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The filming location of "Cold Heart" is in a small town below Seattle. Not only is the venue rental fee cheap, it is convenient to shoot, and it is easier to create that desolate and terrifying atmosphere.

However, after the first shot, the actor pushed open a door, and there was a bustling and well-served wine, which suddenly dilute the tense atmosphere at the beginning, and the audience was able to relax. The protagonist confided to a stranger in the wine that he and Summer had broken up, and the 500-day relationship was over in an instant. These lines were added after the actor was confirmed to be Joseph, familiar with Jon Joseph Everyone knows where the joke is.

Next, another actor in the film, Wood, appeared. He said he appeared, but in fact, the camera stayed on him for a few seconds as he was mixing cocktails, and then returned to Joseph, who was complaining about his bitterness. This time they did not meet. The time is not taken together.The reason why movies are different from literature is because of the existence of lens language. Although He Mu didn't say a word in his first appearance, his smooth drinking movements, charming and slightly evil smile, and that direct-to-heart expression The eyes all show that he is a person with a story, and he will appear again.

Then there is the story of the male protagonist Luthor meeting the beauty Vivienne (played by Scarlett Johansson) after being drunk. Zhang Yuqi looks at the big screen with great interest. Once it is a little familiar, this part of the plot is closer to "Glass Heart", the hero is completely infatuated with the heroine, and she is the perfect lover in his eyes.They date, kiss, and make love.Had a good time, but compared with "Glass Heart", this time was much shorter. The director obviously didn't want to tell a warm, romantic and enlightening love story. Different weird places, and at the same time, He Mu also made his debut again.

Vivienne is set as a vampire in the film, and it is a vampire who has just discovered that she is a vampire. She loves Luther.But she couldn't resist the temptation of blood, she possessed abilities beyond ordinary people, and the inadvertent display of these abilities made Luthor feel timid.Sometimes the girlfriend is strange as if he doesn't know him.

And Wood's identity is a Taoist priest, or to be precise, a demon hunter. The setting of this role is somewhat similar to the classic character Fan Helsing, but Wood is a Chinese.In the process of eliminating demons, he mainly relied on his own fists or those strange Chinese magic weapons.When he officially entered the main storyline.That is to say, when he appeared for the second time, he was tearing up with a big white man, as if he was making a fuss, and then he suddenly exploded and flattened the head of the big white man with a punch. It was really flattened, no exaggeration , and the big man is not dead yet.After the makeup artist made the effect during shooting.Everyone was terrified. A deformed head was probably more terrifying than a broken limb.

Tsui Hark really deserves to be an old monster.The character relationship and plot outline of the movie can be guessed from just one poster. The relationship between Joseph, Scarlett, and He Mu is indeed somewhat similar to Ning Caichen, Xiaoqian, and Yan Chixia in "A Chinese Ghost Story", and they are all A man, a woman, and a woman love each other, but ghosts (shemale?) have different ways, and the second man deals with the first woman and helps the first man because of his occupation.

But if Tsui Hark really thinks this is an American version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", then he will underestimate Tao Quduo and Ray Whannell. If he continues to read, he will find that in addition to the similar relationship between characters, the style of "Cold Heart" is similar to that of "A Chinese Ghost Story". The theme is completely new and independent. If it is really an imitation of "A Chinese Ghost Story" as he thought before, and it takes place in the United States, and the main character also has a young Chinese Taoist priest, then whether it is from the perspective of American audiences or Chinese veterans As a filmmaker, he would feel very awkward, it was a very boring mix and match, but he didn't feel this way after watching it all the way, there was no emotional entanglement, only the enjoyment of watching the movie and the unique horror.

Although "Cold Heart" has added fantasy elements and the most popular vampire love story at the moment, horror and horror are still the foundation of this film. A few deep expressions make people tense and have difficulty breathing. This is a psychological fear. As a demon hunter, Wood often comes into contact with dark creatures. The above-mentioned situation of smashing people's heads happens from time to time. It's visual horror.

Wen Ziren never thought of making "Fan Helsing" or "A Chinese Ghost Story", at least for now, he only wanted to make the audience scream more in shock, not to sigh with emotion or blood rush, from the feedback on the scene Look, he has achieved his goal. Those foreigners read it with gusto. This story is so fresh and very scary. Those Chinese stars invited by He Mu, especially a few girls, have obviously become uncomfortable. He Mu looked at them The reaction was bad, and it seems that the domestic tour of "Cold Heart" cannot escape the scissors of the radio and television, because the horror films released in China are not required to be too scary.

