China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 445 Golden Palm

[...At once funny and ferocious, cynical and ironic, it is both clever and reflective, a sci-fi thriller brimming with social commentary]

["District 9" profoundly satirizes racism and xenophobia...]

[...The heavy sense of oppression permeated almost every minute of the 115-minute film. I simply cannot describe the suffocation and shock I felt in the theater]

[A depressing movie! The director and screenwriter have a grudge against the audience]

[I haven’t calmed down yet. This movie was enough to shock me for a whole year. I had excitedly booked a second ticket for tomorrow, but I just canceled it, so I have to wait for a few days]

[It’s so cruel, it feels like the first season of “Black Mirror”]

[If someone asks me how a movie can convey a "sense of mission", I will recommend "District 9" without hesitation]

[One of the most original, shocking, and exciting movie experiences in 2018.]

[Although it is already very cruel and even bloody, I always feel that something must have been deleted. I checked the Cannes screening version and it seems that it is 117 minutes, so two minutes were deleted? Alas, it is not enough after the movie tickets have been donated, and we have to wait.

Pirated resources】

The official favorites are undoubtedly commercial directors like Chen Jingxing. Promoting the industrialization, commercialization and typing of the film industry is the main mission goal.

Tian Xinye's heart was not without ripples at this time. After all, "District 9" was a big hit at Cannes this year in terms of ratings and momentum.

As a result, the first time I won the heavyweight Best Actor award was the Cannes trophy.

This is also the reason why Chen Jingxing was willing to give up the May 1st Cannes Film Festival because he didn't know whether he would win an award. Anyway, he didn't have much hope for the box office.

During the soft exchanges between Chen Jingxing, Tian Xinye and Section Chief Jia from time to time, the awards for the non-main competition units were all moved away.

Zhang Yi came to the stage to receive the award with an expression of disbelief, and then excitedly said a long series of words of thanks.

On the evening of May 19, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the Cannes International Film Festival officially began at the Lumière Theater.

The crew of "District 9" where Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye worked were next to the crew of "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers" where Chief Jia worked.

Some people can play with their mobile phones for a long time during a boring and long award ceremony, and the camera will not pay attention to them all the time.

However, the movie itself is not exciting enough, and even being quite depressing must be one of the reasons.

In 2013, "Destiny" was banned again.

However, it seems that the domestic audience was very enthusiastic about the premiere on the first day, but we don’t know how big the box office potential will be.

Therefore, DreamWorks is still thinking about adopting the method of "word-of-mouth fermentation" and is not eager to create momentum-if this so-called word-of-mouth can attract audiences to the cinema.

"You're kidding." Section Chief Jia shook his head: "It's mainly because the domestic version hasn't received the Dragon Label yet."

After all, according to the consistent principle of dividing pork - even film festivals like Cannes cannot escape this principle. There are only degrees, and there are no awards without dividing pork - the best actor is also a heavyweight award, and "District 9" won the best actor

, the Palme d'Or is naturally getting further and further away from "District 9".

Ever since "District 9" was screened on the opening night, Zhang Yi has been a favorite for Best Actor, so he also prepared an award speech. However, there is a big difference between being a favorite and finally winning the award.

Zhang Yi will also become the third Chinese actor in history.

"Race" issues are undoubtedly at the highest level in Western political correctness.

No matter how well-prepared you are before, you will inevitably be a little incoherent at this time. After all, in terms of reputation, Cannes is definitely one of the few awards in the world that can rival the Oscars, far exceeding all domestic awards.

Zhang Yi was a little shocked when he heard his name, which was reflected in the pats and hugs of Tian Xinye and Wan Qian.

Chen Jingxing himself is not really sure. After all, in his previous life, "District 9" was released in China, with a box office of just over 10 million. Even considering that it was 2009, the box office was not high.

The main reason is that DreamWorks didn't do much in terms of publicity this time. After all, it's not a popular period. The May Day schedule of domestic movies and budget films has basically been exhausted and has little stamina. This time is actually the off-season.

Among domestic directors with banned films, Chief Jia is definitely one of the worst.

The Special Palme d'Or and the jury also awarded one to Iran and one to Poland.

It seems that the pork is divided. Frequent film festivals from France, the United States, Iran, China and other countries are all affected by the rain and dew.

【……】

"When will "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers" be released?"

After all, it only takes one shot to see you lowering your head and playing with your phone. If it happens twice or three times, it is definitely inappropriate. No matter how famous a director you are, someone who does not respect the Cannes organizing committee and the host

, the French media will definitely be willing to take the hats of presenters, performers and winners.

There are only eight prizes in the main competition unit, and the draw speed is still very fast.

If he misses this year, even if he has Chen Jingxing as his backing, it will be difficult for him to find such a suitable script next time. Movies like "The Martian" and "The Matrix", no matter how good they are in the eyes of the public, will not be as good as the three major European movies.

It failed to make it to the film festival, and "District 9" relied on the buff of political correctness to become the number one hit.

You must know that Zhang Yi has not won a heavyweight Best Actor trophy so far. He has not won any of the three domestic gold medals, not even a supporting actor.

"District 9" was cut for domestic release very early, and except for being stuck once, it passed the censorship smoothly.

Not even average, but pretty bad.

Next are the directors of art films, and the most annoying ones are undoubtedly the directors of art films who like to make banned films.

