"The global box office of "Joker" exceeded 1.1 billion US dollars, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time."

"Many critics in Hollywood are optimistic about "Joker" and think it is the best movie of 2015."

"The Revenant" is about to be released, and Xiao Lizi will perform it with all his passion, and he will go all out to hit the Oscars."

"Phoenix: If I can win the award, it's 70 percent to Lee."

"Emmerich: Warner Pictures will discuss the next film collaboration with Lee, and we are full of sincerity."

"Li Shengyao has returned to China, and he has no plans to make films for the time being."

"Will Lee Shengyao be the first mainland director to win the Oscar for Best Picture?"

……

The discussion about the 2016 Oscars is in full swing in Los Angeles, and the same is true in the mainland, where many media outlets are playing up the matter to build momentum for Lee.

In the hearts of many people, the Oscar is the highest film honor in the world, and directors from across the Taiwan Strait and three places were very obsessed with the Oscar, wanting to win the Oscar and become famous.

However, tens of thousands of people competed for the single-plank bridge, and in the end, only the crooked Ang Lee won the super awards such as Best Movie and Best Director.

The directors on Hong Kong Island in the mainland have no way to get involved in these two awards.

Ang Lee's ability is undoubted, and he spends most of his time in the beautiful country, which has long been accepted by Hollywood filmmakers.

Other Chinese directors don't have this opportunity, and after many failures, everyone has put out this thought.

A few years ago, in order to qualify for the Oscars, Lao Mouzi and Kaizi Ge would specially adjust the premiere time of new movies.

Now they don't.

Brother Kaizi has no heart, and he just wants to prove himself in the mainland.

Lao Mouzi is a little different, he knows that he can't win the Oscar, but he still wants to prove himself at the box office.

At the end of 2014, after many negotiations, China Film, Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures, and LeTV Pictures cooperated together and invited Lao Mouzi to direct a Sino-US co-production blockbuster.

Lao Mouzi agreed, this movie is "The Great Wall" with an investment of 150 million US dollars, the movie not only invited Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, and a circle of small fresh meat, but also Hollywood superstar Matt Damon.

For this costume fantasy blockbuster, everyone is full of expectations, eager to make box office in China and the United States, the world's first and second largest film markets.

……

On this night, overcast clouds hung over the night sky of Yanjing, obscuring the moon.

The sky was dark, and pillars of light from the ground shone upward, and the light was engulfed in clouds.

The cold wind was blowing, and the dead leaves on the branches were crumbling, but they couldn't hold on and fell with the wind.

A car stopped in front of a compound, the door opened, and Zhang Mo hurried into the house with three children.

"Dad, Auntie, we're back."

The three children in front of Zhang Mo are the two boys and one girl born to Lao Mouzi from his second marriage.

Lao Mouzi was watching TV in the living room, and when he heard Zhang Mo's words, he got up with his waist up, and when he saw that his four children were so harmonious, he was happy in his heart, and hugged his little daughter, "Are you happy this afternoon?" ”

"Happy, eldest sister bought me lollipops."

Lao Mouzi nodded, and then said to Zhang Mo: "Xiaomo, help me find a movie after eating." ”

"Okay."

Many foreign movies are not released in the mainland, but they can be watched on the Internet.

Zhang Mo doesn't work, and spends most of his time in a beautiful country, so he naturally looks over the wall to see the Internet.

Half an hour later, Lao Mouzi, Zhang Mo, and his two sons, who had eaten dinner, came to Zhang Mo's study together.

Lao Mouzi's eldest son is thirteen years old, and his second son is eleven years old, and he is already relatively sensible.

Both sons said they wanted to work in the film and television industry when they grew up.

Lao Mouzi intended to cultivate the interest of the two people in this regard.

Zhang Mo has a 27-inch monitor computer in her study, which she sometimes uses to play games and watch movies.

"Watch 'Joker.'"

Lao Mouzi sat down and directly expressed his thoughts.

Zhang Mo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded casually, "Okay." ”

In recent years, Wu Jing, Huang Bo, and Xu Zheng have exploded and starred in high-box office movies.

Relatively speaking, Lee Shengyao, who was once known as Asia's No. 1 commercial film director, has limited box office films.

Many people think that he has lost his sense of the market.

However, a "Joker" directly swept away all the controversy.

The global box office of 1.16 billion US dollars is still an R-rated movie, and no Asian director has ever achieved such a result.

Lao Mouzi once relied on "Hero" to win the weekly box office championship in a beautiful country, and can be said to be the first director in the mainland.

Later, his movies did not work at the box office in the beautiful country, and "The Great Wall", which began production in April this year, brought together so many stars.

