"It's unbelievable. Although I have heard you say it many times, hearing it with my own ears is a different feeling... I can't describe it." Natalie, who followed Angela, seemed to be still surprised I didn't come back to my senses.
"This is already a good thing, dear, there have been situations more intense than this before." Angela waved her hand and said it was no big deal. "They are adults and know what they are doing."
Natalie couldn't help but burst out laughing and waved her hand unconsciously: "I just feel a little…"
"I know it's hard for you to understand, but it doesn't matter. When we were discussing before, I told you that every family has its own conflicts and disputes. They have been like this for many years. It came down, but it's developing in a good direction in general." Angela turned around and said with a smile, "It's just that after seeing it for the first time, you feel that it's not the same as what you imagined in your head, so you're surprised and inconceivable."
"Don't call you very wise, Angie." Natalie hummed softly.
"I don't think so," Ann shrugged, "but, after all, I have seen many quarrels between them over the years - most of them are eavesdropping, and I can understand that kind of conflict between father and son."
"Can you manage the conflict between father and son?"
"Yes, although no one ever told me what happened between my father and my grandpa, like in the story of my father and my mother, I can infer something from eavesdropping and side-by-side," Angela said unhurriedly. Walking, "If you want to summarize it, it's like the Chinese saying: If there is no hatred, there is no father and son."
"God, can't you use Chinese proverbs? Although I'm pretty good at learning it, it's far from the point where I can understand it when I hear it!" Natalie couldn't help complaining.
"Okay, okay, to put it simply, the conflict between the son and the father is inevitable, there are many factors, rebelling because of wanting to be recognized, or wanting to resist because of dissatisfaction with the authority of the elders, etc. It is well handled. The conflict will be resolved soon, and if it is not handled well, it will be like my father and grandfather." Angela stopped in front of her room and shrugged again when she saw Natalie's confused and surprised expression: "I know you're weird, so I won't quote the original text this time. Bystanders outside the show can see the cause and effect better than those in the show."
Natalie sighed lightly and waved her hand, still looking strange: "Actually... I just think it's very strange, why did you just speak like a son talking to your father?"
"Wh... what?!" Angela couldn't help coughing dryly, scratching her head a little embarrassedly—or a little guilty—and leaning against the wall wisely, she raised her right hand under her chin, stretched out her index finger and thumb, deliberately He raised his eyebrows: "So, do you think I'm a man?"
"Men in the world are as beautiful as you, so there is no need for women to exist." Natalie rolled her eyes.
"Then you think some of my actions or behaviors are very manly?" Angela laughed, "For example... on the bed?"
"Damn it! Enough!" Natalie cried angrily, blushing like a ripe apple.
Angela rubbed her lips with her teeth playfully. After pushing the door open, she dragged Natalie into the bedroom. She closed the door and locked it and pushed it against the wall to block her mouth. Natalie grabbed it in vain. Angela's shoulders resisted, but she was quickly defeated by the opponent's slightly rough aggressive attack, and finally softened her body and hugged Angela tightly.
After lingering for a long time, they separated, and Angela pressed her forehead with a soft gasp: "I miss you, Nat."
Natalie's hand slid across her cheek, and she calmed down before whispering, "I feel your greed again."
"My... greed?"
"Yes, you can't wait to take me completely for yourself, and even dissolve into your own body."
"Is this... compliment or sarcasm?"
Angela didn't get an answer, and Natalie immediately blocked her mouth, not as fierce and enthusiastic as before, very gentle, as if she was reminiscing about the lingering just now.
"It looks like it should be more greedy." Angela said this after the lips parted, followed by Natalie's exclamation and hugged the defenseless her sideways, walked to the bed, put it down, and rode with her legs open. Holding her shoulders on her body, pretending to be vicious, squinting her eyes and licking the corners of her mouth: "So where do you start?"
The giggling Natalie gave her a light slap: "Stop it, Angie."
"Hey, I'm greedy, this is what you said, I'm just doing what you say." Angela laughed and lowered her body, putting her elbows on both sides of her head, saying it for granted.
Natalie looked at Angela's eyes with a complicated look, she moved her mouth and seemed to want to say something, but she didn't make any sound. How could Angela, who was close at hand, not notice it, and immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing." Natalie shook her head slightly. "There are some small problems, but I think I think too much."
"What is it? Let's listen to it." Angela suddenly became interested in her reluctance to speak.
