my gilded age

Chapter 602: You need to know how to hide good movies, Bai Shiqiu, the most handsome teacher

Bai Shiqiu prepared a movie appreciation in class, but no one expected that he would actually give everyone an appreciation of a horror movie, and it was also a horror movie called "The Mist".

Generally speaking, art schools such as Beijing Film Academy and China National Theater Academy are really about art and have their own internal data rooms. To put it bluntly, there are many classic films and many classic films that cannot be released to the public. .

As for art, as you all know, sometimes art just needs to be on a larger scale.

However, "The Mist", a horror film, did not have a high box office, and it did not win any awards. At most, it won the Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Award in the United States. It was just such a movie, but... Bai Shiqiu has been selected for everyone to appreciate.

What on earth is he going to say?

But the most interesting thing is that these students in the auditorium at this time all want to make a living in the film and television industry. Most of them were shocked, because many people did not think of it, or it can be said that they forgot , who made this movie.

Well, it can be said that "The Mist" is so bad that many people didn't notice whose work it was.

Franco Darabont and Stephen King, these two are really talented.

Let’s talk about Stephen King first. He may be the most profitable writer in human history. JK Rowling can only hold a candle to him. How profitable are Stephen King’s novels?
There are too many adapted movies that have become successful, such as "The Shining" and "The Mist", which are all from his "Dark Tower" series.

There are really too many of his works, and almost every one of them is a hit. Many of them have become classics in film history, such as "The Shawshank Redemption", which he collaborated with Darabont.

How famous is the movie "Shawshank"?
Even many of us in China pretend to know a lot about classic movies in order to have good taste. When we go out, we basically mention this movie and say how awesome it is.

But sometimes, just ask a little question, for example, 'The actor Shawshank in this movie can escape, it's really amazing. '

Most people with good taste will answer, 'Yes, especially when the male protagonist Shawshank looks up to the sky and howls, freedom!free!I am free! '

There are countless such classic pretentious car accident scenes on the current Internet and even on the Internet in the future.

It's true, many people don't know that 'Shawshank' is the name of the prison, but that doesn't mean they're being pretentious.

Why are you so pretentious?Because the rating of "Shawshank" is very high, so high that it's scary.

However, this "The Mist" is truly and truly the third collaboration between Stephen King and Darabont.

We in China are better off, because this movie didn't cause much trouble. In the United States, this movie was criticized even worse. Not only did it suck at the box office, but it also didn't get any reviews. Many people The comments are also very negative.

Of course, some people say that this movie is a rare masterpiece.

However, there are relatively few people in this group, and now, there is still one person giving a lecture.

"If I say that this movie is a very rare and good movie, I wonder what everyone will think?" Bai Shiqiu said this in his class.

At this time, no one spoke in the auditorium.

All the classmates, whether they were from China Theater Company or Beijing Film Academy, already famous or not, big girls, young boys, and future big stars, all stopped talking.

One sentence can describe the current situation.

Quietly watching Teacher Bai Shiqiu pretending to be cool.

Of course, Bai Shiqiu knew very well that he was really giving a lecture.

"Students, this movie is indeed a horror movie. That's true. However, if you only look at it from the perspective of a horror movie, it doesn't matter if it's scary and weird. But if we change our posture, we If you look at this movie from the perspective of discovery, or detective work, it will be different."

Bai Shiqiu's teaching has now truly become a teaching.

"First of all, let's look at this place, which is the scene where the male protagonist David comes into close contact with the monster for the first time."

The "Mist" that was just played was selected by Bai Shiqiu.

It was a heavy fog that had just covered the entire supermarket, and David found that the generator was not working, as if something was blocked, so he asked a repairman and a waiter from the supermarket, a total of four men, to repair the generator. A young guy, he constantly mocked the male protagonist David for being too timid and a coward.

Later, of course, the young man died and was dragged out by a tentacle. Fortunately, everyone cut off a section of the tentacle, but there was still no way to save him.

But what's here?

Bai Shiqiu said, "The male protagonist is a poster painter, he can be said to be a social elite, and the supermarket repairman and waiter, these three men constantly provoke and ridicule the male protagonist, which is actually a reaction of social class. It can be seen that Yet?"

After all the students looked and heard this, they finally discovered something.

The protagonist has a big house, a car, and is a painter, and the person living next to his house is a black lawyer. These are all symbols of the elite, and those who mock and provoke are the bottom line.

