801 Ticket Sales Pan
If he watched the movie right away, if he was in Berlin now, if he had communicated face to face with those audiences... then he would have stood up and argued. But in real life, there was no if.
He can only sit in front of his computer, browsing the posts through the screen, full of curiosity, anger, and anxiety, but he can't help with anything.
William grabbed his hair with great annoyance and annoyance, trying to reply and say something, but he couldn't help but start to daze at the computer screen. He never seemed to have thought that Renli's works might be bad, failed, or be criticized, as if the name "Lanli-Hall" is a quality assurance. Several previous works have proved this until now.
There was a burst of thought in my mind, and I couldn't figure out a single idea. I rubbed my head in annoyance, held the mouse again, exited the post, refreshed the forum, aimless and at a loss. Then I saw another post in my sight. It was just posted about five minutes ago, and the poster was a very familiar username, "Brando Fanatic".
William's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly clicked on the post.
"The 62nd Berlin Film Festival is in full swing, and the work I care about most is undoubtedly Renly Hall's 'Deliverance'.
After the premiere, the first batch of reputations were released. At present, "Ship" seems to have fallen into a quagmire of mixed reputations, causing countless controversies of support or opposition, and also causing sighs and debates among movie fans, as if the end of the world is coming. But in my opinion, it is not necessary.
The birth of any work of art is always accompanied by controversy. Vincent Van Gogh's works are worthless before him; the music of Smith's band came at its peak until they disbanded; historical injustice cases such as Blade Runner and American Past are common.
Of course, it is not that 'transcendence' can reach the height of these artists and works of art; the point is that the young master chose 'transcendence', which itself means that he tried to make more breakthroughs on the artistic level, so these criticisms, condemnations, disgusts, and hatreds were actually expected, and even raised their hands to welcome them.
Watching a movie is an extremely personal matter. If others like it, it does not mean that they like it too; on the contrary, if others hate it, it does not mean that they hate it. What's more, they can like and hate a work at the same time, and the mixed emotions are difficult to describe.
After the end of the premiere of ‘Deliverance’, it was only twenty-four hours away from now, which actually triggered such a passionate, crazy, and fierce debate. On the contrary, I am not only not worried, but also looking forward to it even more:
What kind of work can create such a strong effect? What kind of work has won the favor of the young master? What kind of work has caused such an uproar?
In addition to the Pacific War, every work of the young master has a distinct personal imprint. What I am even more curious about now is what performance he has dedicated in this work that was scolded. To be honest, compared to the debate of mixed praise and criticism, I look forward to the effect of Renli in a super-bad universe film. What kind of scene will it be like?
Finally, by the way, rumored that this is the best performance of the young master's career!"
Brando's fanatical posts are as always in his (or her) style, with clear structure and clear ideas, and can always jump out of the circle and interpret calmly from different perspectives; not only that, at the end of the post, a latest watercolor hand-drawn picture was attached.
Above the hand-drawn, Lanli, wearing a cobalt blue polka dot shirt, sat in an open-air coffee house with bright eyes, warm smile, and the lightness between the eyebrows and eyes made the sunlight gentle.
This is the latest news picture of Lanley at the Berlin Film Festival. William remembers that he had just seen it. The news seemed to say that Lanley met fans on the street and had a discussion on the movie cordially and enthusiastically.
Thinking of this, William's mood gradually improved. As Brando fanatics said, Lanley would not mind; and he also began to look forward to what the hell was about the movie "Leth Descendant".
So, both sides put it on the keyboard, thought about it, and started to typing, "The biggest feature of the Berlin Film Festival is that their persistence and focus on art, politics, and social phenomena. The reason why 'transcendence' was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival itself shows the artistic attributes and controversial tendencies of the work. From this perspective, it is obvious that the work was successful.
For the young master, the most important gain of this trip to Berlin should be to discuss verbal battles with movie fans.
Also, hand-drawn drawings are so beautiful! Like!"
After the reply, William nodded with satisfaction, and then opened the post just now again, browsing the angry, disdainful, criticized, and condemned voices, but instead became relished. Among these different opinions, he pieced together the full picture of the work "Deliverance".
Before he knew it, his curiosity began to rise. William couldn't wait to see this work.
