~： 429 - "Put the cart before the horse"

Various speculations about Wayne in the media have seriously affected Naomi Watts's good mood. No one knows the reason. There have been large-scale reports in the media about the box office failure of "The Departed".

Although all this is like a huge joke in the eyes of Australian actresses, from the various speculations published in the dozens of newspapers on the table, it is obvious that similar statements are very marketable.

Early this morning, Nicole Kidman's unexpected visit has undoubtedly put Naomi Watts in a good mood. The former Australian actress in Hollywood, in fact, regardless of her status in the circle or in In terms of popularity, she has been faintly surpassed by her latecomer.

In Naomi Watts' view, this was supposed to be a party that should make her extremely proud. She not only shared her little princess with the other party, but also faintly showed off the career Wayne set for her. planning.

From the chat between the two seemingly enthusiastic girlfriends, she not only revealed that she is the second heroine of Batman, but also gave enough signals to let the other party clearly understand that Wayne is ready for her. other big-budget heroines.

However, these invisible and looming bragging all stop at this moment, on those annoying reports in the media.

"Damn it, Wayne used his $40 million investment to get a box office result close to the production cost in the cinema market on the first weekend of the film's release!" Naomi Watts' voice was full of incredible , while holding Little Fendi in his arms to comfort him, he said helplessly.

"Such an apparent success has been reported as a box office squib! Are they all blind?"

Although the woman tried her best to explain her indignation in the face of media reports, both in her voice and in her expression, but it all fell into Nicole Kidman's eyes, but it was still full of Chi Luoluo's show off.

Think about it, that man's so-called worst opening performance in recent years turned out to be an ordinary commercial ticket director, something that he might not be able to do in his lifetime. Anyone who hears this will not feel comfortable.

"Don't care about those media reports, Nami." Nicole Kidman took a deep look at the child in the other's arms, quickly looked away without a trace, and comforted:

"Everyone knows the main goal of The Departed, and it exists for the Oscars, so there's no need to care about the speculations of those media. They can't affect the professional rating of the film."

Yes, although she was inadvertently consoling the other party, her eyes kept scanning the child. In Nicole Kidman's eyes, the reason Wayne was willing to arrange everything for his best friend was because of having this child.

At this time, her mind was constantly turning, wondering whether she wanted to have a child too. Maybe this could change her status in the heart of her superstar husband?

Compared with what this best friend has gained now, she has obviously paid more to Tom Cruise, and was asked to change her beliefs, not allowed to spend the night outside, not allowed to talk publicly about everything about kx teaching, and so on.

Now she has begun to doubt whether she is doing the right thing. That's right, after becoming Mrs. Cruise, she was accepted by Hollywood smoothly. Even in the year she just got married, all the red carpets in Hollywood were contracted by their couple. , and gained unparalleled exposure.

However, the development of things did not go as smoothly as expected. A few years later, in the eyes of the public and all the media, she is still the beautiful and charming Mrs. Cruise, but her career has not improved significantly.

"Yes, professional word of mouth is obviously more important to Wayne."

Naomi Watts didn't notice the other party's absent-mindedness. After calming the child, she put it back in the stroller and picked up a newspaper again. The two casually chatted about life in Australia, and looked at each other. One throw to the newspaper.

"The language of the whole film of "The Departed" is quite the level of "The Godfather" back then, and even in a sense, the level of reality surpasses each other. Compared with Francis Ford Coppola's "Godfather" In terms of control, "The Departed", which is also a gangster film, is obviously still too rough.

Rather than saying that this is a work that pursues art, I prefer to regard it as a poor version of summer popcorn. Director Wayne Greenberg is obviously used to making commercial films and has forgotten how to use his artistic talent.

Only from "Escape from the Dead" and "The Clown" of those years, we can find that he can bring out the human nature and social attributes of a subject to the fullest in his eloquent shots. In The Walker, these elements that can warn the world are all taken by Wayne Greenberg in one stroke.

This is obviously a performance that he has completely lost in his success. He has forgotten that elements such as large-scale shots, foul language, and violence all exist for the sake of the film. Now this film is more about showing off these uncomfortable things. It can be said that the cart before the horse is completely put before the horse.

