Hollywood superstar XX history [travel]

"Vogt Peston didn't attend the premiere..."

"New York Times" film critic David. Thompson faintly heard someone whispering.Indeed, since Vogt Peston became famous, he has never had the reputation of being arrogant and domineering. Although the demeanor and upbringing he shows sometimes gives people a sense of distance, he is actually quite approachable.Even if the crews who have worked with him are not full of praise, they also give him a very high evaluation.When it comes to film promotion, Vogt and his team have always cooperated very well. This is the first time that such an absence from the premiere has happened.The crew gave a reasonable explanation, saying that Vogt was closed for filming in the UK and could not come, but fans who thought they could see their idol at the premiere were still disappointed.

David Thompson smirked slightly, quite pleased with the fact that everyone is drunk and I am alone.Because he knows something inside.Vogt was indeed in the UK for closed filming, but the main reason he couldn't get out was because Christopher Nolan wouldn't let anyone go.The mild-mannered Nolan would become paranoid and irrational when it came to movie-related matters, and he would turn all the actors into marionettes and let them perform according to his ideas.Unparalleled control is one of his traits.

Fortunately, "No Country for Old Men" is not a big production of Paramount, otherwise Nolan and Vogt will seriously offend people.Of course, if "No Country for Old Men" was a big production of Paramount, Vogt would not be so negligent, and I am afraid that he would rush back to participate in the promotion at the risk of angering Nolan.

Oddly, No Country for Old Men's directors, the Coen brothers, don't seem bothered by Vogt's absence.Of course, it may be because on such an occasion, even if you are so angry that you are about to vomit blood, you can only put on a smiling face of peace, otherwise tomorrow's newspaper headlines will definitely be very "good-looking".After all how is it possible not to be angry?They paid an extra $300 million for the publicity Vogt could play for the movie.Looking at the crowd at the midnight show and the number of viewers at the premiere, more than half of them came for Vogt.

To be honest, David Thompson didn't like Vogt.He admitted that the two films Vogt has made so far are really good in quality, and his acting skills are indeed worthy of praise, but there are only two!It is unscientific that two films have accumulated so much praise and attention for him!Where does he put those seniors who have worked quietly in the film industry for many years?David thinks he is relying more on his handsome face to wow the crowd.

Look at the women in the screening room!Are they really interested in a male film with such profound connotations?It simply lowered the average level of their high-end moviegoers.

However, the "New York Times" has established a good relationship with Vogt since he performed the musical on Broadway. Gert pie.These poor critics are instructed to be lenient toward Vogt's films, in other words, to praise them hard when they deserve them, and to give them leeway when they don't.Later, a reporter from the company, Stephen Martinez, was promoted. He was a fan of Vogt, so all the photos about Vogt shared in Los Angeles were very positive. David couldn't take the opportunity to express his disgust. It's really depressing.

David was thinking wildly, when the movie started, he calmed down, looked up at the big screen with a professional attitude.He just took a serious look at why this movie, which Vogt didn't even appear in the premiere, was nominated for the Palme d'Or...

The business card is "notryforoldmen (No Country for Old Men)", there is no doubt that the name alone makes people feel cold in the bones.Everyone will grow old at some point, and old age is probably a nightmare for many people.

The opening chapter is a narration by an old police officer. He is lamenting that the world has changed too fast, and the once paradise has turned into hell. He cannot understand what young people are thinking now. He is old and cannot keep up with the times.Accompanied by the vast and desolate silhouette of Texas, everything seems so vast, powerless, tired and hopeless.

David couldn't help but think of "The Departed". At the beginning of "The Departed", there is also a narration, which comes from a gangster full of evil, domineering and conceited. It is the same as the narration of the old police officer here, and it sets the tone of the movie at the beginning.David felt a little ironic, why is the power of evil always so strong and powerful, while the power of justice is always so pale and weak?

At the same time, David thought of "Brokeback Mountain", which was also a western. "Brokeback Mountain" shows an emerald green, picturesque, and vibrant West, but here shows a primitive, bare, dry and desolate West.So "Brokeback Mountain" breeds love, and here breeds crime.

An idea suddenly popped into David's mind: Vogt Peston is very good at film selection.He felt that the three films he had chosen had a subtle connection.I don't know if this was his intention, or just a coincidence...

At the end of the narration, a young and handsome cowboy policeman pushes a handcuffed mushroom-headed man into a police car with a strange thing like an oxygen cylinder in the driver's seat.The camera does not clearly show the mushroom head man's face, but the figure, the long legs, even wrapped in loose clothes can tell who he is.

The audience in the screening hall was slightly agitated.Someone had apparently recognized the man as Vogt, and they were intrigued by his new look and worried that they couldn't see his face clearly.

David once again observed a moment of silence for his viewing environment.

But what happened next left everyone speechless.They soon saw the vague black mass represented by Vogt, wriggling like some unearthly creature, and then he stood up and quietly put the short chains of the handcuffs around the neck of the handsome young cowboy policeman— —

A violent, silent, quick kill.

The audience got to see Vogt's face, in an overhead position, with Vogt lying on the ground with his hair loose on the ground.The muscles in his face and the raised blue veins on his neck showed that he was exerting himself, but his eyes were calm and unwavering, without murderous intent, excitement, or soul.When blood spurted from the policeman's neck, he turned his face away in disgust, as if he didn't want to get blood on his face.After the opponent stopped struggling, he let out a breath, as if he had completed an unwilling task.

He left the police station with his oxygen cylinder and killed a man on the highway—he used the spout of the tube connected to the oxygen cylinder to press on the forehead of the man, and a hole the size of a bullet hole appeared, a small amount Blood spurted out.It is still a light, calm and fast killing, even with a slight smile.

