After praising The Pentium Age, The Washington Post suddenly pointed out that this movie had a shortcoming, which not only surprised me.

The reason why I was surprised was not because I was displeased with others pointing out the shortcomings in my movies, but because this article was very sharp in its tone and used three or four exclamation marks in succession.

The Washington Post's influence in the United States is well known, and I opened my eyes widened at the sentence printed in bold fonts in newspapers.

But when I saw a sentence in the following paragraph, I not only smiled.

It turns out that under the picture that follows, this commentary article describes a major shortcoming of "The Pentium Age": "Mr. Corleon made a mistake. He made George a star chaser rather than a king, and the British would definitely cause trouble for Americans because of this. I feel sure that this photo is the most funny photo of all George V's photos."

In the photo published in the newspaper, George V stood beside me, grinning and waving his arms, his expression on his face seemed to be crying and laughing, which was very funny.

As we all know, as a king and the king of England, George V's words and deeds have strict regulations. In the British royal family, there are also relevant personnel who are specifically responsible for etiquette, who specialize in discipline and supervise the royal behavior. Because George V's words and deeds not only represent him personally, but also represent the country of Britain. The British attach great importance to this point, and the copy published in the Washington Post is really unforgettable. I can't imagine what would happen if this photo was published in British newspapers.

The Washington Post then interpreted the photo and said in a very joking tone.

"A photo like this shows at least two problems. One problem is that Mr. Corleon's movie is very excellent. In fact, the audience's crazy behavior at the premiere of each of Mr. Corleon's movies is no longer new. The second problem described by the photo may have little to do with Mr. Corleon's movies, that is: I didn't expect that George V would have such humanity and lovely time."

"For a long time, the impression given to us by the King of England is gloomy, uneven or even extremely stereotyped. When we mention the King of England, the first thing we think of is not living people, but cold oil paintings hanging on the wall. But His Majesty George V let us see the extremely human side of the King of England, and they also have their own feelings, joys, angers, sorrows and happiness."

"More importantly, His Majesty George V's visit in a harsh situation like the economic crisis has brought us happiness with his smile and vivid expressions. In such an unprecedentedly dark moment, we need the people to express their emotions freely, rather than live numbly and expressionlessly under the pressure of the economic crisis."

"This photo also shows that whether it is American or British, it is not about ordinary people or the noble British kings. They are not afraid of being intimidated by the economic crisis. On the contrary, they still have the courage to face life directly."

"With this courage, the United States will see the light in its persistence like the 1900-hand land in "The Pianist at Sea", and our world will eventually rush toward the bright future at the speed of canned food!"

I have to admire the reporter who wrote this review by The Washington Post. He not only stopped at reporting on how the Pentium Age was popular among the people, but also dug out something profound from it.

If such a photo was replaced by an ordinary reporter, they would likely write a purely entertaining report and make vulgar articles with George V's funny expression. But this reporter did not. He digs out the highlights behind it, and magnifies the highlights before presenting them to the readers. It can be imagined that after seeing such an article, readers will definitely respond with a firm smile.

As the largest and most influential newspapers in the United States, the New York Times and the Washington Post also put the commentary articles of "The Pentium Age" on the front page. Such treatment rarely appears in the Hollywood film industry.

Especially in the Washington Post, the photo of George V published has become a hot topic among the American people.

Major radio stations have also reported on this, and many of them have even presented the voices of the people to the point of seeing this kind of photo.

NBC started to open a special interview program at six o'clock in the morning to discuss "The Pentium Era" for 24 hours. This time, they made a big move. Not only did they invite scholars from all industries and fields in the United States, but they also sent reporters across the country to interview the audience and ask them about their views on the movie.

The photo of George V with a happy expression became a hot topic.

"I didn't think the image of this king would be discounted when seeing George V's expression. On the contrary, this photo made me feel good about this king. People like them, especially the British royal family, gave us the impression that they were too thin and not full at all. This time, I felt that I saw an aspect that I usually couldn't see, especially in such a bad situation."

"I think George V will become a bridge connecting Britain and the United States. In recent years, the relationship between Britain and the United States has not been very ideal, and there will often be some kind of struggle. In an environment like an economic crisis, what is needed is not the struggle between countries, but mutual cooperation and we need to help each other so that we can get out of this long road. I like George V very much. I think he is a person who makes people feel closer than the previous British royal family."

"I'm going to marry him! He's so cute!"

"You don't know that my grandson often makes such expressions. Every time I look at my grandson and smile, it is the happiest time for me, an 80-year-old man. Welcome His Holiness George V to the United States. The United States welcomes him!"

