I glanced at the stack of newspapers. The top one was the "Los Angeles Times", which used a whole page with four articles to evaluate "Lust, Caution".


    The first article was an interview with Alan Kelly, the theater manager of Paramount Pictures. Kelly said in the article: "This movie (''Lust, Caution'') is a disgusting and nauseating movie, dirty enough to make people vomit. I really can''t think of such a filthy thing appearing in Hollywood, which has always prided itself on being civilized and noble. It doesn''t even count as a movie. It''s garbage, a poison that endangers the public spirit, erodes the audience''s soul, and makes society degenerate."


    Then he ridiculed "Lust, Caution" with the attitude of a self-righteous moralist: "Andrej Kurylowicz used the Eastern European imagination of Polish immigrants to make a shameful garbage movie for America. And what surprised me was that there were still so many people going to watch it. Citizens, don''t be deceived by this movie anymore. It wears a gorgeous coat, but has an incredibly dirty soul. It will only make you sink deeper and deeper in lust and moral corruption!"


    Kelly also announced Paramount''s attitude: "The great Paramount Pictures condemns this movie. Our 4,000 theaters will refuse to screen ''Lust, Caution''. At the same time, I also hope that my Hollywood colleagues will unite together, pull up this poisonous weed from Hollywood by the roots, let it be exposed to death under the scorching sun of justice, and expel its initiator Andrej Kurylowicz and his DreamWorks from Hollywood. Only in this way can Hollywood have a good development environment."


    The second article was an article by the famous Hollywood film critic Nis von Goethe, titled "Charming and Unforgivable Regression!".


    The article strongly criticized "Lust, Caution", writing: "The ''Lust, Caution'' directed by Mr. Andrej Kurylowicz of DreamWorks Film Company made Hollywood and even the whole of Los Angeles crazy overnight."


    After describing the grand occasion of the premiere of "Lust, Caution", he then turned the pen to link "Lust, Caution" with Griffith: "The momentum that this movie which suddenly emerged made the citizens of Los Angeles crazy reminded me of the grand occasion when Mr. Griffith''s ''The Birth of a Nation'' was premiered, but this movie is worlds apart from Mr. Griffith''s masterpiece."


    He analyzed the greatness of "The Birth of a Nation": "As we all know, ''The Birth of a Nation'' is set against the background of the Civil War and the post-war reconstruction, depicting the ''friendship - enmity - reconciliation'' experienced by the Northern abolitionist Stoneman family and the Southern plantation owner Cameron family during the historical period. The whole film takes the tortuous love story of the male and female protagonists as the main line, symbolizing the process that the country has gone through in the blood and fire."


    "The film shows great concern and enthusiasm for major historical events and human fate and future. The film''s unique creative binary opposition as the basic clue of the narrative structure, the perfect parallel narrative and the realistic appeal integrate ideological significance and scenes together, raising the issue of film dynamics."


    Then he cursed my movie: "Also based on the theme of the Civil War, Mr. Kurylowicz''s work has shamed the entire Hollywood. He speculatively targeted the dirty thoughts in the public''s mind and showed the audience a charming and unforgivable movie with guilty feelings in the lens."


    "Morally speaking, it is a regression, and from the perspective of film art itself, it is also a regression. The large number of lenses and shooting techniques used in the film do not follow the convention and destroy the classic film aesthetics. Such a movie is definitely not good for the audience and the development of Hollywood movies!"


    These two people, one is the theater manager of Paramount Pictures, a power house, and the other is the most famous film critic in Hollywood, an opinion leader. Their articles criticized "Lust, Caution" to the fullest, especially the fact that Paramount''s 4,000 theaters refused to screen my movie, which would definitely have an adverse effect on "Lust, Caution". However, I had more or less anticipated this situation, but the following articles made me unable to sit still.


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    The Bishop Frankenstein of the Los Angeles Catholic Diocese actually also published an article, titled "A Movie That Will Send You to Hell After Watching!".


    He wrote in the article: "God issued the Ten Commandments through Moses, one of which is ''Thou shalt not commit adultery''. Those who violate this commandment will go to hell. Last night, there must be one person who will go to hell, that is Mr. Andrej Kurylowicz!"


    Then the bishop condemned me: "He is a follower of Satan. His movie has brought darkness and ugliness to Los Angeles. He uses various means of bewitchery to capture the hearts of the people and blind their eyes. The lewdness in the movie has reached an outrageous level."


    At the same time, Bishop Frankenstein warned the world: "I warn the poor people of Los Angeles in the name of God, warn these lost lambs, open your eyes and see the true face of this demon. This movie can only send you to hell! God will not forgive those who smile while watching this movie!"


    As far as I know, almost half of the people in Los Angeles at this time were devout believers. The article of Bishop Frankenstein would definitely make these believers feel rejection and prejudice. "Lust, Caution" had just been launched into the market, and this article was very likely to cause it to suffer a severe blow.


    Sweat, cold sweat dripped down from my face.


    In an instant, I felt that I was really too happy too early.


    Although I hit the audience''s psychology, I didn''t take into account the public opinion leading ability of some other people in society at all.


    These people, their words will sweep over like the wind, and the audience will only fall down like weeds in front of them. If this matter is not handled well, the only result waiting for me is one, and this result has also been experienced by Griffith: from the peak to the bottom of life all at once, and never able to get up again.


    And for DreamWorks, which was newly established and invested all its funds and hopes in this movie, it would undoubtedly be a huge and sudden disaster.


    What should I do!?


    Holding that newspaper, I felt as if I had been struck by lightning, wanting to cry but having no tears.


    The only thing that comforted me was the last article. This article was the shortest, but the signature made me a little surprised: John Ford! That John Ford who shot "Iron Horse" and "Stagecoach" and was called a western film master by later generations!


    Ford honestly analyzed the innovative aspects of my movie: "Mr. Andrej Kurylowicz perfectly combined historical reproduction, psychological reality and surprising scene scheduling, and achieved perfection and balance. These basic elements are properly arranged without any bias."


    He also specifically mentioned the use of my series of innovative techniques: "Mr. Kurylowicz''s multi-camera shooting, close-up superposition processing, large amplitude push-pull swing of the camera, and the highlighting of character psychology by lighting, etc. A series of techniques are undoubtedly unique innovations in the current era. I am excited to see that these wonderful and even genius shooting techniques will inevitably leave a glorious mark in the development history of Hollywood."


    After the argumentation, he highly praised "Lust, Caution": "Not only does ''Lust, Caution'' open up a bright road in shooting techniques, but it also focuses on shaping characters from their inner hearts rather than the director''s subjective wishes. The film highlights the sense of morality and personality shown at life-and-death moments, showing the worst and weakest side of people in extreme environments and the noblest and most valuable side. I think American scholars can discuss this movie from an academic perspective."


    Truly a film master in American history! He actually saw so many things! Reading this short article, my originally heavy mood suddenly relaxed a lot.


    The "Los Angeles Tribune" also published some opinions and comments from Hollywood film practitioners, most of which were critical and abusive, a small part were ambiguous, and only a very small number of people dared to support my movie.


    Other newspapers were the same. Newspapers such as "The Post" and "Hollywood Times" one-sidedly accused, while "The Citizen" was probably the best situation for me. Among the opinions of citizens published on it, 80% of the people thought that "Lust, Caution" was a touching movie.


    I specially flipped through the "Western Conscience" "Christian Truth Newspaper". There was not a single report or comment on "Lust, Caution" in the whole newspaper. It was surprisingly silent in the noise, which made me feel that this newspaper was not simple.