[US Entertainment] Hollywood reverses life

"Slumdog Millionaire" is now in post-production after several months of filming.The later stage of this movie is very economical, and of course the early stage is also very economical.

So the speed of progress is quite fast, because there are basically no special effects, and there are no big scenes, all of which are fragments of daily life.

But because Joey's new film has to be released this year, and it can't wait until the end of the year, it must be released around the middle of the year, in order to show the greatest power and shock in the context of the financial crisis, so the progress of the whole film Always in a hurry.

After the post-production was completed, Joey sent the film to MAPP (American Film Rating Organization) for rating review without stopping. We all know how bad MAPP is, and how many good movies are ruined by MAPP.

MAPP, the American rating review organization, every movie needs to be rated by MAPP before it is released. Once a movie is rated R by MAPP (children under the age of 17 must be accompanied by their parents to watch), then the prospect of this movie is basically It's over, without the audience of teenagers, the box office of this movie will be much, much worse.

Therefore, most movies, if they are not necessary for the pursuit of art, basically stick to the review rating and try not to let themselves be reduced to R-rated movies, so as to ensure the maximum revenue at the box office.

There are quite a few movies that have been cheated by MAPP. Many of the same-sex themes, war themes, and even science fiction themes, as long as they are a little heavy, many of them are misjudged as R-rated.

The most pitiful thing is that there must be a clergyman in each jury of MAPP. The clergymen are very conservative, and many films will be approved by them...

However, in the United States, large commercial film companies such as the six major film companies are not afraid of the power of MAPP. The movie MAPP never dared to cheat, and a lot of things went away with a little money.

Although MAPP can also provide complaints, it is time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive, and many independent films are delayed.

When Joey sent it to MAPP for review, she originally thought that the movie should be rated PG-13, because she shot it according to the requirements of PG-13, but in the end MAPP gave Joey a hard time.

She looked bloody at the review results given to her by MAPP. She looked at Hughes and said with a confused face: "Rated R? What kind of national joke is there, there is no nudity or exposure in "Slumdog Millionaire" , violence, gore, pornography, pornographic scenes, MAPP people are blind or something?"

Hughes smoked in silence, "The judges of MAPP don't just focus on nudity, exposure, violence, gore, pornography, and sexual scenes. Sometimes it's the tone of the whole movie. You are the director and you must know it."

Joey buried his head on the table, "I know, but the explanation given by MAPP is that the tone is too tense, so it is rated R, which does not convince me! And this will greatly affect the box office, R-rated movies Its box office is inherently lower than that of other top movies."

Hughes put his hand on his forehead and looked at Joey calmly, "Then what do you want to do? Rating appeal?"

Joey frowned, "I think so too, but we don't have the time and money to appeal. United Artists approved me 1900 million. Although I don't mind using my own money, time is an issue. This movie It needs to be released in the middle of the year, but if we want to appeal, it will take at least another 3 months, we can't afford to wait."

Hughes still had a nonchalant expression, looking at Joey's impatience as if watching a good show, "So, what do you want?"

"I have no choice but to release it with an R rating." Joey sighed helplessly, "FUC*, it really pissed me off, the R rating release may really hinder the pace of this movie at the box office, isn't it As a last resort, I really don't want to do this, and it seriously damages my confidence in the film's box office."

Hughes took out the lighter and played it back and forth in his hand, "Since you choose to release it with an R rating without appealing, then I will also show you a way, maybe it can be saved."

"What do you mean?" Joey looked at him expectantly. After all, R-rated is really too bad. She was about to cry. At this moment, she could only place her hopes on Hughes' experience and ability.

Hughes put the lighter on the table, chuckled and said, "Anyway, they're all rated R, so let's use this to make a good fry."

Joey rested his chin on his hand, "How to stir fry?"

Hughes replied slowly, "In the name of the film's official name, it is very ambiguous and subjective to accuse MAPP of biasing your film ratings. After all, you don't have any out-of-place shots, and you just think your tone is tense. Yes, you just insist that your movie is fully PG-13, but it is rated as R, which is unfair. Presumably this topic can be discussed for a while. After all, there are countless excellent movies that have been cheated by MAPP. Fans will definitely Pulling those movies out as a shield for you."

