Chapter 1318： old friends reunited

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On the Pompidou Square in the middle of the town of Cannes, a row of tiles with star handprints and signatures linked together form the famous Avenue of Stars. For more wonderful novels, please go to Qinqin Novel.com. There is a row of steps next to the Avenue of Stars. The vertical surface of the steps is engraved with the list of award-winning films at the previous Cannes Film Festival. Go up the steps and you can see the In the Palais des Festivals above a square, this is the main venue of the Cannes Film Festival. The steps of the Palace of the Film Festival are covered with a red carpet. It is said that red is only chosen when the event is held, and the carpet is blue when it is idle. However, Cannes can see all kinds of activities all year round, and the opportunity to see the blue carpet at the Palais des Festivals is very rare.

Going down from the Palais des Festivals and back to the Place Pompidou, you can see the fascinating Croisette. The wide, clean, palm-lined Croisette stretches along the coastline from east to west, with sandy bays on one side and ancient times on the other. The buildings and green belts are neatly arranged in the center of the street.

Go east along the seaside boulevard, and you can see a variety of Mediterranean dishes and specialty restaurants on the left side of the boulevard. Starting from the Palace of the Film Festival, you can see a beige three A multi-story building with playful comics painted on the outer walls of a corner of the theater, with various audience members in evening dresses standing on the balconies, looking at a show on the street below with different expressions. A show called "Real Life".

On the lintel on the first floor, there is a signboard in the same comic-painted style, which reads "Beautiful Otero". This is one of the most famous restaurants in Cannes, specializing in authentic French cuisine.

After Evan Bell finished dealing with the lively media at the door, he walked into the restaurant and told the waiter that he had reserved a table for two. The waiter led him to sit down in the middle. About 20 minutes after Evan Bell sat down, Richard Kelly came over. At this time, it was not far from the peak dinner time, and the entire restaurant was almost full. It is estimated that in ten minutes, the queue will start outside. The fact is also true, Evan Bell and Richard Kelly finished ordering the meal, and the line at the door was already lined up.

The two have been busy all day. Meals have been simply dealt with, so dinner must be a bit richer. Evan Bell ordered a red wine braised beef, Richard Kelly ordered a salted cod and fish puree, and the last two also ordered a braised assortment, a bottle of red wine, and a strawberry salad. Just finished the meal. For more wonderful novels, please go to Qinqin Novel Network,

"So, you really don't like 'Legend of the South'?" Richard Kelly handed the menu to the waiter without greeting or pausing. Ask directly. This made Evan Bell stunned for a while, and then he laughed, "Even if you don't plan to say something polite to me, you should ask about 'perfume' anyway, my movie is going to be released tomorrow. already."

Richard Kelly smiled embarrassedly, "Are you still being polite with you? We'll talk about your movie after it is released." After the two young people cooperated on "Death Illusion", great things happened in their lives. The change. Generally speaking, they are all on an upward trajectory, but Evan Bell's upward arc is more obvious.

Richard Kelly is now favored by many studios. The previous film "Domino" was invested by New Line Cinema and starred Keira Knightley and Mickey Rourke; this film "Legend of the South" was invested by Universal Pictures and starred Dwayne Johnson and Sarah - Michelle Gellar. Although Richard Kelly is still taking the niche ** route, his situation is not the same, and he can be regarded as a well-known figure among the new generation of young directors.

The current position of the two people has naturally changed dramatically, but the friendship has not changed much. Richard Kelly will not shrink back when he sees Evan Bell. Naturally, he just said what he thought of. come out. "I never imagined that you would become a director. And you performed so well." Richard Kelly complained directly.

Evan Bell laughed, "I didn't think about it myself."

At this time, the waiter brought up the red wine, opened the cork on the spot, poured it into the glasses for the two of them, and then bowed away. "I really don't like it. I mean, 'Legend of the South.'" Evan Bell returned to the topic of Richard Kelly's previous topic.

When filming "Death Illusion", there was a lot of discussion between Richard Kelly and Evan Bell. Now, after the passage of time, Evan Bell has another position for director and screenwriter. With more understanding, the discussion was naturally much more professional, and Richard Kelly hurriedly asked, "Why?"

