Chapter 1064 1064 Forever Golden Boy

How influential is Robert Redford in Hollywood?

Some people concluded that he was the originator of the American-style blonde beauty, and he changed people's perception of blonde hair. especially. Stereotypes of things - making blond men sexual too. Synonymous with sense; he is a defender of American liberal moral values, his maturity, his wisdom, and his courage have influenced Hollywood for twenty years; in 1969, he relied on the western movie "Butch. Cassidy. And. The . Sundance. Kid" was a hit, and fifteen years later, playing "Sundance. Kid", he founded the "Sundance. Film. Festival" and changed the landscape of Hollywood ever since.

It is no exaggeration to say that Brad Pitt's rise is almost imitating the path of Robert, who is even called the second-generation heir to the American-style blond.

Robert did not have an Oscar award in his entire life. Although he won the nomination as early as 1973 by relying on "deception in deception", the most glorious moment of his life was relying on the film "Ordinary People" to dominate the 1981 No. 1 movie. Fifty-third Oscars.

But in Robert's career, from the premier superstar in the 1970s to the top producer in the 1980s, to the defender of independent films after the 1990s, his 30-year acting career can definitely be said to be in every aspect. influence the development of Hollywood.

Although to many people - especially those who have been exposed to cinema until after the twenty-first century, Robert is not a familiar name, at least not as much as Steven Spielberg or Francis Ford Coppola. The name is familiar; but in the huge machine of Hollywood, Robert is a very important part. Just like Steven teamed up with David Geffen and others to create DreamWorks, Robert almost relied on his own efforts to build Sundance. held. His influence is evident.

Robert spent almost his entire life running the Sundance Film Festival, trying to promote independent films, and in 2014, before Hugo Time Travel, he was still working on an independent film "All. Is. Lost" "He gave an amazing performance. But the irony is that the so-called independent film is actually to resist the system of big Hollywood studios and their rigid genre films. However, due to the lack of funds, the film also lacks production and distribution channels, and the development is in a bottleneck, so they have to accept. The attention from Hollywood has made Sundance a platform for delivering independent masterpieces to Hollywood.

This is indeed a paradoxical situation.

On the one hand, we must boycott Hollywood, but on the other hand, we cannot leave Hollywood.

But then again, this is also a question that all film festivals, all awards ceremonies - and even all works of art have to consider: how exactly should the balance between art and business be mastered?

For the 11th Sundance Film Festival in 1995, they needed the attention of Hollywood, they needed a platform for independent films, and they needed a way for independent filmmakers to make a living while creating art. , and most importantly, they need to give the world an opportunity to truly understand the charm of independent films.

So here comes Hugo.

Don't say that Robert and Hugo don't have any personal grudges. Even if they did, Robert would definitely be willing to fight for the Sundance Film Festival, so Robert appeared at the premiere of "Before the Sunrise".

"Hey, lad." Robert gave Hugo a big hug, which made Hugo a little uncomfortable.

Although Hugo and Robert seem to have had many confrontations before this, in fact, this is the first time they have officially met. In the past, to deal with second-tier and third-tier actors like Hugo, there was no need for Robert to come forward; but later, Hugo's rise was too fast, and instead, there was no intersection with Robert.

"So, welcome to Sundance." Robert said with a smile while holding the microphone, and he looked at the surging crowd in front of him, "This year's welcome ceremony is extraordinarily grand." Robert said meaningfully, provoking the scene again. There was a commotion, "I heard that this movie was written by you yourself? So, how would you introduce this movie?"

Hugo was a little surprised that Robert would come to interview himself in person, but he didn't think too much about it. In fact, although the media has been hyping the competition between him and Brad recently, the memory of Robert has long accompanied Trey West's silence disappeared, Hugo is a relieved person.

"Uh...boring movie?" Hugo looked back at Charlize and Richard beside him, and showed an apologetic smile. Sure enough, he saw the stunned expressions of the two, which made the scene immediately burst into laughter. , even Robert was quite surprised, "Why?"

No one will call their movie "boring", even if the movie is really boring, the crew will say the movie is wonderful.

