The Best Director

Jack, I swear...

There was silence in the theater projection hall. Accompanied by sad and lively guitar music, on the big screen, Ennis, who had gray hair on his temples, looked at a set of tops hanging on the closet door. His plaid shirt covered Jack's denim jacket, which looked beautiful. Taobao Women's Tmall Taobao Mall Taobao Women's Winter Jacket m And the old postcard is pinned to the upper right. Ennis silently buttoned up his denim jacket. His eyes were filled with tears and his nose was red. He pressed his lips sadly and said something softly.

The auditorium with few empty seats was enveloped by this unspeakable sadness. An impact mixed with emotion, helplessness, sadness, heartbreak, heartache and other emotions quietly flowed through the hearts of everyone. Why did Jack, a man of few words and positive, die when he died? Ennis said this?

Looking at the big screen with the credits rolling, many viewers had wet eyes and sore noses, and there were low sobbing sounds. Most of the gay viewers had difficulty controlling their emotions, and there was an urge to roar and vent in their hearts.

“Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo squad, and she couldn't stop crying. Wads of paper towels. God, I should have come to see it sooner! It was great, and it was so uncomfortable. How could this happen? She almost wanted to be a gay... The more Evelin thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Why can't people who love each other be together? How many Jacks and Enniss ended in tragedy because of secular confinement?

I also remembered the scene of the two fighting on the slopes of Brokeback Mountain. That bloody plaid shirt. It turned out that Jack had kept it since he took it! He always complained so much, as if he was leaving Ennis again, but in fact Jack had always loved him deeply! Evelin couldn't help but burst into tears: Ahhhhhhhh...

This heart-wrenching cry made some of the surrounding audience cry, and many audience members who stood up to leave immediately looked here. Kelly patted her friend on the shoulder: Don't be too sad, I don't want to see you. I fainted from crying. Evelin hugged her tightly and cried: Kelly, why, Magic Young, Heath Ledger...Brokeback Mountain... She was so excited that she was incoherent. Kelly saw her passing by. The person gave her an understanding look, and she wanted to say, We are not a lesbian, we all have boyfriends...

Evelin cried: I can't, I just can't! Kelly, I swear... I just can't do it! Passers-by felt a little sympathetic, Kelly breathed out, forget it, needless to say, but she I won't go see 500 Days of Summer with Evelyn.

Brokeback Mountain has been released on December 9. Due to the resistance and genre of conservatives, this controversial film is not suitable for large-scale screening right from the beginning. It was only scheduled to be screened in 8 North American theaters in its first week, and by the second The number increased to 75 on Sunday 16th. After accumulating word-of-mouth, the screening area will be gradually expanded, so many states with more conservative folk customs will slowly join the ranks of the film.

However, in the second week's list, Utah, the most conservative state, was on the list, but in the end only 74 theaters received tickets.

Because the Utah theater canceled the screening at short notice, it triggered an uproar across the United States and around the world.

It was the Megaplex Theater located in the suburbs of Salt Lake City. Just a few hours before the first screening of Brokeback Mountain, the theater suddenly informed Flame Films that it would not show it, and then the staff just posted at the box office According to the theater According to the notice, Brokeback Mountain will not be screened and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. The manager of the theater declined to comment on the matter.

Gail Ruzicka, president of the local conservative organization Utah Hawks Forum, said that the action of not screening Brokeback Mountain sets an example for the people of Utah: I think the cancellation of the screening tells the public that the content of this film is It's problematic. Mike Thompson of the local gay human rights organization Utah Equal Rights said that the theater's withdrawal of the film is quite disappointing: Such a beautiful film has won many awards. Although everyone is giving it praise and applause for this movie, it is really a shame that the majority of Utah residents have not seen it because of personal prejudice.

