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Chapter 321 Cannes premiere, a magnificent opening

After all, the current "Gravity" has been shortlisted for the main competition unit, so this year's film arrangement for "Gravity" is also quite high.

This movie comes shortly after the opening film Moonrise Empire...

In fact, for Cannes, 3D movies still have certain disadvantages in some places... After all, in this kind of place with a strong sense of literature and art, if you want to host some movies that are quite advanced in technology, or you can sell them just by looking at them. It's really not that simple to make a movie with a lot of pictures.

So there are actually not many real 3D movie halls in Cannes...

It's just that "Gravity" is not only in the 3D movie hall, but also maintains a certain degree of attention.

Of course, at a veteran film festival like Cannes, a director like Chen Xi, and his previous "Gravity" are not particularly amazing, and his popularity is not as high as all To the extent that everyone knows...

After all, this world is like this. Even if some high-grossing movies have soared in popularity in a short period of time, people feel quite shocked and like it, but after time passes, how many people will remember it?

It's like saying that the "Transformers" series has swept the world, and the box office is so high that it can't stop, which makes people think it's really great... However, after 30 years, people will still remember that there are not many special effects, and there are no special effects. There are no action scenes, and there is no "Shawshank Redemption" with the hero and heroine as immortal as Transformers. There will still be many people who are interested in this movie and come back to watch it... But at that time, few people would remember "The Shawshank Redemption". "Transformers" series, few people will remember which year's box office champion.

Therefore, whether it is the Oscars or the Cannes and Venice film festivals, it seems that they are not tolerant of purely commercial films... However, this is in line with some people's feelings, and it is definitely not a kind of Wenqing disease.

But if Chen Xi's movie can really hit Cannes, then his fame in the world will definitely spread further. In places like Cannes, it is still easy for the times to create heroes!If he can get a Palme d'Or, it means that this is the beginning of his fame.

Chen Xi's "Gravity" screening was scheduled for 5:12 pm on May 230th. The location at this time was really good, and [-] people were invited to watch!Because this is a relatively large movie hall, it can indeed accommodate so many people.

This movie also had some publicity before it was released, and many people knew about it, and "Source Code" made Chen Xixiao famous after all, so there are still many people who want to see another movie by this Chinese director .

So the audience of 230 and eight people arrived quickly, and some people applied to come in but there were not enough seats. In the end, the audience who could walk to the cinema became 314, but in this case, there would be no empty seats in the entire cinema. Chen It's a pity that I have to sit in the first row again...

Watching such a 3D movie in the first row is really a sin, and it makes people feel a little headache when they think about it, but compared with the anxiety that follows, such a headache is really nothing.

In fact, foreign 3D movie theaters are very different from domestic ones. Most of the 3D movie theaters in China will try their best to improve the lighting. However, in China, many 3D movies will make people feel that the light is very dark and the color A major reason for the lack of bright colors is that some domestic 3D movie theaters do not turn on the lights in order to save power.

Of course, this kind of problem is diverse...

But these things are not included in Cannes. In a place like Cannes, many of the equipment here have been adjusted to the best level. Even 3D movies, which are not particularly valued in Cannes now, still have a fairly complete system. configuration.

And now the movie is about to start playing.

Among the 314 audiences who came to the scene today, dozens of them are filmmakers, including some well-known international filmmakers.

Chen Xi is now watched by these people. If they also like gravity, it is very likely that the people who watch Chen Xi's movies will also change their guns and become some more famous international directors.

Nanni Moretti, Ewan McGregor, Shyam Abbas, Alexander Payne, Raoul Peck, and a member of the jury this year, famous French fashion designers Jean-Paul Gaultier, the only member of the jury who is not directly related to the film industry, came to the scene...

After all, a movie like "Gravity" was shortlisted for the main competition, and it is a Chinese movie that has always attracted a certain amount of attention in Cannes, so it is okay for these people to like this movie and want to see the specific content of this movie. Of course, some of them have already seen it, and now they are watching it again!

In addition to them, there are also many well-known directors in Hollywood and Europe. Chen Xi had talked a lot with many of them before, and in this respect, Chen Xi responded appropriately.

In the eyes of these people, Chen Xi has a sense of Chinese humility, and there is a real sense of neither humble nor overbearing, and his fluent English without an accent also makes them feel more fond of him. For a while, Chen Xi It's a pity that these people have established a better impression of him in their hearts.

There are probably dozens of such directors and film practitioners, and then there are film critics from a wider and more complicated source. There are about 80 film critics, which is quite a large number. Film critics at the Cannes Film Festival There are quite a lot of people, and after all, they still have quite a good influence in this kind of film festival, so their coming here today also plays an important role in "Gravity". Of course, from another perspective, these people The existence of "Gravity" will also determine many reviews of "Gravity" in the world.

After all, these people come from different countries and different markets. Their views on "Gravity" will be quickly transmitted back to their own countries, and then they will let fans in their own countries know. It is also a crucial thing for the official release of the movie in the future.

In addition to these film reporters, there are almost 100 film reporters who came to the scene today. These film reporters can easily convey their impressions of a movie back to their own countries. They are also very important, and they are more important than As far as film critics are concerned, these journalists have more resources for public opinion. Although their credibility may not be as good as some film critics, the influence of public opinion they can generate may be greater.

