[US Entertainment] Best Director

Two hours ago, David Fincher tweeted on his private Twitter account that he wanted to see "Close to Iraq".

An hour later, David Fincher hit it off with all the Hollywood bigwigs, plus a Luc Besson, and came to the premiere of "Approaching Iraq" at the Venice Film Festival.

And two hours later... David Fincher regretted it.

The film that Ang Lee invited to be shortlisted...... is deceiving.

Not bad...but at least not amazing.

He has no touch of "Sagan" at all.

David Fincher has seen Pryris' "Sagan", and it can even be said that his impression of Pryris' directing style originated from "Sagan".

In his impression, Pryris' films should be exquisite and elegant, with a blend of European philosophy and aesthetics.

But in the current movie, he doesn't feel the aesthetic elements that convinced him in "Sagan" at all.

No fluctuations.

Ordinary, too ordinary.

Ordinary to the point of being long and boring.

After more than ten minutes, I just talked about one thing, that is, a war reporter came to Iraq, and the war broke out here. As for other information, he could no longer capture it.

In addition to the decadent development of the plot, the poor picture quality like TV also made him a little helpless.

Where is the penny-pinching character in "Sagan"?

David Finch could hardly describe his current mood.

Disappointed, so disappointed.

At the 14th minute of the film, people had already left the theater one after another. After a while, the theater was mostly empty.

David Finch also felt a little bit of a retreat.

Looking at Oliver beside him, he found that he was also glancing in his direction.

Eyes met, unspoken.

David Fincher raised his jaw, motioning for Oliver Stone to ask Quentin Carentino beside him, while he moved closer to Luc Besson and Martin Scorsese.

"Let's go?" David Finch asked in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer," Martin Scorsese replied.

"It's all shot like this, what else is there to see?" David Fincher raised his eyebrows.

Martin Scorsese ignored David Fincher, still looking at the screen seriously.

David Fincher looked at Luc Besson next to Martin Scorsese, and found that he was also looking at the big screen with a serious face.

"......"

David Fincher suddenly felt that he seemed to be behind the times... He really didn't see anything worth staying in this movie.

Meanwhile, Oliver Stone shrugged and said Quentin didn't intend to leave early either.

"...Are you going?" Luc Besson looked at Oliver beside him.

Oliver glanced at Quentin, who was motionless as a mountain, and Martin Scorsese and Luc Besson, who were silently watching the movie.

After hesitating for a while, he answered.

"...Let's go."

David Fincher and Oliver Stone leave the theater.

Quentin Carentino, who watched their backs, snorted.

"They will regret it."

next second.

Prairis seemed to have a ulterior motive with Quentin.

The dead, the departed, the children blown to pieces.

Even though the picture is still rough, it does not hinder the deep emotion from the inside out.

Slums - Battlefield - Baghdad.

This is a journey of despair.

Knowing that all living beings are suffering, but can only do nothing.

The shells slashed past the ears.

burst.Dust was everywhere.

Shattered camera screens are like tiny microcosms of the suffering nation.

at stake.powerless.

When the last shot appeared, the audience was silent.

The director ironically used the sound of air raids as the ending music.

Quentin stared at the screen silently, listening to the bombardment in silence.

1 minute, 2 minutes, 10 minutes........

The whole theater was quiet until the more than ten minutes of extras were played.

No one got up, no one spoke.

Silent and silent, like the silent sky of Iraq.

After a long time, Martin Scorsese stood up and clapped his hands.

Then Luc Besson, Quentin Carentino... and then the whole court.

After more than two hours of silence, the almost empty auditorium, which was half gone, burst into roaring applause!

Applause spread outside the auditorium.

The ticket sales lady was unknown, so I looked at the screening room.

"...Didn't the movie suck? What's with the applause here?"

"........I don't know either."

After a while, everyone left the stage.......The applause roared for a while......

This movie is probably insane.

Thinking wildly, the ticket sales lady glanced at it casually, and then she was stunned, because the one who walked out of the theater slowly with a conquered expression on her face, wasn't the famous Quentin Carentino? ? ? ! ! !

