2333 The pattern is beginning to appear
So far, purely in terms of the number of awards won, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is about to catch up with "The Grand Budapest Hotel". The former has three trophies, while the latter has four. "Birdman" and "Boyhood" have both been left behind. Although this does not mean the trend of the best film, there is no doubt that the Academy judges love this work. The competition landscape is fully open.！
Onlookers are bound to wonder, is a Best Editing Award so important?？
The real significance does not lie in the "Best Editing Award" itself, but in the fact that every strong contender naturally wins in its strongest project, continuing the momentum of the second stage of the awards season. Without an upset, there will be no Falling behind, the stable pattern has continued all the way.
Looking at the entire awards season, "Boyhood" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" are leading the way, followed by "Crackling Drummer" and "The Imitation Game". However, "Birdman", which did not gain much momentum in the first half, was in the lead. The final part of the first stage exerted its strength and started to look up; then "The Imitation Game" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" fell behind successively, and "Birdman" made a strong comeback, sprinting towards the Oscar alongside "Boyhood".
Ahead of the Oscars, "Boyhood" and "Birdman" are inseparable, with "Crunch" following closely behind, while "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is gradually losing ground, but is still ahead of other competitors, and the entire first group Four seeded contestants join hands to launch an attack on the best film.
“"Boyhood" is light and concise, using a true record to present the power of time. It completely breaks away from the technical innovations of contemporary films and returns to the techniques of the film itself down-to-earth, just like Richard Linklater's previous use of "Boyhood". Time presents the trilogy of "Before Sunrise", "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight", which skillfully and seamlessly displays the most beautiful and moving skills of the movie, which is amazing..
At a time when film commercialization is becoming more and more serious, the return to original nature of "Boyhood" is definitely a big alternative in the industry. Who can not like it?？
Looking back at "Birdman", it is complex and heavy. The iconic long shots are full of intricate design, showing the film's skills in another way; at the same time, it is in sharp contrast to the de-dramatized purity of "Boyhood" , "Birdman" highlights the drama with a sense of ups and downs.
But what really moved Hollywood about "Birdman" was its story, just like the "artists" looking back on the golden age..
On the surface, it tells the story of a washed-up actor trying to get back on his feet, but for those working in the precarious film industry, it is a heart-wrenching story.：
Every employee may face such a dilemma. One second, there is unlimited glory, and the next second, no one cares. That kind of insecurity is a lingering nightmare for everyone, unless they reach the level of Renly or Merry. El-Streep's level, otherwise everyone needs to face the crisis of possible unemployment at any time.
“In the story of "Birdman", the male protagonist tries to find a chance to make a comeback on Broadway. In reality, this is also a mainstream choice in Hollywood. For example, during the trough of his career in the 1990s, Glenn Close once starred in "Sunset Boulevard" The musical version of the movie won the opportunity to return to Hollywood, but the famous actor Fay Dunaway, who also competed for the role, completely entered retirement because he did not get the role..
Compared with Broadway, some people have to choose TV dramas, but compared to the influence of movies and Broadway, the path for TV drama actors is narrower, so that many actors have to disappear from the screen, or choose regional dramas group, or go to Las Vegas to perform - Madonna and Britney Spears both went to Las Vegas to perform, and Lady Gaga also made the same choice during the trough of her career..
It can be understood that the more actors have experienced their peak, the more they cannot let go of their baggage and dignity. The constraints brought by their past glory make them at a loss what to do. This is also the origin of the curse of the Oscar statuette. They often use all unrealistic methods to achieve their goals. Requirements to limit one's choices.
Eventually, they got into trouble.
In fact, the story of "Birdman" can be seen as Hollywood's self-deprecation and self-motivation. In the eyes of the academy, this is undoubtedly a high-level gesture - facing up to one's own shortcomings and weaknesses, but refusing to surrender, even worse than "Artists" need to be even smarter and can easily win the hearts of the academy judges..
In the second phase of the college's public relations, Fox Searchlight reminded Hollywood practitioners over and over again and again: "Birdman" is basically everyone in Hollywood, and basically tells the story of everyone's past. , present and future difficulties.
If we say that "Boyhood" returns to its original nature, it is actually the tireless pursuit of film development for a century. After repeated discussions, there is no new idea after talking about it. It seems that it is just like that. It is more of a test of the creator's ability. Patience; and the worries and fears of "Birdman" are everywhere, like a reincarnation-like nightmare, they are constantly happening in every era and on everyone, and they will continue to happen..
