King of Hollywood

Chapter 81 Very good at seizing opportunities

The movie was very successful, but Fincher didn't want to give the audience a heartwarming story, so it seemed depressing at the beginning, and the color of the camera lens was always gray, whether it was on the street, the police station, the library or the bar, it was never like this It has changed, coupled with the superb montage editing technique, and at the same time, it has added dignity and suspense.

However, when the same editing technique is used in different scenes, the effects are very different. For example, Mills and Somerset met the murderer pretending to be a reporter outside the house of the fourth victim. Mills, who was angry at the victim's tragedy, thought The other party sneaked in, grabbed the camera in a rage and drove him out, but unexpectedly became the target of criminals.

With close-ups, variable cuts and transitions, stretching and moving, the different personalities of Mills and Somerset suddenly pop up on the screen, and the anxiety and anger are also palpable. However, when the Mills couple invited Somerset to join them for dinner, the same editing technique basically remained unchanged. It was still close-ups, variable cuts and transitions, stretching and moving, and only a few angles changed slightly. The happiness on Sri Lanka's face and the gentle and pleasant image of his wife Tracy are properly displayed. This is the basic quality that an excellent director should possess.

Of course, this is not to say that Fincher's editing is perfect, at least in Adrian's eyes, there are still many things that can be done better. For example, Kevin Spacey's first frontal appearance, if it is replaced by two long-shot rotations, coupled with the connection between the front and back, will undoubtedly make the shocking and weird atmosphere stronger and more gripping. Capture the minds of the audience.

Finch tried too hard here, trying to highlight the murderer's indifference and cruelty, but it didn't have the expected effect. Now is the time for him to show his sharpness, and it is normal for him to be aggressive in his control, and even so, he handles it well. Adrian can see that he is relying on the accumulation of past and present lives.

The shocking appearance of John Doe played by Kevin Spacey surprised many people, and the atmosphere of the movie became more horrifying and unpredictable. The elusiveness here refers to the murderer's intentions, not to the so-called high-IQ criminals. John Doe is largely the kind of cold and cruel religious madman, from the ceremony he put himself in order to count Mills to complete the Seven Deadly Sins. It can also be seen by taking it in.

The key to giving people the feeling of high IQ is that the movie is told from the perspective of two policemen from the beginning to the end, and Mills is also tricked at the end, so he feels that the murderer is very powerful. If you really want to say high IQ If it is a crime, the "Usual Suspects" waiting to be released is more qualified. Even so, the small details of "The Usual Suspects" have many problems. It is not so easy to make a perfect high-IQ crime movie. Like "Seven Deadly Sins", which substitutes vague criminal methods, it is easy to be regarded as a high-IQ movie. crime movie.

In any case, the ending shocked the audience again, so cruel and so dark and gloomy that it seemed hopeless, leaving only the face of Mills who was extremely angry and sad before shooting and, Somerset's sentence: Hemingway said, this is a A beautiful world is worth fighting for. I agree with the second half of the sentence.

Although Adrian had already seen Dennis's performance and applauded it when he was filming the set, the post-processing pictures on the screen were more impactful. The change of expression was achieved by him to the extreme, especially the pair of eyes, from astonishment to anger to bloodshot and tearful, perfectly conveying the emotion of grief and rage, at the moment of the gunshot , Adrian even vaguely heard someone in the audience curse angrily "**".

In addition, after the applause at the end of the movie, the number of people congratulating Dennis was not much less than that of Spacey. When filming the set before, Adrian Cheng thought that he was at least better than Pete, but now it seems that it is far more than that.

The next day, more film critics immediately expressed relevant comments after seeing it. They also recognized the acting skills of several Dennis, Freeman, Spacey, and Gwyneth, but compared with the audience's words, it was obvious Be sharper.

"The most obvious difference between Somerset and Mills is that Somerset is a generation who grew up through traditional media such as newspapers and books, while Mills is accompanied by television and radio, so Somerset is more calm. When looking for information in the library, Mills can only be bored without a clue. David Fincher obviously wants to show the gap and difference between the two generations in the movie, and at the same time explore the reasons for the indifference of this society. For the movie itself he did a pretty good job.

Several actors are also very good. Needless to say, Morgan Freeman's acting skills, the image of the old policeman is very simple and jumps on the screen; although Kevin Spacey only has a role of more than ten minutes, he can cause shock No less than Anthony Hopkins' performance in "The Silence of the Lambs"; Gwyneth Paltrow, one of the key characters who also doesn't make many appearances, interprets the image of a gentle and lovely wife just right, Be the best part of this movie. No wonder Dennis Knight was so angry at the last moment. I think his close-up should be one of the best shots of this year. It's a pity that in reality, there is no such a woman who can make him so affectionate. "This is the comment of the film critic Frank Bateman. This person has always been known for his vitriol, and this time is no exception. He praised a lot, but the last sentence makes people feel stuck in the throat.

