PS: I wrote it several times and deleted it again and again, but I still have to bring in some... personal things.
There is no way to explain the reception this movie will receive without explaining things clearly.
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There is no doubt that "At the Gate" is a first-class war movie.
Especially after getting rid of those ideological black spots, the entire movie is impeccable in terms of plot, photography, soundtrack, editing, sound effects, costumes, art, etc.
After the screening, the cinema burst into prolonged applause.
Yang Ye and the other creators came on stage to express their thanks, but the audience in the audience had different moods.
Today’s event was mostly attended by colleagues from the film industry and some news media, but there were no ordinary audiences.
For Chinese and Japanese filmmakers, their feeling is... really awesome!
It is a bit unbelievable that Yang Ye would play the leading role in a European war movie.
They are even...a little proud!
For Hollywood filmmakers, they admire it very much!
It’s not that I admire how well this movie was made, but I admire...that such a movie dares to use a yellow man as the male protagonist.
For many Chinese people in later generations, it may be incredible.
Shouldn’t they be angry? Admire a hammer?
It is true that if this movie is released in North America, many white supremacist racists will not be able to accept it.
They will denigrate or even boycott the film.
But not in Hollywood. The values of Hollywood are just four words: political correctness.
The history of Hollywood for more than one hundred years is a history of Bai Zuo's struggle.
We will find that everyone in Hollywood is Bai Zuo, and this place is full of political correctness.
Political correctness involves many topics, such as racial discrimination, ethnic minorities, gender orientation, climate change, animal rights, feminism, religious beliefs, etc.
They not only talk about it, but also take practical actions to do it. For example, they recently created a black fish princess.
Later generations of Chinese netizens often ridicule this matter with disdain, thinking that people in Hollywood are all idiots.
Actually, there is a reason for this. There is no such thing as a Holy Mother in this world, there are only... just interests!
Political correctness is a way for Hollywood to protect itself and fight for its interests.
Not just in Hollywood, we will find the same in the entertainment industry all over the world.
Why is this happening?
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Actor is a very fragmented profession for society.
On the one hand, he is admired by countless people; on the other hand, he is despised by countless people.
In the old society, people called this kind of actor an actor, which was a low-level act. Doing this industry would bring shame to your ancestors.
Even if you become a role player, you can't go to the elegant hall, you can only show yourself by your stage name.
This is not a phenomenon unique to China, it is the same in the United States.
In Los Angeles in the early 1920s, Puritans who valued family tradition would hang a sign in front of the door that read: This house is not rented to actors or dogs.
The lack of social status makes it easy for capitalists to control these actors.
They can praise whoever they want to make famous, and they can force whoever they want to submit to submission.
China has "hidden rules" and Hollywood also has "red sofas."
Joan Crawford, one of the founders of United Artists Pictures, is a Hollywood superstar, but anyone in the top management of MGM can sleep with her.
In the history of film development in almost any country or region, the social status of stars has to go through three stages of evolution.
The first stage: being insulted and damaged. While people appreciate their wonderful acting skills and outstanding performances, they regard them as desperate social blinds and morally tainted people.
The second stage: Being spied on. As movie stars are sought after, they lose privacy and freedom, and their private lives are scrutinized under a magnifying glass.
The third stage: being imposed with moral standards higher than the social average, and often criticizing with words and writings, shouting for beatings and killings.
Every stage involves death.
The United States probably reached its third stage of development in the 1950s. At that time, McCarthyism was prevalent, and people were shouting about beatings and killings at every turn.
For example, comedy master Chaplin was boycotted because he raised a red flag in his movie.
The Americans shouted angrily: Chaplin will never be allowed to make American money and eat both inside and outside. If you hurt the United States like this, you will get out of the United States!
This statement sounds familiar. Half a century later, the Chinese people’s attitude towards actors has just developed into the third stage.
Hollywood in that era was very weak. Their movies could be censored, deleted, and banned at will.
In order to pass the review, Hollywood is finding ways to self-castrate every day.
But self-castration is not the answer. If you want creative freedom, you can only fight.
The weapon of war in Hollywood is just four words...political correctness!
They use their powerful influence to constantly unite vulnerable groups, help them speak out, and gain their support.
To change society's view of them and to fight against the capitalists who oppress them.
At that time, there was a "Hays Code" in the United States, which had all kinds of weird regulations on the film industry.
For example, you cannot film scenes of black people having sex with white people, you cannot film kissing scenes (except for the kiss on the face), you cannot drink alcohol (there was a prohibition on alcohol in the United States at the time)...
Hollywood's approach is to deliberately shoot illegal scenes with the support of a certain group of people, and then seek the support of these groups to allow the film to pass censorship.