These ordinary people's words played from the radio. Basically, no one said that George V really ruined the image of Britain. On the contrary, the British king accidentally planted willows and unexpectedly won unprecedented welcome from the American people.

I think he would not have expected this situation even if he was beaten to death. And the public's welcome attitude towards him will inevitably bring great benefits to his visit.

In addition to expressing thoughts about George V, the people talked the most about it were naturally "The Pentium Age" and canned food.

"Can is my favorite! In my room, you can see its posters everywhere. I have bought tickets to watch the canning competition on site! I have been queued up for three days! Happiness! So happy! My wife is already pregnant. I plan to call him canned when the baby is born!"

"I have been in the horse racing industry for thirty years. I have never seen any horse that is better than canned and more beautiful than canned! Although he is ugly and short, in my eyes, any purebred horse racing is not as beautiful as canned! It is the king of the horse racing! The real king!"

People from all over the United States expressed their opinions. But I was very moved after listening to the words of someone from Los Angeles.

"I turned out to be a small shop owner. In November this year, my shop went bankrupt, all my savings were gone, and I owed more than 100,000 US dollars in debt. The creditor forced me to repay it within a month, but for me, it was impossible. So my house and car were all taken away. When I took my family to settle down in the garbage dump, I looked at my family's tears, and I really wanted to find a place to end my life with a gun, because that would be completely relieved. I bought a gun and planned to find a place to go to the beach with the gun to complete the task. Before committing suicide, I wanted to have a glass of wine. When I walked into the tavern, I saw a lot of people surrounding the TV, and a horse racing competition was being held."

"That was the first time I saw a canning competition. I had no interest in horse racing at all. That day, many people in the tavern stood in front of the TV to watch. At that time, the tavern was very quiet and lifeless. When the canning came out of the venue, many people laughed at the horses that such as this could enter the racetrack."

"On the screen, standing with those tall horses, the can looks so small. It lowered its head, its fur was completely shiny at all, and its legs seemed a little lame. Suddenly, I felt that this horse looked so much like itself, inconspicuous, and it was so pitiful to see clearly that it had almost no future."

"But later, unexpected situations happened. In that game, the canned food was running with its head down and threw all the tall horses behind! When it rushed past the finish line, everyone in the tavern cheered! That was the first time I heard such an excited cheer in the hotel after the stock market collapsed! When I watched the short canned food pass through the finish line, I cried. Really, I cried. Even such a horse could move forward so bravely, what else could I not be able to do? I have the strength, experience, ability, and more importantly, I am a man! Although there are many difficulties in front of me, if I retreat, it proves that I am indeed a bad horse."

"I told myself that I am not a bad horse, I want to live like cans! Run on the track of life like cans! Run with great pleasure! This is what a man should do! Compared with life and family, what is hardship??"

"In that tavern, I laughed. I wiped my tears and returned home. When I went home, I saw my two children at the doorstep. They stood on the garbage dump and waited for me, full of expectations. At that time, I realized how miserable it would be for them if I committed suicide."

"The next day, I went to find a job. Now I found a job in a construction company. Although it was very hard, I worked very hard. I knew that if I kept doing this, one day I would be able to stand up again, and one day I would bring my family a happy life."

"I want to thank Can, the horse that will always be number one in my heart. It pulled me back from the brink of death, and it gave me the courage to live again!"

"Last night, I watched "The Pentium Age" in Los Angeles Square. For this movie, I think it is futile to use any praise. Mr. Corleon's movie is always so exciting and will always allow you to rediscover life, re-understand life after watching it. I hope Mr. Corleon hopes that DreamWorks will always make such works. We need it! The world needs it!"

"I know today is the last and most difficult race for canning. I also know how powerful its opponent is. But I want to say to it. Canning, don't care about the result, just try your best to run. In our hearts, in the hearts of all Americans, you are the cutest horse racing, and you are the best horse racing!"

The words of this Los Angeles man moved me to tears.

Faced with such a person and such an audience, I don’t know what to say.

Many people have talked to me about filming issues before, and Marskolov patted my shoulder more than once to advise me: "Andre, with your level, with your appeal in Hollywood, and with your influence among the audience, if you shoot a purely commercial film or a purely entertainment film, you will definitely make a lot of money! Look at some directors. They shoot seven or eight films a year, and some make more money by shooting two films at the same time!"

When Marskolov said these words, his tone was filled with regret. He thought that it would be a huge box office loss if I didn't shoot those commercial entertainment films.

But every time I hear something similar to him, I will laugh it off.

