Chapter 45 Different Impressions

The noisy sounds in the theater faded away as the movie had already begun.

Perhaps the loud noise of opening and drinking cola had left an impression. Delon and Gray Enric noticed that the two people in front of the box, who had been drinking cola, were unusually quiet. From the beginning of the movie, they became silent, seemingly completely engrossed in the movie's plot.

Delon watched the beginning, but it was hard for him to focus on the movie. From the moment he saw "Ronan Anderson" hanging on the screenwriter column, his impression of this movie sank. After all, the last movie written by Ronan Anderson had greatly troubled New Line Cinema.

What? Didn't it lose much? How should we calculate the time cost of the distribution department of New Line Cinema spent on this movie?

A failed screenwriter and producer who had just finished a big flop movie, without spending some time and effort to summarize the lessons, instead hastily started another work, countless precedents in Hollywood proved that this was a dead end.

Delon's gaze swept around the faces of most of the people in the box, finding that there were quite a few people with similar opinions.

To be honest, being able to participate in this screening while temporarily having no job was one aspect, and the other was that this young guy, Ronan Anderson, suddenly became more adept at handling people. How should I put it? It's a bit hard to refuse.

As for the movie, Delon watched the first third and was disappointed, shaking his head inwardly.

The background setting was too absurd, the plot was abrupt and idiotic, and the logic was untenable. It was surprising for accidents to happen just for the sake of it. The methods of the screenwriter and director were to depict the two kids with extremely low intelligence.

The smaller girl was cute and adorable, and her appearance could be given eight points, but her character design was really unlikable. Typical of being more harmful than helpful, seemingly smart techies, but actually only in junior high school, inviting danger home and having no real skills but daring to flash a flashlight around, courting death.

The bigger girl had a good appearance, but she was high-scored and low-skilled. She liked to run around for no reason and only hid under the bed when she encountered danger. Did she think she was still a three-year-old kid?

This movie, the plot was worse than "Cast Away", he was too lazy to criticize.

As the movie progressed, Brandon Milner from Warner Bros. took off his glasses and slowly wiped them. There were too many minority characters in this movie, the black man who sparked the conflict, the Arab couple who obviously had important scenes later...

Seriously diluting the plot of the protagonist's family.

In contrast, the white characters didn't seem very likable.

The male lead was a dishonest businessman who couldn't rely on his security system. The female lead was useless except for screaming. The older daughter was a typical blonde with no brains. The younger daughter looked cute but her inappropriate kindness was excessive.

And those white neighbors, none of them seemed like good people.

Such characters, such a plot, I'm afraid many white audience members would be repulsed, right?

Of course, not all white audience members would be repulsed. After all, there seem to be more and more white people with black hearts in society.

Is this movie valuable? Brandon Milton, who is also an experienced screening expert, has watched hundreds of movies, not just Hollywood movies, even movies shot in San Fernando Valley.

From a market perspective, this movie could score about fifty points, it's hard to say whether it's a success or a failure.

Success lies in the compact rhythm of the movie and the excellent creation of a horror atmosphere, which can make people feel tense. The failure is that the plot is too ordinary, and there is nothing surprising.

Chris from Sony's distribution company had been staring at the screen, habitually pulling out a pen and notebook. When he saw some key points, he would jot them down.

This "Human Cleansing Plan" had a lot of flaws, probably because the director and producer were newcomers, and they made quite a few mistakes in some places.

But the movie's advantages were also prominent, with an interesting social background and the setting of the massacre day.

Thinking about those bastards in Washington, the government might come up with such a bizarre strategy in the future, which doesn't seem surprising.

He specifically studied films that heavily criticized the Washington authorities, and the market response was often not too bad. Just from this perspective, the film has potential.

Gray Enrique held a notebook as well, but from the start of the film until now, he hadn't written a single word because he didn't think it was necessary.

This film, however, had a lot of potential. Halfway through, he was very sure of this.

"The Purge" may not have been filmed very well, but it had its own characteristics, and having characteristics meant it had selling points.

It had a good concept, blending elements of crime and family films. The issues among family members served as a driving force for the story. The functions of various characters in the film were portrayed accurately, highlighting a strong sense of oppression and constant panic, not only emphasizing a sense of confinement with a strong documentary flavor but also allowing the drama to explode fully.

The character development was also well done. For example, the protagonist's family was truly unlikable.

In his eyes, a film that could create one or several characters that people wanted to beat up could definitely attract some audience.

The use of minority actors in key roles was also a highlight. For instance, the black character who rose up against the terror and massacre.

And the two Arab characters were also memorable.

Last year, when Lion Gate Entertainment was just established, they conducted a survey to understand the market situation and found that the proportion of minority audiences in cinemas had been rapidly increasing in recent years. When the proportions of various minority audiences were added together, they already accounted for more than one-third of the total audience in theaters.

Could many minorities become potential audiences for the film?

Gray Enrique pinched his chin, thinking while watching. Because he came from the lower strata of society, the more he watched, the more he felt that the film had flavor. The seemingly absurd background setting aptly reflected the social situation in America.

Today, violent incidents were happening frequently across America. When you opened the news, it was basically all about reports of violence. Not to mention civilian areas, even wealthy people in rich neighborhoods were increasingly feeling insecure.

Violence had already become a nationwide hot topic.

And this film depicted violence involving the entire society, which probably could resonate with many viewers.

Ronan Anderson chose a good subject, using seemingly unreal settings to reflect the reality of American society. The final film also had its own characteristics, with the editing and creation of the thrilling atmosphere being quite skillful.

The company strategy formulated by Lion Gate Entertainment was mainly focused on horror films in the early stages...

"Come on! Hurry!"

Suddenly, a voice came over, interrupting Gray Enrique's thoughts. "Hurry up, I can't hold it anymore, I need to go to the bathroom!"

The person's seat on the first floor was very close to the box on the second floor. Although the voice wasn't loud, it was clear enough for everyone in the box to hear. Including Gray Enrique, many people frowned.

When watching a movie, whether it was praise or criticism, would make others annoyed.

Because making noise in the cinema often led to fights. There were many examples of this every year, and there were even cases of people being stabbed with knives.

The film was reaching a tense moment, and many people in the box looked at the two jerks.

"Hold on, okay?" Paul scolded Mario angrily, "I've been holding it for a long time too!"

Mario shifted his body uneasily, "No, I'm going to pee my pants! Shouldn't have drunk so much cola..."

After hearing this, Paul seemed unable to hold it any longer and stood up, "Let's go, hurry up!"

Gray Enrique was a bit annoyed and glared at the two guys on the first floor. He remembered these two idiots who kept drinking cola at the beginning.

Hmm?

Suddenly, Gray Enrique noticed something interesting.

Even when going to the bathroom, those two guys kept their eyes glued to the screen, seemingly not wanting to miss any part of the movie.

The two of them walked out into a corridor, having to turn their backs to the screen to go to the bathroom. Unexpectedly, these two guys turned around and walked backward, wanting to watch the movie a little more even while walking to the bathroom.

Seeing those two guys clenching their legs and backing away to hold their pee, Gray Enrique was moved and took out his pen to jot it down in his notebook.

This film really had an appeal to some audience members.