Chapter 658： lamb to be slaughtered

At least the film share is still in the forefront, Lehman comforted himself with the North American theater schedule table compiled by Liam.

Of course, it's useless to not comfort yourself.

As a human being, a little Ah Q's spirit is still good.

After taking a sip of coffee and eating a piece of pastry, Lyman couldn't help but sighed secretly while looking at the data sheet.

Although it is said that without the six major supports or blood draws, there is one less profit-sharing link for the benefits of the film screening, but it is actually not much better.

Strictly speaking, the finalized cinema resources for "No Country for Old Men" are less in a strict sense.

Especially compared to "The Da Vinci Code", which has been shown for more than a week, this film still has more than 3,800 screen theaters plus 27% of the film.

As for "No Country for Old Men", the newly released movie has the potential to be developed, the market space is large, and other advantages, it only won less than 2,000 screens and 18% of the film share, ranking third— -The animation film "Beyond the Hedge" also has 20% of the layout.

Of course, compared to the latter, our condition is not too bad.

After all, does the theater chain have to have a meal? Profit is the top priority. If you look at the four to ten film resources combined, they are not as strong as "The Da Vinci Code", and even less than the top ten. The theater chain will take three days. Soy sauce movies like You may not even be able to get 1% of the total number of films, and they will only be released in a few theaters in a few areas, and they will be thrown into the offline market to fend for themselves... ...

Is it more miserable, is it unfair? There have always been people with worse treatment.

It's just that I'm still a little envious.

The screening scale of more than 3,800 screens, even if the attendance rate is only maintained at half, the daily box office harvest is all yearning.

Perhaps, this is why the second- and third-tier studios pay so much attention to the development and accumulation of distribution work, because the film is obviously excellent, but the box office potential is wasted because the promotion resources cannot keep up. It is really heartbreaking.

However, heartache is heartache, and getting blood drawn is not always a long-term solution...

Anyway, the series of work from production to release of any film is always closely related to the strength and resources provided by the studio and distribution company behind it.

The theme of "No Country for Old Men" is actually not suitable for large-scale exhibitions. With this resource investment, although it is a little less, it is actually almost the same. In addition, the market size that French theaters can give is still first-class, and it is always at home. Overwhelmed by "The Da Vinci Code"...

It was in such broken thoughts that the time came to the 24th, the day when "No Country for Old Men" was released in theaters.

Paris, France.

Honore went to the cinema after work and ran to the cinema before dinner, so that he could see No Country for Old Men for the first time.

As early as when the newspaper reported the news related to the Cannes Film Festival, he noticed this work, and it felt good to look at, so he had some expectations.

Honore is in his twenties and has not been in society for a long time. He often watched movies when he was in school, but he mainly liked American blockbusters. It was not until Lehmann became famous that he slowly paid attention to him.

The main reason is that his works are not boring. Another plus point that is slightly weaker is the sense of identity.

Yes, the plot without ups and downs does look boring.

And Lehman's films are usually dramatic enough, and the characters are not flat, in other words, easy to leave an impression.

I don't even know what the main characters are called and what they do after watching the movie.

Until today, the theater has also switched to the screening schedule of "No Country for Old Men", and Honore arrived in a hurry, causing him to be a little distracted by today's work.

Soon I arrived at a nearby comprehensive theater, and it was easier to buy tickets for the multi-screen hall.

When Honore came, although there were already a lot of people lined up at the ticket window, the speed of diversion was fast enough, and it was his turn soon.

"A piece of No Country for Old Men. Is there a middle point?"

"It's sold out, can you move forward a little?"

"No, no, it's uncomfortable to look up at your neck. Help me choose the one in the back." Honore shook his head.

"That's fine." The conductor was a man in his forties, unsmiling.

Enter the cinema, find your seat and sit down.

Honore bought a french fries and ate them while waiting for the main movie to start.

......

Columnist Bella, who was far away in Chicago, USA, also walked into the theater for the first time to watch Lehmann's new film.

When she saw Javier Bardem's hairstyle, she couldn't help but smile.

