1984. Chapter 1984 1984 Aftermath of the ceremony
The Oscars are over, but the aftermath has just begun.
People are talking about the "King of the World" James Cameron, a director who has achieved great commercial success with a series of works such as the "Terminator" series and "True Lies", pushing the artistic frenzy of commercial cinema to the peak, and topping the Oscars with a "Titanic" - creating a height that George Lucas was not able to achieve at the time.
In terms of cultural influence, George's "Star Wars" has been prosperous for a long time, and it can almost be said that it has affected the film industry in the next thirty years from all aspects, and the influence of "Titanic" at the box office has created a peak that is difficult for future generations to achieve, but the cultural influence and extension of this work are slightly inferior, but even so, James Cameron topped the Oscars, but George Lucas has always left this shortcoming - among the top four directors in the eighties, He was the only one who didn't get the little gold man.
James's work has almost reached the pinnacle of commercial cinema, going further than "Independence Day", pushing the commercial element to the extreme, and truly opening the prelude to the blockbuster era. The sweep of the Oscars has also become an important footnote in the turbulence of history.
In fact, many people have a lot of complaints about James's acceptance speech, especially many members of the academy, they all think that James chanting "I am the king of the world" on the stage is too arrogant, and too blind, there are many celebrities on the scene that day, just to witness the advent of the blockbuster era, but James's arrogance and arrogance make people unhappy.
The same is true for many members of the media. James' relationship with the media has always been bad - because James is always irritable and arbitrary, and arrogantly directs the media, and when the "Titanic" reaches the top strongly, James does not give the media any face, falls into the well, and shows off his might. This made the uncrowned kings hate it.
But, this is Hollywood. As long as James can continue to sell well, as long as James can continue to make profits for the film company, then he is qualified to continue to be arrogant.
In addition to the "Titanic", the biggest highlight of the night was undoubtedly Hugo.
Hugo's gold medal and two works aside, Eddie Sleeman, who designed the dresses for Hugo and Leonardo to attend the evening, became famous.
Leonardo's seemingly decent but extremely fitting evening dress has been highly praised, many designers believe that in fact, Leonardo is more suitable for Eddie's design style, and the fragility and flexibility in Eddie's design lines have been brought into full play.
However, Eddie's clothing for Hugo is not inferior, bringing Hugo's gentlemanly gentleness but classical elegance to the extreme. In particular, the ingenious use of gray is dazzling in the black pressed men's clothing, and it is even more eye-catching than the navy blue suit when Hugo won the best actor the year before. Looking at Hugo, who was standing on the stage to receive the little golden man, the editors of fashion magazines couldn't help but shine again.
Eddie Sliman, who was originally unknown, became a hot figure in an instant. If the rise of Burberry in the past few years is more because of the century-old heritage of the brand, the perfect combination of temperament and Hugo is eye-catching; So this time, Eddie relied on his unique design talent to spark heated discussions, and people sighed that another design genius was born.
In fact, Eddy can't be said to be "unknown", the Left Bank of Saint Laurent where he works, although it is only a branch of the Saint Laurent brand, can still be said to have a long heritage. Coupled with the blockbuster Oscar this time, Eddie's future in the design industry is bright, in less than a month, Eddie received more than 100 magazine media interview requests, and became the hottest new star in an instant.
From Burberry to Eddie, Hugo's additional influence has gradually left the realm of film and music itself, and has extended to other peripheral fields.
In addition to Eddie's appearance, "Ernst Lechmann" has undoubtedly become the focus of attention.
A quick look at the information in addition to curiosity reveals what the name means – it almost represents the essence of Hollywood's golden age. More importantly, from Ernst to Hugo, and then to the rise of "Perfect" and "L.A. Confidential", and then to the victory of "Titanic", many people in the industry have deeply felt that behind the earth-shaking changes in Hollywood, the retro trend of the golden age is quietly rising.
