China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 344 This kind of film was sent for review
Internal theater of the State Administration of Radio and Television.

Guo Sihong stretched as if relieved, with a look of finally relief on his face.

He is a member of the film review committee of the China State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, also known as the "evaluator" in the outside world. There are 18 people with the same status as him in the theater today. The superiors gathered everyone together, usually You have to watch 2 to 3 movies in a row. Due to the large number of movies that have been submitted for review recently, you will have to watch 4 movies in a row today.

The job of a film reviewer may be very good in the eyes of many people. After all, you can see the long-awaited blockbusters of many movie fans in advance, and you can also give your own review opinions. However, in reality, the working experience of this job It may not be as beautiful as everyone imagines. In fact, in terms of the ratio of good to bad, the quality of most of the films submitted for review is not very good, or to put it more bluntly, it is extremely bad. I watched it 3 times in a day. 4 super bad movies, how can my personal feelings be so beautiful?

After watching the movie, 18 people gathered together for a temporary meeting. Then each person filled out a form and scored the dozens of options above, from 1 to 5. Finally, an average score was calculated and submitted to the bureau. The bureau will then convey it to the producer. After listening to the opinions, the bureau will communicate with the producer and finally decide whether to delete or modify it.

In other words, whether a film can pass the review and be released smoothly, and whether it needs to be deleted or not, everyone here only has the right to make suggestions, and the final decision still has to be made by the bureau.

After filling out the form and handing it to the staff, the reviewers, whose average age was over 60, began to complain about their work this afternoon.

"There will be a change of office in half a year, which is a relief. Watching more than a dozen bad movies of this level every week makes me feel sick."

"It's depression! Hey, Lao Zhang, no one has depression as much as you. You are the one who looks the most energetic among our group!"

"You can't just look at the surface. I heard that patients suffering from depression really appear to be the most lively and cheerful ones. In fact, they may just be trying to please the outside world!"

"Hey, do you really understand?"

"So Lao Zhangqian is trying to please us?"

"Hey! You're right!"

"Hahaha!"

Then there was a burst of laughter in the theater, which finally dispelled some of the depression caused by watching three super bad movies in a row in the afternoon.

Guo Sihong hammered his waist again, and a kind smile suddenly appeared on his face.

He suddenly thought of the arrival of his little granddaughter who had just turned 8 years old.

When his son was young, he was too strict in his education, so that the relationship between father and son was not very harmonious. In recent years, Guo Sihong himself often doubted his own education methods when he was young, wondering whether he was really too strict with his son at that time. Under the influence of this self-blame mentality, the old man doted on his little granddaughter to the core.

My granddaughter's favorite movie is "Frozen" based on Liu Yifei's character. The whole house is filled with toys and clothes with related themes. Every time she participates in the film review work of the bureau, her granddaughter will be full of anticipation. He rushed over and asked, "Has Grandpa Manwu Animation Studio's latest movie been submitted for review?" Every time, Guo Sihong would look at his granddaughter dotingly while shaking his head with regret.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have one. The better the movie, the more time it takes to create it. Just like when we study, if we want to achieve the best academic results, we usually have to spend more time learning what the teacher teaches us. Regarding knowledge, although I am in a hurry, I have the patience to wait.”

One sentence can often make the whole room burst into laughter.

Listening to his young granddaughter's childish and serious words, Guo Sihong's heart almost melted. From then on, he began to look forward to reviewing this long-awaited film before the current committee changes. , the latest animated film directed by Li Mu.

To be honest, although my granddaughter loved the movie "Frozen", Guo Sihong himself didn't think that movie was that good.

Maybe technically speaking, "Frozen" has indeed reached its pinnacle, but just from the plot of the film, Guo Sihong feels that there must be some excellence, but when it comes to how amazing it is, Guo Sihong really doesn't think so. .

However, I heard that the global box office of that film, including peripherals, has reached a total output value of 80 billion US dollars. It even won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film and the Oscar for Best Original Music. Maybe I am really old and my vision has changed. Not up to date.

Just when everyone was seizing the time to rest, the staff of the bureau suddenly announced good news to everyone with happy faces, about the last movie to be reviewed today:
"The quality of the first three films may not be very good. Thank you all the reviewers for your hard work, but for this next film, I guarantee that all the reviewers will have a very good viewing experience. Exhaustion from the movie.”

All reviewers are very familiar with this staff member. How should I put it?The little girl is a bit weird. Just last week, it was obviously a very bad film that was going to be reviewed. But the little girl's film was said to be sure to impress everyone. What's the result?

It's really impressive, but it's just a bad impression.

"Xiao Liu, I remember you said the same thing last Thursday. What was the result?"

"Mr. Zhang, you are bringing up old scores again. I didn't watch the movie in advance. How could I know that the movie would be so boring? I also watched the movie. The production team was quite famous, and seeing that everyone's morale was a little low at the time, then... who would have thought How can such a great director make such a bad movie! From now on, I will never dare to say that a movie is good just by looking at the production team."

"You're not going to do it anymore? Then what are you doing now? And how do you make sure that the last movie today is a good one?"

"How to be sure? It's very simple. The production team of the next film is not simple!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole theater suddenly burst into laughter.

This girl just said that she would never judge a good movie just by looking at the production team, but the result - not even a minute has passed!
Guo Sihong looked at Xiao Liu and imagined what his granddaughter would look like when she grew up, so he was in a very good mood. At this time, he also responded: "Last time I saw the production team, I was sure it would be a good movie, but it turned out to be a failure. This time, do you dare to claim that your team alone will give us old guys a wonderful movie-watching experience?"

The laughter in the theater became more intensive, everyone wanted to see what else this girl had to say.

