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At the 2012 Oscars, Guan Ling's targeted attack on Donnie Yen on the Internet attracted the attention of more people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
In fact, it's more than that. Japan and South Korea's attention to this cartoon is also rising.
South Korea has a learning attitude, and they urgently need to prove a theorem, that is, Guan Ling belongs to the Republic of China.
For this reason, they are even willing to dispatch the 707 Special Task Force to Congress to vote for certification.
Even if it cannot be proved that Guan Ling belongs to the Great Cold, it must be proved that the history of "Even if the Wind Rises" is exactly the same as that of the Great Cold and the Republic of China. The Chinese have stolen their history!
All in all, for some Korean people, they would be honored if Guan Ling won the award.
But for Japan, their eyes are more filled with fear and worry.
Although their country once had a national treasure master of animation, Hayao Miyazaki, who once walked the path Guan Ling is walking now.
But if Guan Ling really got through.
They don't mind that a character like Hayao Miyazaki comes out of China, but they do mind that this movie will step on the Japanese.
Whether it is the description of the events of the Japanese army in the plot,
It was this incident that caused the off-site turmoil to compete with Goro Miyazaki's "The Hillside Under the Blooming Poppies" and completely shoot the poppies to death on the beach.
And what Guan Ling said: Except for Hayao Miyazaki, most Japanese animations are garbage.
If Guan Ling really arrives.
Walk directly over.
Everything Guan Ling said seemed to be telling the truth.
Any opinion of Hayao Miyazaki on animation will have a great impact on the Japanese animation industry.
And because their favorite national treasure, Hayao Miyazaki, talked about their opinions on Guan Ling's movies and recognized Guan Ling's abilities.
And if they criticize Guan Ling, it will be equivalent to erasing the myth they have promoted for so many years.
So for many animation lovers in Japan,
If Guan Ling wins the prize, it will definitely be a huge blow to them!
What they hope to wait for is naturally bad news.
The answer is Guan Ling＜Miyazaki Hayao.
Smaller is also small.
Otherwise, Japanese animation has developed for decades and seems to have basically no face.
Guan Ling knew this very well, and he also knew whether he could win the award did not entirely rely on himself.
After all, the Oscars are America’s own awards garden.
The reason why Hayao Miyazaki was able to win this award was mainly because of Oscar's gratitude to Hayao Miyazaki.
After all, this award was only established in 2001, and Hayao Miyazaki, one of the benchmarks and flags of world animated films of that era, was able to participate in the nomination, which was already a great honor for the Oscars.
Not to mention the directors and producers of all the Oscar-winning animation producers at that time, who dares to say that they have never watched Hayao Miyazaki?
People's influence is here.
However, Guan Ling's current influence is not adequate in terms of animated films.
But it doesn’t matter, being shortlisted is enough for many people.
After all, not many people have reached this level.
But people always have a little expectation in their hearts, what if?
You know, before this, if You Benchang could win an Oscar, who would believe it?
If Guan Ling could win the Oscar for Best Director, who would believe it?
For Oscar, Guan Ling can be regarded as half a biological son.
Nowadays, the U.S. film market is in a slump and is in a period of expansion into external markets. The box office of "The Wind Rises" finally exceeded 1.5 billion in China. To be honest, it is not competitive at all. It is a bit too underestimated by Guan Ling. .
After all, the shortlisted films are incomparable to those from previous years.
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"From winning the Annie Award to the Berlin Golden Bear, I have begun to feel a little numb. If Director Guan can really win the animation award this time, I may not have too many waves in my heart."
"But compared to previous years, the director was here, so we have good news. Because the awards for the best animated feature film are basically in the tenth category, so the order will not be too far behind."
"You really don't expect this, do you? Hayao Miyazaki won the award before, it was Miyazaki Hayao who was awesome. Since then, apart from American movies, the only award-winning film is the British "Wallace and Gromit" "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit", an Australian version of "Happy Feet", and it was all five years ago
Even the final nominees are France's "Date at Mirador", "Secret of Kells" and "The Magician", and Japan's "Howl's Moving Castle".
