The praise Spielberg received among directors still had some impact on attitudes towards Jews. Directors including Ronald were all dissatisfied with the way he used black and white films to deal with this subject, and the little boy wearing a red coat.
I really appreciate what the girl did.
This is a coloring technique that has been around since the black-and-white film era. Because each frame needs to be colored, it is often only used in important links. Such an ancient technology seems very suitable to be used in this movie.
In addition to this artistic expression of the epic of national suffering, the movie also does well in commercial elements, and the feedback from many viewers is also very good.
The most surprising thing is that such a movie, which was originally aimed at Jewish audiences and some well-educated audiences, actually received an A rating on Cinema Score, which represents the taste of mainstream audiences.
This means that mainstream audiences have a surprisingly good impression of this seemingly non-mainstream movie. People don’t watch it as a niche movie, but as a commercial film with some historical heaviness.
Directors and ordinary audiences in Hollywood, two groups that play a decisive role in professional evaluation and box office, also made those high-ranking Jews feel different. In the week after the premiere, they gradually became able to
I saw Jewish executives saying good things about the movie in the media.
The key to the matter is that these Hollywood executives also have their own professional image to maintain. If an executive makes a mistake in evaluating the works of such a well-known director, his professionalism will be compromised in the future both inside and outside the industry.
will be questioned.
If they overestimate a movie, they can still save some face in terms of artistry. For example, this movie transcends the times and is made for audiences decades later. Orson Welles, Francis Copper
Ladu's representative works were not understood by the audience at the time.
But there is no excuse for underestimating the box office performance of a well-known director's film. The only explanation is that you are a mess in this position, but you may be better for the studio's performance... and there is no doubt that it is very bad.
of.
Directors, especially influential directors, have greater influence in the field of professional evaluation than well-known film critics. There is only one reason for this. The nomination for the Oscar for Best Director is determined by the director on the jury.
Determined by vote.
Although there is a high proportion of Jews among Hollywood executives, the proportion of Jews among directors is much lower than in other jobs.
"Would you like to call Steven and congratulate him?" Richard went to Ronald's house to talk about Schindler's List.
"In fact, I wrote a letter to Steven a few days ago, saying that this may be the most important film work that a Jewish director can direct, and I like this work very much." Ronald smiled at home.
answer.
"Fortunately, you wrote it early. Now the praises from the Jewish executives are beginning to flood in. When Steven needs recognition the most, he will definitely remember it."
"I'm telling the truth. In fact, our directors all like this work. It's very Steven's style. Tell me about MJ's situation..." Ronald wanted to ask about MJ's search situation.
"Well, it's very strange. The prosecutor has not made any decision...but there is no news, maybe it is good news."
After Michael Jackson went to the prosecutor's office to undergo a personal search, the matter seemed to have been put on pause. There was neither positive nor negative news.
Ordinarily, Jordan Chandler's testimony was very accurate. Vitiligo and circumcision should be very easy to identify, but the prosecutor's office neither announced the results nor took further action against MJ.
The result of this matter, the common speculation is that MJ has obtained very favorable evidence, and the prosecution is a little bit overwhelmed.
"Then what Jordan Chandler did was perjury?" Ronald felt something was wrong again. In American courts, the penalty for perjury is quite severe. It is generally classified as a felony and requires prison terms and entry into personal records.
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Jordan Chandler, a teenage boy, even if it was his father's instigation, what is the point of giving such testimony that can obviously be proven to be a lie?
"I heard that he was under the influence of narcotics when he testified. Many drug addicts in Hollywood have similar problems. After being under the influence of certain types of drugs, witnesses, especially teenagers, will be more likely to have their memories 'implanted'
, treating other people's false stories as their own true memories, they themselves can't tell whether such a thing has happened.
So the prosecutor is very embarrassed now and is most likely trying to figure out how to deal with this potentially scandalous personal search warrant."
"So in those Hollywood B-level movies, the plot where the CIA implants memories in people and asks the victims to assassinate the commander-in-chief is actually possible?"
