As one of the most famous and authoritative film critics in North America, Roger-Ebert underwent surgery for thyroid cancer in 2008, and since then, the number of film reviews he has written has increased significantly. The three major film festivals in Europe have no way to travel because of the long-distance flight. More often, they wait for the film to be released in North America before writing film reviews.
However, Toronto is located in the nearest neighbor of North America, and now it ranks among the fourth largest international film festivals - it has faintly surpassed Venice in terms of influence, so Roger arrived in Toronto on time and joined the film festival as soon as possible. during the celebration.
It's natural to see Roger's comments in the official journal, but Roger's comments actually appeared in the two works "The Thief in the City" and "Buried Alive" at the same time, which surprised countless people—
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As we all know, yesterday's premiere of "The Thief in the City" attracted countless firepower, and almost all the big-name film critics who arrived in Toronto attended the red carpet, but the premiere of "Buried Alive" was very shabby, and there was no comparison at all, but from the Judging from the current situation, Roger made a special trip to watch "Buried Alive" at night after watching "The Thief in the City", and it was still under the premise of physical discomfort.
What does this mean? Perhaps some reasons can be seen from Roger's film review.
"A near-impossible challenge, a near-perfect answer." That's the title of Roger's film review, making his point clearly.
"The secret room movie has always been short of excellent works. How to complete the scheduling of shots and perspectives in a limited space is the first problem; and how to complete the character shaping and theme elaboration in a limited performance space, this is the first problem. Two puzzles.
In 'Buried Alive', this conundrum is taken to the extreme, the entire story takes place in a coffin, and only one actor appears, bringing the genre to its extreme.
Under such an extreme framework, Cortez's control of the audience's emotions is undoubtedly successful. He not only showed his excellent rhythm control ability, but the ups and downs of the plot firmly caught the audience's attention; The atmosphere creation has shown a very good talent, recalling the amazing performance of M-Night-Shyamalan in 'The Sixth Sense', which is tightly packed in horror and suspense Grasp the rope of hope firmly and keep the suspense until the very last moment. In particular, the director adopted a '2:35' lens ratio, which maximized the realistic effect of room phobia.
I definitely don't like being buried alive.
With such limited resources, acting is undoubtedly a daunting challenge, but Hall is an extremely good actor who is not only competent but also overdone the task, showing his talent and skills to the fullest. In many shots, there are thousands of words in his eyes, all the jumbled and turbulent emotions bring the most profound experience in the most minimal way; watching Hall's performance, it is a pleasure, in his Under the interpretation of the film, the film is not only persuasive, but also not only arouses the emotions of the audience, but more importantly, sublimates the theme—
Vulnerability and sadness as an independent individual in front of the state apparatus and large corporations. A 'sorry', but can not support the weight of life!
Purely from the perspective of the script, this is not a successful work. The lack of details and the limitations of the pattern restrict the in-depth excavation; but it is a work with a successful performance. The amplification and excavation of emotions allows the audience to experience the real experience. The ups and downs of a roller coaster, the fear and happiness after watching the movie, are the signs of the success of the movie.
A wooden box, an actor, and a suffocating masterpiece was a near-impossible challenge, but Cortez delivered a near-perfect answer. More importantly, it gave the audience their first glimpse of Renly Hall. "
Roger is currently the most influential film critic in North America. He is not only the first film critic to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, but also has his own TV shows and film festivals he set up. It can be said that his film critics It has become a literary form and has been universally recognized.
In Roger's system of comments, everything is "relative, not absolute". He thinks that when someone asks if Hellboy is good, they're not asking if it's good compared to Mystic River, they're asking if it's good compared to Punisher, so Roger gives His judgment is that "Superman" is four points, "Hellboy" is three points, and "The Punisher" is two points.
Therefore, Roger usually gives two ratings when relying on movies, one is the rating of the movie itself, and the other is the recommendation rating. To put it simply, some works are excellent in their own right, but maybe because they are too heavy, too obscure, or too popcorn to recommend to the audience. He insisted, "The film is excellent when it achieves its original purpose, but admitting it does not mean that the film itself is worth recommending."
