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Helming Hollywood (Fanfic)

Levin, who had experienced ups and downs in the entertainment industry in his previous life came to Hollywood in 1996 from 2014. It's a slow-paced novel. Unofficial translation of the novel by heracross. Raw version can be found at https://www.uukanshu.com/b/24330/. You can read advanced chapters on my Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/Sayonara816.

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In Levi's memory, after each movie's premiere, the media would soon carry out various promotions and praises for the movie because many of them were very bad. In the publicity, it was praised by many film critics, so people joked that it was just a film critic named 'many' whose taste was not very good.

Although these are jokes, they also illustrate some things: After a movie is screened, the publicity of the major media and the evaluation of professionals are making the final preparations for the film's release. And their evaluation, good or bad, can also affect the movie's box office.

Emily naturally has such publicity, but what is surprising is that the reviews of this movie have completely exceeded the scale of his promotion. After the movie was premiered, almost all the review media gave the movie unanimous praise.

"Emily" is a wonderful and extraordinary movie. — American "Film Review" magazine.

A movie that is guaranteed to make you feel happy after watching it. --Film review.

Needless to say, Emily, like her title, is incredible. — The New York Times.

Watching "Emily" is like receiving a two-hour blessing. — Washington Post.

Undoubtedly, this is the best movie of the year - "America's Premiere."

This is a classic worth cherishing - "USA Today."

Glittering rich surreal, a great work of ideology — Los Angeles Times.

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All the media in the United States are praising this movie. Before the movie was released, its reputation had reached an unparalleled level.

For romantic comedies, people don't have too high a requirement. Such films have significant limitations in the genre. No one can ask romantic comedies to film the mysteries of the universe or have particularly profound philosophies. This kind of movie is more about the meticulousness of love, the portrayal of characters, and the beauty of the movie.

In these respects, Emily has done an excellent job.

"The structure of the film is fine. It has an alternative form and contains a variety of profound thoughts and feelings of the director, which are threaded together by an excellent story. There are countless easter eggs echoing back and forth, and the subtle influence of the shooting method is repeatedly rendered. Most importantly, the movie uses an angelic perspective to look at those marginalized people. While filming an angel's story, it also allows the audience to think and live like an angel. This is extremely commendable. "

A review in the magazine "Premiere" has a fairly detailed report on Emily. Although it is only the first broadcast, many people have already determined that this will be the best movie of the year — In their opinion, this movie even surpassed Saving Private Ryan — Although Saving Private Ryan is good, the thinking is too old-fashioned.

"Excellent director, excellent actors, great story, great cinematography - I tried so hard to find the film's shortcomings, but unfortunately, I couldn't."

In "Variety" magazine, the comments on this movie were even higher.

"The soundtrack and shooting of the movie are extremely skillful, and it can be said to be the best work of this year."

"Movies need innovation. Only with enough innovative movies can people feel novelty. Emily has done this. "

The praise of Emily is not limited to people in the film industry. After the film's premiere, the music critics also caused a sensation and praised the movie's music in the magazines.

Yann Tiersen played piano, violin, accordion, drums, acoustics, and harmonica and built a "spiritual New York."

Using perfect music to construct all the beauty of New York, its sound "passing by like floating on a spring swing."

There is still a week before the film is released, and the praise for this film has been overwhelming. Now, there is only one question left.

"What will happen to the movie's box office?"

In the media, there are many people who ask this. For example, "Hollywood Newsletter" analyzed this, "The innovation of the film is admirable, but it is hard to say what the box office will be after the innovation of the film."

There are many times after a movie is shot, many movies can be admired by many people, but it is not the case at all in terms of box office revenue. Maybe it's because film critics are high-spirited, or maybe it's because literary movies are divorced from life. Anyway, there are not a few such movies. There are too many innovations in Emily; film critics certainly admire it, but do audiences like it?

"Hollywood Newsletter" and "Variety Show" are old enemies. Since "Variety Show" said that the movie is good, they will naturally only say it in another direction. Even if the film does have plenty of reasons to be well-received, they can find a little trouble.