"Hey, you have to know this better than me. I've only heard this statement in the agent circle." Richard shrugged. This kind of thing is true or false, and it is related to many major cases. He is not an agent.
People can explain it clearly.
"Okay, let's continue..."
Ronald and Richard continued to chat about the recent public trends in society, and racial conflicts began to rise again.
In the New York City election, the investigation team sent by the Department of Justice found no evidence that could lead to a conviction after a long period of investigation, so they had to leave it alone. Blacks and Latinos in New York are very dissatisfied with people like Rudy becoming mayor.
Dissatisfaction with the reduction of welfare and the strengthening of NYPD law enforcement have had an adverse impact on them.
However, after the election, he still clung to the NYPD and prosecutor system and attacked all kinds of potential criminal activities. These people did not dare to act rashly, but their dissatisfaction was obviously growing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The MJ matter is now at an impasse again. Many black people in the Los Angeles area have also changed their perception of MJ's skin color and facial features and gradually become "white"
The dissatisfaction aroused began to compare him with those black celebrities in history who were falsely accused and imprisoned or even died without explanation.
The feedback from Richard showed that this was not just Ronald's personal feeling. Hollywood has used actions to confirm the rising tide of racial sentiments.
Paramount, for example, has begun considering reshooting some scenes from the third episode of Eddie Murphy's acclaimed series "Beverly Cops." The movie features a lot of conflicts between blacks and whites.
Racial jokes may cause unnecessary trouble at this sensitive time.
With action testimony, Ronald had other people's evidence to prove his intuitive judgment. After he and Richard separated, he went to the editing room and began to modify the scene where Dr. Martin Luther King and Forrest Gump reunited.
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In this scene, Dr. King was bitten by dogs set by racist white police detectives in Alabama. Forrest Gump, who has a natural ability to communicate with animals, went up to stop the police dogs he knew and persuaded them to calm down.
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In addition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. later told Forrest Gump about his views on the apartheid system, which Forrest Gump summarized as "Dr. King is having a dream", which finally became Dr. King's famous "I have a dream".
"Dream" speech.
Ronald actually liked this scene very much. It was similar to the scene in which Forrest Gump taught Elvis how to twerk. But in front of the overly sensitive people, he still reluctantly had to delete it. Only a little bit of Dr. King was left.
Just let A-Gump explain the scene of being shot in some voice-over.
"You actually deleted this part of the scene? This is my favorite part."
When I got home, I chatted with Diane about today's work. Diane expressed surprise at Ronald's choice.
"I don't want to, but the movie is already too long. This plot has no interrelationship with other plots. It's a waste of time as a separate story. Besides, black people may not buy it and let Forrest Gump, a white man, teach King
The doctor's speech and Forrest Gump teaching the white singer Elvis Presley may not be the same thing in terms of acceptance." Ronald had no choice but to admit his considerations.
"God, being a director is so troublesome, but being an actor is more comfortable. After filming, you don't have to worry about all this stuff."
"Hey, that's why the director has the power to direct the actors on the set. Otherwise, after the movie is released, all the halo will be taken away by the actors, and no one will be the director."
"Oh? Ronnie, what do you want to order me to do? I'm waiting for your order now."
"How about we go to the bedroom and try on your character's costume?"
Next, the editing principles were revised. Ronald blurred some controversial plots so that viewers with different views could feel that the film's implications were on their side.
For example, Forrest Gump's speech at the Washington Monument in front of Capitol Hill directly silenced all the words Forrest Gump said, not even a single word commenting on the Vietnam War was left.
Although Forrest Gump originally said that the Vietnam War caused the death of his friend Babu and Lieutenant Dan lost his legs, this is a relatively conservative statement. But who knows whether those viewers who support the Vietnam War will feel offended?
It would be better to cut off a few more seconds, leaving only Forrest Gump's last words, which ends his speech on the Vietnam War, and then quickly edit to after the host said his name, Jenny walked through the water from the crowd to meet him.
plot.
