The Best Director

Chapter 105 The Hope of the New Generation!

On the night of the 22nd, the long-awaited moment finally arrived. The Christmas schedule came to the most intense stage. "Cast Away" and "Juno" were released... Taking advantage of the holiday, they flocked to the cinema to get a sneak peek . (Reading novels)

Although Wang Yang has the nickname of "Grabbing Money" among the theater bosses, there is never a shortage of such and such blockbuster films in the Christmas schedule. In addition, "Juno" has hidden dangers that have never been successful in its genre. , Therefore, under the tight allocation of theater resources, the number of theaters opened for "Juno" is only 2,712; while Fox's "Cast Away" has 2,774. However, it can be regarded as covering large and small cities in North America.

Should I watch Cast Away or Juno? The former has Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis and Oscar-winner Tom Hanks. This is their reunion after "Forrest Gump", which is very attractive; "Wang Yang and Natalie Portman, one of the best acting talents among post-80s actresses, are also very interesting.

Robert Tom is 92 years old; Jan Natalie is 39 years old, neither of them is even as old as Tom Hanks' eldest son Colin Hanks (23 years old).

The age of the lead actor will naturally affect the market. Most middle-aged people choose "Cast Away" or other movies; while most young people walked into the screening hall of "Juno", they love the witty words of that unique girl It's a joke, it's the latest trend in chat rooms, Q, MSN and other places, they don't want to be outdated, and Magic Yang's movies have always been good to watch; there are also many parents who worry about their children's bad influence choose to watch "Juno ", if this movie has the magic power to affect teenagers, they have to take precautions.

The premiere of "Juno" was once again held at the "Vitai Projector" cinema, and the screening hall was full, including the crew of "Juno", family members and friends; invited media reporters and film critics were indispensable.

After "When Happiness Comes Knocking", except for film critics like Kevin Thomas who make a living by fighting against each other, no one dared to say "Magic Yang is just a little Baby director". This "Little Baby" already has 11.06 With a global box office of 100 million US dollars, three hits of different genres, many old guys who have made movies all their lives can't get this result, so no one would expect that young director to completely encounter Waterloo.

In the media's preparations, if "Juno" is a rare masterpiece, they will naturally tell the truth, and the magical journey continues; but if "Juno" is just an ordinary school comedy without any "height" behind it, then Sorry, even if it's hilarious and has box office potential... whatever it is, it's "the end of magic" and they can finally use "Magical Young disappoints" "he's only 20 after all" etc. Sorry headlines to report.

A 20-year-old director's latest disappointment because it's not a "classic"? Critics say "yes" to that.

That's what he paid for being called Magic Young.

The audience in the screening room, and some student fans selected from the promotional activities; and the star guests who came to support, including Will Smith, Christopher Nolan, Tom Welling, Rachel, Zachary and other "High School Musical" stars. The activities of the premiere ceremony are over, and everyone is chatting softly, or watching the big screen, waiting for the movie to start.

Wang Yang, who was wearing a black suit, was sitting in the middle of the first row. He looked at Jessica on the right who was wearing a light blue evening dress, and talked with her: "Jessica, let's go to see "The Rest of Deserted Island" tomorrow night." How about it?" Jessica nodded and smiled, "Okay, we haven't watched a movie together for a long time, not tonight." Wang Yang said with a smile: "Well, there is still a ball game, let's go to the Christmas game this year Look……"

Natalie, who is wearing a white evening dress on the left, is a little bored. She glanced at the big screen, why hasn't it started yet? She glanced at Wang Yang who was whispering to her girlfriend again, and murmured to herself, "He must have a lot of dopamine in his brain right now." Damn dopamine. She patted her head and looked at Michael Pete on the other side, seeing that his eyes were lost. Looking at the screen, breathing heavily, obviously feeling very nervous, she asked, "Hey, Michael, what are you thinking?"

"Well, I..." Michael came back to his senses, smiled faintly at her, and said, "I remembered some things in the past, and I wasn't very happy, but I kept moving forward. Now, everything is worth it... now I'm really happy, I did it." Listening to his messy words, Natalie nodded, she had heard Michael's story, so she knew what he was talking about, she smiled and said, "Enjoy yourself."

"Thank you." Michael smiled, and suddenly stretched out his head and shouted: "Hey, Yang, Yang." Wang Yang over there turned his head to look, and Michael said sincerely: "Thank you for that hamburger."

"Man, you're welcome." Wang Yang gave him a thumbs up with a bright smile. With a snap, he saw Natalie, who was leaning on the back of the chair, slapped himself on the head suddenly, and asked in doubt, "Natalie, are you okay?"

