Hollywood Road - Chapter 707

After the press conference, the reporters left the film palace as quickly as possible, sorted out the materials at hand, and delivered them to their respective newspapers, websites, or TV stations as soon as possible. In this information age, time is the lifeline of news, and every minute of it is the lifeblood of news. No one second can be wasted.

Alberto Esposito, a reporter from “Italian Press”, ran into his car almost all the way. After getting in the car, he did not start the car to leave. Instead, he tried to adjust the seat back as far as possible from the bag above the co-pilot. Take out an Apple notebook, just put it on your lap, turn it on and prepare your own press release.

“Italian News” has a significant influence in Italy and its surrounding areas, but due to the impact of the Internet and new media, it has also created an online version that can publish current affairs news in the first place.

Alberto Esposito ran back on the road and had already briefly described the news conference by phone with the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. The editor-in-chief asked him to prepare a press release immediately and send it to the newspaper’s Internet client. Above, and will appear in the physical newspaper the next day.

In the parking lot near the Cinema Palace, there are many reporters like Alberto Esposito. What Murphy Stanton said at the press conference was so shocking that they couldn’t wait to return to the hotel or In other places, it started to be busy just above the car.

Alberto Esposito was undisturbed by the outside world. He used his legs to prop up his notebook, and his two hands were flying quickly on the keyboard. An article that had been written before, gradually appeared on the computer screen.

“Reporting stories like “Focus” is why we chose this industry!”

Just by looking at the title, you know that Alberto Esposito used the press conference he just attended to praise his work and the movie “Focus”.

Whether it’s the content of the movie that Alberto Esposito saw or the words Murphy Stanton said, the two aspects are not at all conflicting!

“Famous director Murphy Stanton’s new film “Focus” is adapted from real events. At the beginning of this century, the “Focus” feature report group of the “Boston Globe” published 70 consecutive reports in a whole year, exposing the Boston area. 90 pastors were suspected of sexually assaulting a boy. This group of reports not only won the Pulitzer Prize in the United States the following year, but also promoted society’s attention to church **. The incident itself was quite topical, but the film’s storytelling rhythm style But it is extremely calm and calm. The film reproduces the work of the reporters of the Boston Globe just like the reporters’ reporting on the incident. It is rigorous, rational, restrained, but full of passion.”

“The charm of serious journalism lies in not forcing opinions, avoiding emotions to judge, rigorously drawing materials, carefully verifying, and ultimately destroying a system rather than destroying an enemy. Correspondingly, the “Focus” drama is also almost impeccable. For example, the victims of the investigation and evidence collection in the film have one outwardly curved and the other introverted and straight. The interview levels are different, and the dialogue is authentic and credible. Although the ways of presentation of the injury are different, the effect of guiding the audience’s emotions is the same. The contrast portrayal is also concise and vivid. The sentence “Why did you go early” makes the film more than just questioning the church, and demonstrates the principle of self-reflection that the media should have.”

“Except for Murphy Stanton’s own play, the photography and editing of “Focus” are as classic as textbooks. The long lens is calm and steady and does not grab the content. The multi-line narrative is clearly edited. The performance is especially commendable. There is a gathering of male and female protagonists, but there are no absolute heroes and heroines. Stanton’s party members are brilliant, the group drama is intense and no one is rushing to the scene. This kind of collaboration based on individual heroism is exactly what an excellent news reporting team needs.”

“In order to act well as reporters in the film, the five main actors have had close contact with the prototype of the Focus Reporting Group to understand their working habits. Of course, we are too used to using the actors’ dedicated experience as a means of publicity, but the performance itself is I won’t lie. I like a detail when Michael, played by Jonah Hill, interviewed the victim: Sitting across the table, Michael didn’t put his notebook on the table, but instead asked questions while quietly recording with both hands under the table, eyes Always keep an eye on the interviewee. I am afraid that only when you have been a reporter can you understand this kind of details. Face-to-face recording is more like a court trial. Interviewees are easily offended and easily distracted.”

“The “Focus” is the most civilian and professional film. As the director, Murphy Stanton’s most brilliant treatment is to show the report effect in the second half of the story, which is almost the only way to win the Pulitzer Prize. The word was not mentioned, and the ending was closed to the reader’s hotline. The busy journalists answered calmly as always: “Hello, this is the focus.” Media reporters are the professions in all the “hero” attribute industries that need to consciously keep their distance from the halo. This concise ending is timeless and decent.”

