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Chapter 171: GI and Onsha "Saving Private Ryan" is undoubtedly a masterpiece, describing that after the Normandy landing, among the four sons of the Ryan family who participated in the front line, except for the youngest son of the 101st Airborne Division, James. Ryan's whereabouts are still unknown, and the other three sons have all been killed in battle within two weeks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn the production, Steven paid special attention to the production of special effects, recreating the magnificent scene of the earth-shattering Normandy landing battle more than 50 years ago, so that people can witness the fierceness and cruelty of the war in horror, so that you can see the entire Omaha Beach dyed red by the blood of soldiers in the film, making the bloody battlefield shocking.

However, because the film was too bloody and violent, the Motion Picture Association of America designated it as a film that "exaggerated the violence of war". But many World War II veterans who have seen this film don't think so, calling it "the film that most truly reflects World War II". Through this film, Steven also won the Oscar for Best Director again in 99, but Best Picture passed by.

In fact, it is natural that "Saving Private Ryan" failed to win the Best Picture Award, first of all, as far as Steven's own work is concerned, it is also a film that reflects the war, "Saving Private Ryan" is much worse than "Schindler's List", and it is not Steven's personal pinnacle, so the Oscar organizing committee naturally defines it as a "second-class" film. Secondly, its opponents are also very strong, among which "The Love History of Onsha" is not weaker than "Saving Private Ryan" in all aspects, so it is natural that it was robbed of the crown of Best Picture.

The choreographer and director of "The Love History of Onsa" did a good job of grasping the historical gap in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and then developing a bold imagination, so the art world also gave this film a high evaluation, believing that it raised the costume essay to a new level.

So what kind of story does it tell?

In the summer of 1593, William Shakespeare, one of London's shining stars in the theatre world, was facing a major crisis, he lost the inspiration to write, it was the era of Elizabeth I, full of colorful entertainment and anecdotes, but the great Shakespeare was exhausted, no matter what method he used, no matter how much pressure the theater owners and creditors put on him, he just had no inspiration and motivation to write the next play, which was called "Romeo and the Pirate's Daughter Peach Silk". ####

Shakespeare needed a goddess to inspire him, but he didn't expect real life to reflect his creations, and he fell in love with a girl and brought him into a play he wrote himself.

A young lady named Viola disguised herself as a man and went to the theater to audition for Shakespeare, but the young Shakespeare soon discovered that she was a woman, and the two of them immediately fell in love.

But Shakespeare's luck was not so good, and although he wrote like a god, he had to face the cruel fact that Viola had to marry Sir Weiser.

In a confusing and intricate oolong farce, a jealous husband and his wife's lover duel, a lifelong couple secretly flirts, and the young Shakespeare has to come up with a perfect ending for his play, but also for his own love.

In terms of the structure of the story, it is somewhat similar to a biography, but it is fictional, and it takes advantage of the gaps in historical materials to propose a bold hypothesis. In Shakespeare's era, there were only male actors on the stage, not female actors, just like Peking Opera in China. Enjoying the film requires a lot of cultural background, and the film also deliberately sets up a lot of "goofs" that "violate reality", creating a kind of self-deprecating humor and a bond with reality. The actors in the film all have first-class performances, and Paltrow's Viola and Dench's Queen are particularly commendable. The film's plot twists and turns, the lines are witty and wise, the style is vibrant, and the content is colorful, it uses Shakespeare's dramatic way to describe Shakespeare's life and deeds, interspersed with wonderful fragments of Shakespeare's famous plays, and finally achieved almost Shakespeare's achievements.

And a film with such a high achievement, it seems natural to beat "Saving Private Ryan" and win the Oscar for Best Picture. If Bruce Leung wants to win at next year's Oscars, then these two films are undoubtedly his strongest competitors, and it is not an exaggeration to call them obstacles.

"What are you thinking, dear?" Rachel walked over and stood behind him, pressing her hands to his temples and gently massaging him to relieve stress.

"I'm thinking about what film I'm going to shoot this year." Liang Xiaolong thought with some distress that he needed a film that could defeat both "Saving Private Ryan" and "Weng Sha's Love History", which is what he desperately wants to do at the moment. Although his current achievements are very high, which most people can't achieve in their lifetime, he still lacks a bottle of the Oscar for Best Director, and he can't justifiably say that he is the strongest director in Hollywood.

Bruce Leung immediately thought of "The Lord of the Rings 3", this film won a total of eleven Oscar nominations, and won eleven statuettes, equaling the records of "Ben Hur" and "Titanic", and the global box office is also as high as 100 million US dollars, it is definitely a great work, and more importantly, the adaptation rights are still in the hands of Liang Xiaolong. However, in the face of such a film, Liang Xiaolong can only shake his head, because "Lord of the Rings 3" has to wait for the first two to come out before it can be filmed, right? Moreover, the current special effects technology is far from the level of making "Lord of the Rings 3".

