Chapter 983: Ignorance and Stupidity
Awards season is full of competition, and where there is competition, there is never a shortage of disputes, and disputes with public figures will basically turn into a pair of sprays in the end.
Joining the Oscars from Harvey Weinstein is a big slipped of the rules of the game.
By the time Ronan and Relativity Entertainment also began to compete for the Oscars, the lower limit of the rules of the game was lower.
The lower lower limit also gives competitors more room to play.
For example, some media today scolded Brad Pitt's performance on "Babel" as a piece of shit, and tomorrow someone criticized Leonardo DiCaprio for always thinking that squeezing eyebrows and looking hideous is called acting......
Some people dug up the old calendar of Helen Mirren starring in "The Erotic History of the Roman Empire", and the media criticized "Little Sunshine Beauty" for blatantly engaging in child pornography and not deserving of any Oscar nominations, etc.
Oscar PR and publicity have completely evolved to the stage where they should try their best to attack competitors while promoting themselves.
Those influential film critics in the column, one by one, made a fortune during the awards season, scolded this today, attacked another one another day, and made a lot of money.
Although this year is widely recognized as a small year for North American films, the awards season is by no means short of highlights.
For example, after several years of silence, Harvey Weinstein returned with "The Queen" and rejoined the ranks of the Oscar race.
As a result, Hollywood became more lively in December.
The media and the public are also happy to see this, and the more chaotic it is, the more interesting it is.
All the strife, squirting, and verbal attacks that began with awards season went straight to a peak after the release of "Letter from Iwo Jima" and "Flags of the Fathers" directed by Clint Eastwood, produced and distributed by DreamWorks.
Especially "The Flag of the Fathers", as soon as it was released, the famous black director Spike Lee in Hollywood directly scolded through Netflix: I bought a watch last year! There is not a single black person in the US military in this film, Eastwood, you fucking ignore the importance of black people, it must be deliberate! You fucking are discriminating against black people!
If you change to someone else, you will have to be patient to explain to the black masters, such as the contribution of blacks in logistics and so on.
But who is Clint Eastwood? That's an old cowboy with a tougher temper, the quintessential die-hard right in Hollywood.
This is the last cowboy in San Francisco, old and spicy into the bones!
Clint Eastwood, a hard-nosed knight who is more red-necked than a red-necked knight in Texas, publicly fired back at Spike Lee, who bought watches when he had nothing to do, in an interview: "Shut your mouth! Your accusations will only show your ignorance of history! Because blacks didn't play much of a role in the Battle of Iwo Jima."
Holding high the banner of "racial discrimination", Spike Lee, who has been invincible for more than a decade, really met a competitor this time, and Clint Eastwood did not back down in the face of him.
More critically, media opinion is not very much on the side of Spike Lee.
Quentin Tarantino, who has been torn apart by Spike Lee several times in the past, jumped out and directly posted a picture of Spike Lee on the Netflix sharing website, with the text: Son of B**ch!!
That's right, Hollywood's big directors, especially the ruffian Quentin, are so happy and direct when they scold people.
Ronan vaguely remembers that in the entertainment news he once watched, Spike Lee was furious because there were too many words starting with N in Quentin's movie, greeting Quentin if he wanted to be an honorable black man?
And Quentin responded directly in the interview: Spike Lee was raised by a bitch!
For nearly two decades, Hollywood has tried to defend the rights and interests of minorities represented by black people, and Spike Lee is one of the most active ones, maintaining the passion for fighting for decades, tearing the invincible opponents all over the world, and establishing a troll image much more senior than Kevin Smith.
Quentin is the director who has been torn by Spike Lee the most.
The war between these parties escalated, and Clint Eastwood brought Spike Lee to the ground.
In fact, without the support of the banner of "racial discrimination", Spike-Lee is just a pure troll.
And Quentin Tarantino is also adding fuel to the fire, this one is even more cold, making remarks that are not only aimed at Spike Lee himself, but also make people unable to grasp any reason for the so-called "racial discrimination".
Moreover, Quentin and Spike-Lee have been grudges for so many years, and their personal conflicts are well known to everyone inside and outside the circle, and no one wants to get involved in the bad battle between them.
At the premiere of "The Departed", Will Smith came specifically to ask Ronan's opinion on the matter.
"Spike is our opinion leader. ”
In the break room of the Emirates Rock Theatre, Will Smith said to Ronan, "Am I supposed to support him?"
