Chapter 1984: 1984 Aftermath of the Ceremony
The Oscars are over, but the aftermath in circles has only just begun.
People are talking about the "King of the World" James Cameron, the director who has achieved great commercial success by relying on the "Terminator" series, "True Lies" and other series of works. Pushed to the pinnacle, with a "Titanic" strong Oscar - created a height that even George Lucas could not reach.
In terms of cultural influence, George's "Star Wars" is enduring, and it can be said that it has influenced the film industry in almost every aspect for the next three decades. The influence of "Titanic" at the box office has created a post- The pinnacle that is hard to reach, but the cultural influence and extension of this work are slightly inferior, but even so, James Cameron reached the top of the Oscar, but George Lucas has always left this Disadvantage—among the top four directors in the 1980s, he was the only one who failed to win a statuette.
James' work has almost reached the pinnacle of commercial films, a step further than "Independence Day", pushing the commercial elements to the extreme, and truly opened the prelude to the era of blockbuster films. The sweep of the Oscars has also become an important footnote in the turbulence of history.
In fact, many people were quite critical of James' acceptance speech, especially many members of the academy. They all thought that James was too arrogant and arrogant when he shouted "I am the king of the world" on the stage. There have been many celebrities, just to witness the advent of the blockbuster era, but James' arrogance and arrogance make people feel unhappy.
The same goes for many people in the media. The relationship between James and the media has always been bad-because James is always irritable and assertive, and arrogantly instigates the media. When the "Titanic" reached the top, James did not give the media face. This made the uncrowned kings hate it.
But, that's Hollywood. As long as James can continue to sell well, as long as James can continue to bring profits to the film company, then he is qualified to continue to be arrogant.
In addition to "Titanic", the biggest highlight of the night was undoubtedly Hugo.
Aside from Hugo's statuette and two works, Eddie Slimane, who designed the dresses for Hugo and Leonardo that night, became famous in one fell swoop.
Leonardo's seemingly regular but extremely well-fitting evening dress has been highly praised. Many designers believe that Leonardo is actually more suitable for Eddie's design style. The fragile and flexible temperament has been brought to the extreme. Compared with Hugo, the special temperament of Leonardo's blond boy has undoubtedly become the biggest highlight, which amazed everyone.
However, Eddie's clothes designed for Hugo are not inferior, bringing Hugo's gentlemanly gentle but classical and elegant temperament to the extreme. In particular, the ingenious use of gray is dazzling in the dark men's clothing, even more eye-catching than the navy blue suit that Hugo won the best actor the year before last. Looking at Hugo standing on the stage to receive the statuette, the editors of fashion magazines couldn't help but shine again.
Eddie Slimane, who was originally unknown, became a hot figure in an instant. If we say that the rise of Burberry in the past few years is more due to the heritage of the century-old brand, the perfect combination of temperament and Hugo is eye-catching; then this time Eddie has sparked heated discussions with his unique design talent. People have lamented the birth of another design genius.
In fact, Eddie can't be said to be "unknown". Although the Saint Laurent Left Bank he works for is only a branch of Saint Laurent's brand, it can still be said to have a long heritage. Coupled with the blockbuster Oscar this time, Eddie has a bright future in the design industry. In less than a month, Eddie received interview requests from more than a hundred magazines and media, and instantly became the most Hot new star.
From Burberry to Eddy, Hugo's additional influence has gradually left the field of movies and music itself, and has extended to other peripheral fields.
In addition to Eddy's turning out, "Ernst Lehmann" has undoubtedly become the focus of attention.
When people are curious, simply look up the information, and it is not difficult to find out what this name means-he almost represents the essence of Hollywood's golden age. More importantly, from Ernst to Hugo, and then to the rise of "As Good as It Gets" and "LA Confidential", and then extended to the big victory of "Titanic", many people in the industry are concerned. I deeply feel that behind the earth-shaking changes in Hollywood, the retro trend of the golden age is quietly rising.
For most laymen, Ernst is just a screenwriter, and a screenwriter who has been away from the mainstream for many years, so the waves caused are really limited. The real turmoil came from within the circle. Three days after the Oscars, Ernst appeared at the gates of the West Coast Screenwriters Guild for the first time in the past decade.
A stone stirs up a thousand waves.
