Chapter 163 Unexpectedly changed Oscar history
This year's Oscars are quite interesting, because the absence of "Braveheart" has changed the situation a lot.
Because of the exposure of Mel Gibson's sexual assault case and Jewish insults, "Braveheart" did not receive a single Oscar nomination.
Of course, both CAA and the film's production and distribution company abandoned the film.
Although it is not stated openly, although it is justice for Little Gilbert, Paramount, as the main investor of the film, still has great opinions on Little Gilbert.
However, this opinion has not been expressed, because it has become a consensus to expel Mel Gibson from Hollywood.
There are also many Jewish executives within Paramount's parent company Vicomya Group. Of course they support Gilbert Jr.'s behavior, so Paramount cannot retaliate yet.
Logically speaking, if one person leaves, the other person will have to pay a certain price.
But little Gilbert not only did not pay the price, but because of this incident, his status among women and Jews rose greatly.
Back to the Oscars, because "Braveheart" withdrew from the Oscar competition, the Oscar situation has become confusing.
Little Gilbert knew that in his previous life "Braveheart" had won five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, but now these five awards had gone to other places.
Among them, the films that made the biggest profit were "The Walking Dead" and "Sense and Sensibility."
"Sense and Sensibility" is a film directed by Chinese director Ang Lee. Since coming to Hollywood, Ang Lee has gained the opportunity to develop in Hollywood through hard work.
Unlike Little Gilbert, who had a smooth journey, Ang Lee's development in Hollywood was quite difficult. He had to pay a lot to get the opportunity to direct.
Therefore, Ang Lee cherishes the opportunity, strives for excellence in film production, and strives not to fail, so that he can stay in Hollywood.
If "Sense and Sensibility" fails, Ang Lee will quickly lose the trust of Hollywood studios and eventually have to return to the other side of the Pacific.
In fact, Ang Lee is not the only Chinese director to break into Hollywood. Bai Ge Wu, who established his own brand in the Hong Kong film industry, also came to Hollywood to develop.
Unlike Ang Lee who took the art film route, Bai Ge Wu took the commercial film route. This route is more difficult than the art film route and cannot afford any failure.
However, Baige Wu still has some abilities. The first Hollywood movie he produced, "The Target", starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, grossed nearly 40 million US dollars at the box office.
Just in early February, "Broken Arrow" directed by Bai Ge Wu was also released in North America. The box office performance was good. It seems that the North American box office exceeded 50 million US dollars and the global box office exceeded 100 million US dollars. It is not a problem.
Having directed a film with a box office of over 100 million US dollars, Baige Wu has established a firm foothold in Hollywood.
The situation changed again in March. At the Oscars held on March 25, "Sense and Sensibility" won the Best Picture for the first time due to a series of butterfly effects caused by Gilbert Jr.
As soon as the news came out, the reaction in North America was muted. At most, some media complained about other films, believing that "Sense and Sensibility" was not as good as other nominated films and should not win the best picture.
But on the Baodao and Hong Kong Islands, the impact is even greater.
The news that the film directed by Ang Lee won the Oscar for Best Picture immediately caused a stir in the film circles in both places. Coupled with the success of Bai Ge Wu and Cheng Long in Hollywood, more Hong Kong and Taiwan filmmakers are excited.
The continuous success of Chinese directors and actors has also set off a Chinese craze in Hollywood. Not to mention those giant companies, at least second-tier production companies have unprecedented interest in Chinese directors and actors.
Cheng Long handed over his North American management business to Sheena Boone, becoming the first Chinese actor under the International Artist Management Company.
Sheena Boone attaches great importance to Cheng Long's development in Hollywood. Of course, little Gilbert knows what Cheng Long's most famous series is in Hollywood.
A total of three films were made in the "Rush Hour" series, which can be said to be the pinnacle of Cheng Long's career in Hollywood.
Being able to make three movies in a series means one thing, that is, the movie must be profitable.
Otherwise, after the first movie, Cheng Long should have returned to Hong Kong Island instead of continuing to film the second and third movies.
Although Gilbert Jr. will not serve as director, Melon Studio can invest in production. After all, it is a profitable series.
After learning about Little Gilbert's plan, Sheena Boone made a special trip to talk to Cheng Long. The big-nosed actor was very interested in the project.
He couldn't help but not be interested. After all, opportunities were rare in Hollywood and he had to seize them.
At this time, Cheng Long is busy with the production of projects such as "Police Mission 4 Super Cop" and "A Good Man". After completing these projects, he will officially come to North America.
When he comes to North America, preparations for the "Rush Hour" series can begin.
From the 1990s to the beginning of the new century, the Chinese gang was at its peak in Hollywood, and little Gilbert followed the trend.
In other aspects of this Oscar, the best director was won by Tim Robbins, the director of "Dead Man Walking". This was also an award that originally belonged to Mel Gibson.
It is no surprise that the male protagonist, Nicolas Cage, won this award for "Leaving Las Vegas", and his acting career reached its peak.
