China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 345 Never cut it off
The young protagonist Miguel's love for music and his deep musical dream originally came from his great-great-grandfather, the singer Dracus. This is something engraved in his blood.

So the little protagonist Miguel, who seemed to have received guidance, decided to steal the guitar used by great-great-grandpa to participate in the competition. However, after finally getting the guitar and playing the first note, he suddenly traveled to the world of the dead.

The animation style can be said to have undergone a sudden change at this point. Suddenly, the young protagonist Miguel's pursuit of his music dream turned into a horror style that is almost completely incompatible with the theme of the movie.

There were "dead people" everywhere, movable skeletons and skeletons, and a skull even flew directly into MiG's arms.

At this time, all the auditors and staff in the theater were all shocked, and everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"This? What is going on? Isn't it about Xunmeng? Why do so many skeleton characters suddenly appear?"

"Cartoons are a type of movie aimed at children. What is Li Mu doing? He's just playing the piano!"

"Not to mention children, even I was shocked when I saw so many skeleton characters suddenly appearing."

"It's just nonsense!"

"Don't Li Mu know that ghosts and dead people are absolute taboos in film review? With an investment of US$1.5 million, is Li Mu really not afraid that his film will not pass the review?"

"It's a mess, it's a mess!"

Guo Sihong, who just thought he would finally be able to surprise his granddaughter this time, now also had the same question marks on his head.

"Li Mu has also been making movies for more than ten years. It is impossible for him not to know that there must be no real ghosts in Chinese movies. I guess Xiao Mige's so-called entering the world of the undead is just a dream of his?

"But even if this is the case, a large number of skeleton characters are still very inappropriate, and the horror style is also a taboo in Chinese film review, especially since the film is an animated film for minors. If nothing else, This film will most likely undergo large-scale cuts. Otherwise, how could the bureau release such a film?

"Could it be that Li Mu deliberately set the background of the story in Mexico, just in case it fails the domestic review, it will be released directly abroad?
"Most likely, after all, the investment in this movie is as high as 1.5 million US dollars. No matter how rich Li Mu is, he can't just throw it away."

"It's also very taboo for a film to go to foreign countries for awards review before it has passed the review process. It is relatively rare for a film to be released abroad without being reviewed at home, and the story background is completely foreign."

If it were an ordinary director, the film in this situation would definitely not pass the review, but Li Mu's situation is a bit special, that is, his score in cultural output is really too high, even ridiculously high. degree.

Therefore, most of Li Mu's movies are not suitable for general review logic.

From this perspective, this "Coco" will probably pass the review, but large-scale deletions seem to be inevitable at present.

The playback continued, and everyone continued to watch with extremely complicated emotions.

In reality, if someone enshrines the photo of the dead person on the altar, the dead person can pass the level to reunite with the living person.

Death is not the end, being forgotten is.

The missing pigskin brother.

What is very amazing is that by the time the film was halfway through, everyone on the scene had gradually forgotten the entanglement at the beginning, and instead fully integrated into the plot of the film.

The average age of these auditors is over 60 years old. Once people get older, they will instinctively be more afraid of death and more taboo about mentioning related topics. They usually try not to think about these issues as much as possible, but now "Looking for Dreams" "Travel" forces everyone to think about something that usually everyone would instinctively avoid.

In particular, the basic setting of the film, that death is not the end, but being forgotten, shocked everyone. They suddenly felt that this animated film for children was actually quite thought-provoking.

Then, the truth that Hector was MiG's real great-great-grandpa was finally revealed. The 18 auditors were surprised but also felt that it was reasonable.

When Hector recalled singing to his daughter Coco during his lifetime, the heartwarming scene seemed to give the auditors in the theater a heavy blow in the chest.

When it was played to MiG who returned from the world of the dead to the human world, picked up the guitar and hurried home, it was played to the point where he wanted to awaken great-grandma's memory of Hector, otherwise Hector would completely disappear in the world of the dead. There was silence in the theater.

