Raising Dragons in Hollywood

Movie ratings are one thing Sammy can never figure out, and he might go crazy if he thinks about it too much.

For example, "Snake Blight" is an R-rated horror film.

At the beginning, Sammy complained to his friend Rossi because of this rating.

He asked puzzledly: "Where does this film need to be restricted?"

Rossi replied: "According to the rules, swear words, violence, and when snakes eat people, involve blood and cruelty."

Sami was very unconvinced: "The swear words can actually be deleted, and it doesn't affect the plot too much. But violence and so on, is ordinary physical conflict considered violence? There is also blood, why is it bloody when a snake eats a person? Snakes don't Chewed, swallowed raw, uh...ok, well, there was some plasma spraying, but it wouldn't be bloody, right? It's like going to the zoo to watch lions eat sheep, and dogs chew bones...yeah , yes, I understand, human beings always regard their own status a little higher. In fact, in my opinion, some children pour hot water into ant holes, killing ants all over the house, which is more bloody than snakes eating people. brutal."

Rossi was too smart to know that if he had such a serious discussion with Sammy, he would soon be silenced by the other party's series of fallacies.

Therefore, he didn't take the initiative to participate in the discussion at all, and directly blocked: "Unfortunately, the people in the Film Association are completely different from what you think. Therefore, it is restricted."

With that said, Sammy couldn't help it.

Moreover, he also knew that "The Snake's Misfortune" was really not suitable for children to watch. In this case, it should be rated restricted.

But now, "The Exorcist" is also facing the same problem.

After it was submitted for review, the Film Association came up with a conclusion—restricted grade.

Sammy was really annoyed, what's so scary about an exorcism story?

In this movie, in order not to be like "Snake Trouble", the filming was obviously very restrained (many external monsters don't like to be villains), so I really don't understand what restrictions should be imposed.

In fact, Snow White and the Mermaid are scarier than this movie.

The former involves the murder of the stepmother; the latter also involves love triangles and love killings, which are obviously more terrifying and realistic.

It's just that the two have a long history, and they were officially designated as classic fairy tales early on, and they were lucky to escape the hurdle of film censorship.

But "The Exorcist" obviously didn't have such luck.

This is very annoying.

However, unlike the grassroots team in "Snake Trouble", Sammy can still fight for it now with the backing of a big company.

Disney also attaches great importance to this aspect, so they didn't just give up the appeal like Rossi did back then, but sent someone to the Film Association to find a relationship, and asked acquaintances to help ask: "How do we need to change it? How about getting at least a PG rating?"

Unfortunately, the answer given by the Film Association is equivalent to no answer.

In Sammy's opinion, that answer was even a little perfunctory.

They gave a reply (nonsense) in a good voice: "There is nothing to delete or modify the plot, it's just a conceptual problem."

The concept is very mysterious.

Who knows what these people want to see.

Sammy guessed it might be a religious issue.

Maybe there are some extremely devout religious members among the reviewers in the Film Association this time, who are disgusted with the mystical knowledge and demon settings he made up?If that's the case, barring a reshoot, it's unlikely to change anymore.

In short, this movie, like "Snakes", also failed to escape the R-rating.

In the end, Sami was a little desperate, so he gave up and said to the producer: "You can delete it if you want, it's best to delete all those ghosts, dragons, demons, mutant octopuses... all of them, so that you can definitely pass. Apply."

The producer couldn't help laughing.

In fact, everyone clearly knows that if all those ghosts, dragons, demons, mutant octopuses... are deleted, this movie will not be worth watching.

Therefore, "The Exorcist" ended up being released without changing anything.

congratulations.

The premiere is still the same.

Sammy ducked back uninterestedly, leaving the stage to the lead actors.

In this process, the leading actor Bellman really steals the show.

He was wearing a costume similar to that in the movie, like a magician, with a black suit, a top hat, and a white cat squatting on his shoulder. When he walked on the red carpet, the screams of the fans on both sides could almost lift the roof of the movie theater. turn.

"If you work hard in the future, you will be as popular as him."

Sami couldn't help pointing to Behrman, and said to Michelon Education like a worried old mother.

Mikey listened humbly and behaved very well.

But his reply was less well-behaved: "But I just want to be welcomed by you."

This method of changing the subject with sweet words is too despicable!

But Sami knew that the house dragon was just trying to be lazy, but he still blushed involuntarily, and then, before being discovered by fans, he dragged him all the way to the cinema quickly and unobtrusively, and found a random Sit in the corner.

"...the way she blushes is so cute!"

This human reaction successfully encouraged a certain juvenile Charmander beside him.

Mai Qilong, who has become more and more confident, firmly believes: "Sammy and I must be a pair chosen by heaven. We have been attracted to each other since the day we were born (as long as we meet), so he would blush at me...he likes me! he loves me!"