Hugo chuckled lightly, "Because the movie...it's, uh, boring." Hugo thought about it and used the same word. Now Robert couldn't help laughing. Charlize and Richard's faces were full of helplessness, "I believe everyone will have similar thoughts to me when they walk into the cinema, but I think this is a movie worth savoring slowly, maybe the movie is really boring, but In fact, there are many lines and many scenes, we have carried out repeated ideas, maybe everyone can find their own voice from the scenes that seem to be nothing special."

"Very well, if this is your strategy, I must admit that you succeeded, you succeeded in attracting my attention, and I am a little curious about this movie." Robert said with a smile.

Hugo spread his hands to express his helplessness. In fact, objectively speaking, "Before Sunrise" is indeed boring in the eyes of many people. This is a very special movie. People who like it especially like it, and people who hate it disdain it. But in fact, this is a movie that needs to be calmed down and tasted, not only the lines and the interaction between the hero and heroine, but Richard's shots also have deep meaning, just like the slowly flowing Seine River, on the surface it looks like Bland and even cookie-cutter, but under the shimmering river, there is never a repeating part.

"So, Richard, do you agree with Hugo's statement?" Robert was not a reporter, and he wouldn't put all his eyes on Hugo, so he immediately gave the microphone to Richard.

Richard didn't expect the topic to be thrown to himself so quickly, he was stunned for a while, "Uh..." Then he pursed his lips, and suddenly realized that if he wanted to find a suitable word to describe his movie, he would There is only one answer, "I think it's really boring."

"Oh..." There was a wailing sound at the scene. Where can someone promote their movie like this, as if saying, "Hey, don't come in to watch the movie, or you will regret it." This is really unusual.

After Richard finished speaking, he also realized this, scratched his head in annoyance, and then saw Hugo projecting "I'll just say it" eyes, which made Richard laugh awkwardly, standing in the middle. Charlize rolled his eyes helplessly.

Robert caught Charlize's eyes at once, and handed the microphone to her again, "So do you have a different opinion? Young lady?"

"I think in order to be consistent, my answer is 'boring' is the most appropriate, right?" Charlize's witty answer caused the audience to immediately burst into applause, which made Charlize a little uncomfortable. She wasn't the main character last time she was at the premiere of "Schindler's List", but today she is. Charlize knew she had to start getting used to the feeling—and honestly, it wasn't a bad feeling. "Actually, I think Hugo is saying that this movie is like a cup of warm water."

"Warm water?" Robert asked curiously.

Hugo looked at Charlize with a smile on his face, and sure enough Charlize could understand what he meant. "Actually, many people don't like warm water, because they think it has no taste. Everyone chooses orange juice and Coke, but they are absolutely reluctant to choose warm water, because warm water... is too boring." After Charlize finished speaking, he glanced at Hugo, Seeing Hugo's smile immediately, she glared at Hugo helplessly, and immediately continued, "But in fact, if you taste this glass of water carefully, you can feel the sweetness, this is warm water. The original taste, as long as you are willing to stop and feel it, you will experience something different.”

"So you're saying that a movie is just a piece of warm water?" Robert directly concluded.

In fact, Charlize's explanation is very clever and correct. But it sounds weird to be said by Robert, because in film reviews, a movie is like "warm water", which is a derogatory term. Of course, "boring" is even more so.

Charlize was stunned for a while, she really didn't know how to answer. At this point Hugo took over, "You know, in fact, each audience member will feel different, maybe I want everyone to feel the aftertaste of warm water, but everyone drinks like soda, or whisky, I also Can't say 'no', can you?"

Hugo's concept of stealing not only saved Charlize, but also made the audience laugh. Warm water and whisky, the difference is really big.

Robert also laughed dumbly, "Then let's wait and see."

The current premiere of the Sundance Film Festival is very simple. There is no reporter Q&A session, no gossip session, just a simple Q&A interview, then take pictures, and then wait for everyone to enter the venue. Because the movie is always the most important part.

When everyone began to file in, Robert gave Hugo a hug again, this time without the microphone's amplification, he still officially said to Hugo, "Welcome to Sundance." Although this sentence just now He had already said it, but this time the meaning was clearly different.

Hugo looked at the smile on Robert's face, he could feel Robert's dedication to the Sundance Film Festival, and that enthusiasm was also the most admirable part, so Hugo said with a smile, "I hope my film I'm not here to mess up." This sentence made Robert smile.

Compared with Brad, Hugo's maturity and ease, humor and casualness left a deep impression on Robert.