Chapter 1790 A Moment of Enlightenment

It’s already December, and the New Year atmosphere in the United States is getting stronger and stronger.

On such warm days, many family comedies will be released in order to get the big cake in this period.

Although it is released on Christmas Day and is still some time away, the promotion of "Home Alone" has already begun.

Posters showing Gu Tianle holding his face with his hands and looking stunned were posted in many places.

Thanks to "The Sixth Sense", Louis Koo is still somewhat famous in the United States.

Not to mention anything else, it is said that it will be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar next year. It has been hyped many times by the American media this year.

Because it is promoted under the banners of "Yin Jun's work", "family fun movie", "laughing Christmas", etc., many families have decided to watch this movie.

After all, for so many years, Yin Jun's works have never disappointed everyone, whether in Asia or around the world.

But in the film circle, the two works that everyone talks about the most are still two.

The first one is "A Passage to India", which was released in October. This is the last work of the most outstanding British director David Lean. It is also a film adapted from the novel of the same name by the great writer Forster, and is handled by Disney. issued.

A Passage to India generated a lot of buzz from the start.

The mysterious ancient oriental country, the entangled love story, and the twists and turns of the plot are all under the control of David Lean, and the story is very enjoyable to watch.

Yes.

Very comfortable.

Just like admiring a painting or reading a book, the two-hour screen time does not feel long at all.

After coming down, everyone not only praised David Lean's control ability, but also praised the acting skills of Sophie Marceau, the leading heroine in the film.

Compared with "Juno" two years ago, Sophie Marceau, a girl who was originally considered a flower vase, showed excellent acting skills in "A Passage to India" and played the heroine's role vividly. , people who have read the novel can't help but combine her with the heroine in the novel.

This is certainly what Sophie Marceau deserves.

During the filming period, which lasted for more than half a year, Sophie Marceau completely abandoned her past image of a pure and beautiful girl, abandoned her image of a beautiful woman, and played the role of the British aristocratic lady, with her whole body full of charm. The 18th century style makes people unable to take their eyes off it.

Her limelight even overshadowed the veteran actress who played Mrs. Moore. She is young but definitely not naive. Her unique expressive ability is definitely the highlight of the film.

The French are inherently exaggerated.

Their pursuit of art is already pathological.

Finally, outside the French film circle, a girl like Sophie Marceau appeared who wanted good looks, acting skills, and awards. How could they not seize the opportunity and brag?

In France's major newspapers and their TV programs, Sophie Marceau and "A Passage to India" have appeared so frequently in the past period of time, even more than "Juno" two years ago.

Young people cared more about "Juno" two years ago, but "A Passage to India" is the type that adults like to watch.

The spending power of adults also exceeds that of young people, so the box office revenue of "A Passage to India" in France actually exceeded that of the UK, which is simply a shame for the British.

The French also began to cheer, saying that this was a victory for a new generation of Oslo-level superstars like Sophie Marceau.

All right.

They began to long for Oscar again.

This is also true.

Sophie Marceau already had an Oscar-selected film "Juno" two years ago. Now two years later, she is making a comeback with an even better movie. How could she not be favored by the Oscars?

Even Hollywood newspapers and magazines are commenting that this year "Passage to India" should give Sophie Marceau another Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

This nomination is not because of the power of her rumored boyfriend Yin Jun, but because of her strength.

Of course.

"Journey to India" also received a good response in the United States. Audiences who like to watch literary films also enjoyed watching it.

About 2 months have passed, and now it is almost time to enter the long run. The box office of "Journey to India" in North America has reached more than 40 million US dollars, and the global box office has exceeded 200 million US dollars.

However, because David Lean spent too much money, this result is only capital preservation. More profits still depend on video tapes and TV broadcast rights.

But David Lean obviously doesn't care about these. What he cares more about is the results and awards of his final work.

If there are no big surprises, it won't be a problem at all for "Passage to India" to receive seven or eight nominations.

If there hadn't been such an outrageous movie, David Lean thinks he might have won his third Oscar for Best Director.

After so many years of making movies, David Lean has received countless awards, and he can be called one of the people who have won the most awards.

But with such a final film, David Lean still wants to have a perfect ending so that he can win another Oscar.

However, David Lean was not sure.

Because he had known for a long time that after "A Passage to India", the movie "The Pianist" that Yin Jun had planned and promoted for a long time would be released next, and it was also aimed at the Oscar for Best Director.

Although he has won two Oscars for Best Director, Yin Jun, a talented young man, has been nominated twice in a row, but failed both times.

If it were David Lean, he felt that he would definitely be unconvinced and continue to fight.

However, Yin Jun's persistent efforts led to him and David Lean unconsciously getting into a ring.

