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In the pitch-black auditorium, only lights and human voices flickered on the screen.On a sunny morning, Ada, who was in deep thought, met Ruby.She is embarrassed and Ruby is rough, but they are people with completely different personalities after all.

Now it's time to put the weight on Noye's efforts to put on weight for Ruby's rough but dynamic appearance.

The film critic Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" was impressed when Noy appeared on the stage. He had been to the premieres of Noy's three films in person, and his impression of her became deeper and deeper.In Roger's eyes, Noy's progress is visible to the naked eye——

"It's as if everything has changed overnight. To be honest, I like Noye Linton's performance, she can surprise me at any moment. There is nothing wrong with Noye Linton's Ruby. In her sincere and natural performance, Ruby does not have a sense of fashion for a city girl, she is an ordinary girl in a village in the 19th century, sincere, simple and kind."

Roger Ebert has always appreciated the back-to-basics performance the most. When he evaluated Noy's performance several times before, the answers he gave were mostly positive, but none of the evaluations were higher than this time.

Roger Ebert thought it was well worth giving up the opportunity to decorate a house with his wife for Christmas to enjoy such a masterful performance.

Driven by Ruby, Ada gradually lost her weakness and poetry, and she became brave and strong.In this village shrouded in the cloud of war, she and Ruby kept each other warm and gradually mastered the secrets of life.

This is the theme of "Cold Mountain".The original work of this novel focuses on the loneliness and loneliness of women whose husbands and sons are forced to go to the battlefield during the war. To some extent, Inman played by Jude Law is not actually the protagonist. Parts were left to Noye and Nicole Kidman.

"Hahahaha..." When Ruby's father appeared in a distressed posture, bursts of laughter erupted in the theater. Of course, many people did not laugh. Those who are familiar with the ending understand the sadness hidden under the laughter. .

Sure enough, when the militiamen invaded this quiet village like a sweep, and the short-term happiness was hard to preserve, there was a depressive atmosphere in the audience.In the heavy snow, Ruby desperately shook Strobrod Hughes, hoping that this annoying guy would wake up, this scene touched everyone at the scene.

"I hate to see this atmosphere." In the audience, a gray-haired man silently rubbed his red eye sockets, "My grandfather, your great-grandfather also set foot on the battlefield, when grandmother and grandfather's mother were two Individuals stayed in the village, God knows how they survived. In fact, my grandmother passed away the second year after my grandfather came back, and she broke her body while waiting... In this world, waiting is the most painful thing. A heart-wrenching thing."

The young man sitting beside him nodded slightly.Their hometown was in North Carolina three generations ago, and the stories in "Cold Mountain" are the real lives of his grandparents.It is precisely because of this that his father in his 60s rarely went to the cinema to watch a movie in person.In his opinion, although the heroine of the movie is the famous beauty and Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, it was Noy who played Ruby who really moved her.

In that era, there were only a few people who had Ada's identity and experience, and Ruby was the one who best represented countless women in North Carolina.

Without being brave and strong, who could survive in that era?

The screening of the movie proceeded silently.As an art film adapted from a novel, "Cold Mountain" is actually a bit long, a full two and a half hours.But because of the atmosphere, or because Anthony Minghella's performance really moved many people, the audience in the movie theater didn't show any impatience. Instead, they stared at the screen more intently. Everyone knows that real sadness It's about to start.

While Noy wasn't paying attention, Keith Liesel gently held Noy's hand.

He found that he didn't know enough about Noy at all.In his impression, Noy is a rising star of Hollywood acting, and he is proud of her achievements, but he has never watched her movie as seriously as this moment.But now, he sees that the girl in front of him in life is easy-going and stubborn. Her love for movies often makes his heart tremble. With the explosive performance of the girl he holds hands with, he finally understands why her eyes are always bright when talking about movies.

His girl is so radiant on the movie screen that even he feels the urge to hug her for comfort.

The viewers were relieved to discover that Sturbrod Hughes was not dead, but the villainous militiamen still stalked the peaceful village, and that's when Inman returned.

In the movie, the line of Ada and the line of Inman are shown interspersed.The audience can not only see the beautiful pastoral scenery of the North Carolina countryside, but also see Inman evading tracking like a mouse in the dark. When the two lines converge, the movie will come to an end.

