Chapter 691： Great and sacred task

"what?"

Eyes left the sea outside the French windows, Ryan turned around and looked at Taylor sitting on the sofa, "Do you want to attend the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" today, and you want me to go with you?"

"Shh..."

Tyler raised his index finger and pointed at the ceiling above his head, "Nicole is on a lunch break. Your high voice will wake her up."

"Okay, Alison."

With the soundproofing effect of the villa, even if the drum is beaten below, it may not affect Nicole sleeping above. Ryan simply walked over and sat opposite Taylor, and asked slightly curiously, "Drew just held a meeting for the film. A small premiere, what do you want to attend."

"Because Drew invited me." Tyler took a peek at Ryan, and after seeing that it was no different from usual, he said plausibly, "When I was promoting the record, Drew attended my events several times, and now she invites Me, I can't refuse it."

"Also, this is an R-rated film." She continued, "I'm not yet seventeen years old, so I always need a guardian to accompany me."

"Where is Scarlett?" Ryan asked casually.

"That..." Taylor scratched his face. "She went to Europe."

"Ryan." She blinked her royal blue eyes and asked with her mouth curled, "Could you have any opinion on homosexuality?"

"My dear, you obviously forgot who the real curator of this movie is." Ryan took the phone and told Elsa to prepare a dress for him, before saying, "Also, the sentence on the movie poster... "

"True love has nothing to do with gender." Taylor accepted with a smile, "This is what you said before, I know."

"Then you should know that I will not discriminate against anyone."

As soon as Ryan's words fell, Taylor had already wrinkled his nose, "Well, my dear brother Ryan is a good man."

"naughty!"

As she walked over, Ryan flicked **** her forehead. "I'm going to change clothes."

After speaking, he left the living room and walked into the dressing room on the side. In less than ten minutes, he changed his dress.

After confessing a few words to Elsa, and leaving a note for Nicole who was resting upstairs, Ryan took Taylor to leave Malibu in the car and went straight to the Nokia Plaza indoors in Los Angeles.

The number of theaters in "Brokeback Mountain" in the first week is only 50. This is because the film got Palme d'Or, otherwise this type of film will definitely be drawn in single-digit theaters. This is an inevitable law of the market and cannot be controlled by anyone.

Therefore, the scale of the film's premiere was extremely small. In addition to the film's main creators, most of the attendees were relatives and friends of Drew Barrymore and Ang Lee.

However, there are not many guests, but quite a lot of reporters and audiences.

Especially around the theater at Nokia Plaza, a large number of people gathered, not only holding various slogans supporting homosexuality. Rainbow flags were also planted in every corner outside the theater, and many people even branded more radical and anti-discrimination, and seemed to regard the release of this film as a huge victory for the **** movement.

California is one of the most open states in North America. There is also San Francisco, the home of gays and lesbians. However, in two consecutive referendums in recent years, all the **** marriage bills have been rejected.

Such a gay-themed movie with Palme d'Or can evoke reactions among comrades.

When Ryan appeared on the red carpet. It sparked a wave of shouts. Judging from the bursts of cheers on the scene, there must be many **** groups. He appeared here as a kind of support for them.

However, Ryan had no interest in greeting anyone, and ignored the reporter's request for an interview, and walked directly into the theater with Taylor in his arms.

As for how the outsiders understand, just do them, anyway these guys are outrageous, they won't write him as a homosexual.

"Nate?"

After entering the theater, Ryan saw Natalie standing next to Drew, and was a little surprised, "Why are you here?"

"After coming back from Canada." Natalie beckoned to Tyler and said, looking at Drew next to her, "I don’t have much work for the time being. I came over when I got a call from Drew. You know, Ryan, you give me this script. I have seen it, and I would love to see the effect after it is made into a movie."

"Listen to Nat..." Drew answered with a smile, "Initially this was the script you prepared for her?"

Shrugging, Ryan made a gesture that you understand, "Nate chose "127 Hours"."

"Drew, let's go in first." Tyler walked over and took Drew's arm. "They must have something to say."

"Then I won't disturb you."

Drew Barrymore turned his head and waved, and followed Tyler away.

"Congratulations yet, Ryan."

When there was no one around, Natalie spoke slowly, "I'm going to be a father!"

Although knowing that this day will always come, she still feels as uncomfortable as a block of stone in her heart, and she couldn't help but bring a thorn when she said it.