Just as the ticket sales lady was about to shout out, she choked her throat again.

Because the two men who walked out with Quentin Carentino were the famous Hollywood director Martin Scorsese and Luc Besson who filmed "The Killer Is Not So Cold"!

Gathered famous directors from Hollywood and Europe!What is this movie called "Approaching Iraq"?

But soon, she knew the answer.

Quentin walked up to her, raised his eyebrows angrily, and asked.

"Where can I get the viewing list for 'Approaching Iraq'?"

"Yes..." The ticket sales lady, who had been in close contact with the idol, had lost her ability to think, and she took out a stack of viewing lists and stuffed them into Quentin's hands in a daze.

"Three is enough." Quentin took out three cards and handed them to Martin Scorsese and Luc Besson beside him.The rest were put back on the table.

He took out the pen in his pocket, quickly filled it out, and then handed the completed viewing form back to the ticket sales lady.

In a trance, the ticket sales lady received the autographed movie viewing forms from Quentin Carentino, Martin Scorsese, and Luc Besson respectively.

He stared blankly, sitting where he was.

Until a colleague asks.

"what happened?"

Only then did he answer in a daze.

"Quentin Carentino, Martin Scorsese, Luc Besson...I'm crazy."

"???" The unidentified colleague gave the ticket sales lady a strange look.

However, the ticket sales lady who was indulging in joy didn't care about her colleague's weird eyes, and continued to hold the three pieces of paper in a daze.

After a long time, I remembered to see what was written on it.

The ticket sales lady opened the three viewing forms.

Martin Scorsese gave "Approaching Iraq" a 10, citing "the pinnacle of experimentation, a song of art."

The ticket seller whose impression of the experimental film stayed in "Battleship Potemkin" selectively skimmed Martin Scorsese's comments, and turned to the next one, Luc Besson's.

"Silent epic, silent whine."

.......

As expected of Luc Besson, the comments are so meaningful.

The ticket sales lady picked up the last one, which was from her idol Quentin Carentino.

What will he write?

The ticket sales lady, who was looking forward to the deep insights of the idol, read it devoutly. Seeing Quentin Carentino swiping the ticket, she seemed to mark 10 points on all the options that could be selected, and wrote so.

"I'm a brain fan, there's no reason."

**

Prairis sat in the waiting area outside the theater for the entire movie, until the roaring applause came through the narrow walkway, he was relieved, left the theater, and returned to the hotel.

At this time, Ennio had fallen asleep.

After washing up, Prairie turned on his phone, told Eddie and Paul about today's situation, and checked IMDb for a while.

The comments at this time were all sent by the first group of people who left the venue.

The words are sharp and the score is extremely low.

They called the film "an empty-handed diversion."

Prairis read the comments one by one, and then pressed the refresh button.

In an instant, those few original comments were quickly obliterated.

Almost all Zan Miao.

"A new form of film, a leading work of experimental film."

"A work of art that is high and low. Citizen Kane for a new age."

"Literary art dies, but style lasts forever."

The last of them, "Art dies, style lasts forever." was posted by Carlos Picor, a long-established film critic at the festival.

The next day.

Premiere Feedback Comes Out.

Unexpectedly, the score of "Approaching Iraq" is only five points, and the polarized scoring trend makes it stand out from the crowd of high-scoring shortlisted films.

Almost instantly, overwhelming criticisms fell on Prairis and on "Approaching Iraq".

It was late in the afternoon when Quentin saw the comments.

David Fincher brought a movie magazine and chatted with him about yesterday's movie.

"It's really a poor work. I can't see the director's intentions at all. It's very disappointing." David Fincher said.

"Extremely bad? I think it's very good." Quentin raised his eyebrows.

"...Are you serious?" David Fincher asked in disbelief.

"Of course." Quentin replied.

"The IMDb score of this movie on the first day is only 4.6..."

"That's because there are many idiots like you who ran away without reading the score."

"If you ask me, IMDb should really put this film in the top 250 immediately." Quentin replied without changing his expression.

"..." Stupid David Finch expressed that he didn't understand his little friend more and more.

