Chapter 51 Applause
After watching the first scene of "Zone B B, No. 32", Xu Zhengdao and Jiang Tianxing returned home and squatted online to observe the spread of the scare incident. Of course, they were not just observing. In addition to posting "Zone B, No. 32" on the forum, Jiang Tianxing also found several Canadian classmates and friends to help post it.
After four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Zhengdao was surprised to hear that a female audience was frightened and collapsed and escaped from the cinema. In the first show in the morning, there were fewer audiences, the screening room was very empty, and watching horror movies was indeed more cunning. In the afternoon, the cinema was full, and the screening room was full of people. It was incredible that there were even audiences scared and collapsed.
Xu Zhengdao discussed this issue with Jiang Tianxing: ""No. 32 in Area B" is indeed quite terrifying, but it is not to this extent, why are Canadian audiences reacting so much?"
Jiang Tianxing pondered for a moment and gave the answer: "I think so. Many families in Europe and the United States have family cameras and can shoot videos; and Mike and the others live in an apartment, so Canadian audiences feel particularly immersive when watching this movie.
For example, many horror movies in the United States take place in the basement. When viewers of Haitang Kingdom watch, they don’t think it’s too scary, because Haitang Kingdom houses basically don’t have basements and don’t have such a strong sense of inclusion; many people in the United States and Canada have basements. When they see supernatural events happening in the basement, they will think of their own basement, and they will feel particularly scary.
For another example, the horror film "Exorcist" has a great influence in Europe and the United States. Many viewers in Haitang Kingdom think that except for the scenes of turning their heads backwards and going down the stairs upside down, they are simply useless, and they are not as good as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" I watched when I was a child. What is the reason? The reason is that the fear of "Exorcist" is based on Christian faith.
There is a plot in "The Exorcist", where Regen kept stabbing his lower body with the cross nailed to Jesus, shouting, "Let Jesus bring you to you! Let Jesus bring you to you, a little sow! Hahaha! Let Jesus bring you to you!" On the other side, Regen shouted in his own voice, "No! Stop! Mom let him stop!"
For those who do not believe in religion, seeing this scene is not very terrifying except for the demons perverted. But for those who believe in Christianity, the whole world is collapsed when seeing this scene because the demons are provoking God.
The reason why "Exorcist" has a great influence in the West is that it constantly uses blasphemous methods to attack God and the audience's faith. The whole movie demons show the audience the gods you believe in again and again, but how powerless it is in front of the demons. The audience originally thought that Merlin could deal with the demons, but Merlin was killed while exorcizing. At this time, the audience's inner despair and helplessness reached its peak.
Our audience who do not believe in Christ and do not believe in Jesus, sees the demon blasphemy and attacks Jesus, and they will have no fluctuations in their hearts. Not only will they not feel terrifying, but they may even think that the demon is awesome."
Xu Zhengdao nodded slightly: "Yes, when I watched "The Exorcist", I didn't feel scary at all. I felt that the exorcist inside was too useless. I said in my heart, go to Xiangjiang to invite Lin Zhengying as soon as possible. If you want to say that exorcist is Lin Zhengying's best!"
Jiang Tianxing laughed and said, "Yes, if you want to talk about exorcism, you have to be Uncle Jiu! You can often see a saying in China that Asian horror movies are psychological horrors, while European and American horror movies are visual horrors. This statement has some truth, but it is not completely true. Many European and American horror movies are also based on psychology, but the things that everyone fears in their hearts are different, and this is cultural differences.
In addition to kung fu movies, other types of movies are basically unsold abroad. The fundamental reason lies in cultural differences. The reason why kung fu movies can sell well overseas is very simple. No matter what culture or race, they will hit people's faces with fists and kick people with their feet with their feet. Chinese kung fu movie actors are good at fighting and they play very well, so they are naturally popular overseas."
Xu Zhengdao thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Hollywood movies can sweep the world by relying on large scenes and special effects, and by strong visual impact. This visual impact has nothing to do with language and culture, it is physiological and common to humans. I think there are only two ways for Chinese films to do something in Europe and the United States. First, play the kung fu and moves that we are best at; second, learn from Hollywood and take the visual impact route."
The premiere of "No. 32 in Area B" was at 7:30 pm. Before 7:00, the entrance of the cinema was surrounded by horror fans. The ticket hall and the entrance of the cinema were filled with dark people.
Except for a few who joined in the fun, most movie fans have watched "No. 32, Area B". Their purpose of coming to the scene was basically the same, just to ask the director whether everything that happened in the movie was true or false. The last shot of the movie left a deep impression on people, and they always felt like they were staring at by ghosts.
At 7:10 pm, when Xu Zhengdao and Jiang Tianxing appeared at the cinema gate, the fans immediately recognized Xu Zhengdao. They screamed and rushed over, surrounding Xu Zhengdao and the others. They threw all kinds of questions to Xu Zhengdao: "Director, is the content of "No. 32 in Area B" true? Some people say that everything in the movie is true, and everyone in it is dead, is it true?", "Can the director tell me the truth? Are all the people in it dead?", "Director, I always feel that I have been targeted by ghosts. Are the ghosts in the movie real?", "Don't tell me, everything is true, then I will definitely not dare to sleep at night."