"There are so many popular movies. If you want to prove yourself, you have to use the box office to speak."

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When September came and the movie was officially released, all the media also turned their attention. They are all staring at the movie, wanting to see if it's going to be a hit with the audience.

Just outside the theatres, the media also conducted interviews with the audience. And to their surprise, they didn't hear many bad reviews about the movie.

"I like this movie very much. After watching it, I feel comfortable and very moved." After the movie's box office figures came out, the media also interviewed many moviegoers. When the audience talked about the movie, they directly expressed their views.

"I don't understand anything about filming, but the film's emotion makes people feel warm and moving."

"I really like the image of this clever and cute girl. I can imagine it, Emily and Leno snuggled up to each other in an old house in New York, with wrinkled faces, and then smiled at each other."

Most of the female audiences gave this movie an excellent evaluation. Their comments do not involve the filming technique at all, and they do not even delve into the logic and fantasy of the story. For most women, when watching a movie, what they see is whether the love is beautiful enough. What other hope is there for the beautiful love of love?

The world any girl likes to fantasize about. Their fantasy world is different from that of boys. There are no heroes or adventures, but it is always full of love and magnificence. When a movie can capture what is deep in their hearts, how can it not arouse their passion?

What does the shooting technique have to do with them? They came to see a movie.

"I have watched the movie several times, and the portrayal of love is very good. When the DVD comes out, I will keep it in my collection for the rest of my life. This is definitely a good movie worth collecting." This is obviously a fan who loves movies very much.

"You know, this movie is completely my story. Emily is just like me, an angel who keeps running and chasing..." Watching movies is very immersive; she thinks of herself as Emily.

The sensation caused by the movie is not over yet, and the image of Emily is becoming more and more popular. A quirky and spiritual girl with a kind heart and a unique personality. This is the role that is most likely to move any woman. People's love for her is naturally indescribable. Even this kind of love is no longer just the privilege of women. After more and more men are dragged by their girlfriends to watch movies, they gradually accept this movie.

"Music is good; even if you don't watch a movie, listening to music is very good." At the very beginning of the interview, people still said that.

"I like lights and music very much, and I like this kind of romantic poetry, fairy-tale colors, and beauty very much, just like my girlfriend." By saying this, it is obviously to please the girls around him.

"When I watched it for the first time, I felt a little groggy, but when I watched it for the second time, I found that this movie is quite warm." As for this one, what he needs to consider is to explain why he watched it.

Did you watch the movie twice with the same person?

In addition to the media's evaluation, people are very surprised that the audience's evaluation is also very high. If what the critics pay attention to is the shooting technique, the narrative structure of the film, and the exquisite line layout, then the audience pays more attention to the faint warmth that pervades the film from the beginning to the end.

"In every girl's heart lives an Emily — you don't have to be righteous, you don't have to be beautiful, you don't have to be young, you don't have to be good-looking, you don't have to need any meaning in life. Yes, you can be paranoid, have eccentricities, be afraid of not being loved, and be alone, but as long as you live boldly and bravely and treat life optimistically and happily, your life will be perfect."

The evaluation of film critics said all the essence of this movie. Everyone has their own unique personality. It is undoubtedly fascinating to see a girl with a unique personality and eccentric life get happiness and help other people with eccentricities without any grievances. And an ordinary girl who has found love, and it is such a perfect and happy love.

How can the audience not like it?

The innovation of shooting is just to show the technique; the most important thing is whether the work can catch people's hearts. Why worry about the box office for a work that can capture people's hearts?

"The movie was released for three days, and the box office reached 26 million U.S. dollars. This is only part of the four shows in North America, and the others are not counted."

After the movie's box office statistics came out, Alexander immediately rushed to Levi's with the box office statistics.

In the office, "Did you hear that? 26 million! Compared with Saving Private Ryan's first-week box office, our movie is only 4 million short! Emily's box office is as phenomenal as its reviews!"

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