883 get on stage
Above the aqua blue sky, there is not a trace of cloud in sight, it is crystal clear; tall palm trees support the entire sky, and golden sunlight falls in large areas, outlining the continuous ups and downs of the city's horizon, with bright and jumping colors. Surging in the moist and lazy air, the whole world was dyed with a delicious cream color. Involuntarily, the mood became cheerful..
The hour hand has just passed the three o'clock mark, and there is still a long, long time before night falls. The California afternoon always makes people immersed in it, even in the middle of winter in February; and this is even more true today, as the holiday season is about to begin. The Oscars ceremony on the same day ignited the city’s enthusiasm and madness. Countless movie fans and tourists flocked to the City of Angels to join this carnival party..
Promotional posters for the Best Picture nominees can be seen in the streets and alleys. Official Oscar posters can be seen hanging high in street bars. Even on buses and taxis, images of the statuette can be captured everywhere. Everywhere, pervasive.
Crowds of people were surging from all directions, heading towards the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. Even if traffic control was implemented in the six nearby blocks, the huge queue of cars still stretched radioactively in different directions, like the pulse of the city. Generally, beating turbulently and violently, you can truly feel the fever of awards season.
At this time, the east-west Hollywood Boulevard has been completely blocked, a dazzling red carpet has been laid out, and bustling reporters and staff filled all the gaps on both sides; a fence has been erected on the north-south North Highland Street on the east side , a complete blockade was implemented, leaving only the width of a two-lane carriageway in the middle, and both sides were crowded with movie fans and spectators who came to watch the ceremony..
As far as the eye can see, at least 1,500 spectators are crowding the space on both sides of the street. The noise is overwhelming, the crowds are huge, and the event is unprecedented. Not only that, the surging crowds continue to extend in the north and south directions. As we left, the crowds of people seemed to have no end in sight..
More than 500 reporters, more than 3,000 spectators, more than half the city's vehicles, all of Hollywood were mobilized. "Christmas" in Los Angeles has finally arrived.！
Tonight, the 84th Oscars will make their debut.
The awards season, which has lasted for more than four months, will usher in the finale tonight. This is an awards season full of chaos and turmoil. It is also an awards season full of confusion and topics. It is also an awards season full of suspense and... Challenge Awards Season.
There is no doubt that this is a small year. Even in the past ten years, this is still an extremely rare year..
Among the nine best picture nominees, only "Help" has a North American box office of over 100 million, and this only one also lost important awards such as best director, best adapted screenplay, and best film editing. Nomination, almost announcing in advance that he will miss the final award.
The remaining eight nominated works all had a North American box office of less than 80 million; moreover, half of them failed to cross the 40 million bottom line. The lowest box office figure was "The Tree of Life", which only had 1,300. million dollars.
In terms of horizontal comparison, during last year's awards season, out of the ten nominated works, five had a North American box office of over 100 million - two of which reached a level of 290 million, and two more had a North American box office of 90 million. Overall market feedback The response from the audience is obviously much higher, and the topicality and attention cannot be underestimated..
This year is the coldest, calmest and most low-key year in the box office market since "Crash" defeated "Brokeback Mountain" in 2005 to win the best picture..
Lacking real blockbusters, lacking real topics, and lacking real resonance, the entire awards season presented an obvious highbrow style..
However, if it is 2005, the depth and breadth of the five works of "Crash", "Brokeback Mountain", "Good Night and Good Luck", "Munich Massacre" and "Capote" are generally recognized, especially It was "Brokeback Mountain" that created the storm that year and triggered countless discussions..
At the very least, the artistry of the Oscar Best Picture nominees has also become a hallmark.
But this year, even this symbol has been criticized. The average level of the nominated works is obviously slightly lower than the work layout, theme depth, artistic exploration and story level..
Therefore, the entire awards season presents a melee pattern of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending. It is not that there are too many excellent works, but that the level of the works is too close. The victory and rise of any one work cannot be said to be an accident.：
“The four works "Hugo", "Midnight in Paris", "The Descendants" and "The Artist" constitute the first group; "Moneyball", "The Tree of Life" and "The Help" are in the second group, waiting for opportunities to explode. Cold; the last one is "War Horse" and the "very loud, very close" accompanying third group.