What is the reaction?
This is how American society usually is. Those at the bottom will go to the streets to hold signs and so on when they have nothing to do. But what is the result?
Look, if you don't listen to the elite, you'll get eaten by monsters.

"The two classes are antagonistic and contradictory, so they conflict with each other here, but the final result also reflects the social reality of the United States. Even if the lower class expresses their voice and mocks the upper class, the The life they live is still like a bear, the happiness of rich people... that is, they are really happy."

Bai Shiqiu's words...

It didn't work anymore, the students couldn't help but laughed softly.

"Okay, next section." Bai Shiqiu continued to grab.

It was the black lawyer's turn.

The black lawyer is a social elite and drives a Mercedes-Benz sports car, but this person did not believe this whole incident from the beginning. He kept saying that it was all fake, fake.

"Actually, this represents some people, the die-hards among the elite in American society. To put it simply, they can be regarded as the Republican Party." Bai Shiqiu's words are very simple, but it seems...

This is too nonsense, right?
Can you see all this?
Seeing everyone's disbelief, Bai Shiqiu had to explain, "First of all, in our opinion, the mainstream thinking in the United States is right-wing, but the right-wingers are divided into two sides, one is the Democratic Party and the other is the Republican Party. They are both right-wing. However, the Republican Party has always been known for its stubbornness and stubbornness. Therefore, in the movie, the black lawyer, like everyone else, saw strange things happening with his own eyes, but he still did not believe it. This is a kind of irony, and it was the fault of the screenwriter and director. Satire."

If you say this, it can really be explained.

But soon, these stubborn people were killed by monsters.

At this time, a woman appeared. She was a woman who talked about God, but later she formed a cult.

It was okay at first, it was just a group of low-level people who were deceived by this woman, but later, under the extreme deception, they began to make sacrifices.

There were three American soldiers who showed up at the beginning, but after they came back, two of them committed suicide directly.

The last one left, under the pressure of this woman who became a goddess at this time, he told the truth.

The military conducted an experiment, hoping to open a channel to another dimension, and as a result, these monsters came.

But, so what?
The soldier was thrown outside the supermarket and sacrificed.

Bai Shiqiu's commentary came again, "The United States is the country that most believes in God. There are many characters like this goddess here, such as this line."

"This Ms. Kamati is now our Jim Jones..."

"Jim Jones is the leader of the cult in America."

Then, several other characters also spoke.

"Yes, the more fearful and uneasy people are, the more deceptive her words will be."

"Her tricks are of no use to me!" This is the dialogue between the male protagonist David and his friends. In other words, they have seen what the woman wants to do, what she is doing, and what she, the goddess, has How terrifying.

The line also goes, "Those monsters are no longer terrible enemies."

and so……

"They are Democrats." Bai Shiqiu defined it this way. "American society is like this. There are two parties. The Republican Party is the right wing of the right, and the Democrats are relatively smart. This is true. Many smart people , especially scientists, most of whom are members of the Democratic Party. However, the people at the bottom, that is, the hanging silk people, who do they prefer to believe? Religion."

Bai Shiqiu explained it like this, Huo, this "Mist" suddenly changed its appearance.

On the surface, this is a horror film with a science fiction flavor, but after changing this perspective, it is very appropriate and interesting to interpret it as a supermarket is a small American society.

But what about the ending?
By the way, the ending of this movie is what everyone really criticized, because this ending is so fucked up.

Bai Shiqiu said with a smile: "In the original novel, the ending is not like this, but now, the movie is like this, a very uncomfortable ending, but you know, Stephen King is on the crew, and at this ending, he is Nodding, then why would he do this?"

The ending of "The Mist" is really damning. The male protagonist shot everyone around him, five people in total, but only four bullets were left, and among them was his own son.Moreover, the combination of these five people, two are old people, the old lady and the old man, and there is a woman, who is not the actor's wife, but played by Laurie Holden, but this combination is a basic family. .

"This is really intentional, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence? This combination of personnel symbolizes a basic family unit, and the male protagonist killed all the other people. Later, he himself... It seems that as long as he waits 1 more Minutes later, this tragedy wouldn’t have happened, right? Then, why did it have to be filmed like this?”

Bai Shiqiu's question left the students scratching their heads. According to the current situation, no one dared to answer for fear of being slapped in the face by the teacher.

And some classmates. . .

"Do you know why?" Naza had been listening carefully. She dared to say that she had never heard such a novel and interesting lesson.