Therefore, when evaluating "Buried Alive", Roger also said that this is a movie that tests the audience's nerves and is not recommended to watch. In the case of a four-star perfect score, he gave a two-star recommendation, and said, "Danny Ball's '127 Hours' will be released tomorrow, and it also tells the story of a loner surviving in a desperate situation. At that time, the two films may be discussed together."
Compared with "The Thief in the City", Roger showed greater interest in the work "Buried Alive", and especially his admiration for Renly attracted countless attention.
Unlike "War in the Pacific" and the Emmy Awards, this is the Toronto Film Festival, where the world's top filmmakers gather. Even a little-known independent film like "Buried Alive" can win the attention of everyone as long as it is brilliant enough. Obviously, "Buried Alive" ushered in such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Following "Variety" and "Chicago Sun" written by Roger, the other seven film critics have also attracted more attention.
"New York Times" film critic Elizabeth-Weitzman (Elizabeth-Weitzman) is also an authoritative representative of North America, and can serve in the first newspaper in the United States. Her views are undoubtedly worth learning from. This time, she also joined the ranks of her colleagues and sent praise to the film, saying in the comments:
"Rough yet delicate, simple yet profound, the film shows the big world under a small pattern, and faithfully presents the beginnings and turns of all emotions, and maximizes self-rescue in confined spaces, but it truly reflects What came out was the complexity and fragility of human nature. When the cast list appeared, every audience was immersed in darkness and could not extricate themselves. This is the success of the director and the success of the actors. Undoubtedly, this is Toronto this year. One of the funniest films since the opening."
"Vanity Fair" reviews are written by Claude-Puig, a freelance film critic who, like Roger, runs his own film review website, and his reviews can appear in any magazine or newspaper. However, since he signed with "Vanity Fair" last year, his film reviews have found a fixed release platform.
Being able to get the favor of "Vanity Fair" itself shows Claudy's excellence, and more importantly, Claudy is highly sought after among young people with the influence of online platforms. This is also his greatest strength.
"Hall's performance is undoubtedly exciting. The new actor was still an unknown actor half a year ago, but first gave an Emmy-level performance in 'The Pacific War', and then in 'Buried Alive' 'He gave an Oscar-level performance and completed a blockbuster feat in an instant!
The movie is very smart, it doesn't have as many resources as '127 Hours' that will premiere tomorrow - it costs three million, only one sixth of the latter, but it relies on the excellent performance of the actors, and Real life resonates perfectly, showing the script's ambition. Carrying such a rich theme while being confined to a cramped space, the film undoubtedly faced a formidable challenge, and any deviation could turn the work into a sleepy lullaby. Fortunately, it has Hall. "
Claude's review put almost all the weight on Renly, emphasizing, "Hall is undoubtedly the biggest discovery of 2010 so far! Full of surprises." Obviously, "Vanity Fair" also expressed this. Agree.
Meanwhile, Michael-Philips wrote a review for The Hollywood Reporter: "Should Oscar judges cast their votes for this never-before-heard 'Buried Alive'? Maybe, they should vote for Renly Hall."
First Venice, then Toronto, the annual awards season has slowly kicked off. Although it will not really ignite the war until October, it is clear that, as an outpost, Toronto film critics can't wait to mention the Oscar as the ultimate goal. . The first among them is the "Hollywood Reporter", which is listed as the most authoritative and professional magazine in Hollywood along with "Variety".
"This is a work where the viewing effect is paramount. The ups and downs and twists and turns of the plot bring simple and pure enjoyment to the audience, thrilling and exciting; Hall's talent is full, he makes full use of the narrow space to show the performance The explosive power of the one-man show, but the stage of the one-man show vividly shows the essence of emotions, which affects the emotions of the audience and enters a real world of burial. Hollywood judges, it is time to turn their attention to this 20-year-old rookie actor . God, this is only the second work of his career."
The Hollywood Reporter's review offers a glimpse of what's going on inside the industry, with Toronto's first seed in the Oscar race, and it looks like Renly has won at least one supporter.
The surging compliments pushed "Buried Alive" to the public after the premiere, as if it had already gone hand in hand with last night's "Robbers in the City", which was really unexpected; however, in the Not all of the nine film reviews in the official film festival's official journal were praised. Three of the reviews expressed negative views. This is also the first dissonance that appeared after the premiere of "Buried Alive". sound.