Brando Fanatic posts, in just one hour, had a reply of 3,000 floors, and the attention hot index increased by geometric multiples; at the same time, the last hand-drawn picture was also posted on the photo wall, with a 24-hour like rate exceeding 200,000, which became the fastest picture of Brando Fanatic receiving 100,000 likes and 200,000 likes.
The madness and boiling influence can be seen; at the same time, the Berlin Film Festival on the other side of the Atlantic seems to be a portrayal of the reality of the Internet. There are more and more controversies and more intense, while expectations and curiosity are getting hotter and braver. The audience entering the cinema is increasing rapidly in geometric multiples.
In terms of popularity and attention, the Berlin Film Festival has never been comparable to Cannes and Venice. It is not only because of the ice and snow in February, but it is really not suitable for going out to watch movies; it is also because the film lists in the main competition unit are always off-the-scenes and unpopular, and blockbusters are directors and actors who have never heard of. Blockbusters are works from remote areas and countries, and choosing works is a technical task.
Every year, Berlin has gradually fallen behind Cannes, Venice and Toronto, which is also a severe challenge facing the film festival.
Audiences who are truly familiar with the Berlin Film Festival often do not buy tickets in advance, but go to the cinema in person to read the magazine, do their homework, and then decide which work to watch. Overall, ticket sales are not common at the Berlin Film Festival. This is also one of the dilemmas of the film festival.
But today, Monika Hofbauer was unable to buy tickets for the movie. "What did you say?" She thought she had heard it wrong, but the ticket seller gave another affirmative reply, "The three o'clock show is gone, and today only one is arranged at 8:00 pm. If necessary, there are three theaters with screenings arranged."
Monica opened her mouth and was stunned for a moment, "How is it possible? You mean, 'Deliver', the movie that was scolded so much that it seemed to offend the whole world? Didn't that movie be so bad that the audience didn't like it after watching it? Why did all the tickets sold out?"
If you are scolded, shouldn’t the tickets be unsold?
"'Deliverance', God, don't watch that movie, it's a complete disaster." A middle-aged man standing next to him was flipping through the magazine, accidentally caught fragments of his words, and opened his mouth and shook his head repeatedly to deny it.
"It was very uncomfortable to watch the movie, but it wasn't a disaster," said another young man who was waiting for his friend. "I don't like that movie. But I think it's worth watching, maybe there's an unexpected gain."
"That's what I mean!" Monica spread her hands, her face full of helplessness, and her eyes widened. "Since everyone doesn't like it, why are the tickets sold out?"
"You're kidding." The middle-aged man showed an incredible expression, and the young man standing next to him was also confused and confused. "What's wrong with everyone? Is it to watch that handsome boy? This is not 'Twilight'! Wait, or is it, to see how scary this work is? Curious?"
"'Deliverance' is a movie worth savoring. You should know that everyone has the right to choose." On the other side, a person finally couldn't bear it anymore and argued.
"Puff. The right to choose trash?" The middle-aged man's simple words were full of mockery.
"The right to choose to identify garbage." The young woman did not give in at all. "You think it's garbage, but it may be a treasure for some people. Everyone may have different opinions about the movie. Personally, it's an uncomfortable movie, but it's undoubtedly a wonderful work."
"Stop, stop!" Monica raised her hand to stop the argument here, "I just want to see what's going on with this movie, why some people like it, and some people don't like it. So, there's no need for you to continue here." Monica turned around and said to the ticket seller, "Then let's go to eight o'clock in the evening. Give me two."
The ticket seller nodded, and Monica asked again worriedly, "There are tickets left at 8 o'clock in the evening?" The ticket seller showed a bright smile and nodded to show his affirmation. Monica breathed a long sigh, "This is my sixth consecutive year in the Berlin Film Festival. It's incredible that the first time I encountered a movie that was sold.
"Yes, we obviously didn't expect it." The ticket seller said with a smile, "It feels a bit like Toronto." A German-style joke, the German people in front of him laughed, but other foreigners were confused and confused. In fact, the subtext is: The Berlin Film Festival is also a bit Toronto-like, and tickets are always in short supply, and the long queues are always lively.
Berlin, which is silent, has indeed ushered in a new atmosphere for a long time.
Monica took her ticket and smiled brightly, "Then let's see what's going on."
Chapter completed!