I just want to be an actor

Chapter 190 Oscar's Academy Banquet
While Zhou Sen was in full swing in China preparing his first big movie that he wrote, directed and acted in, the other side of the ocean was discussing him intensely.

This topic can't decide anything now, but it may affect the direction of some things.

This is a simple cocktail party, of course, simplicity is only as simple as it looks.Everyone who can sit at this banquet table is not a simple person.

Dressed in all kinds of dresses, these people may be the most representative of the upper class life in the capital society.

It's just that it's hard to say whether the so-called upper class is defined by themselves or recognized by the world.

If movie fans who often paid attention to Hollywood decades ago were here, they might be able to find a familiar feeling on the faces of these celebrities, and they would suddenly understand.

oh!It turned out to be him!The best movie of the year that swept the United States when I was a child was made by him!
At this banquet, there are top film and TV professionals with deep experience, including some top scholars. These people are not here to play. They gather several times a year as usual, and the theme of each gathering is also very simple—together See a movie.

Of course, this group of people watching movies is not like us ordinary people, just go to the movie theater to have a good time.

When this group of people watched a movie, they each had their own thoughts, and each judged the movie they watched with what they thought was the best standard of judgment.

And one thing they are very comfortable with is that the movies they watch are all demos.

In other words, they can see the original film at the best quality before anyone in the outside world can see the film.

These people represent the highest level of the film industry in the beautiful country on the other side of the ocean.

They are on the committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the jury of the Academy Awards.

If there is any award that can fully represent the highest authority in the American film and television industry, it must be the Academy Awards.

The Golden Globe Awards held before the Oscars, although that thing is called the "Oscar weather vane", but it is just a weather vane.

The jury of the Golden Globe Awards is mainly composed of members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and may be slightly inferior to the Academy Awards in terms of technical content.

However, normally speaking, those who can win the Golden Globe Best Actor will generally not miss the Oscar Best Actor.

In fact, the last Oscar has just passed, but now that the academy has held another movie viewing banquet, it seems that there are not too few high-quality movies submitted recently.The Oscars don’t review movies on a large scale and inclusively. If it is that kind of system, the judges will be exhausted. After all, let alone foreign countries, just Hollywood, how many movies will be released in a year, it’s impossible to count. Come.

The Academy Award judging is just their side job. If they judge all the films from beginning to end, they will most likely watch movies in a year.

Generally, only after going through several layers of screening and confirming that there is no problem with the overall quality can it be delivered to the Oscar judges.

Of course, if it’s a movie that’s been participated by people who have been recognized by Oscars before, it can basically be placed directly in front of them.

If it's a bad movie, these old academic gentlemen and old ladies will still joke and discuss why this award-winning guy is making such a shit now.

If you watch movies all the time, it will be quite tiring. Sometimes there are obviously bad movies interspersed, which can be humane and let the judges rest.

And Kenneth's new film "Manchester by the Sea", after the successful application, was naturally delivered to the viewing list of this banquet at the first time.

A gentleman who looked a lot like an old gentleman in the 18th century looked at the viewing list in his hand and found Kenneth Lonergan's name in the director of "Manchester by the Sea".Excitedly, he patted his old friend beside him, a mild-looking white lady.

"Lonergan has another new work. This time he is not only the screenwriter, but also the director himself."

"Oh, is it?"

The lady looked at "Manchester by the Sea" on her viewing list with some surprise.

"I remember that you voted for him in the previous two votes for the best screenplay. Does this mean that he has a special attraction for you?"

The lady smiled and looked at the old gentleman beside her.

The old gentleman turned his head slightly and said with a smile.

"That's because his script is really good enough, isn't it? He won the award twice, I think that's the best proof of my vision. Or, at least, it proves that my vision is the same as everyone else's." .”

This old gentleman speaks slowly and in a low tone, but one can feel the strong self-confidence from him.

He is a highly respected senior in the academic school. In every banquet, his speeches and opinions are always followed by many people.Kenneth Lonergan was able to be appreciated by this old gentleman, it must be said that he was lucky.But again, as the old gentleman said, it was Kenneth Lonergan's thing.

"But this time your Lonergan seems a little different."

The woman points to a name on the viewing list.

Jackson Zhou
"If I'm not mistaken, this surname should be a Chinese surname. I can't believe that Lonergan would use it in an authentic American literary film that looks authentic from the introduction. A Chinese, and also a leading actor."

"It's really an unexpected choice."

The old gentleman shook his head, it seemed that he was not very optimistic about this Chinese man.

"You know, Chinese actors may only be able to really do well in playing their traditional things, but those things give people too little sense of empathy."

The old gentleman also pointed to Zhou Sen's name, and clarified his attitude to the lady beside him.

"If the memory of my old bone is still good, I think he should be the young Chinese actor who won the award at the Cannes Film Festival some time ago. I watched those two films at the time, although his acting skills are really impressive. It’s amazing, but I think it’s only limited to their Huaxia’s babbling tradition and strong local flavor.”

The old gentleman was not polite. He felt that he should have no prejudice against Huaxia movies.

Over the years, he has seen some Chinese people who want to come to Hollywood bravely. Their previous works, the kind of local flavor is too strong, and the transformation has become their biggest difficulty.

"You missed a little bit, and their kung fu movies, whether it's Bruce Lee, or Jackey Chan, it still works for us, even Jet Li, who was just invited to be in Stallone's gang of muscle sticks Popcorn blockbuster "The Expendables."

This lady knows a lot about China's kung fu superstars, and it seems that she probably didn't miss it back then.