But Sammy wasn't thinking about that much just yet.

He has been thinking about two questions recently: "Should I bring Mikey home and introduce him to my parents formally?" and "Micky can't always live in human society. Accompany him back home to have a look?"

When one person and one dragon were brainstorming, the audience also entered the arena.

However, when the lights in the theater were turned off, everyone quietly clenched their hands in the nervous mood of 'I'm here to watch a horror movie, even if it's not a horror movie, it's a thriller movie'.

The first to appear was a middle-aged man with half-bald hair.

He looked a little fat, wearing white short-sleeves that had been washed to yellow and dirty jeans, and looked as sloppy as if he hadn't showered in a week. He hurried all the way to the door in a hidden corner without hesitation Push the door open and go in.

Inside this door, there is no light, but a pile of lit scented candles. The light is dim and smoky. The silk curtain flutters gently in the windless. Inside is a table covered with a velvet tablecloth. In the center is a crystal ball, and at a table sits a witch in a flowing dress.

Then, the fat face of the middle-aged man appeared on the screen, showing a look of panic.

He stared intently at the witch not far away, and confided in a voice full of fear: "It seems that something unfortunate happened to my tenant. He hasn't gone out for two weeks in a row. I suspect something happened to him. But his room In the middle of the night, there will still be a terrible sound of "thrilling, stabbing" and there is also a faint cry of a baby... It's too scary, it must be the devil."

"...Why didn't you call the police?" the witch asked calmly.

The middle-aged man showed a look of embarrassment: "I can't, if you call the police so rashly, in case something irreversible happens, who will dare to rent my house again in the future. Please help me, if It's the devil, you can destroy it first, and then, uh, let's talk about it later..."

The witch secretly rolled her eyes.

Then, she began to playfully touch the crystal ball for a while, and said some specious things, which made the poor client tremble with fright, and believed from the bottom of her heart that what she had encountered was a super-horrible demon, a ghost. ,monster……

All in all, terrible.

Until this time, the witch nodded in satisfaction: "Now, let's talk about the price of exorcism."

On the big high-definition screen, the middle-aged man showed a somewhat funny expression of astonishment.

The audience couldn't help laughing out loud.

Then, the two started a scene comparable to bargaining in a vegetable market.

A dollar, a penny caress about every detail, you come and go.

Sporadic laughter continued in the cinema.

Obviously, everyone may think that it is very funny that a mysterious professional can show such down-to-earth behavior.

Next, the price was negotiated.

The witch and her employer embarked on the road of eliminating demons together.

The plot is like fast-forwarding, and the rhythm speeds up.

Draw a magic circle—break down the door—sprinkle holy water—hold the cross—chant spells...

Under the quick editing, a series of actions of the witch are very handsome and beautiful.

Especially at the moment when the holy water was splashed, the crystal water droplets froze in the air for two seconds like scattered diamonds, sparkling...

But the people in the house obviously won't have the leisure to appreciate it.

The male protagonist played by Behrman stood there, his face was wet with holy water, he looked at the two people who broke through the door in bewilderment and annoyance: "What the hell are you doing?"

The witch probed back and forth vigilantly.

The middle-aged fat landlord hid behind her, looking around fearfully.

After a brief dispute between the two sides...

The truth came out.

——It seems that something unfortunate has happened to my tenant. He hasn't gone out for two weeks in a row.

——I’m in a bad mood and don’t want to go out. Is there a problem?

——In the room, every midnight there would be a frightening sound of "stinging, stinging" and the faint sound of a baby crying.

——… The demon you are looking for, uh, is still there.

'Meow~! 'Accompanied by a light meow, a white cat lightly jumped down from the cabinet.

The camera moved slowly with the cat, and saw it walking to the sofa calmly, showing its sharp claws, and scratching wildly on the sofa with an intoxicated face, the sound of stinging and stinging immediately resounded throughout the room room.

The male protagonist took out a few tissues to wipe his face, and pointed at the cat: "Here, the devil you are looking for, a cute little devil."

The witch and the landlord looked at each other, and the scene was a bit awkward.

The camera gave a close-up of the white cat: its hair is soft and white, it is squatting upright, and when it licks its fleshy paws, its eyes are full of humanized disdain.

"I'm sorry." The landlord whispered sheepishly.

Then, he came out from behind the witch, terrified but trying to be friendly and tried to reach out and touch the imp (the white cat).

But the next moment, sharp cat claws slashed across the screen!

The landlord let out a scream, clutched his bleeding throat, and fell down slowly.

The witch and the hero showed shocked expressions at the same time.

The mysterious and deep music sounded, and the title of the movie 'The Exorcist' slowly appeared on the screen.