"The style and characters of the film, although obviously having more dark sides than my previous works, does not mean that I will change direction and give up mainstream Hollywood films in the future. {"

At the press conference, facing reporters mainly in European media, Natalie didn't give them any chance to provoke. "In everything I do, I always want to try to learn something new. This video is just a part of it... I never wanted to try to do things that are purely artistic and dark. I prefer mainstream videos, those Hollywood movies in the more traditional sense."

"Then why do you still have to make such a video?"

A reporter with French accent English asked, “Don’t you think such a film is more meaningful than the Hunger Games and Katniss?”

"This is a movie, a story, and it doesn't represent anything else."

When it comes to talking, Natalie may not lose to Ryan. "It not only describes the heroine's narcissism, but also presents her self-loathing side. I think this is very interesting. If it is presented in images, the audience will also like it."

No matter what European journalists ask, Natalie's words never approached the so-called art and the dark side of human nature. She was influenced by Ryan for many years and grew up in Hollywood full of commercial atmosphere. It goes without saying what aspects of movies are more about her.

Then, another reporter asked about her in life. Natalie cleverly borrowed the character in the film and said, "The white swan always pleases others, while the black swan is a little self-admiring. My personality is closer to the latter. The first thing I need to express is my own preferences."

Entering the backstage, before Natalie could react, Ryan stepped forward and hugged her hard.

"The video is excellent, Nat." Ryan whispered after letting go of her. "You gave me enough confidence."

The best memory of the Venice Film Festival this year is destined to belong to Natalie. Under the spotlight, she is the stunning "woman in red dress"; in the opening film, she becomes the mysterious "black swan".

"Every film show will benefit a lot from a good opening film, but opening films as eye-catching as "Black Swan" are not common."

This is what Venice Film Festival president Mark Taylor said in an interview, "This is the best film of the year, and Natalie Portman's directing is as good as his performance."

Ang Lee, who brought the film to participate in the competition unit, also accepted an interview with reporters.

"With the excellent use of light and shadow, director Natalie Portman has the ease of shooting the movie. The thrilling and shocking psychological scenes in the second third of the film are extremely difficult for a female director, but she gracefully arranges the elements of violence throughout the film, and uses beautiful ballet as a shell to passionately tell the audience the ridiculousness of glory and darkness."

Those preliminary preparations were not done in vain. Even many mainstream media in Europe praised the movie.

"Natalie controls the pattern of "Black Swan" to a smaller range and focuses on the performance of details. This is a relatively perfect small and exquisite work. The artistic atmosphere fills the entire film."

"In terms of various suspense designs of schizophrenia and the relationship between characters, Director Portman adopted a 'quick puzzle solution' method, that is, after creating suspense and thriller, quickly reveal the answer and make it clear to the audience, and prevent the audience from having an obscure and difficult feeling."

If you look at the opening films of the Venice Film Festival over the years, there are successful people and losers. "Black Swan" has won praise. But in the past, there are not no films that have received higher praise. The biggest difference from those films is that although "Black Swan" is a bit obscure and dark, it will not make most viewers unable to watch it. Moreover, the films produced by Natalie in the Hollywood mode actually have a lot of commercial atmosphere.

What's more, the film has three actresses with the strongest appeal in Hollywood, including Ryan, a guest appearance in the film...

After the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival, it was released in North America on the weekend and only appeared in 20 theaters in the first week.

However, since the release of "The Hunger Games 2: Catching Sparks", Disney has been borrowing the movie viewing craze to promote the new film directed by Natalie, which has attracted a lot of people to pay attention to the film, especially those hardcore fans of Natalie, Scarlett and Gale Gado, who have entered the theaters.

On the first three days of the week, "Black Swan" completely exceeded Ryan and Natalie's estimates, earning $1.79 million in 20 theaters, with a single-player score of nearly $90,000. This is simply incredible for a film that focuses on thriller and literary.

Similarly, the film received a lot of praise in North America, but unlike the European side of Natalie as a director, the North American media praise focuses on her performance.

"The film is full of tension, mysterious and fascinating, and Natalie Portman's brilliant acting skills have made her leapt from a top actress to a superstar. I believe that it is likely to win several trophies for herself in the near future."