"I can only hope Lonergan doesn't disappoint me too much this time."

The old gentleman did not continue to give his evaluation of Chinese movies and Chinese actors, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he had no expectations at all for Chinese actors to play the leading roles in authentic American literary films.

As the old gentleman himself said, his vision and taste basically represent the majority of these academics.

Many people have paid attention to the prominent name on this list.

After all, no matter if you are a white person or a black person, basically you will not use that kind of surname.

Some still remembered the judges of the Cannes International Film Festival, and after thinking about it, they connected this name with the newly promoted Cannes best actor.

But even with the endorsement of the Cannes International Film Festival's Palme d'Or and the Best Actor Award, they are not optimistic about Zhou Sen's performance.

They don't even need to watch the movie, they are already disappointed just looking at the name.

It is not that there have been international film festival winners who wanted to enter Hollywood before, but in the end most of them failed.Especially those international movie kings from China, basically after arriving in Hollywood, they played a few supporting roles, were disappointed, and finally ran back to their country in despair.

They have long been used to this kind of thing.

"If Ang Lee (李安) came to be the director, then I think maybe they can harvest some good awards."

"It's not that I look down on Lonergan's director ability, but with his director level plus such a Chinese actor, I'm sorry, but I can't see the possibility of this movie being brilliant for the time being."

"To be honest, even if Ang Lee is the director, he can only win the award if he uses our Hollywood actors. If he uses Chinese actors, he can only win the best foreign language award."

At the banquet, similar remarks kept appearing.

In fact, there are quite a few movies worth discussing on the viewing list this time.

But a movie like "Manchester by the Sea" is obviously more able to attract everyone's attention, although this attention brings preconceived negative comments.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, let's not discuss it for a while, and we are about to start reviewing the film."

The old gentleman stood up from his seat, applauded lightly, and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"Just follow the old rules and procedures."

"It's all up to you, Mr. Gannis."

Finally someone called out the name of the old gentleman, Sid Ganesh, the chairman of this session of the academy.

Everyone fell silent, went to the screening hall, found their own seats, sat down, and began to wait for the movie to play.

They will stay here during this time, and for three full days, someone will prepare any service for them, as long as they need it.During these three days, they only need to discuss the dozen or so films on this list, and which films will actually enter the next Oscar preparatory list in the end.

Of course, even an ordinary award like the Music Award is worthy of a movie entering the reserve list.

If it is a movie that everyone thinks has the potential to win super awards such as best picture and best actor and actress, it will be directly placed on the key reserve list, and then compete with other wonderful movies that have been screened out layer by layer.

In fact, every time a banquet is held, at most three or four movies can enter the reserve list.

In fact, there are already many, but the elimination rate is still very high.

The lights went out, and the auditorium was plunged into darkness. With a soft sound, the light from the projector penetrated the air and was reflected on the screen.

At the beginning of the first movie, it was the first to catch people's attention. Before the picture had a detailed point, the weird sound effect came out first.

The judges sitting in the auditorium continued to stare at the big screen expressionlessly, constantly adjusting the judging scores in their hearts.

They have long been accustomed to many types of movies.

If there is no outstanding performance in some classic genres, or an innovation that surpasses the previous model, then basically they will not have much emotional fluctuations.

It’s not the first time they’ve gathered crowds to watch horror and supernatural films. Even those horror movies that would make ordinary audiences cry and see nausea, in their eyes, are just a bunch of shots worthy of a little analysis. method and creativity.

One movie after another played by.

The notebooks in the hands of these judges began to gradually fill up, and they carefully recorded their opinions on each movie.

After a few movies, they went to rest, and when they were in better shape, they started to gather together to watch movies.

"Manchester by the Sea" is at the back of the list, and by the time this Kenneth Lonergan movie is actually shown, many people have forgotten what they commented on when they first got the viewing list.

In fact, there is one thing to say, it may be that they became numb after watching the movie, and selectively forgot the first impression the movie gave them.

But when the movie starts.

Ordinary, bland, no surprises.

This is their first feeling.

Maybe this movie is another classic movie about the world having fun together, right?Immaturity, mistakes, redemption, maturity, perfect redemption, everyone is happy.

It should be such a traditional and boring ending.

Perhaps such a movie can move some audiences who have read less movies, but for these old drivers who have read countless movies, it is really boring.

only.
It seems that things are not going the way they imagined.

Lee Chandler's state was slowly infecting them, and they seemed to be losing hope, only despair and pain.

Someone heard some breathing slowing down in the corner, and some sniffing sounds were fading.

Like a movie, the only thing silent in the auditorium is the burning breath.

Flat but profound acting.

That's what most people say about Lee Chandler, they don't know the actor, he looks like a budding white guy.

A bland, heartfelt film.

This is also the evaluation of "Manchester by the Sea" by most people. They praised Kenneth Lonergan for raising his emotional flow to a higher level in this film he directed.

Although it seems calm and painful, it can be deeply rooted in people's hearts.

After watching this film, many of the judges who had read countless films felt a little depressed and had difficulty breathing. They had to apply for a break before proceeding to the review of the next film.

They seem to have seen themselves at some point.

The director's storytelling ability is too strong, and the actor's performance is too empathetic.

This movie has the qualifications to compete, and even dominate this year's Oscars.

Wait until they fumbled desperately to find the introduction to the movie.

Manchester by the Sea, Director: Kenneth Lonergan, Actor: Jackon Zhou
Many people were unconsciously dumbfounded when they remembered what they said yesterday.

(End of this chapter)