Six Hundred and Forty-Five - Traditional Program.

"There are no surprises at the 70th Oscars!"

This is the title of the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times. As one of the top authoritative media outlets in North America in terms of circulation, this evaluation almost represents a summary of this year’s Oscars.

"At this year's 70th Academy Awards ceremony, there are no surprises in the Academy's selection results. Of course, there are no surprises. "Titanic" has previously been nominated for a record 14 awards. Even before the start of this Oscars ceremony, , this film is predicted to be the biggest winner, including the heavyweight awards for Best Director and Best Picture.

James Cameron's "Titanic" has grossed nearly $1.3 billion at the global box office as of today. With such unprecedented results, I believe he has conquered most of the academy judges. With 14 nominations and 11 statuettes, last night was destined to belong to the crew of "Titanic" and to director James Cameron. "

Not only the local Los Angeles Times, but basically all newspapers on the market are reporting on the Oscars that ended last night.

""Titanic" scored a record 11 out of 14 at last night's Oscar ceremony, making the 70th Academy Awards ceremony the solo stage of "Titanic". The Oscars that ended last night There were no surprises at the awards ceremony. "Titanic" swept the entire audience, basically in line with outside predictions before the awards ceremony.

Perhaps the only surprise that brought audiences last night was that Nicolas Cage won the Best Supporting Actor statuette for his superb performance in "The Dark Knight." This is the first time in the 70 years of the Oscars that someone who participated in a non-realistic film has won an acting statuette.

The Best Supporting Actor statuette and the Best Makeup Design statuette can be regarded as the only two fig leaves for "The Dark Knight" at this Oscars. Ever since the Academy announced the nomination results at the nomination luncheon, it seemed destined that "The Dark Knight" would miss this year's Oscars.

No one can tell why the Academy treated a film that affected the world's film market in this way. No matter how you look at it, The Dark Knight deserves better recognition, and Wayne Greenberg deserves better recognition. The Academy's neglect of "The Dark Knight" is destined to become a shame at the 70th Academy Awards many years later..."

-----"New York Times"

"While "Titanic" swept the 70th Academy Awards, one thing must draw everyone's attention. The great "The Dark Knight" only received two awards at this Oscars. It’s an insignificant statuette. Obviously, these two statuettes cannot show the greatness of this movie at all!

At 7 pm on March 23, 1998, North American time, the 70th Academy Awards officially opened at the Temple Theater in Los Angeles. The host of this awards ceremony is still an old friend that everyone is familiar with, talk show star Billy G Risto. Just as everything is familiar to everyone, there were no unexpected surprises at this Oscars ceremony.

"Titanic" won 11 statuettes out of 14 nominations, as predicted by many forecasting agencies. If we talk about the biggest surprise, it is probably the Oscar organizers' neglect of "The Dark Knight" and the neglect of the great Wayne Greenberg. This is something that tens of millions of movie fans cannot tolerate. way of doing.

"Batman: The Dark Knight," which swept the 1997 summer season and grossed over $1.2 billion in global box office, unexpectedly only received two statuettes at this year's Oscars. Best Makeup Design, Best Supporting Actor, Wayne Greenberg was clearly treated unfairly..."

-----"Hollywood Reporter"

The voices of the mainstream media are full of praise for "Titanic". This is no surprise. Any film that has received 14 Oscar nominations and won 11 statuettes is worthy of being praised by the media across North America.

What is more surprising is that almost all mainstream entertainment media, while praising "Titanic", have not forgotten their traditional repertoire, which is to lament those films that did not receive recognition after the Oscars.

It's just that this year's situation seems to be a little out of control. Although the same situation happened in previous years, at most it just took advantage of the popularity of the Oscars to cause a period of public discussion and regret.

But this year's situation is completely different. In the eyes of most people, the greatness of "Batman: The Dark Knight" is not inferior to "Titanic" at all. Although the former's No. 1 box office spot in film history was surpassed by the latter, in the hearts of countless people, this is one of the most perfect combinations of commercial and artistic aspects of a Hollywood movie in history.

