Chapter 171

As one of the most famous and authoritative film critics in North America, Roger Ebert underwent surgery in 2008 because of thyroid cancer. Since then, the number of film reviews he wrote has declined significantly. The three major European film festivals have no way to travel because of the long-distance flight, and most of them are waiting for the film to be released in North America, And write reviews.

However, Toronto is close to North America, and now it ranks among the fourth largest international film festivals. In terms of influence, it has surpassed Venice. Therefore, Roger arrived in Toronto on time and joined the festival celebration for the first time.

It's natural to see Roger's comments in the official magazine, but Roger's comments appeared in the two works of "city robber" and "buried alive" at the same time, which surprised countless people——

As we all know, yesterday's premiere of "city robber" attracted countless firepower. Almost all the big movie critics who arrived in Toronto attended the red carpet, but the premiere of "buried alive" was very shabby, and there was no comparison at all. However, judging from the current situation, Roger made a special trip to watch "buried alive" in the evening after finishing the film viewing of "city robber", And it's under the premise of physical discomfort.

What does that mean? Maybe we can see some reasons from Roger's film reviews.

"An almost impossible challenge, an almost perfect answer." This is the title of Roger's film review, which clearly expresses his point of view.

"There is no lack of masterpieces in chamber of Secrets movies. How to complete the scheduling of shots and perspectives in limited space is the first problem; The second problem is how to complete the role shaping and theme elaboration in the limited performance space.

The whole story takes place in a coffin, and only one actor appears on the stage, which brings genre films to the extreme.

Under such an extreme framework, kotez's control of the audience's emotions is undoubtedly successful. He not only shows excellent rhythm control ability, but also firmly catches the audience's attention with the ups and downs of the plot; In addition, he also showed great talent in creating atmosphere, which reminds people of m-night-shyamalan's amazing performance in the sixth sense of supernatural power. He grasped the rope of hope tightly in horror and suspense, and kept suspense until the last moment. In particular, the director used the lens ratio of '2:35', which brought the reality effect of chamber of Secrets phobia into full play.

I would never like to be buried alive.

Under the support of such limited resources, performance is undoubtedly a difficult challenge, but hall is an excellent actor. He is not only competent but also over fulfilled the task, showing his talent and skills incisively and vividly. In many scenes, his eyes reveal thousands of words, and all the mixed and turbulent emotions bring the most profound experience in the simplest way; It's a pleasure to watch Hall's performance. Under his interpretation, the film not only has persuasion, but also drives the audience's emotions. More importantly, it sublimates the theme——

In front of the national machinery and large companies, as an independent individual, it is fragile and sad. I'm sorry, but I can't support the weight of life!

From the perspective of script, this is not a successful work. The lack of details and the limitation of pattern restrict the deep excavation; But this is a successful performance. The amplification and excavation of emotions make the audience experience the ups and downs of a roller coaster. The fear and happiness after watching the film is the symbol of the success of the film.

A wooden box, an actor, shooting a suffocating masterpiece, this is an almost impossible challenge, but Cox has handed in an almost perfect answer. What's more, it made the audience realize Langley hall for the first time. "

Roger is the most influential film critic in North America at present. He is not only the first one who has won the Pulitzer Prize, but also his own TV program and Film Festival. It can be said that his film review has become a literary form and has been widely recognized.

In Roger's comment system, everything is "relative, not absolute". In his opinion, when someone asks whether "hell Baron" is excellent, he is not asking whether it is excellent compared with "mysterious River", but whether it is excellent compared with "Punisher". Therefore, Roger gives his judgment that if "Superman" is four points, "hell Baron" is three points, and "Punisher" is two points.

Therefore, Roger generally gives two ratings when relying on the film, one is the rating of the film itself, and the other is the recommendation rating. In short, some works are excellent, but they may not be recommended to the audience because they are too heavy, too obscure or too popcorn. He insisted that "a film is excellent to achieve its original goal, but admitting it does not mean that the film itself is worth recommending."