The most in-depth discussion of human nature and social attributes has been taken away, but more space has been given to a large scale that is meaningless to show off, as well as the handsome faces of the two male actors. It can be said that Wayne Greenberg personally destroyed a series that could have been a classic.

Why didn't he just give up all the foreshadowing and simply shoot the violence, blood and swear words neatly? The Departed was a failed attempt for Wayne Greenberg, and perhaps for him, the movie doesn't need a storyline at all, just those superficial show-offs..." ---"Chicago Sun", Roger - Albert.

When this long film review appeared in front of Naomi Watts, she immediately noticed something was wrong. At a time when countless film critics were raving about "The Departed", this film critic won the Pulitzer Prize It is obviously not in line with common sense to go against the trend. Today, there are indeed many unfounded speculations about Wayne in various media, but no authoritative media is involved, and these reports only talk about the box office, and hardly say that there is a problem with the film itself.

"I'm sorry, Nicole."

Naomi Watts' face remained unchanged, she turned her head to look at the "girlfriend" who rarely came to the door and said, "I have to call Wayne and talk to him about the child..."

Speaking of which, she pointed to Little Fendi, raised her hand and made a phone call gesture, with apologetic expression on her face at the same time.

"It's okay, you're busy first." Nicole Kidman nodded generously, then picked up her handbag, stood up, and waved to her. "I'll go back first. You can come and gather when you have time. I have to ask you some questions about the child."

"Ok."

Until Nicole Kidman left for a while, Naomi Watts was still frowning and thinking. Obviously, the appearance of this film review made her smell abnormal.

The summer season in North America can be said to be the time when film critics have the lowest sense of existence. Especially in the past two years, the film critics should be aware of this problem themselves. So in any case, as long as these people get PR from the production company, they will try their best to say good things about the film.

Everyone knows that if you don't do this, it will take a few years for the production company to give up public relations for their group, at least in the least influential summer season.

She wasn't sure whether Warner Bros. had done any PR for the film critic leader, but even if they didn't invite Roger Ebert, who was far away in Chicago this time, when awards season came, it would inevitably be the case with him. PR. There is absolutely no need for such a full-blown criticism.

When Naomi Watts dialed the phone for the second time, it finally picked up, just as she had imagined it was Nina's sleepy voice.

"What happened, Nami? Boss just fell asleep for a while, do you want to wake him up?"

"No, it's the same as you said..."

After Nina listened to her story in silence, she did not hang up the phone in a hurry, and asked some more about other media reports, and asked her to check the name of the newspaper.

It wasn't long before the assistant's voice sounded again. "Listen, Nami, ignore these strange noises, I'll bet it'll be gone in a week at most, and as for the Pulitzer Prize winner, I'll talk to the boss."

"OK, I see."

Naomi Watts knows how powerful the ordinary-looking woman on the other end of the phone is . Since the other party has reassured her, there is no need for her to continue to worry about these reports.

It is clear that Nina has made the closest judgment to the truth, which is an unwilling counterattack from Disney or Michael Ovitz.

As we all know, Roger Albert has a very well-known TV show on the Disney Channel called "Watching Movies with Albert". This show is equivalent to some kind of authority among older movie fans, and even some People only watch the movies recommended in the show.

The relationship between the other party and Disney is much closer than that of other companies. It is not incomprehensible that some public relations criticize "The Departed" itself. After all, what are film critics in private? Urine, everyone in the circle knows it.

Whether this is the other party's last way to win the box office, Nina doesn't know, but the other party can hardly find a better way besides such means. He can't let his big production be beaten by an obvious one. The gangster film that the award goes to, presses on the ground and rubs arbitrarily, isn't it?

Six hours later, when Nina told Wayne, who had just woken up, about various media reports and her own analysis, he had the same attitude. Now is the critical juncture of propaganda, and all kinds of activities are so intensive that he sleeps. The time is not enough, and I have no intention to take these small tricks to heart.

The second stop of the core creators of the crew is Boston, where the story in the film takes place. The fans here are more enthusiastic than those in New York, and as time goes by, the number of viewers will increase after the first weekend. Fans are also becoming more and more enthusiastic.

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