MiG tried his best, but Grandma Zeng still had no reaction. Everyone in the theater, including Guo Sihong, was worried that Li Mu would give everyone a tragic ending.

Miguel suddenly saw the guitar on the ground, the guitar that originally belonged to his great-great-grandfather Hector, and he thought of the last solution.

So he picked up the guitar and played the song written by his great-great-grandpa Hector to his great-grandma Coco - "Please Remember"!
When the song started, Grandma Zeng's hand on the wheelchair suddenly moved. At this moment, almost all of the 18 reviewers in the theater were crying.

Guo Sihong's eyes were fixed on the big screen in front of him. He is 68 years old this year. Unexpectedly, he shed tears while watching a cartoon for children. In his opinion, this is not a very glorious thing. So he stared at the big screen intently while wiping away his tears without trace.

Through the corner of his eye, he saw Lao Li on the left wiping his eyes without leaving a trace, while Lao Liu on the right took the opportunity of wiping his glasses to secretly wipe away his tears.

It seemed like he wasn't the only one crying today.

After the movie is played, as usual, everyone will hold a discussion on the spot.

The scene suddenly became eerily quiet, and no one wanted to be the first to speak.

All kinds of thoughts went through Guo Sihong's mind quickly.

According to common sense, there are a large number of "undead", or "ghosts" in this "Coco", so it will definitely not pass the review, but...

Guo Sihong glanced at the rest, a total of 17 reviewers, and he knew that this seemingly deviant animated film had magically made almost everyone of the 18 reviewers, including himself, cry. .

Although it is normally impossible for this movie to pass censorship, it would be a pity if such a good movie could not pass censorship.

Whether it can pass the review is ultimately a matter for the superior leadership department, but as an auditor, their opinions are also very important.

Therefore, he has to organize his language as soon as possible. If someone gives an opinion that does not pass the review, he has to try his best to convince the other party.

However, in Guo Sihong's view, even under the most optimistic estimates, the film will not be able to pass the review without major changes. Most of the time, everything that happens in the world of the undead will become a dream, a dream dreamed by the little protagonist Miguel. Or maybe it becomes a story told by the characters in the play.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Guo Sihong spoke himself:
"The movie involves the undead, so in principle it cannot pass, but everyone has seen the quality of the movie. It would be a pity if such a movie cannot pass the review due to the subject matter, so my opinion is that we all pool our wisdom and come up with a Revise your opinions and try to ensure that the film passes the review smoothly while complying with the policy." After speaking, Guo Sihong looked at the reactions of others, and then he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. It seemed that everyone did not agree with his opinions.

That's right, after all, as a cartoon, the large number of undead characters in it is indeed a bit over the line, but if the producers are really required to completely delete this part, how much of the essence of the movie will be left?
Lao Zhang was shaking his head slightly, Lao Li hesitated to speak, Lao Zhou frowned, and Guo Sihong felt that this "Coco" was probably doomed to be ill-fated.

At this time, Lao Zhao, who had retired from the film bureau, spoke:

"I don't quite agree with Lao Guo's opinion. Lao Guo said that we need to discuss a revision. You want me to tell you what revisions are needed for such a good movie? Can our revisions make this movie better? I On the contrary, random modifications may ruin the film."

Someone interjected: "I agree with what Lao Zhao said. Before this, I never thought that an animated film could make me cry. Please give me suggestions for changes. How to change it? Change it from being able to move people like us to watching it." Can we do it without any worries after finishing it? Will this be considered a successful modification?"

Someone continued to echo: "If possible, it would be best for me to pass the trial without any cuts!"

"Not a single cut, I agree!"

Guo Sihong was shocked when he heard this. He thought that everyone's disapproval of him meant that they did not agree with letting the film pass the review. It turned out that what everyone really meant was that such a good animated film should pass the review without any cuts!
Unexpectedly, such an animated film with such a sensitive subject matter would unite the opinions of everyone present.

Almost everyone agreed that it should pass the trial without any cuts, which is amazing!
"Let's vote by a show of hands. If you agree with the review opinion and pass the review, please raise your hands!" Lao Zhao, who was the first to advocate no cuts, suddenly suggested.