We are very, very disappointed. Flame Films spokesperson Fiona Hasson said that if the Megaplex Theater did not have the courage to show it, it should have told everyone earlier, instead of suddenly breaking the distribution contract when the film was about to be released, causing Utah Movie fans and audiences are overjoyed, but these are not important, what is more important is the action itself! Fiona Hasson said: What we have lost is just the transportation cost of a copy of the film. What Utah residents have lost is a spiritual shock, and what they have lost is the freedom of choice to watch movies.

It is still doubtful whether Brokeback Mountain will land on the big screen in Utah in the future. Anyway, it has been pushed to the forefront. Also this week, the channel's veteran morning news and talk show Today Show received film reviews Gene Charry, who described Brokeback Mountain's character Jack as a predator who stalks Ennis and lures him into having sex during Thursday's commentary session.

The Gay and Lesbian Anti-Stigma Association immediately lodged a serious protest against this, saying that Xia Li had the right to make any comments on Brokeback Mountain, but it was a kind of behavior for him to describe Jack as a predator just because he fell in love with someone of the same sex. To be slanderous, ignorant and irresponsible, this also reflects the nature of Xia Li's discrimination against homosexuals, We don't think he would call Jack in Titanic a 'predator', just because Jack wants to pursue Ruth is a woman.”

Anna is just an ordinary girl, standing in front of a boy she loves and begging him to love her; Jack is just an ordinary boy, standing in front of a boy he loves and begging him to love him. Is this the Predator? Everyone All! Wang Yang publicly expressed his support for Jack. Of course, as the chairman of the production and distribution company and one of the producers of Brokeback Mountain, he did not need to say too much to express his attitude.

But he was really dissatisfied. What era had it been? Spirit and Opportunity had been on Mars for more than two years, so why couldn't they tolerate different sexual orientations? You must learn to respect even if you don't accept it. He hates discrimination against this and that, and this ignorant sense of superiority.

Yang, I'm so sorry that this happened! We really couldn't react, and we were so angry. Fantastic Yang's outburst made the entertainment department tremble. They were angry and scared. Kevin Reilly and other senior executives killed Jin En -Xia Li has his heart! Knowing that he is the producer of Brokeback Mountain and The Big Bang Theory! He knows that now it all depends on him! Are there any benefits to offending Magic Yang and the Flame Group? ! Moreover, it also attracted condemnation from gay organizations and accusations from the public! Does that guy know how many young people and teenagers are just following their lead?

Unexpectedly, the little irony turned into a big disaster because of Wang Yang. Jin En-Xiali quickly apologized publicly: That was not intentional. I didn't realize that it was an inappropriate description. I just wanted to say something witty, but I didn't expect this. It is not humorous to hurt others. On the contrary, it is really inappropriate and ignorant. I feel very ashamed. Please accept my sincere apology. He also defended himself: I have no sexual orientation discrimination. People who know me We all know this, and I have some very close gay friends, and there's no way I would do something like this.

No matter what Xia Li said, it was too late. Although he was not fired, he was still suspended indefinitely because his remarks were completely inappropriate. He even said that he would invite another film critic to come on board with a splitting headache. The Today Show gave a fair review of Brokeback Mountain.

Although there have been so many controversies, director Ang Lee does not agree with classifying Brokeback Mountain as a gay movie. He believes that the film depicts love: Love in a broad sense should not be limited to the person who is in love. Man or woman. But obviously Brokeback Mountain can never be separated from the title of a gay movie, and some media even define the film as a gay western epic.

Brokeback Mountain is destined to be unlike any gay film in the past. Regardless of its reputation, its story, its genre, and the vigorous operation of Flame Films, it is extraordinary. It is believed to set a new box office record for gay films.

The current champion is the 1996 black comedy The Birdcage, with 124 million in North America/185 million worldwide, the widest showing in 2,285 theaters in North America, and Oscar for Best Art Direction (nominated); the second place is the 1994 fantasy horror The film Interview with the Vampire, with a production cost of 60 million/North America 105 million/223 million worldwide, with a maximum of 2604 theaters, Oscar for Best Original Score (nominated), Art Direction (nominated); third place in 1999 thriller drama film The Talented Mr. Ripley, production fee of 40 million/North America 81 million/Global 128 million, with a maximum of 2,369 theaters, Oscar for Best Costume Design, Art Direction, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, and Supporting Actor (all nominated).