In fact, the media's evaluation of "Legend of the South" this time is also very general. At the beginning, although the "Death Illusion" was a minority, it was also praised and praised. Now, many years later, "Death Illusion" is regarded as a classic of Cult's film, that is to say, most people may not understand this work, but the film still has a large number of fans. But this time, the "Legend of the South" can be said to be criticized. The film is mainly criticized, and the sharpness of the words is unbearable to witness.

In fact, Richard Kelly doesn't mind the flood of media criticism, no matter how ugly it is, but he at least needs to know where the film's mistakes are, even if it is a completely disastrous work, he can say why Come. Only in this way can he make a correct judgment on his works in the future. Not only Richard Kelly, but many movie directors, including Evan Bell, have this idea, because the movie itself is doomed not to be loved by most audiences - so "Brokeback Mountain" The cheers with "Little Sunshine" became more and more precious, so they paid more attention to the quality of the movie itself. Then, absorbing criticism has become one of the necessary means. As for whether the criticism is correct, and whether to make changes after listening to it, this is another task.

"Actually, I think the main line of your story is still very clear, but I personally think that there are too many characters, too many clues, and too much content you want to express. These countless things are stuffed into one story, which leads to The plot gets bloated, you don't have time to explain in detail why, you just describe what's going on, and hopefully the details bring out the larger context of the story. As a result, the story is vague, the themes are messed up, the characters It's inexplicable." Evan Bell said simply, "Southern Legend" and "Death Illusion" are an obscure movie, but the fundamental reason for the failure of the two and the success of the other is that Richard - Kelly's grasp of the core of the story, "You are too greedy in the story of 'Southern Legends'."

The story line of "Death Illusion" at the beginning was actually very simple, and the characters were not complicated. It completely connected a profound story, and the secrets of each character were worth exploring. The story line of "Legend of the South" is not difficult, but the characters are complex, the clues are complex, and the background is complex, and Richard Kelly still adopts the obscure narrative style of "Death Illusion", which makes everything It becomes blurry, and naturally the expected effect cannot be obtained.

"Then you mean, if I want to tell a complicated story, this won't work?" Richard Kelly frowned, as if he didn't understand very well. He also wanted to keep improving himself, and didn't want to be stuck all the time. Among the fame of "Death Illusion", the "Southern Legend" made a bold attempt this time, and it seems that it has failed to meet expectations.

"Stories with multiple threads must have a clear idea. For example, the 'Babel Tower' exhibited this time, or works such as 'Magnolia', 'Love is a Bitch', and 'Crash' are all A story with multiple lines." Evan Bell said simply, Richard Kelly looked up and looked at Evan Bell seriously, "What these stories have in common is that no matter how many threads, the director The ideas of the film are very clear, the state of each clue at the same point in time, and how the clues change as time progresses. As a director, you must sort out all these ideas clearly. And like you, if you I also want to tell a story with a huge background and profound content, so the secrets and mysteries contained in each character must be clearly understood. When and through what details and which clues are revealed, then the revealed mysteries have implications for other clues. What impact. If you can figure out all of these clues, and where the clues cross, then 'Legend of the South' would be a completely different story."

In fact, Evan Bell's reasoning is very simple is the importance of a director to a script and a movie. But theoretical knowledge is one thing, and it is another when it is applied to practice. Richard Kelly came from a professional background. Naturally, this principle is not taught by Evan Bell. After listening to Evan Bell, Richard Kelly thought for a while and asked doubtfully, "You don't think so. A problem with the story itself? I mean, a story about the rift in time and space."

Richard Kelly's "Death Illusion" really amazed everyone, but as far as Evan Bell knows, in his last life, Richard Kelly has never been able to create a better work. Now hearing Richard Kelly begin to question himself, Evan Bell is guessing, it is estimated that because the American film market does not have much room for pornographic films, Richard Kelly lost his confidence and also lost his talent.

Evan Bell shook his head with a smile, "Why do you think so, if people are not interested in stories like the crack in time and space, then what is the success of 'Death Illusion'? In this world, there is no subject of absolute failure. Any one Subject matter, all have the vitality of their existence. You should not question yourself.”

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