Hollywood Road
Chapter 723
Since the middle ages, there have been too many scandals in Catholicism. With the entering of civilized society, these scandals seem to be much less, but there are still many ugly things hidden under the huge power of the church. With the media uncovering the cover, a wave of public opinion criticizing the Catholic Church has been set off in the land of American liberalism Tide.
This wave seems to come suddenly, but the promoters behind the scenes are well prepared and powerful. They can directly intervene in the mass media, and their discourse power in the media is by no means comparable to that of the Catholic forces in the United States.
Any topic always has a certain timeliness. For a country like the United States, quite a lot of people never go to the cinema, but few people boast that they have no religious belief.
Religion is far more topical than movies.
Naturally, the discussion about whether Hollywood films are too violent and Murphy''s films are responsible for the shooting is much less loud. From the media to the public and even the Washington authorities, attention has turned to a series of scandals about Catholicism.
If these scandals happen in Europe, they will not care much about the self-centered world outlook of the Americans. It''s just that all these scandals happen in the United States, and they happen to the most intolerable children in the government and society. It''s hard not to attract people.
Children are the future of a country and society. It''s more than just saying.
Murphy called a news conference just as the media and the public were discussing the Catholic scandal crazily.
The press conference was held in the lobby of the Death Star Building in Century City, which was very brief.
At the beginning of the press conference, Carla Firth announced on behalf of 20th century fox, "fox will continue to cooperate with Stanton studio to create new films directed by Murphy Stanton. Stanton''s new films will focus on current social hot issues!"
With that, she made a gesture to the back, the white screen on the back lit up instantly, and a few lines of big words were very eye-catching.
"A group of poor journalists who want to declare war on church forces, adapted from real people and true stories, the real history behind focus!"
See the words on the screen, many reporters press the camera shutter at the same time, but also some stunned, do not know what this means.
"Declare war on the church? A bunch of poor reporters? "
According to these, some older reporters gradually think of what is the current hot social events? Focus
He immediately recalled and whispered, "isn''t it the Pulitzer Prize winning event in the Boston Globe?"
A young reporter next to him asked, "Mr. Bjorkman, what are you talking about?"
"Look at the screen." The older reporter pointed to the screen.
The young reporter looked up and saw that the title had disappeared and gradually appeared a general description of the content.
"The film is based on real people and stories, and comes from an in-depth investigation and reporting experience of the Boston Globe."
A reporter named Bjorkman saw this and said, "it''s true!"
"In 2001, the editor in chief of the Miami Herald parachuted the Boston Globe to make a big news. He pointed out a topic for the in-depth report group focus: Father John Jorgen of the local Catholic Church was accused of child molestation, and cardinal Bernard Law, who was in charge of the Archdiocese of Boston, had long been aware of it, but he shelved the cover up and was strict Serious dereliction of duty. With the deepening of the investigation, they were shocked to find that the number of suspected sexual assault priests ranged from 1 to 13, and then to an astonishing 70. This is no longer a matter of one person, but a breakdown of the church system. Their investigation found that the parents were either unable to resist, or were prevaricated by the church with a very low sealing fee. The priest involved was not expelled, and he redistributed the parish for some time on the grounds of "taking sick leave", and then new crimes were brewing, and so on. "
The background information of the new film is simply explained on the big screen.
Seeing this, Bjorkman raised a sense of absurdity, "is Murphy Stanton and 20th Century Fox intentional?"
"It must have been on purpose!" The young reporter next to him looked at Murphy sitting in front of the big screen and said, "at this time, choose this kind of subject, say he didn''t mean it, do you believe it?"
Bjorkman shook his head without hesitation.
Maybe the public doesn''t know, but they who work in the media industry don''t know. The criticism and pressure that Murphy Stanton suffered before was driven by Catholicism. Now that a large number of Catholic scandals have been exposed in the United States, Murphy Stanton chooses this time to announce his new film theme based on the Pulitzer Prize for exposing the Catholic scandal What else can the news events adapted by the winners not aim at Catholicism and fight back against Catholicism?
"It''s estimated that the Catholic instigated the attack on Murphy Stanton," the young reporter added, "will you vomit blood when you see his new film?"