Therefore, when commenting on "buried alive", Roger also said that this is a movie that tests the nerves of the audience and is not recommended. In the case of a four-star full score, he gave two star recommendations, and said, "the 127 Hours directed by Denny Bauer will be released tomorrow, which also tells the story of the lone Walker's survival in a desperate situation. At that time, the two films may be discussed together."

Compared with the "city robber", Roger showed more interest in the work of "buried alive", especially the praise of lanli, which attracted countless attention.

Unlike the "Pacific War" and the Emmy Awards, this is the Toronto Film Festival. This is an occasion where the world's top filmmakers gather. Even an unknown independent film like "buried alive" can win attention as long as it is brilliant enough. Obviously, "buried alive" ushered in such a golden opportunity. Following "variety" and Roger's "Chicago Sun", the other seven film reviews also attracted more attention.

Elizabeth Weitzman, the film critic of the New York Times, is also an authoritative representative of North America. She can serve as the first newspaper in the United States. Her views are undoubtedly worth learning. This time, she also joined her colleagues in praising the film

"Rough but delicate, simple but profound, the film shows the big world under a small pattern, truly and credibly presents the transition of all emotions, and gives full play to self-help in confined space, but what really reflects is the complexity and fragility of human nature. When the staff list appears, every audience is immersed in the dark, unable to extricate themselves. This is the success of the director, but also the success of the actors. Undoubtedly, this is the most interesting film since the opening of Toronto this year. "

The film reviews of vanity fair are written by Claude Puig. Like Roger, this free film critic mainly runs his own film review website. His film reviews can appear in any magazine or newspaper. However, since signing the contract with vanity fair last year, his film reviews have found a fixed publishing platform.

Being able to get the favor of "Vanity Fair" itself shows that Claudi is outstanding. More importantly, Claudi is popular among young people with the influence of network platform. That's his biggest advantage.

"Hall's performance is undoubtedly exciting. Half a year ago, the new actor was still an unknown little actor, but first he gave an Emmy level performance in the 'Pacific War', and then he gave an Oscar level performance in the 'buried alive', and instantly completed a spectacular feat!

The movie is very smart. It doesn't have as many resources as the 127 Hours, which will premiere tomorrow. Its cost is three million, only one sixth of the latter. However, it relies on the wonderful performances of the actors, resonates perfectly with real life, and shows the ambition of the script. Bearing such a rich theme, but also limited in a narrow space, the film is undoubtedly facing an arduous challenge, any little deviation may lead to the work into a lethargic lullaby. Fortunately, it has hall. "

Crowdy's film reviews put almost all the weight on Langley, he stressed, "hall is undoubtedly the biggest discovery so far in 2010! It's full of surprises. " Obviously, Vanity Fair agrees with this.

Meanwhile, Michael Phillips's film review for "Hollywood Reporter" said, "should the Oscar judges vote for this" buried alive "movie that no one has ever heard of? Maybe they should vote for Raleigh hall

First Venice, then Toronto. The annual awards season has begun slowly. Although the war will not really start until October, it is obvious that as an outpost, Toronto's film critics can't wait to mention Oscar as their ultimate goal. Among them, the most authoritative and professional magazine in Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter, is juxtaposed with variety show.

"This is a work with the highest viewing effect. The ups and downs and twists and turns of the plot bring simple and pure enjoyment to the audience, which is thrilling and exciting; Hall's talent is obvious. He makes full use of the narrow space to show the explosive power of the performance. However, the stage of the one-man show the essence of emotion, which affects the audience's emotion into a real buried world. It's time for Hollywood judges to turn their attention to this 20-year-old new actor. God, this is just the second work of his career. "

From the film reviews of "Hollywood Reporter", we can see a bit of development within the industry. The first seed players have emerged in Toronto in the Oscar battle. Now it seems that Langley has won at least one supporter.

After the premiere ceremony, the surging praise pushed "buried alive" to the public. It seems that it has gone hand in hand with last night's "city robber", which is really unexpected; However, not all of the nine reviews in the official journal of the festival are praises. Three of them express negative views, which is also the first discord after the "buried alive" premiere.