Chapter 592 Focus Character
On Friday morning, little Gilbert woke up and walked to the living room of his suite in his pajamas.
Naomi Watts had already gotten up and ordered breakfast.
"Your tea..."
"Thank you." Little Gilbert took the tea, and Naomi Watts continued to drink her coffee.
"Where's Elian? Didn't you get up?" Little Gilbert asked after scanning around and not seeing his son.
"Went shopping with Michelle." Naomi Watts spread a piece of buttered bread for little Gilbert, sandwiched bacon and fried eggs, and reported at the same time:
"The midnight box office data was pretty good, with US$12.54 million, and the average attendance rate was 85%."
Little Gilbert said he was very satisfied: "It's not bad. The box office is within my expectation."
The box office appeal of Tom Cruise, who has a good image, is quite top-notch, not to mention that Gilbert Jr.'s box office appeal is not bad either, and this box office result is no exception.
"How's the reputation?" Little Gilbert asked.
"Based on feedback from theater surveys and online reviews, most of them are positive reviews. The few negative reviews, except for some strange things, are basically focused on criticism of Joel's behavior," Naomi Watts said.
Weird stuff refers to Little Gilbert's anti-fans, or dark film fans.
It's normal that a person or thing cannot be liked by everyone. Some people like it and some people don't like it.
Even if it is a dollar bill, it is the same, not to mention that little Gilbert is not a dollar bill.
Little Gilbert is not surprised by this. The plot arouses a certain degree of justice, but it will bring a good topic to the movie and help promote the movie.
Little Gilbert's guess was correct. Fans' debate about the plot has indeed caused waves on the Internet.
"Joel's behavior was selfish. Although he rescued Ellie, he undoubtedly killed the hope of saving all mankind."
"What is hope? Does hope mean letting a child die?"
"I am definitely not willing to let a child save and make up for the mistakes made by adults."
"No, why are you so selfish? This is a moment of life and death for mankind. Do we have to wait for everyone to be eaten by zombies?"
"After what happened to Sarah, Joel doesn't want to lose again. This is the psychology of a father. You can disagree with Joel's behavior, but you must understand him."
Similar debates fill various movie forums. In the fan forums, everyone holds different opinions, and everyone’s opinions are reasonable.
These controversies instead inspired other movie fans and ordinary audiences to go to the cinema to see what happened, which contributed to the growth of the box office.
Roger Ebert, Little Gilbert's biggest fan, didn't attend the premiere despite being in poor health recently, but he saw the film in a Chicago movie theater.
After coming back, he immediately published movie reviews on his blog and social accounts.
"In the past, zombie movies focused more on zombies, using their hideous terror and sense of curiosity to attract the audience's attention.
But "The Last of Us" is very different. Zombies are still scary. They even move in groups and have evolved into higher-level zombies.
But the focus is no longer on zombies, but on humans.
We can see that even though there are so many terrifying zombies, in the apocalyptic zombie wave, humans are still fighting for power and profit.
The evil of human nature they display is even a hundred times more terrifying than zombies.
But at the same time, director Gilbert Jr. did not blindly focus on the evil side of human beings, but also emphasized that human beings also have a good side. The ice in Joel's heart is melted by Ellie, the touching brotherhood of Sam and Henry, Tommy and Maria stick to order and bring hope to mankind.
In a doomsday environment, some people choose to fall and others choose to be good. This is precisely caused by the diversity of people.
Of course, what Joel did in the end may cause quite a bit of controversy.
I understand what Joel did, and I also understand why Director Gilbert Jr. would write such a story.
Today, with the advent of fast-paced life and the decline of morality, have we spent time with our families, lovers, and children?
If not, I hope that after watching this movie, you should go spend time with your family and spend a happy weekend with them.
After all, even if it is the end of the world, we should learn to love..."
Roger Ebert's film review can be said to be written from the heart, and has received many likes and reposts from fans. It is also considered to be one of the best reviews for understanding the movie "The Last of Us."
Another determined villain, Kenneth Turan, continued to attack himself in the Washington Post. The starting point was Joel's choice.
Kenneth Turan believed that Joel was the inner reflection of little Gilbert, and then labeled little Gilbert with an anti-human mentality.
However, everyone has become accustomed to it over the years. Kenneth Turan just eats this bowl of black traffic. Most people don't have his strong psychology, so they really can't eat this black traffic.
It's strange to say that even though Gilbert Jr. has become one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, some media have been persistent in smearing Gilbert Jr. and labeling him with various labels.
The most abstract one is the cable television network. In the cable network's ace program "The World Today", the host Watson doubted the position of little Gilbert and said that he was a spy paid by an Eastern intelligence agency.
As the saying goes, because he had done it himself, he suspected that others had done it too, so little Gilbert was labeled a spy.
But Little Gilbert's side is not without power to fight back. Cable TV Network said Little Gilbert was a spy, and Disney's ABC TV station said that Cable TV Network was that media and was the same as a certain historical figure.
Of course, the cable TV network has to argue that it is not that media, nor is it a person like a certain historical figure. Then ABC said that if the cable TV network is not that media, then why is it persecuting Little Gibbit?
Not to mention, Little Gilbert's identity is really damn easy to use. As a Tianlong, a lot of negative news about Little Gilbert will not be spread as long as the word persecution is mentioned.
This is the so-called magic defeating magic. Your identity is invincible, and my identity is invincible. We can't break each other's defenses.
The Cable TV Network is also controlled by Tianlong Capital, and it is well known that Tianlong people are divided into two factions, one of which is more radical. This is partly because of its radical and tough style and the large amount of social resources it controls, making it the strongest faction.
The other faction is relatively moderate, and its representative is little Gilbert.
Behind the cable television network were the radicals. In order to break down Gilbert's defense, these radicals immediately suggested that Gilbert be removed from the program and not recognize his Tianlong identity.
Moreover, there are rumors that the group of radical Tianlong people who died in New York was the one who was killed by little Gilbert, so it is logical to remove him.
But this suggestion died before it was implemented, because the radicals suddenly discovered that with the presence of little Gilbert, the moderates also became radical.
Their radical purpose is different from that of the radicals. The moderates obviously want to seize the voice of the squid people from the radicals.
In the media field where the Tianlong people are the strongest, because of the layout of little Gilbert over the years, although the moderates are at a disadvantage as a whole, they are not without the ability to resist.
Now it’s clear, if you radicals want to mess with Little Gilbert, I, the moderates, will break up with you.
To borrow the words of several moderate leaders, if we can't even protect little Gilbert, what's the point of our existence?
(End of chapter)