I can't blame him for being so mocking at the end, because most of the media are like this. While praising the movie, they can't forget to make fun of it. Who made this gossip scandal so eye-catching?

"Don't care what the media is saying, your main task now is to appease them. The statements you made before are enough. No matter what you choose in the future, you should coax them to calm down first." Adrian said Speaking to Dennis, it seems that he is thinking of him-well, he is indeed thinking of him, but the purpose is different.

As for the reason, it is very interesting. Dennis can be said to be completely excavated by him. He is different from Hanks, Spacey and others. It was Rui Fan Phoenix, who also achieved dazzling achievements early on,

Only Dennis, his past and future are blank, and Adrian still remembers how sad he was when he said "it won't be worse than now anyway". It is said that Director Miracle has an extremely keen vision and is good at discovering the potential of each actor, but this kind of praise is only worthy of the name for Dennis.

So Adrian has always looked at him differently, and Dennis is not ashamed of this trust, so since he has helped him design a bright future, why not make this future more interesting? Anyway, Dennis is not without that potential, he can teach him a lot of things.

"Think about it, isn't this a very interesting thing?" Adrian said with a smile while reading the newspaper.

"What's interesting?" Gwyneth asked as she came over with fruit.

"It's nothing, they praised your performance," Adrian raised the newspaper in his hand, "Among the black tone that runs through the entire movie, the only bright color is beautiful Taobao women's clothing Tmall Taobao mall Taobao women's winter clothing The coat is attractive, but not quite a vase."

"After all, it's still a vase." Gwyneth, who was sitting next to him, sighed, but the smile on her face couldn't be stopped. Although she won not many roles, most of the film critics are full of praise. How could she be unhappy.

"This is just the beginning, honey," Adrian put his arms around her shoulders, "Don't forget, there will be another excellent movie released at the end of the year, and you will soon be involved in one that will leave a mark in film history." It's a big deal."

"I'm looking forward to it, Ed," Gwyneth blinked. "You can never be wrong."

Adrian laughed suddenly, pinching her chin: "So what kind of reward do you think I can get?"

"What do you want, Ed?"

"Oh, that's for you to decide, dear."

Seeing Adrian's playful gaze, Gwyneth, who was already familiar with his style of acting a lot, immediately snorted softly, then reached out and took out a good banana from the fruit plate, and gently pushed it away with her slender fingers. Pi, watching him charmingly put the white fruit u into his mouth slowly, turning and chewing slowly, at the same time repeatedly protruding and deepening the u, and then moved the white gooseneck to swallow it. Halfway through eating, she took it out again completely, sticking out her tongue and nibbling on the fruit.

"Well...you can't do this, Gwynnie." Adrian, who was a little dazed, coughed dryly and said so.

"Why not? Don't you love it?" Gwyneth giggled.

"Because we're going to go shopping this afternoon," Adrian shrugged. "You don't want me to turn into a demon right now and ruin what should have been a beautiful afternoon?"

"So what if it's ruined?" Gwyneth raised her eyebrows, and bit off most of the banana in one bite, her eyes were so wide that she almost didn't say "Come on" directly to the throne of God, she is really a person who will seize the opportunity woman.

It's no wonder that, compared to other people, Gwyneth approached him with a purpose from the beginning, so the emotional investment is much less. Although the utilitarian nature is not as strong as Zeta Jones, the proportion that can be accounted for is still relatively high. Now that her career has begun to show light, the facts have proved that her original choice was correct, so it is natural to further consolidate it.

It doesn't matter, she is already mine. Adrian thought indifferently, at this time he was facing Gwyneth's legs lying on the long table. Although these long legs were not as perfect as Kate or Blanchett's, they still seemed Xìng is touching, especially when the skirt is lifted up when rubbing, the short skirt keeps swinging, looming.

Going down, her hands are lightly touching her waist and flat belly through the clothes—yes, the belly is under the legs, because Gwyneth is lying on the long table, with her head and body leaning against each other On the edge of the wooden table, let Adrian indulge in the beauty of this deepthroat.

In fact, since "Seven Deadly Sins" received good reviews and went all the way up at the box office, Gwyneth always catered to Adrian with all her strength in bed. After all, he has so many women, and he might still be flirting with her in the morning. In the afternoon, I may hug other women and talk sweet words. Although it makes Gwyneth feel very uncomfortable, but since he wants to hold him firmly, I don't care about it so much. Besides, Adrian is also very good at coaxing women, and he is still very comfortable when he is with him. , as long as it can continue, why care so much.