Michael Pitt, Jessica, Anne Hathaway, and Joshua in the back row all looked at her immediately. Natalie said "Oh", looked around the crowd, and spread her hands and said: " It’s okay, it’s okay, I’m just driving away some useless things, such as drowsiness.” Everyone laughed and came to their senses, and Joshua laughed in a voice that only he could hear: “Please, there’s nothing in there. The things I use..."

At this time, the movie was about to start playing, and the auditorium became completely silent. Warley Pfister, Harry George, Nancy Reno and other film crew members, Anne Darren... Will Smith, the Nolans, Rachel, Zachary... everyone in the auditorium silently looked at the big screen.

I saw the moths on the screen rushing towards the flames, and came to the beautiful idyllic world of Taobao Women's Clothing Tmall Taobao Mall Taobao Women's Winter Coat m, dancing with butterflies. After the opening animation of the flame movie, Juno was seen standing on the lawn, staring blankly at an abandoned luxury chair. Go with a big bottle of drink. At this time, lively and cheerful country music sounded, harmonica, guitar, whistle; The main cast and crew finally showed "Anne Hathaway, Michael Pitt, Natalie Portman, Wang Yang." After that, Juno walked out of the cartoon and came to the grocery store in the town.

Rachel, who was sitting in the guest seating area, smiled slightly and applauded lightly. This will definitely be a good movie. He said that he would not disappoint this beauty. small town.

The audiences watching "Juno" in North America are all excited at this time. The bright and comfortable picture, the relaxing and pleasant music, and Juno's interesting lines all make the original "teenage pregnancy" a reality. Very serious things become interesting, without the slightest sense of oppression, heaviness.

"Haha, that's me, ha, that's me." Seeing himself on the screen, Joshua sat up excitedly and said quickly, "Everyone, look out, the best actor at the Oscars has debuted in his debut* In the corridor of "Women's Work", Juno squatted down and picked up the books that had been scattered all over the floor. A group of tall and mighty students from the school sports team walked by. The character played by Joshua laughed and said: "Your book fell on the floor, it I must have seen your face hahaha—"

Wang Yang and Jessica looked at each other and smiled, and heard Joshua behind him exhale, saying: "It's the end of the first appearance, oh yeah, it feels really good to see myself on the screen."

The story on the screen is constantly advancing. Juno is going to have an abortion, but she gives up her mind and decides to give birth, and looks for adoptive parents... Under Natalie's wonderful interpretation of the role, combined with the novel punch line, a man with a The different and unique girls jumped onto the screen, allowing the audience to follow her into the story of the movie and into the inner world of this pregnant girl. Whether they are young or middle-aged, they are all deeply attracted by the big screen. Live, and let out a chuckle from time to time.

"I'm a planet now" Juno said, looking at his big belly, with a bit of complaint.

There was another chuckle in the projection hall. A young Caucasian high school student clenched his fist excitedly and couldn't help but say: "Got it." It's as fat as a planet, and it even has a gravitational field. This will become a new He quickly used a pen to write in his notebook, "Juno said, I'm a planet now..." At this moment, Juno said again on the screen, "My water is broken, can you Hurry up?" The audience couldn't help chuckling again, and a white girl excitedly said: "I got it haha, I got it"

Seeing the excitement of the teenagers around, a middle-aged couple couldn't help but frowned. As expected, as long as it is a magical campus movie, it has the magic power to influence young people. "High School Musical" let them Daughter in middle school is taking dance classes, and now the question is, what about "Juno"? What is the film ultimately going to say, what will their daughter understand, and what impact will it have?

When half of the film was played, the story gradually entered the serious part, and the use of slang and funny sentences gradually decreased. The light laughter in the screening hall turned into a smile, and everyone watched more attentively and happily. Fascinated, the film successfully transitioned to the stage of "discussing things".

Juno's mentality changes, Paulie's mentality changes, and the middle-aged adoptive couple's mentality changes... When Juno was in the collision between the campus and the campus, she thought about her feelings Sealed Throne Begging the Devil, Proud of the World, Nine Heavens, the Strongest Abandoned Young Master Zhou Royal General, Killing God at Night Abandoned young man of the Great Zhou royal family who made gods, killed the gods at night to seal the throne of gods, begged for demons, proud of the world, and the ninth heaven was the strongest. Abandoned young man of the Great Zhou royal family. This is the time when acting skills are more tested. Juno needs to change, but this kind of change must not lose her unique personal charm. The change requires layered acting skills, and maintaining charm requires controlling the soul of the character.

