King of Hollywood

"Fortunately, I finally saw the latest work of the miracle director Adrian Kewell yesterday. Yes, it is the war movie that was widely circulated at the beginning of the year. From the scene alone, it is not bad, very atmospheric and very very It has an epic feel, and the intense battle scenes are enough to make every man's adrenaline rush. His control of the picture and rhythm has always been good, but if you look at it in other ways, this movie... Too bad.

I think Mr. Adrian should probably go back to school and take a good history lesson, especially British history. In William Wallace's time, Scots hadn't started wearing skirts. Of course, the excuse of clearly distinguishing between the English and the Scots is acceptable, but please don't forget that Wallace's family is loyal to Edward I. If you really want to care about it, Wallace should be a traitor rather than a hero. But the real hero, the real "Braveheart" Robert Bruce, turned into an indecisive character, and finally started to fight for the independence of Scotland under the encouragement of Wallace's death, which is really ironic.

In addition, Princess Isabel was only a few years old when Wallace treasoned and had not yet married to England. How did she travel thousands of miles across the English Channel to develop feelings for Wallace? I think Adrian can modify it like this. After seeing Wallace, Princess Isabel fell in love at first sight, and then the two had a relationship. When King Edward finally arrested Wallace and put him to death, Princess Isabel whispered again Tell him she's pregnant with Wallace's child. Look how touching and gritty that is, what a Hollywood movie should be, isn't it?

Not to mention other details. During the first decisive battle, a soldier who fought against Wallace sometimes wore a helmet and sometimes had a bare head. I have to say that Wallace was very lucky that his opponent took off his helmet and put it on, otherwise he might have died in front of the opponent.

This is an insincere movie. Anyone who knows something about that period of history will find countless mistakes after watching it for three minutes. The director of Miracle chose such a theme to make such a movie more just to show himself. Look, he shoots all kinds of genres, as for the audience's feelings. The strongest abandoned young master of the Zhou royal family, the martial arts general, kills the gods and seals the throne at night, seeks the demon, proud of the world, and the ninth heaven. ,talk about it later. "

—Johnny Stanley, The Times.

"There is no doubt that this is a wonderful movie, a magnificent epic, the unyielding cry of a nation, Wallace's "freedom" before his execution can be described as deafening

This is a story adapted from real history. In the Middle Ages, Britain was not as unified as it is now. England and Scotland have been fighting each other all year round. Sometimes they are united and sometimes they are divided. "Brave Heart" is about Heroes who emerged from Scotland's struggle for independence at that time.

William Wallace's father was a hero. He was executed by the cunning long-legged king when he was fighting against England. Although Wallace hated the English, he didn't want to inherit his father's behest when he grew up, until his fiancée because of Killed against English soldiers. When Wallace avenged his revenge, in the shouts of "we have heroes" from the villagers and friends, he finally understood the value of freedom, and finally understood his mission and took it on.

In fighting the English again and again, he won the support of the Scottish nobles and finally laid a solid foundation for independence. But politics is always dirty. Seeing that the nobles of Scotland could not control him, they turned around and sold him to the cunning and cruel king with long legs. Wallace, who was betrayed, was not discouraged. He continued to fight and fought with the English , and the betrayer, he saw through the conspiracy of the long-legged king time and time again, and forged a deep friendship with Princess Isabel, who was married from afar. This feeling is buried in the bottom of my heart.

In the end, Wallace was betrayed by Bruce's father to the English without Robert Bruce's knowledge. The terminally ill King Longlegs was ecstatic and wanted to execute him in public to continue to stabilize the authority of the royal family. However, no matter how much the executioner tortured Wallace, he never said the words "ask for forgiveness", and finally, at the moment when the ax fell, he shouted "freedom"

Adrian is worthy of being a miracle director. Whether it is the joy after winning, or the failure after being betrayed, or the last cry, as well as the private relationship between Wallace, his fiancée and Princess Isabel, they all touch people's hearts. , the last sound of "freedom" is especially shocking. A story is told, and let people immerse themselves in it without knowing it, and follow the rhythm of the story. Although there are still a lot of flaws, such as relatively many goofy scenes, such as the historical details are different, such as Wallace’s real deeds, but this cannot conceal the great charm of this movie.”

—Philip Gunther, Los Angeles Times

Not long after the trailer for "Braveheart" aired, Bosworth Films held a test screening, and then there were these two reviews with very different opinions. The former is extremely cynical, and if it is not for professional quality, I am afraid that the criticism will be useless; while the latter is full of praise, almost thinking that this is the best movie of this year.