For many people, the hustle and bustle of 1997 came to an end at the end of the 70th Academy Awards, and the aftermath of it all belonged to 1998 and the years after that. The turn of the century is getting closer and closer, and all walks of life are starting to stir up, and the film industry is no exception. The chain reaction triggered by the "Titanic" can only be proved by waiting time.
For Hugo, his 1997 year was over at the New Year's Eve, and the turmoil of the awards ceremony was just the aftermath of the carnival.
Hugo drove away from Los Angeles early in the morning, and returned to Malibu in the evening, bathed in the sunset. Hugo went to San Francisco to visit Sally Hansen today, because the first anniversary party of the "Sally Foundation" was held not long ago, and Jessica Hansen and Robin Hansen both appeared over the party.
In the past year, the "Sally Foundation" has raised more than 30 million US dollars, all of which have been invested in the treatment of children's diseases. At the end of last year, it entered the juvenile shelters in the West Coast for the first time, trying to give them They provided medical help to the children in the institute and also made connections, so that a small number were poisoned. Children afflicted by addiction enter drug rehab for treatment -- many times, the child's addiction. Addiction is involuntary. Under the pressure of life, there are too many things that are beyond our control.
For the entire United States and the world, the help that the "Sally Foundation" can give is very limited, but at least they are doing their part. Hugo and the members of Glory to Death are trying to use their influence to give some limited returns to society.
At that party, Hugo thought of Sally again, but it was not sadness, but remembrance. I heard a sentence before, "The real death is not the disappearance of life, but the forgetting of memory." Hugo understood what it meant, but he couldn't empathize with it. But now, Hugo finally understood. Only when the person is forgotten by all is that a life, a thought, a strand of soul is truly lost.
Many people hope that their name will last forever, even if their life ends, they will be passed down in different forms. But the real value and significance lies in: there is a person who loves oneself deeply - family, friendship or love, and it is the most important thing to carry on one's spirit deeply.
So, when he was free, Hugo went to San Francisco alone to worship Sally. Hugo stayed there for most of the day, enjoying his own time and space alone, looking at Sally's tombstone, reminding himself not to forget that he is not alone on the road of his dreams.
When I returned to Malibu, it was already past seven o’clock, and I could see paparazzi vehicles parked on the side of the road from a distance. After a rough look, I saw at least four of them, but these cars were all parked in a regular manner. In the parking space, all the paparazzi stayed here in a well-behaved manner, and there was no noise everywhere—Malibu has now developed into a high-end residential area. There are not many Hollywood celebrities here, but more political and business celebrities. So the paparazzi have to be more careful, who knows that if they are not careful, they will offend people who cannot be offended.
Hugo also ignored the paparazzi, and drove the car directly to his garage, but when he opened the garage door, he found that there were already three cars parked in the garage, one of which was Hugo's own old car, now for Zamora. used; the other two, one owned by Alex and one owned by Leonardo. You don't need to look to know that they must be on vacation again.
Seeing Hugo get out of the car, the paparazzi immediately opened the car door and pressed the shutter in their hands. The flashing light made people feel quite uncomfortable, but this did not affect Hugo's good mood today.
"Hugo, is this true?", "What is Leonardo's plan next?", "There are rumors that you and Leo are dating, what is your response to this"...
Listening to the rush of questions, Hugo showed an absurd expression, couldn't help but chuckled, and just replied, "Today is April 1st?" Then he ignored the expression of the paparazzi, He took a straight step and walked into the house along the stairs.
Going down the stairs, Hugo saw a big box next to the stairs, sealed it with tape, bent down and lifted it, and found that the weight was a bit exaggerated than expected, and it was really difficult to carry it alone, so he put it down again , walked along the swimming pool into the inner courtyard, raised his voice and asked, "Zamora, what is that package at the top of the stairs...something..."
Hugo's words couldn't help slowing down, and he finished speaking fragmentarily, but his attention was completely diverted: because at this moment, there were a lot of cardboard boxes scattered in his hall, all of which were empty, and still There's a whole bunch of Styrofoam stuffed in there. Hugo couldn't help but was stunned.
"By the way, we all forgot about that box." Zamora ran over at this time, and Hugo asked in surprise, "Is it a big purchase for our family today? Or what's going on?"