Cult movies have always been like this, which has caused controversial discussions and went to extremes in polarization, either achieving classics or becoming a commoner. Even those classic works still have a large number of negative comments that follow them.

In the long history of film history, the most representative one is undoubtedly the "Fighting Club". The movie was criticized by the media when it was released. Although there were many praises, it was suppressed by negative comments and was breathless. The media comprehensive review fell to a pitiful 66 points in the midst of the ice and fire. David Finch's reputation again won by the "Seven Deadly Sins" plummeted again. In the end, the "Fighting Club" only achieved a box office of 37 million US dollars in North America. Compared with its 63 million investment, it can be said to be a crushing defeat.

However, later, this movie shone brightly in the precipitation of time. It not only became one of the classics in film history, but also ranked among the top ten in the 250 list. It also ranked at the top of the videotape rental list for many years, becoming the most praised work by Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and David Finch.

This is the feature of the cult movie: either love it to the core or hate it to the point of being crazy.

The same is true for "City of Sin". The ultimate comments of the "San Francisco Chronicle" and the "Chicago Sun" clearly show their respective positions.

Roger of the Chicago Sun gave more than one hundred percent, saying in a short comment, "This is not a comic adaptation movie, it is more like giving a comic a life force, breaking through the binding force on paper and evolving into reality."

Brian of the San Francisco Chronicle gave zero points without hesitation and gave a terrible comment, "The film seems to have done all its efforts to contribute a brainless feast of films. Plasma, pornography and violence break the bottom line of action movies and challenge the bottom line of American film rating system."

The two tit-for-tat comments can feel the smell of gunpowder even through the paper. The huge gap makes readers confused. So, is this movie the essence or the dross? So, which authority should we believe in? But this is just the tip of the iceberg of the first comments of "City of Sin". When expanding our horizons to other newspapers, readers' confusion will be further expanded.

The Washington Post sent a 100-point praise ceremony, and the short and powerful comments made people excited. "This is definitely a movie that contemporary young people must watch! The City of Sin is leading contemporary society for a long, long, long distance. This is a future apocalypse! The movie that must be watched after the 2001 space roaming!"

The Seattle Post has a tit-for-tat confrontation with it, not only gave the ultimate bad review of zero, but also said in the comments, "This is a disaster that penetrates the soul, useless, boring, and terrible. Watching this work is simply a torture of the spirit."

One compares it with the greatest work in history, rises to the height of the classics of film history, but derogates it into the dust, criticizing it from the outside to the inside. Such an extreme contrast makes people unable to react at all, and exerts the characteristics of film critics' hatred of evil, free language, and extreme emotions to the fullest, almost giving rise to the illusion of "this is a personal grudge". Did Lance offend some media?

Such a grand and lively scene caught people off guard. Just like the joke of the "Boston Globe", it seemed that all the media had reached the same collectively, and they were rushing to express their opinions, express their positions, and then united and began to attack the other party.

Such a wonderful media confrontation is really rare, and in a trance, people have the illusion that the summer vacation has started since the first week of April.

Not only newspapers, but also professional films and magazine comments have expressed their respective positions, one in the sky and the other underground, like a life-and-death duel in traditional western movies, unswervingly insisting on one's own point of view and carrying out this life-and-death duel.

Kirk, of "Movie Review", also declared the top praise with a full score of 100, and the comment was even simpler and rough. "I love it. Or, in other words, I love it! I love it! I love it! I love every part of the movie, I love every gorgeous, disgusting, nauseating, blood-spraying exaggerated and artistically stylized picture."

The zero points of "movie threat" still continue this polarization pattern. Their comments are concise and powerful. "There is no doubt that this is a visual feast, but it has no storyline, and it is always accompanied by huge pressure on the stomach, making the movie viewing process unpleasant."

The two professional film magazines also expressed their position without giving in a step. Not only did they not give an answer, but they further entangled the audience's confusion. Even the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, which have always adhered to fairness and seriousness, joined the dispute, which has caused far-reaching controversy.

