Chapter 1389 1389 The Year of Myth
Looking back to 1994 not long ago, people still can't forget it. The success of "Pulp Fiction" and "Life and Death" made Hugo really reach the top. Since March, the Oscars recognized Hugo's excellence in "Schindler's List". The performance began, and in May, the Cannes Film Festival honored Hugo for his performance in "Pulp Fiction". Hugo ended a glorious year with the power of "Mr. 400 million", from box office to word of mouth to awards, sweeping across the board without distinction. .
Of course, no one will forget the miracle created by Hugo's Glory to Death. The momentum of the first album "Almost Famous" is still unabated, and the second album "Bathing in the Morning Light" has reached a whole new level. The new metal rock was truly written into history, and the three gramophone trophies awarded to the Glory to Death at the Grammys held in February 1995 even became the embellishment of the band's live performances, allowing people to truly see the glory that only belongs to that brilliance. Seventies rock spirit.
1994 was an indelible year in history. It was also the year when Hugo successfully entered the top ranks. Compared with such a glorious year, it was not easy to surpass. In fact, Hugo The work in 1995 was indeed not as dazzling as last year. The band did not release a new album, nor did they hold a tour; although there were three movies, the results were not comparable to last year, whether in terms of box office or historical status.
But anyone who has really experienced 1995 will know that this was the year when Hugo truly became a superstar.
In the long 1995, Hugo released a total of three works, "Before the Sunrise", "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Walking on Death Row", these three works are difficult to reach the height of the two works in 1994 from all angles , but they are irreplaceable.
Looking at the year-end North American box office list in 1995, "Toy Story" won the year-end championship with a box office of 198 million US dollars. This first computer 3D animation in film history also made history, not only in the 2D animation rampant. The 1990s allowed audiences to recognize 3D animation and gave people their first glimpse of Pixar Animation Studios, kicking off the studio's two decades of domination.
"Seven Deadly Sins" unfortunately came in second place with US$195 million, but even so, this result still shocked everyone, not only because of the ultra-low investment of this work, but also because of the subject matter of this work It has created a peak that cannot be surpassed in the history of thriller and suspense movies.
Although such a feat is not comparable to the historical significance of the brilliance of "Pulp Fiction" as an independent film, it also has an unparalleled influence on the entire industry - this is enough to make a genre film valued by major film companies. This can lead to the emergence of more excellent works in a genre film.
Although Hugo was just a supporting role in "The Seven Deadly Sins", he showed no less skill than Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of the Lambs" back then, supporting the entire movie, even the old man. The play bone Morgan Freeman is slightly bleak. And most of the credit for the brilliant box office data of "Seven Deadly Sins" must be recorded on Hugo's head. This is also after the five consecutive works in the past have exceeded 100 million at the box office, Hugo once again strongly proved his box office appeal.
Especially after the box office slump at the beginning of the year, the final box office performance of "Seven Deadly Sins" is absolutely sturdy, keeping all doubts silent, so that people can truly appreciate the significance of Hugo to North American audiences.
Of course, everyone knows that the real success of this film is not the box office, but the showdown between Brad and Hugo, especially witnessing Hugo's shocking acting skills.
"Batman Forever" was originally a strong contender for the year-end box office championship, but unfortunately ended up in third place with $184 million. Although the results were still very good, it was also highly praised. Warner Bros. has begun I'm starting to prepare for the sequel, but losing to "Toy Story" and "Seven Deadly Sins" can't be considered glorious, especially losing to the latter is really embarrassing.
In addition to the top three, there are also seven works that have exceeded 100 million at the box office this year. Not only are there no works that have exceeded 200 million, but the number of works with a box office of 100 million is significantly less than last year. It can be clearly felt that after the full explosion last year , fell into a low ebb this year.
After this, "Apollo 13", "Pocahontas", "Detective Plane 2", "Golden Eye", "Jumanji", "Ghost", "Die Hard" 3" respectively occupy the remaining positions in the top ten. However, among them, the box office of the four works after "Golden Eye" has just exceeded 100 million, and the gap between them is calculated in units of 100,000. Such results are really difficult to be satisfied.
Among the top ten list at the end of the year, in addition to Hugo, who made another great achievement, Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey once again occupied people's attention.
