China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 288 The form is very Hollywood, but the criticism is very sharp

2013年8月29日，这一天晚上的07:30会在萨拉宫举行《达拉斯买家俱乐部》的首映，所以整个剧组都在为此事忙碌。

Du Chunshengfei brought people here to direct, and invited all the media that could be invited, including film critics.

Of course, He Fang and the others are also busy accepting some media interviews. There are too many media that have applied for interviews. After screening, nearly twenty media interviews have been selected.Of course, it's not that the entire crew was interviewed at the same time, there were [-] interviews, it was the sum of the total.

In addition to media interviews, they also accept recordings for five TV programs from North American, European and Asian TV stations.

So everything is very well arranged. Of course, it is not that there is no free time. They will also attend other people's film premieres in the middle, because if you want others to join in, then you have to support other people's performances. so.

It will soon be seven o'clock in the evening, and this may be the most anticipated movie of this Venice International Film Festival, whether it is a professional film critic or an ordinary audience.

Professional film critics look forward to it because He Fang hasn't made an award-winning film for two years, and although the few films he has made in the past two years are commercial, they have a good sense of film critics, and many of them allow them to talk about things.

Therefore, they are still very confident in the quality of He Fang's movies. This time, they just want to see if there are any surprises in his new movie.

And many ordinary audiences are loyal fans of He Fang. Strictly speaking, they look forward to every movie of He Fang. One advantage of He Fang's movies is that they do not repeat.It's not like watching someone's movie, you know the style and direction of the next one after watching one.

But He Fang's movies don't have these, and each one gives people a sense of freshness and a sense of expectation.

As soon as the movie palace started to let people in, He Fang and the crew were welcoming some colleagues to join them... Almost all the crews of the shortlisted films came this time, and there were also many crews from non-competition units.

The most popular movie, not to mention cheers, but as an ordinary audience, I also want to watch it.

With so many colleagues, He Fang can't recognize him, but it doesn't matter, He Fang may not know each other, but the other party must know He Fang.

Half an hour later, everyone entered and sat down, and there was no extra process at the scene. When the time came, after the announcer reminded everyone, everyone turned their mobile phones to silent, then stopped talking with their companions, and started the real Follow movies.

"I'm looking forward to it too, I don't know how it will work out." Leonardo whispered to He Fang in the dark.

"It's almost the same as in the script, maybe you're going to hit the audience violently at the beginning." He Fang laughed.

"Well, it doesn't matter."

Leonardo said softly.

What does it mean to attack the audience critically at the beginning?
As soon as this plot appeared, the audience immediately whistled and cheered.

Because this surprised them too much. This is Leonardo. He really appeared on a large scale as the news said.

"Wow, did I look so thin in the camera? I didn't even feel it. It felt like a gust of wind could blow me away." Leonardo looked at himself on the big screen in disbelief.

And this shot is liked by film critics and media people. The film critics saw the sex in the author's film and the double sacrifice Leonardo made for the performance, one is slimming and the other is large scale.

People in the media like it, of course, because this lens is enough to attract readers, and this is traffic.

The next plot is to introduce what kind of person Ron Woodruff is. He is a gambler, a drug addict, a homophobe, and a bad guy who likes to fuck women.

In short, he is terrible, but he also has a certain bottom line.

At least when he saw someone broke his leg on the track, he sent someone to call an ambulance, knowing that saving people was the priority.And the contractors repeatedly reminded them that this was a black job, meaning that they didn't have to worry about life and death, but Ron still yelled for them to call an ambulance.

It only takes such a small amount of performance to draw a clear background of kindness to the character, so no matter how bad Ron is in front of him, he messes with women, loves gambling, alcoholism, and drug addicts, but with this background Prove that he's not a complete bad guy, and the audience can accept such a guy.

This is the way "Dallas Buyers Club" opens, very direct and brilliant.No need to preach, just show it with a few scenes, and immediately the character of Ron Woodruff will come to life on the screen, which is very unique.

Many critics immediately took note of the film's handling, and Leonardo's performance, in the dark.

This has completely lost the taste of the global idol Xiao Lizi, no matter in image or performance, he is completely another person.The character creation was very successful, and everyone recognized it.

At the same time, Leonardo also recognized it, and was even a little excited. He really broke through himself.

Then Ron fell down again, which is very interesting.

The first time Ron fell was sitting outside the police car door. He fell when getting out of the car, but fortunately he was only half-fallen and not completely. The second time he fell was when he returned home. This time he followed The head fell down as soon as it fainted, and a subjective sound effect was also added to make the audience feel the sound of ears buzzing and then falling down.

But the third time he fell down when he went to turn off the electric switch, so the three times he fell down indicated that his fall was not a simple matter, and he must go to the hospital.

This is a good foreshadowing, and under natural circumstances, it gave the audience psychological expectations.

In the hospital, he got a bad news, that is, the doctor told him that he had AIDS, and he only had 30 days to live.

This made Ron unwilling to believe that Leonardo's performance was very calm, and then he left gracefully.Replacing Leonardo's performance in other movies may be extremely hysterical, but He Fang does not allow him to perform like that.

So it is rare for Leonardo to frown in this scene, otherwise frowning would almost become his signature way of acting.

In twelve minutes, the movie finished introducing the characters, and then immediately introduced the crisis of the protagonist, the 30-day lifespan.

Some film critics secretly shook their heads, this f*cking script is too Hollywood.

The background and characters are explained, and then the protagonist's main drama task in this story is launched.This is the usual first 15 minutes of a Hollywood script, and "Dallas Buyers Club" also adopts this pattern.

No matter how Hollywood-like this plot mode is, at least it is very clear what the protagonist will face next.If it is another literary film, maybe they are still watching a certain long shot without moving, and the audience is still confused about the plot and the characters.

