179 Twin stars shine
In the blink of an eye, two-thirds of the 35th Toronto Film Festival has passed, and with only the last three days left, the annual event is about to come to an end. After entering the second half, the film festival finally ushered in The long-lost climax！
First, "Buried Alive" unexpectedly became a hot topic, overpowering "The Thief in the City" to become the focus of attention. Later, it also triggered an increase in calls for an extra show. The Toronto Film Festival Organizing Committee also responded immediately and granted an extra show. The treatment of the venue is to meet the viewing needs of as many viewers as possible. Although it is only one show, it is a breakthrough and is particularly valuable..
Then "127 Hours" attracted the attention of the entire North America - some viewers had adverse reactions such as vomiting and even fainting due to the bloody scene of the male protagonist amputating himself with a knife while watching the movie, and it was not just one or two. Not only did the movie spark heated discussions, but it also attracted the attention and curiosity of more viewers. Of course, more importantly, the movie itself also received unanimous praise from critics, who believed that Danny Ball was the successor to "Slumdog Millionaire." "After that, he once again presented an Oscar-level work.
Immediately afterwards, the world premiere of the Danish film "A Better World" set off a media frenzy. Together with the previously released "Scorched Earth", it formed a foreign language film alliance and instantly became the top two best foreign language films in this year's awards season. No. 1 seed, attracting much attention.
It seems that every day you can feel the emergence of new hot spots, pushing the atmosphere of the Toronto Film Festival to its peak step by step. Today, "Black Swan" is about to premiere, and people are mobilizing collectively..
From the director to the actors, this film is an absolute blockbuster. It has attracted a lot of firepower during the preparation stage. It was unanimously recognized at the Venice Film Festival. The crew members have just arrived in Toronto and have been welcomed at the highest level. The audience waited and waited, and finally waited for the premiere of this work in North America. How could they not be excited?？
Hidden under the brilliance of the "Black Swan" premiere ceremony was the discussion of the two works "Buried Alive" and "127 Hours", which aroused the enthusiasm of the audience..
There are indeed many similarities between the two films. Both are independent films, both are stories of survival in desperate situations, both are one-man shows, and both are brilliant works by the director and the leading actor..
Although overall, "127 Hours" is a big one, with only two-thirds of the one-man show, and there are quite a few other actors appearing; the investment costs are not at the same level, and "127 Hours" is almost "Buried Alive" " is about six times that of "; the fame and prestige of the director and starring actors have also risen several levels... However, the two works premiered one after the other, and people still can't help but discuss the two works together..
Especially since the praise for James Franco's acting skills started to rise..
In the official program review of "127 Hours", ten media gave seven positive reviews, two neutral reviews and one negative review. The overall reputation was slightly better than "Buried Alive". It coincided with Renly's opinion. , film critics also praised Danny Boyle endlessly. They all believed that the director once again delivered an excellent answer, bringing a story that is almost impossible to successfully adapt to the big screen; and they also affirmed James' performance. Quite a few, but a lot of attention was taken away by the director and the script.
“The Hollywood Reporter believes that "the talents of Ball and Franco ensure the film's success.".”
“The Wall Street Journal said, "Franco undoubtedly needed great courage to play this role, but the result was gratifying..”
Among them, the "Los Angeles Times" affirmed the most directly, "This is Franco's best performance as an actor! Every expression on his face full of joy gives life to the character.".”
Although Danny stole a lot of the limelight, James also received a lot of recognition. Some local media in Toronto even began to exclaim, "Franco is rushing all the way to the Oscar."！”
Naturally, Renly and James are compared to each other.：
Both of them are young people. Although James is 31 years old this year, in the Oscar winner selection system, both of them are juniors; both of them are the only protagonists in the movie, taking the lead and showing their talents under the camera. Not to mention their extraordinary courage and delicate performances; not to mention, both of their performances received unanimous praise from the media, and they were also mentioned at the Oscars... This also means that the two are likely to become direct competitors during this year's awards season..
In the Oscar selection process, the judges’ inner constraints on youth are self-evident, especially in the competition for Best Actor. Although every few years, a newcomer or young person will appear on the list of Best Actor nominees. The figure of the person expresses the Academy's commendation to the younger generation, but nomination is already a victory, and one seat is the limit. It is very rare for two young people to be nominated together..
In other words, between Renly and James, there is a high probability that it will be a life-and-death situation, and only one of them can be nominated - of course, it is more likely that both of them will fail..
