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At least the film share is still at the forefront, Lehman comforted himself with the North American theater schedule table compiled by Liam.

Of course, it's useless not to comfort yourself.

As a human being, a bit of Ah Q is still good.

After taking a sip of coffee and eating a piece of pastry, Lehman couldn't help but sigh secretly while looking at the data sheet.

Although it is said that without the six major supports or blood draws, and the benefit of one's own film screening, there is less profit sharing, but in fact it is not much better.

This time, in the finalization of "Old Nowhere", the final theater resources are slightly less in a strict sense.

Especially in comparison with "The Da Vinci Code", which has been screened for more than a week, there are still more than 3,800 screen theaters plus 27% of the film.

As for "Old Nowhere", the potential value of the newly released film has yet to be developed, and the market space is large. It has only won less than 2,000 screens and 18% of the film share, ranking third — -The animated film "Outside the Fence" also has 20% of the lineup.

Of course, our conditions are not bad compared to the latter.

After all, do the theaters have to eat well? Profit is the top priority. Look at the four to ten film resources that are not as strong as the "Da Vinci Code", or even the top ten. The theaters are three days Soy sauce movies like you may not even get 1% of the total amount of the movie. Only a few theaters in a few areas will be released and it will be thrown into the offline market immediately... ...

Is it miserable? Is it unfair? There have always been worse treatments.

However, there is still some envy.

With the screening scale of more than 3,800 screens, even if the attendance rate is only half, the box office harvested every day is desirable.

Perhaps this is why the second and third-tier studios pay so much attention to the development and accumulation of distribution work. It is really heartbreaking that the box office potential is wasted because the promotion resources are not kept up because the film is obviously excellent.

However, the heartache is the heartache, and the blood draw is not a long-term solution...

Anyway, the series of work from production to release of any film is always closely related to the strength of the studio and distribution company behind it, and the amount of resources provided.

The theme of "Old Nowhere" is actually not suitable for large-scale open screening. With this resource investment, although it is a little bit less, it is actually almost the same. In addition, the market scale that the French cinema can give is still the first-class, and it is always at home. Overwhelming the "Da Vinci Code"...

It was in this kind of thoughts that time came on the 24th, the day when "Old Nowhere" was released in theaters.

Paris, France.

Honoré got off work and ran to the cinema before dinner, so that he could see "Old Nowhere" for the first time.

As early as when the newspaper reported about the Cannes Film Festival, he noticed this work and looked good, and he had some expectations.

Honoré was in his twenties this year, not long after he entered society. He often watched movies when he was in school, but mainly liked American blockbusters. It was not until Lehman became famous that he slowly paid attention to him.

The main reason is that his works are not boring, and another weak point is the sense of identity.

Yes, the plot with no ups and downs does look dull.

Lehman's films are usually dramatic enough, and the characters are not flat, in other words, they are easy to make an impression.

After watching the movie, I don’t know what the main character is.

Until today, the theater has also changed the screening schedule of "Old Nowhere", Honoré hurriedly arrived, making it a little distracted by today's work.

Soon I arrived at a nearby comprehensive theater, and it was easier to buy tickets for multiple theaters.

When Honoré arrived, although there were already a lot of people at the ticket window, the branch office was diverted fast enough, and it was his turn in a short while.

"A piece of "Old Nowhere". Is there a middle point?"

"It's sold out, is it okay to stay a little bit ahead?"

"No, no, no, looking up at the neck is uncomfortable. Help me choose the back." Honoré shook his head.

"That's OK." The conductor was a man in his forties, unsmiling.

Enter the theater, find your seat and sit down.

Honoré bought a piece of French fries and waited for the start of the feature film while eating.

......

Bella, a columnist in Chicago, USA, walked into the theater for the first time to watch Lehman's new film.

When she saw Javier Baden's hairstyle, she couldn't help but smile.

Because this hairstyle is the most popular in the United States is the brothel owner, and it is generally reserved for women, and men generally do not stay like this.

