"Nick, congratulations, this is the first year in a row? It's not easy for you to win the Oscars every year in a row. ”

Walking in the hall after the Oscars, Levy smiled at the people who saluted him, and with a slight smile, accepted his congratulations.

The Oscars have passed, and the Oscars are not much different from what people predicted.

There are a few films in this year's that have been particularly successful, and from the time they came out, it was basically certain that no one could compete with them.

For example, in animated feature films, it is difficult for Monster Power to compete with Shrek, which is basically Shrek's stage. And the best cinematography, best makeup, best music, best visual effects, these awards were all won by The Lord of the Rings - as a blockbuster, the Lord of the Rings visual effects naturally cannot lose to anyone, which is the direction that Peter Jackson is good at. Although it is difficult for his films to highlight the acting skills of the actors, he is an absolute powerhouse in the production of large-scale special effects.

And the best editing, the best sound production, were all made by Ridley. Scott's Black Hawk Fall was in his hands, and the best sound editor was also picked up by Pearl Harbor. It is also an indisputable fact that war films have an advantage in this regard.

It can be said that this time the Oscars, all kinds of special effects awards were taken away by various blockbusters. This also means that Hollywood movies have finally officially entered the blockbuster era.

In the past, the film genre that could shine at the Oscars basically didn't have much to gain this time. A Beautiful Mind won the Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director, which is already the most rewarding film. And the original popular Gosford Manor, which didn't get anything, can be said to be embarrassing.

Of course, there are some special reasons for this: for example, this time the best actor and the best actress. It was all awarded to the black actor Denzel. Washington and Halleberry -- this kind of awarding is, to some extent, a political necessity. Hollywood is still quite sensitive to racial issues, and it is a political need for the two of them to win awards, compared to this, the actors' demands are worse.

After all, this is the first time that black actors have successfully fought for their own power. Compared to this, the actors' requirements are nothing.

In fact, for a long time in the past, black people have always been a group that has little status in Hollywood. And the reason for this is actually very easy to understand: among the screenwriters, directors, and producers, who have a lot of power in Hollywood, there are no black people, so there are more actors. It's also hard for them to gain much respect -- and the same applies to other people of color, Asian, and Latinos. These people are also not valued in Hollywood, but also because they have no place in the upper circles of Hollywood.

Over time, though. Blacks, on the other hand, are improving their position. Among them, there are also some good upper-class people, and. Black people are also fighting for their rights and interests through the Society for the Protection of Colored People and other departments, and these efforts have also brought them a lot of benefits. The most direct reaction is that blacks rarely play servants in movies nowadays, and even they don't play villains much in movies.

This Oscar is a preliminary embodiment. And in Levy's memory, after this Oscar passed, their power would gradually rise. Even in the future, a movie reflecting the tragic life of black people will be released almost every two years, and that is when the power of black people will be revealed.

Compared with before, the division of power in Hollywood is becoming more and more obvious.

Compared with the future, now it's just two people who have won the actor award, which is very acceptable. When Levy saw this scene, he was not too surprised, on the contrary, he took the lead in applauding and congratulating the two actors.

Levy was in a more awkward position in this Oscar, he only won one Best Original Screenplay - this award, which made Levy quite helpless, and he won far more honors than directors in the screenwriting award.

The other awards were basically all lost. The editing didn't get it, and the nominations of the two actresses were all just going through the motions, although it was already good for their fame, but it was a pity that they didn't get the award.

It's just that, in the eyes of others, Levy has nothing to regret now. He won another Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, which made him have three Best Screenplay awards in his hand, and such a number of awards surprised anyone who watched it.

But what's the use of a good script? This is a new era. A new group of actors, a new cinematic model, a new division of power, this is a truly new era.

However, others didn't seem to be aware of this, and more than once at the dinner, someone asked about Levy's new script.

"What's new for you? Are there any new scripts in the pipeline? ”

In people's eyes, this should be taken for granted, and Levy has been making movies at a rate of one movie a year over the years, even when he is at his laziest. Now that this year's Oscars have passed, his new movie should be ready and ready to be released, which should be the most normal thing in people's eyes.

