Chapter 592: Right?
"The arrogance of the film school is on display again, and the most disappointed person at the 80 Oscars is Sean Tang, among the actors born in the 80s, there is no better than him, and "Milk" is also better than more gay movies - "Brokeback Mountain" is indeed a good movie, but it is much worse than "Milk" in terms of theme.
Yes, we all admit that Lewis's performance in "Blood is Coming" is praiseworthy, but isn't Sean's performance in "Milk" also mesmerizing? Yes, we also know that they shook hands at a party that night, but that doesn't mean Sean has thrown in the towel.
I think anyone who has watched "Milk" will think that Sean undoubtedly deserves this little golden man more than Lewis, Lewis has advantages, and Lewis does not have advantages. Who else has played several types of roles before the age of thirty like him? And each one is excellent, not even Lewis at his age, not to that extent, isn't it?
But film schools apparently don't see it that way, and they are always reluctant to give more opportunities to young actors, and they always feel that gay roles are problematic, even if it's about civil rights. Maybe they really should have reformed, drastic reforms, rather than frivolous changes such as bringing in more younger members! ”
- San Francisco Chronicle
Among the many media outlets, the local ones in San Francisco attacked the film school the most, almost pointing at the nose of the film school judges and saying: This is discrimination.
Who made San Francisco Sean's home base? Especially after filming "Milk," which was full of his supporters, and when they hoped he would win an Oscar for this great role, they were inexplicably defeated by Lewis – at least in their eyes – anger became a natural thing.
Of course, thanks to the fact that "Milk" is a film about gay and lesbian rights fighting, and that Harvey Milk is a San Franciscan, and that Sean is also a San Franciscan, the combination of these two conditions creates an unimaginable chemical effect.
In short, the gay community in San Francisco is one-sidedly on Sean's side, the regular media is okay, and the San Francisco Chronicle is more or less merciful, and in the gay community and their websites, they basically scold the film school for discriminating against Sean and the gay community, or cheating in voting.
Such a surging situation has suddenly sparked gay groups throughout the United States, who have jumped out to respond to San Francisco's call to attack film schools in their own ways, such as Facebook or YouTube videos, and many media outlets have also contributed to the hype.
The turmoil lasted from late February to mid-March, so much so that the Academy of Motion Pictures had to get a spokesperson to come forward and declare that the voting process was fair and that both Lewis and Sean were eligible for the award, but God chose Lewis.
Then Sean followed up and said through a spokesman that he had no objection to the results of this year's Oscars, Lewis was fully qualified to win the award, and he would continue to work hard to come up with better works to repay everyone and so on.
In short, although the speech was somewhat official and the parties were not offended, it could be regarded as sincere, so the turmoil or movement slowly subsided. It's just that in the years to come, this matter will definitely be brought up from time to time, and it may even become a less glorious place in the history of the Oscars, just like Gwyneth's Best Actress.
Although Lewis is much more qualified than Gwyneth, ...... It's a pity that a lot of things are like that, and as for the behind-the-scenes deals, such as some of the frustrated film schools asking Sean to come out and clarify, or Sean's donations to the gay community, and his team's anonymous contact with the media, etc., needless to say.
In any case, this turmoil is still full of trouble, not only gay groups and film schools have been involved, but many actors and directors have also been pestered by reporters. Of course, they basically didn't offend either side, and both agreed that Lewis and Sean were both eligible to win the award, but Lewis had better luck.
George Clooney also half-jokingly complained to reporters: "I'm also one of the nominees, why do you always pay attention to the two of them?" ”
Of course, this is not always the case, Paul Thomas Anderson claims that Lewis is more deserving of the award, but it is petty compared to Gus Van Sant, who thinks that Lewis and Sean are both good and difficult to choose.
But Sean's name has once again resounded all over the United States and even the world, and the idea that Oscar owes him something has also entered the hearts of many people with the media, but as mentioned above, it will take time to observe what kind of consequences this influence will bring, and now, Sean's energy will be focused on another matter.
Parking the car in its place, Natalie took off her sunglasses and looked at the bar sign not far away, then frowned. This place is a little remote, although the security is good, but ...... The thought of that call made her a little irritated.
"I promise this is the last time, and if I continue to pester you after this, you can apply to the court for a restraining order." After I deactivated the special mobile phone at the beginning, the other party came with a message asking for a call after several rounds, and the words that he said after the phone was connected and asked to meet for the last time remained very clearly in Natalie's mind.