The reunion of Inman and Ada made people feel that happiness is coming, and the happiness on Ada's face made countless viewers silently pray that they can have a happy ending, but——

The gunfire of the militia stopped all this.

The audience sees Ruby shot in the arm and Inman chasing the militiamen on horseback.

"Bang—" A gunshot rang out.Inman fell down in the snow, and blood gurgled from the wound, reflecting the white snow red.

Ada ran out in a frenzy, crying and crying, but all she could do was feel Inman's body grow cold and stiff, and let him die in her arms.

There was no sound in the auditorium.It wasn't until a long, long time later that the audience seemed to suddenly react. They talked about the movie in low voices, and more people shed tears silently.

"Even though I already knew the ending of the novel, I couldn't help but feel sorry for Inman. The feeling was um... I'd rather die on the battlefield than die after he had a brief moment of happiness." A woman The audience said silently.

Her companion is comforting her: "At least the ending of the movie is not that bad. Ada has a lovely little girl, and she is fully capable of taking care of the little girl. She has always lived with her best friend , even in Inman's absence, Ida has been happy."

Inman survived the hail of bullets and the pursuit, but died after gaining happiness.

The movie ended in silence.After the film screening, several actors, led by director Anthony Minghella, thanked the audience. There was warm applause from the auditorium, and the applause lasted for a long time.Many people's eyes were slightly red. They thought that the movie may not restore all the scenes of the original work, but in terms of emotions, the movie fully expressed the essence of the original work.

This is an excellent movie to look forward to!

Noy and the others silently observed the reaction of the audience, and slowly let go of their nervous hearts.

After the premiere, the crew of "Cold Mountain" separated directly.In order to ensure that the film will be released before the end of 2003, the film will be released on a small scale in dozens of theaters across the United States tomorrow, and the distributor will decide whether to release it on a large scale until the box office statistics of individual theaters are available.

Nicole Kidman booked a movie theater for her fans, and Noye went to the theater with other actors to work hard for the movie's single-house box office.To be honest, even during the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Noye did not spend too much effort on publicity, but in any case, Miramax has been actively working for her to win this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and she reciprocated It should also contribute to the movie box office.

This is the exchange of interests.

"Tired?" Keith Liesel brought her a cup of coffee. "I suggest you take a break. If you really don't have time to rest, drink it."

"Thank you."

It's the first day that "Cold Mountain" is in theaters.Noy went to three theaters to help promote the film. After media interviews, audience interaction, and restoration of movie scenes, she only felt that her legs were going weak from exhaustion.This was her third theater of the day, and it happened to be another evening show, when Noye started working and Keith Liesel happened to be off work.

Fortunately, Noye's efforts finally paid off.The popularity accumulated from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Legal Blonde" series has allowed her to easily attract countless young audiences. According to the feedback from the theater, the audience's response is good, and they have expressed that they will call their friends into the cinema. watch a movie.

On the other hand, audiences already know that "Cold Mountain" will be released on a small scale on December 12 through the publicity of print media and online media.Noye's loyal fans naturally walked into the theater to cheer for Noye without hesitation, while other audiences walked into the theater amidst the applause of film critics, and of course, loyal readers of the original "Cold Mountain".

Therefore, in the box office statistics on December 12, the box office of "Cold Mountain" caused a burst of exclamation.

The box office of a single hall is 4 US dollars. The total box office of "Cold Mountain" on the first day of release is 5000 million US dollars, which can squeeze into the top 330 of the North American box office list. On the 30th, "Cold Mountain" With a score of 700 million US dollars, it occupies the 8th place in the North American box office list, and the total box office score of 5 million US dollars in the 1500 days of its release. Naturally, this result cannot be compared with "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", which is sweeping the top of the list, but considering The scale of the screening of "Cold Mountain", such a result has to be amazing!

$35000 for a single hall.Although there are factors in the smaller screening scale of "Cold Mountain", it more truly reflects the excellence of "Cold Mountain". "Cold Mountain" easily won the highest box office record for a single theater in 2003. As the entertainment industry matures, such box office results can only create history, and it is difficult to be surpassed.

Miramax can expect the movie to do well at the box office!