The widespread reports in newspapers seemed to ignite the public's emotions immediately. The media's keen sense of smell also noticed that this year was different from previous years. So, just two days later, not only the reports in newspapers, but also various TV programs , discussions about "The Dark Knight" and Oscars also began to appear.

"There is no doubt that "Titanic" deserves its 11 awards, but the Academy should not ignore "The Dark Knight" like this."

In the studio of ABC TV's famous morning show "Good Morning America", Kenneth Turan, a well-known local film critic in Los Angeles, is discussing his views with the host.

As one of the representatives of the younger generation of film critics, he understands very well that the era of movie fans going to movies based on the recommendations of film critics has long since ended. Now, if he wants to continue to expand his influence, he must change the decades-old trend. The old method is to take the initiative to cater to more young movie fans.

So when "Good Morning America" ​​invited him to be a guest on a program discussing current hot topics, he agreed without any hesitation. Being a guest on this show is a win-win situation for him. The TV station can increase ratings through popularity, and he can gain a better reputation among more young movie fans.

"Hey Kenny, it's no secret that you're a huge fan of Greenberg's movies."

Where there is agreement, there will be opposition. This is no exception in free Hollywood. Sam Snyder, another invited film critic of "Hollywood Daily Entertainment", faced the camera and immediately expressed his opinion. view.

"In my opinion, the Academy did not deliberately ignore "The Dark Knight." Wayne Greenberg had already won all the major awards the previous year. If he wanted to win those statuettes again, he would obviously have to Just make better results..."

"What?!"

After hearing Sam Snyder's rebuttal, Kenneth Turan immediately interrupted the other party with a sharp voice, as if he heard something incredible, and asked loudly: "The results of "The Dark Knight" are not great. ? Better results? If the results of "The Dark Knight" are not good, then what results are considered to be better results?

Does this have anything to do with whether I am a Wayne fan or not? Yes, I am a die-hard fan of Greenberg-style movies. To put it bluntly, I am the most ordinary member of the Wayne Fans Association, but so what? Does it affect the objective greatness of The Dark Knight? "

Letting two film critics with different opinions express their opinions to each other on a talk show is one of the most commonly used methods by television stations.

"Becoming an Immortal in One Step"

Seeing that the two film critics were getting more and more excited today, the director who had been standing behind the scenes waved his hand. The host immediately understood, raised the microphone in his hand, and interrupted the quarrel that was about to break out.

"Kenny, we all have to admit that "The Dark Knight" is a great work. There is no doubt about it." While the host spoke, he faced the speechless Sam-S. Ned blinked and continued:

"What Sam wants to express is not what you think. He also agrees with the point of whether "The Dark Knight" is great."

"Yes, I have never denied the greatness of The Dark Knight."

Sam Snyder nodded immediately, but in his heart he already regretted participating in this show. If he was hated by Wayne's massive fans just for the reward from the TV station, it would be more than worth the gain.

"You misunderstood me. I mean, compared to Mr. Greenberg who had received all the honors the previous year, James Cameron and "Titanic" are obviously more qualified to receive recognition from the Academy this year. ....."

"Hey, this is no excuse for the Academy to only give "The Dark Knight" 8 nominations. "

Obviously, Kenneth Turan will not let the opponent go so easily. He knows his purpose better than anyone else. What does it mean if the TV station gives me that little money? As long as he can make countless Wayne fans become fans of his newspaper column, the film company will have ten times or a hundred times the "guidance funds" waiting for him in the future.

"In my opinion, no matter what excuses the Academy makes, "The Dark Knight" should be given a fair chance to compete. The fact is that they did not give it. This great film has been lost since the nomination luncheon ended. To get the opportunity to compete for the heavyweight prize! Isn’t this neglect?”

Speaking of this, he glanced at the camera with his peripheral vision and found that there was a red light flashing on it, knowing that he was getting a close-up of himself. After a pause, he immediately said even more angrily: "In my opinion, Wayne Greenberg has been treated unfairly by the academy!"

There are quite a few similar TV programs. Since the end of this year's Oscars at the end of March, it seems that the entire North American media has been complaining about Wayne. Film critics, film reviewers, so-called veterans in the industry, print media, and TV stations all seem to have discovered huge business opportunities here, causing the national discussion about this Oscar to continue until mid-to-late April.