From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"Oh, God."

"Jesus Christ."

"What the hell."

"This... this is just too much..."

"No way..."

Exclamations, curses, questions, sighs.

The clamorous voices erupted completely, turning the Wilshire Theater into a pot of boiling water, the bubbling sounds continuously raising the temperature of the air.

All eyes fell on Anson.

Anson raised his hands in surrender.

"I'm not necessarily right, I'm just representing my own personal opinion."

Heath was not buying it at all, "So, what exactly is your opinion?"

Anson could feel the burning sensation on the surface of his skin, as thousands upon thousands of gazes converged.

"I think Jason and Evan are both stuck in a death loop."

"Jason realized long ago that he couldn't save everyone, so he tried to stop Evan from continuing to act foolishly and destroy everything."

"Jason knew that if Andrea had a miscarriage, she would fall into depression again, maybe end her own life, maybe develop lung cancer from smoking, or maybe lose the motivation to live in her depression."

"So, time and time again, Jason tried to stop Evan from strangling himself with the umbilical cord."

"But the problem is, Evan is also trying to save Keller, and each failure ends with the same outcome, he believes his disappearance is the only way."

"So, Evan kills himself again and again, and Jason resurrects Evan again and again."

At this moment, all the words and crazy actions Jason said to Evan made sense.

"In the end, Jason realized that they can't make everyone happy, they can't fantasize about perfection, they need to accept the pain, the torment, and the sadness in life, this is the only way to find happiness."

Sentence after sentence, Anson dropped bombshells.

The shock spread completely, to the point that everything around them fell silent.

Not speechless, quite the opposite, but because the thoughts in their minds were surging, producing too many ideas at once, they didn't know where to start.

Heath blinked, then suddenly turned around, "Director, is that right? Is the ending all Evan's own fantasy?"

That's right, the director is on site, why should they guess?

Moreover, the director is also the screenwriter!

They have the most say, don't they?

Eric-Bress: ...

Mackie-Gruber: ...

Tonight, a completely different movie premiere had completely drowned the two unknown directors in the crowd, without giving them a chance to enjoy their own spotlight.

Obviously, this was not the picture they had imagined, after waiting so long, finally being able to bask in the limelight, both of them had their own desires, and were inevitably disappointed.

But now, Heath's words directly threw the two of them into the spotlight, as thousands upon thousands of gazes converged, seeming to tear them into countless pieces, that kind of tension, that kind of anxiety, and the picture they imagined in their minds... was also different.

Honestly, they were just two nerds, and without warning, they were suddenly thrown into the center of the spotlight, and more than excitement, there was fear.

Eric's knees weakened, and he felt like he was about to lose his balance. It took him a beat to realize that he was sitting down, so how could he fall?

Mackie blinked, swallowed, and with great difficulty squeezed out words from his throat, "I think, it's better to leave the answer for the audience to discover for themselves."

As soon as the words came out, Mackie felt like his throat was being choked, and the eyes and expressions swarming from all directions revealed a hint of murderous intent—

Help!

The "spotlight" was really too dangerous, Mackie felt that it was better for him to stay behind the scenes.

Mackie's shoulders involuntarily shrank, hoping that he could disappear in the crowd, and then cast a look of help in Anson's direction.

He never expected that Anson would be watching this scene with a look of amusement.

Mackie was about to cry.

Anson noticed, and stopped teasing the director, "I don't think the director necessarily holds the correct answer. After all, the film leaves an open-ended possibility, and everyone can and should have their own opinion."

"Hey, even the director isn't necessarily 100% correct, maybe they didn't even consider this when they were writing the script?"

Eric sat up straight suddenly, trying to protest, they had polished this script for so many years, how could they not have considered it?

But the next second, seeing the surrounding menacing gazes, Eric obediently sat back down and gave Anson a look, mouthing the words.

"Thank you."

This time, the audience didn't pay attention to Mackie and Eric, or even the actors led by Anson, the inspiration in their minds was completely ignited by Anson's words—

Different opinions finally found a way to express themselves, and a brainstorming session was underway.

"No, no, no, that doesn't make sense. If Jason accepted reality, then Evan shouldn't have appeared, so Andrea might still choose to leave, fall in love with another person, and have a child. Ah, that would explain that scene in the ending."

"Wait, wait, the parallel universe theory of the butterfly effect isn't like that. Whether it's Jason or Evan, their repeated attempts can't lead to the same choices. Each choice might be different, leading to different situations, it's impossible for them all to end up with the same outcome, those situations and outcomes should all be uncertain."

"Yes, that's true, but what if the final outcome is still the same? Even if they don't destroy their lover, they might end up destroying their family?"

"This, this is too cruel!"

"That's why it's called a cruel twist of fate! That's why Jason and Evan went crazy."

"Wait, wait, there's a loophole here. The doctor said at the end that Evan and Jason were the same, they were both looking for something that didn't exist, one was a diary, one was a photo album, so why did Evan see those photo albums at the beginning of the movie?"

"Where?"

"Uh, earlier, just earlier, and his grandfather's death certificate, also in the mental hospital."

"I think those are different timelines. In the first timeline, those photo albums are still there, and Jason is still sane, so he can have a conversation with Evan; but in the last timeline, the photo albums may have disappeared, and Jason may have gone crazy, or even died."

"No, no, no, that doesn't make sense. If Jason has given up trying to stop Evan, so he remains sane, then why would he be in the mental hospital?"

"I disagree. In this timeline, Evan still strangled himself with the umbilical cord in the end, which means that Andrea will still fall into despair. I think Jason is still alive, still sane, and he will continue to save Andrea."

"No, a big fat no, Jason should have given up, accepted the ending that Evan will still die, so he and Andrea separated."

Chatter, clamor.

The heated discussion simply couldn't stop.

Moreover, everyone joined in, literally, without any exceptions.

Nearly two thousand people in the Wilshire Theater, after the movie ended, there were no cheers, no applause, no shouts, and no post-screening Q\u0026A with the cast, but they still all stayed neatly in their seats, expressing their love for the movie in the most direct way.

A storm has quietly brewed.