Hollywood Road
Chapter 748
After the press conference, the reporters left the film palace as soon as possible, sorted out the materials on hand, and delivered them to their newspapers, websites or TV stations as soon as possible. In this information age, time is the lifeline of news, and every minute can not be wasted.
Alberto, a reporter from the Italy news, Esposito almost ran all the way to his car. He did not start the car when he got on the bus. Instead, he tried to get his seat back, and took out an apple notebook from the bag on the copilot, so he put it on his leg and started to prepare his own press release.
The news of Italy has a great influence in Italy and its surrounding areas, but under the impact of the Internet and new media, it has also created a story that can "cover stories like focus, which is why we choose this industry!"
As you can see from the title, Alberto Esposito praised his work and the film focus with the help of the news conference he just attended.
No matter what Alberto Esposito saw in the movie or what Murphy Stanton said, there was no conflict between the two!
"Focus, a new film by famous director Murphy Stanton, is adapted from real events. At the beginning of this century, the focus group of the Boston Globe published 70 reports in a row in a whole year, exposing 90 priests in Boston area suspected of sexually assaulting boys. This group of reports not only won the Pulitzer Prize in the United States next year, but also promoted the society''s attention to the church. The event itself is quite topical, but the rhythm and style of the story telling in the film are extremely calm and calm. The film reproduces the work of the reporters of the Boston Globe, just like the reporters'' original reporting process of the event, rigorous, rational, restrained, but full of passion. "
"The charm of serious news lies in not forcibly selling opinions, avoiding the influence of emotions on judgment, strictly selecting materials and carefully verifying. In the end, it is to destroy a system rather than an enemy. Correspondingly, the focus plays are almost unassailable. For example, the victims of investigation and evidence collection are extroverted, introverted and direct. The level of interview is different, and the dialogue is authentic and credible. Although different ways of injury appear, the effect of audience''s emotional guidance is the same. In depth, the comparative depiction of lawyers from the two camps is also concise and vivid. The sentence "what have you been doing long ago" makes the film not only interrogate the church, but also highlight the principle of self-examination that the media should have. "
"In addition to Murphy Stanton''s own plays, the photography and editing of focus are as classic as a textbook. The long lens is calm and steady, and does not grab the content. The multi line narrative is lively, especially the performance. The film is full of celebrities, but there are no absolute male and female protagonists. Stanton''s followers are brilliant, and the crowd is tense and no one suddenly grabs the play. This kind of personal hero is the main character Cooperation on the basis of justice is just what a good news reporting group needs
"In order to be a good reporter in the film, the five main actors have been in close contact with the prototype of the focus group to understand their working habits. Of course, we are too used to regard actors'' dedication and experience of life as a means of publicity, but the performance itself will not lie. I like one detail of Jonah Hill''s Michael when interviewing victims: sitting across the table, Michael doesn''t put his notebook on the table, but asks questions. At the same time, his hands are quietly recording under the table, and his eyes are always staring at the interviewee. I''m afraid that this kind of details can only be understood when I''ve been a reporter. Face to face recording is more like a court trial. The interviewees are easy to be offended and distracted. "
"Focus is the most popular and professional film. As a director, Murphy Stanton''s most brilliant treatment is that when the second half of the story presents the effect of reporting, he almost doesn''t mention" winning the Pulitzer Prize ". At the end of the story, he receives the reader''s hotline. The busy newsman calmly answers:" Hello, this is focus. ". Media reporter is the most important profession in all "hero" industries that needs to consciously keep a distance from the aura. This concise ending is meaningful and appropriate. "
"Although focus is the best film textbook model from content to presentation, I don''t think much of its winning prospects in Venice. Director Murphy Stanton is probably a firm atheist. The film''s attack on the church is merciless, pointing out that the church is the most filthy organization in the world, and its awe of religion itself disintegrates after watching it. This kind of "offense" will obviously make theists uncomfortable. "
"From a personal point of view, the story actually takes the powerful Church in the secular world as the setting of power control. What focus shows is the courage and efforts of ordinary people to challenge authority. In different societies, the appearance of power is another issue. On the premise of full introspection, newspapermen exercise their supervision duties. This is exactly what the media said: "after all this, leaning on the car seat, Alberto Esposito was relieved, but did not immediately start the car to leave. Instead, he took out his mobile phone, logged on twitter, and casually looked for it. Twitter is full of news about focus, many of which are based on social platforms such as twitter Based on our media, the response is much faster than those of traditional media reporters.
Instead of starting the car, Alberto Esposito stares at his cell phone and looks through some of the comments on focus.
As an Italian, he is also a Catholic. However, because of his profession, he believes in God, and at the same time, he is wary of God''s spokesman in the world.His wife once accused him of not being pious enough and taking bad children. But today''s film, which reflects the facts, proves that his vigilance is not wrong. It''s impossible to say that in some ways his children have avoided possible harm.
On twitter, we media people who have just watched the premiere also firmly stand on the position of focus and Murphy Stanton.
"Focus is a kind of slow-moving movie, which will make people feel dull or even boring in the first 20 minutes. But once the audience follows the actors into the movie, they will be deeply attracted and begin to feel the huge shock of the plot."
"The story of this film is shocked by the reality. The director Murphy Stanton doesn''t sensationalize, nor severely flog those animal priests and bishops who don''t know. We know that the reality is like this. We know that even if the bishop is exposed, he will not be punished. But we are infected by this group of reporters. We begin to think about the whole religious system. We begin to think about the society, and the film is successful 。”
Alberto Esposito nodded and opened another chapter.
"Murphy Stanton doesn''t deal with the film too artistically. He controls the balance between the actors better. The plot and the dialogue are just right. With the laying of clues, the film leads the audience step by step to the end without fatigue."
"Looking back on the film, my mind is filled with a large number of dialogues, eyes and busy figures, an extremely real case investigation process. There is no need to mystify the plot, just need the truth to be peeled off bit by bit, the collapse of each layer of shell, and the revealed core, which are enough to make the audience more nervous, keep their eyes on the waiting, and witness the truth to the public All of a sudden... "
Just as the mainstream media in the United States attacked Catholicism last year, with the premiere of focus at the Venice Film Festival, the mainstream media in Europe and all western countries also took Murphy''s side.
However, as the director of the film, Murphy left Venice on the night of its premiere with actors such as Robert Downey Jr.