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As one of the most famous and authoritative film critics in North America, Roger-Ebert underwent surgery in 2008 due to thyroid cancer. Since then, the number of film reviews he has written has increased significantly. The three major European film festivals are unable to travel due to long-distance flights. Most of the time, they wait for the film to be released in North America before writing a film review..
However, Toronto is a close neighbor of North America, and it is now ranked among the fourth largest international film festivals - it has vaguely surpassed Venice in terms of influence. Therefore, Roger arrived in Toronto on time and joined the film festival as soon as possible. in the celebration of.
It is natural to see Roger's comments in the official program, but Roger's comments actually appeared in two works of "The City" and "Buried Alive" at the same time, which shocked countless people.——
As we all know, yesterday's premiere of "The City" attracted a lot of firepower. Almost all the big-name film critics who arrived in Toronto attended the red carpet, but the premiere of "Buried Alive" was very shabby. There is no comparison at all. But since Judging from the current situation, after Roger finished watching the movie "The City", he made a special trip to watch "Buried Alive" in the evening, and this was even while feeling unwell..
What does this mean? Perhaps some of the reasons can be gleaned from Roger’s film reviews.
“An almost impossible challenge, an almost perfect answer." This is the title of Roger's film review, which clearly expresses his point of view..
“There has always been no shortage of masterpieces in secret room movies. How to complete the scheduling of shots and perspectives in a limited space is the first problem; and how to complete the character creation and theme elaboration in a limited performance space is the second problem. a difficult problem.
In 'Buried Alive' this conundrum is taken to an extreme, the entire story takes place in a coffin and only one actor appears, taking the genre to its extreme.
Under such an extreme framework, Cortes was undoubtedly successful in controlling the audience's emotions. He not only showed excellent rhythm control ability, and the ups and downs of the plot firmly captured the audience's attention; It shows great talent in creating atmosphere, which reminds people of M-Night-Shyaman's amazing performance in "The Sixth Sense", which is tightly blended in horror and suspense. Grasp the rope of hope and maintain suspense until the last moment. In particular, the director used a lens ratio of '2:35' to maximize the realistic effect of the fear of the locked room..
I definitely don't like the feeling of being buried alive..
With such limited resources, acting is undoubtedly a difficult challenge, but Hall is an extremely outstanding actor. He is not only competent but also exceeds the task, showing his talent and skills to the fullest. In many scenes , his eyes reveal a thousand words, and all the complex and turbulent emotions bring the most profound experience in the simplest way; watching Hall's performance is a kind of enjoyment. Under his interpretation, The movie is not only persuasive, it not only arouses the audience's emotions, but more importantly, it sublimates the theme.——
In front of the state machinery and large companies, the fragility and desolation of being an independent individual. A word of "I'm sorry" cannot support the weight of life.！
From a purely script perspective, this is not a successful work. The lack of details and the limitations of the pattern restrict in-depth exploration; but it is a work with successful performances. The amplification and exploration of emotions allow the audience to truly experience the work. The ups and downs of a roller coaster, the fear and joy after watching the movie are the signs of the movie's success..
A wooden box and an actor shot a breathtaking masterpiece. This was an almost impossible challenge, but Cortez delivered an almost perfect answer. More importantly, it made the audience Met Renly Hall for the first time.”
Roger is currently the most influential film critic in North America. Not only is he the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, he also has his own TV show and his own film festival. It can be said that his film criticism has become a literary form and has gained universal recognition.
In Roger's review system, everything is "relative, not absolute." He believes that when someone asks whether "Hellboy" is good, they are not asking whether it is good compared to "Mystic River", but whether it is good compared to "Mystic River". It’s asking whether it’s good compared to “The Punisher”, so Roger gave his judgment, if “Superman” gets four points, “Hellboy” gets three points, and “The Punisher” gets two points..
Therefore, Roger usually gives two ratings when reviewing a movie, one is the rating of the movie itself, and the other is the recommendation rating. To put it simply, some works are excellent in themselves, but maybe they are too heavy, too obscure, or It’s too popcorn, and I may not recommend it to the audience. He insisted, “The movie is excellent if it achieves the original purpose of filming, but admitting it does not mean that the movie itself is worth recommending..”
Therefore, when evaluating "Buried Alive", Roger also said that this is a movie that tests the audience's nerves and is not recommended to watch. Out of four stars, he gave a two-star recommendation and said, "Dan '127 Hours' directed by Ni Ball will be released tomorrow. It also tells the story of a loner's survival in a desperate situation. At that time, the two films may be discussed together..”
