King of Hollywood

Chapter 151: A proud American, an awkward British

Adrian is right, the reason the media has become so calm is to wait for the release of Howard Manor. The movie trailer was aired on major TV stations as soon as "Smelling a Woman" received 30 million North American box office. It is conscious that after the broadcast, both the American and British media seemed to ignore it. It is really interesting to make any comments and compare the quarrels caused by the tango clips of "Smelling a Woman".

For these people's ideas, Adrian guessed a bit, and the trailer was edited very well. Although there was only 2 minutes, the characters and environment and the context of the story displayed were very consistent with the original novel, so They felt very embarrassed.

The American media is embarrassed by the fact that the trailer and the original novel are so compatible. In case the movie released is very bad, they are now applauded. The trailer is excellent and the feature films are messy.

The British media is embarrassed, shouldn't that American kid actually make a perfect Victorian-style movie? Although the trailer is different from the feature film, who knows what will happen?

More importantly, because of the controversy caused by the attack on Adrian a few months ago, and the development of the tit-for-tat in "Smelling the Woman", media in both countries and even critics want to be on "Howard Manor". Win and lose. Although this situation was caused by too many coincidences, it is undeniable that the reason for this together was that Adrian wanted to bring Howard Manor to the big screen.

Because of the above reasons, and the movie's release date has been set for December 10, both sides have simply kept silent on it from Thanksgiving and waited for the feature film to release again.

Let the media of both countries be so acquainted with a movie, is it the first in Hollywood? Adrian inevitably thought so. However, he was proud and did not forget, so he also remained calm, and did not mention "Howard Manor" before the 10th, and even the premiere was rejected. Depending on the media attention of the two countries, the propaganda is enough, and this is not a commercial film mainly based on box office. If you use more marketing methods, it is likely to play a role.

So, in a seemingly weird peace, the time came to December 10, 1992.

"Howard Manor" was released in 600 low-key theaters in the United States as low-key as "Smell the Woman". Although Fox as the publisher in the 20th century thought of many ways, it was a niche movie in the art and drama category. Maybe so many cinemas were set aside from the beginning.

However, what made countless stretched necks wait for optimistic people to break through their glasses is that even if the movie is small, even if it is only shown in 600 home theaters, the weekend box office still gets the first week's total box office, which is actually 10 million. Blockbuster Christmas schedule grabbed tenth place in North American box office rankings

This data may not be enough for some blockbusters, but it is quite amazing in terms of niche literary films. However, it will not happen that God wants people to go to the movie to watch this movie. From the feelings of the fans after watching it, the martial kings make the sacred king to kill the gods and seal the throne at night. The Zhou royal family will kill the gods of the night, and the throne of the gods will be the best to abandon the world. The throne of the Indian throne seeks the demon, and the ninth heaven is the strongest to abandon the Shaozhou royal family to know the reason.

"I have always been interested in Adrian's films. He is a genius. He always tells many interesting stories, but" Howard Manor "is too disappointing. It is bland and tasteless. There are no omissions or ups and downs. It was a little better, but it was totally illogical. I wouldn't have come to know it before, "said a movie fan in an interview.

"What kind of surprise can be brought about by the cooperation between Professor Hannibal and Wizards. This is the main reason for me to enter the cinema. But the results were quite disappointing. I have no idea why Adrian would say such a dullness. No strange story, Professor Hannibal has completely lost his due demeanor, which is too disappointing. ”This is the feeling of a movie fan who left midway. Martial King Qiankun made the sacred king will kill the **** and seal the throne at night. The Nine Emperor ’s Strongest Abandoned the Shao Zhou Emperor Will Kill the God of the Seal of the Night and Seeking Demon Pride of the World The Nine Emperor ’s Strongest Abandoned the Shao Da Zhou Emperor ’s Throne of God to Seek the Pride of the World The **** of creation will kill the **** of the night, the throne of the seal of the god, and ask the demon to be proud of the world.

Of course, there are good people. A Harvard lecturer in Boston thinks Adrian is doing well: "He completely grasped what the novel wanted to express, and made this movie as exquisite as art. , I think Foster in Paradise should be glad to see this "Howard Manor" adapted by Adrian. "

It's a pity that such people are the minority, after all, the overwhelming majority expressed disappointment with the movie. The reason comes down to this: the plot is so warm that there is basically nothing to attract the ups and downs. Like the second fan, there are many people in each state who watched two-thirds before leaving, so it is inevitable that some people mocked Adrian for overdrafting his reputation.