In such a young year, people are really uninterested. Compared with the star-studded and bright Grammy Awards not long ago, the Oscars are indeed uninteresting; but the fact is exactly the opposite. The weakness of the work has made the artist strong..
Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Alexander Payne, David Fincher, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Kenneth Branagh, Meryl Street Pu, Michelle Williams, Rooney Mara, Gary Oldman, Ryan Gosling, Jennifer Lawrence... each of these names has its own aura and is filled with countless topics..
Also, Renly Hall.
As a result, more than 3,000 spectators arrived at the scene, hoping to stand next to the red carpet and see the big-name artists make their debut; as a result, more than 500 reporters attended the banquet, setting a new high in the number of reporters covering the Oscars in previous years - the highest number in previous years. There were only four hundred people there; so, before three o'clock in the afternoon, Hollywood Boulevard where the Kodak Theater was located was already packed with water..
Standing in the surging crowd, Hope Baez's thin body was almost completely engulfed. Every breath he took in and out was filled with hot air, and it felt like his lungs were already burning; fortunately, The five hundred people standing around were all our own people, orderly, orderly and without any chaos..
Despite this, it is still extremely difficult to walk through the crowds of people. From the front row to the back and back to the front again, forty-five minutes have passed. Hope's My cheeks turned red and hot, as if I had just stepped out of a sauna..
“Have everything been confirmed? "William Taylor handed over the mineral water bottle in his hand, and Hope took two big gulps, then nodded and expressed his affirmation, with a big smile on his face, "Well, no problem! What about Graham? Hasn't he come back yet? Didn’t we confirm that big banner before we set off? As long as Tai Lun and Timsi can support them in time, it will be fine..”
“Just now, the staff of the main committee came out and said that our banner was too big and might cause danger, so they are discussing it." William explained simply..
“What! Hoppe's eyes suddenly widened, "How could it be too big?" We sent so many emails over and over again and confirmed to them again and again that everything was in accordance with the size regulations. How is that possible! "As he spoke, Hope couldn't stand anymore, turned around and was about to take another step..
William caught Hope in time, "Chanel and Tessa also followed Graham. We had anticipated this situation before, all communication emails were printed out, and backup solutions were prepared. Don't worry, everything will be fine." Seeing that Hope was still worried, William laughed dumbly, "Believe me, they can solve it. If it doesn't work, even if you are added to it, it still won't work..”
Having said that, Hope still stamped his feet irritably, "The organization of the college is simply terrible. We started communicating so long in advance and took all aspects into consideration. They have too many things to do..”
Taking a deep breath, taking a deep breath again, and forcing himself to calm down, Hope approached the iron railing, stuck his head out, and looked around, "Never mind, leave those things to Graham. If we continue to spread the word now, everyone must Don't be crowded, don't be chaotic; be sure to maintain order at the scene. Otherwise, those media will stir up trouble again and pour all dirty water on the young master, a bunch of lunatics！”
Three weeks ago, "Hypegate" broke out, and the Internet was full of curses and ridicules. Those ferocious and ugly faces really pushed Renly into despair; but for William, Hope, Graham and others Speaking of, anger, disappointment, sadness, pain, countless emotions are surging.
They are eager to tell Renly their true feelings: even if the whole world is on the other side of Renly, they still unswervingly believe in and support Renly; because they truly understand the meaning of "Don Quixote" album, they also truly understood Renly's dream pursuit. On this thorny road, they will accompany Renly to the end..
Turning grief and anger into strength, they have united together like never before. Not only the movie fans, but also the friends who met at Lincoln Center, all gathered together through the Facebook event group, and worked together to give advice.
The Oscars, this is the stage they chose！
On this star-studded night, the Quixotes will truly step onto the stage of history for the first time, showing their enthusiasm and admiration to Renly, and also showing their support and determination to the world, in their own way, in the same way as Don Quixote. Quixote's way of openly announcing their existence：
Not everyone believes the nonsense of "Entertainment Weekly", not everyone betrays his faith easily, and not everyone blindly follows the trend like a grasshopper. In the Internet age of fast food culture, there is still a group of people who have faith. , they have beliefs, they have pursuits, and similarly, they have dreams; although this is a very small group of people, they exist real and tenaciously.
Every one of them is Don Quixote.
This is Renly's night, and the Quixotes will be loyal spectators of this grand show！
“Now, the only question is," William shook his fists and showed a big smile, "when will Renly show up?？”
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