"Yes, I dare!"

Unexpectedly, this time, Xiao Liu actually dared to pat his chest with confidence, and everyone at the scene couldn't help but become more curious.

"Hey, Xiao Liu looks very confident this time!"

"There are too many mistakes made by great directors. Even director Zhang Yimou can make very bad movies. I am curious about which production team's work this time can make you have such confidence in them."

"Isn't it a Huashang-style film? If so, it's really worth looking forward to."

Someone in the crowd suddenly said.

Almost everyone became serious now. "Not all Huashang movies are good, but all Huashang movies are really very popular."

"Now, if I have to mention a certain director to tell that it is a good film, it would probably be Li Mu. No one else can do it except Li Mu."

"Isn't it really a movie directed by Li Mu himself?"

"Probably not. His latest movie has only been in production for a few days?"

A group of old men with an average age of over 60 suddenly started whispering among themselves.

That Xiao Liu didn't continue to talk about it, but said directly: "It's the latest movie directed by Li Mu. How about it? Can you arouse the interest of all review teachers this time?"

With a buzz, the theater suddenly became lively, and a group of old men and women aged 70 to [-] were all excited.

"Is it true? The last film was really directed by Li Mu himself?"

"Xiao Liu, please don't lie to us."

"I must have missed Li Mu's movies, especially his "The Martian". It is really in line with our Chinese national culture. Even if we go to Mars, we still have to farm, hahaha!"

"Young people like Li Mu's "Inception" the most, but I think "A Little Red Flower" starring him and Liu Yifei is the most touching."

"Li Mu is good. Although I can't appreciate some movies, I admire this young man very much."

"Xiao Liu, stop being so pretentious and tell me which movie will be next."

At this time, Xiao Liu cleared his throat and said: "The next movie is indeed directed by Li Mu himself, but you may be a little disappointed in the subject matter. The next one is an animated movie, directed by Li Mu and Tian Xiao Director Peng co-directs, and by the way, Director Tian Xiaopeng is also one of the assistant directors of "Frozen"."

"Animated movie?"

“It can’t be that ‘Coco’ movie, right?”

"I have seen related news before. Judging from the name, it is probably an ordinary dream-seeking movie. But since it is Li Mu's movie, even if it is an ordinary dream-seeking theme, the effect may not be wrong."

While arranging the broadcast of the last film, Xiao Liu nodded and responded: "Yes, the title is indeed "Coco"."

When Wen Yan heard that it was Li Mu's latest movie, the atmosphere that had just been high had cooled down a bit, but overall everyone was still quite happy.

Although everyone is not too interested in animated movies, after all, this is an animated movie directed by Li Mu himself. In any case, the quality is much better than the three movies just reviewed, right?It's worth looking forward to.

Among this group of people, only Guo Sihong was in a very good mood.

I have been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally I have watched Li Mu’s latest animated movie. I don’t know if my granddaughter will come over and ask me if she has reviewed Li Mu’s latest animated movie tonight, as she did before. I don't even know how my granddaughter will react when I smile and nod.

"Don't you think I'm lying to her?"

"When she finds out that grandpa has really seen the latest animated movie directed by Li Mu, will she pester me to tell her the plot of the movie in advance, or will she seriously ask me not to spoil it for her in advance?"

I pestered my grandpa to talk about it in advance, which would certainly satisfy my curiosity, but that would make the movie less fresh after it was actually released.

But no matter what, compared to the boring and lethargic review of the first three films, the review process of this fourth film finally did not feel as torturous.

Without further ado, the main lights in the theater were turned off and the big screen turned on again. The fourth movie to be reviewed today finally officially started playing.

At the beginning of the movie, the story of the young protagonist Miguel's great-nanny and her parents was introduced using the traditional Chinese paper-cutting method.

Grandpa Zeng Zeng went to pursue his dream of music and never came back. Grandma Zeng Zeng supported the whole family by making shoes for others, and raised her daughter Coco alone, who is the great grandma Coco of the little protagonist Miguel.

Music broke up the family, and shoes brought the family together. From then on, music became a taboo and a curse for the family. Making shoes was the family's destined destiny, but the little protagonist Miguel was born with a dream about Musical dreams.

After watching the beginning, almost everyone in the theater slowly frowned.

From the plot point of view, this is obviously a very ordinary animated film with a dream-seeking theme. The young protagonist wants to pursue his dream of music, but is not recognized by his family due to family history.

You don’t need to think about it to know that the young protagonist will definitely realize his musical dream in the end. The plot is a bit cliche and cannot be said to be surprising, but the success is that the production is sophisticated enough and the characters are lifelike, so it will not disappoint anyone.

The reason why everyone frowns is not because of the plot of the movie, but because of the identity setting of the characters.

It's obviously a Chinese movie, but the background of the story was placed in Mexico by Li Mu. I don't know what Li Mu was thinking.

Even if the story is set in the United States, no one will be surprised. After all, North America is still the world's largest movie box office. An animated film with an investment of up to 1.5 million US dollars has regarded the North American market as a must-win place from the beginning of production. , which is understandable in the first place, but the question is why is it Mexico?
Guo Sihong was also a little disappointed with the film. In fact, he was fine, but he was worried that his granddaughter would be very, very disappointed when she saw the film in the future.

But it's not all bad news. At least the characters in the film are quite in line with Guo Sihong's personal aesthetics. They are not typical Caucasian features, but more like Chinese people.

As the movie continues, the family smashes the guitar that Miguel secretly made, and the family conflict escalates. Later, Miguel discovers that the guitar in the family altar photo is the one used by the singer Dracus, so he speculates about the singer. Drakus is his great-great-grandfather.

It all made sense at once.

(End of this chapter)