Chapter 505

Hope Bates looked up at the interview area at the end of the red carpet, but it was too far away to see clearly. He could only see a group of people gathered around, chatting and laughing. The cheerful and warm atmosphere spread in the small square at the gate of the Chinese theater. The reporters raised their hands enthusiastically, and the fans cheered excitedly, The upsurge of the premiere has always been high.

Vaguely, she could see the outline of a figure. Originally thought, the robust van diesel will be particularly eye-catching, but surprisingly, all the flash and all the eyes are involuntarily projected towards the same man. The only man wearing a white casual shirt in a T-shirt with jeans.

Hope was not sure whether it was her own illusion, taken for granted, or the fact. But she didn't care. Today is perfect enough. She is very excited and happy now. She just wants to scream happily, not only because today is the premiere of "speed and passion 5", not only because lanli recognized her on the red carpet, but also because she saw a healthy lanli, a bright lanli and a sunny lanli.

The elegant and easy-going man, the man who always focuses on performance and is desperate for his own life, the man who blooms the brilliance of life in art movies, will finally appear in commercial popcorn movies, even if it's just a third leading role, but hope still can't help but get excited, so excited that the whole person is shivering.

In the past, all the haze over my head has disappeared. And then, she began to look forward to movies. Originally, she had no interest in such action movies; But think about it, before William and Graham, they also went to Sundance to watch the "crazy love" without any concern, and unexpectedly fell in love with it. So why can't she try this time?

"Hope." Next came a call, turned his head to see William's face, "the staff are organizing us to go in. The crew will be here for an interview. They also need to take group photos. Let's go first. "

"Yes, yes." Hope nodded, reluctantly took his eyes away from the dim figure at the far end, and then followed the crowd and stepped forward.

In fact, the Chinese theater is not big. It only has 932 seats. Compared with the projection hall which usually holds 100-300 people, the scale is really good. However, as a premiere theater, it is a little narrow. However, the historical significance is obviously an important factor for the Chinese theater to become the first choice for the premieres of summer commercial films——

This is the place where Star Wars premiered in 1977, and after that, the summer program officially appeared on the stage of history.

Of course, in addition, the location of the theater is also an important reason. It is located in the middle of Hollywood Avenue, next to Kodak Theater, opposite to captain theater, with Roosevelt Hotel in the slanting front and surrounded by the center of avenue of stars. Obviously, this is the center of the whole Los Angeles, which will become the focus of the world's attention in the annual awards season and summer season.

Surprisingly, tickets for the premiere of speed and passion 5 are not in demand.

When the "Star Wars prequel" premiered in the Chinese theater, loyal fans set up tents at the gate of the theater three days in advance just to buy a ticket for the premiere and enjoy the work for the first time. Hope has even been ready to queue up all night, but in fact, there are only less than 300 people queuing up at the scene. Hope and his party have waited for less than two hours and successfully bought tickets for the premiere.

"Variety" magazine's prediction seems to be working. Compared with "Thor", the fan base of "speed and passion" series is still too weak.

But hope doesn't care. It's not the movie that matters. It's her first Hollywood premiere, and it's Langley. That's enough.

Under the guidance of the staff, hope and his party entered the Chinese theater, sat down orderly according to the arrangement, and quietly waited for the movie to be shown. The waiting time was 45 minutes. After the reporters, film critics, guests and friends took their seats, the members of the crew entered the theater. All the audience began to get excited and welcomed them with applause and whistles.

But this is not the end. In other words, this is not the beginning.

There is also a short interview before the official screening. This is also the welfare of the audience who have bought tickets for the premiere. They can get in close contact with the creators and even ask questions. Such interaction is rare.

The core of the interview was fan. It can be seen that he should be the spokesman of the crew. Most of the questions were answered by him, but then the microphone was passed on to other actors, such as Paul, Jordana, Gail and so on. Cheng Kang, a popular actor, was also given the opportunity to speak, and Lan Li was no exception.

When asked about "the expectation of the film", Lan Li said calmly, "let the work speak." This simple and clear answer made the reporters very dissatisfied, but the audience whistled excitedly. Hope also laughed and clapped his hands rhythmically with everyone, expressing his approval for lenley and urging for the film.