His box-office masterpieces include "The Island", and he also won an Oscar for Best Actor, earning both awards and box-office success.
As long as you pay attention, Nicolas Cage will definitely have a smooth journey to stardom.
But things are often so strange. Who would have thought that Nicolas Cage would later go bankrupt and had to take on a lot of bad movies to pay off his debts, which completely destroyed his popularity and reputation.
Another more interesting thing is that the "Little Piggy" movie that Scarlett loved very much actually won two awards, one for Best Cinematography and one for Best Visual Effects, because of the absence of "Braveheart". Little Gilbert didn't expect this accident.
It's normal to win the Best Visual Effects Award. After all, "Little Piggy" did a good job in visual effects, but for Best Cinematography, this... is not very easy to evaluate.
After the Oscars, the summer season is getting closer.
Gilbert Jr. completed editing the final version of "Saving Private Ryan" at the end of March. The entire film is two hours and 49 minutes long.
After watching the film, producer Charles Rowan suggested that Gilbert should shorten the film to two and a half hours.
In this way, when theaters schedule films, they can have one more show a day.
But Gilbert Jr. ultimately refused to do so because he wanted to ensure the integrity of the film, and continuing to cut the length would make the film missing something.
In terms of editing, Gilbert Jr. did not use the editing techniques used in the past "The Island" and "Speed", but used traditional editing techniques.
A lot of long shots and documentary-like shaky shots are retained.
For the soundtrack, Little Gilbert found John Williams, a frequent collaborator with Spielberg, to produce the soundtrack.
The other party originally didn't want to work with Gilbert Jr., but Gilbert Jr. asked Spielberg for help, and John Williams finally agreed to produce the score.
The effect is good and it complements the film perfectly.
When editor Mehdi was discussing the style of the film with little Gilbert, he said to little Gilbert: "Little Gilbert, if you want to win a few awards at the Oscars next year, you must make it more in line with the taste of the Oscars. .
Reduce war scenes, increase the display of personal inner world, and slow down the pace of the narrative. "
But Gilbert Jr. decisively refused: "This won't work. The primary goal of this film is to be released in the summer. The pace of the film is already slow enough, and there are a lot of literary dramas.
If we slow down the pace of the film and reduce the number of war scenes, what will the audience watch in the cinema? In a daze? "
Mehdi was speechless, and after a while he said: "If it goes like this, it will be difficult for you to win an Oscar."
"It doesn't matter, Oscar doesn't recognize me, I will force it to recognize me." Little Gilbert looked into the distance, as if looking into the distant future: "Not this time, there will be another time, I don't need the approval of the authority, I am authority."
For little Gilbert, although the Oscar is not dispensable, it only serves as the icing on the cake.
Unlike many people who are obsessed with Oscars, he has commercial interests as his goal from beginning to end.
Otherwise, he could have filmed according to the list of Oscar winners over the years and become an award-winning maniac.
If that were the case, he wouldn't have the opportunity to direct a movie every year.
Directors of independent films often only get a chance to direct every five, six, or even seven or eight years, not because they don’t want to direct a film, but because the previous film needs to recover costs and make a profit.
If profits are not realized, investors cannot be persuaded to invest in the film.
After all the post-production work was completed, Gilbert Jr. sealed all the materials and ended the entire production of the film.
But for a movie, if it doesn't meet the audience, it won't be complete, so little Gilbert still has a lot of work to do.
The first is the film's rating. Although Disney, Warner Pictures, and 20th Century Fox Pictures fought hard, the film was ultimately rated R.
According to the Classification Committee Association, they originally wanted to rate this film at NG-17, but in order to let more people see this film with strong humanistic feelings, they decided to rate it at R.
Little Gilbert was not disappointed. Surprises like "Bravely Entering the Island" cannot come anytime.
After the classification, "Saving Private Ryan" held theater previews and film critics' previews, and also launched a comprehensive publicity and distribution.
After Gilbert Jr. thoroughly proved his power in the summer schedule, no one seemed to dare challenge him and moved the schedule of his films far away.
"Saving Private Ryan" will be released in theaters across the United States on May 6, which happens to be Victory Day on World War II on May 8, which is a good schedule.
Victory Day in World War II differs from country to country. Most of them in North America and other Western countries fall on May 8th. This day is the day of victory in Europe.
In a small number of countries, it is September 3rd, which is the day when the bug in the Pacific surrendered.
Because of the monumental nature of the film, little Gilbert had suggested that the premiere be held in Normandy.
After receiving support, the film will have its premiere at the Caen Peace Memorial.
Although it is not a fan of Americans, the French government still appreciates the story told in the movie "Saving Private Ryan."
Not only that, this summer's Cannes Film Festival also invited the crew of "Saving Private Ryan" to attend the Cannes Film Festival.
It was good for the promotion of the film, and little Gilbert did not refuse and agreed to attend the Cannes Film Festival.
It just so happened that Sophie Marceau had been saying that she wanted to introduce him to French beauties, and little Gilbert also wanted to see her.
(End of chapter)