"It's really nothing." Natalie's eyes dodged a little, but Angela just refused to let her go, so she had to speak again: "It's just a little strange that you can direct a movie like Memento."
"Ha, like those film critics, you're starting to think it's a very strange thing to shoot this kind of film as a woman?" Angela suddenly became a little embarrassed, and turned over and lay beside Natalie, so she didn't say anything. I didn't see the other party breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's not like there are no R-rated movies made by female directors, why should I be blamed? Just because I'm young? Just because I'm an American idol? Hell, directing a movie is a very personal thing!" said.
Since the trailer of "Memento" was broadcast on TV, there have been many people waiting to see jokes, especially those tabloids that mock Angela as a gimmick: "Very good, Miss Genius has another film similar to "Stolen" Kidnapping" movie is about to be released again. According to reliable sources, it took only two months from the start of shooting to the completion of the production of the movie. I have to say that Angela's efficiency is really high, and we can't wait to see it. How could she stumble again."
There are also some caustic critics in the mainstream media, most notably an article written by The Hollywood Reporter's Magnus Fawcett: "She's squandering fans' trust in her! I I really don't want to see people who like her and admire her come out of the theater with a disappointed look, that feeling of being deceived is the worst! Maybe some people will say that my opinion is wishful thinking, the movie It hasn't been released yet, so I can't explain anything, but I have to say that the lessons of "Stealing, Kidnapping and Cheating" are enough. If you fail, you have to admit defeat if you don't have this ability. You can't wait to shoot a new movie, and also use what you are not good at. The method, swearing to surprise people, can only show that Miss Genius can't afford to lose. Of course, she has the right to have the capital to spend it, but when all the fans don't buy it, can she continue to spend it?"
In addition, arguments such as "the success of the first director made her a little confused" and "she obviously still needs to learn" also appeared frequently, and "women are weaker than men in logical thinking ability". The rhetoric is a reiteration of the past. In a word, her new film is not very optimistic, and almost everything expressed in the trailer - the two storylines in black and white and color, and the short-term memory loss of the male lead - has been taken out and ridiculed.
But Angela also cares, and even mentions it occasionally on her blog until the movie is released. Because the publicity is relatively simple, and there are no premieres or the like, copying is not enough because it is in a hurry, and the major theaters have to reserve the schedule for big productions, so the number of theaters showing is only 1,000, and the arrangements are The time period is not very good, so the box office on Wednesday was only about 2 million, the second day was not much better, only increased by 2 million, the third day was better with 3 million, and the total box office reached about 7 million. But on the fourth day, it increased by 14 million like a direct blowout! The reason why this happens is not unrelated to the praise of film critics.
Yes, tout.
Because the publicity was not strong and there was no screening, and many people were not optimistic about the film with a very short production time, when "Memento" was released, there were almost no film critics to see it. Of course, almost means that there are still people watching, and one of them is Mr. Magnus Fawcett.
"Okay, I admit I have to apologize, to Miss Angela. I stepped into the movie theater Wednesday night because I had nothing to do, I was going for Ellen Madison's Troubled Corner, but god knows Why did I buy the movie tickets for "Memento", maybe because of the poster that looks like two mirrors facing each other, maybe because I wanted to see the joke of Miss Genius, in short, I bought the ticket and went in. I left in ninety minutes came out, went home and turned on the computer to write the title of this article, yes, it was the thick and black one above: we lost, you won!
It is difficult to describe the subtlety of this movie with accurate words. Miss Genius chose a completely non-linear description method, but there are almost no flaws in the narrative and it is not as obscure as similar movies. It can be said that this is Another well-structured movie after "The Very Suspect". Although the story is not complicated, the thinking about human nature contained in it cannot be ignored. I don't want to say too much, it may make you lose the fun of watching. , It is blunt to say that "Memento" will be one of the best movies of the year!