The reason for this is that you can see the reason by looking at the two newspapers that published it. Basically, British film critics sneered at "Braveheart", and even showed their disgust unabashedly.

"Even if it is based on real history, there must be a bottom line. I would rather not participate in this test screening." A British film critic said in his column.

Although some American film critics think that the adaptation is a bit too much, most of them still think it is quite a good work from the film itself.

"This is just a movie. As long as the key plot remains unchanged, the details can naturally be changed for the story. Did Wallace rebel against England hundreds of years ago? Of course Scotland became independent? Of course there is What's the problem? It's just a movie, not a documentary." Facing the question from his British counterpart, American film critics immediately retorted.

"Perhaps the meaning of the bottom line should be popularized for some people, just like Johnny's article mentioned, when Wallace betrayed, Princess Isabel was only a few years old, but she came to England in the movie Having a relationship with Wallace is really ridiculous, has Adrian considered respecting history?" The British immediately fought back.

"If you pay attention, you will find that in the final subtitles, after the staff list, there is a sentence 'this story is not real history'. I think many people must have missed it. This is just a movie, why can't we let go of those things and How about analyzing it from the perspective of a movie? Isn’t those heroic, passionate, and beautiful plots and scenes what an excellent movie should have?” The American wrote half-sneeringly.

"Please note that advantages are advantages, and disadvantages are disadvantages. The disadvantages cannot be ignored because of the advantages. What's more, the disadvantages are likely to outweigh the advantages, which will affect the overall quality of the film." There are few people, but there is no disadvantage in the battle of words.

Two contradictory and sharp viewpoints collided and refused to give up. In the middle of December 1995, apart from the inherent gossip and scandals and various movies competing for the Christmas and New Year slots in the entertainment news, there were only about "Braveheart" The battle of words is the most eye-catching. This has aroused great repercussions among ordinary people, just like Adrian's original "Howards End", which aroused curiosity. What kind of movie will make film critics from two countries quarrel so endlessly?

"Of course, of course I'm going to watch it. It should be an interesting movie if there's such an argument, isn't it?" A certain Briton replied after being asked by a reporter on the street.

"It goes without saying that director Miracle's work must be excellent." The Americans chose to support it without hesitation.

As the war of words unfolded, media from other countries were also involved. Chinese reporters expressed that they were looking forward to the release of this movie. First, they wanted to know how Adrian changed that period of history. Second, Very optimistic about Sophie Marceau's performance. On the contrary, the Scottish media in the same country remained neutral on the pretext that no one participated in the test screening and did not know the specific content of the film. The data collected was incomplete, and the media in England and the United States insisted on their own opinions and gave up.

Even so, it couldn't stop the chatter. In the end, even the "Sun" couldn't sit still, and gave up the scandal of the director of Miracle, which had no progress, and then deliberately conducted two investigations in England and Scotland. The content is Whether to support the new film directed by Marvel. The final result is that in England, the support is only 15.2, the support is 23.4, and the support is 61.4; while in Scotland, the support is 8.4, the support is 21.5, and the support rate is .1. As before, I just list the data without commenting, and my intentions must be called "sinister".

This kind of survey is really meaningless, and even a random random check of individuals cannot represent the opinions of the entire region, but the readers will eat it, and it has sparked another discussion.

In the end, even Adrian, who had never expressed any opinion on this matter, finally said a few words under the reporter's questioning.

"It's just a movie, it's just a story. It doesn't tell the whole history. Any adaptation is a re-creation. You can't completely ask it to conform to certain facts you believe. I understand their feelings, and I agree with anyone Historians could pick dozens of mistakes—indeed, movies about history always do, and it's easy to pick mistakes—but I don't think there's anything wrong with making a film like this, rather than thinking This promotes a wrong kind of history, why not think about how to introduce the real history to those movies that feel confused after watching the movie." Adrian said so.

Of course he understood what the British were thinking, and he was a little smug in his heart. Although Mel Gibson also caused some controversy, he never made such a mess in the world like him. After all, the British probably have a feeling of betrayal. Before that, Adrian has always had the title of an American director who knows the UK best. From "Howard End" to "Emma", it is well reflected. With that kind of English manor style, the British will inevitably feel a sense of pride towards the Americans. In this way, this kind of pride will be even stronger, and they will praise Adrian accordingly, just like touting the role of a British character. like Gwyneth.

But now, William Wallace, the traitor at the time, and Scottish independence are used as the theme to make a movie, and the title of freedom is given. It is absolutely false to say that there is no anger or anger. Although Scotland cannot become independent now, but This kind of topic is still quite annoying, especially when it will promote wrong history to other countries-don't underestimate the role of propaganda in movies. So the British will feel this kind of betrayal, even if the previous touting is largely wishful thinking, the attack will spare no effort.

