Chapter 476: 476
Looking at Brad, who has matured a lot, Tracy sneered, "A beautiful dream."
Brad scratched his head irritably, "At least I was nominated and voted by the judges. As far as I know, I was the second best actor in the vote!"
Tracy didn't speak, just curled her lips, but the answer could not be more obvious: the second place does not equal the best actor.
Not long ago, the independent film "California Killer" starring Brad was officially released and won good praise, winning the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the Montreal International Film Festival, and at the Venice Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the world. Although he didn't have the chance to compete for the Golden Lion Award, he was very competitive in the Best Actor Award.
It is a pity that Brad still unfortunately lost to Italian actor Fabrizio - Bentivoglio (Fabrizio. Bentivoglio), Fabrizio relied on "Split Soul (Anima. Divisa). In. due, un')" won the best actor for his wonderful performance. After the awards came out, it was rumored that Brad was the second most voted, but narrowly defeated. And Martin Baum, who is far away on the other side of the ocean, because of a little error in the news, released the news early that "Brad Pitt won the title of Best Actor at the 50th Venice Film Festival", and ended up making a big mess dragon.
However, because Fabrizio's influence in the world is far less than that of Brad, not only because the influence of Italian films is not as good as that of Hollywood, but also because of the huge operating ability of the brokerage company behind Brad. So the news released by Martin has not had time to be confirmed, and it has spread to the world, so that many people still think that Brad relied on "California Killer" to get the best actor in Venice until 20 years later, but this is a thorough Misunderstand.
Seeing Tracy's expression, Brad felt annoyed in his heart, "But at least it shows that I have enough potential."
"Of course you have potential, otherwise why would I put you in the cast of 'Farewell to the Sentient Heaven'!" Tracy suddenly stopped Brad, "but what I need is not just potential, but stunning I need someone to stand up to Hugo!"
Hugo-Lancaster, this name has become a huge problem for Tracy and Brad. From "smell the fragrance and know a woman" to "the sea of justice", to "Sleepless in Seattle", rain The fruit is unstoppable, and now, "Schindler's List" is their last chance to snipe. If this opportunity is missed, the future confrontation will only be more difficult. Therefore, "farewell to the sentient beings" only allows victory, not failure! Moreover, they have to pray for the failure of "Schindler's List" later!
After "Farewell to Love" was released two weeks ago, it really continued the high quality of director James Ivory, and won the praise of the media. The comprehensive score of the media reached 84 points, among which the "New York Times" , "Washington Post" two media gave full marks, and full of praise for the performances of Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, as a supporting role Brad also received a positive response. But unfortunately, the theater score is only "B". Obviously, the audience is not interested in this type of film.
The same is true. Last year, "Howard Manor" won a lot of praise from the film critics, but the box office was only 25 million. It was definitely an art film that was not well received. This is the consistent style of director James Ivory. , his works can bloom with infinite charm in the eyes of professionals, but it is difficult to make a difference in the box office market.
"Farewell to the Love of Love" was screened in 100 theaters in the first week of its release, and the box office data obtained were unsatisfactory. The box office of a single theater was 16,000 US dollars, which can even be said to be a failure figure; Hundreds of theaters continued to show, but the $9,000 box office in a single venue was still unbearable, and the cumulative box office within two weeks of release was only less than 4 million.
Maybe this is not a tragic data for a work with an investment of 15 million US dollars, but it must be noted that this is a point screening, and the point screening is the feedback of professional fans, but the sluggish box office of a single venue is not enough. It bodes bleak for the film's prospects of recovering its book costs.
At the same time, after comparing this data with James' other two works, people have to worry about it. The box office of "Howard Manor" is 52,000 US dollars, and the box office of "Morris's Lover" is US$52,000. Forty-nine thousand dollars, then the $16,000 of "farewell to the sentient days" makes people sigh.
What's more, "Farewell to the Sentient Days" is facing "Schindler's List", which is Steven Spielberg, and a comprehensive media score of only 84 points is not enough.
