Chapter 386 Demonstration Against Silence of the Lambs
"call……"
Ronald suddenly felt that he was sleeping very soundly. On the big screen that suddenly appeared in his dream, there was only a close-up and no sound. In addition, the picture used a shallow depth of field lens. Except for the protagonist's face, the background was all the same.
A blurred golden color.
The special lighting seems to simulate the natural light of magic time, soft and full of magic, which seems to give the lens a sense of justice.
"Um?"
Ronald felt particularly strange. This technique was not like a movie shot, but more like a courtroom scene in a TV series. The camera was directed at the actor's face, wildly taking close-ups of the front, and then on the faces of several characters.
Switch repeatedly.
This feeling is reminiscent of the courtroom scenes in classic TV series. The defense lawyer and the witness talk to each other, and then switch to their faces. Because the TV screen is relatively small, it will not be seen with the over-the-shoulder lens of the movie.
Clear expression.
Not to mention that ordinary movies don't use this technique, even if they borrow the technique from TV series, there are few movie actors whose faces can withstand such high-intensity ravage.
"It seems more difficult to shoot than the frontal shots in The Silence of the Lambs." Ronald muttered. In The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster still exchanged lines, but in The Dream
In this episode, there is not a single line for dozens of seconds, only human voices in the background speak.
The actors are all old acquaintances. It started with Tom Cruise, then the camera switched to Jack Nicholson, and then Demi Moore was interspersed in the middle. They all had no lines and only used expressions to act.
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"Do you have any other questions for me, Mr. Lawyer?"
Finally, just when Ronald suspected that he had not dreamed of voices this time, Jack Nicholson spoke. His cynical smile made Ronald feel that this guy could really play all the villain roles.
"Weird!"
Ronald heard the lines and was talking about Mr. Lawyer. So this is a courtroom scene as he guessed. But why are these people wearing military uniforms?
Tom Cruise and Demi Moore seemed to be wearing navy uniforms, while Jack Nicholson was wearing a Marine Corps uniform. The two soldiers who flashed past were also sitting in the dock.
Marine uniform.
What kind of drama is this? A fierce battle in a military court? It’s rare.
Ronald murmured in his mind. This scene clearly made him feel that this was a good movie because it had so many big-name stars and it needed a lot of action from several parties.
But since the beginning of the Hays Code, Hollywood has been avoiding scenes in this area. Very few people film this kind of internal affairs in the military.
The camera gradually zoomed out to a medium shot. Jack Nicholson saw that Tom Cruise's character was silent and stood up to leave. However, he was gently stopped by the former and asked him to continue answering questions.
Jack Nicholson was obviously very unhappy, and the verbal exchanges between the two began to escalate. The words you said to each other gradually became more and more intense. In the end, it turned into an attack on each other like a quarrel.
Cruise was obviously so excited that his handsome face looked a little distorted, and finally he roared out this line: "Colonel, did you issue an order to implement red military regulations on the night of the incident?"
"Colonel, you don't need to answer this question." Sitting on top was a judge played by a black actor.
"No, I want to answer this question." Jack Nicholson seemed calm on the surface, but you could feel the volcanic energy accumulated underneath his calmness.
"You want me to answer?" Underneath his anger, there was also an old-fashioned arrogance.
"My position gives me the right to ask questions." Tom Cruise was also outraged.
"You want me to answer?" Jack Nicholson showed such arrogance that the opposing lawyer couldn't help but explode.
"I want the truth!" Cruise said firmly, his whole body seemed to be trembling with excitement.
"You can't handle the truth!" Jack Nicholson's volcano also erupted.
Ronald didn't understand what the previous plot was like. This section was obviously the climax, and it looked like a showdown between two big stars.
"Ronald, Ronald..."
"Well..." Ronald was suddenly distracted by a voice calling him, and the movie screen seemed to be moving away from him. He turned over and buried his head in the wool blanket again, trying to catch up again and gradually fade out.
picture.
"Ronald!" The voice still called him relentlessly.
"Well... don't bother me..." Ronald could faintly distinguish the voice of a woman. He didn't want to be distracted by thinking about who it was, he just wanted to grab more clues.
"Ronald, you have to get up, we're in big trouble."
"I..." Ronald's blanket was taken away, and the movie in his field of vision completely disappeared, leaving only darkness. He was so angry that he sat up suddenly.
Just when I was about to curse, I saw a beautiful, intellectual and strong face in front of me. I was shocked and almost kissed her. Now all the angry words ran away.
Jodie Foster was also shocked. At that moment, it was clear that Ronald wanted to kiss her. It seemed that when he just woke up, his instinct was activated. He secretly called Jodie, who was regretful for missing the opportunity, to get it immediately.
A microphone came over and I wanted Ronaldo to answer the phone.