Of course David Lean will not resent Yin Jun, nor will he want to slander and suppress Yin Jun so that he can successfully win the Oscar for Best Director.

It's not that David Lean is afraid of Yin Jun's status as the number one tycoon in Hollywood. In terms of David Lean's status in the world, and considering that he has already made his last film, there is nothing to be afraid of. of.

But David Lean has already experienced all kinds of ups and downs in life. Not only is he not unhappy about this kind of legitimate competition, but he also welcomes it very much.

Facing this young talent who already has Oscar-winning director-level abilities, David Lean has always admired him highly.

If you win, you will definitely be happy.

Of course there will be no regrets if you fail.

Because if Yin Jun wins, he must be strong enough.

In fact, Yin Jun's previous two works, whether it is "The Shawshank Redemption" or "Rain Man", are absolute classics in David Lean's opinion.

Especially "The Shawshank Redemption", it is definitely a masterpiece that will make people burst into tears when they look at it a hundred years later.

The biggest reason why the Best Director Award was not given to Yin Jun is probably Yin Jun's age!

When "Shawshank Redemption" was filmed, Yin Jun was only 20 years old.

In the nearly seventy-eight-year history of the Oscars, how can anyone win Best Director at the age of 20? Not even a 20-year-old Best Actor!

But Yin Jun was not discouraged. After "The Shawshank Redemption", he made another movie with humanistic care such as "Rain Man", and then he made "The Pianist".

David Lean specifically read the novel, and then went to see "The Pianist" which was released in early November.

Upon first viewing, David Lean fell in love with the film immediately.

What it expresses is not only a reflection on war, an indictment of the suffering life, and the struggle between life and death, but there are many more things that require people to taste carefully before they can imagine them.

It is hard for David Lean to imagine how this young man, who is only 22 years old, could have such sophisticated shooting and expression techniques.

Not only was there no trace of impetuosity, but he also showed it so vividly.

It allows people to see a glimmer of hope amidst constant despair and pain.

Movies like this can truly be called great.

David Lean knew before that Yin Jun didn't care about the budget when making movies, only about the results.

For example, "Journey to India" was like this. The budget was as high as 20 million US dollars, and then an additional 20 million US dollars was added, and then another 20 million US dollars was spent on advertising.

With such a large budget, David Lean shot it very carefully, and it became his most satisfying work in the past 10 years.

Now watching Yin Jun's "The Pianist", David Lean is even more amazed at Yin Jun's "waste".

In order to shoot "The Pianist", not only the entire scene was shot in the Czech Republic, Yin Jun also built a street of houses on the outskirts of Prague.

Later in the filming, in order to show the tragedy of the war, Yin Jun bombed the street to pieces.

In a blink of an eye, the cost of defeating 10,000 US dollars was spent.

There are also hundreds or thousands of temporarily hired personnel, and even ordinary extras who have no roles, most of them are actors from Eastern European countries.

Such a luxurious ensemble cast cost Yin Jun a lot of production funds, but it greatly increased the watchability of the entire movie.

Whether it was escaping from the building in the first act, or later escaping from the bombing, or being forced to run to death by the Germans at night, or the mass killing at the train station... With the performance of these actors, the camera can be greatly expanded, and it will not just It was able to capture a few main characters, but the unfamiliar performances of the extras were so unfamiliar that I didn't even dare to film them.

Big scenes naturally bring more shocking feelings, so the expressive ability of "The Pianist" is very outstanding.

Then there is the leading actor Tom Hanks.

This outstanding young actor won an Oscar this year, but he has no airs at all.

In the play, in order to adapt to various stages of the play, he lost a total of 60 pounds.

The most tragic scene was when he ran away frantically and was helped to hide by German officers. Until the time when the Allies discovered that he was wearing a German coat, he actually weighed less than 100 pounds.

Such a fragment of ten or twenty minutes is shocking to watch.

Looking at Tom Hanks with only skin and bones left, watching him stumble as if a gust of wind could blow him over, everyone can intuitively feel the cruelty of war, and have deep sympathy for him.

Tom Hanks didn't have to express how pitiful he was, but when people saw this, they already felt the cruelty of the environment at that time from their hearts.

To be able to force the Oscar winner to perform such a crazy performance, one can imagine how much Yin Jun attaches importance to the movie.

And through such expressions, the artistic conception of "The Pianist" was immediately raised to a higher level.

A movie must always have some unforgettable moments to be called great.

In David Lean's view, the greatness of "The Pianist" can already be seen from Tom Hanks's crazy weight loss.

With such great performances and such great expressive shooting, "The Pianist" is destined to be a movie that will go down in history!

David Lean feels that it is also his honor to have such a movie competing with "Passage to India" on the same stage!