The Crying Game 1/6 (winner/nomination) 1993 Oscar (Best Original Screenplay), 62.54 million box office; Philadelphia Story made Tom Hanks the Oscar winner in 1994 (2/5 , Best Original Song), 77 million in North America/206 million worldwide.

Boys Don't Cry with a box office of 11.54 million made Hilary Swank the Best Actress in 2000 (1/2); The Devil Wears Prada made Charlize Theron the Best Actress Oscar in 2004 (1/1 ), 34 million in North America/60 million globally; The Hours made Nicole Kidman the Oscar winner as early as 2003 (1/9). The 9 awards are also the highest for gay films in history, but it is the most There were only 1,010 North American theaters during the period, and it received 41 million/108 million global box office.

This is almost the performance of gay films or films with gay elements in recent years. Now Brokeback Mountain is not focusing on best art direction, but going to the Oscars for best picture, director, actor and other awards. But in Brokeback Mountain With the strong attack of Firefly and the traditional Oscar style, its prospects for winning awards are still bleak. You must know that since the 40th Oscars in 1970, there has not been a best film with a gay theme, and there has not been a best director of a gay film.

Midnight Cowboy in 1969 can be said to be the originator of gay movies. At that time, the United States was more Puritan spiritual and more conservative, and homosexuality was a very taboo topic. This is one of the representative works of New Hollywood Movies It was the first time that the topic of homosexuality was discussed outspokenly in the American film industry. After its premiere, it naturally caused an even greater uproar than it already was. Conservatives condemned the film as dirty and immoral, while reformers considered it Seriously explores a social phenomenon that is long overdue.

That year, Midnight Cowboy took in 44.78 million at the box office, and won the 1970 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (John Schlesinger, Jon Voight) and Best Adapted Screenplay with 6 nominations. (Waldo-Saute).

In addition to being gay, it is also the only X-rated film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The other nominee was the 1971 science fiction film A Clockwork Orange. X-rating is an unregistered trademark rating. Anyone can use it on their own videos, indicating that the content is only for adults over 18 years old. In order to attract attention, film producers will even use XX and XXX ratings. MPAA The introduction of a new trademark rating of -17 in 1990 ended this chaos; but critics believe that Midnight Cowboy should be rated R.

After 36 years, if the Oscars keep you guessing again and Brokeback Mountain is elected for Best Picture and Best Director, the ice-breaking significance will be almost the same as winning for a science fiction film. Therefore, the battle between Brokeback Mountain and Firefly is a fog with extremely poor visibility. Both have reasons to win the award and reasons not to win the award. No one knows what the judges are thinking now. What’s interesting is that “Midnight Cowboy” (ght-y) was about cowboys, and 36 years later there was “Brokeback Mountain” about cowboys; and “Firefly” was also about cowboys.

On the other hand, the current widest screening of Interview with the Vampire in North America involving this subject is 2,604. According to the predictions and plans of the Fire Film Distribution Department, Brokeback Mountain will probably be the widest at around 2,500. This number The market is basically saturated, and further releases will only waste copying, transportation and other costs. Of course, the specifics will depend on the actual box office performance of the film.

This year is not only the Year of the Cowboy, it is also known as the Year of the Gay, all because of another popular film Capote, which tells the story of the controversial gay writer Capote. It was released as early as 9 It was released on March 30, and so far it has only had a box office of 10.48 million (the widest is 317). The results are very dismal.

However, as Ang Lee said, Brokeback Mountain tells a poignant and touching love story, and it did not disappoint in any way!