"Um..." Ronald didn't answer the phone, but raised his finger to tell Jodie Foster to stop talking. Then he took out his notebook, bit off the cap of the ballpoint pen with his teeth, and started writing crazily in the notebook.
Write the content and plot of the movie in your dream.
"Wow, he's so masculine." Jodie Foster felt a sense of admiration and love in her heart. Hannibal in the movie also has this kind of masculine charm that makes people do what they say and do it. It's just that Anthony...
Hopkins' performance is too perverted. How could a director as suave and rich as Ronald be addictive?
A wave of heat surged up from underneath her body, and Jodie Foster almost lost her feet.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Whose phone call?" Ronald finished jotting down the content, then took the phone and asked Foster.
"Ah, it's Mr. Mike Medavoy from TriStar Pictures. He said the matter is urgent." Jodie Foster did not dare to look at Ronald anymore, sat on the seat next to her, and then turned her head
He glanced at Ronald with the corner of his eye.
"Mike, you're at Los Angeles Airport, what's going on? What?"
Ronald, who put down the phone, was also anxious. Unable to maintain his grace, he quickly asked the stewardess, "How long does it take for us to arrive in Los Angeles? Can you tell the pilot that I need to get there as soon as possible..."
Mike Medavoy called and reported a very bad news. Promoted by some well-intentioned people, the LGBT community has applied to the LAPD for a road to the Beverly Hills where the premiere will be held.
At the entrance of Shan Cinema, signs were held to protest against the movie.
It is said that their momentum was so great that there were hundreds of people, enough to block the intersection in front of the cinema, and there was no doubt that reporters would take pictures of them all.
Ronald suppressed his uneasiness on the plane and could not show any emotions in front of the crew and stars.
This demonstration came at the perfect time. It was hatched when Ronald was away, and launched when he came back on the plane. When he arrived in Los Angeles, it was difficult to change the venue of the premiere, and he had to face a big protest.
This will have a very bad impact on the box office of the movie, and if it is not handled well, there may be a risk of a box office collapse.
Because the box office in the first week of a movie's opening is the most critical. If it is messed up by these people, it will be useless no matter how you make up for it later, and you will definitely lose a large proportion of the audience who would have come to watch the movie.
Fortunately, there was still more than a week between the film's premiere and its official release. The official opening was on Valentine's Day, February 14th. Ronald still had some time to think of a solution.
"Woo..."
The pilot contacted the airport tower and arrived at the Los Angeles Airport one hour early at an uneconomical speed. When he got off the plane, Mike McDavoy, Michelle Cannold, Michael Gray and others were waiting for him. Everyone got on
Got a Toyota van...
"Miss Foster..." Seeing that Jodie Foster was also about to get in the car, Mike McDavoy frowned and stopped him. It would be best for the star not to know so much negative content and just have a good rest and be full of energy tomorrow.
Just go to the premiere.
"Maybe I can make some suggestions, Ronald..." Jodie Foster rushed up and whispered in Ronald's ear, "I understand a little bit about their mentality..."
Ronald nodded and asked Jodie Foster to get in the car. She was indeed one of the minority groups...
"Call Diane and tell him that I have something urgent. There is a big problem at the premiere of the movie, so I can't go back first." Ronald saw little Bud's expression, reacted, and asked him to call home first to report that everything was safe.
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"What are these people protesting for?" Ronald didn't understand. This "Silence of the Lambs" is a thriller. What does it have to do with you LGB... and other minority orientation groups with a long list of letters?
"Have you forgotten? The villain in the movie is an antisocial pervert who wants to be transgender but cannot get it..." Mike Medavoy spread out the copy of the application form that he obtained through his connections within the LAPD on the table.
It turns out that among the audience who saw the premiere in New York, there were supervisors from their association. Every time a movie with relevant characters was released, they would watch it and then report it to the association to see if any supervision action was taken.
Protest against the stigmatization of minority orientations.
"this……"
Ronald did not expect that the dividends of political correctness gained in "Dances with Wolves" would be returned so quickly in "Silence of the Lambs".
Several minority groups and women's groups have jointly applied to protest. The main content is that "Silence of the Lambs" continues the stereotype of minority groups and exaggerates the violent exploitation of women.
"Is this movie considered discriminatory against minority groups? Also, where does the violent exploitation of women begin?"
"Here's the thing..." Jodie Foster is both a minority and a woman, and she fully understands the mentality of these people.
The villain is from a minority orientation. In their view, it is equivalent to the movie promoting that anyone from a minority orientation is a villain. Moreover, this serial killer wanted to kill women to skin them because he wanted to become a woman but was rejected by the doctor.
Sew your own human skin clothes and indulge in the fantasy of becoming a woman.
In the eyes of those groups, is this not proper discrimination against them? Once the movie is released, this stereotype that they are perverts will definitely be deepened.
