Spielberg''s cancellation of the premiere was not a last resort, but a wise decision.
He said in an interview: "for me, this film is a prayer for peace. In the process of making the film, I always consider this issue. When there is an atmosphere of uncompromising attitude everywhere, I always hear the voice of prayer for peace in some places."
This film is about the famous "Munich tragedy" in the history of the Olympic Games and what happened after it. If there is a grand premiere, it is obviously inappropriate for the creators to face the camera happily. But it would be hypocritical for everyone to attend the premiere with a look of silence to the dead. After all, it has been 33 years.
The best arrangement is to cancel the premiere. Spielberg accepted the interview and expressed some feelings to improve the attention.
Spielberg said, "I didn''t make this film for business", but at the same time, he certainly wants more people to see the film. After all, the production cost is as high as 70 million, and no one wants to lose money. According to the calculation of three times the cost of the box office, only by looking at the box office, the total global box office of a film can not be less than $200 million.
Of course, due to the complete film system in Hollywood, in addition to the box office and the disc market, a film seems to have lost at the box office, but in fact it may make a lot of money. Several of Li Lianjie''s films are examples. His box office in Hollywood is average and his discs sell well.
"Deadly weapon 4" Li Lianjie is a supporting villain. When he came to "deadly Romeo", he immediately became a hero. His pay for the film was $2.4 million, and the pay for "kiss of the dragon" soared to $7.5 million. Why did his remuneration soar in such a short time? The reason is that his starring works have a high rate of return, and the filmmakers make a lot of money. Naturally, he will raise his status.
The cancellation of the premiere of "Munich" does not affect Spielberg to bring Liang Kun to know some people in the film circle. In a few days, he will have a party at home and get together with the people in the circle. He can also attend other parties. Recently, there are Christmas and American new year. There are many star parties.
On the 23rd, Liang Kun invited Li Renjie, Constantine and Teresa to watch Munich.
Liang Kun must take a serious look at the film. He may have to take the exam at that time. It is a knowledge to evaluate the quality of a well-known director''s film. It is easy to offend people if you don''t speak well, and it will appear very hypocritical if you listen too well.
For example, in this year''s Chinese box office promise, when people in the circle chat with brother Chen Kai, they try not to mention the plot of the film, the shady voice of the actors, not to mention the word-of-mouth of the film, especially the "steamed bread", which is trying to die.
Let''s talk about the visual effect. The sound effect is very good. Wow, it''s really enjoyable. The actor''s clothes are also good, black robe and flower armor, black and red.
In short, it is inevitable for Liang Kun to talk about Spielberg''s films at the party. If he "asks three unknowns", he will be very embarrassed. American media have reported his news several times. People in the film circle know that he has been a director since he first came to Hollywood because he has been appreciated by Spielberg. He must say good words.
The other three went out with Liang Kun and didn''t have to do their homework. They couldn''t practice acting in the movies, including Teresa.
Theresa auditioned four times in the past two months, failed and didn''t have a job. She knew that she was just a newcomer in the entertainment industry and realized the importance of "backing". After Liang Kun returned to Los Angeles, Teresa flattered him whenever she had a chance.
People like Teresa believe in "being advised to eat". When she disagrees with Liang Kun, she won''t think too much and please Liang Kun directly.
Constantine looked at the way they got along, and believed that Liang Kun had no relationship with Talisa, and his status was not equal at all. Liang Kun''s current identity and status are very attractive. Obviously, beautiful women want to get some benefits from him.
Liang Kun knew what Talisa thought and took her task. Although this sister needs to be cared about, poor and white, and three go to Youya, Liang Kun really doesn''t want to be closer to her.
Everyone has desire. More important than desire is integrity. You should cherish the people who love you in front of you. This is the right way.
He knew that the way he helped Teresa was easy to cause misunderstanding, but he couldn''t explain. It''s too difficult to make up a reasonable lie. If he wants to complete the red task, he has to help Talisa.
Teresa is not qualified to join the actors'' Union and cannot audition for important roles. At most, it is such a supporting role in happy death. Because she has not entered the cinema at all, so far she has only acted in three films.
In Australia''s Wolf Creek, she played a girl who attended a swimming pool party without lines, a pure dragon suit.
"2:37", she is one of the stars, but the film was finished in 2004 and has not been released in the cinema this year. This is the director''s own work. No cinema is willing to release it at all, unless it participates in the selection of what award is shortlisted in the film festival.