Seeing Ronan thinking, Will Smith further said, "Ronan, your eyes have always been sharp, and I can't see the situation clearly now. ”
Ronan said directly: "Will, my opinion is not to get involved in this bad battle, just treat it as a personal vendetta." ”
Will Smith wasn't so sure either: "This ...... Is it appropriate?"
Ronan said simply: "Since Spike Lee's first attack on Clint Eastwood, how many people have come forward to support him in the past week or so? ”
Will Smith thought about it carefully, as if this was indeed the case, Quentin stood up and scolded Speyer Lee for being raised by a bitch, and public opinion had no tendency to blow up at all.
"It's a vexatious mess. Ronan added: "If you rush in, you will only get muddy." ”
Will Smith believed Ronan's judgment and said, "I listen to you. ”
Past facts have also proved that there is nothing wrong with listening to Ronan's opinion.
As for Spike Lee, this time he will probably lose face, and it is time for Hollywood's black community to change opinion leaders.
In Will Smith's view, as an opinion leader, you can't express your opinions at every turn, let alone catch and bite anyone like a mad dog, and Spike Lee is not a qualified opinion leader at all.
When he thought about it, he was ashamed of Spike-Lee's ignorance.
Will Smith listened to Ronan's words, but he also had his own little plans.
The two came out of the lounge and met George Lucas and Spielberg, greeted each other, and walked towards the theater together.
During this time, several people also spoke about the escalating name-calling between Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood.
"Spike-Lee is very unwise. Spielberg shook his head as he walked: "It's not good to provoke anyone, you have to provoke Clint, the old cowboy's temper comes up, and he really dares to rush to his house with a gun." ”
Ronan had dealt directly with Clint Eastwood the number of times he had been effective, asking, "He's almost eighty years old, and he's still so hot-tempered." ”
George Lucas said, "Clint is less of a Californian, more of a Texas cowboy...... Well, maybe he's the last cowboy in California. ”
Will Smith didn't speak, but he could tell that the other three had a very bad impression of Spike Lee, and they weren't optimistic about his name-calling battle with Clint Eastwood.
This also made him firm in his little plans.
"Letter from Iwo Jima" and "Flags of the Fathers" are both DreamWorks productions, and Spielberg is certainly biased: "If it weren't for Clint gaining the upper hand, I wouldn't be able to resist standing up and saying a few words." ”
The person who can make Spielberg, a good old man, so angry that he wants to jump out, is definitely not ordinary.
George Lucas sees it even better: "We're all old, and who knows how it will change in the future." ”
Ronan said lightly: "No matter how much it changes, Hollywood is also our Hollywood." ”
It sounds a little weird, but from the perspective of Ronan, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg, there's nothing wrong with it at all.
In fact, the three of them are also the top three richest people in Hollywood!
Ronan, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg are not professional managers like CEOs or CEOs of major companies, but bosses with a lot of equity and capital!
George Lucas laughed, "I like what Ronan said. ”
Spielberg also smiled: "Ronan, I completely agree with your point of view!"
The four of them entered the theater together, with Will Smith and Ronan taking their seats in the front row, and George Lucas and Spielberg coming to the third row.
There was no one around for a while, and Spielberg lowered his voice and said, "I have a feeling that Ronan is not what he appears to be on the outside. ”
George Lucas asked, "Where?"
Spielberg's voice became even lower: "Affirmative action. ”
George Lucas smiled and asked rhetorically, "Steven, what about you and me?"
Spielberg laughed and didn't discuss it further.
Ronan sat next to Tom Cruise, and Tom Cruise looked at Will Smith, who was sitting on the other side, and said, "You two, what are you discussing?"
Will Smith shrugged slightly, "Spike." ”
Tom Cruise understood what was going on and said, "Will, it's better to keep silent on this matter. ”
Will Smith said: "Ronan suggested it too, and I decided to keep it quiet. ”
Tom Cruise said with a smile: "Looks like we wanted to go together." ”
Ronan said: "It's better to participate less in this kind of unclear bad battle." ”
Frankly, the rhetoric attacking Eastwood on this side does nothing good other than appearing ignorant and stupid.
Martin Scorsese, who was next to him, probably heard the words of the three people and also cast concerned glances.
Ronan and the three ended the discussion at the right time, and as the lights on the ceiling went out, the somewhat chaotic theater hall instantly fell silent, and the opening credits of Embassy Pictures and Shahai Entertainment appeared one after another.
Martin Scorsese, a remake of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, began its premiere screening.