495 is a classic

On Friday, November 17, "Schindler's List" was officially screened in 25 theaters, and the first 13 reviews attracted everyone's attention.

Among the many audiences, Jews, sociologists, and professional film critics occupy a very high proportion, especially high-level intellectuals, who always have a strong interest in the theme of "Schindler's List", which tells real historical events and thus 'projection' the background and historical changes of the entire era, hoping to see the refraction of the whole society and the entire culture from the entertainment carrier of the movie.

This also made the opening weekend of "Schindler's List" full of academics, and Steven Spielberg did not disappoint everyone, entering the premiere weekend, the second batch of professional film critics was released, and the work was promoted to the status of a classic in one go.

This time, as many as 12 media outlets gave a full score of 100 to "Schindler's List", which can be described as a strong swipe.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "Steven Spielberg's appalling, powerful film is a milestone in the art of cinematic zuò by any measure." ”

"USA Today", which has repeatedly voted against Hugo's starring movies before, was also impressed this time, "The flawless details and truth, the film recounts the darkness and fear of that era in detail in the form of a virtual documentary, and the three main characters outlined in a direct narrative technique are clearly presented the struggles and pains of human beings under the background of the times, and the performances of each actor are perfect!" ”

Even the "Entertainment Weekly", which had always been pessimistic before the release of the movie, did not hesitate to express its firm support position with a perfect score, "Spielberg's realistic and clear stance is different from any of his previous films, and even different from any previous film about World War II, he makes us deeply feel the darkest period of the twentieth century, and makes us deeply feel the infinite influence that still remains in the current society." ”

In addition, the New York Times joined the ranks of the other three authoritative media outlets -- the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood Reporter and Variety -- to announce their praise for the film with perfect marks, "What is amazing is the way Spielberg captures fear, the way the camera moves, the use of black and white 'color' color, and the advancement of the plot, delicately but realistically injecting that fear and anger into the soul of every viewer." ”

In addition, "The Wall Street Journal (. journal)" said, "This is a film that goes beyond the ordinary ranks, and can even be said to be extraordinary. The surging 'passion' and abundant art run throughout. ”

The Reel Browsing review said, "This film touches our souls so deeply, this deep and powerful energy is rare in the history of cinema, and it is this power that makes watching a movie a great 'spiritual' experience." ”

"Television Guide" also gave a perfect score, "Director Steven Spielberg has reached a realm that is almost unsurpassable - a morally rigorous, 'spiritual' and awe-inspiring epic masterpiece, but at the same time effortlessly close to the viewer's heart." ”

The reviews were so strong that the praise of authoritative media became the brightest halo of "Schindler's List" on the opening weekend, attracting the attention of audiences across the United States.

This time, even the "Globe and Mail", which had never pretended to be 'sexual' about Hugo's works before, gave a review of 88 points, "a work full of power and influence!" ”

The 80 points given by "Rolling Stone" magazine are the lowest scores among the 31 film reviews currently appearing in the public eye, "'Schindler's List', although it is a compromise of Chiguoguo, is an interpretation of historical documents, but the film's choice of perspective and narrative is much more sincere than its ambitious marketing intentions, the academic school will not judge the film, but judge by the weight of the subject matter, in this point, Spielberg has grasped the most accurate scale, which is worthy of praise!" ”

The minimum score is 80 points, which can be said to be a phenomenal scale without bad reviews, even if there are some minor words in the reviews of the movie, such as "The Washington Post (the. "Admittedly, Spielberg's bad habits as a commercial director still appear at certain moments, especially near the end, when a long and deliberately sensational confession and tearful passage falls into Spielberg-style sentimentality, which seems deliberate and redundant; But before this unfortunate scene, 'Schindler's List' tells a three-hour 'fine' story, full of human 'sexuality' and at the same time gripping and full of ups and downs. ”

But the Washington Post still gave a high score of 88 points, proving that the flaws are not hidden.

"Schindler's List", bathed in praise, finally scored 94 points in the media comprehensive evaluation, and is widely regarded as the most powerful and profound work of all the films released in 1993.

This is also the highest-rated work in the minds of film critics among all the works Steven has since his debut.

Prior to this, even if Steven's works were 'outstanding' at the box office, including "Jurassic Park", which swept thousands of troops this summer, it was not recognized by film critics. This is also the reason why people have always been accustomed to calling Steven a commercial film, Steven is the director of genre films who has won the hearts of the audience but has never been able to make a breakthrough in art.

But this time, the excavation of human 'nature' in "Schindler's List", the excavation of the times, and the discussion of humanity and psychology have undoubtedly been unanimously recognized, which also marks that the previous media speculation has finally been conclusive. "Will Steven be able to get rid of the model of a commercial director and make a film that is worth digging deeper into the humanities and arts", the answer is yes, 100% yes.

The singing of the media comprehensive review is the recognition of Steven by film critics, and the theater score comes from the audience's recognition of Steven, whether the audience is willing to accept a "literary Steven" instead of a "commercial Steven"? In the end, the theater score 'handed in' an "A" score as the answer.

Obviously, Steven's speculation in the audience's mind and grasp of commercial elements are still recognized by everyone, and the audience's willingness to give "A" to "Schindler's List" is extremely rare.

After the opening weekend, "Schindler's List" is still undoubtedly a classic, one of the top temples of cinema.

Compared with "Schindler's List", "Farewell to Lovers", which was released two weeks ago, is becoming more and more small, if it is placed at other times, the media comprehensive evaluation is eighty-four, and the theater score is "B", which is already very rare, but the problem is that "Farewell Lovers" is one notch worse than director James Ivory's previous works, such as "Howard Manor", and now it is two notches lower than "Schindler's list".

Previously, it was generally believed that James, as a director with profound heritage and distinctive art, must have given more charm to his works than Steven's, so the media have said that "Farewell to Love" has the hope of continuing the strength of "Howard Manor" last year, and maybe "Schindler's List" will become a stepping stone to "Farewell Love".

But now it seems that Steven gave everyone a surprise and came out with the momentum of sweeping thousands of troops, and now almost all the media believe that "Schindler's List" has the absolute strength to achieve higher praise at the next awards ceremony, which is a film that perfectly combines business and art!

Don't say "Farewell to Love", even other works currently released seem to be underweight, "Schindler's List" has reached a new height in terms of subject matter and depth, or artistic style, as well as overall completion, which is difficult for other works to achieve.

It is conceivable that at the next award ceremony, the expression of "Schindler's List" is bound to touch the hearts of countless people. But that's all later, at present, the media is still paying more attention to the film's box office performance, whether "Schindler's List" can continue Steven's previous strong box office appeal, Hugo can continue this magic table after three consecutive works have dedicated the "fine" lottery room table, and what kind of answer will the single box office of this film 'deliver'?

These are the highlights.

This is a very strange thing for the North American film market, and people are paying attention to a work that is only released in 25 theaters, rather than focusing on the "Addams Family Values" (ADDAMS) that is released in 2,600 theaters across the United States. family。 values)", you know, the "Addams Family" (the. addams。 family)" but it achieved an outstanding box office performance of $113 million, ranking seventh in the year-end North American box office charts that year, and this sequel is also menacing. But it's a pity that it was stolen a lot of limelight by "Schindler's List".

Soon, the box office results of "Schindler's List" on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday came out, although it would have to wait until the exact number jù on Monday to be confirmed, but the error was generally not too large. "Schindler's List" won $2.25 million at the box office in 25 theaters with a box office figure of $90,000 per theater!

When this number came out, almost everyone was stunned.