Although it was brief, she clearly understood the following meaning from the way the other party hung up after speaking: if she didn't go, then he would reveal everything to the media.
Although Natalie was confident that she would be able to control the situation when he poked it out, at least not in a direction that would go against her, it would also pay a considerable price, so after careful consideration, she chose to go for the appointment.
However, the impatience and disgust in my heart are still getting more and more, and I knew that this would not be involved with this damn guy. Natalie, who was cold on the surface, complained inwardly. Not only did they fail to achieve their goals, but they were constantly entangled.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but snort coldly in her heart, the playboy is nothing more than that, what kind of playboy is so entangled and can't be liquidated? But then again, she didn't expect this guy to feel so strongly about herself.
Taking a deep breath, Natali lowered the brim of her hat and pushed open the bar door, and after dealing with the bartender, she began to look for the agreed spot.
Natalie quickly found a place, a very hidden little corner, where Sean was already sitting and waiting. Even though he was wearing a trench coat and a baseball cap and a lowered head, she recognized it at a glance.
"Sorry, I'm a few minutes late." Natalie sat down and said in a very cold tone, anyway, it was already like this, so there was no need to disguise it too much.
"I didn't know you liked this kind of place yet." After glancing around, she continued.
This nightclub is very noisy, countless men and women writhing together, and there are poles standing on several dance floors, which are the kind of pole dancing, and you can also dance striptease when necessary, so this nightclub is also a large-scale venue.
Of course, it is precisely because of this that it is easy to talk about things, and it will not be discovered.
"Would you like something to drink?" Sean asked first, his voice was very smooth, without too much emotion.
"No, just tell me if you have anything, I have something else to do." Natalie said deliberately in an impatient tone.
However, Sean turned a deaf ear and took out the bill and beckoned to the waiter, waiting for the other party to come over before saying, "Two glasses of whiskey." ”
"No, I just want lemonade." Natalie had to say correct.
Sean didn't insist, and soon the waiter brought the things over, Sean picked up the cup and shook it, took another sip, and finally asked: "Tell me, Natalie, why are you doing this?" ”
Natalie, who didn't touch the lemonade that was delivered, frowned, and had a faint bad feeling in her heart, knowing that Sean had always called her "Nata" before, even if she deliberately corrected his words that time, he hadn't changed.
But now he has changed from "Nata" to "Natalie", which shows that he has completely died to himself and adjusted his mentality, so it is a little bad for her.
However, she didn't show it on her face, and still made a sneering look: "You called me out just to say this?" What should I say about you, Sean? Do you find it interesting to be entangled like this? ”
"No, no, no," Sean shook his head, "I'm just curious, curious, I want to know what you're thinking." ”
He looked up and met her for the first time, his sharp gaze as if he had seen her through, giving her a sense of emptiness that night at Oscar again, and then a little annoyed.
But Sean didn't give her a chance to play, and immediately continued: "I've always thought strange - well, to be exact, now that I think it's strange, why wouldn't you want to tell anyone about what happened between us?" ”
"I think I explained this to you, didn't I?" Natalie snorted, "You said yes, and now you're telling me you're upset, it's funny." ”
"I said, I'm just curious." Sean picked up the cup and took another sip, "If you don't reveal it to the media, I can understand it, but it's strange that you can't even tell the people around you, you're so worried about being known, we're dating?" ”
Without waiting for Natalie to answer, he continued: "You ...... So worried about the image of your painstaking business being ruined? Or is it ...... In your heart, what you have built and the image that you maintain is more important than the affection between us? Or rather, you've been just pleasing me, and you don't really feel anything about me. ”
Sean's eyes stared at Natalie without blinking, while she looked back at him very calmly, and only spoke again after a while: "I'm sorry, Sean, if I would have known that this was the case, I would have ended it in a gentler way." But now, I'm disappointed, very disappointed, you've reached the point of arbitrary delusion in order to shirk responsibility, I really feel ...... We don't have much to talk about now. ”
She said it very earnestly, very sincerely—at least it seems—but Sean apparently didn't think so, and he sneered, then leaned closer, and for the first time made no secret of sarcasm:
"yes, of course you're very disappointed, sleeping with me doesn't necessarily get you an Oscar, right?"