1146 Chapter 1146 Resurrection

The sea breeze blowing over the Pacific Ocean in March makes the whole of California permeated with a warm spring atmosphere, without the solemnity and coldness of winter, nor the prosperity and noise of summer, spring always carries a unique atmosphere, short but beautiful Stop for a while in California, and then drop by.

The ticking of the hour hand seemed to be still lingering in my ears, but when I looked up at the calendar, I realized, "God, the first quarter of 1995 is coming to an end!"

Yes, March is coming to an end.

In 2004, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences moved the annual Oscars one month earlier in order to coincide with the advance of the summer season, which also made the end of the awards season every year in February. But before that, the Oscars had been held at the end of March, a point away from Valentine's Day, away from the Super Bowl, away from the cold winter.

The 67th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on March 27th, the last Sunday in March. The anticipation that has been brewing for three months will explode on this night, and it is also a reminder of the past. Final summary in 1994.

This year's Oscars are undoubtedly the most competitive awards ceremony since the 48th Academy Awards in 1976.

There's a big reason why people are obsessed with the historical '70s, not only because it was a year of rock stars, but also because it was a year when the best works reached their peak. Even in 2014, the lineup of contenders for the best picture at the 48th Academy Awards can still be the strongest in history!

The five works that participated in the election that year were all recorded in the annals of history. Stanley Kubrick's epic masterpiece "Barry. Lyndon", this work was also regarded by countless people as a "perfect work" and was also widely recognized. Considered to be Kubrick's closest to the Oscar; Robert Altman's "Nashville" has been praised as the best American film after "Hands-on Bandit", and this work is also considered to be Ultraman's The pinnacle of Man's satire of the world has influenced countless audiences.

The "Hot Day Afternoon" launched by Sidney Lumet, a master of dramatic conflict, and Al Pacino, is considered to be the pinnacle of police and gangster films. Then there is Steven Spielberg. The creation of a new horror film style has influenced almost an entire generation of "Jaws". The special effects, sound effects, soundtracks, and editing of the film can be said to have revolutionized Hollywood commercial films.

Finally, "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest" from Milos. Forman, with a high level of climax, profound thinking and excellent acting skills, time has proved the classic status of this work in film history!

The five works are well-deserved classics of film history in terms of film completion, depth of thought, and their impact on the future film industry. The victory of any one work is a matter of course, so when "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest" won, although people sighed that it deserved its name, they still mourned the defeat of the other four works.

Such a grand event has not been seen since.

When this year's Oscar nominations came out, countless media exclaimed: This is the most fiercely competitive Oscar after 1976. And this point of view has also been verified in the next two decades. Even in 2014, there are still countless people arguing about which one is the classic between the 48th Oscar and the 67th Oscar. in the classic?

The top five spots for Best Picture this year belong to "Forrest Gump," "Pulp Fiction," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," and "Behind the Scenes."

Among the five works, "Forrest Gump" and "Pulp Fiction", which have achieved breakthroughs in all aspects, such as praised by film critics, sought after by audiences, excellent in quality, good in depth of thought, and good at the box office, are undoubtedly the strongest competitors; "The Shawshank Redemption", which no one paid attention to at the beginning, was accompanied by the fermentation and brewing of comments, and then came to the fore. The high voice also made it overtake all competitors at the last moment, not only won the nomination, but also became a strong competitor. .

Although "Four Weddings and One Funeral" has a limited box office in North America, its brilliant original script has won unanimous praise, and the strong British humor has officially entered the attention of the American public; "behind the scenes lies" involved the media, Sensitive topics such as truth, reproduce the biggest TV scandal in the United States in the 1950s. It can be said to be an in-depth analysis of the entire entertainment industry, which is thought-provoking.

Behind the strength of these five works, there are a number of powerful competitors who were not nominated for the nomination, "The Years of Love", "The Lion King", "Natural Born Killers", "Bullets Over Broadway", "Blue, White and Red Three" "Qu Zhihong", "Little Women", "Ed Wood" and so on, this long list of losers also makes people feel the fierce competition.

