Recently, the popularity of gangster films in the North American film and television industry had increased.
Whether it was movies or television shows, there were many outstanding works.
However, after watching it, the audience felt that it was not enough. It seemed that something was missing, but they could not pinpoint it.
Every director's style was different, and the angle of the film was also different.
For example, Martin Scorsese's drama " Atlantic Empire."
He was good at exploring the darkness of human nature and some social phenomena during the " alcohol prohibition " period in the 1920s through detailed descriptions and restoration.
Judging from the pilot episode, the props and scenes were highly realistic and well-made.
However, the tone of the story was too dull and dark, and the pace was relatively slow. It might not be able to interest young people.
Another British drama series," The Bloody Razor Party ", had an aesthetic of violence. Every punch hit the flesh, making people feel extremely carefree and refreshing.
Unfortunately, if one looked closely, they would find that there were also flaws and logic bugs.
Especially since the female lead had a strong Mary Sue flavor, and the story was too romantic.
Villains often had low IQ, and many viewers gave them low marks.
In terms of movies, City of God was excellent, but the background story was destined to be a niche movie that could not be noticed by the mainstream public.
" The Past of North America " was too long, too trivial, and full of emotions.
Although the story was meaningful, it was not accepted by the public.
Other than that, there were even more gangster films that followed the trend.
Most of the movies were hot action scenes, fighting and killing, brainless popcorn movies.
Or perhaps the director and scriptwriter couldn't control the depth of the story, and the film was confusing.
For example, the biography of the famous mafia boss, Capone.
Even Tom Hardy, the lead actor of Teacher Tang, could not save the show. His rating was 5.1, and the box office ended dismally.
To sum up, it was very difficult to shoot a gangster film with a good reputation, profound content, and high public acceptance.
Many successful directors had failed one after another, let alone a 21-year-old Chinese who had directed two movies.
He was filming a gangster film? The mafia?
Did he understand this?
Xuan himself didn't expect his declaration in the interview to be so arrogant.
If it was the previous musical challenge, everyone could still accept it. The voices of doubt were only limited to some film critics.
This time, Xuan almost made the whole of Bei Mei unable to believe it.
There are many veteran directors in North America who don't dare to touch this theme. You're really brave!
According to Xuan's interview, the gang families after World War II…
After World War II, the most famous gang in North America, other than the mafia Gambino family, which other gang was there?
A good movie might not be able to please the audience.
If it was badly filmed, not only would it make many directors in North America laugh their heads off.
More importantly, the Gambino family was still around!
The current "godfather" of the family, Frank Cary, was still alive and well!
If Xuan showed any signs of being tarnished in the movie, then it wouldn't be a problem of him suffering a terrible defeat at the box office.
Perhaps Xuan's entire body was in danger!
After the interview, Elizabeth Olsen couldn't wait to punch him in the car.
"Why did you hit me?"
"You didn't tell me that the new movie is about the Gambino family?”
"The movie hasn't been approved yet, and the script hasn't even been written.”
"That's good. Let's not film these. We can also film the story you told us last time about joining the army for your father.”
Sister Ao had just let out a sigh of relief when she heard Xuan's determined gaze.
"I've already said it. I'll definitely shoot it.”
"Eh? "But…" Sister Ao was worried.
"What's wrong? You don't believe me?"
Elizabeth Olsen stuck out her tongue at Xuan's glare.
"No, I'm just worried about you. After all, although the mafia had declined, they still had some power in North America.”
"Don't worry." "I'll be fine."”
Since Xuan was so confident, Elizabeth Olsen couldn't say anything.
When had he not been unexpected and dared to challenge the limits before?
But Xuan always got good results.
Sister Ao also gradually relaxed.
As long as Xuan's movie was good enough, those gangs wouldn't have anything to say, right?
As expected, as the news spread, more and more fans started discussing it online.
#Xuan-Gangster Movie
#Chinese Director-Gambino Family
These words also quickly made it onto the trending lists of twitters and tiktok!
"Xuan's gangster film? Wow! I want to see it!"
"I feel like he's very arrogant. After filming the horror movie, he went to challenge the gangsters?”
"I think it's better for young directors to focus on one genre…When will Paranormal Activity 2 be released?”
"I've been in contact with the Gambino family before, and I don't believe that Chu can capture the feeling of that period.”
"I'm guessing that it's probably a violent action movie.”
"Young man, just shoot a popcorn movie. It's best not to pursue depth.”
"Support Xuan! Why can't Chinese directors film the mafia?”
" The key is that the young people don't understand that at that time..."
The second day after Xuan announced the news of his new film, the North American Internet was already in a mess.
Everyone was debating Xuan's new film in the comments section of various platforms.
A portion of Xuan's fans supported him. They believed that with Xuan's serious attitude, he would definitely be able to make an excellent film.
La La Land was a good example of this. The props in the set were very detailed and had a retro feel to it.
Another group of fans said that Xuan, who started out as a DV director, couldn't handle this kind of subject matter.
It would be best for him to return to Paranormal Activity 2.
He even had a special account on Twitter,"Did Xuan film Paranormal Activity 2 today?"”。
This account already had millions of fans. It could be seen that everyone really liked this kind of horror movie.
But Xuan seemed to be challenging himself, walking further and further.
As the discussion was too widespread, this news really reached the ears of the current Godfather of the Newyogambino family, Frank Cary!
"Boss, I heard that there's a director who might use our family as the background to shoot a movie.”
"Oh? What director?"
"It's the Chinese director from La La Land.”
After a moment of silence, Frank Cary said calmly,"
"If he really comes to Niu Yue to film, we'll meet this young man.”
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