Compared with "The Robber of the City", Roger showed greater interest in the work "Buried Alive", especially his admiration for Renly, which attracted countless attention.
Unlike "The Pacific War" and the Emmy Awards, this is the Toronto Film Festival, where the world's top filmmakers gather. Even a little-known independent film like "Buried Alive" can win the spotlight as long as it is outstanding enough. Obviously, "Buried Alive" has such a golden opportunity. Following "Variety" and "Chicago Sun-Times" where Roger wrote, seven other film reviews have also attracted more attention..
“Elizabeth- Weitzman, film critic of The New York Times, is also an authoritative representative of North America. Being able to serve in the first newspaper in the United States, her views are undoubtedly worth learning from. This time, she also joined the ranks of her colleagues to provide film reviews. Send a voice of praise and express it in the comments：
“Rough yet delicate, simple yet profound, the film shows the big world under a small pattern, and truly and believably presents the ups and downs of all emotions, pushing self-rescue in a confined space to the limit, but truly reflecting But it is the complexity and fragility of human nature. When the credits appeared, every audience was immersed in the darkness and unable to extricate themselves. This is the success of the director, and even more the success of the actors. Undoubtedly, this is the opening ceremony in Toronto this year The funniest movie ever.”
“Vanity Fair's film reviews are written by Cude-Puig. Like Roger, this freelance film critic mainly runs his own film review website. His film reviews can appear in any magazine or newspaper. , but since signing a contract with "Vanity Fair" last year, his film reviews have found a regular publishing platform.
Being favored by "Vanity Fair" itself shows that Claudy is outstanding. More importantly, Claudy is highly sought after among young people by virtue of the influence of the Internet platform. This is also his biggest success. Advantages.
“Hall's performance is undoubtedly gripping. This newcomer actor was still an unknown actor six months ago, but he first gave an Emmy Award-level performance in "The Pacific" and then in "Buried Alive" He gave an Oscar-level performance and accomplished a blockbuster feat in an instant.！
The movie is very smart. It does not have as many resources as '127 Hours', which will premiere tomorrow - its cost is 3 million, only one-sixth of the latter, but it relies on the wonderful performances of the actors. It resonates perfectly with real life, highlighting the ambition of the script. Carrying such a rich theme, and at the same time being limited to a narrow space, the film undoubtedly faces a difficult challenge, and any slight deviation may lead to the failure of the film. into a drowsy lullaby. Fortunately, it has Hall.”
Claudie's film review put almost all the weight on Renly. He emphasized, "Hall is undoubtedly the biggest discovery of 2010 so far! Full of surprises." Obviously, "Vanity Fair" also expressed this. Agree.
At the same time, Michael Philips (Michael-Philips) wrote a film review for the "Hollywood Reporter" saying, "Should the Oscar judges give their votes to the "Buried Alive" that no one has ever heard of? Maybe, they should vote for Renly Hall.”
First in Venice, then in Toronto, the annual awards season has slowly begun. Although it will take until October to really ignite the war, it is obvious that as an outpost, film critics in Toronto can't wait to mention the Oscars as the ultimate goal. .The first one to bear the brunt of this is the Hollywood Reporter, which is ranked alongside Variety as the most authoritative and professional magazine in Hollywood.”.
“This is a work where the viewing effect is paramount. The ups and downs and twists and turns of the plot bring simple and pure enjoyment to the audience, which is thrilling and thrilling; Hall's talent is fully demonstrated, and he makes full use of the narrow space to show the performance. Explosive, the one-man show vividly displays the essence of emotion on the stage, pulling the audience's emotions into a real world of being buried alive. It's time for the Hollywood judges to turn their attention to this new actor who is only 20 years old. God, this is only the second film in his career.”
A glimpse of the developments within the industry can be seen from the "Hollywood Reporter" film review. In the Oscar race, the first batch of seeds have emerged in Toronto, and now it seems that Renly has won at least one supporter..
The overwhelming praise brought "Buried Alive" to the public after the premiere, and it seemed to be on par with last night's "The Robbers" in terms of momentum. This was really something that no one expected; however, in Among the nine film reviews in the official program of the film festival, not all of them were praiseful. Three of the reviews expressed negative views. This was the first disharmony after the premiere of "Buried Alive". sound.
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