In the end, I would like to say one more thing, if I can, I really want to open the head of Miss Genius to see what is inside. She is only 17 years old but can make such a movie, why is this? "
Like Mr. Magnus, there were several film critics who watched on the day of the release, and they also readily admitted their mistakes in the article, which led other colleagues to go to the theater to watch this film in surprise. In Magnus's mouth, a movie comparable to the structure of "The Very Suspects", so-
"It's amazing how Angela played such a big trick on us with the editing that by the end the whole story changed its flavor and seemed more profound!" —Chicago Tribune
"Obviously, Miss Genius has learned enough lessons in "Stealing and Kidnapping", and then she transformed these thoughts into "Memento", about suspense and editing, everything was done just right, and people couldn't help but watch it, I agree with the statement 'this is going to be one of the best movies of the year'." - The Washington Post
"Compared to the previous works "The Sixth Sense" or "Frightening Island", Miss Genius's way of playing with the audience is more clever and unscrupulous, but I believe many people will like this feeling, this kind of feeling that comes to a sudden realization at the end, Maybe guess what if those two films were directed by the current Miss Genius!" - The New York Times
In a word, most mainstream media have done a good job of correcting their mistakes, including the gentleman who ridiculed "Snatch, Kidnap" in his last column in "USA Today", who also wrote an article saying that "Memento" is excellent Contrary to everyone's expectations, whether or not they still have a problem with women making logical movies, the word of "Memento" has been completely established. At the same time, many fans who have seen the movie are also promoting it on the Internet, and the box office naturally has a blowout.
But those tabloids didn't plan to let Angela go. Although this movie is not flawless, and if you really want to find loopholes, it will never be without, but the problem is that this movie is really good, and you can completely ignore those small problems. So after a few futile attempts, they found a new entry point.
"It's really hard to imagine that, as a 17-year-old girl, Miss Angelason could make a movie like this. I don't want to comment on the quality of the movie. Too many people are already doing this. I just want to Speaking of another question, think about Angela's age, think about the age of her fans, and think about the content of these movies! From "Lola Run" to now, three consecutive movies are R-rated - fortunately, no NC-17 - Miss Angela never seems to have considered what these fans might learn from her? It is undeniable that she is very competent as a high-quality idol, but the drag racing incident in the first half of the year has made people see a more real but she never seemed to think about it as a director, which has to be a pity, maybe someone should remind her?"
These guys are naturally people who have nothing to do. Although these things are just itchy, they have achieved the purpose of being disgusting. After all, Angela is a public idol. It is difficult for people not to think about whether she will lead anything by doing this The Parents' Federation had to express cautious concern.
This makes Angela very depressed. Making movies by herself doesn't hinder anyone, and the grading system is not imperfect. Why should I say how? She can only swallow these things in her stomach. Who told her to export this kind of movie at the age of 17
So Angela doesn't like this question very much at present, especially when she and Jonathan went to the reception the day before, she was still being questioned by these reporters. Now she finally found time to date Natalie, but her lover But asking those words like those reporters made Angela feel bad.
"Maybe I should direct some movies like "Home Alone" in the future, so that everyone will keep their mouths shut." Angela looked at the ceiling, her tone still indignant.
"Hey, Angie, that's not what I meant," Natalie quickly turned her body to her arm and comforted her after realizing that she was unhappy: "I think "Memento" is really good, even My dad, who accompanied me to see it, was surprised by your idea."
"Really?" Angela turned her head and looked at Natalie suspiciously, like she was facing a candy handed by a stranger.
Natalie burst out laughing, shook her head, leaned over and kissed her cheek gently, then stared into her eyes: "Do you know what attracts me most about you, Angie, the more you know, the better do not understand you."
Angela was silent for a moment, cupped Natalie's face in her hands and kissed her lips, smiled and sat up, turned on the lamp at the head of the bed, turned off the headlight on the ceiling, and sat down on the head of the bed to take a picture. Pat around: "Nat, come to my side."
Natalie, who raised half of her body and watched her doing this curiously, blinked: "Why?"
"Because it's more emotional." Angela said with a smile, obviously hiding something.
"Emotion?" Natalie teased. "Are you sure you know what that word means?"
"Hey, come here quickly!" Angela pretended to be angry.
"Okay, okay," Natalie took off her shoes and crawled over from the bed, laying down beside Angela, "then?"
Angie stretched her left hand and wrapped her arms around her, letting her head rest on her chest, then opened the drawer by the bed with her right hand and took out a book. After flipping to the desired page a few times, the girl cleared her throat and read aloud:
"Someone asked, where do the flowers come from
In May, when the sea breeze pierces our loneliness,
A clump of fresh rhododendrons made me stop in the woods.
Leafless flowers spread in damp corners,
Wilderness and sluggish streams feel love too.
…”
Angela's clear voice echoed in the room, the cadence was just right, as if the sea breeze in May was blowing, with the fragrance of azaleas. Natalie listened quietly, even breathing, for fear of missing every word.
A faint ambiguity enveloped the room.