In terms of subject matter, "Schindler's List" is a historical fact that is easy to win the favor of professionals, and it is also a human self-reflection on war and peace, which is very popular; Steven Spielberg Ge is known as a commercial director. His box-office appeal is absolutely second to none in the United States. Coupled with a strong rise of Hugo relying on "Yihai Xiongfeng" and "Sleepless in Seattle", the movie also seems to have the best box office. an innate advantage.
I have to say that the duel between "Farewell to the Lovely Heaven" and "Schindler's List" is the duel between Tianwang Mountain where Mars hits the earth!
At present, the entire film professional media still holds a conservative attitude towards the prospect of "Schindler's List", and the "Hollywood Reporter" sentence is the most representative, "This is a story that can become a classic, the problem is that , how would Spielberg present it?" This sentence can also be said to be the most common view at present.
Everyone knows that a good movie must first have a good story. The whole Hollywood has never let go of the script. Even if it is a blockbuster visual effects, a simple and twisty story is very important, such as "Terminator". 2". And the story of Oskar Schindler is undoubtedly a good story. This is a real historical event, not a fiction made up by screenwriters relying on their heads. What Schindler did during World War II is a legend and worthy of future generations. respect.
So, does a good story mean a good movie? Absolutely not. The simplest example is the later "Harry Potter" series. A total of eight films were shot in the entire series, but the reviews of the eight films were mixed. The effect is not satisfactory. That's the director's job, and that's what makes every film stand out.
A great director knows how to tell a story in the right way and produce a great film. Steven is an excellent commercial director, "Jaws", "Jurassic Park", "Alien E.T" are all excellent works, but his lack of humanistic care and excavation, and excessive in the filming process He has been criticized for his methods of pleasing the audience and paying too much attention to commercial rendering, which is why Steven has never been recognized by the Oscars.
So, is Steven able to tell the Oskar Schindler story in the "right" way? Maybe he will ruin this great story, but maybe he will make this amazing legend.
In such an ambiguous wait-and-see attitude, the premiere of "Schindler's List" was undoubtedly lively. Media reporters and professionals waited for the release of this film with a good show attitude. It can be seen from the media's prediction of the movie's premiere box office. Since "Schindler's List" is a point screening, the media predicts the box office of a single venue, and the data of 20,000 US dollars for a single venue is very conservative - and only only A media "Entertainment Weekly", this is not even a professional film media, it can be seen that everyone is cautious, those professional film media hope to wait until the premiere is over before making a conclusion.
This kind of wait-and-see attitude has created a huge pressure for Tracy and Brad, including Martin Baum and Ron Mayer. The former is in the same camp as Brad, and naturally hopes to "say goodbye to you." Tian" can succeed; the latter hopes that the failure of "Schindler's List" will further divide Hugo and Joseph, but for whatever reason, the results achieved after the release of "Farewell to Sentient Tian" have not been able to meet expectations, even if Even an 84-point comprehensive media review is not enough to dispel the inner panic.
Brad looked at Tracy sitting on the window sill, she was a little flustered, some scared, some uneasy, but more hated, and then Brad watched Tracy get firm little by little, that kind of thing. The decision to break the boat made Brad a little scared, "Tracy, we will defeat Hugo!" Brad had to speak, hoping to increase his courage in this way.
A woman in madness is always scary.
After Tracy calmed down, a smile formed on the corner of her mouth, "Yes, we will!" Tracy clenched her fists tightly, she would not let Hugo succeed, because of that unwillingness Han doesn't deserve it! Don't say "Schindler's List", even if Hugo succeeds this time, no matter how difficult the situation is, she will continue until the day when Hugo is brought down! The two of them, either you die or I live! So, since panic doesn't solve the problem, calm down and start with "Schindler's List"!
The confrontation between "Farewell to Sentient Heaven" and "Schindler's List" has just begun, and nothing has been decided yet!
November 17, it was just an ordinary Wednesday, but it was different because of the premiere of "Schindler's List", and because the scene under the calm sea was only vaguely known to the insiders. The confrontation that was learned turned into a dark tide! Who will kill the deer, the drum of war is about to be played in the first round, "Farewell to the Love of Love" has already posted the battle post, so what will be the answer sheet of "Schindler's List"?