Chapter 527 The bad viewing experience of "Kingdom of Heaven"
At the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, Noel kept yawning and wanted to sleep.
After attending the premiere of "Batman Begins" in Chicago, Noel went to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of "Kingdom of Heaven" because of his trust and love for the elf prince Legolas.
As a result, Noel was very disappointed. Less than a quarter of the film was shown, and Noel started yawning incessantly.
This movie was like a lullaby, trying to make him fall asleep peacefully in the cinema.
If this is a matter of personal taste, Noel looked around and saw that the movie fans around him were almost the same as him. Either already asleep, focusing on coke and popcorn, or whispering, but anyway, his attention is not on the movie.
Noel is also a senior movie fan. After the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he has also watched epic blockbusters such as "King Arthur", "Troy" and "Alexander the Great".
But apart from "Troy", the handsome faces of Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom can make up for their own shortcomings, and the heroine Diane Kruger also looks sexy and beautiful enough.
For the rest of the films, the word "bad film" is sufficient to describe the film. There is no way it is bad.
And this "Kingdom of Heaven" looks no less impressive. The editing is confusing, the main story line is unclear, and Orlando Bloom's performance is child's play.
Noel can see traces of imitating the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in many places, which is normal. After all, after the success of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, all epic movies are imitating it.
But these movies usually fail to imitate the essence. For example, the thrilling Battle of Perrin Fields in "The Return of the King" and King Théoden's pre-war mobilization can be called the most exciting scene in film history.
And "Alexander the Great" also tried to imitate the cat and the tiger, but the result was that people couldn't arouse the slightest interest, but instead they were scolded.
There is the same scene in "Kingdom of Heaven", but Noel seems to just want to sleep, and he will rush to whoever wants to rush, but he will not move anyway.
Ridley Scott, who was sitting in the front, heard whispers from the audience in the back that some of the big scenes that 20th Century Fox and he thought would excite the audience simply didn't happen.
Ridley Scott knows the grand occasion when the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is released. Even if it is not a premiere, there is no need to pretend to be polite, and the audience will spontaneously give their own applause and cheers.
Wherever it is like now, even basic premiere etiquette is not wanted to pretend. It can be seen that the movie is indeed very, very boring and makes the audience drowsy.
Ridley Scott placed all the blame on 20th Century Fox executives for ruining the movie.
If you had the final editing rights in your own hands, the effect would definitely be different.
But deep down, Ridley Scott had to painfully admit that in the field of epic films, it is difficult to have a director comparable to Gilbert Jr., including himself.
Since it's pain, let's end the pain. Noel decided not to wrong himself anymore and wanted to withdraw.
"Sorry, I'm going out for a while." Noel said to the person next to him.
The man asked: "Are you going to the bathroom?"
"I'm quitting."
"I'll leave too!"
It seemed that the movie was indeed boring. Someone was taking the lead, but he couldn't hold it in anymore and quickly ended the torture.
After coming out, Noel breathed a sigh of relief and chatted with the fan who left the show together: "I think Ridley Scott is still suitable for making science fiction movies. This kind of movie is not suitable for him."
The fan also agreed: "Yes, compared to Little Gilbert's all-round performance, Ridley Scott is far behind.
No more, my name is Paul, what's yours? "
"My name is Noel."
The two shook hands, and Paul said: "I'm going to the bar for a drink. What about you? Do you want to come together?"
"No," Noel shook the movie ticket in his hand and said, "The midnight show of "Batman Begins" is about to start. I'm waiting for the midnight show to start." Paul then remembered that little Gilbert's new The movie is about to be released: "Oh, let's not waste time. I'll go and ask if there are any movie tickets."
The two parted at the entrance of the theater, and they were not the only ones. Many audience members left the theater early, ending the tortured viewing experience.
After returning home, some fans commented online: "Orlando Bloom's acting skills are simply terrible. Didn't he perform quite well in Little Gilbert's film?"
"After leaving Little Gilbert, Orlando Bloom's performance has deteriorated every time, but he is still suitable for a role like Legolas.
With little Gilbert's training, he can play a character like Will, but he definitely can't carry a movie alone.
With his performance, "Kingdom of Heaven" looks like "The Sorrows of Young Werther." "
"Honestly, even without the comparison of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, this movie is a standard bad movie."
"Originally, I had no hope for Batman Begins. After all, it is a series that has died once. But now I am full of confidence. Ridley Scott cannot collide with Little Gilbert at all. "
There was an exit from the premiere of "Kingdom of Heaven" and it was inevitable that Warner Pictures would know about it.
Warner Pictures CEO Doug Walter almost laughed: "This is excellent news for us."
The assistant suggested: "Sir, we can mobilize the media to fully hype the quality of this movie and let the audience know that this is a bad movie."
"Of course," Doug Walter agreed: "Go and notify and convene a high-level meeting. We are going to dig a hole and kick "Kingdom of Heaven" into the hole.
By the way, little Gilbert is already on his way back, right? "
"Yes, we should arrive in Los Angeles around two o'clock in the morning, almost when the midnight show ends." The assistant replied.
"Very good," Doug Walter nodded: "As soon as the midnight box office data comes out, I will send a copy to little Gilbert."
"Understood, sir."
The story that happened at the premiere seems to indicate that the future of this film is not very good. 20th Century Fox executives also heard about the premiere crowd walkout, but they still have a glimmer of hope.
It is possible that these fans are not the audience of the film. As long as the film is released, it will naturally attract this audience.
However, the executives of 20th Century Fox Pictures did not think about it. The fans who can come to the premiere are basically the audience of this kind of subject matter.
If you can’t conquer the audience of the genre itself, where can you find new sources of audiences?
In this way, the unknown "Kingdom of Heaven" was promoted to the film market by 20th Century Fox like a lone warrior.
What it faces is the superhero movie series that was once declared dead: "Batman Begins."
Before the premiere, most media felt that it was not a problem for "Kingdom of Heaven" to defeat "Beginners."
After all, epic movies have been so popular in the past two years, and the "Batman" movie has been dead for seven years.
Even if Gilbert Jr. wants to revive this series of movies, it will definitely take a lot of effort.
But unexpectedly, after a premiere, the trend changed direction. Now no one thinks that "Kingdom of Heaven" will be the opponent of "Beginner", after all, no matter how bad it is, it can't be much worse.
What's more, little Gilbert has always been very confident in his success. Even for the "Batman" movie, judging from the response at the premiere and test screenings, it was not bad.
In this way, the winner has been decided.
(End of chapter)