From a purely box office point of view, Tom continued his excellent performance in "Forrest Gump" last year, occupying the top spot in the North American year-end box office chart for the second consecutive year. He starred in "Toy Story" as a voice actor. Among the brilliant achievements, his important role cannot be ignored; not to mention that the "Apollo 13" starring him was very popular, and it also ranked fourth in the year-end list.
As a typical representative of accumulation, Tom became the second actor in film history to win the Oscar for Best Actor, his career reached its peak, and many consecutive works have outstanding reputation and outstanding box office, coupled with a perfect family image, gentle and humble personal image, Tom also became the representative of the typical American.
If it is purely in terms of momentum, Tom cannot be compared with Hugo, but in terms of prestige, Tom has more advantages than Hugo, who is not yet 30 years old this year. Tom has a unique appeal in all age groups. At this time, you can initially see the style of the future first person in Hollywood and the chairman of the Screen Actors Guild in Tom.
It goes without saying that Jim Carrey, starring in "The Detective Plane", earned a box office of $108 million, and his "Batman Forever" as a supporting role ranked third in the year-end list. It is also a more brilliant and better transcript than last year.
Just in terms of the development curve, Kim's progress this year is definitely greater than that of Hugo. People will judge only from the box office data. 1994 was the peak of Hugo, and 1995 was the peak of Tom and Kim.
But is this really the case? Not so.
Although Hugo has not been able to continue the glory of the top ten in the past two years, "Death Ramble" only ranked fifteenth on the list with $83 million, while "Before Sunrise" "'s $32 million box office will drop to No. 55.
However, "Seven Deadly Sins" proved Hugo's strong box office appeal, and "Death Ramble" allowed people to truly appreciate the charm of Hugo as an actor. He was able to perform a role so movingly through his own power that he even Let the audience feel the same way, this skill is enough to make countless people yearn and admire, and what is even more commendable is that the role of Matthew in "Death Ramble" makes people begin to have self-doubt and shake their outlook on life, values and worldview. Really consider the death penalty. This is where Hugo shines the most.
As Hugo's screenwriting debut, "Before Sunrise" was not only recognized by the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, allowing people to see another talent of Hugo; Making Hugo a popular candidate again.
Not to mention, from the "Seven Deadly Sins" to the "Death Ramble", Hugo's promotion to the entire American society, this is also after the "Pulp Fiction" has influenced American culture, Hugo has once again become an incredible historical and cultural , a part of life that has left its own mark in this era, and this is the real greatness - separated from the entertainment industry itself, has had an immeasurable impact on the entire society.
Although the influence of Hugo's three works in 1995 does not seem to be comparable to the two works of last year, everyone knows clearly that these three works make people deeply feel Hugo's performance in acting, box office, screenwriting, etc. The ability and talent in various aspects made the whole society feel the ubiquitous influence of Hugo. This is a level unmatched last year.
At this moment, Hugo has surpassed the limitations of Hollywood, stood at the top of the entire society, and even has the ability to influence the upcoming presidential election. This is the year when Hugo really became a top star this year.
It can be said that 1995 was a year of witnessing mythology. People witnessed the ups and downs of Hugo from the so-called trough "before the sunrise" to the so-called peak of the "Seven Deadly Sins", and people witnessed Hugo's transition from "The Seven Deadly Sins" to "Death Row". With the growth of his acting skills, people have participated in the discussion of hot topics such as social responsibility, social indifference and cruelty of the news media caused by Hugo, and people have experienced Hugo as an artist. strong influence.
This is also a real sublimation from 1994 to 1995.
Of course, no one will forget that at the end of the year, Hugo once again attracted countless attention as the person who started the "20 million club", and it also made Hollywood enter the stage of changing dynasties after the music scene.
It is hard to imagine that Hugo has become the initiator and promoter of these two completely different changes successively. This is the real superstar demeanor.
In addition to Hugo, Tom and Kim, there are still many topics in the North American year-end box office list. The reopening of the "007" series is also one of the highlights of 1995. Of course, no one will forget the fiasco of "Future Water World" with only 88 million and the twelfth place on the list. As for the tragedy of "Cut Throat Island" that directly caused the collapse and disappearance of investment companies, it has made countless companies think ring.
In addition to the North American year-end box office list, the global year-end box office list is another battle between dragons and tigers. The interaction between the three actors, Hugo, Tom, and Kim, has also made the film market, which has been slightly weak at the box office this year, shine brightly. Fai!