The Greatest Showman - Chapter 2370

[Two thousand three hundred and thirty-three pattern first appeared]

So far, purely in terms of the number of awards, “Boom Drummer” is about to catch up with “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, the former has three trophies, the latter has four, and both “Birdman” and “Boyhood” have been thrown away. Behind him, although this cannot mean the trend of the best film, there is no doubt that the academy judges love this work, and the competition pattern is fully open!

Onlookers are bound to wonder, is a Best Editing Award so important?

The real meaning is not actually in the “Best Editing Award” itself, but in the fact that every strong competitor wins in its strongest project for granted, continuing the momentum of the second stage of the awards season, and there will be no unpopularity. Left behind, the stable pattern has continued all the way.

Throughout the awards season, “Boyhood” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” have a strong lead, followed by “Boom Drummer” and “The Imitation Game”, while “Birdman” did not win much momentum in the first half. The closing part of the first stage started to exert its strength and began to look up; then “The Imitation Game” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” fell behind one after another, and “Birdman” took the lead and sprinted towards Oscar alongside “Boyhood”.

Before the unveiling of the Oscars, “Boyhood” and “Birdman” were indistinguishable. Four seeded players, working together to attack the best picture.

“Boyhood” is light and concise, presenting the power of time in the form of real records, completely getting rid of the technological innovation of contemporary films, and returning to the techniques of film itself down-to-earth, just as Richard Linklater had previously The trilogy of “Before Sunrise”, “Before Sunset” and “Before Midnight” presented in time is astonishing, and it shows the most beautiful and moving skills of the film without any work.

At a time when the commercialization of movies is becoming more and more serious, the return to the basics of “boyhood” is definitely a major alternative in the industry.

Who can not like it?

On the other hand, “Birdman” is complex and heavy, and the iconic long shot is full of intricate design, showing the technique of the film in another way; at the same time, it is in sharp contrast with the de-dramatic purity of “Boyhood” , “Birdman” highlights the drama with a sense of ups and downs.

But “Birdman” really moved Hollywood, or its story, just like the “artists” looking back on the golden age.

On the surface, it tells the story of an outdated actor trying to revive his career, but it is a real pain for the film industry practitioners who are precarious:

every practitioner may face such a predicament. No one cares for a second, that insecurity is a lingering nightmare for everyone, unless it reaches the level of Renly or Meryl Streep,

everyone needs to face it all the time imminent crisis of unemployment.

In the story of “Birdman”, the male protagonist tries to find a chance to make a comeback from Broadway, but in reality, this is also the mainstream choice of Hollywood. “Musical version, won the opportunity to return to Hollywood, but the famous actor Faye Dunaway, who was also competing for the role, went into retirement completely because he didn’t get the role.

Compared with Broadway, some people still have to choose TV series, but compared to the influence of movies and Broadway, the path of TV actors is narrower, so that many actors have to disappear from the screen, or choose regional dramas. The troupe, or go to Las Vegas to perform – Madonna and Britney Spears have both traveled to Las Vegas to perform, and Miss Gaga made the same choice when her career was down.

It can be understood in this way that the more actors who have experienced the peak, the more they can’t let go of their burdens and face, and the constraints brought by their former glory make them at a loss – this is also the origin of the Oscar statuette. They often use all unrealistic Ask to limit your choices.

In the end, they too are in trouble.

In fact, the story of “Birdman” can be seen as Hollywood’s self-deprecation and self-motivation. In the eyes of the academy, this is undoubtedly a high-level gesture – face up to one’s own shortcomings and weaknesses, but refuse to surrender, even better than The “artist” is even more sophisticated, and can easily win the hearts and minds of the academy judges.

In the second phase of the academy’s PR, Fox Searchlight reminded Hollywood practitioners over and over again: “Birdman” is basically everyone in Hollywood, and it is basically a story of everyone’s past. , present and future predicaments.

If we say that “boyhood” returns to its original nature, it is actually the tireless pursuit of film development for a century. After repeated discussions, there is no new idea in talking. It seems that it is just like that, and it is more just to test the creators. Patience; and the worries and fears of “Birdman” are everywhere, like a nightmare of reincarnation, which has been staged in every era and everyone, and will continue to be staged.

