The Greatest Showman - Chapter 180

[179 Double Stars Shine]

In the blink of an eye, two-thirds of the 35th Toronto Film Festival has passed, with only the last three days left, and the annual event is about to come to an end. ???? After entering the second half, the film festival finally ushered in a long-lost climax/climax!

First, “Buried Alive” unexpectedly became a hot topic, and overwhelming “robbers in the city” became the focus of attention. Later, it also attracted an increase in the call for additional screenings. The Toronto Film Festival Organizing Committee also responded immediately and gave an additional screening. The treatment of the venue, as much as possible to meet the viewing needs of as many audiences as possible. Although it is only a game, it is a breakthrough, especially valuable.

Then “127 Hours” attracted the attention of the entire North America. The audience suffered from vomiting and even fainting during the movie because of the bloody scene of the actor’s self-amputation with a knife, and it was not just one or two. This not only made The film attracted heated discussions, while also attracting the attention and curiosity of more audiences. Of course, what’s more important is that the film itself has also received unanimous praise from film critics, thinking that Danny Ball has once again dedicated Oscar-level works after “Slumdog Millionaire”.

Immediately afterwards, the global release of the Danish film “A Better World” set off a frenzy of media enthusiasm. Together with the previously released “Scorched Earth City”, it formed a foreign language film alliance and instantly became the top two best foreign language films in this year’s awards season. Seeds are highly regarded.

It seems that every day you can feel the emergence of new hot spots, which pushes the atmosphere of the Toronto Film Festival to its peak step by step. Today, “Black Swan” is about to be released, and people are mobilized collectively.

From the director to the actors, this film is an absolute blockbuster. The preparation stage has attracted a lot of firepower. It was unanimously affirmed at the Venice Film Festival before. The crew members have just arrived in Toronto, and they have been welcomed at the highest level. The audience waited and waited, and finally waited until the moment when this work was released in North America, how could it not be excited?

Hidden under the brilliance of the “Black Swan” screening ceremony was the discussion of the two works “Buried Alive” and “127 Hours”, which detonated the audience’s enthusiasm for discussion.

There are indeed many similarities between the two films. They are both independent films, they are both stories of survival in a desperate situation, they are both the stage of one-man dramas, and they are both shining works by the director and the leading actor.

Although on the whole, “127 Hours” is one size bigger, the one-man show is only about two-thirds, and there are quite a lot of other actors; the investment cost is not at the same level at all, “127 Hours” is almost “Buried alive” The fame and prestige of the director and starring have also increased by several steps… However, the two works were shown one after the other, and people still couldn’t help but discuss the two works together.

Especially after the praise for James Franco’s acting began to rise.

Among the “127 Hours” official magazine reviews, ten media gave seven positive reviews, two moderate reviews and one negative review. The overall reputation was slightly better than “Buried Alive”. Coinciding with Renly’s opinion, film critics are also full of praise for Danny Ball, who all think that the director has once again handed in an excellent answer sheet, bringing a story that is almost impossible to adapt to the big screen. The screen; and there is certainly a lot of recognition for James’ performance, but the director and the script have taken a lot of attention away.

“The Hollywood Reporter” believes that “Bauer and Franco’s talent guarantees the film’s success.”

The Wall Street Journal said, “Franco’s role undoubtedly required a lot of courage, but the result is gratifying .”

Among them, the “Los Angeles Times” affirmed the most direct, “This is the best performance of Franco’s actor career! Every expression brings life to the character on his face full of joy.”

Although Danny stole a lot of limelight, James also gained a lot of recognition, and even some local media in Toronto began to exclaim, “Franco rushed all the way to Oscar!”

Naturally, Renly and James were caught Putting it on a par:

both of them are young people. Although James is 31 years old this year, they are both juniors in the Oscar’s best actor selection system; They showed extraordinary courage and delicate performances under the camera; not to mention, the performances of the two received unanimous praise from the media, and the Oscar was mentioned at the same time… This also means that the two are likely to be the winners of this year’s awards. quarter’s direct competitor.

During the Oscar selection process, it is self-evident that the judges have restrictions on youth, especially in the competition for the best actor, although every few years, a new or young person will appear in the nomination list for the best actor. The figure of a person expresses the college’s award to the younger generation, but the nomination is already a victory, and one seat is the limit. It is very rare for two young people to be nominated together.

In other words, between Renly and James, there is a high probability that it is a “death and dead” situation. Only one person can be nominated for the nomination. Of course, both of them are more likely to lose.

