I'm Not A Master, I'm A Director (Type-Moon Fanfiction)

Chapter 73: The King and His Subjects

When Kawachi returned to the theater, he heard the intermittent sobs around him.

Judging from the voices, it seemed that several people were crying there.

"Knight Diarmuid's death was so tragic!"

"He was such an upright knight, why couldn't he have a good ending!"

"I'm so unwilling, extremely unwilling!"

"Yeah, yeah. Although getting the Holy Grail wouldn't necessarily lead to a good ending, at least let him fulfill his wish!"

...

"What's going on? Why are they crying?"

Listening to the comments of the female audience members on both sides of the corridor, the old film critic was puzzled by their tears.

Could it be that these viewers finally realized that this movie was too terrible and were crying over their ticket money?

Although this was the scene Kawachi most hoped to see, just thinking about it made him realize it was impossible.

Even if such a thing really happened, these unqualified viewers would only rush to the ticket counter to protest.

"What happened?"

Kawachi whispered to the person next to him as he sat back in his seat.

"A character died... What was his name? Whatever. Anyway, it's just a pretty boy who died, and his death was so sentimental that those who only care about looks and not substance started crying."

A film critic snorted coldly, his words full of disdain.

"Shouting and screaming to death, it's simply overly vulgar. If you really want to portray the essence of death, you should use acting! Use your eyes! Use your expressions! This kind of unskilled yelling is the most meaningless acting technique!"

Kawachi nodded in agreement. "Who says otherwise? But audiences just eat it up."

If Shinji heard the conversation between these two film critics, he would surely scoff.

Although he himself was a staunch advocate of the principle "act, don't speak," he understood better that in some crucial scenes, stirring dialogue was necessary to engage the audience's emotions.

Why else would blockbuster Hollywood movies like 'Independence Day' or 'Pacific Rim' have enthusiastic speeches before the battle?

Using only acting could work, but it not only slows down the pace of the movie but also risks being misunderstood by the audience.

Commercial films need to convey their intended emotions in the most direct way possible, rather than being savored slowly like art films.

From the sobbing of those young fans, Shinji could clearly see that his ideas had been accurately conveyed to the audience.

However, these people were crying a bit too early. Kiritsugu's ruthless decision to force Lancer into suicide didn't bring him the outcome he desired, but rather, he was already set up to be shot by Maiya.

One could only say that Kayneth, who had spent his life in an ivory tower, was too naive. Playing mind games was simply not a match for Kiritsugu, the assassin who had licked blood off his blade.

In the original novel plot, Arturia, in order to end Kayneth's unbearable suffering, took the initiative to decapitate him.

This point wasn't directly depicted in the anime series; Arturia was only shown to make a swing.