It is really unbelievable that every thought of Teacher Bai has unexpected and strange changes, and it is also specially adapted to this movie.

But, she was asking about Xiaoreba.

"..." Xiaore thought for a while and showed an inexplicable and profound smile.

Jianguo on the side couldn't help complaining, "Your acting skills are too fake!"

"Hey..." Xiaore could only scratch her head, but she was complaining in her heart, if I knew the answer to Brother Smelly's question, wouldn't I be Brother Smelly? How could I be suppressed by this stinky guy, hmph!
He didn't say anything, and couldn't say it, but at this moment, Bai Shiqiu pointed.

"That classmate, tell me."

The target is Tian Tian.

"This..." Tian Tian held it in for a long time and blushed, "I don't know!"

You are so angry, Teacher Bai, you are going too far, you are petty!
Well, it can't be said that Tian Tian just sat down on his own, which was considered a small revenge.

Bai Shiqiu did not dwell on this, "Let me give you a reminder. This kind of ending is very powerful. It can be said that it is absolutely shocking. Tragedy is what can really be remembered for a lifetime, and the final tragic ending of this movie is even more... It’s an existence that makes people scold you, and you will definitely remember it for the rest of your life.”

So is this tip useful?

"Teacher Bai, we really can't guess, just tell us the answer." A female classmate stood up and said, she was quite beautiful, her name was Yang Xiaoyu.

She looks a bit like Momoe Yamaguchi, and a bit like a fairy bun.

Bai Shiqiu didn't read much and simply said: "Actually, the answer is my own. This ending is indeed very powerful and powerful. It is more shocking than the original novel. However, the degree of deliberateness in it is also obvious. So, I think the purpose is very important, and that is to win awards.”

Want to win a prize?

Is that all?
Taken together, everyone...it does make some sense.

The ending of "The Mist" is absolutely weird and shocking. It's really very deliberate. It can be said that the director had to shoot it this way.

Then why?

Why else?

"The Shawshank Redemption" also has another nickname, that is, Oscar owes her an award.

"The Green Mile" also has a nickname, "Oscar-hating."

Anyway, they haven't won any awards, so "The Mist" is the third collaboration between Delabunde and Stephen King. Will they want to win awards?

Do you still need to ask? This is something that you don’t need to ask. Of course you will win a prize.

After this answer came out, the whole audience burst into laughter, and the students couldn't help it. They really felt that Teacher Bai's class was really interesting.

"but!"

Suddenly, Bai Shiqiu stopped drinking.

"Students, now comes the question. Think about it, why do I want to show this movie separately? What is my purpose of talking about her?"

The question once again silenced the auditorium.

It turns out that this is Teacher Bai’s real problem, and it turns out that this is the key point.

All of a sudden, Nazha had a sense of enlightenment. She thought of something, but she was not sure.

This feeling, this feeling is like...

When Bai Shiqiu saw that no one knew how to answer, he smiled and said: "This "Mist" is similar to the currently being screened "Let the Bullets Fly", that is, many things are put into the story of the movie. , blending them into it, making it difficult for people to see it for a while, but it also makes everyone want to guess. This is the most interesting thing about the movie, and what I want to tell you today, what should you pay attention to in a good movie? , you must learn to hide.”

Hidden is just a word, and many students who understand it, or who are enlightened, understand it at once.

Bai Shiqiu continued: "The movie "The Mist" is hidden, but it is hidden too deeply and has not been accepted by the mainstream people. Only some individuals with good intentions, like me, can discover what the director wants to say. This is actually a failure, but the movie is intentional. Our "Let the Bullets Fly" also hid it, and it was hidden very deeply, but now it seems that everyone is still accepting it, so I say it shamelessly , we succeeded. That’s why I came up with "The Mist". I want to tell everyone, whether they are future actors, directors or screenwriters, what is a good movie and how to make a good movie? , in fact, "The Mist" is definitely a good movie, I hope everyone can understand this."

With that, his class was over and he bowed to his classmates.

In this way, the applause came loudly.

clap clap clap...

Many students were even moved by Bai Shiqiu, clapping their hands and bursting into tears.

And Na Jianguo suddenly realized that she understood that Teacher Bai's lecture this time embodied the word "hidden".

Put together what you want to express. . .

But what's more in her heart is...

Wow!Teacher Bai is so handsome!Awesome!So handsome!
　thanks for your support!Sincere thanks!

　　So what, Hei Che thinks, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will win every battle, that's it, thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)