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Chapter 555 Take care of yourself (ask for monthly ticket)

The movie starts with a common black screen. The sound of drums can be heard, but the person is not seen, mainly to arouse the audience's curiosity.

Then the Chinese title appeared - Whiplash.

The drum beats go from slow to fast... and the increasingly intense drum beats mean that the conflict in the story will become more and more intense.

The camera starts by showing the protagonist practicing drums diligently, with an empty classroom in the distance, contrasting with the protagonist pursuing his dreams alone and silently.

The camera moves slowly from far to near, and the whole shot is like beautiful music, giving the audience a gradual process...

The movie isn't funny, so there aren't many laughs here.

There were many professional media and film critics at the scene. They watched the movie from many angles, and they could tell from the beginning that the photography and editing of the movie were quite amazing.

If Hao Yun's "Labyrinth of the Heart" won with its script structure and shooting techniques, then the current "Whiplash" has taken a completely different direction.

Editing, art, photography, music, performance...

Each one is done very well.

Films often use cameras to imitate the character's perspective and the angle of view seen by the protagonist, allowing the audience to feel the character's emotions and inner thoughts from the character's perspective.

Therefore, the immersive viewing experience is very good.

Almost no one spoke or moved throughout the whole process, and the most that happened outside of the movie was a couple of coughs.

Hao Yun held An Xiaoxi's hand, which was a soothing gesture.

What it means is that there is no need to be nervous, our movie has already been a success.

He is not Chen Kaige, who is so arrogant as to think that everyone should like his movies. If they don’t like them now, they will like them ten years later.

Hao Yun made his judgment based on the film itself and the feedback from the audience.

As for Feng Yuanzheng, who was also nervous, Hao Yun was helpless. Moreover, people who can transform into perverts must have very good psychological qualities.

Take care of your own business.

The film does not have any complicated structure, so the audience can watch the entire film in one go.

After the movie ended, the audience immediately burst into warm applause.

This kind of applause was not just polite applause. It was very intense and lasted for a long time. Many people even stood up and applauded.

They felt they had witnessed the birth of a great movie.

It's not a movie that's vague and confusing, nor is it a movie that depicts suffering to elicit sympathy. It's simply a movie that uses the language of film to tell everyone an easy-to-understand story.

But it is not the type that is superficial, without connotation, bland and without appeal.

This talented director from China has once again become a sought-after director at the film festival with his authentic works.

It is foreseeable that the media will praise him lavishly in the next few days, and audiences will line up early to grab a ticket for "Whiplash".

At the same time, the jury will also face tremendous pressure.

How would you arrange such a pure movie?

Should I give a reward?

No award...

With the film festival already halfway through and almost no outstanding works appearing, this year's jury and the entire Berlin Film Festival are likely to be questioned from all sides.

Berlin has never been dominated by one company alone.

There are three major European film festivals, and there are also competitors outside of them.

In addition, the pressure brought by the Oscars made this year's Berlin Film Festival lackluster, with fewer and fewer excellent works.

If there really were a controversy like the one about Whiplash not winning a single award, no film festival would be willing to invite these judges in the future.

After the movie ended, Hao Yun and several others stood on the stage for interviews.

Compared to the boring questions before the movie started, the scene suddenly became intense at this time.

"Director Hao, why did you want to shoot a film like Whiplash?"

"The film's editor, Zhang Yifan, doesn't seem to have any particularly strong works. Why did you choose him as the editor of this film?"

"Did you have any difficulty in selecting actors? Cao Yuanzheng's role in the film is very brilliant. We are sorry to think that it surpasses the leading role you played. Can you tell us about the casting process?"

"With a series of successful works, Director Hao has become a role model for young directors. What advice do you have for filmmakers who are struggling with their debut or second work?"

……

Questions came one after another, and Hao Yun was humorous and spoke eloquently. The depression that everyone had felt while watching the movie was released to a certain extent during the Q&A session.

It’s a pity that the screening room will soon be ready for the next movie.

So Hao Yun had to announce the end of the premiere and lead everyone out of the screening room.

If we say that before the movie was screened, Hao Yun was simply relying on his personal charm and the title of Best Screenwriter in Cannes to have a good time during the film festival.

Feng Yuanzheng, An Xiaoxi and others who came with him could only rely on his light.

Well, immediately after the movie premiered, things changed.

Hao Yun’s new film was well received by the premiere audience and the media, and the people he brought with him also became “guests of honor” at the film festival.

Especially Feng Yuanzheng, Zhang Yifan and Zhao Fei.

Feng Yuanzheng’s acting is so good that the leading male role played by Hao Yun is in no way comparable to him.

During the question-and-answer session, he said it without hesitation. Even if this movie wins the Best Actor award, it will go to Feng Yuanzheng, the second male lead, and Hao Yun, the first male lead, is totally unqualified.

Of course, this also has something to do with the character.

Zhao Feiren is an internationally renowned figure. He won the Best Cinematography Award at the 18th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for his film "Raise the Red Lantern" and the Best Cinematography Award at the New York International Television Festival for "Forbidden City".