Joey asked, "Aren't you afraid of offending MAPP?"

Hughes sneered nonchalantly: "Are you kidding? How many eyes are staring at MAPP, and he dares to wear small shoes for you in the future, so you are not afraid that your reputation will be ruined? After this battle, not only do you not have to worry about offending MAPP, you MAPP will review all movies with wide eyes and try not to offend you, don't worry."

"What you said makes sense, so that's it, it will be released with an R rating, but the official will issue a statement, accusing MAPP of the unfair review results, and speculate on the movie before it is released."

And then Hughes did just that.

The effect is not bad, at least there is echoing public opinion on the Internet.

"Ma Dan, how many movies have been ruined by MAPP, and now there is one more."

"It's still Joey's new film. MAPP has offended a big shot this time, and even dare to stop the film of the spokesperson of the American Dream."

"Am I the only one who's surprised that Joey made an R-rated film that dared to go side-by-side?"

Many people in the industry are gloating.

Because they finally saw that the box office myth of this Asian female director who has been bouncing around for several years may be shattered.

After all, R-rated movies are inherently inadequate.

It is still a literary film mainly about the Asian population. For the United States, where the Asian population is extremely small, this is an acquired deficiency.

So is Joey Grant too confident, came up with such a nondescript thing, and tried to break people's perceptions of Asians and revitalize the ethnic group?

Ridiculous, deplorable!

Joey knows how many people in Hollywood are waiting to see her stumble, especially people in the same industry. Many people still use this method of rising to the sky as an outlier, and many people have been unhappy for a long time.

Those who have an innate resistance to female directors and aliens have long wanted to see Joey fall for a long time.

Eye pink disease is a difficult problem all over the world, and there is no rule of law.

But no matter how the public opinion leads, "Slumdog Millionaire" has confirmed its release date.

But before it was released, Hughes made a plan for the film that was aimed directly at the Oscars, and the first step in this plan was to rely on MAPP's ratings to hype the topic and win sympathy.

They have achieved this goal, so they need to start the second part of the plan, that is, before the film is released, the film needs to be screened at the Toronto Film Festival, which can be regarded as paving the way for the Oscar's reputation.

The Toronto Film Festival can be regarded as the back garden of the Oscars in the United States. Since its establishment, the Toronto film industry has become more and more in line with the taste of Oscars, and it has basically become one of the wind vanes of the Oscars every year.

Therefore, more and more films that want to hit the Oscars choose to be screened at the Toronto Film Festival first, and then start to be released globally.

When Joy paid nearly 10 US dollars for the election, she and the entire "Slumdog Millionaire" were eligible to participate in the Toronto Film Festival and walk on the red carpet.

And Joey also submitted his latest masterpiece to the official Toronto Film Festival.

*****

At this time, in the official discussion hall of the Toronto Film Festival, many high-level officials are discussing about the opening film of the film industry.

"It's a pity, I think Joey Grant's "Slumdog Millionaire" is very good, and this time it will be a big hit at our Toronto Film Festival. This work is very innovative and bold, and it can bring people A different touch”

"That's right, and the film pays homage to films that focus on social issues of the moment, exposing the flaws of society, while also showing themes of tolerance and love that we want to pass on to the world."

"Indeed, it is very appropriate to choose it as the opening film. Unfortunately, according to the historical rules, works that enter the competition unit generally cannot be used as the opening film, so we can only miss it."

Chairman Savage said with a smile: "Don't worry, even if this excellent work missed the opening film, it was because it successfully entered the competition unit. I believe it will perform well in the competition unit, and even won our The final best film award at the Toronto Film Festival."

So, when people paid attention to the opening of the Toronto Film Festival, they were surprised to find that the opening film of this Toronto Film Festival was the first time in history that a female director was selected as the opening film.

And this female director is not the Joey Grant they expected, but the French female director Emmanuelle Beckett made history, and her work is her new movie "Head Up".

With the premiere of the opening film, it also means that the Toronto Film Festival has officially kicked off.

Joey led the crew onto the red carpet of the Toronto Film Festival, and officially arrived with the entries.