As the leaders of the east and west sides of the Taiwan Strait, the influence of the "Los Angeles Times" and "New York Times" are beyond doubt. Their penetration of their cross-strait culture, public opinion and influence is beyond the reach of other media. This time, both newspapers have made clear positions, putting readers in a real dilemma.

The LA Times' zero points are shocking, and their comments strongly prove this. "City of Sin is a movie that lacks human thinking. It lacks the richness of pulp novels and the humanity of pulp novels. The entire movie lacks a core idea that always follows, just a pile of erotic pictorials made up of colors, lights and stimulation elements. Strallo tried to imitate Tarantino, but obviously the two were not on the same level at all."

The New York Times' 100% is equally exciting. Their film reviews have also changed their previous conservative attitude and sent all praises. "City of Sin has made a trembling, panicking, and exciting new visual effect. After killing people with a knife, it once again broke people's fixed thinking and raised the artistic effect of commercial films to a new level. At the same time, City of Sin has given thought-provoking, profound and authentic exploration in human nature exploration, pushing Strello's thinking about human weaknesses to a new level, giving the film a deeper meaning. City of Sin is a portrayal of unscrupulous and shocking society."

It is not a good or bad intermediate value like 70 or 60, but a 100 or zero point without room for maneuver, no room for negotiation, and no decision to leave a way out. It firmly declared its attitude and cut off all other possibilities. Such an attitude itself was already shocking. What's more, this is not just one or two media outlets.

After the premiere of "City of Sin", forty media outlets released their first comments at the first time. Such a lively scene is not common even in the summer season, allowing people to clearly and truly feel the attention and controversy caused by this work. More importantly, among the first comments of these forty, fifteen of them gave the highest praise of 100 points, and nine others gave the bad treatment of zero points. The extreme attitude pushed the controversy and chaos to the extreme.

Amid this controversy, the opinions of the two professional media in the industry, "Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety Show", are the most representative and can be used as summary statements.

The comment of the "Hollywood Reporter" is that "a ultimate visual feast, but shockingly shallow and empty, like a thin one-page comic." A simple but powerful summary gives a glimpse of their overall attitude, especially the description of "one-page comic", criticizes the movie with a sharp and sharp edge, and zero points are the predictable ending.

The comments on "variety shows" are more interesting. "The two hours and six minutes of viewing process seem to be two:6 seconds, and the reflection and aftertaste after the viewing is more like two years and six months." The comments that seem to be like tongue-in-check, the subtext means that the viewing process is too pleasant, and people ignore the passage of time. Before they have enjoyed enough, the movie has ended, so it makes people reluctant to leave. But after the viewing, the shock and recollection brought by the movie cannot be calmed down for a long time. Its profound and profound connotation is worth savoring. The same simple summary is deafening, and it is not difficult to foresee their final score: 100 points.

From one hundred points of fanaticism to zero points of coldness, from zero points of disgust, to one hundred points of sought after. "City of Sin" is ushering in an unprecedented wave of comments, insisting on not giving in, expressing its position unswervingly, and launching rounds of discussions on the quality and status of the film.

Extreme comments without any discussion space bring endless debate issues and incomprehensible confusion. After reading the comments of newspapers and magazines, the audience will only become more and more confused, more and more confused. So, is "City of Sin" a wonderful masterpiece or a boring garbage? Should we make our own judgment? Maybe we should go to the cinema to make our own judgment.

Even if this is not the case, facing the huge difference between 100 and 0 points, what kind of work is causing such controversy, which has completely aroused people's curiosity. What's more, although the remaining sixteen companies in the first batch of comments, although not as extreme as 100 and 0 points, they can also see their polarization from the evaluation, which has brought the chaos of the dispute to the extreme, further catalyzing people's curiosity.

What the hell is "City of Sin"? Is Lance a genius or a mediocre? Almost everyone can't wait to find the answer, and almost everyone is impatient to express their opinions. Perhaps, the summer vacation is indeed coming early. To be continued.
Chapter completed!