Chapter 70 : La La Land Part 2

Spring is over and brilliant summer is here.

Even if there are no subtitle reminders in" La La Land" and the film's color palette and music are active, you can feel the vitality of summer and the competition of everything…

This advanced processing made Roger Ebert comment on the film, still at a very high level.

He couldn't hold back his excitement, and at the same time forced himself to calm down.

The movie's first half was so good that he was afraid that a clichéd ending would ruin the whole film.

Similar situations have played out countless times in Hollywood.

Cliché representation is not easy to make mistakes, but it can also easily make the work fall into mediocrity.

Few people dare to break out of their comfort zone, and few people burst out with genius-like inspiration.

Therefore, the biggest feature of Hollywood is assembly line production and story processing factory; the biggest shortcoming is also assembly line production.

If there are not more talented creators who suddenly have a sudden inspiration,

Hollywood will inevitably decline in a few years.

What kind of creator will Xu be?

Roger Ebert continued to immerse himself in the movie with trepidation.

...

Because the female protagonist Mia decisively abandoned her date partner and resolutely chose the male protagonist Seb, the two of them performed a dreamy star dance at the Griffith Observatory and officially entered a midsummer-like love period.

The music of summer has also turned into a more unrestrained and passionate jazz melody.

The male and female protagonists transformed into the tourism ambassadors of Los Santos. As a couple, they visited the wonderful streets of Los Santos and enjoyed the unique scenery of Los Santos.

"A…"

CP fans in the theater will inevitably start to laugh at each other again. The once youthful Spider-Man and Gwen have turned into slightly more mature Seb and Mia!

The actors have not changed, and only a few years have passed, but the feelings between the two are very different from before.

Even the dog food has different flavors. This on-screen couple is so doting on CP fans!

Even some fans of Chan and Taylor who only admire the" Golden Boy" group will inevitably feel sweet after watching every scene in the film.

Even Swift herself.

She felt that Xu Can and Emma were compatible!

Xu Can and Emma!

It's a good match!

Perhaps it's the two's outstanding acting skills, coupled with the film's dreamy color palette and colorful music melody…

Swift completely forgot the fact that she was" Xu Can's girlfriend" and went crazy about her boyfriend and other women!

And she hadn't realized anything was wrong.

In particular, there is a crazy hand-cranked shot in the film.

The male protagonist Seb, played by Xu Can, plays a jazz melody on the piano, while Mia dances next to him.

The camera keeps switching rapidly between the two, creating a harmonious and joyful scene.

Xu Can is so handsome even when his hair is messed up while playing the piano!

Professional film critics have tasted a hint of homage to the golden age of Hollywood from this set of hand-cranked shots.

You can use a more advanced mechanical rocker to switch quickly, but Xu Can do this by hand, swinging quickly between the two, leaving a shaky lens.

It may seem a bit rough at first glance, but the entire film's style remains at the same high level.

Replacing it with a mechanical rocker arm would destroy the jazzy charm.

"Wonderful! Roger Ebert exclaimed in admiration.

Finally, after a series of montage shots, the gorgeous music stopped, and the film was about to enter a turning point. Beautiful and happy times are always short-lived. After a couple spends their love period, it is easy for all kinds of things to happen. Problem.

Even the dream couple Seb and Mia are no exception.

Just like most ordinary couples in the world, they will inevitably face the real problem of money.

Seeing this, Swift even forgot to be jealous, completely immersed in it, and took the lead for the hero and heroine. In a hurry

"Don't give up on your music dream! What Mia likes is your initial appearance, she is not with you for money!"

Taylor Swift was afraid that the two of them would break up! She was afraid that her boyfriend would break up with another woman!

Sure enough, the worry still came.

The male protagonist chose to compromise with life and joined the popular jazz band that he disapproved of the most, tarnishing the pure jazz in his heart. Dream.

One performance after another caused Seb to travel around the world, and the two of them spent less time together and more time away from each other.

He forgot his original intention of enjoying the secular stage, which made Mia feel strange; he was busy with social activities and forgot to watch Mia's performances, which made Mia even more disheartened;

This is also something that many couples have experienced. It is difficult to balance dreams, life, and each other.

Many fans at the scene are couples. Seeing this, they can't help but think of themselves.

Some are sad, some lament, and after the sweetness, they sigh.

Finally, countless problems accumulated together and formed an explosion.

"It's time to face reality. My performance is quite stable now. I don't know what you are complaining about?"

"I mean, you had a dream!"

"This is my dream!"

"This is not the case!"

"Why should you care about other people's opinions?"

"You are an actor, are you qualified to speak to me? Maybe… you just like my down-and-out look, which makes you feel superior...."

