Chapter 537: Continuation of San Francisco

The Oscars are over, and a new round of clamor has begun, some for "Little Miss Sunshine," some for "Juno," and "Babel" and "Letter from Iwo Jima" -- this is the best film. And the reasons are varied, such as the inspirational work of "Little Sunshine Beauty", the relationship teenage pregnancy problem in "Juno", the communication of "Babel", and the anti-war of "Letter from Iwo Jima", etc.

Similarly, on the Best Actor, is there for Peter? Otto's, also for Leonardo? DiCaprio and Will? Smith's, saying that even if Otto has won an honorary award, he should be supplemented with a Best Actor award, or that although DiCaprio and Smith are both popular idols, their acting skills are also very good, etc.

Anyway, saying these words won't change anything, and it won't cost them a penny, and they can still have a good relationship with some celebrities, so naturally they can say whatever they want to attract attention. These media know very well what to say and what not to say, such as the best director, basically all of them, congratulations to Scorsese for fulfilling his Oscar dream.

Interestingly, Sean, who was also nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, was not mentioned by many people - not without mentioning it, and some people shouted a few words such as "the actor of a musical movie should not be forgotten", but there were few responses.

"Sean did a great job in 'Sweeney Todd,' but now almost no one wins awards for musical films, actresses can try, and that's a fact that everybody knows, even the general public knows that, so why bother talking about it?" Someone explained it in the network.

Well, musical film actors don't have human rights, but best supporting actor ......

"Your performance in Babel is really good, but the two supporting actresses, Adriana and ...... Rinko Kikuchi is obviously more eye-catching, so let's focus on the present. That's what Sant said.

As soon as the Oscars were over, and only two more days off, Sean was urged back to San Francisco by Sawt on the phone. Even if he was helpless, he could only do what the other party told him, after all, he was counting on this movie next year.

Fortunately, so far, Sant has not shown a deliberately difficult attitude, even if in the previous ten days, almost every shot had to be NG, and the complex shots were even above double digits, but basically they were cultivating his emotions. And Sean also admitted that he can perform very well on the side of the civil rights activist in the role of Milk, but he is not enough invested in the gay side.

"Don't rush, let's take our time, I'll give you plenty of time to figure it out." Sant put it this way,

Obviously, Sante would say this, then he should gradually identify with Sean in his heart, no matter what, the hard work and diligence he has shown, as long as he is not blind, should be visible.

Since Sant has the intention of making "Milk" a classic, how to make Sean perform better and show the image of Milk in his heart has become the main thing, and everything else can be thrown aside.

"I'm Harvey? Milk, do it with me! In the square outside the city hall, with such a sentence, the already noisy crowd immediately erupted in a huge cheer.

"Work with me and fight to defend your democracy!" The man on the stage, with his hands raised, shouted in a firm, passionate tone in front of the microphone.

Although there were only one or two hundred people in the square below, although there were booms and cameras around, although there were passers-by watching the excitement in the circle a little outside, and all kinds of fences, the people in the middle of the stage still preached proudly.

"Tell your parents, tell your friends, if they are really your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your colleagues, we must break the mystery!"

"The Statue of Liberty reads: 'Give me your weariness, your poverty, hugging a heap of people who want to breathe freely!' The Declaration of Independence reads: 'All men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!' ’。 ”

"No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to erase these words from the Declaration of Independence! No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to change these inscriptions on the pedestal of Lady Liberty! This is the Americans! It's the life we should live! ”

He cried out loudly, as if there was a fire burning in his chest, and he was going to spread it. The people below who originally came to act as extras were also inadvertently infected, they were originally gay, they were originally out of enthusiasm, they came to volunteer for this film, and now they feel the heartfelt enthusiasm in it, and they become restless.

Even if there are still perfunctory people among them, once the people around them are driven, that kind of emotion is infected, and they can't help but invest in it. Therefore, in the end, the people under the podium are all spontaneous, shouting and catharsis to the rhythm above.

When the shooting was over, Sant, who was in charge of the camera, waved his arm vigorously, obviously very happy.