A total of 18 reviewers in the Wenyan Theater raised their hands one after another. This scene couldn't help but make Guo Sihong full of emotions, until everyone's eyes focused on him.

"Old Guo!"

someone reminded.

Hearing this, Guo Sihong smiled and raised his right hand: "I agree."

Then he added: "However, although the bureau generally respects our opinions, the final decision is still made by the bureau. It is impossible for us to say that there is no need to change it and it really does not need to be changed."

"That's not what we should worry about. If our superiors ask us to review, we will review it carefully. If the bureau needs review opinions, we will also give our opinions. As for whether the superiors ultimately adopt it or not, that is the superior's own business!"

Guo Sihong nodded after hearing this.
……

There really is no airtight wall in the world.

Not long after the Radio and Television Theater here reviewed Li Mu's "Coco", relevant news came out on the Internet over there, and I don't know how it got out.

In short, news suddenly spread on the Internet that Li Mu's new film "Coco" may not be able to pass the review due to its subject matter. Netizens immediately became emotional when they heard the rumor.

"What's going on? It's just a cartoon, but it's a red line? It's so funny!"

"Really or not, is this Li Mu offending someone? Otherwise, with Li Mu's current status, he shouldn't be blocked in any movie!"

"Can I use foul language? I talk about cultural export all day long. When it comes to cultural export, at least 100 of the 60 credits belong to Li Mu alone. If he is stuck in Li Mu's movie, he is preparing to abolish martial arts. ?"

"To do this just when cultural export became possible, I really--"

"I heard that the average age of film reviewers is over 60 years old. That's the problem. In the eyes of these old antiques, cartoons are just for children, so they will accept any content in animated movies that is not childlike. No more!"

"Today's pills!"

Of course, there are many people who are gloating about his misfortune. After all, Li Mu is not RMB, so it is impossible for everyone to like him, not to mention that he is married to Liu Yifei, the goddess in the hearts of countless people.

Some netizens posted on the Internet: "No one needs to sympathize with Li Mu, you know he can sleep with Liu Yifei at night!"

Just such a joke that has nothing to do with the film's censorship has actually resonated with countless netizens. It's really off the charts!
Magic City.

Huashang Photography Studio.

The filming location of "Edge of Tomorrow".

"Director, is the review of "Coco" really stuck?"

"Is the director okay? If it's a big deal, it will be changed. With an investment of 1.5 million U.S. dollars, it's impossible to completely prevent it from being reviewed, right?"

"If it's really going to be killed like this, I wonder who will dare to invest a lot of money in making high-quality movies in the future!"

"Speechless!"

"It must be okay. Didn't you see that our director didn't panic at all?"

……

The crew members took advantage of the break in filming to come over to inquire about the situation, and then they were all dismissed casually by Li Mu.

In fact, he has received a call from the leader of the Film Bureau. According to the leader, there will definitely be no problem for the film to pass the review, and the leader is now trying to give Li Mu a chance to pass the review without any cuts. The director also said that this time "Coco" "Travel Notes" can be regarded as creating a history, a history in which all reviewers cried when watching it, and a history in which all reviewers unanimously agreed that there should be no cuts in the review.

However, I heard that there are still some differences between different leaders in the bureau on this matter, but the problem is not big, and the chance of passing the review without cutting it off is still quite high.

Li Mu Xun thought, since even the director said that the chance of not cutting it off was very high, it was basically confirmed, but after all, the official opinion had not been issued yet, so Li Mu would not be too lazy to celebrate in advance.

After finishing the day's shooting tasks and returning to the hotel, Liu Yifei came over to rub Li Mu's shoulders while sitting on the sofa. Not only that, she also quickly prepared hot water for Li Mu to wash his feet. Li Mu was a little agitated. Of course I enjoyed being flattered and enjoyed it very much, but I felt a little reluctant to bear it. I pulled him up and sat beside him and said:
"Okay, okay, I'm guilty of wearing out your feet."

(End of this chapter)