had always been low-key and restrained, talking.
"Before the official post-screen interview, I sincerely hope to express my respect here." Alfonso's voice was slightly tense, and his words also revealed his discomfort in his heart, but he continued firmly, turned around and signaled to him, "Lanli Hall, I need to express my highest respect here."
Lan Li couldn't help but burst into laughter, unsure of the reason.
"It is precisely because of this great actor that we can see the complete product today. During the filming process, Lanli's understanding of the character and the plot triggered a lot of inspiration, which made creating this movie a pleasant experience. I just enjoyed the finished product with all the audiences here in the screening room. My only thought was: Thank God, Lanli played the role of Ryan."
Alfonso sighed softly, and then gave applause to Lanli.
The audience applause once again caused a sensation!
Lan Li, who instantly became the focus, showed a helpless smile at Alfonso, but he did not modestly refuse, otherwise it would be an exaggeration meeting here. Instead, he spread his arms slightly, and a little helplessness, but calmly accepted Alfonso's praise and praise.
Pascal said with the flow, "Great, you just used the word great. Do you think Renly is a great actor?"
"Yes." Alfonso's answer was not hesitant at all, and he simply expressed his affirmative reply. "I believe that every audience can have their own feelings after watching this movie. Lanli injected more profound meaning into the character of Ryan, leaving it for the audience to savor it carefully. Without Lanli, this movie would not be what it is now."
"Wow, unexpectedly, why didn't I know there was a part of paying tribute to the lifetime achievement award today?" Lan Li interrupted after all, because the interview was gradually deviating from the original track, and he had to bring things back to the right track again. "I know I know, I am a good actor. Now because of this, the media and the audience have begun to dislike me. For the box office prospects of this movie, we should try to keep a low profile."
The understatement revealed a confident and cheerful temperament. Inadvertently, he even joked about the change in the North American media trend after egot, and a chuckle suddenly sounded at the scene.
Pascal cleverly skipped Lanley and looked at Rooney, "So, what do you think? Do you agree with Alfonso's idea?"
"I won't use adjectives like 'great' because that sounds really out of reach. I'm still looking forward to working with Renli again in the future." Rooney quipped lightly, her eyes accidentally slipped across Renli's face, and her faint smile rolled, "But it is undeniable that Renli is an excellent actor."
"I still remember that on the first day we entered the crew, Lan Li slowly began to adjust her state, speculating on the difficulties Ryan Stone faced in a desperate situation. For him, Ryan Stone was not just the character presented in the ninety-one minute movie content, but a real independent individual, a man with the past and the present."
"This is a very, very difficult thing. With this idea, when watching the movie, you can capture the small details of Renly's performance. As Alfonso said, this has an impact on the theme of the movie."
Rooney was expressing her opinion seriously, and then she noticed the gaze projected by Lanli. She tried to ignore the scorching gaze, but Lanli never took it away. This made Rooney unable to continue pretending and turned her head helplessly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with it?"
"No, no. I'm just worried about what to do with my next work? Will the director have to settle the score with me if he is a little lazy?" Lan Li expressed his concern seriously, which once again caused laughter from the audience. "We can temporarily end the topic about how dedicated and excellent I am. Isn't anyone who wants to talk about this movie?"
Thanks to Lan Li's reminder and guidance, the on-site interview rhythm finally returned to normal.
"Alfonso, I heard before that in order to invite Lan Li to star in this work, you went to the West End of London in person and sent an invitation face to face. Is this really true? Does this mean that you were optimistic about Lan Li before working with him?" Pascal still showed his hosting skills and continued the interview with the topic of discussion just now.
Then, they talked about the concept of shooting, the interesting stories about cooperation, the core of the theme, the shooting problems, and so on. Alfonso, Lanli and Rooney didn't miss it. They talked in words and words, further uncovering the secrets behind "gravity".
Immediately afterwards, they accepted questions from the audience.
Between you and I, the forty-five-minute interview session has come to an end. Pascal has to remind that the next question will be the last question.
The questioner still chose from the audience. As soon as Pascal's voice fell, nearly one-third of the audience raised their arms high, like a dense forest. Even though the question and interview had been ongoing forty-five minutes, the audience's enthusiasm still did not calm down.
"Lanley, please ask, for you personally, what is the real theme of this movie? Or, what do you think, for Ryan, this space survival means? Just life? Or just family?"
One of the important criteria for measuring the quality of the film festival is, in addition to the film list of the main competition unit, the level of the audience's questions. In this regard, the three major European film festivals still maintain a leading position, which is better than Toronto, Telluride and Sundance, which is also a kind of foundation.
The last question seems simple but is actually profound. It is obviously because the audience has a certain understanding of "gravity" and has further thoughts.
Lan Li also expressed her appreciation from the bottom of her heart, "From the story and the plot alone, this is a movie about transformation and rebirth and nurturing life; but from the character, I think this is a story about existentialism."
"For some people, family and bonds are the meaning of life's existence; for some people, dreams and freedom are the reasons why life shines, and there are even more possibilities. From a philosophical perspective, this is a proposition about existentialism."
"So, every audience can interpret it from their own perspective when they appreciate this movie. But the specific choice of interpretation is left to every audience to think about, and our work is just presented. This is also the reason why I think Alfonso's work is worthy of praise."
It is precisely because this is a film festival that Lanli discussed such a profound and obscure topic. As for the subsequent film promotion process, Warner Bros. would definitely not want Lanli to discuss so complicatedly, which is not beneficial to box office results.
Despite reluctance, passionateness, and unsatisfactoryness, the global premiere of "Georgetic" and the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival came to an end.
After the on-site Q&A session, the three main creators were still unable to leave. The reporters surrounded them and continued the face-to-face interview for more than 30 minutes, which officially announced that today's premiere was completely over; but the reporters and audiences who left the cinema screening hall one after another still did not calm down. The sensation and excitement early on herald the subsequent craze of praise.
Chapter completed!