Bjorkman laughed. "Murphy Stanton has never been the kind of person who likes to be beaten. If Catholicism offends him, he will slap him back! Maybe the scandal of Catholicism exposed in the media has something to do with Murphy StantonCatholic people see today''s press conference, said that hematemesis may be a bit exaggerated, but crazy is for sure.
"It''s time for questions." Carla Firth''s voice rang out, "if you have any questions, you can ask director Stanton questions, only five minutes!"
As soon as the words came out, the reporters raised their hands one by one.
Today''s press conference, under the current situation of public opinion, is simply too newsworthy, and the effect of dissemination is absolutely explosive.
Meanwhile, in the office building in Santa Monica Beach, Archbishop Marcos Costello received a reminder from his assistant. He just opened Fox News and saw Carla Firth announce the beginning of the free questioning session.
Although he didn''t look at the news conference in front of him, he could see the handwriting on the big screen behind Murphy Stanton through the live video. The more he looked, the bigger his eyes were, and the more he looked, the more frightened he was.
Murphy Stanton, what is this about?
Archbishop Marcos Costello naturally knew about Boston in those years. This news event also won the highest Pulitzer Prize in the American press, but the influence of regional newspapers was limited after all. Especially through the efforts of the church, those things were almost forgotten
Now, Murphy Stanton is going to make a movie! What else could he be if he wasn''t targeting Catholicism?
Archbishop Marcos Costello has a very bad feeling in his heart. Although he doesn''t like Murphy Stanton, he can''t deny that Murphy Stanton has become one of the most influential directors in Hollywood and even in the world. Even a director with such great influence as him, there will be no more than one slap in the face in the world.
How wide is the spread of such a director''s film? How bad will it affect Catholicism? What will be the Vatican''s reaction?
As if he couldn''t sit any longer, Archbishop Marquez Costello stood up from his office chair, his eyes fixed on the TV screen, his old face as tense as a rubber band, slightly white.
If If Murphy Stanton''s new film really spread widely, and it will certainly affect him!
Although the previous actions against Murphy Stanton and Hollywood were approved by the Vatican Vatican, they were eventually proposed and instigated by him. If the plan is successful, it will benefit him and the Vatican. If it has a negative impact, it will certainly be his initiator.
Archbishop Marcos Costello knows that if necessary, the Holy See will take him as a scapegoat.
On the television screen, a female reporter of Hollywood Reporter was first named by Carla Firth. She stood up and asked, "Murphy, why did you choose such a subject?"
Hearing the voice of the question, Archbishop Marcos Costello put aside all kinds of worries for the time being and prepared to see how Murphy Stanton would reply.
In the living room of the Death Star building, Murphy sat calmly opposite many reporters, which was no different from any press conference he attended in the past.
"Some time ago, many media criticized Hollywood movies, especially my works for their lack of social responsibility." Murphy said solemnly, "it''s really worth reflecting. As a director, I really can''t forget the sense of social responsibility, so from then on, I decided that the theme of the new film should be able to reflect social problems..."
In the office building of Santa Monica, when he heard the word "sense of social responsibility", Archbishop Marquez Costello only felt inexplicable ridicule. The reason he used to attack Murphy Stanton was returned by him through the media.
Murphy Stanton''s voice still kept reaching his ears. "When I was shooting Diego Ross, I thought * * was just a case within the Catholic Church. But recently, after reading many reports in the media, I found that this may be a common phenomenon within the Catholic Church. Children are the objects we have been committed to protecting and our hope for the future. I''m sorry They are engaged and may have their own children in the near future. Who wants to put their children in such a terrible environment
"Terror?" Archbishop Marquez Costello wanted to fly over and shut Murphy Stanton''s mouth. "When is Catholicism terrible?"
"I think I can do something to remind our society and our parents..."
Inside the TV, the man who disgusted him was still talking, "remind them to stay away from the evil behind Guanghua!"
"Asshole!"
Archbishop Marcos Costello slapped the table heavily, made a loud bang, and then frowned with pain.
But the press conference continued, and Mo freely answered all kinds of questions from reporters, and skillfully pushed Catholicism into the swamp.