You must know that starting from the 82nd session, the final list of finalists has changed from 3 to 5.
In 2012, there were only a few American films in the nomination list of more than 30 films, and it was too difficult to win awards. ”
"But this year is the best time. "Puss in Boots" has basically been announced early. The content is too cliché. The French film "Cats in Paris" has already lost to director Guan Guan at the Annie Award. The Spanish film "Chico and Rita" was also selected for the first time, and it was about the same as "The Wind Rises", with no obvious advantages.
The scripts of the two most threatening movies, "Kung Fu Panda 2", originally had the director's shadow, and the other "Rango", although it seems interesting to pay homage to Western movies, the whole movie has a global reputation. The box office almost hit the ground.
If it were any previous year, I can say that "The Wind Rises" would have been uncompetitive.
But this year, I dare not say that there will be no such eventuality.
What if? ”
Some netizens analyzed it very carefully online, which gave people confidence.
“The common features of the Oscar-nominated animated feature films have always been a clear narrative line, a clear distinction between love and hate, and obvious personal heroism. In this year’s five films, whether it is the meaning of love-hate entanglement or the description of human nature , for "Even if the Wind Rises", there is no one like it."
There are also people who have commented on the films that have been nominated and won Oscars before, no matter from which dimension.
"The Wind Rises" is not bad. In fact, the most important thing is to see the mood of the judges.
Judging from the box office, the best one is "Kung Fu Panda 2", followed by "The Wind Rises". In terms of beauty and complexity, "The Wind Rises" obviously has more meaning. What's more, although this drama contains the rise of China, in essence, isn't it the fact that the United States caused the outcome of Japan's two high-altitude missiles?
This is also a clear endorsement of the capabilities of the United States.
So...why must I be eliminated?
Many people still have expectations.
In life, there will always be an eventuality.
And Guan Dao has always been a mountain monster, which is better than the best at creating emergencies.
Who would have thought of the previous Annie Award, the Berlin Golden Bear?
But he just did it.
So why can't he do it this time?
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The evaluation of the industry or not is no longer important at this moment.
"We can see that Director Guan's current seat at the Kodak Theater is still in the middle of the second row, but compared with last year, many Hollywood actors are willing to come over and say hello to Director Guan. Fan Bingbing sits in her The Chinese face next to Guan Ling should be Director Guan's right-hand man in Hollywood, James Wan. The superhero movie "Aquaman" directed by Director Guan is basically scheduled to be introduced to the mainland in the summer."
"The white face next to Director Guan should be Gai Naote. He is now the butler of Motian Lingyun and is responsible for Motian Lingyun's production work in Hollywood."
Guo Yi's voice came slowly,
"Looking at their expressions, none of them look very nervous. But regardless of whether Director Guan will win the Best Animated Feature Film award at this Oscar, Director Guan's film is already a legend.
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We also believe that Director Guan’s contribution to the animated film industry may inspire more Chinese animation producers and stimulate the future development of Chinese animation. ”
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Oscar ceremony scene.
In fact, the first awards were too meager, and no one was in the mood to pay attention.
Most of the awards are technical awards.
Basically no one cares about the best photography, best art direction, best costume design, best makeup, etc.
But "Hugo" is two out of four, which is a bit awesome.
When it came time for the Best Foreign Language Film award, the camera went to Guan Ling several times.
After all, Guan Ling has won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film twice before. As far as the Oscar is concerned, Guan Ling is already half his own.
The one who presented the award was Sandra Bullock. She was very popular in the past, and she later turned into a producer and did well. She is probably most familiar to Chinese people for her collaboration with Keanu Reeves on "Untouchable Lovers" ", and "Gravity" which has not been released yet.
However, based on the meaning of that shot, it seems to be asking why Guan Ling did not go on stage to award the award.