Because the most popular group of people with this hairstyle in the United States are brothel owners, and it is generally reserved by women, and men basically do not leave it like this.

So, it does give a weird feeling to a stern killer with this kind of hair.

But it didn't take long for Anton to explode.

When he strangled the policeman to death with handcuffs at the police station, there was an exclamation in the screening hall.

——He didn't even have any emotional fluctuations in killing people, so it was naturally scary.

With the development of the plot, the scene of Moss shooting and killing the hounds in the face of danger also aroused the admiration of the people around him.

Then, Anton single-handedly killed the mining group and killed the employer, which also gave the audience a more comprehensive and profound understanding of his lawless behavior.

In the end, what the old policeman Ed said made people empathize with him and understand his powerlessness.

"The crime that's happening now is so serious that it can't even be sentenced. I'm not saying I'm scared, although I'm a little bit, but from the day I joined, I knew very well that doing this job was life-threatening. But I don't want to bet my life on something I don't fully understand. People who sold their souls happily claiming to be adapting. If you told me 20 years ago, I would have seen it on the streets of Texas Dyed kids, nose rings, crime as cool, I would never have believed it, but it turned out to be…”

The older generation has no energy and vitality to face this rapidly changing society, being eliminated and abandoned, and can only be immersed in the memory of the old days, right?

Bella walked out of the theater, still recalling some details of the film in her mind.

Compared with the more passionate and refreshing crime movie "Bad Guy" about brotherhood, this "No Country for Old Men" is inferior in both plot and rhythm.

With the same theme direction, is "No Country for Old Men" bad?

Of course not. If it was bad, it wouldn't be praised by so many people. In fact, this is an extremely good movie.

Because it is a multi-line narrative, it is very frequently interspersed and connected, and the rhythm of the plot is inevitably lost, but this movie actually has a bigger proposition and is much broader.

If you really want to evaluate it, "Bad Guy" focuses on the so-called loyalty of friends, and as for the battle, it is an additional manifestation; while "No Country for Old Men" is a **** story of "the strong eat the weak".

So, the former movie had a better viewing experience, while the latter one has a deeper aftertaste, but both are two excellent crime movies directed by Lehmann.

When she got home, Bella opened the document and wrote: "No Country for the Old" - the cruelty of the weak and the weak.

——In the film, the geographical environment is a very important background element. The filming took place in Texas, New Mexico and the US-Mexico border. And at the beginning of the film, it shows all this with a long-term perspective: the yellow, vast plains and hills are lifeless, naturally revealing a sturdy and crazy.

In fact, this is what most people say about Texas.

In such an environment, where you compete with wild animals for food, can you do it without being vicious?

This is how the tone of the film is set.

Like what was Moss doing when he first came out? He is hunting.

If Moss is a "revenant hunter", Anton is a "city hunter". The difference between the two is that Moss' prey is animals, while Anton's prey is human.

Coupled with the illegal mining of Mtlnovel buy murder and murder; barrister Choate helps with perjury and complete procedures, they can also be regarded as hunters, but they use power, money and rules to clear the way .

Therefore, what the film depicts is such a disorderly and cruel system, so violence will become the way this film rules everything.

The big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats dried shrimp. The big dark humor in the film is that everyone thinks they are the big fish, but they are not.

For this reason, Monterey died, at the hands of Anton, because Anton was more unruly; Moss died, at the hands of the Mexican gang, because he was too confident; even the most violent Anton almost died at An inexplicable car accident because the driver who ran the red light didn't follow the rules.

You see, everyone who doesn't follow the rules seems to have benefited from it. Isn't this kind of story interesting?

Finally, after watching this movie, what I want to say is that time is like a rolling giant wheel, ruthlessly rolling over everyone.

Who can say that the new generation will not become the older generation that will be eliminated in the future, the old policeman Ed feels powerless, and the crime that occurs he is increasingly unable to control the situation, like a lamb to be slaughtered, unable to control his fate , curled up silently in the corner.

That lamb, the future is you, the future is me..."

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