However, objectively speaking, although "Four Weddings and a Funeral" is interesting, it is a light comedy and lacks weight in terms of ideological depth; although "Behind the Scenes Lies" has a profound topic, director Robert Redford's discussion is only a point So far, there is no in-depth digging, so the overall thickness is slightly inferior.

What really makes the 67th Academy Awards and the 48th Oscars complement each other is the fierce competition from "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawshank Redemption". The debate has continued for twenty years without a clear outcome.

From an objective point of view, the shooting techniques and techniques of "The Shawshank Redemption" are stable. The biggest highlight of this work is the core idea of ​​the film: freedom! The sentence "Fear makes you a prisoner, I hope you will be free again" can be said to have influenced a generation and pushed people's yearning for freedom to the extreme. This is a work in which the core spirit trumps the film itself.

"Pulp Fiction", on the other hand, has a bold style, an alternative form, and a slanted sword. From the pattern of the script to the use of lines, from the shaping of the characters to the presentation of humor, none of the movies break people's fixed thinking and open up the whole Hollywood. A brand new door opened, which made professional filmmakers wake up: it turns out that movies can still be shot like this! Compared with the deep digging of ideas, this work is just like the title. This is just a vulgar entertainment masterpiece, but its breakthrough innovation has completely changed the development trajectory of Hollywood movies.

"Forrest Gump" is like yin and yang tai chi, bringing the golden mean to the extreme. The shooting techniques are smooth and smooth, the story telling is smooth without losing the highlights, and many truths and reflections are integrated into the plot, slowly and slowly. This work is not innovative in the shooting method, but it is also a good biography; the depth of thought is not deep into the bone marrow, but it also interprets the "American Dream" vividly.

It can be said that "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Pulp Fiction" are the kind of works that people who like them like very much and people who hate them despise, while "Forrest Gump" can win the love of most audiences. This can be clearly felt from the box office results of the three works.

The comprehensive level of the three works is similar, and it can be said that they are on the same level. Even strictly speaking, "Forrest Gump" and "Pulp Fiction" will be slightly higher, but the advantages are not obvious. Therefore, the outcome of the three works has become the biggest point of view. This debate has continued from the nomination list to 2014, 20 years later, and it is still a topic of differing opinions.

Therefore, this time the best picture will finally become the biggest attraction, which is more expected than any Oscar in the past 20 years.

This pattern can also be seen from the nomination list alone. The conclusion that "four weddings and one funeral" is not competitive can be directly reflected from the number of nominations. It only won two nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay; The same is true for "Behind the Scenes Lies". Although it was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director in two major towns, only one Best Supporting Actor was nominated for the acting award, and it was nominated for one Best Adapted Screenplay. Only four nominations were in hand.

"The Shawshank Redemption" has a lot of nominations, but it's a little less of a quality. In addition to Best Picture, it also won Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Editing And six nominations including best soundtrack, only seven nominations in total were accounted for. Not only did he miss the final battle for best director, but actor Tim Robbins also didn't receive a nomination.

"Pulp Fiction" also received seven nominations, but the quality was one position ahead of "The Shawshank Redemption". Although "Pulp Fiction" failed in the technical department, the acting department was a big winner and won in one breath. He won five important awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, and also won two important nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing. It can be said that the nomination of "Pulp Fiction" swept all departments except the heroine, and the level of competitiveness was suddenly improved a lot.

"Forrest Gump" is currently the most watched work in the nomination stage, with thirteen nominations unmatched, best film, best director, best actor, best supporting actor, and best adaptation in major departments All the scripts were shortlisted, although there was no gain in female roles, but the technical department swept thousands of troops, which is the best compensation. This also makes "Forrest Gump" lead the pack in the nomination stage.

It can be seen from this list of nominations that this year is estimated to be a three-legged situation of "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawshank Redemption". The awards ceremony was far more exciting than last year's "Schindler's List" dominance! In an instant, the situation rises again!

In terms of works, these three works lead the way, and there are also many topics in terms of individual nominations, especially Tom Hanks has become the biggest attraction, because at the Golden Globe Awards not long ago, he defeated the very loud rain. Guo has won the title of Best Actor in a row, which also makes this year's Oscar Best Actor competition one of the biggest attractions besides the best picture.