In addition, the selection of Oscar acting awards is not a mathematical problem, there is a fixed formula, more often it is a comprehensive result of professional judgment and psychological bias. For example, last year’s Jeff Bridges, under the dual factors of credit votes and guilt votes, coupled with the affirmation of many film critics, it is possible that members of the academy did not even watch “Crazy Heart voted for Jeff.” It is not surprising that when “Brokeback Mountain” lost to “Crash”, many judges publicly admitted that they had never watched “Brokeback Mountain”.

Generally speaking, if you want to win the nomination, either the acting group is very likely to show the performance of the work itself. It’s mediocre, but the actors’ acting skills are really shocking, making people ignore the mediocrity of the works and marvel at the wonderful performances, such as Meryl Streep in “Iron Lady”.

Either the works are outstanding and the actors’ performance The performance may not necessarily be earth-shattering, it just completes his work in a lawful manner, but the participating works are well-received, and even the best film is a big hit. When people check the best film, they also check it by the way. Relevant actors, such as “Spotlight”‘s Mark Ruffalo (mark-rua1o) and Rachel McAdams (rabsp; want to meet both conditions at the same time, it is really rare, in the entire Oscar history, works that meet such standards It’s within the countable range.

This is the situation these two young people are facing now, “Buried Alive” is slightly less integrated, but Renly’s performance is more appreciated; “127 Hours” is reversed Come over, James’s light was robbed by Danny, but the overall quality of the work has received higher praise.

This leads to the same result, with the judges likely to have to choose between Renly and James.

What’s more, the awards season has not yet begun, and the real strong players have not yet appeared. Maybe after entering October, the voices of the two young people are fleeting, and no one remembers that at the Toronto Film Festival. There has been such a period. So, choose one out of two, who should you choose?

“I haven’t watched ‘127 Hours’ yet and I’m sure James is a great actor. But personally, I was blown away by Renly’s performance in ‘Buried Alive’.” Ryan Goss Lin expressed his views in an interview. When the reporter mentioned the opportunity of “Blue Valentine’s Day” in this year’s awards season, Ryan laughed heartily, “Thank you for someone who still remembers me as an outdated actor. However, between me and Renly, I am willing to choose Renly.”

Joe Hamm (joe also expressed his opinion, “There is no doubt that James Franco is an excellent actor, whether it is ‘Pineapple Express’ or ‘Milk’, you can watch it. To his excellence. This time, Danny Ball gave him a stage, and then he shocked everyone. And of course, can’t forget the ‘howl’ this year.”

Inadvertently, more and more Many people started to join the discussion on the topic, the stars at the Toronto Film Festival became the object of inquiries, and apparently James, who has been rolling around in Hollywood for a decade, won most of the support; only a small number of people mentioned it soon In the previous Emmy Awards, I had high expectations for Renly’s performance. Of course, no one took it seriously. Everyone just used it as a chatter after dinner to add some interesting news to the film festival.

However, with everyone’s discussion, the topic heated up a lot. Out of imagination. After the extra screening of “Buried Alive” ended, it added a fire to the discussion.

The audience’s response to this work was far beyond expectations. Most audiences said that the film was more exciting and exciting than expected, especially when the official magazine gave more praise to “127 Hours”. , “Buried Alive” is a roller coaster-like viewing process that has won the audience’s love. “127 Hours” spent a lot of time flashing back and building characters. In terms of viewing fluency, it is naturally incomparable. “Buried”. This has also won a lot of reputation for “Buried Alive”.

At the same time, thanks to the existence of hot topics, Renly became the core of everyone’s discussion, “Excellent! Really amazing! It’s hard to imagine that he is still a newcomer. In fact, I think he is the only one who succeeded in the whole work. The reason.”…

Among them, many audience members took the initiative to mention the competition between Renly and James, “I personally think that Renly is better, and the whole performance is richer. I like Renly’s performance, and his performance has a It’s a shock. I actually like James, but Renly really surprised me this time.” …

From the perspective of visual impact and the structure of the script, Renly, who is completely one-man show, does have a slight upper hand. But more importantly, what was originally just a chatter topic went viral at the Toronto Film Festival, with the twin stars of Renly and James eclipsing even Ryan.

Under the blessing of this trend, “Buried Alive” once again successfully attracted the attention of the public. How wonderful was Renly’s performance? Can a movie be compared to “127 hours”? Is the discussion cited by the film purely hype or real? However, these questions are destined to remain unanswered.

Because, the Toronto Film Festival has no schedule. 8

[End of this Chapter]