“Although “Focus” is the classic technique of the best film textbook template from content to presentation, I am not optimistic about its prospects in Venice. The director Murphy Stanton is probably a staunch atheist. The film is very important to the church. The criticism is merciless, pointing out that the church is the most filthy organization in the world, and the awe of religion itself collapsed after reading it. This kind of’offense’ will obviously make theists uncomfortable.”

“In my opinion, the story actually regards the church with powerful power in the secular world as the setting of power control. What “Focus” shows is the courage and hard work of ordinary people to challenge authority. In different societies, what kind of power do they use? The appearance of the face is another level of problem. The reporter exercises his supervisory duties under the premise of full introspection. This is the core value of the media’s “fourth power”.

“Try to watch this movie with a calm gaze, but when I heard the lines of’Reporting stories like this is the reason why we choose this industry’, I was still burned out. In the era of’paper media winter’, ” The appearance of “Focus” has a certain tragic color. It faithfully portrays a model of journalistic conduct and execution, as if it was an ideal for hot talk yesterday, and has now become a tribute to the golden years.”

“It is not because of the emergence of newspapers and television that journalists with ideals and responsibilities have been produced, but because of the’goodwill’ itself, people with ideals and responsibilities have been involved in the traditional media industry, making excellent news reports, and promoting The progress of society. The kindness and sense of justice shared by ordinary people is always worth writing about, and this is probably the meaning of cherishing movies like “Focus” and cherishing the “shining days” of newspapers.”

After writing, Alberto Esposito checked and proofread it again, then logged into the backstage of the newspaper’s network client and uploaded his article. After just two minutes of internal review, the article appeared in The client’s most eye-catching news headlines.

After doing this, leaning on the car seat, Alberto Esposito breathed a sigh of relief, but did not immediately start the car to leave. Instead, he took out his mobile phone, logged onto Twitter, and searched it casually. Full of news about “Focus”, many self-media based on Twitter and other social platforms have responded much faster than their traditional media reporters.

Alberto Esposito did not start the car. Instead, he stared at his phone and flipped through some comments on “Focus”.

As an Italian, he is also a Catholic believer, but because of the industry he is engaged in, while believing in God, he also maintains two vigilance towards God’s spokesperson in the world.

His wife once accused him of not being religious enough and of bringing bad children, but today’s film that reflects the facts proves that his vigilance is not wrong. Maybe he has prevented his children from possible existence in some ways. hurt.

On Twitter, those from the media who have just watched the premiere also firmly stand on the position of “Focus” and Murphy Stanton.

“Focus” belongs to the kind of slow-moving movie. The first twenty minutes will make people feel bland and even a little boring, but once the audience follows the actors into the film, they will be deeply attracted and start to feel distracted. It’s a huge shock in the plot.”

“The story told in this film is shocked by the truth. The director Murphy Stanton did not sensationalize, nor did he viciously flog the beast priests and the bishops who knew nothing about it. But this kind of restraint gave The film brought a more powerful shock. We know that the reality is like this. We know that even if the bishop is exposed, we will still not be punished. But we were infected by this group of reporters. We began to think about the entire religious system. Now, we have begun to think about this society, and this movie will be a success.”

Alberto Esposito nodded and opened another one.

“Murphy Stanton did not over-artistically deal with the film, and has better control of the balance between the actors. The plot and dialogue are just right, so that the film will lead the audience step by step as the clues are laid. I walked tirelessly to the end.”

“Looking back on the whole film, my mind is filled with a lot of character dialogues, eyes and busy figures, a very real case investigation process, no need to play mystery plot, just need the truth to be stripped little by little. The disintegration of the outer shell and the exposed inner core have made the audience more nervous, waiting intently to witness the moment when the truth is revealed to the public…”

Just as the mainstream media in the United States criticized Catholicism last year, with the premiere of “Focus” at the Venice Film Festival, the mainstream media of all countries in Europe and the West also stood on Murphy’s side.

However, as the director of the film, Murphy left Venice on the night of the premiere with Robert Downey Jr. and other actors.