hollywood melon man

Chapter 168 The first week of moving forward amid protests

Because the Cannes Film Festival opens on May 8th, which happens to be the Victory Day in World War II in the West, the crew needs to stay in Europe for more than a week.

Of course, the crew has not been idle for more than a week, but went to major cities in Europe to promote. Paris, London, Rome, Madrid, Berlin and other cities are all cities that the crew needs to visit for promotion.

As the overseas distributor, Warner Pictures arranged all the itineraries and even arranged for the crew to go to the island countries of Tokyo and Osaka for promotion after finishing the European trip.

This is the first time that Little Gilbert's crew has left North America to promote overseas, and it also proves that his films are gradually gaining international influence.

Although the Cannes Film Festival is on May 8, the film will premiere simultaneously in several major markets in North America and Europe on Friday, May 4.

Because of the time difference, European audiences saw the movie several hours earlier than North American audiences.

The overwhelming reports in the past few days, coupled with the reputation that little Gilbert has accumulated in Europe, have made many European movie fans choose to go to cinemas to watch movies.

A cinema at the intersection of the famous Champs Elysées in Paris was filled with people queuing up to watch a movie.

Of course, they didn't come to watch French movies. There was only one reason for such a grand occasion, and that was that Hollywood blockbusters landed in French theaters.

Especially young movie fans are even more fond of the equally young little Gilbert.

"Really?" Claude was doubtful.

However, in the cinema, watching the European movie fans speaking different languages ​​moved by the movie fans and applauding the film, Lewis instantly found a sense of belonging.

I felt a little embarrassed at first, but seeing that everyone was the same, Claude instantly became more balanced.

Here in North America, watching Gilbert Jr.'s latest film every summer has become an important day for movie fans. Just like the holidays, going to the cinema to support this film is a must.

"Probably not. If you want to watch it, I can lend you the videotape. I bought the videotape for my collection." Claude said.

Adrian and Claude have become little Gilbert's first fans in France since "Speed".

"Go and watch it, it's super exciting. I guarantee you will be moved to tears in the cinema, at least three times." Lewis said loudly.

"Not yet, I'm about to go see it!"

When the Little Gilbert movie is released in France, they will organize fans to go to the cinema to watch the movie.

When the French describe something cool, they usually add the word super.

Although Little Gilbert's reputation is not as good as that of Spielberg, George Lucas and others, he is still quite popular among European movie fans.

After watching the movie, Lewis made an overseas phone call to Salati Merton: "Salati, did you go to the cinema to watch "Saving Private Ryan"?"

Adrian was looking forward to watching Claude. He expected the movie to be as refreshing and exciting as "The Island", so he gave him a shot: "Claude, I heard that this movie is very serious. You I’m afraid I’m going to be disappointed.”

After walking into the cinema, Claude understood what Adrian meant, but he was not disappointed. On the contrary, he was very moved and his eyes were red after the film ended.

Without Salati Merton and other movie fans to go with him, he always felt that something was missing.

Claude was no exception. He vividly described the scene of seeing the movie in the cinema, which made those movie fans who did not go to the cinema regret.

As Little Gilbert has become more and more popular in recent years, they organized a group of fans and became the earliest Little Gilbert fan organization in Paris.

Claude has obviously not seen the media reports. He excitedly described the last time he watched "The Island" in the cinema: "I watched it three times, man. Mason is so cool. I want to be one when I grow old." Such a super cool old guy.”

This year Lewis was filming Lions in Africa and did not return to North America. He went to a closer European cinema to watch the movie.

"Will the movie "The Island of Braveness" be re-released? Claude." A fan asked.

Salati Merton, who had already expected it, smiled and said: "Okay, it seems I have to bring enough tissues to wipe my tears when the time comes."

Then, Salati Merton added: "However, 'Saving Private Ryan' was protested. It seems that the North American premiere did not go well."

"Protested again?" Lewis frowned and said, "Who is it this time?"

“The Negro Community,” Salati Merton looked at the New York Times, headlined by the unprecedented success of the European premiere of “Saving Private Ryan.”

In the second version, black groups protested that the film ignored the contribution of black people in World War II because there were no black characters in the film.

Salati Merton was quite speechless when he saw this report. Black people did join the army in World War II. But most of them are organized into independent companies or independent combat units and will not be mixed with white people.

Little Gilbert, this can be regarded as recreating history. It seems that there were no black companies participating in the Normandy landings, right? Salati Merton wasn't sure either.

Yes, little Gilbert was protested again, this time by a black group.

A black movement leader in New York expressed indignation on television and newspapers: "Saving Private Ryan is a film full of prejudice, which completely ignores the sacrifices and contributions made by black people to the victory of World War II.

