In 1975, the situation in Hollywood changed, and the birth of "Jaws" completely changed the pattern of commercial films, and the term "summer file" was officially born. And this year has also become the most memorable one in the long years of the Oscars!

At the 48th Oscars, "Jaws" was shortlisted for Best Picture with the power that shook the entire historical process; The pinnacle of Stanley Kubrick's career, it has been hailed as the most perfect work "Barry. Lyndon) "was a strong finalist, and the call for the award was loud; Robert Altman, who has been in the film industry for decades and has won countless awards but has never won the Oscar, "Nashville", the pinnacle of satirical world affairs, has been enthusiastically sought after by the academy; The "Hot Afternoon" collaboration between Sidney Lumet and Al Pacino, masters of comedic conflict, has gone down in history and successfully occupied a seat; Milos Forman's "One Flew Over the Asylum" shows a perfect standard, is thoughtful, and is an absolute classic in film history.

From "Nashville" to "Hot Afternoon", from "Troubled Child" to "Jaws" to "Fly Over the Asylum". Whenever people mention the 48th Oscars, their first reaction is: blind!

In the face of such an ultra-luxurious lineup of nominees, almost everyone can't make an easy decision, and the showdown between Stanley Kubrick and Robert Altman is enough to go down in history; And "Hot Afternoon" and "Jaws" pushed commercial films to the extreme, truly opening the golden age of Hollywood, far more historical weight than the box office wave set off by "Titanic" last year; "One Flew Over the Asylum" is regarded as a classic among the classics by countless people, and the movie perfectly combines the script, characters and ideological core, making the charm of film art to the extreme.

"Any film is eligible to win the championship", this sentence is the most appropriate and appropriate description for the 48th Oscars. This is an Oscar where there are really no winners and no losers, and even if "One Flew Over the Asylum" finally won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay, there is no controversy.

It's not that people think that the other works are not good enough, but the victory of any one work is the regret of the other four. Years later, "Jaws," "Children of Troubled Times," "Hot Afternoons," and "Nashville" are still being talked about, and these works have gone on in history. An Oscar statuetter can't define their success or failure, but it has made the 48th Oscar showdown go down in history.

Whenever people want to describe the fierce competition of this Oscar, they will always take the 48th Oscar as a benchmark, "Drive for Miss Daisy", "Born on the Fourth of July", "Dead Poets Society" and "My Left Foot" duel 62nd, "Forrest Gump", "Vulgar", "The Shawshank Redemption" 67th, all of which are the same.

But in fact, whether it is the 62nd or the 67th, the intensity of competition is far from comparable to that of the 48th. The forty-eighth is the group of death in the history of the Oscars, the real group of death, and the group of death that is unique so far.

That is all about to change this year, though. For the second time in film history, a real group of deaths has appeared!

Until the Oscar nominees are revealed, it's uncertain that the juxtaposition of "Saving Private Ryan" and "Truman's World" won't be enough to produce the Group of Death: they need three other strong contenders.

Immediately afterwards, "Shakespeare's Love History" almost sprung up with a strange development trajectory, surpassing the two direct competitors before people realized what was going on, and became the biggest favorite for the Oscars, and the double dragon drama immediately became a three-legged stand.

Soon after, "Thin Red Line" and "Beautiful Life" came from behind, and they made it to the final five with a unanimous excellent reputation, and joined forces to form the Group of Death.

These five films have formed a high degree of unanimity in the main awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing, the three awards that represent the overall level of film, and the five nominees for the five nominations are perfectly aligned. At the same time, all five works were nominated for screenplay, except for "Thin Red Line", which won the nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, the other four works were all nominated for Best Original Screenplay, and the competition was jaw-dropping.

It is no exaggeration to say that the competition between these five works reminds people once again of the forty-eighth Oscars.

Whether it is "The Thin Red Line" or "Saving Private Ryan", the two war works have reached a whole new height; Whether it is "Shakespeare's Love History" or "Truman's World", the two musical comedy works are of extraordinary quality; "Life is Beautiful" combines the profound heaviness of war with the light-hearted banter of comedy, does it really want to achieve a counterattack?