Seb's words are like a sharp knife, not only piercing the heroine but also piercing the audience.

"No!"

"Why do you say that? You will regret this!"

"It's so hurtful!"

Xu Can's performance was so natural. This line even hit Swift.

She began to sympathize with her love rival.

"No… apologize to Emma quickly and say you didn't mean it!"

When Emma Stone below saw this, she was also very heartbroken.

"Baby, you're hurtful"

"Hey hey hey, this is a line from a movie, I can't bear to hurt you"

"You have hurt me"

"Shhh… don't talk in the movie theater."

Xu Can quickly silenced her.

It's okay. He did hurt her before and couldn't refute it.

After this quarrel, the relationship between Seb and Mia could never go back to normal.

Mia moved back to her hometown, leaving Seb and her dream of acting.

Until Seb heard about a valuable audition opportunity, he drove to Mia's hometown and used the stupidest method to honk the horn to find Mia!

He still had her in his heart!

On the day of the audition, Mia conquered the judges with a song.

Her subtle facial expressions, Even the most critical film critics secretly admired

"This is an Oscar-worthy performance!"

"The entire movie is an Oscar contender!"

At the end of the film, Mia gets a performance opportunity and is about to go to Paris, Europe, with a bright stardom.

Seb quit the pop band and was still a down-and-out jazz musician.

When the two met again, they no longer quarreled. He sincerely wished her good luck in Europe and realized its dream.

All is said and done

"For your dream, you have to give up everything, including me"

"What about yourself?"

"I'm going to stay here and make good jazz, you know."

Seb has found his original intention, and so has Mia, but the price is the relationship between the two, which may end here.

Seeing this, Swift wanted to rush to the screen and grab Xu Can's neck

"Come on, tell me, go to Europe! with her!"

Other viewers in the theater also sighed, regretting that lovers could not finally get married.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the love was still obvious in their eyes.

"I will always love you"

"I will always love you too"

...

The film seems to have come to an end.

The whole audience is looking forward to the two people finally rekindling their old relationship and reuniting, and everyone is happy.

This is the standard Hollywood ending, what a happy ending!

Film critic William finally found an opportunity and smiled disdainfully:

"Just wait, Xu can't escape from this framework, and the two will get back together in the end. The

two successful people usher in happiness"

"It will end with the wedding. Roger

Ebert smiled half-smilingly:

"Maybe not. Watch the movie well and don't babble."

William was still waiting for his prediction to be confirmed and found a reason to criticize Xu Can's musical and dance film for being cliché.

Who would have thought that there would be a lightning strike at the opening?

The heroine Mia was already a big star that she once looked up to, and she realized her dream.

But, she got married. Now, she even has a child!

Her husband is not Seb, he is a stranger!

"Could it be a cheating ending?"

The audience also expressed doubts, about why is the heroine already married. Damn it!

No chance at all!

How can the hero and heroine reconcile in this way? Can they only cheat? They had no idea what would happen next.

But they saw Mia and The current husband drove to a quiet street and suddenly heard a jazz melody. 

She remembered the young man who once dreamed of jazz.

"Shall we go in and listen?"

The two had just entered the jazz club, and the flashing signboard was like a thunderous strike!

[Sebs]

This was her original idea! Seb opened a jazz bar!

With apprehension, the two of them went in and sat down.

Sure enough, that familiar figure appeared

"Wow!"

The whole audience's eyes lit up!

Compared with the previous appearance, the current male protagonist Seb is a bit more melancholy and vicissitudes.

But the light in his eyes remains unchanged, and the original appearance can be vaguely seen.

The ultimate version of Xu Can's skin, makes countless girls want to scream.

Even Taylor Swift blushed when she saw it

"Let the guy try this suit on another day..."

Seb was sitting elegantly in front of the piano, and accidentally spotted Mia in the crowd, and had a look that lasted forever!

"Welcome to Sebs"

Originally, Seb planned to play other songs, but by some mistake, his fingers fell on the keys, and what appeared was the melody when the two met in the restaurant. The ending lasted for 7 minutes and 39 seconds.

Mia's whole person instantly traveled back to the time when they first met!

Only this time, he hugged Mia tightly and kissed her without hesitation! 

If that day, I did not choose to pass you by…

From this moment on, Xu Can uses the ultimate montage to take the audience to relive the entire movie in another way.

...

If I could do it all over again,

I would kiss you the first time we met, quit my job to watch your first performance,

I would quit my job and follow you to Paris.

There is also good jazz in Paris, and we will have a beautiful family.

At night when the child is left to the nanny,

I will drive you out for dinner, and then walk into the bar together to listen to others playing the music I composed.