In short, Ronald's new principle now is to let the audience who have just developed their own thoughts about some of Forrest Gump's actions and have not yet clearly figured out their attitude towards what Forrest Gump did, immediately use a high-intensity method to
Emotions, to drown out all thoughts.
It leaves the audience with no time to think independently, tempting them to jump into the puddle of emotion and be moved by people like Forrest Gump who are not very intelligent but work very hard.
This kind of editing is easy to say, but it is very difficult to find the correct editing point. It also took Ronald several days to adjust his feeling system in editing to the new principles.
Only then did I slowly straighten things out.
Schindler's List and The Philadelphia Story are still in the process of being screened on a small scale and accumulating audience reputation.
When it comes to the quality of the two movies, Schindler's List is better. Cinema Score can still objectively reflect reality. Philadelphia Story has been screened in places such as Chicago and Dallas, and the box office of a single theater is only 100% higher than that of New York and Los Angeles.
There's a lot of difference.
After discussing with Ronald, Medavoy decided to extend the small-scale screening and screen it in more theaters on the east and west coasts, continuing the word-of-mouth offensive in both places. After the Christmas and New Year holidays, the film will be screened on a larger scale.
Scale, let those word of mouth count.
However, compared to the preparations of Ronald and TriStar Pictures, Schindler's List does not seem to have received the same support from Universal. The number of copies they produced is far from the scale of Philadelphia Story.
In preparation for the day of large-scale release, Columbia's photofinishing labs have accumulated enough copies for more than 1,200 theaters. However, according to the news from Universal, only a few copies of Schindler's List were produced.
It's over a hundred years old, which is still far from the number required for release.
This situation was obviously abnormal, so Ronald made a phone call to Spielberg and asked sideways if there was anything else he could do.
Spielberg also avoided talking about this. He only thanked Ronald for his letter and spoke up for himself among insiders. He made it clear that he owed Ronald again and did not mention a word about the difficulties he might encounter.
In the end, it was Michelle Cannold, who was in charge of distribution, who got the news from his peers.
"There is a problem with the development of black and white film!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ah? Why? Now Universal can't even develop and print a black and white film?" Ronald was also shocked, how is this possible? The attraction of black and white film, from the craftsmanship
It is easier to attract people than to use color. As one of the largest photofinishers in the industry, it is impossible for Universal's photofinishers to lose the craftsmanship passed down from the 1920s, right?
"You really can't find more people who can develop black and white film..." Cannold explained.
Black and white film is not just a matter of washing color into black and white as most people imagine. When shooting, you need to think about shooting from a completely different perspective than color film.
For example, in the black and white film era, actors with blond hair and blue eyes would actually look hollow and unattractive on full-color film. In the color film era, actresses with blond hair and blue eyes were the most popular, which is completely different.
During the filming of Schindler's List, green clothes were completely banned from appearing on the set because green did not look good in black and white film.
For another example, in black-and-white film, the contrast between the set and the actors depends on their grayscale. An actor in red clothes stands in front of a white wall. The contrast is sharp in color film, but in color film
In black and white film, there are dark and light parts, which makes the audience confused.
It can be said that shooting black and white film requires a completely different set of knowledge from lighting to framing. This is true for the director of photography at the shooting site, and the same is true for the technicians in the laboratory.
When developing and printing, all the empirical formulas from the color film era are useless, and the experience gained from dozens or hundreds of movies has not been passed down. After all, you can't shoot ten black-and-white movies a year, even if you
Even if it attracts this company, it won't make any money.
The last black-and-white film produced by an experienced developer in Hollywood was "The Last Picture Show" directed by Bogdanovich in 1971.
Schindler's List has returned to retro style, and Universal has also recruited some of the remaining old mechanics. After listening to their experiences, they have rediscovered some ways to attract people. But after all, you have to study while doing it and learn from your mistakes. Now it's not even a week.
Only dozens of qualified copies can be developed and printed.
"Oh, then maybe our Philadelphia Story can take advantage of this opportunity to occupy the market that it should occupy..." Ronald found an opportunity for Philadelphia Story to take advantage.