It has been said that "surrendering to the bloodshed, the spectacle and the intoxication with the intricacies of personality and confronting human nature are the fundamental reasons why Hollywood has made war films a constant topic." So, can these factors also attract the attention of the academy?—— Oscar-winning films such as "General Patton", "Field Platoon", "Schindler's List" and "Braveheart" seem to be enough to expose Clint Eastwood's ambition: not only at the box office, but also with the recognition of the academy, with one hand at the box office, with the other hand for awards, both hands to grasp and both hands to be hard.

However, this is obviously too ambitious, and literature and commerce are two straight lines that are difficult to intersect, how easy is it to connect them together?

At the end of 2006, at the age of 76, Eastwood made two films about the most tragic battle of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima: "Flags of the Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima." Fans who know a little about this "old cowboy", even if they haven't watched these two films, can tell that they are different from box office war films like "Pearl Harbor", and they are also different from American humanitarian films like "Saving Private Ryan". Eastwood's criticism and reflection on American values, morality, violence, religion and political systems in his films has always been scathing, and such a director who is making a World War II-themed work at the moment can't help but make people guess that this "should" be a film that reflects on the Iraq war. At its core, "Flags of the Fathers" focuses on the absurdity of the U.S. military's creation of "war heroes," while "Letter from Iwo Jima" depicts the struggle between the "military concept" and the "mortal feelings" in the minds of Japanese officers and soldiers—both of which, of course, criticize the cruelty of war and the distortion of human nature. Judging from these two films, this kind of criticism and thinking is panoramic, relatively general, pan-human, and conservative and limited.

In the history of film, there are very few "sister" films produced and distributed, and it is unprecedented to put the warring parties in front of the camera at the same time, so this is creating history, and history is a sacred and solemn thing; at the same time, both films are telling the real sacred and solemn history, therefore, serious, must be serious, just, must be just!

It should be said that these two films are wonderful movies, and there is no lack of excellence, and they can lead the way all over the world, but putting these two movies together will inevitably have the meaning of impacting each other and diluting each other, people don't watch movies to see a real and comprehensive view of a piece of history, they may just want a little entertainment, maybe they want some enlightenment, but Eastwood has played the story nakedly, so the only thing left is boredom.

These two Warners and DreamWorks invested more than 160 million to produce the "Iwo Jima Two-Part" is a preview, and the second part with better beer is even worse.

Lady Luck did not take care of this old cowboy as much as she did in 2004, and Gen Hongmiaozheng's "Flags of Fathers" collapsed, and only relied on the "Letters from Iwo Jima" to get back a consoling "Best Sound Editing" statuette, which seems to be an expected joke, but also like a heavy embarrassing accident?

That's because Mark convened a meeting of the producers within the group, and it took "Iwo Jima Two-Part Series" as an example to analyze its gains and losses, and set its own rules.

So he set the rules that literary films can be made, but the budget cannot exceed 30 million.

Some people are not convinced, and nearly 90 million were used for Mauscosis's "Infernal Affairs"?

"Because he's Martin Scorse!" said to the producer, "If you have his fame, you can get a budget like that!"

Then someone has another question, the old cowboy is worse than Scorsese?

Albert Barbera, president of the Venice Film Festival, commented that he is an all-round filmmaker, not only a popular star, but also a successful actor, but also an original director, his main achievements: two Academy Awards for Best Picture, two Academy Awards for Best Director, three American Film Golden Globe Awards for Best Director, and the actors' representative works include: "The Dead Artist Trilogy", "The Dream of the Covered Bridge", "Unforgivable", "Million Dollar Baby" Honors: Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice International Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cannes International Film Festival, etc.

On the whole, he seems to be better than Scorsese, and he has won two of the best director statuettes, and Scorsese is just a big hit, but Mark will not tell these people that Lao Tzu wants to please Scorsese, and then please his good friend George Lucas.

Now MM is ILM's biggest partner, but Mark and they don't get into his private party, and both Mark and Iger think that entering his private party can bring them closer and help them get a head start in the acquisition of ILM and Lucasfilm.

