The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1353 Superstar Style
“Eternal Love”? Charlie Kaufman?
Single-day box office close to 10 million US dollars?

Is this an April Fool's joke? It's not funny at all, it's just ridiculous. If they really planned to play a prank, they should at least do some research in advance. Such a joke is completely unconvincing. Any Hollywood insider can see through this ridiculous joke.

However, amid the hustle and bustle of laughter and amazement, once things calmed down a bit, another voice began to emerge, discovering an important blind spot:
Anson Wood.

“I’ve watched this episode!”

Ever since Spider-Man came out, Anson has been at the center of controversy. Behind the envious and jealous eyes, there have always been doubts and provocations.

So, similar stories and similar plots are repeated again and again, without getting tired of it, just like the memory of a goldfish, continuing to repeat the same mistakes.

"Cat and Mouse," which didn't seem to have box office potential - the full-blown explosion - was 100% due to Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

"The Elephant", a vase idol who overestimated his own capabilities and tried to transform himself - the Palme d'Or - but the box office was bound to be a flop - the preview was so hard to get tickets that the grand occasion is still talked about today.

"Butterfly Effect", the first shot of the transformed producer but faced head-on "Master and Commander" - overthrowing the opponent and emerging out of nowhere - only gimmicks rely on traffic.

One step, another step.

Once, and again.

Everything seemed to have become a fixed pattern. Those who questioned, slandered, ignored, despised, and looked down upon him were all hiding under the shield of a "vase label", hiding prejudice and discrimination. People seemed to have never faced up to Anson's existence and refused to acknowledge his existence.

Indeed, Anson is an idol. Hollywood needs vases. When one vase disappears, another one rises. They will never be absent.

Just like Marilyn Monroe.

Even though Marilyn has long become a symbol of the Golden Age of Hollywood, even though Marilyn has long become a part of popular culture, even though Marilyn's classic works and screen images have stood the test of time and been passed down through the ages, people still simply and crudely use the label of "vase" to destroy her existence as an actress and as an independent personality, and simply cover up all her edges with the keyword "sexy".

Marilyn Monroe is not the first, nor the last. In the hundred-year history of Hollywood, there are countless images and symbols like her.

And there are both men and women, without exception.

Now, it's Anson Wood's turn.

Even if Anson tried harder and fought harder, what could he do? Could he break the shackles of Marilyn Monroe?

Then, this scene happened again.

"Warmth within and light within".

From all aspects, this is a niche literary and artistic work. The best result is to make some splashes during the awards season like an "adapted screenplay". As for the box office, don't think too much about it. It is more appropriate to give up the regret directly.

Moreover, in the end, it may not be comparable to an "adapted script".

"Adapted Screenplay" featured a number of actors with a solid foundation in the Academy, including Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep, and ultimately won Chris Cooper the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but Charlie Kaufman, the biggest contributor behind the scenes, was still ignored.

And what does “The Warmth of the Heart” have, Anson Wood?
This sounds like a joke, "Haha, very funny, but please don't say it again." It was in this context that things happened -

"Eternal Love of Dream" grossed $9.6 million on Friday in just 307 theaters, setting a new record for single-theater box office in a wide-ranging release.

How should all this be explained?

Charlie Kaufman? Michel Gondry? Kate Winslet?

Or is it Focus Features’ publicity and distribution strategy?
No, none of them.

There is no need to continue deceiving oneself and others. The elephant is already in the room. How long will these stubborn and self-righteous smart people in Hollywood continue to pretend?
Does Hollywood really have the memory of a goldfish, completely oblivious to what happened three months before “The Butterfly Effect” was released?

At that time, industry insiders said that the "Butterfly Effect" would not be able to create box office success, and that they still needed to be patient and wait and see whether Anson could join the 2 million club. The performance of "Eternal Love" or "Spider-Man " would be the turning point from quantitative change to qualitative change. However, the "Butterfly Effect" directly slapped them in the face.

And now, the long-awaited "Warm Light Within" is finally here, breaking expectations and subverting cognition. Are you still ready to pretend to have amnesia?

Wait, are those white-haired old scholars in the college really too old and starting to suffer from Alzheimer's disease?
It doesn’t matter if those arrogant and stupid old men in Hollywood don’t remember that the film market is still young. They remember that the audience responded to the call with practical actions.

The box office numbers will speak for themselves.

After the excitement of the preview on Thursday and the popularity of the premiere on Friday, the reputation of "The Light Inside" finally spread rapidly in big cities.

Focus Features’ positioning and promotion also played a role:
There is no need to rush or join in the fun. "Eternal Love" is not the kind of romantic love comedy that people expect. On the contrary, it is an artistic, brain-burning, profound, complex film with its own unique color. It cannot even be simply called a love movie.

Movies, not suitable for the mainstream market.

This work has a certain viewing threshold. Going to the cinema rashly and wasting the money for a movie ticket is a small matter. But being upset and cursing after watching the movie is a big deal. There is no need to go to the cinema just to follow the trend.

Just a movie, not worth it.

So, who should watch this movie?
For those true movie lovers, those literary and artistic young people who have thoughts on movies, art, love, and life, and even the niche group who think about life, memory, and philosophy, "The Light Inside" will definitely be the most unforgettable movie-watching trip to the cinema this year.

It is worth mentioning that a small number of movie fans focused entirely on Anson, but unlike any previous time, this time they focused on Anson's aesthetic taste.

Extending from the post-screening conversation at the preview, this group of fans believes that Anson is an actor with real aesthetic taste who often thinks about life.

In their eyes, "The Butterfly Effect" and "Eternal Love of Motion Picture" can be seen as a "time duo", although there is no connection between the two films and Anson has never mentioned the connection between the two works on any occasion; but these fans believe that these two works can be seen as Anson's thinking about time and life.

"How should we define perfection, how should we define life, how should we seek happiness and pursue joy, and how should we find the meaning of our existence in the whirlpool of time."

This theme runs through both films, which not only shows Anson's thinking about the character, but also shows Anson's thinking about the film and the actors.

No one should miss Anson like this.

(End of this chapter)