This has also become a turning point in the second phase of the academy’s public relations, strategically abandoning the Fox searchlight of the “Grand Budapest Hotel”, easily grabbing the upper hand, successfully paving the way for “Birdman” to come to the top, overtaking competitors all the way, and now with “Boyhood” stands at the same height.

So, what about “Boom Drummer”?

Compared with “Boyhood”, “Boom Drummer” is undoubtedly novel. Damien Chazelle uses drum beats to create rhythm, series clips, and compose scores to shoot the film. The final product presents a kind of rhythm. The melody is smooth, allowing the audience to see another way of opening the film.

Compared with “Birdman”, “Booming Drummer” is undoubtedly bold, challenging people’s understanding of art with a “father-killing” gesture, infiltrating from the physical level to the spiritual level in a bloody way, It truly shows the ultimate experience of the pursuit of perfection in the field of art, which can be called ecstasy.

It is also a discussion of art. “Birdman” stays in the stage of self-remembering and self-moving, but “Booming Drummer” goes deeper and further on the road of challenging and breaking through himself, with a kind of smashing rage Gas, ramming all the way unreasonably, there is a kind of destructive power.

It can be said that “Boyhood” and “Birdman” are both returning to tradition. The former is conservative, and the latter is a novel way to return to the artistic pursuit of the film industry. One is shooting skills, and the other is practitioners. ; and “Booming Drummer” is breaking the tradition, and even provoking the bottom line of the academy’s tradition. From the two levels of shooting skills and practitioners, the audience can empathize with the pain of artistic breakthrough –

the double torment of body and spirit .

If technological innovation should be rewarded, then “Bumper” should be praised more than “Birdman”; if artistic pursuits should be honored, then “Bumper” should be better than “Boyhood”; if it should be rewarded for breaking the shackles, then “Bumper” It should also be more worthy of recognition than “Boyhood” and “Birdman”.

This is also the reason why the Sundance Film Festival chose “Boom Drummer” instead of “Boyhood”. What they appreciate is the savageness that Renly and Damien injected into this film. The tough stance breaks the existing constraints and presents the most authentic appearance of artistic pursuit.

It’s like the scene shown in “Birdman”: the former superhero actor tried to turn around, but failed to do so, and his career was in a desperate situation; as a result, he accidentally became popular on social networks because he was lost on the street naked.

Nowadays, the artistic level is no longer the criterion for judging movies, and more and more gossip news and commercial hype are becoming the focus. How many works like “Boyhood” and “Boom Drummer” are willing to focus on artistic creation?

“Birdman” came from behind, surpassing “Boyhood” and “Booming Drummer”, which itself is the biggest mockery of the movie itself and the reality itself.

But Oscar is not Sundance, and the Academy does not have the courage and daring of Robert Redford. “Booming Drummer” is always challenging the audience’s bottom line. In the final analysis, it is challenging the bottom line of the academy judges. Guo’s ridicule slapped them in the face like a slap in the face –

Andrew overthrew Fletcher, isn’t it that “Boom Drummer” is overthrowing the authority of the academy judges?

Thus, the ups and downs of the second stage of the awards season presented the following situation:

“Boyhood” is moving forward steadily, “Birdman” is making a strong counterattack, “Booming Drummer” is eyeing, and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is waiting for an opportunity.

Four productions, including “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” which was held back by Scott Rudin, also didn’t completely drop out of the competition, adding more variables to the Oscars.

Tonight, after the awards ceremony began, the four main competition works of the first group, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com, won all of their strongest items, until the Best Editing Award –

“Booming Drummer” The award was well received, and the “strong attitude” was successfully continued again. There was no unpopularity and no dark horse to subvert the pattern of the second stage. The first group still has the favor of the academy judges, no one has broken through, and no one has Left behind, this is the pattern at this time.

It is precisely because of this that “Booming Drummer” won the Best Editing Award, which made the suspense of being considered the best film more and more mysterious. No one can accurately judge what impact the second stage of the academy’s public relations has left on the judges’ minds, and finally Projected on the votes, what waves are created.

At this time, the awards season has entered the final third stage, but still no one can accurately interpret it.

The suspense of the ultimate award is becoming more and more interesting, and it can be compared with the best actor. The awards may subtly change the pattern. Anticipation and nervousness, curiosity and excitement are quietly diffused in the Dolby Theater. Even Neil can feel this.

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