This also became a turning point in the second phase of the college's public relations. Fox Searchlight strategically abandoned the "Grand Budapest Hotel" and easily gained the upper hand. It successfully paved the way for "Birdman" to come from behind and overtake its competitors along the way. Now it has "Boyhood" stands at the same height.
So, what about "Explosion Drummer"?？
Compared with "Boyhood", "Crackling Drummer" is undoubtedly novel. Damien Chazelle uses drum beats to create rhythm, edits in series, and shoots the film in a way of composing musical scores. The final product presents a The melodic smoothness allows the audience to see another way to open the movie.
Compared with "Birdman", "Exploding Drummer" is undoubtedly bolder, challenging people's understanding of art with a "father-killing" gesture, and penetrating from the physical level to the spiritual level in a bloody way. It truly shows the ultimate experience of pursuing perfection in the field of art, which can be called an obsession..
They both discuss art. "Birdman" stays at the stage of self-remembering and self-movation, while "Exploding Drummer" goes deeper and further on the road of challenging and breaking through itself, with a kind of brutality that breaks the body. Angry, charging all the way unreasonably, with a kind of destructive power.
It can be said that both "Boyhood" and "Birdman" return to tradition. The former is conservative and the latter is returning to the artistic pursuit of the film industry with novel techniques. One is the shooting skills and the other is the practitioners. "Exploding Drummer" breaks the tradition and even challenges the traditional bottom line of the academy. It allows the audience to empathize with the pain of artistic breakthrough from the two levels of filming skills and practitioners.——
Double physical and mental torture.
If technological innovation should be rewarded, then "Explosion Drummer" is more worthy of praise than "Birdman"; if artistic pursuit should be rewarded, then "Explosion Drummer" is more worthy of attention than "Boyhood"; if breaking of shackles should be rewarded, then "Explosion Drummer" It should also be more worthy of recognition than "Boyhood" and "Birdman".
This is also the reason why the Sundance Film Festival chose "Crackling Drummer" instead of "Boyhood". What they admired was the violence that Renly and Damien injected into this film. The strong posture breaks the existing constraints and presents the most authentic appearance of artistic pursuit..
Just like the scene in "Birdman": the former superhero actor tried to make a comeback, but failed, and his career was in dire straits; as a result, he accidentally became famous on social networks because he got lost naked on the street. Now, Artistic standards are no longer the criterion for judging movies. More and more gossip news and commercial hype are becoming the focus. How many works are willing to focus on artistic creation like "Boyhood" and "Breaking Drummer"?？
“"Birdman" came from behind and overtook "Boyhood" and "Crunch", which itself is the biggest mockery of the movie itself and reality itself..
But the Oscars are not Sundance. The Academy does not have the courage and courage of Robert Redford. "Breaking Drummer" is always challenging the audience's bottom line. In the final analysis, it is challenging the bottom line of the Academy judges. That kind of nakedness Guo’s taunting was as hard as a slap on their faces.——
Andrew's overthrow of Fletcher, is it not that "Exploding Drummer" is overthrowing the authority of the academy judges?？
Thus, the turmoil in the second phase of the awards season presented this situation：
“"Boyhood" is moving forward steadily, "Birdman" is making a strong counterattack, "Breaking Drummer" is eyeing it, and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is waiting for the opportunity..
Four films, including "The Grand Budapest Hotel" which was held back by Scott Rudin, have not completely withdrawn from the competition, which adds more variables to the Oscars..
Tonight, after the awards ceremony began, the four main competing works of the First Group all successfully won in their strongest areas, all the way up to the Best Editing Award——
“"Exploding Drummer" won the award as everyone expected, and once again successfully continued the "strong posture". There was no upset or dark horse to subvert the pattern of the second stage. The first group still has the favor of the academy judges, no one broke through, No one is left behind, this is the situation at this time.
It is precisely because of this that "Crackling Drummer" won the Best Editing Award, which made the suspense of being considered the best film more and more mysterious. No one can accurately judge what impact the second stage of the Academy's public relations left on the minds of the judges. In the end What kind of waves is caused by projecting it on the votes?.
At this time, the awards season has entered the last third of the stage, but still no one can accurately interpret.
The suspense of the ultimate award is becoming more and more interesting, and it is already comparable to that of Best Actor. This also means that the award ceremony is more and more worth looking forward to - maybe the song and dance performances and acceptance speeches are still long and boring, but the content of each award The presentation may subtly change the situation. The emotions of anticipation and nervousness, curiosity and excitement quietly spread in the Dolby Theater. Even Neil can feel this..
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