Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 606 "Burning" (14)

Inside the cinema palace on the Lido island in Venice, "Burning" had already begun screening, and everyone's eyes were glued to the big screen, eager to see what this opening ceremony film was like and whether it could live up to the significance of the opening ceremony!
Oh, and Wang Xiaoshuai is here too—he brought "The Intruder" to the Venice Film Festival.

I heard it was returned by Cannes!

In fact, besides Birdman, another film that has garnered much attention at this year's Venice Film Festival is 99 Homes, starring Andrew Garfield, the male lead of The Amazing Spider-Man!
There's also "Manghorn," starring Al Pacino.

However, these two films will premiere tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, while "The Intruder" will only be released on the third day...

"Burning" largely follows the plot structure of "Barn Burning," featuring three main characters: Jong-soo, Hae-mi, and Ben. In the original novel, Jong-soo and Hae-mi are about 10 years apart in age. In "Burning," Jong-soo is portrayed as Hae-mi's classmate. Ben's character is largely consistent with the original novel—a mysterious and wealthy man.

Haruki Murakami's novels always leave much room for interpretation, and they always focus on subtle personal emotions.

The same is true of "Barn Burning". Jong-soo only met two people, while Hye-mi disappeared. It was mysterious and dangerous, and after reading it, there were many blanks.

The novel "Burning" makes the original story more "concrete," adapting it into "a kind of confrontation between the rich and the poor."

Jong-soo, Hye-mi, and Ben are caught in a love triangle.

Jong-soo and Hye-mi had a one-night stand. Hye-mi met Ben during her trip to North Africa and became Ben's lover.

Hye-mi's relationship with Ben remains ambiguous. Even after becoming Ben's lover, she continues to frequently meet with Jong-soo. With Ben's company, Ben becomes distant from Hye-mi but shows great interest in Jong-soo.

In this abnormal relationship, Ben held an absolute dominant position, with his status, wealth, and influence far surpassing the other two.

Both Jong-soo and Hye-mi make a living by doing odd jobs.

Hye-mi is extremely obsequious to Ben, uses illegal drugs with him, and acts as a "clown" at Ben's private parties...

Zhongxiu was powerless to resist Ben's attempt to steal her away; after all, the moldy pickup truck was far too shabby compared to the Porsche sports car.

After some time, Hye-mi disappeared. Before she disappeared, Ben had mentioned to Jong-soo that he had a habit of burning down plastic greenhouses, about once every two months, and that he was planning to do it again soon, near Jong-soo's house.

Zhongxiu sensed a hint of danger and marked all the plastic sheds near his home, but he didn't find any that had been burned down. Instead, Huimei mysteriously disappeared.

In order to find Hye-mi, Jong-soo begins to investigate Bon.

Thus, "Burning" transformed from an art film into a suspense thriller.

At Ben's house, Jong-soo discovers the watch he gave to Hye-mi, as well as Hye-mi's cat, which she had never seen before: Hye-mi had once said that cats don't like changing homes, but this cat appeared in Ben's house.

Zhong Xiu suspects that the so-called burning of plastic greenhouses was actually a way of "hunting women."

On a cold winter day, Zhongxiu took Ben to the wilderness and burned it down, treating it like a "plastic greenhouse".

The burning scene, which should have been the highlight at the end, only appeared as background noise...

A very restrained film!
As the movie ended, a group of people stood up and applauded…

From the moment the film's end credits began, the audience stood up and applauded, their eyes following the film's creators as they slowly walked onto the stage, until the end credits finished and the applause ceased.

……

"This movie seems to be about the gap between the rich and the poor, but it also carries a sense of 'finding self-identity'?"

“From Oedipus in ancient Greek tragedy to the present day, all narratives ask the same question: Who am I? The protagonist of the story embarks on a journey to find his own identity, just as you said, the protagonist of Burning is also like that. The final destination of all adventures and journeys is the self. Just like our lives.”

After the screening of "Burning," Shen Yan gave a group interview to the media, answering questions in fluent English... Then a French reporter asked, "Why use the gap between rich and poor as a central theme?"

Shen Yan switched to French: "The world today faces similar problems—a huge gap between the rich and the poor, and rigid social classes!"

However, what I want to express and question is not the reality of politics and society itself, but the human condition in reality. Faced with powerful realities, individuals may seem weak and powerless at first glance, yet they struggle against reality, fighting to prove their existence. In this respect, the whole world is the same!

"Burning is adapted from Barn Burning. What changes did you make?"

Shen Yan switched to Chinese: "Barn Burning is a very simple story."

When I read this novel, I found it mysterious, and it shared a certain commonality with some questions I've been pondering: the theme of anger—the anger and helplessness of today's youth. They sense something is wrong with the world, but they don't know what's wrong, and even if they do, they can't change it, which leads to their anger…”

Everyone was quite excited, and everyone was vying to interview them…

The interview lasted for more than half an hour before it ended…

Oh, and the last question was directed at Shen Yan himself: 'Are you fluent in English and French?'

Shen Yan nodded: "I also know a little Spanish, and a tiny bit of Italian..."

A group of media outlets and reporters were very surprised…

This shows that top students are respected everywhere!

……

After the group interview, Shen Yan parted ways with Dilraba and Wang Kai…

Each responds to media interviews – from domestic media!

"It feels like you deliberately didn't film many scenes..."

"for example?"

"But the West is very willing to film it..."

"The West..." Shen Yan waved his hand, "Let's ask about something else!"

There's not much to say about this...

Just look at Pixiv!
In Asia, especially in the Confucian cultural sphere, there is a greater preference for ethical and identity-related stimuli.

Westerners are the real heavy-handed type, because their ancestors have already had their fill of ethically stimulating content…

Okay, ancient Greek mythology is basically all like this…

For things like bestiality and pedophilia, Europe and America are the biggest consumers!
I once saw a movie where someone was touching something and suddenly a punch landed right in their face. It gave me quite a fright!
It's simply unbelievable...

France is alright, the woodpeckers are good, but they don't like to take the right path;

Germany is simply speechless... They have all sorts of junk!

Generally speaking, there are two types of movies with nude scenes: one is where the plot requires nudity to enhance dramatic tension, which is a form of artistic expression; the other is nudity for the sake of nudity, using eroticism to attract the audience.

For a period of time, Hollywood was in this situation. During the economic crisis, the general public's entertainment consumption decreased significantly, which of course included the demand for watching movies. So during this period, in order to increase the attendance rate of theaters, Hollywood began to focus on the content of the movies, making extensive use of nudity, sex and other restricted scenes to attract audiences. In addition, in terms of publicity and marketing, they also frequently used visually impactful cyan posters and text for promotion!
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