"Hey, Nat." Ryan leaned closer, squeezing her hand firmly, "Keep calm, okay?"

"Am I not calm?" Natalie's words seemed flat.

"Okay." Ryan didn't want to be too entangled in this kind of issue at all. "Then let's go in."

After speaking, she took Natalie's hand and walked into the projection hall of the theater.

This kind of thing cannot be explained, and the explanation is not clear. Too much entanglement will only get more and more troublesome. Maybe having two more children will be a good solution?

If it weren't for Natalie's two nails stuck in his palms, perhaps Ryan was still wandering around when the movie started.

If you count the previous life, he has watched "Brokeback Mountain" for the fourth time. Although there have been many changes in the film's subtleties, the main line and the overall plot have not changed.

The film has a strong Lee An-style style, and the connotation of Western films is combined with the delicate expressions of the East. While telling the love of two men, it does not ignore all the victims of this relationship, except for Jack Triss. In addition to Te and Ennis Demar, there are also the two broken families.

Even the sensationalism of the film is very subtle. When Ennis said "Jack, I swear" to the two shirts, it might make many people forget that this is a film about the love between two men. .

Perhaps the pace of the film is too slow, but it is not boring, especially the majority of the audience who participated in the North American premiere are members of the **** community. When the film ended, they not only received warm applause, There were even some tears in his eyes.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the best **** movie ever, at least one of them.

"Brokeback Mountain" is obviously not suitable for everyone. This is a typical niche film, and it will certainly not be popular with mainstream moviegoers. Most of the people who will pay for this film are **** or sympathetic to them. Groups.

Of course, there are not a few people who resist. Utah, the most conservative state in the United States, prohibits "Brokeback Mountain" from being shown on theaters in that state.

One week after the film was released, conservative and religious groups in the United States even mobilized more than 60,000 people to jointly boycott the film.

However, these were all ignored by Flower Pictures. They used the so-called universal values-love can transcend cultural differences, and when love comes, there is no difference between love of the opposite **** and love of the same sex-and they began to make a big splash. To build momentum for the film, Ang Lee himself knows that Ryan and Drew are targeting next year’s Oscars, and they are also actively cooperating with the film’s public relations promotion.

After all, he wants to stand up in Hollywood, this film is crucial.

As for the film’s box office, despite the high box office of single venues, the 50 theaters in the first week received more than $5 million, but the number of theaters is still not up.

Firstly, most of the people who are willing to buy it are gay, and their number is relatively small; secondly, after all, this is a niche movie, which certainly cannot cater to the tastes of the mainstream market.

In the film market where supply is far greater than demand, this is the most basic market law and cannot be changed by an actor or director.

Although the film caused a rise in the **** movement, in Ryan's view, these have nothing to do with him. He neither discriminates nor has a special view on homosexuality, just like treating ordinary people, and the **** movement is rising. The relative influence of the film will be greater, and Drew's public relations will become easier.

However, "Brokeback Mountain" wants to get the Oscar for Best Picture, even if "Crash" is not nominated this year, the possibility is extremely small.

After all, homosexuality is not a minority in the mainstream society that urgently needs unity. Some personal awards are enough to appease their emotions.

Although the box office growth can only be described by the speed of a snail, the film has received unanimous praise from the critics ~ www.novelhall.com ~ most of the media have also given praise-no one wants to attract a group of people just because they publish words that criticize homosexuality. Protest at the door-Ang Lee also had a feeling of turning over, but he didn't know if he had any idea that he was not suitable for purely commercial production.

Afterwards, Ang Lee found Ryan again, with the goal of attracting investment. He wanted to shoot a Chinese film after the Oscars next year, but Ryan refused.

Ryan is not interested in films that do not have much market value. At first, he won "Brokeback Mountain" more for Natalie, otherwise it would not be handed over to Drew's Flower Pictures. This type of film is for For Disney, there is hardly too much derived value.

As for assisting Chinese films to the world, this task is too great, too sacred, and too onerous. Ryan does not think that he has this ability, and he also believes that he has no ability to change the world where Western culture and values ​​are rampant. Culture cannot dominate the world Under the premise, Chinese-language movies cannot replace Hollywood movies in the world.

This is a hundred times more difficult than the previous life his boss wanted to capture Hollywood and the US market with banknotes.

The five, six and even seven generations of directors on the other side of the Pacific are more suitable for this great and sacred task than him. (To be continued...) ()