The movie magazine in David Fincher's hand caught Quentin Carentino's attention.

The brightly titled review of "Approaching Iraq" immediately whetted Quentin's appetite.

Seeing David Fincher raised his eyebrows.

David Finch, who understood, handed over the magazine in his hand.

However, it didn't take long to see Quentin's face darken.

Immediately, Quentin angrily returned the magazine to him and took out his cell phone.

"What are you going to do?" David Finch asked.

"Condemnation," Quentin Carentino replied.

So in the next second, David Finch witnessed Quentin log in to the Facebook account that he had never personally accessed since he registered, and strongly condemned the unscrupulous newspapers......

The ultra-low score of "Approaching Iraq" is the highest in Venice.

Even James Cameron in Hollywood heard about it.

After a little thought, James Cameron boarded his Twitter account and posted.

"I had the good fortune to see the first cut of Closer to Iraq before it was selected for the Venice Film Festival.

This is a film of great significance for the times, breaking the boundary between documentaries and feature films that we usually recognize. From the perspective of film history, the experimental significance of this film is unparalleled.

But at the same time, the development of the story is slow, and the language of the narrative lens is long. This almost harsh documentary form will inevitably sacrifice part of the viewing effect in order to integrate with the feature film.

This is a disadvantage, but also an advantage.

While abandoning most of the "popcorn-loving" audience, those who really like "movie art" are retained.

This is a brand-new attempt by filmmakers to film, and it is also our contemporary filmmakers' vision and reflection on film.

This is an excellent literary and artistic work, and its innovation and transformation deserve any unstinting applause from us.

But it is inevitable that the audience will not accept it.

There is nothing better than this. "

This tweet by James Cameron detonated the entire network instantly after it was sent.

The last sentence, "There is no better song than this" hits the hearts of all young artists.

Woody Allen, who is committed to the creation of literary films, even posted an article in support of Prairie, saying that she does not need to care about the ratings and box office, because art cannot be measured by any current figures, and the choice of time for excellent works It always has its own set, just like "Citizen Kane", which is a must-see for filmmakers today, but had a poor reputation and a poor box office back then.

With the precedents of James Cameron and Woody Allen, a group of Hollywood directors have also opened their mouths to whitewash "Approaching Iraq".

With the support of two famous Hollywood directors, "Approaching Iraq" quickly rose to become one of the must-see movies for young literary and artistic youths of the year.

What's more, due to the premiere in Venice, "Approaching Iraq" can only be watched in specific theaters at the Venice Film Festival for the time being, so a brand-new way of showing off has begun to spread in the literary and art circles.

——"I watched "Approaching Iraq". Yes, it is the "Approaching Iraq" that can only be seen in Venice. I have to say that it feels great."

Under all kinds of hype, after the first week, the box office of "Approaching Iraq" has also been on par with "Lebanon".

On the other hand, IMDb's rating is that "Approaching Iraq" temporarily takes the lead. One reason is that audiences who don't like this type of work have not continued to pay attention to this work because of the polarized evaluation on the first day, and the rest like this literary style to death. Yes, the second reason is that "Approaching Iraq" is indeed slightly better than "Lebanon" in its avant-garde and experimental nature, and is more favored by professional film critics and filmmakers.

After so many years of accumulation of film styles, everyone seems to have acquiesced that Europe produced philosophical films, Hollywood produced commercial films, and the Soviet Union produced experimental films. Now, such a "pioneering" and "experimental" film has appeared in Europe, and unlike Russian filmmakers who only focus on "experiment" and ignore "connotation", this film is a combination of "philosophy" and "experiment", and is a "pure art film" that is rare in Europe and the world. !

Such a pure "artistic" film that is not disturbed by any factors is so valuable in today's blockbuster commercial films that advocate visual bombing!

Critics are crazy!

They are willing to give "Approaching Iraq" all the wonderful words imaginable!If only this film could be passed on!read on!

As a result, a group of people appeared on the Internet. They were not counting money as a measure, and they recited Carlos Picol's affectionate description——

"Literary art dies! Style lasts forever!"