This is very dangerous, because many times it will not be successful, and will still be deleted or even banned, causing heavy losses.
More seriously, you will go to jail and be purged. Or, like Chaplin, deported.
For more than ten years, Hollywood has declined to the extreme. Many people can no longer work and choose to retire or change careers.
But countless people continued to work hard and finally ushered in the dawn.
With the establishment of the film rating system, Hollywood does not need to accept any prior review of movies, ushering in another golden age.
Next, it took Hollywood about another twenty years to overcome white supremacy.
In this era, all-black and all-Chinese movies began to appear in Hollywood.
For example, in the 1993 "The Joy Luck Club", from the director to the starring actors, all were Chinese.
Before this, Fu Manchu, the "model show of racial discrimination" played by white people, has always been a shadow in the hearts of Chinese Americans.
Once this kind of political correctness is formed, it begins to exert its power.
At the turn of the century, the classic film "The Birth of a Nation", which cleared the ground for the Ku Klux Klan (a white supremacist group), was removed from several "Greatest Movies of the 20th Century" lists.
Various film unions in Hollywood have played their role time and time again, shutting down the entire industry and bargaining with employers for the remuneration they deserve.
It was also from this period that wages in Hollywood began to rise, ushering in an era of high wages.
The most recent one happened in 2023, when Hollywood screenwriters and actors joined forces to paralyze the entire industry for half a year, and finally won a big victory!
This is the history of Bai Zuo’s struggle!
For more than a hundred years, Hollywood actors, screenwriters, and directors have been constantly fighting, bargaining with capitalists, and compromising with each other.
Every compromise is a struggle for ten or even decades. Some people are ruined because of it, and some people give their lives because of it!
Some people think that Bai Zuo is naive, hypocritical, holy mother, and princess sick, and that their so-called love is very cheap.
But... this is the weapon they fight with and the source of their strength!
There are not so many Holy Mothers in this world, some are just for profit!
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In the 1980s, as the United States gained an advantage in its struggle for hegemony with the Soviet Union, the "hippies" gradually declined and white supremacy began to rise.
Hollywood would not dare to make a movie like Yang Ye's version of "The Enemy". Not only did Yang Ye film, but he also openly fell in love with a white man in the movie, so they thought Yang Ye was a bit awesome.
Of course, Hollywood would not make such a movie, because the Chinese in North America are miserable and not worthy of unity.
However, in this time and space, Yang Ye once violently beat the American boxing champion in a ring match, and then dropped his cruel words and offered a reward of five million US dollars, asking someone to defeat him.
In the following ten years, there were several challengers who could qualify, but without exception, he was easily defeated.
Due to Yang Ye's great success, many North American Chinese were inspired to regard him as their idol and became more passionate.
This has given the Chinese some value worth being united with.
Besides, Yang Ye is a shareholder of the Eight Major Companies, so you can get opportunities from him.
So, these Hollywood filmmakers are still willing to help Yang Ye wave the flag and cheer for him, without any loss.
And this movie was shot very well. When they praised it, it was justified!
For a while, everyone stood up and expressed their feelings after watching the movie, praising the movie.
After the filmmakers expressed their opinions, it was the media's turn to ask questions.
A reporter from the Berlin Morning Post asked this question directly: Why did Yang Ye become the leading actor in a European war movie?
Yang Ye replied: "First of all, Semyon is real. He is a veritable hero of the Soviet Union. After I saw his story, I was very moved. He made great contributions to the anti-fascist fight of people all over the world. He has made outstanding contributions, so I am willing to introduce him to the world. Secondly, I hope to shoot a series of movies based on outstanding snipers from all over the world to tell their legendary stories. This is just the beginning!" br>
“So there will be other snipers appearing?”
“Yes!” Yang Ye answered affirmatively.
Yes or no, let’s draw a picture first and then talk about it.
At this time, some media stood up and asked an irrelevant question: "The film with the highest demand for the Golden Bear this time is "Rain Man" directed by Mark Johnson. The leading actor, Dustin Hoffman, won the Silver Bear. It’s also very high. What do you think?”
Yang Ye said: “Your question is very strange. Every film has the possibility of winning, but it still depends on the judges’ decision.”
"But many people think that "Rain Man" plagiarized your 1987 work "God of Gamblers."
In "Rain Man", the scene where Charlie takes the autistic Raymond to the casino to win money is different from the scene in "Rain Man" The plot in "God of Gamblers" where Xiao Dao takes the amnesiac Gao into the casino to win money is very similar.
