Date: 23 March 2003

Location: Hollywood Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, USA

Moderator: Steve Martin

Soon came the annual Oscars. Chasing the reckless wasteland, you have to be quick.

The 75th Academy Awards ceremony was also held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the ceremony, but due to the proximity of the date with the U.S.-led war between the United States and Iraq, the ceremony was not widely announced until five days before the ceremony.

The shadow of war has clouded the entire United States and even the world, and the Americans want to get back on the ground. Under the impetus of the George W. Bush administration, this seems to have become an unstoppable trend, and the military has begun to kick in, regardless of the number of anti-war marches.

Affected by this, the scale and public opinion of this ceremony are very small, and there are many winners, and even some activists loudly declare, "The Oscars should be stopped to protest against the United States to start a war"!

Before the event, Chen Tiandu had already returned to Los Angeles. Reporters soon spotted him and swarmed around him to ask him what he thought of the war. Not long after he got off the plane, he hadn't even reversed the jet lag, and he was annoyed. It is estimated that all the big names who are about to participate in the award ceremony will not be able to ignore this problem.

"Okay, I'll tell you about it. My position on both the United States and Iraq-Lak can be considered neutral. Do you agree with that? ”

"yes, yes......" Hearing that Chen Tiandu was willing to be interviewed, the reporters hurriedly agreed.

Chen Tiandu said solemnly: "Peace, I love peace." Any war is a rude and despicable villain's act, for whatever reason. ”

"My country has been regained its prosperity after a long war, and I can relate to this most of all. But the Americans have apparently forgotten the pain of war for a long time. Obviously, this war will not end in a short time, as the US government has preached, and you will be dragged by the war, one by one, like a whirlpool of hell, dragging young people deep into this quagmire whirlpool. ”

"Young people in America are going to get hurt, and the military is going to die. How many families will be bereaved and displaced? And even more tragic scenes will take place in the Middle East, where your camera should be filming. Compared to the high-tech weapons of the United States, to fight I-Lak is completely tantamount to a massacre. The war began. How many innocent people, who are unarmed and not even neatly dressed, will die tragically under the fire of the blinders. I think this is what no person with a conscience will ever forgive for his actions, and God will not forgive an executioner. ”

"That's all."

He turned and got into the car.

The reporters hurriedly asked, "Chen, why do you think the war will last for a long time?" The United States has the most sophisticated weapons, and I-Lak, who can fight without sending troops at all, has no power to fight back......"

"And then. Do you think I-Lak will surrender soon? Hearing this, Chen Tiandu rolled down the window of the car and asked: "You are wrong, even if your missiles can clean the land of the whole country of Iraq, it will not be able to cover the long mountain caves in the Middle East." The situation is complex and street fighting is inevitable. If you don't know the brutality of street fighting, then go back and watch those Hollywood war movies. My words will be validated, not long after. ”

The car drove on the road, and Peck said worriedly: "Chen, it doesn't matter if you say these things?" After all, we have a lot of enemies. And your nationality will also suffer some hatred. ”

"It's okay."

Chen Tiandu's heart was bright. "Because I'm not going to be the most attractive moment, and there will be more radicals who will steal the limelight from others."

After such a fuss, Chen Tiandu's thoughts about participating in the Oscars were even lighter.

In the shadow of war, security is naturally the top priority for this kind of ceremony that brings together celebrities, and the hotels, shopping malls, subway and bus stations adjacent to the Kodak Theater are all closed; The Kodak Theatre is also closed to any planes in the air; Inside and outside the theater and on Hollywood Boulevard, where the theater is located, there are patrolling security guards.

And this year's media prediction awards and the voices of film critics are very scattered, and the biggest voice among fans is of course "Lord of the Rings 2: Two Towers", which is eager to sweep all the awards; But the media is not optimistic about the Oscars will have this shocking change, they are more optimistic about the academic orthodox and retro "Chicago".

On the red carpet. Met Natalie Portman again, she is still so ...... "small".

"Chen, I have a bad premonition, this Oscar must be ugly." Natalie predicted with the expression of a gypsy witch. Look around one by one. When interviewed, they all avoided talking about war. There are also activists like Sean Penn, a young old man who is giving a speech to a large crowd of reporters, and those who don't know think he's going to run for president of the United States.

Behind him, enthusiastic fans are watching the red carpet.

