The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 362 Best Picture
[... Let’s look at its organizer first, its full name is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).

Originated in 1943, the founders were 23 foreign journalists. Since 1944, the Golden Globe Awards have been held in the form of luncheons.

But don't think that few people are elites.

To put it bluntly, this HFPA is a product of a group of foreign journalists who are resident in Hollywood to get close to Hollywood and hug themselves together to keep warm.

Before NBC televised it in 1995, its influence was minimal.

Today, it still only maintains a scale of about 90 people, which has nothing to do with "foreign countries", and has long been filled with a large number of American journalists.

And, mostly part-time jobs.

So much so that the Golden Globes were ridiculed as "a game for outsiders".

Gary Oldman once joked and satirized: This organization is just the masturbation of 90 little people.

… In other words, the judges of the Golden Globes are no more qualified than the audience, the only difference is the impact of their votes on a film and actors.For example, the Golden Globes attract a lot of media and public attention, and hundreds of millions of people around the world watch the Golden Globes on television and online—such is the power of notorious fame.

...There is really no need to cheer for this, a certain "Hua Guo Pride" has time to engage in these wall marketing promotions, why not focus on the exploration of film art...]

Lu Xiao browsed Zhihu's "What do you think of Chen Jingxing's nomination for multiple American Golden Globe awards for his two films?" A highly praised comment under.

A little green among thousands of flowers is quite eye-catching compared with other answers.

With 1802 likes and 511 comments, he knew there must be a quarrel without commenting.

Hehe, the bugs in the gutter really started to huddle together to keep warm, and the sunspots didn’t die down, it’s just that it’s not easy to sing a different tune at this time. Once there is a well-founded objection, they will gather here like encountering a command flag .

It has been several days since Chen Jingxing became the first director in the history of the Golden Globe Awards to be nominated for two films at the same time, but the influence and discussion heat have not completely dissipated.

There is an example in history of an actor being nominated and winning for two films in one year, but this is indeed the first time for a director.

This problem can still be listed as ninth on the hot list to explain the problem.

Of course, these few days were the days when Chen Jingxing's fans "sang and danced", but it didn't mean that the opponents disappeared and were persuaded by the Golden Globe nomination.

In fact, Chen Jingxing's movie fans, or fans, had no rivals to speak of.

Before that, it was because of the theme of the movie. Of course, there were some people who were eccentric. Dreamworks participated in the production of "Operation Mekong". It also announced that the project was approved and was being filmed. There are also "Spike II" and "Operation Red Sea", both of which are officially supported by military themes. The main theme blockbuster is said to be adapted from the evacuation incident.

But after "Matrix", these voices have almost died down, because there is no way to make people pay attention to things other than the movie, and the movie itself has no political spectrum for people to stand in line with.

Therefore, as a fan of Chen Jingxing, the topics of his battles with others on the Internet basically revolved around his status as a director.

The so-called Longwangshu, box office and ratings are not lacking, so it is natural to compare status.

Obviously, Chen Jingxing's identity as a commercial film director is undoubtedly a shortcoming. The awards are not comparable to those masters, even if they are compared with several first-class directors in China.

Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Best Directors are indeed honors, but at the level of great directors, they are the most basic things.

Moreover, as the seventh art, film cannot ignore artistic achievements.

Everyone is Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, and you have to have awards of similar weight—not necessarily the same level or type. The two major awards in Hollywood are not comparable to the three major awards in Europe, but they are similar or even worse in weight.

That's why Lu Xiao is so happy to nominate Chen Jingxing for the Golden Globe Award. Although in his opinion, "Gravity" and "Matrix", especially "Matrix" are definitely great movies, which cannot be measured by ordinary standards. Chen Jingxing does not need the blessing of any awards, he is also a film master.

But in the end, we still need external things to decorate and flaunt, otherwise it will not be convincing enough, just like the love that is sworn to each other, doesn't it need diamonds to show it at the critical moment?And he would feel sorry for Chen Jingxing that there was no authoritative heavyweight award.

Fortunately, he always believed that Chen Jingxing was still young and would have the opportunity to be recognized by awards in the future, but he was very surprised that this moment came so quickly.

However, Lu Xiao also knows what many people think. After the Golden Globe nominations were released, the reaction was naturally positive at first. Even ordinary viewers know that "Gravity", which dominated last summer's file, was shortlisted for the American award. Chen Jingxing may rely on This can get the best director.

The two box office awards are blooming, which is simply a successful example of film and television cultural output.

But as the popularity began to fade, different voices naturally appeared, especially in several more literary or "high-minded" website forums.

Probably because "Gravity" was nominated for the Golden Globes, it was not only a thunderbolt in the United States, but even caused extensive coverage worldwide, and it was also something that puzzled some people in China.

"Gravity" is a special effects blockbuster, a commercial blockbuster, and the global box office has exceeded 10 billion US dollars. This is what makes people puzzled.

The higher the box office, the farther away the award.

What's more, this is indeed a blockbuster with a visual spectacle. Such a film can compete for the best foreign language film and best director. This has won the applause and support of many young people in the United States. Although the Hollywood Awards are not comparable to the Spring Festival Gala, The level is different, but the treatment is the same. Every year, it will cause dissatisfaction and complaints from netizens, especially young people. Old-fashioned, old-fashioned, white gatherings, lack of diversity, and being divorced from the masses are all crimes. Therefore, the foreign film "Gravity" The entry of special effects blockbusters is very popular among online public opinion, and they can't wait to push super-English movies into the competition list.