Now George Lucas, there is no plan to sell ILM, if he knows that MM plots ILM and Lucasfilm, he will regard MM as an enemy who is plotting to take his life, if he has the intention of stopping, MM reveals this meaning, the two sides are good friends, good partners, this degree must be grasped.

And the advantage of the original Paramount, after helping Scorsese fulfill his long-cherished wish, successfully persuaded Scorsese to sign a four-year cooperation with Scorsese, with this big director joining, they were relieved to get rid of Liangtang, and also terminated the contract with Spielberg, which shows Scorsese's huge influence.

There is no need for Mark to let them know these thoughts, he had to say: "I like Scorsese's style even more, and "Infernal Affairs" will not only be a box office hit, but also an Oscar success!"

Some people are not convinced: "Now "Letter from Iwo Jima" and "Infernal Affairs" are not high or low in the media and film critics, and "Infernal Affairs", which has a high box office, is even less pleasing, why do you think "Letter from Iwo Jima" is not as good as "Infernal Affairs"!"

Mark said: "Because 'Infernal Affairs' was made by me, of course I am inclined to him. Amid everyone's chuckles, Mark continued: "The Oscars are not opened by film critics, and others are jealous of the high box office of our films, and you are the same?"

Just now Mark laughed, others laughed, and the questioner laughed too, but now it's ridiculous, Mark's question is a bit aggressive, he is the chairman in charge of the company's production and selection of films, and MM is the master of everything, and it may be a bad idea to question him.

Sure enough, Mark said, "I think it's right, it's right!" He put his hands on the table, and said with some royal anger: "Yes! I'm a tyrant! But I'm right, that's how MM came!"

Mark said this, and everyone else was a little speechless, Mark is arrogant, but he has the capital of arrogance, and this is amazing arrogance for others, and Mark is just telling the truth here.

After a one-year box office war in 2006, the films he led the production of have reached 7.8 billion US dollars (global), second only to Jerry Bruckheimer's 8 billion (global) in the king of producers.

Of course, Mark took advantage of the convenience of sitting on the entire MM group, and won $5.5 billion at the box office this year alone, and it is estimated that the king of producers will be left behind by a big score next year.

Mark was named the best producer in Hollywood by "Fortune" magazine, yes, he is a producer, the people of "Fortune" magazine know Mark's management ability, the MM board of directors he leads, free-range management, and relies on the original system model to operate and move forward, but his vision in production and film selection is unmatched, and none of the seventeen films selected last year missed, leaving only one "Wonderful Night at the Museum" released during Christmas.

But "Wonderful Night at the Museum" starring comedy superstar Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, an old drama blessed, and a family carnival type that focuses on Christmas, even if there is a cold Christmas snap, (few people will choose to go to the movies on Christmas Eve and Christmas, which is regarded as a cold snap by the industry) Its box office will not be bad.

Many people estimate that if "Museum Wonder" is a big hit, the box office of MM Beimi will reach 1.8 billion, and with the overseas box office, it will exceed 6 billion, becoming the first Hollywood film company to exceed 6 billion US dollars in a single year in the world.

Therefore, Mark is the youngest and has the shortest working time, but the achievements are the largest, the most brilliant, and he is fully qualified to hold a meeting for them.

Mark said this domineering thing that made the gang realize that it was their boss who was sitting here, and they had to listen to what they said, and if they didn't want to hear it, they would get out.

Mark said that the yield of literary films cannot be higher than 30 million, this is the rule, it is an order, not to discuss with them, and careful people should also find that Mark's "No Country for Old Men", which is endlessly blown on TV, has a production budget of 30 million, not the 50 million that producer Rudin planned at the beginning, of course, Mark is not paid for making this movie, if you calculate the salary, this is only enough to pay Mark.

The 30 million production costs, of which 15 million are the salaries of the three leading actors, they choose the way of salary plus sharing, this is a movie that is all on location and does not have a special effects shot, this is enough, unnecessary extravagance and waste must be eliminated, Mark thinks that it is necessary to beat these producers who don't know the height of the sky, and then use them to clamp down on those directors.