Chapter 948 The Midas Turns Gold
“Gus Van Sant, won the Palme d’Or for the first time in his career.”
“‘Elephant’ won the Palme d’Or! After ten years , an American film won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival again after 'Pulp Fiction'."
"A controversy, an accident, a chaos, the Cannes Film Festival still delivered a perfect answer: 'Elephant. '."
"Cannes ends - it's 'Elephant'"
"Bringing cinema back to cinema - 'Elephant' wins the Palme d'Or, Anson Wood wins Cannes."
"From controversy to controversy, 'Elephant' stands out from the chaos to claim the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival ."
"With the Palme d'Or and Best Director, 'Elephant' became the biggest winner at this year's Cannes Film Festival."
"Not only the Palme d'Or, but also Gus Van Sant. Winning the Best Director Award, 'Elephant' attracted much attention."
Noisy, noisy, and a total blowout.
The media joined hands in carnival, and the news of the "Elephant" reaching the top of the Palme d'Or was overwhelmingly covered in the front pages of mainstream media, and it became an absolute hit without a doubt.
Looking at the front page of the "New York Times", you can deeply feel the waves created by the closing ceremony and awards ceremony -
"'Elephant', Palme d'Or."
Simple and straightforward.
There are no bells and whistles or gimmicks. It goes straight to the point. There is not even an exclamation mark, but it demonstrates the power of words.
In this article written by Nicholas Flynn, in simple and unpretentious language, he gives all the praise and affirmation to the "elephant".
On the one hand, Nicholas started from the Cannes Film Festival and carried out a panoramic view of this year's works, not only the last four winning works, but also other works in the main competition and non-main competition. After a summary Finally, it ends with "Elephant", which shows the courage and courage of the jury.
On the other hand, Nicholas started with "Elephant" and not only analyzed this work focusing on school violence, but also sorted out the status of teenagers in today's society along the daily life shown in the film's pseudo-documentary form, and finally showed the style Van Sant’s thoughts and lingering impressions in this work.
Expand in all directions.
“...Whether 'Elephant' can become the most important work of the first decade of the millennium remains to be tested; but there is no doubt that 'Elephant' will become the most important work of this year. One of the most important pieces, especially for America, that we should wake up to and notice the elephant in the room.
The future is happening. ”
The New York Times is worthy of being a leader in the industry. It produces a special issue with all-round and in-depth reporting, firmly seizes this opportunity for the "elephant" to reach the top of the Palme d'Or, and once again demonstrates the social status of the news media. Responsibility, with a profound and comprehensive excellent report, make your own voice in the public opinion frenzy
And this is still not all, just as Nicholas expected: a storm. In the making, from Europe to Hollywood
“Who is Anson Wood? From 'Spider-Man', which almost broke the history of movies, to 'Elephant', which won the Palme d'Or, the triple jump was completed in just one year. ”
"'Anson Mania' continues - how did the 'Elephant' win the Palme d'Or?"
"Midas to gold! Anson Wood once again proved his unique vision."
>Originally, Hollywood is waiting to see a joke, and stories of flower vases trying to transform happen every day, but there are only a handful of actors who can really succeed.
To date, the most famous one should be "Playboy" girl Kim-Basinger who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1997 with "L.A. Confidential" A legendary story. However, such fairy tales are rare in Hollywood, the "dream factory". Most of the time, vases can never get rid of the label of vases, and are eventually eliminated and forgotten in Hollywood, which loves the new and dislikes the old. From all aspects, Anson should be among the countless Just one flower in the waves,
But I didn't expect that a miracle would happen.
The reason why miracles are called miracles is because they are difficult, because they are magnificent, and because they are rare. Once they happen, they can create huge waves.
The same thing is happening in front of me.
The entire Hollywood was in shock and dumbfounded. They did not expect that the "Elephant" would reach the top of the Palme d'Or, and they did not expect that Anson's acceptance speech at the award ceremony would set off a storm. , sweeping across the entire North American continent from the entire Europe.
Can’t stop!
Of course, if you are stubborn, you can still insist. The Palme d'Or belongs to Gus Van Sant, not Anson. In "Elephant", Anson's role is also insignificant. A vase is still a vase, and Anson still hasn't gotten rid of the vase label. Because he has not proven his acting talent.
But truly smart people know that these excuses are meaningless -
The industry cares about the weight of the Palme d'Or, and this is enough.
Production companies, producers, investors, these big guys who control the economic lifeline, they know the significance of the Palme d'Or. This is the key point.
There is no doubt that Gus's future film projects should be able to get more attention, but there is a problem, Gus has no shortage of project investment; but unless Gus is willing to do the "Good Will Hunting" Otherwise, his works will neither be able to enter the competition for awards season nor attract more box office in independent theaters, and investors will still think twice before making a move.
The same goes for the "elephant" this time.
The Golden Palm has endless glory, but the box office prospects of the movie are still worrying. Just look at HBO's reaction. This TV station is simply an award-winning machine. There are countless Emmy trophies. Now adding a Golden Palm is nothing. In particular, it needs to be converted into benefits in the end.
HBO is extremely calm and operates in a routine manner.
In contrast, Anson stood out immediately.
Perhaps, the Palme d'Or rewards directors rather than actors, but it is a fact that the works selected by Anson have won the Palme d'Or.
Starting with "Princess Diaries", then "Spider-Man", "Cat and Mouse", and now "Elephant", Anson's four works so far have all been great successes, and he has established his position step by step , if it is said to be luck, I am afraid no one in Hollywood wants to believe it.
Midas turns gold into gold?
A conjecture spread quickly like a prairie fire in the blink of an eye.
How did Tom Cruise and Will Smith become superstars back then?
The answer lies in the fact that the North American box office of five consecutive works has exceeded 100 million US dollars.
Now, Anson has reached such heights with three consecutive works; and two of the starring works have exceeded 300 million US dollars in North America, and then added a Palme d'Or, it really can't be more perfect.
Whether Gus's next film can break the barriers of independent films and bring awards or box office is currently unpredictable, and it is worth trying; but there is no doubt that Anson's next film will be 100% the focus - —
Assuming that if Anson really has a unique vision and has the Midas touch, then the production company only needs to keep an eye on Anson and follow Anson in selecting works, wouldn't it be possible to sit back and count money easily?
An idea just popped up, and in the blink of an eye it grew like wild grass.
Many people's eyes are focused one after another: Wait, when will "The Butterfly Effect" be released? Can this work also continue Anson's box office myth? Moreover, this is Anson’s first film as a producer. Isn’t this a ready-made test?
The Cannes Film Festival has come to an end, but the follow-up craze has just begun.
(End of this chapter)