As for Sean, after finishing it, he found a place to sit next to him for a long time before he came back to his senses, and this performance cost him a lot of effort, and it is foreseeable that he will not be in good shape in the next few days.

But it was also worth it, and when he came down from the podium, the people around him suddenly applauded, and the sound of crackling sounded loudly, and many people came up to greet him affectionately.

"Well done, Sean, your presentation was fantastic." Someone said so.

"It's just a few words, and it's all from the past, but it still sounds exciting." Some people say so.

"This is the best talk I've ever heard about us." There is also a young man who can't figure out the difference between an actor and a character.

However, the most surprising thing was an old man about fifty years old, who squeezed in front of Sean and grabbed him excitedly: "More than 20 years ago, I listened to Milk's speech here, and it was the most exciting moment of my life. More than twenty years later, I hear the same talk here again, and that uplifting feeling never seems to have gone away or left. I know you're making movies, making Milk's movies, and I know you're actors, but, thank you, Sean, thank you! ”

In this regard, Sean has nothing more to do than say thank you.

"See, Sean, this is the fruit of your efforts." That's what Sant said to him afterwards.

Even though he knew that Sant was pushing himself more to continue to integrate into the gay feelings, Sean couldn't help but feel excited, and this feeling of being recognized for the results of hard work is indeed very pleasant.

The repetition of the classic images after that reinforces this point, Harvey? Milk's most famous photograph is of the 7th San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Parade, sitting in an open-top with a wreath around his neck and a bouquet in his hand, waving to people on either side as he drives down the street.

The photograph was published in a newspaper in June '78 and was quite eye-catching, and since Sant was filming Milk's life, it was certainly not to be missed.

For this reason, he specially communicated with the city government, so that for those few seconds of the picture - except for the picture of Milk sitting in the car with flowers, everything else could be captured in the TV report of the year. But for the sake of such a picture, Sant applied to close the street back then, and then organize extras to restore the scene, in addition, in the later stage, he had to do the old, he was really generous.

However, the gay extras who participated in the filming for free were all very excited, and they were even more enthusiastic to shout at Sean during the filming, as if it was really Harvey sitting in the car? Milk, coupled with the fact that this shoot was scheduled after the last presentation, they were even more excited, leaving Sean feeling a huge amount of pressure.

Of course, Gus? Fan? As a well-known director, Sant still controls the pace of filming very well, except for the days when the film was launched to the Oscars, he filmed a lot of intimate actions between gays and lesbians, and this time basically focused on showing the character's image in terms of civil rights.

Not to mention the previous open-air speeches, the debate in the union, and the various confrontations in the council hall were filmed one by one, and Sean also played quite well, and with Matt? Damon played his first rivalry.

"Why? Why do you want to turn the gun and change your mind at the last minute? What did I do? "Dan? White staring at Harvey? Milk, asked through a low gritted tooth.

"I didn't know the details before, but if you want me to help you draft a separate proposal that won't hurt those troubled teenagers in your constituency, I'll be happy to help." Milk leaned back in his high-backed chair and replied calmly.

"Harvey, how do you want me to explain to my family? How to deal with parents, and voters? White suppressed his anger, visibly annoyed, and when Milk said you could try to persuade someone else, he even threatened to vote against his bill and pull someone else.

"But the bill will still pass, why do you always isolate yourself?" Milk was unmoved.

"I gave you a chance, Harvey, do you hear that? I gave you a chance, but you screwed it yourself! White said this last, and angrily slammed his fist on the table.

“Good!” With Sante's voice, this episode ended here, although he didn't have any expression on his face, but from the previous tone, he could hear that he was still very satisfied with the performance of the two.

Even so, Sean asked, "How's that, Gus." ”

"Not bad, you're all doing well." Sant replied.

"That's great," Sean pointed at Damon, "I thought he was going to kill me when Matt was pressed to do so." ”

Obviously, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and Matt? Damon is close, but the latter doesn't seem to want to cooperate.

"Don't worry, I don't have a knife or a gun in my hand." Damon said coldly.

Well, meaning it's not the same with a gun? Sean shrugged, not too concerned.