What to do next?Ron's method is to take some drugs with his friends on the first day and play with women. He doesn't care about AIDS. He doesn't trust doctors.

However, Ron, who was worried, started to go to the library to find information, wanting to see if he really had AIDS.

On the other side of the hospital, medical representatives of pharmaceutical companies are looking for drug testers, and then promise to pay the doctors in the hospital, which is exposing the dark side of American medical care.

And Ron also found relevant information in the library. He recalled that a woman he had played with had many intravenous injection wounds. Maybe this person was a carrier of AIDS.

So it's likely that he has AIDS for real...

Facing this possible fact, Ron was a little bit overwhelmed.

So he went to the hospital to find a doctor, but the doctor told him that he couldn't get the relevant medicine and had to wait in line.

Ron proposed to buy medicine from Germany, medicine from France, medicine from Israel...

But the doctor is just a word, there is no sale in the United States, because it has not been approved by the FDA...

To put it bluntly, it is protectionism, and the FDA must protect American pharmaceutical companies.

"Fuck the FDA, I'm almost in the morgue, should I sue the hospital to get the medicine?"

"It's useless, it's just a waste of time, I assure you." The female doctor Ave hesitated to speak.

Then Ive suggested that Ron go to a mutual aid meeting to relieve the psychological pressure.

What did Kron say?

"I'm dying, you let me...

Ron's words stung Ive, because of the restrictions of the Drug Administration, she had to watch Ron have no cure and wait to die.

At the same time, it also stung the audience. Some audiences felt the same way, feeling that the FDA is not helping Americans, but hindering Americans from seeing a doctor and living. This is so desperate.

Who says there is no criticism?Isn't this a harsh criticism?Although the script structure is very Hollywood, the shooting technique is very commercial, there are no long shots, no gray tone...

But the content is very author-like, and it is severely criticized.It is wrong that the United States does not treat Americans well.

Like Ive, the audience fell into helplessness.

As a doctor, Aifu cannot cure diseases and save people, but she has to work with companies to use human lives as experimental products to make money. She watched helplessly as there are medicines that can be cured, but they are not expensive or difficult to buy, but the United States does not allow them to be sold.

This……

Therefore, in the movie, Ive is a doctor with a conscience, and Ive also uses Ive to reflect the darkness, indifference and horror of American medical care.

Is this criticism not harsh enough?
What could Ron do without medicine?Wait for death, and spend the remaining time in a luxurious way.

So, he fell down again and went back to the hospital.

This time he met Raymond in the hospital, who was also suffering from AIDS and made Ron very disgusted.
Ron thought of committing suicide, but he was unwilling and lacked the courage. The reality forced him to find a way to survive on his own.

Thirty days later, Ron wasn't dead, but he was on the verge of death.

He came to Mexico and found a hospital that could treat him... In this unlicensed doctor, Ron was cured, but the relief was not complete eradication.

The several medicines prescribed by the doctor can relieve his condition and help him rebuild his immune system.However, this is not available in the US as it is not approved.

These medicines are not rare, so he loaded a car full and prepared to go back to the United States.

In the end, he was still checked by the customs, but he disguised himself as a priest and got away with it.

In this way, Ron's life seemed to be illuminated by a ray of light, and he was rejuvenated. He began to sell medicines everywhere to make profits to maintain his treatment.

But sales weren't that good, so...

He met Raymond, and after some bargaining, the two reached a cooperation. Raymond helped him to attract clients, and Ron gave him a 25% commission.

In this way, the embryonic form of the Dallas Buyers Club was formed.

Needless to say the next plot, the two of them had a great time working together.And Ron saw from the newspaper that someone in New York had avoided the illegal sale of drugs through the membership system, so he rented an office, applied to open a company, and planned to engage in the membership system.

The funniest thing that followed was that the poisonous and ineffective AZT drug was launched in the United States, and the stock price soared, but the treatment cost was extremely high.However, the really useful drugs are banned from sale in the United States, so all the patients with AIDS go to Ron for treatment, after all, it is useful to come to him for treatment.

He advises others to quit drugs, advises others not to have sex, etc. He is really better than a doctor.

Of course, there are also some moving plots, that is, Ron and Raymond go to the supermarket together

From this point of view,
The following plot is a battle of wits between Ron and the FDA. He buys medicines from other parts of the world, but the FDA does not allow unapproved drugs to come in.

Of course, there is a legal provision in the middle, that is, for self-treatment, and the amount of consumption not exceeding three months can enter the country.

Ron took advantage of this, bought medicines everywhere, medicines that far exceeded his dosage, and then sold them to members of the club.

People from the hospital and the Food and Drug Administration repeatedly warned Ron, but Ron simply ignored him.

Ive even went to Ron, and Ron told her that the official said that AIDS patients can only live for six months, but all the people who came to him for treatment lived for more than a year, including himself.So, who is useful?
In the end, all the AIDS patients in Dallas came to Ron for treatment. After more than a year of treatment, Ron even recovered his masculinity, which surprised him.

However, the club was investigated by the Tax Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration, which made the club more and more difficult to operate.

But Ron still tried every means to solve this problem. When he ran out of money, Raymond even asked his father for help. Several patients even vacated the house for him to use as an office for free, which allowed Ron's club to continue.

Of course, there are also prescriptions from doctors provided by Ive.

But even so, Raymond died, and this good partner of Ron just went, because AIDS cannot be cured, it can only be alleviated, and Raymond has reached the last moment.

Raymond died, but others continued to fight AIDS, even though the FDA kept staring at Ron.

Ron harmed the interests of pharmaceutical companies and doctors, and all the doctors' patients ran away.

Therefore, Ron's behavior must be stopped...

(End of this chapter)