But in the eyes of many movie fans, literary youths and some filmmakers in Huaguo, it is almost against common sense.

Could "Gravity" be compared with "Titanic"?
Huaguo has never lacked people who like to reflect and have higher demands on their own people than outsiders, so a large number of people "expose the unspoken rules of Golden Globes public relations", "You can buy Golden Globes with money", "Senior Hollywood directors The inside story of the Golden Globe Awards has been exposed", and even popular science news and voices such as the article he just read questioning "how much gold is the Golden Globe Award really have" gradually emerged.

The implication is that there is no need to rejoice over this thing. The Golden Globes are dubious and easy to be publicized.

If it continues to develop, I am afraid that the Golden Globes will be worthless. The Golden Globes are known as the outpost awards and weather vane of the Oscars. If the wind vane is worthless, what is the Oscar?
Lu Xiao even wondered if there were public opinions secretly guided by other domestic directors or film companies. After all, even he, an ordinary film fan, could feel the impact of DreamWorks on China's existing film industry in recent years.

Of course, these voices are actually not loud, they can only be regarded as a minority, but in the eyes of diehard movie fans like Lu Xiao, even the voices of a minority are harsh and eye-catching.

Out of curiosity, Lu Xiao entered the homepage of the respondent, and saw that he was still a student of the director department of the Film Academy.

Ha ha.

Then he deleted a large part of the counterattack text that had been saved, and replaced it with "If you have the ability, can you make a "Gravity" for me? Make a "Matrix"? It's not difficult for you, you can shoot I admire you for producing "Comet", and I kneel and kowtow to you! If Huaguo trains directors like you, there will be no hope in the future." Posted in the comment area.

As a senior keyboard warrior, he rarely uses the logic of "you do what you want" to fight with others, but since the other party is a student majoring in directing and a future director of film and television dramas, it is natural to use this logic.

Lu Xiao snorted coldly in his heart. Recently, he has become more and more disgusted with these so-called directors with professional background.

The reason is that the program "The Birth of a Director" has been broadcast for three episodes so far. There are really one or two directors with a very high attitude and a very glassy heart, dismissing the judges' comments and audience's questions.

There is only one center. The film I made is very good, very good. I used this method to pay tribute to the master. It is your problem that you don’t understand.

Leaving aside the professional level, Lu Xiao is not used to that kind of high profile that always connotates the audience.

No wonder Huaguo movies often do some pretentious and profound things. It turns out that there are such "philosopher kings" everywhere in the movie circle.

It seemed that Chen Jingxing, Guo Fan and others did not want to have the same knowledge as such a director, but Tian Xinye excitedly scolded this "junior brother" as a worm, and Lu Xiao thought it was true.

After he finished posting the comment of "Chest Beetle", he glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer screen, feeling a little uneasy.

Because today is the day when the Oscars announced the nominations, and they are already in the process of being announced.

Usually, he doesn't care about this at all. Let alone the announcement of the Oscar nominations, he just watches the news the next day at most when the Oscars are presented.

But doesn't this involve his idol?Did it touch on his favorite movies?Moreover, films and filmmakers from their own country are expected to appear at the Oscars again after more than ten years.

He has no impression of what happened more than ten years ago. At that time, Huaguo had not really entered the Internet age, and although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was invested by National Film, it was actually more like a Hong Kong and Taiwan movie, or Joint venture films, this lacks a layer of resonance.

It wasn't just him who was concerned. Chen Jingxing's fans and many netizens were also concerned about the Oscar nominations. What was even more outrageous was that some video sites and media even launched live broadcasts to announce the Oscar nominations live.

Everyone knows that the Golden Globes are the wind vane of the Oscars. The media and marketing accounts also speculate that "Gravity" is likely to be nominated for the Oscars, but fans including Lu Xiao are very low-key and even never say anything. Not to mention the Oscars.

It comes from a strange psychology of saving character.

But now, also because of this strange psychology, Lu Xiao didn't watch the live video or text live broadcast.

Maybe it was because I was afraid that I would lose if I watched it, ah no, I would lose.

If it ends up being empty, he will definitely be very disappointed.

The Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film is more difficult than the Golden Globe Award, and sometimes it is more artistic. The domestic film industry has been calling for Oscars for foreign language films for so many years.

Even an ordinary movie fan like him has been indoctrinated by the media's annual news of applying for Oscars for foreign-language films.

But even if foreign language films cannot be nominated, will there be some opportunities for some technical awards?

Lu Xiao looked at the time again, did it take so long for the nomination to be announced?Why haven't news been pushed to the desktop yet? 360 Guardian gave you a chance, you are useless, could it be...

Lu Xiao gritted his teeth and opened the favorite live web page, and as soon as he entered, he was stunned by the buffered screen.

In the extremely familiar surging and thick orchestral music, with the beat of drums, the astronauts directly smashed out of the computer screen with the out-of-control robotic arm!

The whistling satellites and the fragments of the space station that were disintegrated by the impact rushed towards us!

Then a [Best Film! 】The barrage filled the screen.

Lu Xiao subconsciously looked at the upper right corner of the screen.

Best Picture
Oscar nomination for Best Picture? !

(End of this chapter)