And farther away, those who were kept out by the security guards. It was a procession with anti-war slogans.

Chen Tiandu shrugged, "Lord Witch, did you only predict these, can you also predict tonight's awards?" ”

Natalie glared at him, "In Chinese, it's ''no play', I'm here to accompany the run." ”

Chen Tiandu smiled, "Okay, I'm also here to accompany the run." For you, a nomination equals victory. At the next nomination, the host will broadcast that Natalie, who has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress twice, has a lot more hope. ”

"Uh-huh." Xiao Nizi raised her head proudly, "I think there will be such a day." ”

Steve Martin, who hosted the Oscars for the second time, still maintains his witty and humorous style: "I'm glad to see that the organizers have lowered the bar for this awards gala, even the traditional red carpet has been canceled, and if you don't already know, I'll bring this message to you by the way." ”

He also did not forget to joke about Nicole Kidman's excellent performance: "Nicole Kidman has never used a fake nose in previous movies, so this time "Novel Life" brought her good luck. Nicole, your fake nose looks good! ”

Harry Berry, winner of the last Academy Award for Best Actress, sat in the front row, and Martin used to joke about the star: "Harry Berry is sitting there, and I'm about 22 feet away from her, which should be the closest distance required by law." The audience burst into laughter because Harry Berry has been annoyed with the paparazzi lately, and the Los Angeles court has declared that a journalist named Franco must not be seen by her side.

Then he joked with himself, "This is my second time hosting the Oscars, and it makes me feel like I'm in a relationship with another lover, which makes me extremely excited." ”

But Steve Martin's efforts to amuse and be funny failed to make the audience in front of the TV cheer.

When the winner of the best documentary came to the stage to accept the award, he did not make his acceptance speech, but he very abruptly scolded Bush for being "shameless." His move won the applause of many stars in the audience.

It's a pity that the successive winners all want to express their political views, so that the audience sitting in the audience is worried about this Oscars.

Adrian Brody and Michael Moore, for example, took the opportunity to call out against the invasion of I-Lak. The documentary filmmaker (who is also the winner of the next Academy Award for Best Documentary) made a short film to be screened at the ceremony. This short film captures 100 celebrities discussing the film. From Laura Welsh Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev to Iggy Pop (the godfather of punk music), Loureed (a rock 'n' roll celebrity), to Kenneth Joseph Arrow (1972 Nobel laureate in economics) to Morris himself's son Hamilton.

"That's enough, my dear, don't talk about that when you receive your prize." Kate sat beside him beautifully dressed and instructed Chen Tiandu with some irritability.

"Don't worry, I don't necessarily have the opportunity to be on stage." He patted Kate's hand, and Natalie on the other side rolled her eyes.

In the past, the entrance ceremony of beautiful women and handsome men was as low-key as possible, the most fashionable ornament was the peace brooch, and the many black evening dresses also set a solemn tone for the party.

Of course, the Oscars are a grand event in the entertainment industry after all, so when the pregnant Zeta? Jones sang on stage with a big belly, when the ruffian Eminem was there talking and singing and shining, and when the bizarre images appeared on the screen again, everyone still forgot about the war for the time being.

"Chicago" won six awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Effects, and Best Film Editing.

Best Animated Feature went to Spirited Away, which set a box office record in Japan.

The anti-war theme "The Pianist" was unexpectedly popular and became the biggest dark horse of this year. Even Chen Tiandu's nomination for Best Director was in vain and was awarded to Polanski, the director of "The Pianist".

But before, the immoral scandal about him 26 years ago was hyped by the media for a while, and everyone knew about it. In the end, the police were alarmed, threatening to arrest him if he came to attend the award ceremony.

Although "The Pianist" has won many top international awards, including the Cannes Palme d'Or, the British Oscars, and the French Caesar, even Polanski himself is nervous about the Oscar nomination and almost has no hope.

Now, "The Pianist" has been a big hit, and the local media in the United States can only use "very surprising" to express their incomprehension and doubts. In addition to being shocked, everyone speculated about the original intention of the judges. Some critics believe that Oscar has always liked to go against media commentary, "The more you say, the worse I do."

This time, I am afraid that under the pretext of "art and character are two different things", Polanski was also "innocent" in the selection.

If you put it in China, you will be pinned on the name of a "bad artist" and banned for ten years or eight years! (To be continued.) )