He Cong originally thought that she had seen a lot of love movies like this, and no matter how good "Caring" was, it would be difficult to impress her.
The stars in the film were not her favorites, and the love story had been adapted into a screen countless times by various big directors, so it was difficult to come up with something new.
The emotions expressed in Zhao Rang's previous film "Love Letter" were already a masterpiece, and it would be difficult for "About I Love You" to surpass it, especially since the protagonist was changed halfway through, but she was wrong.
The embarrassing situation she imagined did not happen. Perhaps it was because Zhang Zhen always appeared in Zhou Wei's memories, and the supporting roles of Hang Yuyi and Jiang Se did not seem out of place.
On the contrary, it is the silent care in the details and the love displayed inadvertently that will move you.
When Zhou Wei looked up and found his name written above his head by Zhang Zhen, He Cong's eyes were already a little wet.
What kind of love can make a man feel motivated when he looks up and sees his lover's name when he is trapped in front of a table and chair where one of him has difficulty turning around
Such trivial things touched He Cong more than shouting "love" loudly!
In the art gallery beside the West Lake, when Zhou Wei saw Zhang Zhen's paintings displayed and burst into tears, He Cong couldn't help but burst into tears.
The sadness that had been suppressed for a long time finally found a bursting point at this moment. He Cong burst into tears along with Zhou Wei's heart-wrenching cry in the movie, and many people in the theater followed suit and sobbed quietly.
With tears in her eyes, her best friend beside her raised her hand and quietly took off her glasses to wipe the corners of her eyes.
When she realized that He Cong had turned to look at her, her bestie said with a nasal tone, trying to be calm:
"what?"
He Cong shook his head, took out a tissue from his bag, took out one and handed it over, and wiped the corners of his eyes as well.
The lights in the theater gradually brightened, but most of the people around were still sitting there. Her best friend didn't try to stand up in front of her. She took the tissue after a moment's hesitation. Her eyes were still red, and she even swept away the mocking tone from before and asked quietly:
"Do you think there will be an Easter egg later, where Zhang Zhen is resurrected?"
Perhaps because it was the premiere, the cleaning lady and staff in the cinema did not come in to chase people away.
He Congming knew that this film was about love rather than the supernatural, and she also knew that what her best friend said could not be true. But holding on to that slim hope, she still stubbornly sat in her seat, waiting for the last five or six minutes of the film to end.
Naturally, her wish was not fulfilled in the end.
The audience at the premiere stood up with some regret. He Cong also sighed and came out with her best friend holding her things.
The movie was over 140 minutes long, and He Cong felt at first that she would not be able to watch it any longer. She even thought that she would leave early like her best friend. However, after sitting there for more than two hours, she only felt that she was not satisfied, and did not feel that time passed too quickly at all.
I bought some popcorn to kill time because the movie was too boring, but apart from taking two bites before entering the theater and when the movie started, I didn't touch it at all and it was now completely cold.
The two women were still immersed in the plot and couldn't extricate themselves, and their feelings at this time were complicated.
She remembered the first movie she watched with Jiang Se. Even though Jiang Se's back was stunning to her, she was still able to think about her own things at that time, and she was always thinking about her turning around.
The last romantic art film Jiang Se starred in was Gu Jiaer's "What to False Becomes True". At that time, I just thought she had good lines and a good image, and was just a competent vase.
But since she was a teenager in "Beijing Events", she has been making progress day by day.
In "About I Love You", her acting is no longer awkward, and there is not even any trace of acting. She easily brings the audience into the play and makes the audience follow her emotional ups and downs.
After the movie ended, He Cong recalled that no matter Zhou Wei's disappointment with Zhang Zhen at the beginning or his grief later, the audience was worried because of her performance and cried because of her performance.
She moved the audience's emotions, which was a great improvement.
Based on this point alone, she has already surpassed Zhu Pan, who had once had a fight with her.
The movie has ended, but He Cong still feels a little unsatisfied, with some regrets remaining in his heart. He always feels that he can better understand the helplessness of the heroine.
The best friend's expression was changeable and she bit her lips. The two women stood in the cinema, feeling a little lost. The movie had obviously ended, but she was still thinking about him.
"Are you still writing your film reviews?"
He Cong glanced at her best friend, her face turned pale. She came to the movie with the intention of finding fault. Before watching the movie, her best friend and He Cong had low expectations for the movie "Caring". They even thought that Jiang Se was nominated at the film festival only because of Century Galaxy.
After the media person Liu Pinbo published a film review and highly praised the movie "About I Love You", they both firmly felt that Liu Pinbo was framed by Xia Chaoqun, Zhao Rang and Ruihe Public Relations, the investment company of "About I Love You".
But after actually watching the movie, He Cong felt that he was wrong.
The movie was completely different from what she had imagined. In the more than 140-minute movie, there were almost no redundant shots, and every shot served the main plot.
At this time, He Cong came out of the cinema and had escaped from the dark environment, but when recalling the plot, He Cong still admitted that Jiang Se gave Zhou Wei in the play flexibility and brought Zhou Wei to life.
She is obviously a person with her own characteristics. Her two advertising endorsement photos and street shots can more or less reveal some of her personal qualities.
But when Jiang Se was acting in a movie, she seemed to have hidden herself, and was replaced by the vivid characters in the play.
At this point, He Cong could no longer agree with her bestie as before that Jiang Se's film was nominated for a film festival award, and that it was all thanks to Century Galaxy.
She even vaguely felt that based on Jiang Se's performance in "About I Love You", if it weren't for the deliberate suppression by the judges of the China Film Festival, Jiang Se should have been more than just nominated.
The movie "About I Love You" is a top-notch work in terms of director, plot and actors.
She murmured to herself:
"I think I owe Liu Pinbo an apology."
He is right. "About I Love You" can indeed be regarded as a milestone work in China's romantic literary films in recent years. He Cong muttered to himself:
"Wen Jing, we are all too prejudiced."
If He Cong said something like this before watching a movie, no matter how good their relationship was, her best friend would probably get angry.
But she just gritted her teeth, with a conflicted look on her face:
"I want to take another look." She was still a little unwilling, "Maybe there is something we overlooked."
She has been a fan of Zhu Pan for quite a long time, and many of Zhu Pan's former fans are waiting for her to watch this movie and then go back and criticize Jiang Se's fans with reasons and evidence.
But my bestie now felt a little guilty. For some reason, after she finished watching "Caring", her initial strong dislike for Jiang Se seemed to be less:
"I want to watch it again." (To be continued)