"Hmph, hum, hum......" Jessica kept humming in her mouth, and then muttered, "Always tell me, you're still young, don't worry, I'm not in a hurry." Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but walk over and hugged her: "Little girl, you are only seventeen, if you can live to be eighty years old, you have walked less than a quarter of your life, what is there to hurry." Think about Golia, you can still be nominated for an Oscar at the age of seventy-eight, what do you have to worry about. Jessica snorted, "I don't want to be an old woman to be on the Oscar nomination list." Speaking of this, Jessica couldn't help but be depressed, in all fairness, she knew that her acting skills had made great progress in the past three years, but she was still much inferior to Rachel and Sophie, even if Liang Xiaolong wrote a perfect work for her, she would not be nominated for an Oscar, and would only waste a good script.

"Sweetheart, don't be depressed." Liang Xiaolong smiled and comforted: "Then our family will change the focus of work this year, and I will write two scripts specifically for you to hone your acting skills, okay?" Jessica smiled: "It's pretty much the same, but one of them has to be directed by you." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Okay, then let's work together this year." ”

"Wait for the sweetheart to take another bottle of the little golden man, then our family will be the little golden man family." Rachel joked that she has no regrets about her acting career, and when she became an Oscar-winning actress, her salary was raised to $20 million, ranking among the 20 million club.

Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Baby, you have all got the little golden man, do you want to contribute something?" Rachel gave him a blank look: "Pervert, what bad things do you want?" Liang Xiaolong smiled and hugged her: "Our mother wants to hold her grandson, shouldn't we work hard?" Rachel tilted her head and thought for a while: "It's really time to have a child, but I'm going to shoot "The Return of the Mummy of the Tomb Robbery" this year, and next year, my mother will also nag me many times, and I shouldn't disappoint her old man." As she spoke, Rachel giggled again and looked at Sophie, "Sophie, why don't you go first?" ”

"I contacted to play two supporting roles, and finally got the little golden man, this year I have to push my career a little more, next year." Sophie said with a smile, she knows the position that children occupy in the hearts of Chinese, if she can have another child, then the relationship with Liang Xiaolong can be more stable, not to mention, she herself also wants children, she likes the feeling of taking care of people.

"Why doesn't anyone ask me?" Jessica couldn't help but be depressed, and the other three all laughed, who made her only seventeen years old?

After playing around for a while, Liang Xiaolong began to conceive the script again, and his chosen goal was simple, that is, a film that could win the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director at the same time. He finally chose "Million Dollar Baby", which also won four Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor in his previous life.

The story is about an aging boxing coach, Frankie. Dunn has dedicated almost his entire life to boxing. Many of the most powerful fighters in the boxing world have benefited from his selection. Nothing in his life was the never-ending boxing lessons and meticulous boxing theory. And one of the most important of his theories is that protecting oneself always comes first.

Excessive dedication to his career makes Frankie's relationship with his daughter like that of a passerby. At the same time, this has also become a lingering shadow in the hearts of the elderly. For a long time, he lived a life of extreme autism. Frankie's only friend, Skyp, was also a boxing coach. For the past 23 years, they've been doing pretty much the same job every day. Aside from running Frankie's gym, Skyp is the one who knows him best. Only he knew that the fiery heart beneath Frankie's hard, cold exterior had always been looking forward to forgiveness and redemption.

Maggie. Fitzgerald is a strong-willed woman who understands her goal and knows how to go about it. A strong desire to prove herself to the world led her to the gym in Frankie. The moment Maggie appeared, the fate of the two protagonists began to quietly reverse. After the twists and turns, Maggie's innate talent and unshakable belief finally moved the stubborn Franki, who decided to help Maggie become a female boxer at all costs...... The day and night in the training, coupled with the mutual enlightenment of each other's past encounters, made the master and apprentice more and more tacit. In the process of pursuing their dreams and surpassing themselves, they find a cure for the wounds of the past together. What makes the two feel extremely relieved is that they have found a long-lost sense of belonging like relatives in each other. There will be no more memories of defeat and pain in this struggle of ethics and courage.

However, this film is based on the novel, and if Bruce Leung chooses this film, there are only two ways to choose, buy the adaptation rights of the film, or create a film completely of his own based on this film. Liang Xiaolong finally chose the latter, because this film does have a lot of room for transformation, and he is not satisfied with only four Oscars, he wants to transform from all aspects, so that the film can be more perfect in all aspects, to ensure that the film can beat "Saving Private Ryan" and "Weng Sha Love History".

(To be continued)