Chapter 583: Battle for News Headlines(2/2)
Ronald and Jonathan Demme both had nose allergies, which caused them to cough and sneeze together, making everyone miserable.
"Ahem, cough, cough, I won't have any artistic opinions on the movie edited by Jonathan." Ronald finally made a comment.
Jonathan Demme is a little nervous. He doesn’t have any artistic opinions. Does he have commercial opinions?
"But I have some thoughts on marketing..."
This movie is actually quite bold and controversial. It has a very close relationship between the male protagonist Andy, played by Tom Hanks, and his lover, Miguel, played by the handsome Latino man Antonio Banderas.
There are two people kissing and a sex scene. It's rare that Jonathan Demme shot it very artistically without any objectionable emotions.
There is also Joe, played by Denzel Washington, who delivers a speech to his colleagues against discrimination against patients. It is very loud and clear, just like the patient version of Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream.
However, these are very shocking shots for the mass film market and may cause great controversy.
Maybe audiences will understand it in markets on the east and west coasts, but the box office in states like the Deep South and the Midwest is likely to take a big hit.
Therefore, Ronald proposed some modifications to weaken these controversial scenes. Don’t mention Andy, played by Tom Hanks, and Mi, played by Antonio Banderas, by name.
When you talk about Gale's relationship, you just need to understand it so that the audience can understand it.
In the same way, this kind of treatment can also be applied to situations of racial discrimination, etc.
"OK, cough cough cough... I understand what you mean. In fact, I also made a version that meets the required length." Jonathan Demi knew that he had not gotten through, so he came up with another version that was less controversial.
"Okay, okay, my opinion in this version is not to cut a single cut, cough, cough, sneeze," Ronald agreed after reading it. This time, you can also see a lot of Demi's ingenuity in filming and editing.
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"Okay, great, this is the highest praise for me, cough cough cough..." Demi coughed again.
Chapter completed!