Every year after the Oscar ceremony, the entire Hollywood media has to quarrel for a long time, and people will always like to complain about the failed movie, find the mistakes of the Oscars, and blame them for not deserving. Last year, the discussion of saving Private Ryan occupied almost all the media pages, and this year, after the Oscars passed, the most eye-catching thing was not the American beauty who won the best picture, but the world of Truman, who almost lost at the Oscars.

In fact, it is not necessarily true to say that it was a big defeat. Although the chances of being nominated for one of the five events are a little smaller, they still won an Oscar anyway. Moreover, the award they won was not an ordinary technical award, but the most important nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

If it is another film or another director who wins this award at the age of less than 30, he will undoubtedly be crowned with a title such as genius by the media, thinking that he has taken a big advantage and has been touted for a long time, even if he doesn't win an award for other projects in the film, it doesn't matter. However, the person who won this award this time was Levy, who has been nominated for three consecutive Oscars, which is very different.

No one thinks that Levy won this award, something to take advantage of. No one thinks that only winning one best director is earned for Levy. At least, I don't think so. When he came to the stage to accept the award, his tone was not very good.

"Winning an Oscar is obviously a compliment and praise for me. I am very happy because of this award. It's really not easy to take. I hope that this is not the only peak of my life, and I believe that by next year. I could have done better...... I also believe that I can do better next year. ”

Although he won the Oscar, it didn't look like he was particularly happy: although he said that he was very happy, his tone was relatively mild, and he didn't look excited at all. Moreover, there is clearly some irony in his words - the so-called Oscar is not easy. and that he could do better next year, apparently unhappy with the fact that the Oscars only gave him one award -- such a statement, somewhat bordering on irony. If it weren't for Levy's still saying that he would continue to compete for the Oscars next year, just complaining about the lack of awards instead of complaining about the Oscars, people would still think that he was going to learn from Woody Allen and wouldn't care about the Oscars at all.

Such remarks. It caused an uproar in the media. But after the uproar. They all feel normal: no wonder he's not happy, his film only won one award for best director, like last year's Saving Private Ryan, it can be said to be a consolation prize, how could Levy be happy?

Everyone knows that when you win the best film, you also get the best director, which is called full of honor. Get only one of them. The good thing is that it is called winning and losing with other movies, and the bad thing is that it is the result of sharing the cake. For such an award, ordinary directors are naturally ecstatic when they get it, but for a director like Levy, even if they get it, they are not particularly excited.

His achievements are already recognized by Hollywood, he doesn't need the Oscar to add fame to him, what he needs is to make the Oscar worship. For him, it has to be a completely overwhelming victory over all other enemies to be considered a good movie.

This is the ambition of a top director, and this kind of ambition is beyond the reach of an average director.

"Director Levy is clearly dissatisfied with his films, which are nothing but his own directing skills. For a big director like him, a movie must win enough awards, or even win an Oscar, to be considered perfect. His testimonial was more of a manifesto, declaring that he wanted more. ”

The media has also seen Levy's ambitions, and when it comes to his ambitions, he has to say the movies he is making now: Levy vowed that his films would be better than this year's - making his world surpass Truman's world, which was his promise to 200 million viewers at the Oscars. And his movie this year is naturally the gangster film he is shooting now.

This movie, from the day it was filmed, has already attracted a lot of people's attention. Four stars, big-name directors, such a gorgeous lineup, is obviously rushing to shoot a blockbuster. And now, Levy said his thoughts at the Oscar dinner, in front of everyone: his movies are more than just good reviews.

And is it really that easy to do better? No one can guarantee this. Although Truman's world has been robbed of a lot of honor, I have to admit that it is a good movie. This movie has no awards, largely due to the influence of the academy's suppression of Levy, as well as the dissatisfaction with Jim Carrey, to put it bluntly, it is not worse than American Beauty, and it is obviously not too easy to surpass this movie.