For most laymen, Ernst is just a screenwriter, and he has been away from the mainstream for many years, so the waves caused are really limited. The real turmoil came from within, and for the first time in the last decade, Ernst appeared at the gates of the West Bank Writers Guild three days after the Oscars.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
For many, the hustle and bustle of 1997 ended at the end of the 70th Academy Awards, and the aftermath was in 1998 and beyond. As the turn of the century approaches, all walks of life are beginning to stir, and the film industry is no exception. The chain reaction caused by the "Titanic" can only be proved by waiting time.
For Hugo, his 1997 year was over on New Year's Eve, and the chaos of the awards ceremony was just a remnant of the party.
Hugo drove out of Los Angeles early in the morning and returned to Malibu in the evening. Today Hugo is traveling specifically to San Francisco to visit Sally Hansen, because the party for the first anniversary of the "Sally Foundation" was held not long ago, and both husband and wife Jessica Hansen and Robin Hansen showed up at the party.
In the past year, the Sally Foundation has raised more than $30 million in the treatment of children's diseases, and at the end of last year, for the first time, it went to juvenile shelters on the West Coast to try to provide medical help to the children in these shelters, and also made a small number of them poisoned. Children who are addicted to drugs are treated in drug rehabilitation centers - in many cases, the children are addicted. Addiction is involuntary, and under the pressure of life, there are too many emotions that have to be unavoidable.
For the whole of the United States and the world, the Sally Foundation can only do a lot of help, but at least they are doing their part. Hugo and the members of Glory to Death are trying to use their influence to give society some limited rewards.
At that party, Hugo thought of Sally again, but not sadly, but remembering. I have heard a saying before, "Real death is not the disappearance of life, but the forgetting of memory", Hugo understood what it meant, but could not empathize. But now, Hugo finally understood. It is only when everyone forgets that person that it is the true disappearance of a life, a thought, a soul.
Many people aspire to be remembered for eternity, and even if their lives end, they will be passed on in different forms. But the real value and meaning lies in the fact that there is a person who loves him deeply - family, friendship or love, and he will continue his spirit with all his heart, which is the most important thing.
So, after being free, Hugo went to San Francisco alone to worship Sally. Hugo spent most of the day there, enjoying his own time and space, looking at Sally's tombstone, reminding himself not to forget that he was not alone on the road of dreams.
When I returned to Malibu, it was already past seven o'clock, and I could see the paparazzi vehicles parked on the side of the road in the distance, and I could see at least four of them on a rough look, but these cars were all parked in the parking spaces in a regular manner, and all the paparazzi stayed here in a proper manner, and there was no noise everywhere - Malibu has now developed into a high-end residential area, and there are not many Hollywood celebrities here, but more political and business celebrities, so the paparazzi have to be careful, who knows if they accidentally offend people who can't be offended.
Hugo ignored the paparazzi and drove straight to his garage, but when he opened the garage door, he found that there were three cars parked in the garage, one was Hugo's own old car, which was now used by Samora; The other two, one for Alex and one for Leonardo. You don't have to look to know that they must have come back for a vacation.
Seeing Hugo get out of the car, the paparazzi immediately pushed the car door and pressed the shutter in their hands, the flash dazzling the eyeballs made people feel quite uncomfortable, but this did not affect Hugo's good mood today.
"Hugo, is this true?" "What are Leonardo's plans next?" "There are rumors that you and Leo are dating, what is your response to that"......
Hugo listened to the gossip question, showed a ridiculous expression, and couldn't help but chuckle, only to reply, "Today is April 1st?" Then he ignored the paparazzi's expressions, walked straight away, and walked down the stairs into the house.
Walking down the stairs, Hugo saw a large box next to the staircase, sealed it with duct tape, bent down and lifted it, and found that the weight was more exaggerated than expected, and it was really difficult to carry it alone, so he put it down again, walked along the pool into the inner courtyard, and asked in a loud voice, "Samora, what is that package at the top of the stairs...... Stuff ......"
Hugo's words slowed down and spoke in fragments, but his attention was completely diverted: for at this time there was a large pile of cardboard boxes scattered in his hall, all empty, and a large pile of plastic foam stuffed inside. Hugo couldn't help but be stunned.
"By the way, we forgot about the box", Samora ran over at this time, and Hugo asked in surprise, "Is our family a big purchase today?" Or what's going on? ”