After learning that he was the photographer, the film critics suddenly realized why his technique was so outstanding.

Apart from Feng Yuanzheng, the person who benefited the most was actually Zhang Yifan.

In the eyes of professional filmmakers, the top thing about "Whiplash" is not the music or the script, but the editing!

However, after everyone got to know him more deeply, they found that Zhang Yifan was not a newbie either.

He was the editor of Jiang Wen's "The Devils" - many people previously believed that it was Miguo's editor who helped Jiang Wen with the editing.

Wow, it turns out the behind-the-scenes team of this movie is so strong.

Even An Xiaoxi received considerable attention.

When watching the movie, people basically put themselves in the shoes of the male lead, Shen Yun. There is no reason to hate the female lead, An Xiaoxi, who is a beautiful, cute and considerate girl.

An Xiaoxi's character doesn't have much room to play in the movie, but the setting is very likable.

The male protagonist had a crush on An Xiaoxi at the beginning, and finally mustered up the courage to confess his love, only to find out that it was a two-way relationship. Love was so sweet that everyone who watched the movie couldn't help but curl up the corners of their lips.

How beautiful!

However, in order to burn his boats and concentrate on playing the drums, the male lead broke up with her.

The audience inexplicably felt guilty towards An Xiaoxi. Seeing her was like seeing the white moonlight they had missed.

When I saw An Xiaoxi during the film festival, I couldn't help but want to follow her.

Come on, can't you just have a good relationship?
However, Hao Yun is more concerned about the media's evaluation - this will not only affect the final award, but will also greatly affect the copyright value of "Whiplash".

The movie cost eight million yuan to make, so Hao Yun didn't expect it to make much at the box office.

We rely on overseas copyrights to recover our costs.

The next day, the media were very respectful and gave the story a lot of space.

Miguo's "VARIETY" (North American version) enjoys a high reputation in the international film industry for its authority and fairness. It is extremely difficult for a film to be reviewed by "VARIETY" during the short few days of a film festival.

The day after Whiplash premiered, Daily Variety highly praised and recommended the film, publishing large stills and a review of thousands of words.

“Whiplash is a breakthrough at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. As the third film by Chinese director Hao Yun, Whiplash is surprisingly mature in terms of technology.

The film explores complex issues such as how to cultivate outstanding talents and the line between appropriate guidance and abuse, which is thought-provoking.

Every scene, even the drive home to get a drumstick, is edited smoothly and crisply.

Various contradictions and conflicts, and the teacher's machine-gun-like vicious rhetoric are not placed randomly in the film. His voice seems to be integrated into it, serving the rhythm of the entire film.

The novel editing has fully caught up with David Fincher. This fast, accurate and ruthless editing style greatly enhances the charm of the characters, intensifies the conflicts between teachers and students, and again and again makes the audience's emotions as desperate as the students. In this small and boring practice space, the ingenious editing adds a lot of color to the film.

......"

The New York Post was equally effusive in its praise, calling the film "engrossing, entertaining and inspiring."

Freddy Salt, a film critic from the Belgian magazine "Movie Magic", changed his attitude towards criticizing "The Promise" and praised "Whiplash".

He believes that "the movie Whiplash completely abandons the conventional impression of warm, romantic and beautiful musicals. The director grafts action thrillers and psychological fear into the narrative framework of musicals.

The jazz beat and dense and smooth editing give the film a black film temperament. The perfect match between the difficult editing and the music rhythm makes this film a hot favorite for this year's Berlin Film Festival! "

Other media also had mostly praise.

“The movie Whiplash is an unforgettable work. Through the story of drummer Shen Yun, it conveys to the audience the courage and determination to pursue their dreams. The music and performances in the movie are incredible, which immerses the audience in it…”

This kind of flattery made Hao Yun blush.

The courage and determination to pursue your dreams?

Did you watch the movie seriously?

However, he also knows that after this movie is released, many people will definitely watch it as an inspirational film. It can only be said that there are a thousand Harry Potters for a thousand people.

Of course, it wasn’t all praise, as many media outlets pointed out the problems with Whiplash.

But even the “bad reviews” are actually very mild.

For example, the Daily Screen report states:

"Whiplash is a taut (if somewhat hollow) psychological thriller with an impressively ferocious performance from Feng Yuanzheng.

Its style could be called a modern Hitchcockian thriller, but its content doesn't fit the bill.

Nor does it make its central argument — about the price you have to pay to be a legend — enough to make anyone reconsider their stance on the issue.

Still, Whiplash is a pretty entertaining game of cat and mouse.”

Quite interesting!

For a movie, this is a pretty good review from the often-criticizing Daily Screen.

Because movies are made for different people, there is no such thing as a perfect movie. The fact that Whiplash received such feedback was beyond Hao Yun's imagination.

This made him eager to reveal the answer at the closing ceremony and awards ceremony on the 19th.

(End of this chapter)