"Brother, I must praise you again." Looking at Juno crying on the big screen, lying on the car head in a daze, Wang Yang sighed, turned his head to look at Natalie on the left, and said with a smile: "The acting is really good." "Natalie had a casual expression on her face, and said in a light tone: "It's not acting, it's me." Wang Yang called "Michael" again, smiled and gave Michael Pitt a thumbs up, and then Shouted "Annie" and gave a thumbs up to the smiling Hathaway...

Played on the screen, the acting skills of Michael, Hathaway and others are even better. Like Natalie, they have no trace of acting at all, only the feeling of "that's him".

"Hey, Yang, don't forget me as the best actor." Joshua in the back row reached out and patted Wang Yang's shoulder. Jessica looked back at him and said with a smile, "Wow, it's better than my cameo role." A little more best actor." Everyone around laughed softly, Joshua shrugged, and he gave a thumbs up and said: "d"

Soon, the film came to the final stage, and both Juno and Paulie understood what love is, what responsibility and dedication are. In the hospital, accompanied by his family, good sisters Leah, and Paulie, Juno gave birth to a child. The young couple looked at the baby in Vanessa's arms with tender eyes. When the scene changed, when Juno came to Pauly's house with a guitar on his back and a bicycle, in the early morning sunshine, the two happily saw the new baby photo sent by Vanessa, and sat in front of the door to play. Guitar. The 120-minute video was all screened.

In the No. 1 projection hall of the "Vitai Projector" cinema, the guitar singing sounded at the end of the film, and the detailed credits rolled up: "Producer: Wang Yang, Director: Wang Yang. Actor, Juno McGough: Natalie Portman, Paulie Brick: Michael Pitt, Leah: Anne Hathaway...Anne Darren, Joshua Alba...Classmates: Jessica Alba, Rachel McAdams, Tom Welling, Zachary Levy... Cameraman: Wally Pfister, Assistant Camera: Harry George... Assistant Director: Nancy Reno..."

Papapapapapapapapapa The audience clapped and stood up one after another. Those young students were still whistling and shouting. Many people booed and shouted: "Juno, you are so cool", "I love you, even if you are like The whole world is "Wang Yang sat on a chair, listened to the applause around him with a smile, and looked at the names on the screen. Ten years later, when people look at the credits like him now, they will be surprised, "Wow " sound?

"Dude." Suddenly, he was tapped on the left shoulder. Wang Yang looked at Natalie next to her. She smiled happily and said, "This premiere is the best I have ever attended. I beat the 13-year-old It’s me.” She laughed again, and said, “You know, your pants are really cool.” Thinking of the meeting that day, Wang Yang suddenly smiled, and said, “Dude, it’s just an ordinary pair of pants.” After that, He smiled and explained the situation that day to Jessica.

At the guest seat, the invited star guests also gave their applause to "Juno". While clapping their hands, Will Smith said "PG-13" to Terry: "Terry, like As Yang said, pregnancy in high school is a very serious matter, don’t try it in the future.” Terry’s immature face was full of doubts, and he asked: “Uncle Yang said it? Why didn’t I hear it? And Dad, boy Can a child be conceived too?"

The middle of the screening hall is the area for media reporters and film critics. At this time, they are also applauding, but they are a little distracted after thinking about the movie just now. Did Fantastic Young disappoint? No. That smart, crafty guy who didn't shy away from talking about abortion, but didn't offend either party's values; Juno's parents were so enlightened, and Juno was so funny and unique that facing teenage girls She can happily solve all kinds of problems caused by pregnancy... Fantastic Yang has described a beautiful world, but is that all? A young girl's pregnancy and growth?

That seems to be the case, but it doesn't seem to be. The vivid characters, simple plots, and wonderful lines in the movie are all constantly tumbling in their minds. How should a movie review be written? One thing for sure is that they can't use titles like "Amazing Young Disappoints" and "He's Only 20 After All". In terms of its genre and subject matter, it can be said that this is an unprecedented masterpiece.

There are similar scenes in theaters showing "Juno" all over the United States.

"God, I never thought that Natalie Portman could look like this, it's amazing...", "It's crazy, I thought there would be a lecture, I didn't expect it to be so interesting, it's amazing Yang", "The music in it is very nice, especially the harmonica music. I have to buy an original soundtrack CD." Listening to the voices around, a middle-aged Caucasian couple nodded silently. It is indeed a good movie. movie, suddenly a girlish voice made them vigilant: "I really want to be pregnant, it's cool like Juno..."