In addition, the selection of Oscar acting awards is not a mathematical problem. There is a fixed formula. It is more often a comprehensive result of professional judgment and psychological bias. For example, last year’s Jeff Bridges had the dual factors of merit vote and guilt vote. In addition, coupled with the affirmation of many film critics, it is possible that the Academy members did not even watch "Crazy Heart" and directly voted for Jeff. This is not unusual. When "Brokeback Mountain" lost to "Crash", Many judges openly admitted that they had never watched "Brokeback Mountain"”.
Generally speaking, if you want to win a nomination, you have to have outstanding acting skills. It is very likely that the performance of the work itself is mediocre, but the actor's acting skills are really formidable and shocking, making people ignore the mediocrity of the work and marvel at the wonderful performance, such as " Meryl Streep of "The Iron Lady".
Either the work is outstanding, the actor's performance may not be earth-shattering, and they just completed their work in a satisfactory manner, but the works they participated in have received a great reputation, and are even popular for the best picture. People are checking the boxes for the best picture. At that time, I also checked relevant actors, such as Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams in "Spotlight"）.
It is really rare to meet both conditions at the same time. In the entire history of the Oscars, there are only a few works that meet such standards..
This is the situation these two young people are facing now. The overall work of "Buried Alive" is slightly worse, but Renly's performance has been more appreciated; "127 Hours" is reversed, and James's brilliance is lost to Danny. A lot has been taken away, but the overall quality of the work has received higher praise..
This also leads to the same result. The judges will most likely need to choose between Renly and James..
What's more, the awards season has not yet begun, and the real strong players have not yet appeared on the stage. Maybe after entering October, the voices of the two young people will be fleeting, and no one will remember that they once appeared at the Toronto Film Festival. There has been such a period. So, if you choose one of the two, who should you choose?？
“I haven't watched '127 Hours' yet, and I believe James is a great actor. But personally, I was shocked by Renly's performance in 'Buried Alive.'" This is Ryan Gosling In an interview, Ryan expressed his views. When the reporter mentioned the opportunity of "Blue Valentine" in this year's awards season, Ryan laughed heartily, "Thank you for someone still remembering me as a has-been actor. However, in my Between Renly and Renly, I would choose Renly.”
Joe Hamm also expressed his opinion, "There is no doubt that James Franco is an excellent actor. Whether it is 'Pineapple Express' or 'Milk,' you can watch it." To his excellence. This time, Danny Ball gave him a stage, and then he shocked everyone like this. Of course, we can't forget this year's 'Howl'’.”
Inadvertently, more and more people began to join the discussion on this topic, and the stars at the Toronto Film Festival became the subjects of inquiries. Obviously, James, who has been in Hollywood for ten years, won most of the support; only a few A small group of people mentioned the Emmy Awards not long ago and were looking forward to Renly's performance. Of course, no one took it seriously. Everyone just treated it as a conversation piece after dinner to add some anecdotes to the film festival..
However, as everyone talked about it, the topic heated up much faster than imagined. After the extra screening of "Buried Alive", it added more fire to the discussion..
The audience's response to this work far exceeded expectations. Most viewers said that the film was more exciting and exciting than expected, especially when the official program gave more praise to "127 Hours" , the roller coaster-like viewing process of "Buried Alive" has won the love of the audience - "127 Hours" because it spent a lot of time on flashbacks and building characters, purely in terms of smooth viewing, is naturally better than Not as good as "Buried Alive". This has also won a lot of reputation for "Buried Alive".
At the same time, thanks to the existence of hot topics, Renly has also become the core of everyone's discussion, "Excellent! Really outstanding!" "It's hard to imagine that he is still a newcomer." "In fact, I think he is the whole movie The only reason for the success of the work.”……
Many viewers took the initiative to mention the competition between Renly and James, "I personally think Renly is better, the whole performance is richer." "I like Renly's performance, his performance is shocking. ." "I actually like James very much, but Renly really surprised me this time..”……
From the perspective of visual impact and script structure, Renly, who is completely a one-man show, does have a slight advantage. But more importantly, what was originally just a topic of gossip became popular at the Toronto Film Festival. The twin stars of Renly and James shine even brighter than Ryan..
With the support of this trend, "Buried Alive" once again successfully attracted the public's attention. How wonderful is Renly's performance? Can the movie be compared to "127 Hours"? Is the discussion sparked by the movie pure hype or the real deal? However, these questions are destined to remain unanswered.
Because there are no films scheduled for the Toronto Film Festival.
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