I call on all black movie fans to unite and boycott this movie. "

As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused enthusiastic responses from the black community. Black demonstrations were immediately held in cities across the country, and protests were also held in front of movie theaters.

Black people demanded that the film face up to the contribution black people made to World War II, apologize to black people, and provide spiritual compensation to black people. That's right, except for giving money directly. If you don’t give money, then continue to protest and make the public feel bad about the film.

This is not over yet. Later, black historians were interviewed and listed various data to prove the contribution of black people in World War II.

"The sacrifices black people have made are tremendous. We have made contributions to our country but have been ignored for too long. It is time to call attention to the true history."

In a society where white people have the right to speak, it must be another white group that can give black people a voice.

Obviously, these are just some of the methods used by other competing film companies and the media groups behind them during the summer season.

There is no need to find out who is the mastermind behind it. In the summer season, anyone could be an enemy or opponent.

The protests by the black group instantly triggered discussions in North American society.

Originally, everyone was discussing the profound connotation and meaning of "Saving Private Ryan", but now the topic has shifted to the question of whether black people have made a great contribution.

Compared with other groups, glass-hearted black people obviously cannot stand any unfair treatment, even if this unfair treatment is considered fair enough by other groups.

There are no black characters, black people have to protest, black characters are villains, black people have to protest, there are too few scenes, black people have to protest, there are too many scenes, black people have to protest.

Why do black people protest when there are too many scenes? It's because black people feel that having more scenes means that black actors are tired on the set and are squeezed by the crew, which reminds them of the days of slavery on the plantation.

Similarly, the remuneration of black actors is also protested. If they are paid more, they are protesting, if they are paid less, they are protesting. In short, they are protesting against everything. It can be called the ultimate unreasonable trouble.

In fact, does anyone really care about the real demands of the black community? I'm afraid no one cares. Even the black people themselves don't know what they want.

Any protest movement is actually a business.

The leaders of the protests all received large amounts of income from white people. And those ordinary black protestors, because they were born at the bottom of society, have nothing to do, no jobs, and are idle.

Just one lunch and ten dollars can buy a black man's day, which is cheap enough.

Most of the income was taken away by the leading organizers.

He is really the only one who is rich, and other black protesters can only live for a day.

The use of black people to protest is not new. George Lucas and Spielberg have both encountered it. It can be said that being protested by black people is also a necessary process for Hollywood directors.

The key is that this trick is easy to use and can indeed affect the box office performance of the film. At least many black people will not choose to watch movies that are protested by black people.

Unlike the protests of ordinary black people outside, black people in Hollywood are very sensible, and no one dares to stand up and actively criticize "Saving Private Ryan".

These Hollywood black people also understand the intrigue behind it. They are very smart and do not want to offend little Gilbert.

What if one day I have the opportunity to collaborate with Gilbert Jr., and Gilbert discovers that he protested against his movie?
"Saving Private Ryan" spent its first week in North America amid black protests.

The film took in $524 million at the box office at midnight, breaking the record for an R-rated film at midnight.

In the Melon Manor, Naomi Watts was waiting for a call, and Charlize Theron was waiting with her as she didn't sleep either.

They all saw the film being protested by black people, but they didn't take it to heart. They were just a little worried about the film's box office performance.

The phone call came quickly, and Naomi Watts waved her little fists excitedly after hearing the midnight show box office data.

After Naomi Watts hung up the phone, Charlize Theron asked: "Naomi, how much is the ticket price for the midnight show?"

"$524 million," Naomi Watts replied: "Breaking the midnight box office record for an R-rated movie set by "Terminator 2."

Charlize Theron was very happy to hear this: "We should call little Gilbert and tell him the good news."

Naomi Watts thought for a while, shook her head and said: "Forget it, he has been very tired these days, let him rest!"

"Ok!"

The two women were in a much better mood, chatting and laughing and went to the bedroom to sleep.

In fact, it was not only black people who protested, but some parents also protested that the R-rating of the film was too much, after all, there were so many bloody scenes.

One parent expressed angrily in front of the media: “My child saw brains spurting out and intestines dragged, which left an indelible shadow.

The film should be rated NG-17, not R. "

This kind of protest happens all the time. "Jurassic Park" was even protested by parents. It's normal.

It is worth mentioning that after "Jurassic Park" in 1993, Universal Pictures officially announced this year that "Jurassic Park 2" has entered the preparation period.

Although Spielberg founded DreamWorks, he will still cooperate with Universal Pictures to direct this "Jurassic Park".

(End of this chapter)