The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 445 Golden Palm

[...funny and fierce, cynical and ironic, clever and reflective, a sci-fi thriller rife with social commentary]

["The Ninth District" deeply satirizes racism and xenophobia...]

[……The sense of heavy oppression permeates almost every minute of the 115-minute film, I can hardly describe the suffocation and shock I felt in the theater]

【Depressed movie!The director and screenwriter have a grudge against the audience]

【I'm not in a good mood right now. This movie is enough to shock me for a whole year. I had excitedly booked the second ticket for tomorrow, but it was canceled just now. I have to wait for a few days】

[It's so cruel, it feels like the first season of "Black Mirror"]

[If someone asks me how to convey the "sense of mission" in the movie, I will recommend "The Ninth District" without hesitation]

[One of the most original, shocking and exciting movie experiences in 2018. 】

[Although it is already cruel and even bloody, I always feel that some things must have been deleted. I checked the Cannes screening version and it seems to be 117 minutes. So it was deleted by 2 minutes?Alas, it’s not enough to contribute the movie tickets, you have to wait for pirated resources]

[Great movies always combine entertainment with deeper things. I am not a sci-fi fan, and I didn’t have much love for DreamWorks special effects blockbusters before, but I have no doubts about the choice of Cannes now, no doubt It is the most in-depth movie of DreamWorks so far...]

[Real-name objection to a highly praised answer. Some people are too nasty. I am a Chinese, so I don’t have a deep feeling for the metaphor of racial discrimination and segregation in the film. I don’t understand why there are people from Hua. Apartheid is so sympathetic, and of course I understand why the European and American media gave this film such high praise.

Of course, I am not saying that "District [-]" is not good. "Mars" is not inferior to this "Ninth District", or even better, do some people think that it is not deep without showing some dark sides? 】

【…】

"Welcome to the award ceremony of the 71st Cannes International Film Festival..."

The host's voice awakened Chen Jingxing's immersion in surfing the Internet, and he quickly put away his phone. After all, it is necessary to give the Cannes Organizing Committee some respect.

Some people can play on their mobile phones for a long time during the boring and long awards ceremony, and the camera will not pay attention to them all the time.

But Chen Jingxing is an internationally renowned star filmmaker, even if he is not the director of "The Ninth District", he is definitely a heavyweight at this awards show.

Chen Jingxing was sure that he must be the focus of the on-site director and camera lens, and it was really inconvenient to play with his mobile phone.

After all, it’s okay to see you looking down and playing with your mobile phone once. If you do this twice or three times, it’s definitely inappropriate. No matter how big a director you are, a person who doesn’t respect the Cannes organizing committee or the host The French media must be willing to buckle the hats of award presenters, performers and winners.

On the evening of May 5th, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the Cannes International Film Festival officially began at the Lumiere Theater.

The crew of "The Ninth District" where Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye are located is next to the crew of "The Old Man in Mountains and Rivers" where Chief Jia is.

""District [-]" has already published dozens of film reviews."

Chief Jia Ke slightly sighed and asked softly.

There is a six-hour time difference between Cannes and Huaguo, so the premiere of "The Ninth District" in Huaguo started at noon in Cannes, and the first batch of feedback has come out by now.

And the Cannes Awards Ceremony that started now is already early in the morning in China.

"The response is indeed very enthusiastic." Chen Jingxing recalled that the question that had already been ranked first on the Internet just now, the domestic audience's curiosity about "The Ninth District" was indeed a little bit beyond his expectation.

The main reason is that DreamWorks is not doing a lot of publicity and distribution this time. After all, it is not a popular schedule. The domestic films and sub-account films on May [-]st have basically exhausted their strength, and there is no stamina. This time point is actually the off-season.

Therefore, DreamWorks is still thinking about adopting the method of "word-of-mouth fermentation" and is not in a hurry to create momentum-if the so-called word-of-mouth can attract audiences to the cinema this time.

Chen Jingxing himself is actually not too sure, after all, in the previous world, "The Ninth District" was screened in China, and the box office was only in the early 1000 million, even considering that it was in 09, the box office was not high.

Of course, the protagonist is not from Huaguo, and it was not introduced at the same time. Many people have watched it online through various channels. It is not a split film but a batch of films, and the low publicity and distribution are all reasons for the unfavorable box office.

However, the film itself is not cool enough, and even relatively depressing must be one of the reasons.

Although DreamWorks' version of "The Ninth District" has been upgraded and changed from the battle scenes to the plot, the three labels of heaviness, cruelty and depression have not changed.

This is undoubtedly not good for the box office.

This is also the reason why Chen Jingxing was willing to give up the May [-]st film for the Cannes Film Festival, where he didn't know if he would win an award. Anyway, he didn't have much hope for the box office.

However, it seems that domestic audiences are still very active on the first day of the premiere, but they don't know how big the box office potential will be.

"When will "The Old Man in Mountains and Rivers" be released?"

Chen Jingxing could hear the complexity in Chief Jia's tone, so he didn't intend to continue piercing his heart and changed the subject.

"I also want to take advantage of Cannes's east wind and release it today. Isn't "District [-]" already scheduled?"

Hearing Chief Jia's answer, Chen Jingxing was even more embarrassed. Compared with sci-fi movies like "The Ninth District", with the double blessings of DreamWorks and Chen Jingxing, "The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers" naturally did not dare to be released on the same day.