However, even so, at the weekend of the second week, Howard Manor's total box office this week still steadily took 10 million for two weeks and the total was 20 million US dollars, basically recovering the cost is no longer a problem.

This is another astonishing result, but it is not surprising to think carefully. The first is because the first week's good start has increased the number of theaters to 1,000. Second, Adrian's accumulated reputation from 90 to now , And so many amazing halo-participated in the three major European film festivals in three years, not only have won, but also won the Palme d'Or, and finally the Oscar's youngest best director nomination-let those fans No matter how dull the "Howard Manor" is, I still can't help but watch it with curiosity.

Of course, in addition to the above two points, there is another most important reason, the comments of the media and critics.

Contrary to most of the complaining fans, the American media basically praised and touted this time. 10% to 20% of critics have criticized it, but now, This ratio has been reduced to 1%, which means that almost 99% of critics are positive about Howard Manor. Of course, those tabloids that always like to sing anti-contradictions or sell them with publicity are not among them.

"This is a very delicate work. Adrian firmly grasped the emotion that Foster wanted to express in the novel and transformed it into images and sounds perfectly. Yes, this movie The plot is bland and boring, and there is no place that can fully mobilize the audience ’s emotions, but it is this blandness that is the essence of novels and movies. Only in this blandness can we see what this film really wants to say Those who are depressed, heavy, and full of barriers have no idea that Adrian can successfully put Howard Manor on the screen. Those who once mocked and questioned him can close their own hands at this time. Mouth. "

—— "New York Times" Kevin James

"Frankly, I never thought that such an exquisite Victorian-style movie would come from the hands of an American director. From" Two Great Smoke Guns "to Adrian now, People are pleasantly surprised. Unlike other Foster's novels, love is just an embellishment in Howard Manor. It is more about life, society and class. Henry is not a good man or a bad man. Litte ’s pursuit is true, and his coldness to his ex-lover is also true. He looks down on the poor and thinks that the poor are the poor. Margarita is gentle and implicit, always trying his best to channel this awkward relationship. .

The acting skills of the three main actors are very good. Anthony's outstanding performance made him completely unconnected with Professor Hannibal last year; while Margaret, played by Emma Thompson, is slightly more lively than the novel, but Without compromising her acting skills, she is the best actor in the film. Kate Beckinsale also interprets the sensitive and enthusiastic Helen very deeply, but sometimes it seems too deliberate to use too much force, which is not as skilled as Anthony and Emma.

In short, Adrian once again gave me a surprise, I can really have such a surprise in the future. "

——Famous film critic Roger Albert

In short, there is a lot of praise in the mainstream American media. Many people in the text vaguely declare that this is a victory for the American director. Roger Albert has also vindicated his reputation for Howard Manor. Yummy thumbs up. It's really interesting to think about the conflicting feelings Americans have about British people.

So how did the British media react to the release of Howard Manor? Although the British and American release dates are the same, all media and critics have remained silent for three days after the release. Because they really do n’t know what to say, it ’s just like when they attacked Adrian directing “Howard Manor,” the American media Gu Weiwei said that it was the case ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ But at that time the American media still had I can talk about something else, but at this moment the British media have no idea how to speak.

Praise? Then it becomes tantamount to slapping yourself. Many of those who reported six months ago are still vivid; picky? Don't be kidding, although every movie will not be perfect, there are ways to stab, but don't forget how many countries are staring at the British.

A French critic who had paid attention to the attack after going to London to watch "Howard Manor", went back to Paris to praise the movie on the column, and even claimed that if the film also participated in Cannes in May For the film festival, it will be one of the most powerful competitors of Golden Palm.

This kind of evaluation immediately aroused the curiosity of many French people. After all, Adrian originally got the golden palm for "Vulgar Fiction", and many critics and some directors who used "art" to come to London to watch this one the film.

In the face of this situation, you must be cautious if you want to stab, otherwise you will only be laughed at by the handle. I was slapped by that American boy in the first place. Isn't it necessary to use so much energy when I fan myself?

[Niu Wen without advertising novel dedication]