It's just that Levy's answer to these questions is all the same, "There is no script, actually, what I'm thinking about recently is adapting a novel." ”

Levy's answer was not unexpected. What about even the best screenwriters? No matter how good a screenwriter is, it is impossible to jump out of the script every day, they have to conceive and think. Levy's two recent screenplays, both romance films, are obviously not too big of a breakthrough, and it's not surprising that he says he doesn't have good ideas.

Moreover, it is not that someone else's script has not been used in the past days, and he said that he would adapt the script, which is also normal. It's just that people are also curious about whether Levy's new movie will make any new breakthroughs?

This time Oscar, it is very obvious that he is not welcomed, could it be that he still wants to do something again?

In this regard, some filmmakers who have a good relationship with Levy. Kevin Spacey, for example, asked questions directly after hearing about Levy's plan.

"I don't make movies all for the Oscars, and, even if it's an Oscar, don't I also say that I can't win the Oscar, is there something here?"

Levy replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

Oscar said that there is a deeper human aspect of excavation, or a more advanced application of technology. This statement is quite official. Because this is not so much the Oscar's award criterion, but rather the Oscar's criterion that must be awarded and cannot be delinquent.

To be able to do this, even the Oscars have to admit the greatness of the director.

It's a pity that it's not easy to do this, and over the years, there have been many movies that depict human nature, but. There are very few people who have really broken through and penetrated into the soul, that is, the Silent Lambs, and they have done a good job in this regard. Because it's really going to portray the pervert. And when it comes to technological breakthroughs, Titanic is also a leader in this area, and the big investment and excellent production of this film opened the prelude to the blockbuster era.

And to achieve such a level. It's not easy.

Levy, however, was eager to try. And the direction of this attempt, as he himself once said. Shoot sci-fi films.

Science fiction films are set against the background of human beings, so there will naturally be a deeper humanity, and, if you want to talk about technological breakthroughs, what is more exciting than science fiction films?

These things, Levy had already thought about in his heart, but in front of outsiders, he was not very willing to mention them. After all, Spielberg had just smashed an artificial intelligence, and at this time, Levy seemed a little overwhelmed when he talked about shooting science fiction films.

Therefore, Levy's plan is to prepare everything first, and then make this matter public.

And the most important first step in the preparation of all this is the script.

And this script, now in Levy's hands, also has something - the novel version of the three-body problem, Da Liu has already written.

Compared with the three-body problem in Levy's memory, this version of the three-body problem has generally not changed. It's just that because he has more contact with Hollywood screenwriters, Da Liu has become more technological. And when this story was sent to Levy, Levi also made a decision to make this movie.

Of course, the Chinese version of the story he wrote was difficult to film: there were many political issues involved, and if these issues were filmed, they were likely to become huge troubles. Not only in China, but also in the United States. Levy didn't want to cause any trouble, so if he really wanted to make this film, then the first problem was to adapt the original story, otherwise, the story would not be usable at all.

Levy had long been aware of this, and he didn't think it was too difficult.

After all, the three-body problem is different from Rabe's diary. Rabe's diary is about one of the most painful memories of the Chinese nation, and in Levy's view, if that story is filmed by a foreigner, it is a sign of disrespect for the whole of China - one's own past should be remembered by oneself, and it is always bad for others to remember it.

After all, the Three-Body Problem is just a fantasy science fiction story, and even if this kind of story is changed to a foreigner to shoot it, it will not be a problem to move the location from China to the United States. When you make a movie, as long as you express the profound things you want to express in it, the story itself can be changed.

Therefore, Levy is also ready to change the script of the three-body problem and shoot it.

Adapting a novel into a screenplay is actually not a particularly difficult job. However, Levy has great expectations for this novel, so in his opinion, this novel needs to be adapted from the narrative structure, to the characters and narrative content of the film, and even to the description and planning of some special scenes.

And all this is obviously very difficult to do if you want to. However, Levy is also very confident in this: since a new era has arrived, it is natural for him to shoot new era movies. (To be continued......)