"Just kidding." Chief Jia shook his head: "The main reason is that the domestic version hasn't got the dragon label yet."

Chen Jingxing could only be silent. Unlike DreamWorks and the film bureau, the relationship between Director Jia and the competent department is not so good.

Not even average, but rather poor.

More than 20 years ago, "Xiao Wu" was reported and received a ban of "indefinitely suspending the right to shoot film and television works". It took more than five years to lift the ban, but it is still a marginal director.

In 2013, "A Touch of Sin" was banned again.

Among the banned film directors in China, Chief Jia is definitely one of the worst.

The official favorite is without a doubt commercial directors like Chen Jingxing. Promoting the industrialization, commercialization, and typification of the film industry is the main task goal.

The review standards will be more lenient for commercial films.

The second is the director of literary and artistic films, and the most annoying one is undoubtedly the director of literary and artistic films who like to make banned films.

However, Chen Jingxing watched the screening of "The Old Man in Mountains and Rivers" a few days ago. The scale of this film is not large, and there is no red line. If one or two scenes are deleted, it will definitely pass the review. It is estimated that the relationship between Chief Jia and the competent department is still not good. For good sake.

"The Ninth District" was edited for domestic release very early, and it went through the review smoothly except for being stuck once.

In the soft exchanges between Chen Jingxing, Tian Xinye and Jia Kechang from time to time, the awards for non-main competition units were all moved.

Soon it was the turn of the main competition unit.

There are only eight awards in the main competition unit, and the drawing speed is still very fast.

"The winner of the Best Actor Award at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival is - Yi-Zhang! "The Ninth District"!"

Zhang Yi was a little shocked when he heard his name, which was reflected in the pats and hugs of Tian Xinye and Wan Qian.

Zhang Yi came to the stage to accept the award with an expression of disbelief, and then said a long series of words of thanks excitedly.

Since "The Ninth District" was screened on the opening night, Zhang Yi has always been the hottest actor, so he also prepared the award words, but there is still a big difference between being a big hit and finally winning the award.

We must know that Zhang Yi has not won a heavyweight actor trophy so far, not one of the three domestic awards, not even a supporting actor.

As a result, the first heavyweight actor was the Cannes trophy.

At this time, Zhang Yi will also become the third Chinese movie star in history.

No matter how well-prepared it was before, it was inevitable to be a little incoherent at this time. After all, in terms of fame, Cannes is definitely one of the few awards in the world that can rival the Oscars, far surpassing all awards in China.

After winning the award, Zhang Yi calmed down after returning to his seat, and repeatedly expressed his embarrassment to Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye.

"This is what you deserve. There's nothing to be ashamed of. If you don't win the award, the Palme d'Or will be awarded to "District [-]"?"

Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye also comforted Zhang Yi, telling him not to have any psychological burden.

After all, according to the consistent principle of dividing pork - even a film festival like Cannes cannot escape this principle, there are only degrees, and there is no award regardless of pork - the best actor is also a heavyweight award, "The Ninth District" won the best actor , Palme d'Or is naturally farther and farther away from "District [-]".

Chen Jingxing actually has no regrets. First of all, he can only be counted as one of the screenwriters of "The Ninth District". Secondly, he has also won an Oscar statuette.

Tian Xinye's heart was not without ripples at this time. After all, "The Ninth District" was a big hit in Cannes this year, both in terms of program ratings and momentum.

If he misses this year, even if he has Chen Jingxing as his backing, it will be difficult for him to have such a suitable script next time. Movies like "The Martian" and "Matrix" are no matter how good-looking they are in the eyes of the public. The film festival was missed, and "The Ninth District" also relied on the buff of political correctness to become the number one hit.

After winning the best actor, not only will the Palme d'Or start to stay away from "The Ninth District", but the possibility of the best director will also decrease.

Sure enough, the best director after that was given to the American film "Lying Dying".

The issue of "race" is undoubtedly at the highest level in Western political correctness.

The equivalent of the question of "race" is the discussion of "death".

The Palme d'Or and the jury also awarded one to Iran and one to Poland.

It seems that it is really a posture of dividing pork, and regular guests of film festivals such as France, the United States, Iran, and Huaguo are all exposed to rain and dew.

Especially after the jury award was awarded to the United States, Chief Jia felt a little regretful. After all, he himself felt that "Mountain and River" could not compare with "The Ninth District". The most promising jury did not win, and the Palme d'Or naturally There will be no points for him, and this time the impact on Cannes will return in vain.

It seems that the Palme d'Or should be produced in the French local films "Water of Money" and "The Ninth District", and "The Ninth District" has already won a heavyweight actor, and it seems to be at a disadvantage.

Amidst the deliberate protracted sound of the award presenters, the ending of "District [-]" sounded first on the screen behind. Elegant and exotic violin sound.

Then there is the moving eyes of Zhang Yi who has completely turned into an alien prawn.

"The Ninth District!" Final Jury Comments: This shocking film seeks to prove that sci-fi can handle the heaviest allegorical loads, even the appalling infamy of apartheid, through alien chitin Bones, when images of racism, slavery and internment become familiar and prick our consciences, we need to be on our toes.”

(End of this chapter)