I took a look at the stack of newspapers. The top was the Los Angeles Times, which used a whole space of four articles to evaluate "Lust and Caution".

The first article is an interview with Allen Kelly, the theater manager of Paramount. Kelly said in the article: "This movie ("Lust and Caution") is a nauseating movie, which is so dirty that it makes people sick. I really can't think of such dirty things in Hollywood, the United States, which has always regarded itself as civilized and noble. It is not a movie at all. It is garbage, a poison that endangers the public's spirit and erodes the audience's soul and makes society degenerate."

Next he mocked "Lust and Caution" with the attitude of a high-ranking defender: "Andre Corleon used his imagination of immigrating to Eastern Europe to make a garbage movie that shamed the United States. What surprised me was that there were so many people watching it. Citizens, don't be deceived by this movie. It is covered in a shiny coat, but has an extremely dirty soul. It will only make you fall deeper and deeper in carnality and moral corruption!"

Kelly also announced the attitude of Paramount: "The great Paramount condemns this movie. Our 4,000 theaters will refuse to screen "Lust and Caution". At the same time, I hope that those Hollywood colleagues will unite to uproot this poisonous weed from Hollywood, expose it to death under the scorching sun of justice, and expel its culprit Andre Corleon and his dream factory from Hollywood. Only in this way can Hollywood have a good development environment."

The second article is an article by the famous Hollywood film critic Nice Feng Guo, titled "The charming and unforgivable regression!".

The article made a fierce criticism of "Lust Caution", which reads: "Lust Caution, directed by Mr. Andre Corleon, DreamWorks Film Company, caused Hollywood and even the entire Los Angeles to fall into a frenzy overnight."

After describing the grand occasion of "Lust and Caution", he turned his pen to connect "Lust and Caution" with Griffith: "This movie that emerged suddenly made the citizens of Los Angeles crazy, reminding me of the grand occasion of Mr. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" released, but this movie is a world of difference from Mr. Griffith's masterpiece."

He analyzed the greatness of "The Birth of a Country": "As we all know, "The Birth of a Country" uses the Civil War and the reconstruction after the war as the background, which describes the 'friendship-hostility-reconciliation' experienced by the northern abolitionist Stoneman and the Southern Manor Cameron in the historical period. The whole film takes the tortuous love between the male and female protagonists as the main line, symbolizing the journey of the country in the bloody storm."

"The film shows great attention and enthusiasm for major historical events, the fate and future of mankind. The film has a unique and creative narrative structure with basic clues, perfect parallel narrative and the appeal of realism, which integrates ideological meaning and scenes, and raises the question of film dynamics."

Let me scold my movie: "The same theme of the Civil War, Mr. Corleon's work has shamed the whole Hollywood. He speculatively aimed at the obscene thoughts in the minds of the public and showed the audience a charming and unforgivable film with a lens full of guilt."

"Morally speaking, it is a regression, and from the perspective of the art of film itself, it is also a regression. The large number of shots and shooting techniques used in the film do not follow the rules and destroy the aesthetics of classic films. Is this kind of film definitely beneficial to the audience and the development of Hollywood films!"

These two people, one is the theater manager of Paramount, the powerful, and the other is the most famous Hollywood critic and public opinion. The articles of both of them also criticized "Lust and Caution" in a decent manner. Especially the 4,000 theaters under Paramount refuse to screen my movies, which will definitely have an adverse impact on "Lust and Caution". However, I expected this situation, but the following article made me unable to sit still.

Bishop Frankenstein of the Catholic Chapter of Los Angeles actually posted an article titled "A movie that will make people go to hell after watching it!"

He wrote in his article: "God gave the Ten Commandments through the hand of Moses, and one of them is not *. Those who violate this precept will go to hell. Last night, there was one person who would definitely go to hell, that is Mr. Andre Corleon!"

Then the bishop condemned me: "He is a believer of Satan. His films brought darkness and ugliness to Los Angeles. He used all kinds of confusion to capture the hearts of the people and blinded people's eyes. The male and female slut in the films have reached an outrageous level."

At the same time, the Bishop warned the world: "I warn the poor people in Los Angeles in the name of God, and warn these lost lambs to open their eyes to see the true face of this demon. This movie can only bring you to hell! The Lord will not forgive those who smile when watching this movie!"

As far as I know, almost half of the people in Los Angeles in this era were devout believers. This article by Bishop Frankenstein will definitely make these believers feel rejected and prejudice. "Lust and Caution" has just been launched on the market, and this article is likely to cause it to suffer a serious blow.

Sweat, cold sweat, remained on my face.

For a moment, I felt that I was really too happy.

Although I was overwhelmed by the audience's psychology, I did not consider the ability of other people in society to lead public opinion.

These people, their words will sweep away like strong winds, and the audience will only fall down like weeds in front of them. If they cannot handle this matter well, there is only one result waiting for me. This result, Griffith once encountered: he suddenly slipped from the peak to the trough of life and could never get up again.

And for the DreamWorks that have been established shortly, which has invested all its funds and hopes in this movie, it will undoubtedly be a huge and sudden disaster.

what to do!?

Holding the newspaper, I was like five thunders thunder, and I was about to cry without tears.

The only thing that made me feel relieved was the last article. This article was the shortest, but the signature surprised me a little: John Ford! The John Ford, who was later a Western film master who made "Iron Horse" and "Flying on the Mountain"!

Ford honestly analyzed my film innovations: "Mr. Andre Corleon perfectly combines historical reproduction, psychological reality and surprising scene scheduling, and achieves perfection and balance, with these basic elements arranged properly without the disadvantages of relying on lightness and weight."

He also specifically mentioned the use of a series of innovative techniques: "Mr. Corleon's multi-camera shooting, close-up superposition processing, the camera's large push and pulling and shaking, the lighting to set off the character's psychology, etc. A series of techniques are undoubtedly unique innovations in today's era. I was excited to see that these wonderful and even genius shooting techniques will inevitably leave a glory in the development history of Hollywood."

After the argument, he praised "Lust Caution": "Lust Caution" not only opened up a bright road in the shooting techniques, but also focused on shaping the image from their hearts rather than the director's subjective wishes. The film highlighted the moral sense and personality expressed at the critical moment of life and death, and showed the most despicable, weakest and most valuable side of a person in extreme environments. I think American scholars can explore this movie with an academic perspective."

I am worthy of being a movie master in American history! I actually saw so many things! I read this article about the length of tofu chunks, and my originally heavy mood suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

The Los Angeles Tribune also published some opinions and comments from Hollywood film practitioners, most of which were criticism and insults, a few were ambiguous, and only a very small number of people dared to support me.

The same is true for other newspapers, including the Post, the Hollywood Times and other newspapers, and the Citizens' newspaper may be the best-case newspaper for me. Among the citizens' opinions published on it, 80% said that "Lust and Caution" is a touching movie.
Chapter completed!