Chapter 579: Awards Season Is Coming
Age is not a problem, this is still Sean's label, as we all know, the characters he plays have always been older than his actual age, and unless it is a deliberate person who picks on him, as long as he has watched his movies and watched his movies seriously, he will not think that the age of the character he plays is consistent with his actual age.
It is said that if you want to break in Hollywood, you must have your own characteristics, preferably unique characteristics, so you have done it. Although after him, there are countless young actors who also want to take this path, but unfortunately basically no one can pass through, after all, how many people can have the experience of two lives like him? So the acclaim that "Milk" has received is actually a matter of course.
I have to say, Gus? Fan? Sant does have a knack for directing, and he uses a very clever approach to this film, starting with Milk being alone in his room, recording his words with a tape recorder, preparing for his upcoming speech, and then using the same environment, the same gesture to move the plot and end it.
In short, Milk's monologue is a constant explanation of what he has done before, why he has done it, what he is doing now, and what kind of results he will get. Then, with each paragraph, Milk's development in various periods is accompanied by a series of stories from his decision to participate in politics to his murder. It's not that this technique has not been used by the director, but if the storyline is told very smoothly, and there is no gap at all when the connection is made, it will be a test of skill.
And Sant does a very good job of this, and the story looks comfortable, so when it comes to the final sensationalism, it is easy to infect those who watch it.
At the same time, Sean also captures Milk's traits and ...... very accurately belongs to the temperament of San Francisco, and more than ten years of life there have not been in vain after all, and it is precisely because of this that the synthesis finally moved Sante.
"I love his performance, he knows what San Francisco is like, he knows what our lives are like, and he's the pride of San Francisco just like Milk!" Some San Francisco fans, or gay fans, commented.
Of course, there are also people who think that the movie makes Milk too saintly and seems a little perfect, but relatively speaking, this is a small matter. After all, this is a biopic, and a biopic of a celebrity who has died, and even "A Beautiful Mind" is about John? Nash sings praises, and the shortcomings he shows are only psychotic, let alone a civil rights politician like Milk?
And for Milk, homosexuality is actually his biggest flaw, but interestingly, almost no critics pay attention to the short passion scene in the movie, and only some gay fans debate on the Internet about which one is better, Sean or Franco. So Sean couldn't help but complain in his heart, since no one paid attention to this, why did Xant shoot this part in the first place?
Well, Sean only complained a few words in his heart, although Sant is a bit stubborn, but he has been with him for a long time, he knows that he is what he is, very serious person, at least he once admitted to reporters that he used this method of dividing storytelling to get inspiration from the tape that Sean sent him.
So the reputation of "Milk" is definitely no problem, although IMDB is relatively conservative, the score is slightly worse, and it failed to reach 8 points, but Rotten Tomatoes likes it very much, with a freshness of more than 90%, and the audience's liking has reached 85%. In short, the situation is very good, not small or big, but very good.
It's just that in the face of this situation, Sean is still not very relaxed in his heart, because "Blood is Coming" will be released soon. His opponent, or the opponent he found for himself, has been famous for a long time, no matter how many people criticize his character, but no one does not recognize Daniel for his acting skills? Wear? Lewis. According to the news that came out of the test screening, many people were equally full of praise for Lewis's performance, and they also thought that "Blood Is Coming" was an excellent movie.
Up to now, Sean has not hidden his ambition to hit the Oscars, nor his desire to compete with "Blood is Coming", but it is definitely not easy to really overwhelm the other party.
But because of this, the next shoot went a little smoother, and Finch's comfort played a role, but more because of the fact that he didn't want to care so much for the time being, so he threw himself into another thing.
He had been trapped by Natalie's affairs before, and this way he successfully completed many shots, and it is the same now, so this plot was completed quickly.
It's just that, at least Kate left the crew, and Sean couldn't ask the questions in his heart, although it was a very simple thing. But who knows if Kate will be defeated by this? Several times Sean saw her frowning during breaks.
"Wait until this child is born." He said to himself in his heart, maybe he was as blonde and blue-eyed as Kate, so it was most likely not his own.
