Chapter 1126 [War of Gods, Large-Scale True Fragrance Scene]

On February 26, "La La Land" held its grand premiere in Los Angeles.

The film attracted worldwide attention when it started filming. Although director Damien Chazelle has only directed one feature film, "Crackling Drummer" received multiple Oscar nominations. The movies starring Guo Xu are all high-grossing, and this time he personally composed the soundtrack and several songs of the movie. He has won Oscars for his music more than once, and his strength has long been recognized.

The competitor "The Eye of Power", which was released on the same day, was unanimously dismissed by the media and movie fans.

This is a solid special effects blockbuster with grand special effects scenes and outstanding visual effects. It is also a money-burning blockbuster with a production cost of up to 140 million U.S. dollars, even higher than the cost of "Pacific Rim". It is considered an A-level production in Hollywood. .

But, what do movie fans think?

"Looking at the title, I feel like this movie is about to end. A group of false gods will compete with the real god of basketball, Jason, for the box office, and then they will watch the other side win with the eyes of power, and then they will fall down on the street."

"Gerard Butler was blown away by Jason when he sang The Phantom of the Opera. This time the two are facing off, and Butler will definitely lose without even leaving his red pants."

"All the movies released today must be finished. Jason's box office appeal is unquestionable. If this was not a movie produced by Tomorrow's company, "La La Land" would definitely not be able to hire him."

The crew of "God vs. The Eye of Power" was interviewed and expressed that they were very confident in the quality of the film, which is why it was released at this time. In fact, they have no choice. There will be "Deadpool" on February 12 and "Batman v Superman" in March. No matter how you look at it, the competition at this time is small.

"La La Land" is a musical, and it seems to have a different audience than mythical blockbusters, so its impact should be smaller.

The impact of the results is not small at all. In the parallel world, "La La Land" was produced and distributed by Lionsgate Pictures, with only 30 million investment, the global box office exceeded 400 million US dollars.

The movie Earth 1 received several times more attention before its release. How big will the box office be? The original starring Ryan Gosling has performed well at the box office in many movies, and there is a big gap between him and the current Guo Xu.

Before every Lakers game, a trailer for the movie is shown on the big screen in the stadium, and the number of trailers played online is even more astonishing.

Because it is more convenient for Guo Xu to live in Los Angeles, he also participated in many promotions of the crew during the holidays to build momentum for the movie.

Guo Xu’s absence from games in the past three days was specially arranged by the league. He will also attend the Oscars ceremony on the 28th.

He won the best actor nomination for "The Martian", and everyone is paying more attention to his performance in the new film.

If his acting skills break out in two consecutive movies and he is nominated for an Oscar, how can this be considered a crossover movie? Coupled with his achievements in commercial films, he is about to become a Hollywood star.

Guo Xu walked the red carpet with Megan and Daddario and accepted interviews with the media.

Guo Xu said: "I like this movie very much. I can guarantee that the quality is not inferior to "The Martian" and it will be a big success because Damien is a genius. When I saw the final film, I never expected that it would eventually be made. Such an effect.”

Damien also praised Guo Xu during the interview. "Jason is a genius. I praise him now not because he is the boss, not because he is the number one star in NBA history, and not because he has won Olympic gold medals, etc. Simply from an actor's point of view, he is a genius."

The movie captured the hearts of the audience from the very beginning, with the extended shot of a traffic jam. Anyone who watches movies often knows that this part is difficult to shoot. The drivers got out of their cars and started dancing happily, setting the overall tone of the film.

Then the movie begins to introduce the male and female protagonists. One is an actress who always fails in auditions, and the other is a pianist who is obsessed with jazz and has no talent.

They both live rough lives and always run into each other. When Guo Xu and Emma Stone met again on the top of the mountain, they first sang a song to express their disdain for each other, and then danced when they disagreed, and the whole scene was hilarious.

After this dance, the audience thought they were so cute. What a tacit understanding you two have, and you actually say you don’t like each other? If Emma hadn't received the call, the two might have kissed. Their love was like a large-scale "real fragrance" scene.

All viewers were captivated by the movie. The two soon became lovers, but the good times did not last long. Due to financial pressure, the two gradually had conflicts and broke up after a quarrel.

Guo Xu went to Emma's house to find her and told her about an audition. At this time, the two had disagreements again. They expressed their respective hearts in high notes, and after singing, they were so noisy that the neighbors were sprayed.

The original version of Gosling's song has no high notes from beginning to end, and his voice is completely overshadowed by Emma during the chorus. He can't be impatient. If it sounds good, it's called restrained, but if it sounds bad, it's facial paralysis. The plot after the magic reform is more intense. They actually care about each other, but the more they care, the easier it is to make each other angry.

Guo Xu and Emma have rich expressions, showing their emotions with changes in their eyes and expressions in a large number of close-ups.

The film also has scenes that pay homage to classic movies. For example, the pas de deux on the top of the mountain is a tribute to "Singin' in the Rain". Since it is a musical, songs and dance are crucial, which can be felt from the opening song.

Guo Xu has long been famous for dancing. His first movie "The Innocence of a Dancer" was a Latin dance with Megan. This time he performed best in dancing. Through the big screen, the audience can feel the enthusiasm.

Dude, you chose the wrong career. If you had gone to dance, you would have become popular. Jazz? hehe.

The hero and heroine still broke up, and they finally realized their dreams, which was both bitter and sweet.

The ending of the movie uses a montage technique. When Guo Xu played the piano at the end of the film, many female viewers cried.

Guo Xu slowly played the skillful song, and the film suddenly entered his fantasy. Time went back to when he and Emma met in the restaurant, and he chose to kiss Emma.

This montage is his imagination of the past that cannot be repeated. When they all realized their dreams, he suddenly discovered that their dreams seemed less important, at least not the most important.

If he could do it all over again, he would kiss her the first time they met, without having to miss an entire winter.

He would turn down a job that would make him famous to watch her write and direct her first show.

She couldn't run around with him, so he simply moved to Paris with her, where there was also good jazz.

They will get married, have children, buy a house, and paint their love nest in a very cliché way.

On the night when he left the child with the nanny, the two drove to the world of two, and then walked into the bar together, listening to others sitting in front of the piano of his dreams, playing the music he had never dreamed of playing.

In this way, it is actually very happy.

Unfortunately, there are no such what-ifs in reality, it is just Guo Xu's fantasy in the movie. As the piano music comes to an end, the picture returns to reality. He didn't play the last note of the song because he didn't want to fantasize about the end...

After listening to the song, Emma decided to leave. When she reached the door, she mustered up the courage to look back. Guo Xu also happened to turn to look at the door.

The two looked at each other affectionately for a few seconds, smiled and nodded to each other, saying nothing. In that time of looking back and gazing, I loved, sighed, looked down upon, and then laughed it off.

When the movie ended, the entire audience applauded for a long time.

Film critics were also applauding. He felt that Guo Xu was going to compete for the Best Actor Award again. This was different from his previous commercial films, but artistic.