After the film was released, the Rotten Tomatoes score was as high as 87%/91% (135/155), and the audience liked it 81% (31,643 participating users). In addition to film critics who are prejudiced against homosexuality, they said gay love has never been so sacred, I'm not touched at all. Everyone else gave a two thumbs up. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun gave a score of 4/4: The producers understand that Jack and Enckes It has a real feeling that they did their work so carefully and attentively. Bill Mueller of The Arizona Republic scored 3.5/4: Without rivals, Brokeback Mountain is the best love movie this year.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone scored 4/4: Unmissable and unforgettable, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain is like shooting you in the heart. This is a landmark movie and a hope. Victory for S Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.”…

User critic Jameson Worley gave it five stars: Excellent movie. I admit I want to hate these movies because of its controversial topics, but I can't... I've changed my attitude towards homosexuality, it's Great work. Everything about it, the story, characters, acting, music, etc. are beautiful, I like it. User film critic KJ-P gave it four and a half stars: If some people choose not to watch this The movie is because they are BE (people who are homophobic or homophobic) and they should really be ashamed of themselves. The love story of these two men is one of the greatest stories ever told, their gender doesn't matter, they Enough to fall in love, everything happens for one reason only, love. Masterpiece!”

Of course, the 81% like rating shows that some users also gave negative reviews. Except for BES, most people did not appreciate the slow narrative rhythm of the film and thought it was boring. User Tanya-P wrote: I want those two hours back. . Cindy-N wrote: So beautiful Taobao Women's Clothing Tmall Taobao Mall Taobao Women's Winter Jacket m! Stunning scenery, an almost perfect love story, I cried at the end, Magic Yang decided to make It is very true.”…

In fact, James Schamus almost cooperated with Focus Films at that time. The takeover of Flame Films allowed Brokeback Mountain to develop better. At the beginning, the investment amount agreed upon was 15 million. In the end, its production The cost is 20 million, and the version in Wang Yang’s mind is 14 million. The higher cost makes all aspects of production more refined. For example, the only thing Wang Yang is dissatisfied with about the version in his mind is the makeup.

The film spans 20 years from beginning to end. The faces of Jack, Ennis and others have hardly aged, but their hair and beards have changed. Naturally, this is due to cost constraints. You must know that the original production cost of Rejuvenation in 2008 was as high as 1.5 billion. But Wang Yang did not allow this to happen again, so he paid a lot of money to invite Grieg Cannon (Return to Youth) as a makeup artist to do a good job in this aspect, so that they can age but not be too old to destroy their beauty.

Cannon is also the makeup director of Firefly, but Brokeback Mountain has been completed and Firefly is still in the preparation stage, so there is no conflict. It turns out that Cannon is worthy of the Oscar for Best Makeup, and his makeup was excellent in both cowboy movies.

During the week of December 9-15, Brokeback Mountain ranked 14th with a revenue of 1.044 million in 8 theaters, with an average of 130,529 per theater, making a strong start; and the champion that week was the fantasy blockbuster Brokeback Mountain with a production fee of 1.80 The Chronicles of Narnia, which received an opening weekend box office of 81.33 million in 3,616 theaters, and the average performance per theater was 22,492, which is not amazing. During the following weekend of December 16-18, Brokeback Mountain remained strong with 3.027 million received in 75 theaters (an average of 40,368 per theater).

Jack, I swear...

Los Angeles was bustling and bright at night, but the audience in the theater screening room was silent. Wang Yang and Jessica were also sitting in the auditorium, surrounded by the sobs and sighs of the audience around them. Because their baby daughter Keke, who was about ten days old, was taken care of by Mama Wang and others, and she was already ten months pregnant. The two found a night time to go out on a date, and Brokeback Mountain had been released for so many days, and they had not come to the theater to watch it yet. Pass.

At this time, Wang Yang's eyes were moist and his mouth was pursed. Jessica also had a silent look on her face and her eyes were slightly red, and their hands were clasped together tightly.