After all the premieres were over, all the crew, family and friends of "Juno" went to the hotel for a private dinner. In the auditorium where the dinner was held, people laughed and laughed in groups, or drank red wine and tasted food. Wang Yang, Jessica, Michael Pitt, Rachel, Zachary and Erin Iris were talking about Christmas. Zachary invited the festival arrangement, "Jan, I'm going to have a dance party, I want to invite everyone, you must come." Wang Yang glanced at the smiling Jessica and saw that she had no other arrangements. Meaning, he agreed: "OK, I love dancing."

"Hello, director, Jessica, everyone..." At this time, Anne Darren, who was wearing a beige evening dress, came over and greeted each other, and Anne took out a poster and autograph from her handbag Pen, handed it to Wang Yang, and smiled pleadingly: "Excuse me, director, can you sign it for me? A friend of mine wants it. She is a fan of your movie."

Wang Yang nodded happily, and took the pen and poster. This is a release poster of "Juno". There is Natalie with a big belly, Michael, Hathaway and others in school uniforms. Li drew a signature on her big belly, handed it back to Annie and said with a smile: "Okay."

Annie smiled, and said to Jessica and the others: "May I trouble everyone to sign one?" She smiled helplessly: "My friend said that all celebrities should sign, of course she is also your fan. "Naturally, everyone would not refuse. Jessica signed it, and it was Rachel again...Wang Yang saw that there were more and more signatures on the poster, all the signatures of celebrities? He suddenly wanted to say, "Annie, sign your name too."

"Thank you everyone." After everyone signed their names on the posters, Annie smiled gratefully and said, "I'm looking for other stars, you can talk slowly." After that, she took the posters and signature pens and pointed at Walking towards Natalie and Hathaway at the vegetarian table.

Looking at the back of Annie going further and further away, Wang Yang secretly said, Annie, ten years from now, you will definitely be a star. At that time, many people will be surprised and say, "So she has a role in "Juno" "

"Okay, no problem." Natalie took Anne's poster and pen, and seeing the distribution of signatures on the poster, she couldn't help but glanced at Wang Yang, only to see that he was chatting with Jessica and his friends Looking at the sky, she chewed the corn kernels in her mouth and signed it on my stomach, right? She held a pen and wrote "Natalie Portman" on the "Director: Wang Yang" on the poster, and then, She smiled and wrote an "L" next to it

Movie fans on the Internet are watching "Juno" and feel the martial arts. The strongest abandoned young master of the Zhou royal family, the martial arts general, kills the gods and seals the throne at night, seeks the demon, proud of the world, and the ninth heaven. There are also a lot of "L", and "interesting", "meaningful", and "classic" have become one of the labels of the film. On the IMDB website, the vote score of "Juno" is as high as 8.6 The score then slipped to 8.4, but the rapid increase in the number of votes also shows the popularity of this movie, especially on the Internet.

With this growth rate and score, it will soon be able to enter the film history p250. The p250 scoring formula should be more rigorous and strict. Only the votes of "regular voters" will be counted. As for what is a "regular voter", IMDB has not clearly defined it. It is probably because the registration time is long and at least 1,000 The film's p250 score is determined by no-nonsense, serious fans who have voted for the film and have a good voting record. This is a good way to prevent companies and fans from swiping votes, and some random votes, which is also the reason why this list is authoritative.

Therefore, the p250 score is often lower than the main page score. For example, the current main page score of "When Happiness Comes Knocking" is 8.3, while the p250 score is 8.1, which can be ranked in the same range of 150-200.

A drama film with a sensitive subject like "Teenage Pregnancy", which involves abortion, has a stable rating of 8.4 on the main page. If there is a contest between the two films, the fans have already given their answers first. "Juno" is completely better than "Sweetheart" in all aspects, including director, starring role, story, and soundtrack. Controversial victory.

On the 23rd, entertainment newspapers and movie newspapers gave the headlines to the two most watched movies, "The Rest of a Deserted Island" or "Juno", and they also occupied half of the pages of film review reports.

Long before the release, with the trailer and lineup, the IMDB score of "Cast Away" was 8.8. After the release, its score slipped to 8.6, but this is just a normal phenomenon. There is no suspense in this scheduled classic film It has become a classic, and it has received rave reviews from fans and media fans. The New York Post said: "This is a box office bomb with the soul of an art film. Robert Zemeckis dedicated us to the best." Christmas gift." "Chicago Sun-Times" was full of praise for Tom Hanks' acting skills: "He is acting alone for two-thirds of the time in the film, but you don't get bored, his acting skills are too good. Bravo."