Although Sean also knew that this was unlikely, Alexander inherited Naomi's hair color and eye color, and Dahir and Rome were also very similar to Kate. What's more, as I said before, one of Sean's grandmothers is blonde and blue-eyed, so he must have this gene in his body. It's also a shame that Kate's two children are boys, and boys are generally more like their mothers, otherwise...... It's an escape, but isn't Kate also an escape? So let's wait.
"Blood is Coming" was released soon, closely following "Milk", also as a niche art film, the box office is negligible, but the reputation is equally good.
"There is a deep darkness in the film, which makes people have to be shocked and moved. Thomas? Anderson and Daniel? The result of a Day-Lewis collaboration could not have been so charismatic without any of them. That's the Los Angeles Times review.
And the Philadelphia Daily News also called this surprising film: "Anderson depicts the scenery of that era with hard and cold brushstrokes, and Lewis shows the characters of that era with the same hard and cold expression, which is surprising and moving." ”
Of course, there are also picky ones, and the comment in "Film Salon" said: "Because the film pursues bold embodiment too much, it eventually becomes cold, without any substantive emotions in it." ”
But in any case, most of the media gave high scores, and only two or three gave negative scores, and on Rotten Tomatoes, "Blood is Coming" is two or three percentage points lower than "Milk", and on IMDB, "Blood is Coming" is a few tenths of a point lower than "Milk", which can be said to be comparable, which has naturally become a hot spot in the eyes of the media.
"Milk, which was released in ten days, and "The Blood Is Coming," both brought a different feeling, the former is a biographical film of the first publicly outstretched politician who campaigned for civil rights, and the latter is the deepest and darkest picture of the Western Pioneer Era, the former represents light and hope, and the latter represents darkness and unscrupulous upward movement. Their male protagonists are equally brilliant, and when you watch "Milk" seriously, you will never think of Sean? Tang is not even thirty years old, and some of the wrinkles are made up; Similarly, when you watch "Blood is Coming" seriously, you think Daniel? Day-Lewis is that person. "There's an article in the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter.
As always, the regular media basically do not have such obvious provocations, at most they are used for comparison, but some small media do not have so many scruples.
For example, "Star", which reported on Sean and Natalie's scandal, wrote: "As we all know, Sean? Don had competed for the lead actor in "Blood is Coming", but Paul? Thomas? Anderson apparently didn't think he was the right person to do so, and publicly vetoed it. And Sean? Don apparently thinks this is the wrong decision, so he joins the crew of "Milk" to prove it, and as it stands, invite Daniel? It's a shame that Day-Lewis's "Blood is Coming" is at least a cut above "Milk". Of course, it will be a few months before we know how. ”
"The current situation is normal, remember, you were very optimistic about "Blood is Coming" at the beginning, and now it has been produced, and Lewis has been invited to play the leading role, isn't it normal to have such an evaluation?" Sanders said after Christmas, after they met at Shaun's mansion in Beverly Hills.
"That's right, according to the information that has been fed back so far, mainstream public opinion thinks that "Milk" is better." Frederick immediately answered.
"I don't care, I just want to know, it's 08 soon, are you ready." Sean said with a calm expression.
Although the media have compared his performance in "Milk" with Lewis's performance in "Blood is Coming", and there is a lot of noise on the Internet, in general, there are more people who are optimistic about "Milk".
Quite simply, gay fighting for rights is now politically correct, and no matter how conservative the outback is, coastal cities are still very rejoicing, especially San Francisco and Los Angeles, and with Milk being a real person, the assassination casts a layer of tragedy and even tragedy on him. Although "The Blood Is Coming" is heavy and dark, it is very appetizing to some film critics, but Anderson's merciless mockery of Christianity in the film makes him lose a lot of points, the United States is a Puritan country after all, emotionally speaking, it is permissible to question religion, but it must not be completely overturned, and "Blood is Coming" is a little too much in the part that mocks the priest.
Therefore, although Sean was under the pressure brought to him by Lewis, he did not show too much anxiety, and if he really wanted to say anything that made him angry, it was only Anderson who publicly stated that it was absolutely correct that he thought that it was the right thing to do to invite Lewis.
Well, don't worry about this, people of his kind of character naturally don't admit defeat, what Sean has to do is never cooperate with him in the future, and try to let people who have connections and friendships with him not cooperate with him either. And now, just keep your rhythm going, which is why Frederick and the others were called after Christmas, the New Year is here, and the awards season is here.