The reason why Adrian is good at coaxing women is that besides his good eloquence, he also has a first-class ability to observe words and expressions, and he is familiar with the characteristics of each woman, so he can always grasp their minds just right. For example, sweet talk to Gwyneth is not as effective as drawing a blueprint for the future, but it must be done without showing any traces; or Kate, who is pregnant, always listens patiently to her nagging, and will not make trouble for her unreasonable And angry; and as now—

"I don't understand. He just wants to save the woman he loves. It's completely understandable, isn't it?"

"Of course it's understandable. If it's only from a man's point of view, I agree with his approach. A man who can't think about his own woman will not be a good man. If it were you in this situation, I would never Do not hesitate to do so.”

"...I will never believe it."

"It's okay, I don't beg you to believe it, as long as I know what I'm doing-let's go back to this topic, even so, you have to understand that many things can't just come from a single individual, anyway, the hero At that time, his behavior was an act of supporting the enemy."

"Yes, but . . . that's not the main problem that the novel is going to deal with."

"Of course, I'm just stating an objective fact. Everyone has a selfish side. Some things may be correct for a few people, but it's wrong to jump out and look at the environment."

"...Then why are you still casting this movie? And you don't look worried at all."

"It's very simple. We are the victorious country, and we won with confidence, so we don't care about such a plot, but we will have sympathy for the hero and heroine. Think about it, if we were evenly divided with Germany at that time, and they still occupy Europe. It was helpless, and even suffered several major fiascos in North Africa, what do you think the public will think of such a movie?" Adrian couldn't help but sighed in his heart when he said this, and then thought of the movie on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. that country.

Movies like "Letters from Iwo Jima" can be made in the United States because they are the masters. As long as the dog next to them is docile and obedient, the master will not mind digging out some humanity in them. By the way, it can also reflect the master's generosity and compassion. human feelings. But if it is China, the wound that was bitten out has not yet fully healed, and because of a series of things, it is not right to name the victorious country, but it is not right, but it is anxious to think for the other party, and the other party does not apologize , just apologize on behalf of the other party, what kind of spirit is this?

Adrian quickly got rid of this emotion, and it was useless to say anything now, at most he could help beat the side drum, so his eyes focused on the girl in front of him again.

Rachel looked away in a daze, not knowing what was going on in her heart. No wonder, although the content of this novel is about the feelings of people affected by the war, the main plot is indeed the hero and the married woman. The poignant love between the heroines. This was originally a touching story, but now I am told that if the environment is changed, this kind of love will only be strongly criticized, and it will inevitably feel unacceptable to anyone.

"Okay, Rachel, let's go to the company now, and meet the main actors first." Adrian put his arms around Rachel's waist at this time

"Now?" Rachel was a little surprised, and then she realized that she was so close to Adrian without knowing it, the tip of her nose was almost touching the tip of her nose, and her pair of dark eyes were even closer. like before.

"Of course, I have been waiting for your reply for a long time." Adrian kissed her on the lips logically, then pulled her up, and waited for Rachel to change her clothes before hugging her again out of the hotel room.

Rachel was very obedient throughout the whole process, although the look in her eyes was helpless. All the way to Bosworth Films without a word, Adrian took her hand all the way to the meeting room, although the action was not as ambiguous as before in the hotel, it was still intimate.

After notifying the assistant by phone, the first person came to the conference room very quickly. He was an old man in his fifties with a beard and a bald head.

"Hi, Anthony, I've kept you waiting." Adrian stepped forward and shook hands with him.

"It's okay, it hasn't been too long, it doesn't matter if I can wait a few more minutes to get your support." The old man smiled modestly, and then looked at Rachel curiously.

Before Adrian could introduce, a second person walked into the conference room, and Rachel's eyes widened suddenly. Although she doesn't know who this old man is, she doesn't know the handsome and slightly evil man in front of her, the well-known Ralph Fei who played the role of Nazi officer Ammon in "Schindler's List" Ince.

"Nice to meet you, Ralph, how are you?" Adrian greeted him with a smile, and Fiennes shrugged, but shook hands with him without saying anything.

Adrian suddenly complained again: "You guys are always like this, you don't talk much."

"Since you know I'm always like this, there shouldn't be such complaints." Fiennes spread his hands innocently.

"Okay, okay, then I won't complain." Adrian laughed, and then the door of the conference room was opened again, and a third person came here before he introduced it.

Rachel became more and more puzzled, because the person who came was Sophie Marceau, who played the leading role in Adrian's new movie a few months ago!

"Great, everyone is here, and I can just finish the introduction at once." Adrian said with a smile.