2078 Chapter 2078
Films shot specifically to hit major film award ceremonies, movies made specifically to hit Oscars to maximize business, movies made specifically to hit professional praise and affirmation, movies made specifically to hit company brands, word-of-mouth and personal image The films made... came together to react, resulting in a "season of screenings made for awards shows" called: awards season.
At the end of 1998, the name of the awards season spread like wildfire, and for the first time officially appeared on the stage of history.
Historically, "Shakespeare in Love" was the debut work for the opening of the awards season, and this time the history has not changed. Hugo, the little butterfly, still hasn't been able to change this history. "Shakespeare in Love" has once again become a landmark work at a historical node.
After the intensive publicity in the first three weeks, the discussion of "Shakespeare in Love" has quietly caught up with "The Truman Show" and "Saving Private Ryan" released in the summer; in the last week of this year, "Shakespeare in Love" "Weng Love History" held its first extended screening, which was reflected in 300 theaters.
However, what made "Shakespeare in Love" the focus of public relations this time was not the scale of the expansion, but the work "The Devil".
The movie "Female Devil" did not cause much discussion before it was released. Although it is a movie starring Charlize Theron, the winner of the new Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, its influence is still limited after all. More hot spots of discussion are focused on Irene Ainos. The story of the most terrifying female serial killer in American history was brought to the big screen and attracted many people's attention from the very beginning.
However, after the film was released, it triggered an unimaginably far-reaching discussion. Roger Ebert expressed his excitement in the most concise language in the "Chicago Sun" comment, "This is the greatest film in the history of film." One of the best shows ever!"
Just such a simple sentence is enough to express Roger's praise, and the evaluation of 100 points can be said to be full of praise. In the comments, Roger's point of view is very obvious, "This is not a perfect movie. From a technical point of view, it still has too much room for improvement, but it is an extremely real movie! Charlize - Theron gave the best performance of her career, and arguably one of the greatest performances in film history!"
"Delicate, complex, deep, deep, soft, sharp...this is the life force that Charlize Theron gave to Alan Enos; fear, shock, compassion, poignancy, bitterness, struggle...this is Charlize Theron The viewing experience brought to the audience. Almost every picture is so beautiful that it makes people completely intoxicated."
Roger praised Charlize with all kinds of words. Even Hugo's performance in "Death Row Walking" failed to win such praise from Roger. It can be seen that he was really attracted by Charlize. conquered.
It's not just Roger. Among the first thirteen reviews of the film, in addition to the full score of the "Chicago Sun", the highest score is 88 points from the "Hollywood Reporter", and the lowest score is "Chicago Tribune". "Seventy-five points", which brought the film's media comprehensive evaluation to seventy-nine points.
But whether it is "Hollywood Reporter" or "Chicago Tribune", the praise for Charlize is exactly the same.
The "Hollywood Reporter" commented, "Challenging the audience's tolerance limit and self-questioning nerves, Theron used her performance to make the most ferocious female serial killer in American history stay in the mind forever"; The Tribune's review said, "It's not a great piece of work - but Theron delivers a near-perfect performance!"
The words of praise for Charlize poured down like a tide, and more than 80% of the media believed that she gave the best performance of her career, enough to be recorded in history. Even under the background that "L.A. Confidential" just won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, many media still believe that Charlize is definitely the best candidate for Oscar this year.
Later, when "The Devil" was screened in full, Hugo also went into the cinema to watch this work in person.
Although Charlize is only twenty-three years old this year, the situation that Hugo was worried about did not appear. Charlize did not appear young on the big screen. On the contrary, her whole performance was like a demon with a powerful The power is shown through the screen. The shock was indescribable in words, and made Hugo deeply feel the power of performance, as if through Charlize's eyes, he could see the soul of Irene Enos.
Hugo couldn't help recalling Charlize's hardships and struggles in the process of filming this film. He knew that she almost performed this work in a way of burning her life, releasing all her energy during the whole performance like a shooting star, and then quickly come down.
