Chapter 784 -  Are You As Handsome As Me?

Leonardo's reaction was to widen his eyes and take two steps back. "Let me tell you, the woman I like, you must not have any thoughts about me!"

Roy almost couldn't resist punching him, making this guy shoot the next scene with a black eye. "I have Laila, there's no way I would be interested in you. You stay away from me!"

Leonardo was unconvinced. "I'm so handsome, what if you develop feelings for me?"

Roy sneered, "Are you saying you're as handsome as me?"

Leonardo closed his mouth in frustration. He couldn't argue with that. The guy in front of him was a freak! He had been voted the world's sexiest man and the man women most wanted to hug for two consecutive years. Although he could hold his own, compared to him... there was really no comparison!

This was too much of a blow. Could they still play together nicely?

He squatted down and drew circles on the ground with his fingers.

Director Martin was standing by with a black line on his head. The conversation between these two was simply unbearable. What were they talking about?

"Do you two remember what we were talking about just now?" He didn't want to know about same-sex love or beauty and the beast's love. He just wanted to know how his acting had improved!

Only then did Leonardo remember. "Right! I was asking you how you learned this, what does 'Brokeback Mountain' and 'King Kong' have to do with it?"

Roy glanced at him. "I just watched movies with Laila, and I learned it when I came out."

"How can it be so simple!" Leonardo exclaimed. "I've watched hundreds, even thousands of movies, and I still can't figure it out!"

"Because you're not as handsome as me," Roy's voice was calm. This calmness brought a sense of certainty, as if what he said was the most real truth.

Leonardo was almost driven mad. "Just wait, in two years, I'll definitely be more mature and sexier than you!"

"On account of your beer belly?" Roy playfully patted his stomach, then showed off his six-pack abs, looking mischievous.

"You! You!" Leonardo couldn't argue with him, so he simply yelled and pounced on him.

The two wrestled amidst the cheers of the crew.

Actually, it would be more accurate to say that Roy was teasing Leonardo like a pet. One was accustomed to martial arts, while the other was constantly surrounded by Victoria's Secret Angels. The result was easy to judge.

Martin watched the two playing and joking around, as well as the rest of the crew cheering them on, couldn't help but sigh as he supported his forehead with his hand.

It wasn't that he didn't believe Roy's words. He had seen more inexplicable things than someone having an epiphany from watching a movie. Compared to that, this was relatively plausible. He was worried about Leonardo. No one knew better than him how much Leonardo wanted that Oscar Best Actor statue. But if he continued like this, it might be a long time before that day arrived.

It's not that he wasn't serious, or that he wasn't dedicated. In these two aspects, he believed Leonardo was not inferior to anyone else, otherwise he wouldn't have cooperated with him repeatedly. But his character was not yet mature enough, he couldn't calm down and learn, how could he possibly achieve an understanding in acting?

When he was no longer distracted by the chaos of the outside world, maybe he would truly mature.

Actually, the article Roy saw in the newspaper just now was just the tip of the iceberg. The external reactions to the movie have not stopped since its release.

"King Kong" was okay, after all, there was a beauty to watch, and most of it was acceptable. Moreover, there were no intimate scenes, so there wouldn't be too much repulsion when watching it.

But "Brokeback Mountain" was different.

Firstly, the two main characters in "Brokeback Mountain" were very real, so real that there could be such people around anyone. Whether you supported it or not, they were there, perhaps passing by your window every day, or brushing past you on the street. As for a huge beast that was impossible to exist, people basically wouldn't consider this movie as something that actually existed.

Secondly, the intimate scenes were too explicit. Caresses, kisses, and some indescribable scenes often touched the hearts of viewers. Among the viewers were fujoshi like Laila, who watched with a perspective from the future, as well as straight men like Roy who couldn't accept it. Seeing his initial inability to bear it, if Laila hadn't stopped him, he might have left in the middle of the movie.

It can be imagined that many people couldn't accept the movie.

Many of these people would become opponents of the movie, some would complain and criticize it on the internet, in school, and at work with an angry tone. Some would go to authoritative websites to post a bunch of negative reviews to express their dissatisfaction.

Coupled with those who feared homosexuality, and groups against homosexuality, "Brokeback Mountain" was definitely facing a difficult situation.

Compared to the resistance activities that Laila encountered, which were like thunderous raindrops, they were too gentle. They simply gathered some people in crowded places to hand out flyers and shout slogans, wearing neatly printed T-shirts with "Boycott" written on them.

At present, people have not yet realized that these boycotts not only could not make the movie disappear according to their wishes but would instead become the focus of global attention because of their actions. I wonder how many people would be curious to see the movie because of these boycotts.

Of course, there was an important premise here, that is, the quality of the movie passed.

Ang Lee's directorial ability has been confirmed by many films in the future. Not to mention "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" before, there were also films like "Life of Pi" in the future. Whether it was the Little Golden Man for Best Director at the Oscars, the Golden Globe Awards, or the British Academy Film Awards, these international awards all proved his extraordinary ability.

So "Brokeback Mountain," the film that helped him win his first Oscar for Best Director, could definitely be considered a classic.

Some people might not be able to accept the same-sex plot in it, but it couldn't be denied that he told the story very well. This was clear from the audience coming out of the theater with red eyes.

People like Roy, who were obviously very averse to same-sex relationships, would be attracted by the plot after watching the movie, showing that the director was not simply telling a story of love between two people of the same sex, but was also using his lens to immerse the audience more deeply into the story.

Among all the directors in Hollywood, or even in the world, how many could achieve this? At least Director Martin believed that if he had received this script, he might have shot the movie darker and more miserable, rather than looking like a heartbreaking love story.