The audience generally felt that this story was very innovative. Wen Ziren created a world of dark creatures with a wide variety and order. Especially the vampire in this movie subverted the audience’s previous inherent impression of vampires. Scarlett's performance was outstanding when the male protagonist was slightly weaker. Since then, the phrase "a vampire with a brain is the most terrifying" has become a special term for cold-hearted fans to ridicule other vampire-themed movies.

Since "Nosferatu" in 1922, vampires have existed as a screen image for nearly 90 years. The first vampires were really scary, but after decades of screen evolution and the influence of literary works, vampires This kind of creature is not often used by directors as horror elements to scare people, such as the classic "400 Years", "Interview with the Vampire", the blockbuster "Twilight", "Underworld", the screen image of vampires has It has a deeper image meaning and symbolic symbolism.To a certain extent, Wen Ziren can be regarded as returning to basics, returning to the true nature of a vampire as the protagonist of a horror film, and on this basis, there are new breakthroughs, through the heroine from a normal person to an irrepressible desire for blood and finally The hysteria increases the psychological hint to the audience, as if there is such a terrible creature lurking around you and me, maybe one day suddenly it will bite our necks off.

When finally, under the complex gaze of the male protagonist, He Mu pierced Scarlett's heart with a mahogany sword, ending her sinful life. There was no blood flowing from one end of the wooden sword, only a drop of water slipped through. It was like her regretful tears, which froze into a small icicle before dripping.The movie came to an end, but the audience had mixed feelings. Some people felt more comfortable, as if they were temporarily freed from the atmosphere of fear, while others sighed. After all, she was so beautiful. It’s a pity to die like this. These people are probably influenced by "Twilight" to some extent, and they have some objections to the cold-blooded and ruthless "Cold Heart", but it is undeniable that as a horror film, "Cold Heart" succeeded, After watching it, many people still feel chills and trembling.

After the movie ended, there was a wave of applause in the venue. If they were all sincere, then "Cold Heart" must have been a success. Jeff and the vice president of Touchstone were all laughing. "Too unconventional and innovative, I am afraid that the audience will not buy it. It seems that there will be no such worries now. They are still very excited, including the guests invited by He Mu. The actors focus on He Mu in the film. The director mainly focused on how Wen Ziren ruthlessly told a story that could have been very sensational. After watching it, Wen Ziren did not disappoint them.

Although Wan Ziren is a well-known Hollywood director, he has also watched classic Chinese movies such as "Once Upon a Time" and "Infernal Affairs". For Tsui Hark and Liu Weiqiang who can participate in the premiere of his film, he expressed his sincere gratitude in broken Chinese Thank you, I also humbly listened to their views on "Cold Heart", but the opinions of several directors are basically praises, even Jia Zhangke and Wang Meng who specialize in literary films are full of praise. Although there is no artistic value, this film is indeed Good looking, as professional filmmakers, they have read countless directors in Chinese and foreign films, and they still have this vision and insight.

In addition to film colleagues and audiences, there were also many media professionals and film critics who came to the scene. Jeff talked to them one by one to ensure that there would be no hostile reports against them, even if their reports were not flattering. It is enough to write the audience's reaction truthfully.

In the next two days, the evaluations of the films participating in the Toronto Film Festival were released one after another, and "Cold Heart" became a film that was mentioned more frequently by the media. "Heart" can be regarded as a stand out from the crowd, and Touchstone's expected box office for the film seems to be raised again.And He Mu's English name wood has also appeared on foreign media many times, especially in Canadian local media. After all, He Mu is also an international actor who came from Canada. Because of the screenwriter's preference, it is also for the plot to be more attractive. Absolutely eye-catching, stealing the limelight from many leading actors. Jeff, who has been following the media trends, knows about it. Now he has begun to invite Ray Warner to write "Cold Heart 2". As long as the movie becomes popular, why not Muhuo, the "Cold Heart" series that truly belongs to Rubik's Cube Pictures can exert its maximum benefits.

... (To be continued..)

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