——"Vanity Fair"

Even though it's only September, the PR battle for North America awards season can actually begin.

"Through her performance... you can feel Portman bravely stepping out of the realm she is already familiar with, and instead interpreting a character who gradually loses his self-examination. This is a very courageous attempt for an actor, and of course she succeeds."

——The New York Times

"Natalie Portman perfectly interprets the Puritan dancer Nina with her skinny body, pale face and terrified eyes."

——The Los Angeles Times

"The whole movie revolves around Natalie Portman, which can definitely be called a heroic performance. If you are not crazy, you will not become a demon, and a great actor will be born!"

——Yahoo Entertainment

Media from Disney have spared no effort to promote Natalie. Among them, the superb performance in "Black Swan" has completely transformed Natalie - similar news emerged one after another.

Not to mention Natalie, even Scarlett, who is the second female lead, has received a lot of praise. "As Portman's perfect opponent, he is also soft and dark, but compared to the fear revealed in Portman's innocent eyes, Scarlett Johnson is no less favorable, and he and Portman are complementary."

As for Ryan and Gale Gado, they were automatically ignored by the media...

It can be said that a lot of mainstream media in North America, especially Hollywood, can't wait to line up and sing a hymn called Natalie Portman.

In addition to Ryan's influence, there are many reasons for this from Natalie herself.

In every era, Hollywood will always launch several very representative female stars to highlight the prosperity and glory of this circle and attract more young girls, like moths flying into the flames, rushing into this circle without turning back.

If the previous era was represented by Nicole and Julia Roberts, then are there any more suitable candidates in the new generation than Natalie?

A top student who graduated from Harvard University has two talents in director and acting, a strict and self-disciplined lifestyle, the support behind it, and the orthodox Jewish identity, etc.

These are advantages that Hollywood actresses of the same era as her do not have.

In North America, Hollywood's base camp, most people who don't like movies of "Black Swan" agree with Natalie's performance in the film.

"The story is rather cliché, lacks novelty; and there is little in-depth exploration. But I have a good grasp of the atmosphere and spirit, and the camera is very tense, fine and beautiful. Natalie Portman's performance is excellent, even though she looks more like a white swan."

"I don't like the film "Black Swan". The psychological thriller part after that is actually far-fetched. Personality and schizophrenia seem to be the tools for all literary and artistic films to make a difference, but Natalie's performance is really good and worth a little golden man."

The theme of this film is relatively niche after all, and it is normal for some people not to like it. Most of the people say it is pertinent, unlike some people who always attack for the sake of attack.

"Black Swan is a mess, it's a garbage in the name of art. Natalie Portman's performance is flashy, and as an actor, she is very unreliable."

Ryan and Natalie just saw David Dembie's review on the Internet, and even more exciting news came from New York.

David Denby, one of the most famous and largest film critics in the United States, has been the chief film critic of the New York Times. Just this month, after playing for the New York Times for 31 years, he was officially dismissed by his old club yesterday - this incident suddenly surpassed his film criticism and became a hot topic in the entire Holy Lai and even the United States.

American film critics, including Roger Albert, spoke out collectively, angrily denounced the New York Times' cold-blooded behavior and fully supported David Denby.

Roger Albert even made a harsh statement to the New York Times in his blog, swearing that he would never subscribe to the New York Times again in his life, and that those who have been subscribed this year will be unsubscribed...

Fortunately, he learned from the lesson he learned last time and did not call on others to unsubscribe, otherwise another huge storm would be waiting for him.

In fact, this is understandable. The New York Times is a commercial newspaper. When film critics are no longer attractive, it is natural to dismiss them.

The collective condemnation of film critics is not unreasonable. They must be worried that this will become the beginning of film critics' more marginalized, just like Ryan did back then.

Faced with Roger Albert's harsh words, the New York Times responded without hesitation - he didn't want to exaggerate, but the world structure of the critics has collapsed!

Subsequently, Variety Magazine terminated its contract with big-name film critic Todd McCarthy, and the Hollywood Reporter also stopped its cooperation with another well-known film critic...

(Real event - Because of the sharp decline in influence, around 2010, many media including "Variety Show" terminated their contracts with many film critics.) (To be continued, please search for Piaotianwen, novels are better, updated and faster!
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