Brian Barlow of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote in the report, "Lanslott seems to be impatient to declare that his talent has been exhausted! He chose a crazy Max 4. Obviously, this is not an Oscar work, and also, it is not a work that can make achievements in the box office. Now it seems that Lanslott desperately wants to prove that his talent is unrestrained, and no one can resist it, but the cruel reality will tell him that this is life, not a movie."

Megan Lehman of the New York Post did not hide his concerns. "As a director with a unique style, Lancelot always surprises us. But isn't he too anxious this time? George Miller once injected amazing energy into the crazy Max 4, but in the end it was just a niche cult work. Even if Lancelot could reawaken the vitality of this series of movies, it was almost impossible to win recognition in the North American market. Confidence and arrogance are just a short distance away."

Jonathan Gerrard, a senior journalist at "Vanity Fair", is even more sharp in language, "Dream the future! Lancelot's choice of works is always unexpected, and no one can predict his movements, but even for Lancelot, choosing the crazy Max 4 is more like a suicide move than a breakthrough in innovation. With such excellent results in Sin City, it seems that the whole of Hollywood has opened its doors, and a successful road has been paved in front of Lancelot, but he chose to bury his future with his own hands."

It can be seen that Jonathan's report has once again appeared in the six major film companies. All reporters are hinting that if Lance chooses to compromise with Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures, it will be within reach. But now Lance not only has not accepted the proposal, but also chose "Mad Max 4". All actions in people's eyes are completely crazy.

Not only the "San Francisco Chronicle" and "Vanity Fair" West Coast media, even the East Coast media, cannot understand Lance's choice. It seems that everyone has a huge question mark on their heads: Why? Why is "Mad Max 4"? From any angle, this is not a work that can win the box office, nor is it a work worth squandering 200 million, nor is it a work that can turn the world around! Even if Lance wants to break the blockade of the six major film companies, "Mad Max 4" is not the right choice, it is more like a panic in despair.

So, Lance was really forced into a corner by Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures?

When "Mad Max 4" gradually revealed its true colors, 81 media in the United States reported on it, of which 49 were not optimistic about Lance's choice and 23 media expressed their wait-and-see attitude, without support or opposition, only nine media expressed their positive attitudes, and they all came from the East Coast.

Just this data shows that it seems that all media have agreed with the fact that Lance has lost his mind, and the large film company led by Warner Bros. has really forced Lance to a dead end. Lance, who is unwilling to compromise, made such a crazy choice regardless of the consequences.

Javier of the New York Times expressed deep curiosity in his comments, "I still remember that when Lancelot appeared in Rio de Janeiro and devoted himself to filming the City of God, my first reaction was: Why? Why did this director abandon many projects in North America and choose to shoot this slum work in Brazil? Why did this director choose such a fringe world subject for shooting? Why did this director use all amateur actors to shoot? Question marks were full of question marks, and it seemed that except for questions, there was no explanation for his behavior.

This time it seems that I am back in this situation. Why? Why did this director choose such a work that was in a wrong way at the peak of his career? Why did this director take a fancy to a work that describes the wasteland of the doomsday? Why would this director be willing to spend $200 million to create such a work that seems out of place with the mainstream market? Why! One question mark after another, there is no explanation at all.

But I think, maybe this is the difference between me and Lancelot. He filmed a unique but wonderful work like the City of God, killing people with a knife, and the City of Sin. I am just an ordinary film reporter. He used lights, colors, and composition to build a bizarre world, but also alluded to the real society, triggering countless far-reaching ideas, while I am just an ordinary film lover.

I can never understand Lancelot's idea, so I can only passively accept it, follow his footage, and use his camera to figure out the magical world. This was the case before, but now it is the same. So, I am even more curious about why it is Mad Max 4, what kind of world will this director build to shock my world?

I've already started looking forward to it."

From the comments, we can see Javier's caution. He did not directly express his support for "Mad Max 4" because they could not understand Lance's choice, but he expressed his support for Lance and focused all on Lance. Javier tried to remind people that the past four works were the same. No one was optimistic about Lance's choice, but in the end, Lance proved his ability. Now, it should be the same.

As Javier said, shouldn't people be more curious than criticism? How did "Mad Max 4" attract Lance? What kind of world will Lance appear?

On the other hand, Nancy Black of the Chicago Tribune also expressed his point of view, "I remember after the release of Sin City, I had a dispute with several film critics: Do Lancelot's films directed by more commercial or artistic attributes?

We had a long dispute, even blushing, but we couldn't draw an accurate conclusion. Because Lancelot's works always have a hint of cult attributes, and the strange and sharp colors always look unique. This is what we reached a consensus, but Lancelot's works can always keenly capture the hearts of moviegoers. Three consecutive works in North America's box office exceeded 200 million. This is an amazing achievement, and it also makes Lancelot's style more difficult to guess.

Now, I have returned to the origin of the problem again. Does the crazy Max 4 have more commercial attributes or more artistic attributes? There is no doubt that this is a reboot of a cult movie. Close your eyes and still depict the shock brought by the wasteland world built by George Miller. At the same time, this is a work with a budget of up to 200 million. If the global box office does not exceed the 800 million threshold, it means a failed commercial work. So, what is Lancelot doing?

Perhaps, this is the charm of Lancelot, and no one can guess it except himself. So, if someone figures out my problem, please write to inform me, and I am not very grateful."

Compared to Javier, Nancy's support is even more obvious. The lines reveal a sharpness of "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense", and they condemn the media and mislead readers. Although Nancy doesn't understand "Mad Max 4", Nancy firmly believes that this movie has invested so much energy in Lance, it will definitely not be a "work created for failure."

However, there are not many allies in the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, only nine media outlets. The comments on "Vanity Fair" have undoubtedly received the most recognition. Jonathan's sharp and direct comments express the current direction of public opinion. Almost everyone believes that Lance is destroying himself. This also makes "destroying the future" a bright keyword in the autumn period.

On the one hand, people think that "Mad Max 4" is the choice to attract fire. On the other hand, people are looking forward to the performance of "Fruit Hard Candy". If this work continues Lance's previous strong performance and wins affirmation again, it will inevitably make people feel more regretful about "Mad Max 4". But if this work has seen the clues of Lance's decline, then perhaps the decision to go all out like "Mad Max 4" may be traced. It seems that this is the answer that people are pursuing hard.

Inadvertently, "Lancelot" became the most popular vocabulary of discussion, and the two works closely related to Lance attracted countless attention. "Fruit Hard Candy" that was originally just previewed as an experimental movie, but it became a hit. However, considering the passionate emotions of people at present, no one knows whether this is good or bad news for "Fruit Hard Candy".

But there is no doubt that the attitudes of major Hollywood film companies have quietly changed, as if they were enjoying a grand and vigorous building bombing scene, watching the staff place beautifully packaged ** according to the plan, carefully planning like artistic creation, and then pressing the detonation button to witness the entire building being broken into pieces.

Just as everyone was focusing on Reims, the preview ceremony of "Good Night, Good Luck" was held grandly and formally. As George Clooney's second work as director, he had already made a big splash at the Venice Film Festival, including awards for many trophies such as the Best Screenwriter Award and Best Actor Award. George, who has multiple directors, actors and screenwriters, is in the limelight for the time being! To be continued.
Chapter completed!