Chapter 898 Standing Ovation
Bah bang bang.
Bah bang bang!
The applause kept rising, and reached a new peak when Anson and others stood up. The already incredible heat wave actually continued to climb a higher level and turned into a storm.
Gus Van Sant is a bit shy and reserved.
This fifty-year-old director has been in the film industry for nearly two decades. He has participated in the main competitions in Berlin and Venice, he has been on the Oscar Awards stage, and he has seen the elegance of different peaks and different worlds.
However, he still maintains a child-like heart.
He has always insisted on making independent films, paying attention to the scars on people's bodies and the impact of those scars for ten years; he has always insisted on making the movies he wants to make and discussing the topics he wants to say. In terms of awards and box office, we care more about the message the movie wants to convey.
Nothing fancy, always plain.
The same is true for "Elephant", a work shot in cooperation with HBO, but I didn't expect to reach this point and appear on the Cannes stage.
And, won applause from the audience.
Gus is a little shy, he is still not used to such a spotlight moment.
Gus stood up cautiously and quietly motioned to the three Anson children:
Stop. Stop.
However, this trick didn't work. The smile on Anson's mouth fully bloomed, and he moved slightly to allow Gus to be seen in Lumiere Hall.
Boom boom boom!
Incredibly, the applause actually climbed to a whole new level again——
Sweeping the entire audience.
Gus, who was surrounded by applause, looked at the scene in front of him in astonishment. He couldn't believe his eyes and ears, and looked around:
Smiling faces surged and crazily. Fill every corner of your vision.
Caught off guard, Gus' eyes felt warm.
Gus was a little embarrassed. He hurriedly wiped the light steam from the corners of his eyes, quickly showed a big smile, trying to hide his embarrassment, and then followed suit and clapped along with Anson and others.
But I didn’t want to, my mind was agitated and it was difficult to calm down, and my eyes felt warm again.
Although Gus has never made movies for moments like this, compared to awards and box office, Gus has always been trying to think about life itself, otherwise he would not have made the films "Gary" and "The Big Brother". "Like" is an experimental work, but in the final analysis it is still thinking about life and death.
However, movies, like all art, can only have value when it is seen by people, otherwise it will always just talk to itself.
The scene before him made Gus deeply moved.
After "Good Will Hunting", he almost completely disappeared from the public eye. People have long forgotten that there is a director named Gus Van Sant who is still making movies wholeheartedly.
Gus didn't want to make a fuss or move himself, but he couldn't hold back the tears.
Ahead, Anson saw this scene and took the initiative to hug Gus and pat his back hard, "Director, people who don't know about it think I took away your credit."
The joke immediately made Gus laugh loudly.
Then Anson continued, "This is your moment, enjoy it."
Gus couldn't help but burst into tears again, crying and laughing, as if he had a facial nerve disorder.
The mighty and vigorous applause broke through the door panel of Lumière Hall and stirred slightly in the entire hall on the first floor of the Cinema Palace.
Buzz, buzz.
The air vibrated slightly, as if a tsunami was approaching.
The crowds of people coming and going in the hall, the audience waiting at the door, all their eyes are converging in the same direction. After a brief period of confusion, he stretched his ears and finally understood the situation inside:
So... "Elephant" exploded?
Shocked, stunned, looking at each other.
For a while, there was a lot of discussion, and it was hard to believe that Anson actually received a standing ovation for his debut in Cannes, which was a surprise.
Thinking back to last summer, after "Spider-Man" detonated the North American box office market, Anson disappeared for a while until TMZ appeared on the scene to reveal the mystery. "Elephant" entered the public eye and quickly aroused heated discussions in Hollywood.
They all complained, and they saw through Anson’s intention to open up the field of art films and reverse the vase image; but this is really ridiculous. If the idol’s vase image was so easy to break, there wouldn’t be so many handsome and miserable men in Hollywood. ——
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Will Smith, Hugh- Grant, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, etc.
The list could go on and on if you wanted to.
They all longed to break the idol label, but they have never been able to succeed; now it is Anson's turn too.
Rather than starting to want to fly before learning to walk, it is better to be more down-to-earth first——
First, let’s consolidate the huge halo brought about by the overnight fame of “Spider-Man”.
Working with Gus Van Sant?
In any case, it seems like a terrible choice. He was rushed to the doctor because of his illness. After all, Gus has already passed his creative peak. He has been quiet for too long these years, talking to himself and entertaining himself. Going further and further down the road, it's not art, it's pure garbage; choosing a director like Gus, the final result of the collaboration is likely to be a disaster.
However!
but!
"Elephant" was not only shortlisted for the Cannes main competition, subverting all imaginations with a blockbuster; it also detonated the Lumière Hall when the expectations for the premiere were off the charts.
How on earth did this happen, God!
So, what happened in Lumiere Hall?
Bah bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
The applause continues and lasts for a long time.
And it got worse and worse.
In less than thirty minutes, the news had spread throughout the entire town of Cannes. People attending the film festival in different locations and venues heard about the latest news:
"Elephant" received a standing ovation for twelve minutes.
Twelve minutes.
Shocked, shocked, excited.
Those viewers who had no chance to enter the Lumiere Hall to watch the premiere of "Elephant" were immediately involved in the storm, and the whole world was spinning:
What's going on?
Cannes is not Venice or Toronto. Compared with those film festivals that are famous for their hospitality, Cannes has always been known for being harsh and harsh. Compared with calm and objective Berlin, it is just as cruel but more sharp.
In Berlin, if it doesn't look good, it doesn't look good. The audience won't be polite and will never show mercy to cold criticism. But in Cannes, it's not just criticism. They can also boo, curse, and leave midway. The French are always Therefore, he expresses his dissatisfaction more intensely and unrestrainedly.
So, when a movie gets a standing ovation, it’s a big hit; if the standing ovation lasts for more than three to five minutes, it’s a big hit.
Things are so simple.
And the press conference after the screening of "Elephant" also proved this point again.
When the crew came on stage, all the reporters stood up again and welcomed with roars of applause. It was not just applause, but whistles, cheers and screams. The press conference room was instantly occupied. The thunderous sound was drowned out, pushing the Cannes Film Festival to its first climax.
(End of this chapter)