I Forged the Myth of the Old Ones

Staring blankly at the computer screen, Ms. Merritt momentarily forgot that she had come to the film with a critical eye.

"It must be because the actress is so good at acting."

Ms. Merritt said to herself.

"This kind of short film can be done by choosing the scenery and finding an actor with good acting skills. It's just good-looking."

She thought about it for a while, and felt even more that Lu Jian's operation of shooting some good scenery and using beautiful actors to add gimmicks to her work is tarnishing art!

Thinking of this, Ms. Merritt couldn't hold back her critical power.

She immediately opened the document and began to write about this trailer and her opinion on Lu Yi.

"Although Director Lu Juan is successful in business, he has little understanding of art. He thinks that using beautiful actors, beautiful scenery and slow shots is art, but let me say that he is tarnishing art. He tried to use that commercial means to deceive the audience, but there are still people with discerning eyes. Regarding "All Quiet in Spring", I think it is a vulgar romance film. Let alone winning the Palme d'Or, it is impossible to even be nominated get it!"

"He thought that the tricks he used in commercial films to please audiences without aesthetics could also be used to deceive experienced judges. Unfortunately, he failed."

"Art? Does he deserve it?"

This is a review article updated on my personal website. After a few hours, the number of hits exceeded [-].

In China, this article was quickly reprinted in relatively large forums, and machine translation was also attached.

Many people who are not optimistic about Lu Yi regard it as the bible and use it to criticize Lu Yi's new movie. After all, some people will only repeat other people's words and have no subjective opinions of their own. That's right, if foreigners criticize domestic things, it must be that the country has not done well. Now that foreign bigwigs say that Lu Lian is no longer good, then Lu Lian must be bad!

Under such circumstances, the complete film master tape of Lu Juan's "All Quiet in Spring" was sent to the distant Europe, the hands of the Palme d'Or jury committee.

Within a week, the jury members will review the film one after another and make evaluations.

Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket!

===373. Lu Lian is nothing more than that===

When Ms. Merritt Leslie in France got the copied disc, she had already seen several heavyweight works to be selected this time.

Including a film from a Middle Eastern director, telling the story of the main character being imprisoned because of debts, and having an intersection with his autistic son and his girlfriend, and a film about a father who keeps committing crimes and struggles to find his missing son , and a film about a woman who rides a train for an extramarital affair, only to have to spend long hours in a carriage with an Eastern European miner.

Most of these films focus on human nature, family affection, self, crime, and have an artistic style.

Moreover, most of the films are the works of non-European and American directors. The works of non-developed countries such as the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South America are the mainstream. In the shots of these directors, their hometowns are shrouded in a layer of mystery, full of primitive wildness Films with exotic and exotic landscapes dominate the mainstream.

Of course, the narratives of most films are also relatively dull. Usually, one or two people speak some plausible riddle-like dialogues in some very dark scenes, and then add violence, sex and other elements.

According to Ms. Merritt's idea, this year's Palme d'Or should be produced among these films.

As for "All Quiet in the Spring"?

Sorry, really unfamiliar.

She originally wanted to fast-forward and watch the movie as if she had seen the movie. Anyway, in Ms. Merritt's expectation, this movie was nothing more than some personal heroism and machismo, and then paired with beautiful girls Elegant and gentle, like those superhero movies that make Ms. Merritt puke just by smelling it.

This kind of movie can't even get nominated, it's not worth wasting your time at all.

However, in the evening, her colleague, Professor Michael Vivo, who is also a film critic, sent her an e-mail.

"Dear Merritt, I think you must see All Quiet in the Spring, it's so perfect, and if there was any work that could be called art this year, I think it must be this." One, I can't explain more to you, this is a work that can make people feel touched and healed from the bottom of their hearts, you must watch the whole part, God, I have never felt such a shock, I dare Assure you, this is a work that you will not regret after reading it, and will recommend to others!"

Professor Michael himself is not the typical outgoing and enthusiastic Frenchman, so Ms. Merritt was surprised to see him describe a work in this way.

He's not the type to use those words to praise a bad movie.

Is "All Quiet in Spring" really good?

Ms. Merritt came to the projection room of her house, put the CD into the computer suspiciously, poured herself a martini first, and closed the door.

She had no children before the divorce. After the divorce, she has been living alone in a single house in the outskirts. The damp atmosphere unique to this season in the French countryside has invaded the moss on the root wall. The large farmland is filled with white mist. It is a night suitable for drinking. .

After confirming the scenery outside the window, Ms. Merritt closed the curtains and clicked the play button.

When the film begins, it is a dark night.

In the dark night, something is creeping forward.

In the dim night, Ms. Merritt saw that it was a group of monsters.

She had never seen these monsters before, and each of them was distorted to the extreme, like a painting drawn by a drunk drug addict. Just looking at it is enough to shock the soul.

She was a little dizzy for a while.

"Michael that jerk"

Ms. Merritt couldn't help cursing, did the old man let her watch it because of the scary scene at the beginning?

Is he so boring! ! ?

However, the monster scene at the beginning made Ms. Merritt even more sure that this movie was just another commercial movie, and it was also the most despised horror thriller among them who were arty.

She picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and rubbed her temples to stabilize her spirit.

Monsters are rampant in the villages of the island, devouring humans.

Compared with the violence between human beings in ordinary movies, this kind of wild struggle between man and nature is more shocking. Even Ms. Merritt, who is well-informed, can't help but feel frightened, and her fingers tightly squeeze the wine glass.