The headline of the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times" gave "Juno": "Jan Natalie, the hope of a new generation." At the beginning of the film review, they wrote: "Before "Juno" was released, we had a little Questions about whether Fantastic Young can make this type of movie, whether Natalie Portman, a good girl, is suitable to play Juno, who is said to be very 'rock', after watching this movie, everything has the answer , They overcame doubts. Jan Natalie, this 39-year-old combination, once again gave us a big surprise, they are the leading figures among directors and actresses born in the 1980s, and the hope of the new generation.”

In the following detailed film review report, there are pictures of Wang Yang and Natalie jokingly talking about the streets of the town. They analyzed the film and wrote: "The warm and soft picture and lens are like a bright sunshine. It is the magical and consistent film style; the relaxed and natural country soundtrack, the ingenuity of prop design... and the amazing dialogues, slang and new ways of using words in the film are always unbearable. You can't help but smile knowingly. There are also Juno's interesting family members and classmates, all of which make you applaud them. Such a story can be filmed seriously or bizarrely, but Magic Yang found the right style, Finding the right way to tell this type of story is unique and heartwarming."

"This movie can make people smile from the beginning to the end, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have something profound. Its story is not complicated. What we see is a unique girl Juno going through the entire pregnancy. Seeing her From 'I don't know what kind of girl I am' to 'I'm actually a mother'. On the one hand, the movie is saying 'pregnancy is a very beautiful thing, it makes people understand what love is. '; but on the other hand, it's saying 'Teenage pregnancy is serious and difficult, and if you want to try it, do you think you're ready?' In the film, Juno's pregnancy is captured by her It's a cool way to deal with it and face it with her family, but it's very serious and momentous in itself."

After talking about the film itself, the Los Angeles Times quipped, "It really makes one wonder, did Young ever get pregnant?"

In the part of evaluating the leading actors, they wrote: "Ordinary words of praise are no longer enough to describe Natalie Portman's performance, which is completely different from her previous screen image. Standing there, a look, a movement, and a word all fully interpret a unique girl. During pregnancy, she walks with a big belly, just like a real pregnant woman. In this movie, she With Juno, she is enough to compete for the Oscar for Best Actress next year. It is impossible not to give a thumbs up to Magic Yang's vision and director level. After Will Smith, he successfully Transformed Natalie Portman."

The "Los Angeles Times" praised Natalie's acting skills without hesitation, and also praised the performances of Michael Pitt and Anne Hathaway: "It is hard to imagine that this is the first time they have starred in a movie, and they have no youthful acting skills." In the face of Natalie's dazzling Juno, they didn't lose their looks. On the contrary, they had a big collision with her acting skills, which made people wonder, "Where did Magic Yang find so many acting talents"? The 19-year-old Michael Pitt, Anne Hathaway at 18, we can expect more."

"If you want to see a heartwarming and interesting story, if you want to see a cool girl grow from self-willedness to maturity, if you want to see a genius-level performance and a genius-level director, then you should watch "Juno"." Finally, the Los Angeles Times wrote.

Naturally, there are not only one or two newspapers that comment on "Juno". The "Hollywood Reporter" stated that "the performance of the actors is eye-catching, and at the same time there are novel dialogues and innovative content." The film review of "Exchange Film" said: " Everyone has a set of criteria for judging right and wrong, but this movie has taken care of everyone, which is really commendable." "San Francisco Chronicle" once again seemed very happy, and San Francisco people proudly wrote: "Next year's Oscar Nomination list, we believe that Wang Yang will be in the best director category"

The gossip media also has targets that the gossip media pays attention to and pursues, such as "the grievances between "Juno" and "Sweetheart Yiren", "Hollywood Today" wrote: "Natalie Portman made a very smart choice , "Juno" is impressive inside and outside the campus; Juno, who is sharp-tongued and full of gangsters, is more fascinating than the kind and ordinary Novali. There is no doubt that "Juno" is Best teenage pregnancy movie."

In addition, there is also the Christmas showdown that the media has hyped, young people VS old guys, "Juno" VS "Cast Away".

On the afternoon of the 23rd, the box office data for the day of the 22nd was freshly released. At the top of the list was the "92-year-old" "Rest of a Deserted Island", with 2,774 theaters and a box office of 11.755 million US dollars; ", with 11.038 million box office followed closely by "Cast Away" with an average box office per theater of 2. In the first round, "Juno" lost the total box office and won the average box office.

It's only the first day, and the Christmas battle has just begun.