Xu Zhengdao smiled proudly: ""No. 32, Area B" is just a movie, not real. If the evil spirits in the story really existed, I would definitely not have appeared here and would have been killed long ago."
A "Oh" sigh sounded at the scene, some people breathed a sigh of relief, while others felt very regretful. After finding out the truth about "Zone B, No. 32", the fans on the scene remained enthusiastic and expressed their love for "Zone B, No. 32".
The blonde guy who was crowded in front of the crowd danced and said, "Director, I was conquered by "Location B No. 32". I am already a fan of your movie. I don't know what movies you have made before, so I must have looked for them."
Xu Zhengdao smiled and said, "No. 32, District B, is my first movie."
The audience exclaimed "Wow" and never dreamed that "No. 32, District B" turned out to be Xu Zhengdao's first work. Someone in the crowd shouted: "Buddha, you are a genius, absolutely a genius! You will definitely make better works in the future." Others also said: "Director, you are really amazing. You have changed my impression of Chinese horror films." "I am your fan, and I look forward to your next movie." "Please continue making horror films for the next movie."
Facing the enthusiastic movie fans on the scene, listening to their amazement and praise, Xu Zhengdao and Jiang Tianxing felt sincerely happy and proud. However, Xu Zhengdao quickly felt the side effects of the huge increase in fame, because the fans on the scene were so enthusiastic that they kept asking him to sign his autographs, which was really a bit unbearable.
Fortunately, the film festival staff told the movie fans that the premiere of "No. 32 in Area B" began soon and the director had to enter the venue. Only then did the enthusiastic movie fans make a way to let Xu Zhengdao and the others enter the venue.
The premiere of "No. 32 in Area B" is quite normal. There is no situation where the audience is scared to the hospital, or the audience is scared to collapse, or escapes from the cinema. The audience responds very well. Except for the silence of the prefab part in the first ten minutes, the scene is screaming constantly, completely from the beginning to the end.
The movie ended, and the scene was silent, no one spoke, and no one stood up. The audience was still in extreme fear and felt that the evil ghost was lurking in the darkness. If they got up and spoke by themselves, they would be discovered by the evil ghost.
The lights in the screening room were directly on, and the audience got out of their fear. They all stood up, applauded with praise and respect, and used all their strength to applaud. The applause and whistle at the scene were like continuous waves, constantly hitting the walls of the screening room.
While applauding, many viewers expressed their inner excitement in the most sincere words: "This movie is so exciting!", "This is definitely the most terrifying horror movie I have ever seen!", "Director, you are simply a genius!", "Director, I want to sleep with you!", "It's so scary, I will definitely have nightmares tonight!"
Hearing the tide of applause and praise at the scene, Jiang Tianxing was so excited that his scalp was numb. Everyone was applauding and cheering for us! "No. 32, Area B" was successful, and we were really successful! When he decided to return to China to study movies, his family did not understand or support him. He was under a lot of pressure for this. At this moment, thinking about all the past and thinking that he really had the opportunity to realize his dream, big tears rolled down.
Xu Zhengdao narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying the applause and cheers at the scene with a happy smile. The light above his head shone on him, warm, as if he was soaking in a hot spring. When he turned his head, he found Jiang Tianxing crying and joked: "No, Tianxing, you actually cried. Is this still Jiang Tianxing I know?"
Jiang Tianxing smiled at Xu Zhengdao, opened his arms, gave him a hug, patted him on the back, and said sincerely: "Zhengdao, it is the luck of our brothers to meet you! It's great to meet you! I feel like I really have the opportunity to realize my wish now, which is really great!"
Xu Zhengdao didn't know what Jiang Tianxing's wish was, but he was still very happy to hear that his friends had the opportunity to realize their wishes and patted Jiang Tianxing's back hard. Movies are an art created by collectives. They struggle in the world of film, and it is impossible to succeed alone. Only by relying on friends and teams can we travel through many obstacles and reach the other side of success.
The applause continued like a tide, lasting for five minutes. Most of the audiences on the scene were ordinary movie fans, and they were very direct. If they didn't like it, they didn't like it, and if they liked it, they would leave the movies they didn't like it, and they would boo; they never stingy about applause for the movies they liked. But in the ten years of history of the Montreal Fantasy Film Festival, such warm applause and five minutes of applause were unprecedented.
The film festival chairman held Xu Zhengdao's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Xu, your movie is amazing! Your movie is not necessarily the best movie in the film festival, but it is definitely the movie that the audience has received the most enthusiastic response since the film festival was founded. It's great that you can come to Montreal!"
As soon as the chairman of the film festival finished speaking, several emotional film dealers squeezed over. One of them was not someone else, but Jiang Zhiqiang. He patted Xu Zhengdao on the shoulder and said with a bright smile: "Zhengdao, your movie is so wonderful! It's beyond imagination. If you know the situation happened in Montreal, you will be proud of you."
Chapter completed!