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"The purpose of the awards season is too complicated. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Under the corridor of a delicate log cabin in Beverly Hills, the gray-haired Peter Barth kept shaking his head and said to his companions who were drinking afternoon tea together, "Some people make films not for movies, but for the sake of awards!" ”

The man sitting across from him, who was also gray-haired and seemed to be older, put down his teacup and nodded his head slightly, as if to approve of his old friend's opinion.

Peter Bart has been a member of the academy since 1969, which means that he is also an Oscar judge, and he, like Frank Pearson across the street, is one of the oldest members of the academy today.

However, compared to himself, Frank Pearson has a higher status and more influence in the academy.

Frank Pearson has worked on classics such as Hot Afternoon, A Star Is Born, and Blood Behind Bars, and previously served as the rotating chair of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

It is true that the presidency does not mean that he has much power, but those who have held this position have, without exception, an extremely wide network.

That's why Peter Butt accepted the CAA's famous agent, Bill Rosies, to influence Frank Pearson from the side.

"Those who rush for the sake of the prize."

After putting down the teacup, Frank Pearson shook his head slightly, "They're going to make Oscar sour." ”

"yes." Peter Bart could hear the position of his old friend from it, remembered what Bill Rosis had mentioned, and immediately said, "Such people are really hateful, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, every time he takes on the next film, every time he plays a role, he deliberately wants to hit the Oscar for Best Actor." ”

He glanced at Frank Pearson, the timing was perfect, and added, "Someone like Leonardo DiCaprio winning the Oscar for Best Actor is simply condoning this kind of behavior." ”

"Leonardo DiCaprio wants Best Actor?" Frank Pearson sneered, "Even if it's for the sake of this Oscar, we won't let him win!" ”

Some critics argue that the Oscars reinforce the lack of diversity in film and studio decision-making, a sentiment that Frank Pearson agrees, but the Oscars exist to incentivize, not restrict, and the Academy has been committed to diversity.

However, the presence of a large number of films and people who are competing for awards for the sake of winning awards has seriously hindered the school's plans to promote the diversification of Hollywood films.

"It's not easy to diversify film styles." Peter Barth sighed and said, "Hollywood movies are now seriously homogeneous, not to mention the popcorn in the summer file, look at these films in the awards season, they are basically carved out of a mold." ”

Frank Pearson agreed, "There are too few directors in Hollywood who have a strong personal style and can guarantee the quality of their works. ”

"I think ......," Peter Barthes said in a timely manner, "we should inspire directors who have a strong personal style." ”

"Hmm." Frank Pearson nodded.

The two chatted again, drank a few cups of black tea, Peter Bart said goodbye and left, some things should not be said too much, otherwise it would be counterproductive, and he knew that Frank Pearson had a habit of watching The Hollywood Reporter, and tomorrow in The Hollywood Reporter, there will be a special review article.

Coupled with today's words, Frank Pearson's views will definitely be affected to a certain extent, and this impact will not be too much, as long as the stance is slightly biased towards Bill Rothes's heavyweight client.

Just as Peter Barth had predicted, at breakfast the next day, Frank Pearson opened the Hollywood Reporter that had just been delivered to him, a newspaper aimed at the Hollywood industry and a must-read for most Hollywood professionals.

As soon as he opened this issue of The Hollywood Reporter, Frank Pearson was caught by one of the heavyweight review reports.

"Review of "The Wolf of Wall Street", a film with a unique style that is not so Oscar-like!"

Just looking at the title, Frank Pearson thought of yesterday's conversation with an old friend and couldn't help but be intrigued.

"The Oscars are a vanity fair, everyone knows that the vast majority of film practitioners can't escape the temptation of fame and fortune, but fame and fortune have never been easy to obtain.

"It's a good thing that it's difficult, since the establishment of the Oscars in 1928, under the unremitting promotion of people's pursuit of fame and fortune, smart filmmakers have basically figured out the way to win awards, and the results are enough to compile a 'Oscar Fame and Fortune'.

"It's a pity, things are very strange, such as attracting the favor of a certain goddess, the more flattering it is, the more it can't be, some people sacrifice big productions, big feelings, big times, plus the common theme of human nature, only the three big words 'ask for shortlisting' at the beginning of the film, and the result was a fiasco, not to mention the Oscar statuette, not even a nomination."

