Beijing time 65438+1October 16 (US time 65438+1October 15), the 69th American Golden Globe Awards Ceremony was held in Hilton Beverly Hills, Hollywood. Iranian film Nader and Simin: A Farewell to Me won the Best Foreign Language Film Award, and China director Zhang Yimou's film flowers of war won the fifth Golden Globe Award.
Beijing time 65438+ 10/9 (US time 65438+ 10/8), the 84th "Top 9 Best Foreign Language Films Oscar List" was released! The jury announced the first round results of "63 into 9" among the 63 films that registered for the best foreign language film in the world. The top nine will be eligible to enter the second round of "9 in 5" PK competition, and compete for five places nominated for the best foreign language film. Flowers of war, which was highly anticipated, was defeated in the first round of selection, and her sister Tao also stopped in the top nine. However, seediq bale of Taiwan Province Province, China was shortlisted to compete for the Oscar nomination for best foreign language film on behalf of China films. In addition, the top eight finalists are: Belgian die-hards, Canadian famous teacher Raza, Danish Super Derby, German Pi Na, Iranian A Farewell, Israeli Footnote, Moroccan Omar killed me, Poland and Polish Darkness.
65438+ 10/6 and 65438+ 10/9 are two pieces of news that make fans a little depressed. In fact, after the dust settles, maybe we can look at flowers of war more objectively and calmly. A lot of comments and analysis have been made, so I won't repeat them here, except that some people say this is the best film in Zhang Yimou in recent years, or even the best in the past ten years. However, in order to open up the North American market and attack the Oscar, Zhang Yimou did spend enough thoughts on role selection, scene layout, film dialogue and conflict design. However, according to an old saying of China's sages, "going too far is not as good as going too far", these efforts have led to many aspects of the film being not harmonious enough and not organically integrated into a whole, which greatly reduced the film's effect. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that compared with the current film creation, production and film marketing in China, it is still a remarkable film, but a good film may not win an award, and it is an indisputable fact that a good China film may not meet the tastes and expectations of Americans.
Let's take a look at the competitive advantage of flowers of war's participation in international film awards. First of all, regarding the investment of 600 million yuan, we can see the war of words between fans and cast members in various media. We think this 600 million yuan is worth investing, but even if it is the largest production in China so far, can you catch up with the visual effects of Transformers and Avatar? Secondly, it is claimed to be Zhang Yimou's first epic war movie. The epic is actually far from it. Let's go to war. What happened to the theme of war? Can you catch up with the truth and cruelty of Saving Private Ryan? Third, publicize the redemption of human nature. So what? Can it be as profound as Schindler's List? As a result, director Zhang "because he is on this mountain", a group of "water army" with money and conscience and film critics carried sedan chairs beside him. Can the old man not be anxious or excited? However, since he set foot in the United States with the flower of war, the old man has recovered from the cold war. Look at the true evaluation of American media under the background of press freedom;
Mccarthy, the film critic of Hollywood Report, hit the nail on the head: "It is undeniable that in peacetime, when people with bad conduct are called to engage in great selfless acts, they will show noble feelings and morality hidden before. But no matter from the real world or the film itself, the environment and way of this great change are unreal and incredible, omitting calculation and measurement, which greatly reduces the credibility of the final result, or its due strength. "
Don't think that foreign film critics are much better. China has many objective comments on flowers of war. "On the one hand, Spielberg's Schindler List and Jewish Elegy, on the other hand, Zhang Yimou's flowers of war and China's visual feast constitute such a sharp contrast that we are ashamed. We will stay awake with our conscience, just like holding a bunch of absurd realities. " This passage comes from Zhu Zhikou, a professor at Tongji University's Institute of Cultural Criticism.
In fact, the film has been looked down upon by others before it has met most American audiences. What happened to Zhang Yimou? Just the most famous director in Chinese mainland, a director who hit the Oscar several times but got nothing; What happened to the story of Nanjing, China in World War II? After reading Rabe's diary and Nanjing, Americans may prefer General Patton and Captain America. What happened to Christian Bale? He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but which movie did he star in? It is a fighter plane produced by Paramount Company of the United States. What is it this time? This is China's new flower of war, which is different in essence. Moreover, his personal influence was more than a year ago, and the effect has gradually weakened a lot. Choosing Bell only increased the cost of movies and made Americans earn more money. If Americans flock to the cinema to pay because there is a bell on the screen, they are not Americans. Similarly, if they can win the Golden Globe, and if Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards the flowers of war just because the film has an American actor in the lead, it won't be the United States. If they are kidnapped by this low-level skill, how can Oscar be the boss in the film circle in the future?
Is that all? Of course not. There are more hidden reasons. If you don't tell, everyone may know. China is becoming more and more powerful, the film market is becoming more and more profitable, domestic movie fans are becoming more and more interested in Hollywood movies, and domestic film institutions are increasingly relying on Hollywood's production technology and power, which is a favorable opportunity for the American film industry and cultural expansion. According to common sense, we should follow the trend and meet the poor expectations of China people, but Americans are Americans, just don't follow the wishes of your billion people in China, even if you hate others! I'll give you whatever you want, and then how can I be the boss? That's what makes people smart.