The Best Foreign Language Film was finally awarded to the Iranian film "The Farewell" after Sandra's long voice,
This film, which won the Silver Bear Award for Actor and Actor last year and the final Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, also won his honor at the Oscars.
The camera turned to Guan Ling again.
Last year's Berlin Golden Bear won the award, what about this year's?
But to be honest, this movie was able to knock off a host of Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film solely because of its true ability.
The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film has always been a very valuable award, and it is rarely missed.
Chinese people may still feel regretful that "The Thirteen Hairpins" was not included in the final nomination list, but one film invested 600 million yuan and the other invested 300,000 US dollars. There is no comparison between the two films.
It is not unfair to lose even if you lose!
Then the award for Best Supporting Actress was given to Octavia Spencer in the movie "The Help". When Guan Ling looked over, she just gave Guan Ling a wink, which made Guan Ling feel sick. How should I put it, this person looks a bit like the black version of Yang Li or Fu Shouer.
After that, there were technical awards such as Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Effects. "Hugo" almost received a grand slam.
With people's expectations, Oscar first announced a Cirque du Soleil performance, which was temporarily loaded with an advertisement.
Then the award for Best Documentary Feature was announced, but for many Chinese audiences, this award has lost its meaning.
Everyone knows that after this movie, the Oscar blind box for animated movies will be released.
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"I'm already getting nervous."
"Looking at the live broadcast, Director Guan looked calm, and I suddenly thought of a sentence, the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is."
"Can you hurry up! I've been in the toilet for half an hour, and people outside are calling me a fool!"
"The guy upstairs is laughing. Director Guan won the Oscar for "The Wind Rises" and you were scolded and criticized in the company! You all have a bright future."
By the time the Oscar awards for Best Animated Feature Film began, it was already around 9:30 a.m. on February 27, Beijing time.
People have already resumed their Spring Festival holiday and have entered into the rhythm of work.
And the highlight of this year's Oscars for Chinese people has just appeared at this moment!
Facing the commentary content of the movie channel, people can't help but have more expectations in their hearts.
"The Oscars are about to award the Best Animated Feature Film. Can Director Guan create a miracle? Click here!"
"Guan Ling's "Even if the Wind Rises" faces the final test!"
"Going straight for the Oscars, can Guan Ling create the biggest miracle in domestic animated films?!"
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On the crew of "Big Fish and Begonia", Liang Xuan stared closely at the screen. In his heart, there was expectation, but more importantly, he was grateful.
In 2004, he had a wonderful dream, and the idea for "Big Fish and Begonia" came to him. In May of the same year, Liang Xuan and his friend Zhang Chun made a seven-minute animated short film and posted it online, which quickly attracted attention.
The following year, the two established Biantian Company and began to produce animation commercial projects to support themselves. They also worked hard for "Big Fish and Begonia" in an attempt to raise funds to shoot their own animated movie.
In 2007, they shot the animated short film "Swallowtail Butterfly" and obtained the first funding. However, the production of "Big Fish and Begonia" was not smooth. Although all the preliminary work and production had been completed by mid-2009, script, but the follow-up was very unsatisfactory.
When Zhang Chun left, Liang Xuan begged his grandfather to tell his grandma that the financing was not going well. It has been two and a half years now.
If Wang Changtian hadn't pulled the strings, if Director Guan hadn't been so courageous, they might have broken up long ago...
Looking at the figure of the old god Guan Ling on the TV screen, Liang Xuan knew very well how significant it would be to the investment in the Chinese film market if Director Guan could win an animation award.
It's a pity that their past two and a half years can only pass away in the wind.
At a certain moment, Liang Xuan clenched his fists.
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Tian Xiaopeng was also staring at the screen closely.
Since he started working alone in 2006, he has had one and only one purpose. He wanted to make something for his son to see.
But the market is here.
During these six years.
As a well-known cartoon director in China, he even has some previous achievements.
Tian Xiaopeng still runs into obstacles everywhere.