At this time, a pale flame came from the sky, like an arrow, and fell into the monster.

The whole world lights up.

Those hideous and twisted monsters were burned by flames, connecting vegetation, villages, and the earth.

All vanished into nothingness in that pale flame.

Only a few surviving villagers and children were left, boarded a small boat, and drifted away far away.

One of the children turned his head to look at the island where he was born. The island was burning, reflecting the child's profile.

At the same time as the transition, the subtitles also briefly introduced the background of the world.

Ms. Merritt did not know this work before, but after reading this paragraph, she can probably figure out the background of the story.

"So, it should be that this child went on a journey with that witch after growing up?"

Ms. Merritt has read countless films, and this kind of development is easy to guess.

After the transition was over and the title was typed out, the whole screen lit up.

The spring scene just like in the trailer came with cherry blossoms, Ms. Merritt took another sip of wine, and at the same time she felt slightly drunk, the lovely warmth of spring burst out from the screen, and people on the street came and went , bustling with life.

The protagonist and a few mercenaries with him are walking on the street, seeing the merchants setting up stalls, children playing, a woman holding an umbrella walking under the falling cherry blossoms, and people carrying goods. A coolie in the prime of life, a woman who coaxes children to be quiet.

With just a few shots, the atmosphere of the whole town can be seen at a glance.

The protagonist and his companions came to the gate of the most magnificent building in the town. Under the guidance of the maid, they walked into the courtyard and walked through the corridors.

At this time, the protagonist seemed to have a feeling in his heart, and he raised his head to look at a corner.

The camera moves with his point of view, in front of the windowsill of a building, a black-haired woman is watching here.

Ms. Merritt recognized at a glance that this was the heroine of the trailer.

It's just that the heroine at this time gave her a feeling of coldness, indifference, and alienation.

The protagonist only had a glimpse, and quickly turned his gaze away.

At the same time, the eldest sister next to her explained, saying that this is a talented priestess and the hope of the entire Wajima.

"Old fashioned."

Ms. Merritt couldn't help whispering that she had seen too many stories like this. The template for road movies can be used for both commercial and art movies. It seems that Lu Yi is just an ordinary director, but that's all!

===374. This child must not be returned to China===

Of course, Ms. Merritt didn't stop watching.

After all, this heroine is very popular with her. For an actor of this level, just watching her performance is worth the ticket price. Ms. Merritt can keep watching because she wants to see the heroine. Performance.

Such an actor has such attainments at such a young age, it is really hard to imagine his future development.

In the field of artistic and literary films, it is very common to use newcomers or unskilled actors. On the one hand, the cost is limited. Many directors from non-European and American countries do not have so much funds. They cannot afford big stars and can only find cheap ones. Actors, on the other hand, are the particularities of some directors. For example, some directors like to use high school students to play high school students, and let a woman who is pregnant with a child play a mother, so as to achieve the effect of combining the actor and the role.

Ms. Merritt naturally thought that the heroine might also be a newcomer who hadn't made her debut yet. Maybe she was the daughter of a shrine. alienation manifested.

"From this point of view, the director still has a bit of professionalism."

What Ms. Merritt hates the most is the kind of brainless use of big stars, regardless of the characteristics and image of the characters, especially now, many political correctness in Europe and the United States, movies and TV shows must have blacks, women, and Some gender-specific people appear, and even mermaids are about to turn black.

In Ms. Merritt's opinion, this is the sacrilege of art!

However, due to political and racial issues, this situation is becoming more and more common, especially in France. The locals do not like to have children, while the refugees and immigrants from abroad are crazy about having children. In a few years, blacks and foreign religions The people will exceed 50.00% of the population, and I am afraid that they will not really raise the white flag to surrender.

Ms. Merritt is somewhat racially biased.

Ms. Merritt thinks that a director like Lu Yi, who chooses characters according to their characteristics, is not bad, at least he has the most basic respect for movies.

She continued to look back.

The next episode is the reason for the journey, and at the same time, the hero and heroine officially met for the first time.

I don’t know if it’s Ms. Merritt’s illusion, as long as the heroine appears, the picture is very soft, just a few shots, no lines, just relying on her performance, the heroine has left a deep impression on her heart impression.

The scene in the movie comes at night, the hero walks alone in the courtyard at night, the cherry blossoms at night have a different flavor, different from the warmth and warmth of the day, it is a bit more coquettish and charming.

The male protagonist heard a strange voice, looked for it, and came to a yard.

He saw that the priestess was holding a bow and concentrating on shooting arrows.

thump——

Ms. Merritt felt her heart flutter for a moment as the arrow hit the bull's-eye.

The heroine at this time is also different from the daytime heroine. If the daytime heroine is cold, aloof, independent, and a flower that can be seen from a distance but not played with, then she at night is just like the falling night. Like cherry blossoms, it has a breathtaking charm.

That arrow, instead of hitting the target, hit Ms. Merritt's heart.

She has seen many movies, and the women in them are either men's vassals, a vase set up to show the heroic spirit of the male protagonists, relying on machismo as a foil.

Or the original male protagonist was replaced by a woman, without showing any femininity, but just using the name of a woman to write a male story in a gimmick script.

And this heroine, during the day, she is like an elegant girl who has experienced a good family education, with a little independent temperament, but at night, she shows her hardworking and hardworking side, such a woman, independent, Driven and charismatic, Ms. Merritt likes the composition of the persona.

"not bad."