On the other hand, if the Golden Globe is really awarded to flowers of war, what will happen next? China people will definitely say "This is the level of the Golden Globe Award"! Therefore, it goes without saying that it is better to let China people complain from the other side of the ocean, or suffer various comments from the local news media in the United States. Besides, "Even if such a good film is not up, the Golden Globe Award is of high standard and people are awesome, but there is a gap between us" or "We can all win the Golden Globe Award, but the China film is not so good, and it has become a world-class level". Guess which voice Americans prefer to listen to, haha ...?
Also, it was an Iranian film that defeated flowers of war this time. What country is Iran? This is to prevent the Strait of Hormuz from stifling the powerful role of the American economy. Besides, the film "Neda and Simin: A Parting" can be called a "simple" film, but a low-cost production that describes human contradictions. The lens is aimed at ordinary Iranian people and Iranian families, most of them are hand-held, and there is no soundtrack in the whole film. These are all to the taste of the judges, one at home and abroad, and two in economics and politics.
Everything happens for a reason.
Let's talk about Oscar. Of course, we can't pick up the golden ball that you don't like, otherwise what will we become? Whether this is the case or not, let's take a look at the well-informed analysis of domestic media reporters after they failed to participate in the Golden Globe Award and before the Oscar nomination for best foreign language film was announced:
By comparing the nominations and awards of the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in the past 10 years, the reporter found that the average coincidence rate of the two nominations was only 40%, and even it was completely different for several years. The coincidence rate of awards and nominations was the same, only 40%, which was the lowest coincidence rate between the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar.
In other words, even if Zhang Yimou's flowers of war fails to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, it will not affect his Oscar career. Because at present, only the Golden Globe Best Foreign Language Film "A Parting" has the highest probability of being nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, up to 80%, and other films also have a 40% probability.
According to foreign media's prediction, flowers of war is the best foreign language film with the highest attention at the Oscars, and it is also favored by many mainstream media.
You got it? The possibility is definitely there, but the uncertainty is stronger. In fact, the main message revealed behind the text is that flowers of war has no advantage compared with other popular films, and the chance of nomination is very small. The news of 65438+1October 19 confirmed this point, and ruthlessly shattered this hope of the Chinese people.
Looking back, even if the Oscar gave a nomination, it was to make China's billions of viewers pay attention to things on the other side of the ocean, improve their attention and ratings, and at the same time, see other good movies that China audiences didn't see, so as to get the opportunity to import and earn another sum. And the most tragic thing is, if you are really shortlisted, you will meet Neda and Simin of Iran: a separation, there is no possibility of winning the prize. So why Zhang Yimou and the hero and heroine didn't attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony is very intriguing. Zhang Weiping, who has always been high-profile, said in a low-key manner after the defeat of Golden Globe: "The competitors are very strong, and our film is already a victory." Looking at the literary level of others, it is obviously a defeat, but it is a leisurely victory. High, really high! However, even the 63-in-9 Oscar was eliminated this time, and I don't know how Teacher Zhang should win.
In fact, after all, we in China just can't figure out why we can't get the Oscar. There are many reasons here. Is it difficult to win an Oscar? It's really hard, but it's not hard! The author believes that as long as the following points are achieved, the Oscar statuette will land in China just around the corner.
First, reduce the annual quota of imported Hollywood films to one-fifth of the current quota, preferably two or three films a year, and it must be the kind of non-mainstream low-cost films favored by the Oscar for best foreign language films, and the share of China companies involved in the introduction and distribution must be increased to two or three times the current level;
Second, for the management of the network and audio-visual market, we should adopt the strategy of focusing on the big and turning a blind eye to it, so that China people can see the latest and most comprehensive Hollywood blockbusters with one-tenth of the ticket price of the current cinema, even without spending money on DVDs or surfing the Internet, so that these movies can not only earn a dime in the China cinema, but also make pirated industrialized DVDs in our country sell back to Europe, America and the global market to earn their money;
Third, the film authorities should never submit the works of so-called internationally renowned domestic famous directors. It is not Zhang Yimou, Xiaogang Feng and Chen Kaige who are self-righteous and spend money indiscriminately. Jiang Wen can consider it. He belongs to America. Or submit the works of the younger generation that they hope to "cultivate and support", such as Jia,, and so on. , may be more promising;
Fourth, in fact, we all know the quality of our own things. We won't give them away if they are not good, and we can't afford to lose people. If they are good, we won't give them away. We don't dispute that prize, because you are poor, which makes your so-called international prize lack obvious China and oriental colors. And the best way is that our major domestic media don't pay attention to you, don't broadcast it, and everyone doesn't watch it. Go to whoever you love, so that it can last for many years and there will be programs. In fact, we just want to practice our internal skills calmly and make a good movie. In the end, perhaps Hollywood will come to you with a particularly sincere invitation, and it is entirely possible to send a golden statuette to present the prize.
But this fourth point is too hard and cruel for China films, China film market, China film official management agencies, even China fans and China media, and it is basically impossible. So, consider one, two, three more.
One day, we may really win an Oscar.
Is this important? Very important!
Is it really important?
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