The best works may not have the last laugh, but the one who has the last laugh must be one of the best, and this year's five nominated works are evenly matched, with no distinction between voices and publicity...... The strength factors that can really occupy a dominant position have been weakened, and the strength of "Truman's World" and "Saving Private Ryan" is undoubted, one grade higher than the other three works, but since the release of the summer file, the publicity has declined, and there is a danger of being forgotten; On the contrary, "Shakespeare's Love History", "Thin Red Line" and "Beautiful Life", which came later, are gaining momentum and have almost become the focus of everyone's heated discussions at the end of the year.

All of this makes the 71st Oscars full of countless suspense, and the momentum of the group of death is enough to make a cardiac arrest.

However, if "Shakespeare's Love History" really has the last laugh, and this work with the weakest overall strength occupies the commanding heights of the nomination stage, it is bound to become a big joke: Is the quality of "Shakespeare's Love History" really so good? not only surpassed the two super-high-level World War II works of "The Thin Red Line" and "Beautiful Life", but also surpassed "Truman's World" and "Saving Private Ryan"? It sounds like a fantasy.

But, this is the group of death, no one can predict the ending, even if "Shakespeare's love history" and "Life is beautiful" are called dark horses, they are also dark horses with outstanding strength, any of the five works have the possibility of winning, and the completely unpredictable ending is the biggest charm and highlight of the group of death.

In addition, among the four major awards in the acting department, it can definitely be said that there are many highlights, and it has the potential to be called the group of death!

In the much-anticipated Best Actor department, with all the suspense focused on "Truman's World", can Hugo earn a place and let the actor who is not yet 32 years old write his own history again?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave their answer: Yes, Hugo's brilliant performance in "Truman's World" deserves his sixth acting nomination!

Hugo will be joined by Tom Hanks of "Saving Private Ryan", Ian McKellen of "Gods and Beasts", Roberto Bernini of "Life is Beautiful". Benigni), "The American X-Files. History。 X)" of Edward Norton.

This luxurious lineup also makes people excited, and just the duel between Hugo and Tom can be called Mars hitting the Earth.

The two most successful actors in the 90s are now two acting goldenrods in hand; And interestingly, the two are still the same agent; At present, both of them are actors who stand at the top of the Hollywood pyramid, and their power and influence are second to none, so almost every aspect of the two people are placed together for comparison. Unlike the competition between Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Hugo, which is more of an entertainment nature, the competition between Hugo and Hanks is completely a confrontation of strength.

The two had a head-to-head confrontation before, at the 67th Oscars, Tom defeated the "vulgar" Hugo with "Forrest Gump", and achieved a second round of actor awards, writing brilliantly; Now, Hugo's development has fully matured, and he has even achieved a reversal of Tom, and the confrontation between the two is naturally more full of suspense. Not to mention, "Truman's World" and "Saving Private Ryan" were originally the two contenders for the ultimate showdown.

Ian, who is about to turn 60 this year, is an absolute big name in the United Kingdom, who gave a wonderful performance in "Richard III" three years ago, and now won his first Oscar nomination for "Gods and Beasts", his strength is undoubted, and his voice is undoubted; Roberto was born with "Life is Beautiful", a director, producer, actor and screenwriter in his life, he is a strong contender in any award, especially in the acting department where European actors shine, he has the absolute strength to win.

In addition, Edward Norton is definitely not a good stubble that can be ignored, although he is only twenty-nine years old this year, he relied on his debut film "First Degree Fear" two years ago to become a blockbuster, and he was strongly shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, which can almost be said to have won the praise that all new actors can win, and now he has won the Oscar for Best Actor by relying on the "American X-Files", and his style of mixing literary temperament and cult temperament is unique.

It can be said that in the battle for the actor, although Hugo and Tom are slightly ahead in strength, they are too close to the last time they won the award, and their voices have been weakened, which makes them return to the same running line with other competitors.

The reason why this year's Oscars are called the group of death is not only because the competition for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor is white-hot, but also because the other major awards are also not weak!