I know that his words make some sense. I also know that if I invested in blockbusters like Sissy Dimil, I would definitely make much more money than I am now. I know better. If I shoot seven or eight movies a year, or if two movies start at the same time, DreamWorks will have much more profits than they are now.

But I won't do that.

Why? Why don’t you make money?

Perhaps, in the eyes of people like Marskolov, Sam Warner, it is simply a waste of resources and it is simply unreasonable that I would not use such a good opportunity.

But my ideas are different from theirs. For them, movies and box offices can almost be equated. Whether a movie can make money is a prerequisite for whether the movie can be filmed or how much investment it can be obtained.

It is understandable to consider the economic profits of the film, and to some extent, it is understandable.

But I always stubbornly think that it would be too sad to just regard movies as tools for making money, and it would be the biggest insult to this seventh art.

In addition to making money, movies should always have some effect, even if they are not very powerful.

The movie should not only be left behind after watching it, but it should be necessary to think about it after leaving the cinema, even if it is very simple.

Movies should allow people to re-examine their lives and re-examine their hearts. This is my simplest idea.

So, facing what Marskolov said, I always responded with a smile and then did what I had already decided.

I see this as something a real conscientious filmmaker should do.

In my opinion, this Los Angeles man on the radio, an ordinary person, praises me and DreamWorks man, is a higher recognition and reward than winning the Harvey Award!

Not giving up on the responsibility and artistry of films has become a consciousness that is integrated into everyone's blood in DreamWorks, and I am also very happy to see that this idea is being accepted by more and more Hollywood filmmakers.

And it is precisely because of this idea and because I devote myself to the shooting work with this idea, I think DreamWorks can have such a high status in the minds of the audience, which is why they feel excited when they mention this name.

In addition to NBC, CBS, one of the largest broadcasters in the United States, also launched key programs on the radio on this day. In addition to conducting a large number of visits about "The Pentium Era" like NBC, they also arranged many professional horse racing masters to talk about today's horse racing competition.

The most influential newspapers in the United States and the most influential radio stations, these media have a lot of praise for "The Pentium Era", but I am more happy to read newspapers in Los Angeles.

Because in my opinion, the newspapers in other places think about problems from a sociological perspective, while newspapers in Los Angeles pay more attention to the artistic nature of the movie itself.

The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, CBS, these media influences are huge, but when they evaluate a movie, they discuss the art of film to some extent.

I would like to hear more about my Hollywood colleagues’ view of such a movie.

The first thing I got was the Los Angeles Times. On the front page of this newspaper, there was a long article, and when I saw the name of the author of this article, I was stunned.

The article at the beginning of the Los Angeles Times is very long. If the articles can be listed in this position, the authors must be important figures in Hollywood. This time, it is obviously no exception. But what surprised me was that the person who wrote this article was the honorary mayor of Hollywood, Johnny Grant.

In Hollywood, many filmmakers like to write movie reviews very much, which not only allows public discussions on film, but also increases their popularity. However, some people do not like to show up in the media. For example, me, Griffith, Edwin Porter.

Of course, if these people's names appeared on the front page of this issue of the Los Angeles Times, I might not be surprised at all, because although people like Edwin Porter don't like to show up in public, they will also start writing if they encounter very good movies.

But Grant actually wrote movie reviews, which made me laugh a little. Because I have never seen how Grant had written since I entered Hollywood.

Not only me, I guess many Hollywood filmmakers will smile when they see the author of this article.

But if you think Grant is not good at writing a movie review or his opinion on the movie is different from other filmmakers or film critics, then you are very wrong.

If Grant doesn't write comments, it doesn't mean he can't write well. In fact, as the honorary mayor of Hollywood, Grant has witnessed the whole process of Hollywood movies from scratch from childhood to earth. There are probably few people who know Hollywood movies better than him.

This time, "The Pentium Age" was able to make Grant, which can be regarded as an indirect explanation of the power of this movie.

"I am definitely one of the earliest audiences of this movie. Some time ago, when The Pentium Age premiered, there was a photo in the Los Angeles newspaper. The members of the Codex Execution Bureau, who had just reviewed the movie, all had red eyes when they came out. In fact, what I want to say is that after that day, most of us had hoarse voices. That was when we were watching this movie, we shouted hoarsely."

"In the Code Execution Bureau, what we are most looking forward to is Andre Corleon's movies. Ordinary movies come to submit for trial. The members of the Code Execution Bureau are always short of staff, but every time Andre Corleon's movies come to submit for trial, the entire screening room is definitely full."