"After the analysis, the film was shot well, the picture, set, props, and performances are all very good, but the central idea is wrong, the Oscars, as an Academy Award, have always been tenacious in adhering to the traditional values of Hollywood, and people encourage a group of people to sacrifice to save a person, but you are the opposite, emphasizing the sacrifice of the noble and the weak, which is really sweating."

"The Oscars are like this, the standards are quite high, they must not only have advanced concepts, but also have correct values, they must not only make breakthroughs in shooting technology, but also have a touching plot, and they must have good artistic standards and commercial achievements...... There are all kinds of words: there are strengths in all-round excellence, and there are no shortcomings in the correct concept. It seems that only in this way can the old-school arrogance that is guided by the development trend of world cinema win the Oscar. ”

"From this point of view, it is absolutely a miracle that Murphy Stanton's new film "The Wolf of Wall Street" can be shortlisted for Best Picture at this year's Oscars."

"Because, what a non-Oscar-winning movie this is! It is said that after watching this film, some Oscar judges were extremely unwell, such as being tortured for three hours, and some even ran to the famous director Murphy Stanton, who made this film, and pointed to his nose and scolded, Phew, shame! ”

"Can such a film meet the right standards for Oscar values? Many viewers and critics feel that the film is essentially an exposure and criticism of reality. However, before the words fell, at the Wall Street movie viewing party, every time there was a large-scale indulgence scene, the financial people who were invited to watch the movie were excited, cheering and whistling one after another. ”

The debate around the film has been quite hot, and the wolf of Wall Street, also an Oscar-winning wolf, has stormed the flock nakedly, challenged the authority of the shepherds, and undermined the rules of the academic game. You see, others are either burying their heads in telling a moving or wonderful story, or reflecting on the consequences of the US-Iraq war, but the young great director Murphy Stanton is instructing his friend Robert Downey Jr. on how to drop. Wax, do. Love and suck. Poison. ”

"This is indeed too unconservative and unconventional, too incorrect, and maybe if the film is nominated for an Oscar, it will surprise those who are proficient in Oscar fame and fortune."

"But this kind of surprise should not be too much, after all, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has always advocated that movies should be diverse, and Murphy Stanton's strong personal style is exactly what Hollywood films urgently need today, and in the eyes of the enlightened and savvy people of the Academy, encouraging Murphy Stanton is undoubtedly a good opportunity to promote diversity in film."

"The academy is the authority of the entire Hollywood film, as long as it can guide the development of today's homogeneous Hollywood films towards the path of diversification, it will surely rush to the glory of the golden age of Hollywood!"

"Finally, let's talk about Murphy Stanton and this "The Wolf of Wall Street", the film reflects the truth of an era, and this is a film about the truth of the times."

"Murphy Stanton's film is bound to be yet another classic that deeply reflects the realities of that crazy era, where he joked and ridiculed the taboos, and he dared to let the only positive character, the serious and responsible FBI agent, continue to endure the unjust loneliness in the depressed and dirty subway after being humiliated!"

"This vulgar, spicy, ironic, and dark tone is like a bloody knife that has completely abandoned warmth and chicken soup, piercing through the glitz and stabbing at the heart of the sins of the times."

"The truth always seems unacceptable, but in the face of the truth, each of us is not immune to responsibility."

After reading this review, Frank Pearson took a sip of his coffee cup, put it down, and leaned back in his chair to think.

It's awards season, and there must be a CAA or Twentieth Century Fox behind articles like this, but he thinks some of the comments are quite correct, and that some of the less Oscar-winning films, especially directors with an unusually strong personal style like Murphy Stanton, should be encouraged and rewarded more than the so-called standard award-winning films that shoot political correctness, war reflections, and black themes.

Those films will make people understand that this is an award-winning film, and it is completely for the sake of winning awards, which has lost the essence of the movie, and is not conducive to the long-term development of the entire Hollywood film industry.

Thinking of this, Frank Pearson stood up and felt that it was time to talk to the old guys who had the same ideas as himself, and those films that were too purposeful really shouldn't be on the Oscar nomination list anymore. (To be continued.) )