Of course, Adrian didn't take it seriously, he still had several themes in his head, and it was easier than eating and drinking to get the British to flatter themselves again, so let's continue the verbal battle, the more intense the better, keep it until When the movie is released, the box office will naturally be much higher. You know, the box office of "Emma" has plummeted under the pressure of major film companies vying for Christmas and New Year's time slots, but because of this quarrel, it has rebounded quite a bit, so it is conceivable If "Braveheart" is released, how many people will enter the theater for the first time?

The Larry sports car stopped at the entrance of the hotel. The limited edition attracted many people's attention. Adrian, who looked handsome in a suit and a bow tie, got out of the car, threw the key to the parking attendant, and went straight into the familiar Baccarat Hotel. He had attended too many parties in this hotel. In the past, Now, even with eyes closed, I know the position.

"Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. Adrian?" The lobby manager is still that Terry Mabuse, who immediately greeted him with a wide smile, more respectful than before.

He also saw how Adrian changed from an ordinary kid from a wealthy rich family to an incredible big man today, so even if he had nothing to do, he would come forward and ask a question to make a good impression.

"Nice to meet you, Terry, you look good." Adrian greeted him with a smile and walked towards the elevator.

"That's because we can provide the best service for the guests." Mabuse answered very tactfully. He saw that Adrian didn't seem to have any other requests, but was stopped when he was about to leave.

"Wait, Terry," Adrian seemed to think of something, with a vague smile on the corner of his mouth, "I may need your help with something."

He beckoned, walked to a secluded corner with Mabuse, looked around again, and then whispered a few words in the other's ear.

"I understand," Mabus immediately smiled knowingly, "I'll get someone to arrange it right away."

Adrian took out a checkbook and a pen from his pocket, wrote a few words quickly, tore it off and handed it to him: "Don't make a mistake."

"Please rest assured that nothing will go wrong," Mabuse put away the check, and there was something in his smile that only a man could understand. "It's the same as before."

"Same as before." Adrian also smiled meaningfully, and then strode towards the elevator that had arrived.

Go straight to the blue hall on the fifth floor, the reception has just started, and all the guests are here.

"Hey, Ed, you're finally here." As soon as he entered the hall, a voice rang out, and Harvey Weinstein, who was slightly fat with a beard, walked over excitedly.

"Your eyes are always so sharp, Harvey." Adrian smiled and patted each other.

"It's far worse than you. You are a big shot, a big shot that can make the British and the Americans quarrel." Weinstein said with a laugh. He is good at public relations and he always speaks like this.

As he spoke, he pulled Adrian to the few people he was talking to before, and they were all people Adrian knew very well.

Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson, a manager of Paramount and an independent producer, unfortunately Michael Bay, Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery are not here because of business, otherwise The main creators of "Bravely Entering the Deadly Island" are all here.

Don? Simpson's complexion didn't look very good, it was a little gray, no wonder, he just came back from the death line in less than two weeks. Speaking of it, the butterfly wings are really confusing. Although Adrian reminded Simpson, the other party didn't take it seriously, and he still sucked it when he wanted to suck it. But Bruckheimer listened to it. He also heard about Adrian pulling River Phoenix back from death, so he often reminded Simpson.

When Bruckheimer thought about this and went to his house that day, he happened to be in convulsions due to a drug overdose, and his female partner was trembling in the narration and didn't know what to do. Bruckheimer, who has some knowledge of first aid, did emergency treatment immediately, and then called an ambulance, which rescued Simpson back.

"If it weren't for Jerry, I'm afraid I wouldn't be here to chat with you today." When talking about this matter, Simpson sighed, "So I'm sorry that I can't stay too long, and I can't drink."

"It's okay, Don, I think everyone understands, don't you?" Weinstein said with a smile.

"Indeed, you have to take good care of your health, Don, but I still have a lot of ideas to come up with, I hope you and Jerry can make an excellent movie like "Into the Deadly Island"." Adrian said the same.

The reason for saying this is that Simpson has a better perspective than Bruckheimer in some aspects. Although Bruckheimer can accurately grasp the audience's psychology and those commercial elements in the production, there is one thing about Simpson that he does not. What I have learned is the grasp of the American spirit.

To put it simply, it is to focus on business while catching the appetite of mainstream society. For example, when making "Brave to Kill the Island" this time, Bruckheimer opposed the participation of the military, but Simpson chose to support Michael? cowry.