"It is no exaggeration to say that in Hollywood, there are not many people who are more familiar with Andre than me. His movies are also my favorite. Although I have watched many of his movies before, this time, what I want to say is that the shock and surprise he brought me is brand new and heart-pounding."

"Although the protagonist of "The Pentium Age" appears to be three men on the surface, it is well known that its protagonist is canned and an ugly and short horse racing. In Hollywood, there have been movies with animals as the main character, but "The Pentium Age" can be regarded as a real movie with animals as the main character."

"Using a horse as a bond, it shows the life stories of three men. They have all encountered disasters in their lives, but because of this horse, they have found the meaning and hope of life. If it were an ordinary director, they might focus their attention on the horse, and they might shoot the horse racing process in twists and turns and exciting. Such a movie can also be very attractive, and may also sell a good box office, but it has little meaning. A better director may turn his attention to it, which may be more attractive.

In the characters in the movie, digging out the stories behind the characters, and in this way, the movie has obviously improved another level of artistic quality, but it can only be considered a good movie. But Andre Corleon will not stay at this point. Starting from a horse, his last gaze has been placed on the entire American society and on an era. The entire United States appears in his shots, and the black and white photos appearing in the movie. The narration that appears with the photos will make me cry."

"Andre Corleon is a man with a deep vision. He is a man with a deep sense of social responsibility and redemption. This may be a completely different thing from other Hollywood film directors. He is an anomaly among Hollywood filmmakers, a movie godfather and a movie pastor. He understands what kind of discouragement and disappointment is in the present United States, and he understands what will happen if we are immersed in this emotion. So he wants to use his films to bring us light, hope to all our lives, and let us move towards the future with confidence. We should thank God for giving us such a person. He is the true conscience of our American society and the public!"

"But from the perspective of the movie, I personally think Andre made a surprising breakthrough in this movie, that is, in the audience's psychology. When it comes to the psychological problems of the movie, we may think of Hitchcock, and then think of Howard Hawks, but in fact, many directors in Hollywood are a master of this. Andre is such a person."

"I think that after watching this movie, people will remember the series of shots where cans appear. In the thick fog, the sound of ticks, the quiet contrast of the pictures and the slow-motion editing. The combination of these factors makes the effect of the shots a classic shot! When I watched this clip, my heart was about to jump out. Hollywood lacked such shots, and I think even Hitchcock could only admire such shots."

"In terms of film composition and scene scheduling, Andre has long been regarded as a god by Hollywood filmmakers. Every movie of his is so smooth, so natural and so beautiful. The movie "The Pentium Age" shows a new style in this regard than other movies before Andre. This style is grand, more versatile, and more perfect. For example, there is a scene in the movie where Smith called a rider to train the can without fail, and he turned around. In his depth, the can was pulled and struggled by many people, and in front of him, Brad was fighting with a group of people. The entire shot was very atmospheric, and the depth of field shot and the movement of the camera itself combined to produce an insightful effect. The entire shot was divided into three parts: Brad,

Canned food and Smith Smith stand in the middle, Brad and canned food are divided on both sides, and the composition is classical, but the strong dynamic and static conflict between the struggling Brad and Can and Smith who stand still in the middle not only has a clear visual impact on the composition, but also contains profound social criticism: Through this lens, Andre clearly expresses the personal struggle and personal helplessness under the huge social pressure. Facing such a scene, I think not only those professional scholars who study film can understand it, but even ordinary people who don’t know a big word can empathize with it. Because what the movie reflects is their life! They themselves! This is the masterpiece of the movie! This is the great movie!"

"In terms of movie soundtrack, "The Pentium Age" has made a breakthrough. To be precise, this movie is innovating. As we all know, DreamWorks is the inventor of audio films. In terms of movie sound effects, it is difficult for other Hollywood film companies to compete with DreamWorks. Andre's film, starting from "Brave Heart", has played a very important role and directly participated in the construction of the meaning of the film. In the subsequent series of movies, Andre's film soundtrack is quite substantial and highlighted on the picture."

"But in "The Pentium Age", we can find that the soundtracks that used to be a systematic movie in Andre's movies suddenly retreated behind the scenes. The most important manifestation is that the music present did not attract the audience's attention as before, but became music that was not heard."

"The concept of music that is not heard is my personal originality. I think that the soundtrack in a movie is essentially different from the soundtrack in a concert hall. We all know that the visual and narrative of a movie are primary. When we watch movies, the soundtrack in the movie often seems to be separated from the audience's perception in some way, that is, the music is actually played. However, because of the picture in the movie, your subconscious mind does not realize its existence, and the audience is too addicted to the plot of the movie. It ignores the interaction between images and sounds, music and narratives."
To be continued...