Agent Claire, played by Jodie Foster, was sent by her boss to meet Hannibal because she was beautiful, so she was used as a bait. In the workplace, this kind of
The situation is very common and is a so-called mental control and mental exploitation.
"Then what should we do?" Luo Bian smacked his lips. Can this also be related to discrimination?
"The opinions of female groups are actually easy to resolve. We just need to increase the publicity of Jodie Foster. This is not the exploitation of beautiful women in the workplace, but beautiful women who are independent and rely on their own intelligence rather than their sexy bodies.
, a successful resistance to the exploitation of old white men.”
Michael Gray is indeed a master of public relations, and he came up with an idea when he saw Jodie Foster coming together.
"Um, hum..." Jodie Foster straightened her neck and showed a proud smile to Ronald. That means nothing more than, look, I'll let you remake a trailer with me as the main character.
Is it foresight?
"You're good!" Ronald pointed at Jodie Foster and affirmed, then ordered his subordinates to increase the intensity of the trailer, and then contacted the Feminist Association and asked them to come to the "Silence of the Lambs"
The role of women is liberated, come and protest.
Anyway, Ronald felt that there must be someone fucking behind him. You can find the Women's Protection Association, and I can find it too. Let's see who is willing to spend money.
"What about the sexual minorities?" Ronald looked at Michael Gray again.
"This is a bit troublesome. The villain in the movie is indeed one of them. This is a fact. Unlike Miss Jodie Foster, who is a living spokesperson for the character, we lack an actor with the charm to play that kind of person...
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For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Ronald again. Jodie Foster especially looked at him intently.
"It just so happens that the sister of our costume designer Adele Lutz is... a victim of the virus. We can try to contact her to see if she is willing to speak out about this."
"Huh?"
Suddenly Michael Gray reacted. The victims of this virus, except for a few cases of infection due to surgical blood transfusions, are mainly sexual minorities. As long as we have such a victim to come out and say good things about the movie, it will be very good.
Reduce the negative impact of the other party's demonstrations to a large extent.
"Is it Zhou Tianna? I'll try to find a way to ask Adele Lutz to see if she would like to send a message that we can donate some money to the charity association where her sister belongs." Michael Gray also knew this person.
encounter.
"Very good, as long as her sister Zhou Tianna is willing, we can pay for the treatment and training." Ronald breathed a sigh of relief. With such a minor celebrity coming out as a shield, the attraction of those demonstrators to reporters will undoubtedly be affected.
Dissolve.
"Just be careful not to say the reason why she contracted the virus during the interview." Ronald suddenly remembered that Zhou Tianna only contracted the virus after having an affair with a man. Don't say more to break the public's understanding of the relationship between minorities and the virus.
stereotype.
Everyone was assigned tasks, and each one was busy contacting and making arrangements. Only Jodie Foster was left in the room.
"What's wrong?" Ronald looked at the other person's face and felt very strange. Is she also proud of her identity?
"Oh, Ronald, I really like the way you give orders like this." Jodie Foster rushed up and kissed him.
"Hey? Don't you have a new boyfriend?" Ronald was a little confused by the kiss, so he pushed her away and said.
"Hahaha, are you talking about Randy Stone? He is just like me..."
"Ah? No, I'm confused. Do you like men or women?" Ronald was even more confused. If Randy Stone is her best friend, doesn't that mean Jodie Foster is still a woman...
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"That's not the calculation. Let's put it this way. Of all the people who have a close relationship with me, regardless of gender, you make me dizzy the most..."
"Really?" Ronald didn't believe it. He stretched out his hand to check and found that it was already in pieces...
"You may not believe it, but when I was with Kelly (McGillis) and Jennifer (Beers), I never felt this dizzy.
Holding Jodie Foster who was limp in his arms, Ronald's vanity was greatly satisfied. A female star who likes women also fell under his charm. With one exertion, Foster was
Hug him.
"Hmm..." Jodie Foster took the initiative to look for her lips. She was already confused and confused and didn't know where she was. Only deep breathing and moist lips allowed her to still hold on tightly.
idea.
But after a long time, Ronald made no move, so she opened her eyes again.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm looking for..." Ronald tore open the book he took out from the bedside table drawer with his backhand...
Jodie Foster smelled the charming feeling that only a few people's male charm could bring her, and screamed out.
"oh……"
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"The crew of The Silence of the Lambs held a charity event for former supermodel Tina Chow before its premiere in Los Angeles. The event raised funds for...disease projects in Los Angeles. Afterwards, The Silence of the Lambs will be screened in 45 theaters in Los Angeles.
It is reported that this movie has been highly sought after and highly recommended by New York audiences and film critics. It is a rare horror movie adapted from a best-selling novel in recent years..."
The Los Angeles Times the next day extensively reported on the care of the Silence of the Lambs crew for...the patients, as well as the excellent quality of the film itself.