If everything could happen again...

...

At this point, it has become an art!

At this point, the film has been pushed to the forefront beyond everyone's expectations!

Everyone present, whether ordinary viewers, Taylor Swift, critical film critics, or the creative team who have watched it countless times… everyone couldn't help but fall into deep ecstasy when they saw this 7-and-a-half-minute dreamy montage. Deeply shocked.

It was not a gorgeous scene, but it formed a powerful force that impacted everyone's hearts.

Especially those who have stories in the theater are already filled with tears at this moment, desperately trying to wipe away their tears and see every detail of the film.

Before coming here, they thought they were a couple in a romance movie, but maybe they had another person in mind.

The song ends and we return to reality.

Seb didn't press the last note, his fingers hovered over the keys as if nothing was over yet.

Mia and her husband got up and left the club.

Just before she went out, Mia couldn't help but look back.

Seb's loving eyes also looked over, and their eyes met.

At this moment, neither of them shed tears, had no regrets, and had no thoughts of further entanglement.

Some only have tacit nods and smiles. video ends

[TheEnd]

[Screenwriter and Director: Xu Can]

[Producer: Xu Can]

[Starring: Xu Can Emma Stone]

...

Swift had already burst into tears, her eye makeup was stained with tears, and she sat in the auditorium with tears in her eyes, not caring that others might recognize her.

The same goes for other people, men silently crying and women crying.

What I thought was a cliché happy ending turned out to be a big one at the end!

It directly transforms a 7-minute song-and-dance romance film into a work of art in an instant!

William had long forgotten to criticize and evaluate, and he was still under the impact of the ending montage, unable to extricate himself.

At first, I thought Xu Can was the clown, but it turned out that the clown was himself.

The excited audience applauded wildly, and everyone still burst into tears while applauding, and their hands were red.

Until the video subtitles finish playing.

When the host came on stage to invite the audience to interact, everyone was even a little confused, and no one raised their hands to ask questions.

This made the host quite embarrassed, thinking that everyone was not satisfied with the video.

"Um…that blonde girl with the hat in the back row, do you have any questions about the film? Or have something to say?"

Originally, Swift was still immersed in endless confusion, but she suddenly realized that the host was calling her.

What?

She didn't respond for a long time.

Xu Can glanced back curiously. Even if she was disguised, he still saw through it instantly.

"Damn it? Why is she here?"

You were making out with Emma just now, you shouldn't have seen it, right?

It must be difficult, the theater is so dark, and she is far away.

Xu Can suddenly felt the excitement of having sex in front of her.

The host saw that Swift couldn't hide out, I thought she was shy. At this time, many other people raised their hands, and the scene was finally not awkward anymore.

"What's the problem?"

But William, the film critic, stood up and hesitated (Zhao Lihao)):

"Well, I thought this movie was going to be a cheesy love story, and now it turns out I was very wrong. This is the best movie I've seen in the past two years, bar none!"

"Thanks to Xu Can for your contribution to musicals."

The others are fine. Roger Ebert was dumbfounded next to him.

No, buddy, that's not what you just said!

...

"Best of the year! Best song and dance of the century!"

"Beginning and ending to become a god!"

" Aren't you ashamed that a Chinese made a musical that the whole of Hollywood couldn't make? Produced by Xu Can, it must be a high-quality product!"

"Who would have thought that the best musical film of the 21st century would be made by Spider-Man!"

"The actor with a thousand faces! Spider-Man, killer, pervert, dancer! Are there any roles that he didn't play well?"

"I cried! My girlfriend cried too! Wait… something seems wrong"

"La La Land" scored 9.3/10!

Although it is not as good as" The Godfather"," The Dark Knight"," Shawshank Redemption" and other high-scoring films, this is a musical!

Xu Can, who has never made a musical before, immediately surpassed all previous musicals in Hollywood!

Even if the score drops later, it can remain around 9 points!

To say it has a huge reputation is an understatement!

The famous North American film critic Roger Ebert commented in his column:

"Movies can evoke in us empathy for another experience, and good movies make us better people."

"Xu Can tried a new field and once again formed a master in his way. This time I am not surprised, Xu Can is such a filmmaker who creates miracles"

"You may not have noticed the retro elements in every detail of the film. They are Xu Can's love letters to the movie, and they are also a tribute and show-off to the golden age of Hollywood."

"This young and energetic oriental youth seems to be saying, Hollywood, let's welcome my era next!"

"Two thumbs up, hands down! Worth revisiting many times."

At the same time, the box office data of" La La Land" is released!

The first weekend box office in North America exceeded 100 million!

Hollywood was shocked!

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