AMC's TCM Present puts on two decades-old movies almost every week. This item cannot be counted in the membership free movies, and the general ticket price is 12. Almost all the people present were elderly. No ads.
Lawrence of Arabia I booked the tickets almost half a year in advance, the small hall in the East Village, on Sunday. Unfortunately, I was unlucky. At the beginning, there was only sound and no picture. After the repair, it only played for half an hour, and the projector simply went on strike. The staff came in to explain, apologize, and then distributed the pass, saying it could be used for any movie, and I was ready to go to the second.
The second show was set on Sunday, and the small hall was already full, so I had to go to the lobby of Times Square. Before going out, I felt physically exhausted, and I wasn't sure if I could sit through this nearly 4-hour movie. I also thought that the opportunity was rare, and if I missed it, I would never be able to watch 35mm on the big screen again, so I went out in one go.
The movie is powerful and difficult.
After the screening, I climbed the escalator downstairs in a trance. An old man walking in front of me suddenly turned his head and looked up at me and asked, "Is this your first time watching it?"
We were some distance apart, and I took off my glasses again, not realizing at first that he was talking to me or noticing how old he was. Looking back, the answer is yes.
He seemed smug, telling me that it was his third time, "the first time at 24 and the second time at 38."
At this point we go down to the same level. He waited for me, and I got closer to see that he really was an old man, wearing a baseball cap and glasses with thick lenses.
He took care of himself and said from the beginning, this movie is so beautiful, it's not a movie at all. I wanted to habitually agree, but my brain seemed to start working again, so I kept my mouth shut and said in my heart: This is the movie.
I was embarrassed to tell him that I didn't understand a lot of things, just said, "I like the first part better."
He expressed his understanding: "People always favor beautiful things, who want to face barbarism and cruelty." Then leisurely, "But this is the reality."
"Did you go to Gone with the Wind some time ago ?" he asked me.
Seeing me nodding, he said with satisfaction, "You young people should watch more movies, especially TCM Presents, don't miss it."
We walked to the next escalator, I took the initiative to go first, then looked up at him sideways.
"Are you still a student?" he asked.
"Yes, I study film," I replied.
Suddenly excited, he asked me if I knew IMDB, and then he took out his phone and started typing.
I told him I knew, and my eyes fell on the phone he sent over, and the screen displayed an IMDB movie man page, obviously himself.
He began to point to the screen smugly and introduce his photogenic experience. "I've played Batman twice," he said.
He seemed to think of something again, and asked me about my major, and asked if I was a director or an actor. I am too accustomed to this kind of problem, so I have to laugh and deny it, explaining that I mainly learn the theory. He may not understand (what is good in theory), or he may not care, and then motioned for me to write down him, so I took a picture of his mobile phone screen.
I asked him if he was a professional actor. He was suddenly shy, and said, "It's going in that direction," because "it's almost retirement now."
I instantly had respect.
The elevator went to the ground floor. His shy expression disappeared immediately, and he winked at me: "There is a chance to talk about movies together. If you need actors to make a movie, please come to me too!"
Well, he obviously didn't understand what "cinematics" was.
Too late to explain, I repeatedly agreed.
"I'm Greg," he introduced himself. "I'm xiaoya," I should.
"xiaoya," he repeated, quite standard, "take care."
Pushing open the door leading to 42nd Street, I was suddenly drowned out by the noisy voices, as if being dragged into another world, and I began to be in a trance again. He also looked a little dazed, looked around, and said to someone, "It's amazing to meet a film student after watching this movie."
I also find it amazing.
By the way, if you need an actor to make a movie, please contact him! ?
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