However, the person who spoke was Levy, a director who was able to be nominated for an Oscar every year for three consecutive years, who would dare not believe what he said? In particular, Levy's three consecutive films are not the same theme, and people have to admit that he is a director who is good at self-breakthrough. Now, he has spoken out again, which adds another impetus to himself.

How confident is he in the new film? This is also of interest to the media. Levy's own words in his Oscar acceptance speech cannot be changed. If the movie is really not good, then he will be embarrassed.

Director Levy's acceptance speech was more like a war letter. It's just that people have to be reminded that there is no need for him to give himself a war letter. ”

It's just that although people know that Levy is full of confidence and all know Levy's big words, the media is not particularly optimistic about Levy's declaration.

If Levy shoots a literary film that surpasses Truman's world, people don't think it's difficult - after all, in the eyes of many people, Angel Amelie is a better movie than Truman's world, just because she is a female protagonist, and the sweet and greasy atmosphere makes it difficult for male audiences to accept, and if Levy shoots a literary film from a male perspective, it will be better than Truman's world, and it won't be difficult.

The film that Klevi is making now is a gangster film - unlike literary films, commercial films, in addition to its reputation, there are also box office factors to consider when evaluating the success of commercial films, and these factors are all disadvantages for Levy. If a gangster film wants to be successful, the most important thing is to have a double harvest.

It's not easy to be in next year's movie, Steven. Soderbergh is arguably the biggest threat. Last year's uncompromising film has not yet been released, and after the internal screening, it has been considered by some media to be done by Chong Ao, and he himself is not discouraged, and he is still thinking about going to the next level and shooting a new film drug network, his challenge cannot be ignored.

Soderbergh's talent is also very high, which is fully acknowledged, especially since Soderbergh's film is a gangster film similar to Levy's, which is also the most interesting part. Films of the same genre are the most troublesome to compete, and it is very likely that the reputation of both films will decline together because of each other's genre and detailed filming content - and if that is the case, Soderbergh doesn't care, he still has a never-compromising film to come up with. Levy may not have any other movies by then, and maybe he will be wiped out by Soderbergh's gangster movies.

And even if you don't talk about this possibility, it's just as many other competitors. In next year's movie, there is Ridley. Scott's gladiator. That movie, which is also a film that hopes for a double harvest like Levy's film, can be said to be Levy's biggest competitor.

Compared with gangster movies, the gladiator theme set in ancient Rome seems to be more able to arouse people's interest. The arena, the bloody fighting, the life of the Romans, these things are all things that can arouse the emotions of the audience. Although judging from the information revealed in this movie, this positive movie seems to be a bit too traditional, but Ridley. Scott has always been known for the beauty of his lenses, and his lenses can make up for a lot of problems. Crowe is also absolutely excellent in acting, and it is not very easy to fight for word-of-mouth and box office with such a movie.

What's more, there will be Tom Hanks' works next year - in the past few years, almost every movie has been an Oscar favorite. From saving Private Ryan to the miracle of Green Mile, he has always played very well, and this time the rest of his life on the desert island is another masterpiece that he has been preparing for a long time, and his reputation is definitely not bad. Especially when people claim that in this movie, he is almost a one-man show, which makes people look forward to the movie. Moreover, as the top actor, Hanks has enough box office appeal, and his movies are liked by enough people, and this movie will also be Levy's enemy.

If Levy said he could make a movie that was on par with these people's films, people wouldn't doubt it. However, Levy's manifesto represents his ambition to make a film that is better than these films, and to make a classic that can sweep these films, which is a bit difficult.

In this regard, Levy also knew that when he returned to the crew, he also gathered the crew.

"I was at the Oscars and announced that I was able to make this film surpass my previous work. I believe that I can do better than before. And if I can do it, and the film wants to surpass the past, the rest of the question is you - now, tell me, are you all as confident that you can surpass yourself? (To be continued......)