"Happy death day" has not been released. It is scheduled for January 6 next year. It''s too difficult for Theresa to play an important role before she gets familiar with her face. She doesn''t have box office appeal.
The four people sat next to each other. The attendance rate of Munich was not high. The screening Hall of the cinema nearest to their residence was half empty. From this point of view, the box office of the film can''t explode. It''s just released.
As soon as the film began, it got to the point. Members of the "Black September" terrorist organization took 9 Israeli athletes hostage with submachine guns. The news reported this.
The film reproduces some pictures in reality, including terrorists standing on the balcony wearing hoods, and the video pictures are more retro. Then the German police launched a crucial operation. This paragraph was not photographed, but the results were told through media reports.
Spielberg hacked Germany with a film. According to official reports, all the terrorists were killed and all the hostages were safe. Unfortunately, the real situation was not the case. Soon the real news came out and the hostages died.
After that, the Israeli "Mossad" high-level quickly trained a group of agents and launched bloody retaliation against the "Black September" organization and related Palestinians.
Others only need to see the plot when they see the film, while Liang Kun looks at the film from the perspective of a director. When watching the camera, I thought about how the film was made, the scenery, the light, and what the director wanted to express.
The rhythm of the film is very good most of the time. The lens in the first half is a little like the godfather. The color of Italy is very clear, while Paris and Beirut are more and more dark, which well set off the suffocating atmosphere.
The film is not only depressing in tone, but also a little procrastinating in plot, which is obvious. The film length has reached 164 minutes.
Liang Kun found many problems in Spielberg. His film rhythm was slow and couldn''t attract the audience all the time. Most of his later films also have this problem, and their style can''t keep up with the times.
Spielberg''s film making is much more open than other older directors, science fiction, literature, thriller and philosophy. He has been trying his best to break through himself in different film types. But he still formed a habit of narrative, and the shooting method is not attractive enough in the 21st century.
To put it bluntly, there is no big mistake in this film. It has all the content it should have, but it just makes the audience feel a little boring.
Almost all the people who came to see the film during Christmas came for the reputation of Spielberg. After the film, the response was flat, there was no applause, and few people chatted and discussed.
Liang Kun four people feel very boring, do not need to evaluate, just look at each other''s expression.
After returning home, Constantine chatted with Liang Kun and spoke Chinese.
They didn''t express their feelings at the cinema. Because Liang Kun is not an ordinary audience. If there is a film critic sitting in the front or back row, they happen to know him again. They chat and give a bad comment on the film, which will be embarrassing.
It doesn''t matter if they chat at home, even in front of Teresa, because the beautiful woman doesn''t understand Chinese, it''s estimated that she won''t spread it.
Constantine yawned. "This movie is so boring. I''m falling asleep in the cinema."
"I watched it very carefully. I have to find out the advantages of the film. It''s learning for me." Liang Kun smiled.
"What did you learn?"
"A lot, for example, don''t make movies on this subject in the future." Liang Kun stretched his waist.
Liang Kun is now working with Spielberg, but he is not his fan. Before 2000, he liked Xiangjiang films. He had seen almost all the famous films starring stars. After 2000, he preferred Hollywood special effects blockbusters. In the 1980s and 1990s, he also preferred commercial films such as independence day and terminator.
"Hahaha." Constantine was amused. "I think your film will be better than that of the big director," very perfect "is very interesting, and I think your new script is also good."
"What are you talking about? Can you speak English? I don''t understand." Teresa asked curiously, "you''re French. How can you speak Chinese with him?"
Constantine smiled, "you can''t understand me talking to him in French? It''s strange if we talk in English, even though we''ve done it before."
"..." Talisa is a scum. When she gets along with these two people, she always feels that she is a big difference and lacks confidence.
If she doesn''t act, she doesn''t know what else to do. She probably can only do service work. Acting, she is also a non professional. Her two auditions were successful because of low pay and blue eyes.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Liang Kun replied in English: "I''m talking about a new script. I wrote a script in China and am ready to start shooting next year. As long as happy death has made a high box office, I can definitely invest in this play."
Teresa''s eyes lit up as soon as she heard it, shining like sapphire. "Is there a role I can play in the film?"
"Yes, it''s a multi protagonist film. There will be black, white and Asian characters," Liang Kun said with a smile.
"What kind of film is it? Or a horror comedy?" Teresa asked.
"No, this is a thriller and suspense movie. It''s called escape from the secret room."