After waiting and waiting, the interview ended, the crew took their seats one after another, and the film finally began to show.

As the lights of the Chinese Theater gradually dimmed, hope began to get excited again. The movie was about to start again, the journey was about to start again, and she began to look forward to it. But this expectation soon subsided.

The rhythm of the film is very fast. It just tells us the background of Dominic's being put into prison in a court play of less than 20 seconds, and then it officially enters into a strong rhythm. The roaring engine sound, the desolate plain, the shocking drum music, the endless sand, and the neat editing finish a prison robbery scene in less than a minute, Before the audience even had time to get into shape, Dominic escaped with the help of Brian and Mia.

For hope, it was a torment.

She knows that it's an action movie. Popcorn for summer holidays is a typical business model. It follows a set of assembly line standards. What the audience enjoys is the adrenaline burst. That's all. Strictly speaking, the two minutes at the beginning of the movie is enough to satisfy people.

But, first of all, hope didn't see the first four episodes of the film, and knew nothing about the plot of the characters. After the screening, she suddenly had so much information that she didn't even know who was who, and the previous story was over, which made her a little behind schedule; Secondly, there is a lack of surprise. The flowing narrative and sharp and magnificent scenes fully display the essence of fast-paced popcorn and meet people's minimum demand for commercial movies. There is no less, but there is no more.

To be honest, hope was disappointed. She thought that lenley would ask for more. But then hope adjusted his mind. After all, commercial movies are commercial movies after all. Classic movies like "Batman: The Dark Knight" don't come every year. What's more, she's only two minutes into the movie, and she's looking forward to a classic? Is this a rush.

Hope was dumbfounded at the thought“ "Bury alive" and "love crazy" really put forward super high standards, it seems that she is also in good shape. After adjusting her mind, she began to enjoy the popcorn.

The opening of "speed and passion 5" is really good. After a short cut, the plot immediately gets to the point. Bryan and Mia flee to Rio de Janeiro and temporarily live in Dominic's old friend Vincent's home. Vincent persuades them to take part in a train robbery and steal several luxury cars in the carriage of a train truck.

In the process of committing the crime, Brian and his party met another group of robbers, led by Dominic. The two groups met head-on and decided to cooperate. However, Dominic noticed something wrong. His entourage seemed to have a clear goal and aimed at a Ford GT40. He had a heart and told MIA to drive the target car and flee in another direction.

Sure enough, this triggered a confrontation between the two sides, which led to the explosion of the train. Brian and Dominic drove straight down the canyon. When you see two people flying in the wind, their clothes fluttering, and falling towards the Emerald Green Canyon, the whole theater interior gives out a low exclamation, and the thrilling slow motion camera makes adrenaline burst for the first time.

Kyle Smith, the film critic of the Wall Street Journal, nodded slightly. Justin Lin's scene control and quick editing really gave the film a sharp style, and interpreted the words "speed" and "passion" well. From the fourth film to the fifth film, the film broke away from the B-level style of the first three films, which is really worthy of recognition.

However, there is still a lack of surprise in the film.

Commercial popcorn has always been like this. It's smooth and smooth in structure. The plot and climax are set in a rigorous and in place. The accurate rhythm control leads to the rapid introduction of contradictions and conflicts, and directly leads to simple and crude confrontation and explosion. It detonates the first suprarenal hormone within the first 15 minutes, firmly grasping the audience's mind.

From this point of view, the opening of the film is really good; But this is only the average level of a successful commercial film, which is hard to make people feel amazing.

Such a movie, want to fight with "Thor", or lack of a little chemical reaction. But Kyle is not impatient, he is waiting, waiting for Paul and van's spark, waiting for the follow-up plot, waiting for - Langley hall. This time, Kyle didn't wait long.

In the impassioned soundtrack, a steady and powerful voice comes from the roar of the aircraft engine. It's not slow, it's clear, but it's full of strength. You can't see yourself in the picture. It's just a picture of an aircraft landing, but it's easy to outline the image behind the sound.

Who is it?