But the audience couldn't laugh at all.Looking at Vogt, no, the killer couldn't laugh at all with his funny mushroom hair and pale face.

Less than 5 minutes into the movie, the first character who appeared has already killed two people, in a normal and unpredictable way, like you are stopped by a stranger on the street, you stop, and then you die .From the beginning to the end, you don't even feel malicious, and you can't help but feel chills in your heart.

This is a great start!

After the beginning of the narration, most movies will choose to unfold the story bit by bit, and let the audience have a comfortable period to adapt to the transition.When the audience is attracted by the plot and enters the state, the plot will be brought to a climax.

But this movie is not.It didn't give the audience any comfort period, but jumped directly to the scene that stimulated the adrenaline to rise, and it lasted for 5 minutes, which made the audience's attention highly concentrated, and the heart couldn't get to the bottom of it!

The killer played by Vogt left a deep impression on the audience.

Weird weapons, weird hairstyles, weird personalities.

What part does he have in this drama?What kind of character is he?Countless questions flooded into the audience's minds.

David is also one of the fascinated, thoughtful.With years of experience in watching movies and commenting, he has initially understood Vogt's role setting-a killer without a soul, who kills for the sake of killing, maybe he is manipulated by others, maybe he needs to live.But there is no doubt that he has no soul of his own, like a marionette, like a walking dead.

But is it really that simple?

A Best Actor nomination at Cannes for such a pale, hollow character?

David is so excited for what's next!

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After 5 minutes of intense excitement that made people hold their breath involuntarily, the rhythm of the movie finally turned to be gentle.A middle-aged deer hunter found a murder scene full of dead bodies while hunting deer. There was only one person alive, he was dying, and he just wanted to drink water.The deer hunter ignored him, and soon after he found a box of dollars, which he took for himself.The deer hunter returned home with dollars, but he couldn't sleep at night, so he returned to the scene of the murder with a soft heart, and wanted to give it to the surviving person to drink.

This deer hunter named Moss is undoubtedly a small person. He is greedy, has the shrewdness and cunning of a hunter, and lives in poverty, but he is not completely bad, and still has a little kindness in his heart-an image of an ordinary western man.

But his kindness was not rewarded.He returned to the scene of the murder and was found, which opened his way to escape.

The directors, the Coen Brothers, handled this section very well, and the rhythm was well controlled.The scene where Moss pulled out his gun and shot the hunting dog was so thrilling that people couldn't help but sweat for him.

The camera cuts to a gas station, where the killer leisurely eats peanuts at the convenience store and walks to the cashier to pay.A few words from the old old shopkeeper about where the killer came from caught the killer's attention.Audiences who have seen the killer's calm expression when he kills people know that he has murderous intentions for the old shopkeeper.

David couldn't help but marvel at Vogt's performance.The so-called layman watches the excitement, while the insider watches the way.Vogt is really good at driving emotions.The killer was relaxed and unfocused at the beginning of the convenience store. He just wanted to refuel, eat something, and then left.This can be seen from his stretched neck, the fact that he does not look at the old shopkeeper, and gives money very law-abidingly.But the words of the old shopkeeper made him break away from this comfortable state.He looked directly at the old shopkeeper, his face was so calm, his movements were so natural, he spoke in a leisurely manner, even with a faint smile, but the atmosphere had completely changed.

The two were chatting, gossiping about family matters.The old shopkeeper is an ordinary and happy person, and the audience is anxiously waiting for the killer to strike, just like every time they watch a murder movie, watching innocent people about to be killed can only be secretly anxious and helpless.

But the killer unexpectedly gave the old shopkeeper a chance to choose.He took out a coin and forced the old shopkeeper to guess heads and tails.The old shopkeeper guessed right, the killer didn't kill him.

"People will always do something, and if you do it, you can't regret it." Said the deer hunter, and started his escape.

The hitman seems to have been hired to track him down, but strangely kills his employers after getting hold of a square receiver of unknown purpose.All this heralds the beginning of the killer's pursuit of Moss.

The old police officer who narrates at the beginning of the movie brought his young subordinates to come late. The old police officer has rich experience and quick thinking, but he is already old and has no drive to be desperate, which is in stark contrast to his young and energetic subordinates.

Moss, who was on the run, was methodical, and his every move was smart and vigilant.But the road is one foot high and the devil is one foot high. The killer can accurately find his location through the receiver and see through the tricks of the deer hunter.The two started a wonderful and intense scene of hunting and being hunted.The killer is like a god of death everywhere, a huge black shadow shrouds it, Moss does not want to be outdone, he does everything possible to defend and counterattack, escapes by luck once, and is soon caught up by the killer, in the gun battle, both of them suffer hurt.

This process was extremely intense and exciting, and the audience almost watched it holding their breath, their hearts beating violently with the progress of the plot!

Because Moss found the tracker hidden in the US dollars and threw it away, the killer threatened him with his wife's safety.

According to the general storyline, Moss will have a face-to-face confrontation with the killer.But in this movie, Moss contacts his wife and asks her to join him.And his wife was persuaded by the old police officer and took the old police officer to find Moss.

But everyone is one step behind.Moss, who was not defeated in the battle of wits and courage with the killer, died accidentally at the hands of a group of thugs in broad daylight.The old police officer and the killer were only separated by a wall when they were closest, but he still couldn't catch him.

After Moss died, the killer still followed his "agreement", found his wife and killed him, and then experienced a sudden car accident, but he was still alive tenaciously, avoiding the pursuit of the police.

The old police officer representing justice finally chose to retire, but his face did not have the leisurely joy of enjoying his old age, but only the helplessness and heaviness of being at a loss for the new era.In his dream, he recalled the old era of warmth, tranquility, trustworthiness and dependence, but——

"I woke up."