Chen Jingxing actually has no regrets. First of all, he can only be regarded as one of the screenwriters of "District 9". Secondly, he has also won an Oscar.

"Welcome to the 71st Cannes International Film Festival Awards Ceremony..."

Of course, I'm not saying that "District 9" is not good. It is undoubtedly an excellent science fiction movie, but it is too exaggerated to say that this is the best movie of DreamWorks. "The Center of the Earth", "The Matrix",

"Mars" is not inferior to "District 9", or even better. Do some people think that it is not deep if it does not show some dark sides?】

After receiving the award, Zhang Yi calmed down after returning to his seat, and kept saying sorry to Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye.

"The winner of the Best Actor Award at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival is-Yi-Zhang! "District 9"!"

This is undoubtedly detrimental to the box office.

Soon it was the turn of the main competition unit.

Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye also comforted Zhang Yi and asked him not to have any psychological burden.

And what is comparable to the issue of "race" is the discussion of "death".

Of course, there are no Chinese protagonists, it was not introduced at the same time, and many people have already watched it online through various channels. It is not a split film but a approved film, and the publicity and distribution efforts are low. These are all reasons for the negative box office.

Chen Jingxing could only respond with silence. Unlike DreamWorks, which had a relatively good relationship with the Film Bureau, Chief Jia's relationship with the competent authorities was average.

More than 20 years ago, due to reports on "Xiao Wu", he received a ban that "indefinitely suspended the right to shoot film and television works." It took more than five years for the ban to be lifted, but he is still considered a marginal director.

It is already early morning in China for the Cannes Awards Ceremony to start now.

"There have been dozens of reviews for "District 9"."

The host's voice woke up Chen Jingxing who was immersed in surfing the Internet, and made him quickly put away his mobile phone. After all, it was necessary to give the Cannes Organizing Committee some respect.

Chen Jingxing heard the complexity in Section Chief Jia's tone, so he was not prepared to continue to prick his heart and changed the subject.

Especially after the jury award was given to the United States, Director Jia felt a little regretful. After all, he felt that "Mountain and River" could not compare to "District 9" no matter what. The most promising jury did not win it, so naturally the Palme d'Or

There will be no points for him, and this attempt at Cannes will be in vain.

"You deserve this. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If you don't win the award, wouldn't the Palme d'Or be awarded to "District 9"?"

Chen Jingxing was sure that he was the focus of attention from the on-site director and camera, and it was really inconvenient for him to play with his mobile phone.

"I also want to take advantage of Cannes and release it today. Hasn't "District 9" been scheduled before?"

After winning Best Actor, not only will the Palme d'Or begin to move away from "District 9", but the possibility of Best Director will also decrease.

"The response was really enthusiastic." Chen Jingxing recalled that the question that had almost been ranked first on the list just now, the domestic audience's curiosity about "District 9" was indeed a little beyond his expectation.

There is a six-hour time difference between Cannes and China, so the premiere of "District 9" in China started at noon in Cannes, and now the first batch of feedback has come out.

Although DreamWorks' version of "District 9" has been upgraded and changed from the battle scenes to the plot, the three labels of heavy, cruel and depressing have not changed.

However, Chen Jingxing watched the screening of "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers" a few days ago. The scale of this movie is not large, and there are no red lines. It will definitely pass the review if one or two scenes are deleted. It is probably because Chief Jia still doesn't have a good relationship with the competent authorities.

For good reasons.

But Chen Jingxing is an internationally renowned star filmmaker. Even if he is not the director of "District 9", he is definitely a heavyweight at this awards show.

Hearing Section Chief Jia's answer, Chen Jingxing became even more embarrassed. Compared with science fiction movies like "District 9", with the dual support of DreamWorks and Chen Jingxing, "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers" naturally did not dare to be released on the same day.

[Great movies always combine entertainment with something deeper. I am not a science fiction fan, and I didn’t have much love for DreamWorks’ special effects blockbusters before, but now I have no doubts about the choice of Cannes. This is undoubtedly

It is DreamWorks’ most profound film to date...]

Chief Jia asked softly with a slight sigh.

Censorship standards will be more tolerant of commercial films.

[Real-name objection to a highly praised answer. Some people are too disgusting with their yellow skin and white heart. I am Chinese, so I don’t have deep feelings about the racial discrimination and apartheid implicit in the film. I don’t understand why there are Chinese people who hate this answer.

Apartheid is so sympathetic, of course I understand why the European and American media gave this movie such high praise.

Sure enough, the subsequent best director award went to the American film "As I Lay Dying."

It seems that the Palme d'Or will be awarded to the French local films "European" and "District 9". However, "District 9" has already won a heavyweight Best Actor, and it seems to be at a disadvantage.

Amidst the deliberate prolongation of the awards presenter, the ending of "District 9" was played on the screen behind him. The male protagonist looked up through the gap in the mecha that was protecting him and looked at the spaceship mothership that was about to leave the earth.

The sad and exotic violin sound.

Then came the moving eyes of Zhang Yi, who had completely transformed into an alien prawn.

"District 9! Final Jury Review: This powerful film seeks to prove that science fiction can handle the heaviest of allegorical loads, even the appalling shame of apartheid, through the chitin of aliens

Bones, demands our constant vigilance when images of racism, slavery and internment become familiar and sting our consciences."

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