The market has a standard version of the answer: that is, the market is flooded with animations from Japan and the United States. The content of domestic animations is low-grade and shoddy, and audiences regard original Chinese animations as a laughing stock.
So, why should I invest?
There is also a precedent for the animated film "The Ring of Magic", which cost more than 130 million yuan, but only had a box office of 4 million yuan - let me ask, who would invest money in an animated film?
Except for money laundering,
Money launderers don’t do this, 130 million for 4 million, what a fool!
Last year, he started working on "The Return of the Great Sage". He worked on it for half a year and only made one scene. Then Tian Xiaopeng collapsed.
He contacted Lingyun Media hoping to cooperate and received positive feedback.
But at least for now, he is extremely looking forward to Guan Ling winning back the short-term right to breathe for Chinese cartoons.
The Berlin Golden Bear and the Annie Award are naturally very good awards, but what if we win another Oscar?
The development pattern of domestic animation is bound to undergo earth-shaking changes.
Previously, people thought that animated films like "Kung Fu Panda 2" were untouchable rivals for Chinese animators, but the box office gave everyone the answer,
The total box office of "The Wind Rises" reached two and a half times that of "Kung Fu Panda 2".
This is of course related to Ling himself. He is a symbol and symbol of Chinese cinema.
The publicity competition with Japanese films has also maximized the film's radiation coverage and increased people's consumption power.
But it proves that animated movies are not a shortcoming.
The failure of previous animated films was not due to the word animation.
At a certain moment, Tian Xiaopeng turned to look at the manuscript of the Great Sage he had created, and suddenly thought of the Monkey King who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
That figure, Guan Ling, who was playing animation with Oscar, slowly overlapped.
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Han Sanpin held the script given to him by Guan Ling in his hand.
The above is a story about the dead.
In Chinese terms, it is the world of ghosts.
A person will die three times in his life: the first time is the moment when he expires, which is death from a biological point of view; the second time is when the funeral is held, at which your identity will be erased from this world; the third time is when you hold a funeral. The second time is that when the last person in the world who remembers you dies, this moment will be the real death. From now on, no one will know that you have been in this world...
Han Sanpin is quite clear about this idea, but his starting point is,
This obviously deviates from the current mainstream values. If you are not allowed to play a ghost story, you will just make one.
But if China was not allowed to film this script and Guan Ling went to Hollywood to film it, Han Sanpin would be a little reluctant.
The content of the script is actually very good, but Han Sanpin doesn't know how the final animation will be presented. If he takes this script to ask for policies from the superiors at this time.
He will bear a lot of pressure.
So, he needs a reason.
He looked up at the movie channel. Guan Ling needed to fight for this opportunity.
If he couldn't win, he would have no choice but to round his arms and rush up.
But for Chinese animation directors, can they really do something that has never been done before or since?
In the whole world, Hayao Miyazaki is the only one in Asia who has this power.
At a certain moment, Han Sanpin held his breath.
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The scene of the award ceremony.
"The winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at the 84th Academy Awards is..."
Award presenter Chris Rock opened his long voice on the stage, and it was obvious that he deliberately teased everyone. It seemed that they were very aware that as long as they said this name, they would drop one-fifth of the global ratings.
All the animation participants at the scene also looked up with burning eyes.
Guan Ling cracked the knuckles of his fingers. It would be too deliberate to say that he had no emotion at all.
But Guan Ling was indeed a little nervous.
And the voice from the stage finally came slowly.
""Even if a strong wind rises"..."
For a moment, there was a buzzing sound.
At the awards ceremony, a huge wave was created in an instant!
Han Sanpin looked at the scene on the TV screen.
He sighed secretly.
"Before, there was only Hayao Miyazaki, and in the future, there may not be anyone else."
At this moment, there were no hysterical emotions, just long sighs.
Is China Animation finally about to turn a corner?
Han Sanpin didn't even expect that at this moment, he was not thinking about political achievements.
But the future. (End of chapter)