In fact, after the filming of "The Devil" ended, Karl Earle still had a lot of script invitations, but Charlize didn't read them at all, and rejected them all. In the past two months, even seeing the script that Hugo was adapting, Charlize couldn't help but started to feel dizzy. The exhaustion and overdraft of acting skills had penetrated into the soul, and even made her stomach churn. From this we can see how much Charlize paid for the "Female Devil".
Now through the big screen, Hugo actually saw Charlize's performance, and he sincerely sent his awe: at the end of the movie, he stood up silently alone, never leaving, but quietly waiting for all After the subtitles were played, and the cleaner kept urging, he left slowly. The hot tears that never fell in the eye sockets contained all his complexity and depth.
Hugo had to agree with Roger's comment: this is not just Charlize's best performance, but one that deserves to go down in history.
Historically, Charlize won her own Oscar statuette for "The Devil". Many people thought that it was compensation given by the academy for Charlize's ugly appearance, but those who really watched this movie with their heart Everyone knows that she definitely deserves her name; so, this time, can Charlize rely on this work to win the Oscar queen?
After the screening of "The Devil", many media believed that Charlize had jumped to become the number one favorite actress to win the championship. This is also everyone's recognition of Charlize's strength. But amidst this wave, another kind of rhetoric began to emerge-Gwyneth Paltrow's performance in "Shakespeare in Love" was comparable to Charlize.
When this kind of remarks first came out, many people scoffed. Not disrespect to Gwyneth, but fact. "Shakespeare in Love" can be regarded as a love movie. The magnificent scene design, gorgeous and magnificent court costumes, natural and smart soundtrack, etc. in the work make it qualified to be an "excellent" work. The cast has received a lot of praise for their fantastic performances -- but that definitely doesn't include Gwyneth.
Judi Dench, who plays Queen Elizabeth in the movie, only has an eight-minute scene, but her aura is enough to shock everyone, not only her eyes are compelling, but her gestures are also enough to make people People are frightened, but the loneliness and sorrow of being a queen are hidden in the tough language. This kind of old drama with every frown and smile is already a treasure.
Among them, Colin Firth, who played the upper-class aristocrat, continued the solid foundation of British actors, but his gentle appearance outlined the character's insignificance, cowardice, and meanness, and the details of the performance as delicate as hair left a deep impression on people; The former Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush showed his edge inadvertently, and his solid performance skills injected great charm into the role.
Surrounded by a group of outstanding actors, the role of the heroine is rich in emotion and deep in thought, sometimes elegant, sometimes affectionate, sometimes witty, and sometimes sad. If you think about it carefully, this role is undoubtedly very challenging. In particular, this role became the source of inspiration for Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", which undoubtedly bears the core of the film's spirituality, but Gwyneth's performance is rigid and rigid. The performances are pale and lacking in emotion, not to mention the character creation, which just seems single and weak, but the whole story has lost its soul-the love between the hero and heroine is hardly convincing, and it makes Shakespeare's creation lose its core.
Objectively speaking, Gwyneth's performance can only be regarded as barely passing, especially against the background of all the old actors, it looks even paler.
In one of the film's first reviews, the Chicago Tribune even quipped, "The film is reminiscent of the 'Seven Deadly Sins. : Brad Pitt almost became a puppet who could not act in "Seven Deadly Sins", and Gwyneth, Brad's ex-lover who had broken up, also experienced the same experience.
However, now some people actually say that Gwyneth's performance is comparable to that of Charlize? This is simply the most ridiculous joke of the end of the century. But with the passage of time, the trend of speech in the circle has quietly changed.
Don't you guys find that Gwyneth brings a lot of flair to the character? Don't you see Gwyneth's sly, alluring gaze? Didn't you guys catch the spark between Gwyneth and lead actor Joseph Fiennes - and the two are even rumored to be dating? Don't you realize that Gwyneth is not inferior even in front of Judy?
At the same time, there are countless parties at the end of the year, and Gwyneth, accompanied by the Weinstein brothers, frequently appeared at various parties, and had a good chat with professionals in the circle, showing an elegant woman Excellent people skills - no one should forget that Gwyneth's godfather is the famous Steven - Spielberg.