And among the remaining people, some belong to ordinary audiences, and these ordinary audiences are all lucky ones, and it is possible to get such movie tickets through some activities and other dishes. After all, if it is other various exhibition halls, Especially for movie tickets in commercial exhibition halls, it's not too difficult to get, but it's not working now... After all, this is the first day of screenings, and the most important people are here.

Of course, "Gravity" will be played three or four times in Cannes after that. It will be relatively easier to get movie tickets at that time, but it is not as important as it is now.

In addition to these audiences, there are dozens of filmmakers from various countries and regions.

Compared with other film critics who are more inclined to the pure artistic aesthetic of a movie, these filmmakers are more interested in Chen Xi, and they are more interested in "Gravity" Interesting... After all, Chen Xi's previous "Source Code" did conquer the world, and the box office and praise it received in the whole world has already shown Chen Xi's appealing ability and his ability to shoot commercial films and the like. ability, so their expectations for "Gravity" are obviously much higher.

In the past two years, with the financial crisis in Europe, many places have been poor, and various welfare states have had a difficult time. This has also affected film festivals. Although the three major European film festivals in recent years seem to be The scenery is still bright, but in fact the economic crisis at the root is quite serious.

In this way, these three major film festivals have actually secretly increased their tolerance for commercial things, and allowed more commercial things to appear in them, so the filmmakers and the like are now appearing in Cannes. The frequency is very high.

At this moment, under the attention of so many complicated people, the movie is about to officially start...

Chen Xi did not welcome the reporters. The reporters should have waited until after the movie was over to interview, and the interview place might not be a movie theater.

Chen Xi was still quite nervous...

For him, "Gravity" carries his own important strategic goals, and also has a very strong desire for box office, so Chen Xi very much hopes that this film can be recognized by Cannes. It is a business, and it can also bring itself a place in the world cinema.

After all, a strong business may not necessarily be able to make the world accept me and identify myself as a top filmmaker...

So, can gravity please these people?

Chen Xi actually had no idea.

In the seats, there are still many people waiting for discussions.

"I don't know what kind of movie "Gravity" will be. In fact, I think "Source Code" directed by Chen Xi is mainly in terms of concept and creativity, so that movie was successful, but "Ground "Gravity" is not the same... Although the subject matter of this movie cannot be said to be old-fashioned, but as you know, it is difficult to give people a fairly novel feeling, can he make such a movie well?"

"It's hard to say, let's wait and see the feature film!"

There are quite a lot of doubts like this. After all, Chen Xi's previous film was really a film that made everyone doubt his next film.

"Hey, if I don't have a mission, I don't want to waste time watching such a 3D movie, and it's a Chinese movie... I have to say that the literary and artistic movies of Chinese movies are not bad, but this kind of movie with technology, they really don't like it." Do you think it is possible to stand out? Some of our Chinese friends are really unrealistic!"

There are not many such statements. In fact, there are really many people who came to see "Gravity" because of their missions. People in this area still have a lot of feelings about "Gravity" in their hearts. Very repulsive, if "Gravity" wants to convince such a group of people, it is not an easy task.

Of course, the film studios have some expectations... It's just that their thoughts don't represent too many people.

Among their various thoughts, the movie begins...

Whatever their thoughts about the movie, some people like this have a sense of gravitas about going to the movies, so they stop talking as soon as the movie starts.

Chen Xi, who had just heard some English comments, felt a lot heavier, but now that the movie has officially started, there is no room for him to think about such things. He started to wear 3D glasses and started watching it for the Nth time. "Gravity".

The movie has officially started!
At the beginning, there was darkness on the screen, and then a few lines were typed out.

"Outer space 600 kilometers above the ground."

"The temperature fluctuates between +258 and -148 Fahrenheit."

"There is no medium through which sound travels."

"There is no air to breathe."  …

Accompanied by the music becoming more and more urgent, the word suddenly disappeared, and then, the screen was filled with a vacuum-like silence, and then, a huge earth appeared on the screen.

White clouds, ground, and sea water...

The beautiful earth appeared in front of everyone, like a beautiful dream.

With the appearance of a few lines of dialogue, the peaceful earth is revealed little by little.

"so beautiful!"

No matter what kind of thoughts you had about this movie before, when everyone sees this earth, there is only one thought left in their heads.

It's really beautiful!

This earth feels like a goddess.

The quiet universe, the radio dialogue, and the spaceship gradually drifting over...Under the powerful 3D effect, they suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and a 16-minute long shot began to appear like this.

They seem to be placed in the universe themselves. Under the powerful 3D effect, it seems that they have gradually fallen into this weightless environment. The back is the endless dark space, and the beautiful earth on which they live is below. ...

A strange feeling of loneliness and beauty crashed into my heart...

They suddenly discovered that it turns out that some movies really need to use 3D effects to present a magnificent aesthetic feeling.

For example, the current "Gravity"!
It was absolutely beautiful.

"It's so beautiful, I love the beginning!"

Many people thought silently in their hearts, but because of excitement, they clenched their fists slightly.

Head start!

(End of this chapter)