The way Tom Cruise touches the ring when gambling is exactly the same as the way you touch the ring, Dustin Hough. Man’s performance also has the suspicion of “Magic You”
Yang Ye also didn't expect that such an inconvenience would happen. "Rain Man" was originally the winner of this year's Golden Bear Award!
It just so happened that Yang Ye filmed a movie called "God of Gamblers" ahead of schedule, so that was all, but he himself came to West Berlin again.
Under such circumstances, it would be a ghost if people didn't ask him.
What can Yang Ye do? On the contrary, Tiangang is fine, but if he tries to trick others and kills them, is he plagiarizing?
With Yang Ye’s status in the film industry, if he jumped out and refused to give up, if nothing else, Dustin Hoffman’s reputation would definitely be tarnished.
Because Hoffman is no longer a young man, but a successful Hollywood actor.
Yang Ye thought about it and forgot it because it was not necessary.
He replied: "I think this should be a coincidence. "Rain Man" and "God of Gamblers" are actually completely different stories.
When I was writing the script, for To create a plot of ups and downs, a plot of amnesia is set up.
Since both protagonists have extraordinary abilities, it is a natural extension and does not explain much.
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As for the action of touching the ring, Tom has been learning Kung Fu from me. He observed my daily habits and found them interesting, so he learned them. It’s not a big deal. "
Yang Ye just said a few words to excuse "Rain Man".
The crew of "Rain Man" is under great pressure now. They are wronged and aggrieved because they really did not copy "God of Gamblers".
This is a matter of "any similarity is purely coincidental"
So, Yang Ye's generous statement made the crew of "Rain Man". Very grateful.
Especially Tom Cruise, he knew that Yang Ye didn't wear a ring at all, let alone touch the ring.
Obviously, Yang Ye said this just to excuse them.
This kind of thing can be big or small, the key depends on Yang Ye's attitude.
If Yang Ye doesn't pursue it, it's just a trivial matter, no big deal.
If Yang Ye insists on pursuing or even suing, it will be a big deal and very troublesome. "Rain Man" may not be able to eat and walk around.
In fact, Yang Ye just feels that he has already turned against Tiangang, and he is not willing to give up for a similar plot, which is a bit different.
"Attack on the City" is released to the audience immediately after the media venue.
Such a well-made movie is still very popular, with an endless stream of audiences coming to see it.
Because the audiences who can come to the three major film and television exhibitions have some level of appreciation.
Although Yang Ye, a yellow man, plays the protagonist in a white movie, it makes them feel a bit weird.
But... the movie is really good.
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In the following days, Yang Ye was busy communicating with people everywhere, and Shi Nansheng also came to Berlin in person.
She also brought a lot of movies over to discuss cooperation intentions with film producers and prepare to sell the films.
On the Spring Festival day, Yang Ye announced a holiday, and then called Shi Nansheng and some staff over to celebrate the New Year together.
Yang Ye also called Brother Kaizi, Wu Ziniu and others by the way. They are all Chinese and living in a foreign land, so we can have fun together.
More than thirty people came, but the presidential suite where Yang Ye lived was very spacious, with its own kitchen and dining room, which was more than enough to accommodate so many people.
The dishes were prepared by the hotel's chef himself, so Yang Ye and the others kneaded some dough and made a few dumplings to create an atmosphere.
Little Yang Xi was very excited and pestered Yang Ye to teach her how to make dumplings. Of course, Yang Ye took the trouble and taught her step by step.
Brother Kaizi skillfully made dumplings and smashed them, and said curiously: "Mr. Yang is from the south. I didn't expect that he was also good at making and smashing dumplings."
Yang Ye said: "My daughter heard people say that the most delicious food in China is dumplings, so I had to learn how to make them for her."
Brother Kaizi is also a girl killer. He understands women very well and is very good at flirting. sister.
But he didn't expect that Yang Ye actually got the most beautiful woman in France and had a daughter with her.
This is really awesome, and Brother Kaizi admires it very much!
After chatting for a while, Brother Kaizi asked: "What does Mr. Yang think of this year's Golden Bear Award?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Although you are a judge, I am treating you to dinner today just because we are all Chinese in a foreign land. I have no other intention. I am not bribing you!"
Kaizi Brother said: "Of course not."
Yang Ye said: "If you ask me to say it, I think the strongest movie this year is "Rain Man"."
Brother Kaizi Said: ""Rain Man" is good, but it is suspected of plagiarism. Anyway, I will not vote for it."
Although the vote in Brother Kaizi's hand is not much, it is Failure to do so will affect the final result.
And there is no guarantee that other judges will not have this idea.
It seems that the golden bear in "Rain Man" should be gone. (End of this chapter)