Therefore, it is really weird for a grim killer to have this kind of hair.

But it didn't take long before Anton broke out.

When he strangled the policeman in handcuffs at the police station, there was an exclamation in the projection hall.

——He doesn't even have any emotional fluctuations in killing, so naturally it is scary.

With the development of the plot, the scene of Moss shooting the hound without chaos also aroused the admiration of the people around him.

Then, Anton single-handedly attacked the mining group and killed the employer, which also gave the audience a more comprehensive and profound understanding of his lawlessness.

Finally, the veteran police officer Ed said something that made people empathize and understand his powerlessness.

"The crime that is happening now is so serious that it can't even be sentenced. I'm not saying that I am afraid, although it is a bit, but since the day I joined, I have been aware that doing this job is life-threatening. I don’t want to bet my fate to deal with things that I can’t understand at all. Those people betrayed their souls, but happily claim to adapt. If you told me twenty years ago, I would see them on the streets of Texas I would never believe a child who was dyed colorfully, with a nose ring, and regarded crime as cool, but it became a fact..."

Without the energy and vitality of the older generation to face this rapidly changing society, they are eliminated and abandoned, and can only be immersed in the memory of the old days, right?

Bella walked out of the theater, still recalling some details of the film in her mind.

Compared with the more passionate and refreshing crime movie "Bad Guy" that tells about brotherhood, this "Old Nowhere" is inferior in terms of plot and rhythm.

With the same subject matter, is "Old Nowhere" terrible?

Of course not. If it's bad, there won't be so many praises. In fact, this is also an excellent movie.

Because it is a multi-line narrative, interspersed and connected frequently, the inevitable plot rhythm is somewhat lost, but this movie actually has a bigger proposition and a much broader talk.

If you really want to evaluate it, "Bad Guy" focuses on the so-called friend's loyalty, and as for fighting, it is an additional manifestation; while "Old Nowhere" is bloody about the truth of "the weak eats the strong."

Therefore, the first movie has a better viewing experience, and the latter has a deeper aftertaste, but both are two excellent crime movies directed by Lehman.

Back home, Bella opened the document and wrote: ""The Old Has Nothing to Support"-the cruelty of the weak eating and the weak being eliminated.

——In the movie, the geographical environment is a very important background element.The filming locations of this film are in Texas, New Mexico and the US-Mexico border.And at the beginning of the film, it shows all this with a vision: the withered, broad plains and hills are lifeless, and naturally there is a sturdy and madness.

In fact, this is what most people think of Texas.

In such an environment, is it possible to not be fierce in a place where wild animals compete for food?

The tone of the film is determined in this way.

For example, what was Moss doing when he first played?He is hunting.

If Moss is a "wilder hunter", Anton is a "city hunter". The difference between the two is that Moss's prey is animals, while Anton's prey is humans.

In addition, Mondley illegally opened mines and bought murderers; Barrister Choate helped to do perjury and complete procedures. They can all be regarded as hunters, but they use power, money and rules to clear the way.

Therefore, what the film depicts is such a disorderly and cruel system. Therefore, violence will become the way this film rules everything.

The big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats the shrimp. The big black humor in the film is that everyone thinks that they are the big fish, but it turns out not.

For this reason, Monterey died in Anton's hands, because Anton was even more unruly; Moss died, and died in the hands of the Mexican gang because he was too confident; even the most violent Anton almost died in An inexplicable car accident, because the driver who ran the red light did not follow the rules.

You see, everyone who doesn't follow the rules seems to have benefited from this. Isn't such a story interesting?

Finally, after watching this movie, what I want to say is that time is like a giant rolling wheel, cruelly crushing past everyone.

Who can say that the new generation will not become the old generation to be eliminated in the future? The old policeman Ed feels powerless, and he is increasingly unable to control the situation when crimes occur, just like a lamb to be slaughtered, unable to control his fate , Curled up in the corner silently.

That lamb, the future is you, the future is me..."