Lao Mouzi's ambition was once again ignited in his heart, wanting to prove himself in the North American market.

Seeing that "Joker" is so popular, I naturally want to compare it.

""Joker" is an R-rated movie, and the second and third children also watch it?"

"It's okay, learn to be good at film."

Zhang Mo didn't say more, then turned on the camera, then went over the wall, opened Time Warner's film and television platform HBO, found "Joker", and then clicked to watch.

She has made several movies with Lee Shengyao, and has always paid great attention to Lee Shengyao's new movies.

To be honest, Lao Mouzi wanted to find "Joker" to compare, and she didn't think it was a very good idea.

At the beginning of the movie, Lao Mouzi, father and son all watched the movie carefully, and Lao Mouzi also told his two sons that they would test them.

The two children were like reading a composition, their eyes widened and they were very serious.

Two hours later, "Joker" finished broadcasting.

Lao Mouzi forgot about the assessment of his two sons, looked at the computer screen in a daze, and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he said to Zhang Mo: "You have already watched "Joker", why do you think this movie can be so popular and so popular in the European and American markets." ”

Zhang Mo has naturally studied this topic for a long time, she sorted out the thoughts in her heart, and then said slowly: "There are three main reasons, the first point is that the casting of this movie is very good.

Needless to say, De Niro, a supporting role like Baez.

Phoenix chose too well, the clown he played was so charming, I personally think it's better than Heath Ledger, Heath Ledger's clown only has evil and evil, and Phoenix's clown let me see the transformation of a living, very three-dimensional, real little person at the bottom.

I heard that in order to lose weight, Phoenix took an apple a day, and then he was very devoted, and when he performed, he collapsed many times.

Director Li really understands actors, and I think he chose the most suitable person to play Arthur. ”

When Lao Mouzi heard this, he thought of the actors of "The Great Wall", Jing Tian, Peng Yuyan, Lu Han, Lin Gengxin, Zheng Kai, Chen Xuedong, Wang Junkai......

I couldn't help but gasp.

Needless to say, these so-called little fresh meat, even Matt Damon and Phoenix are not at the same level of acting skills.

Zhang Mo continued: "The second point is that the shooting technique is very advanced, Director Li gradually uncovered the absurd world through Arthur, including Arthur's life experience, his physical condition, and his mother and Thomas. Wayne's relationship, as well as the endings of the supporting characters in the movie, are all explained.

In addition, the use of color in the movie is very good, and the people of the whole world, except for Arthur's bells and whistles, are either green or red, and the clown costume is also very bright.

Everyone else is dressed in dark colors.

There is also a very good soundtrack for the movie, and everyone in Los Angeles says that the soundtrack of "Joker" is palace-level, which perfectly fits the plot of the movie.

It is said that the soundtrack is an unknown Icelandic girl, in her twenties, very young.

I want to call and ask Director Li how he found such a treasure girl. ”

Hearing this, Lao Mouzi nodded.

Just like Zhang Mo said, "Joker" is indeed very well filmed, and it can be said to be impeccable.

Words from "The Great Wall"...... It's a very ordinary commercial film process.

discovered the crisis, and then there was a period of twists and turns, and finally the male protagonist exploded, sublimated his humanity, and solved the crisis.

There are not many characters in "Joker", but each character is very real and three-dimensional, just like the fat colleague Randall, who is insidious and selfish, and the dwarf colleague Gary, a very kind and timid person.

"The Great Wall"...... Lu Han, Chen Xuedong, Lin Gengxin, Peng Yuyan are those colorful generals.

or the female general Jingtian, or even the mercenary played by Matt Damon, as if they all have ordinary personalities, and I don't know what their personalities are after watching the movie.

Lao Mouzi took a deep breath, and after comparison, he knew what kind of goods "The Great Wall" was.

Zhang Mo continued: "The third point is the subject matter, I think "Joker", like "Parasite", is the core of class solidification.

"Parasite" is relatively mild, and "Joker" is more direct and exposed.

The bottom represented by Arthur has no room for growth, no sense of existence, and no independent choice.

They don't even have a choice about what TV to watch and what news to watch.

Bullied and there is nothing to be done.

The upper class doesn't care about them at all, and won't uphold justice for them, in the eyes of the upper class, the people at the bottom are consumables, they are fun people, and they have no value except for providing labor and jokes.

It can be said that in the world of "Joker", the people at the bottom are transparent people, and there are many of them, but there is no voice that belongs to them.

This situation is very similar to the reality of Europe and the United States, although there is political correctness, the people at the bottom do not seem to be ignored, but from education, public security, medical care, voice channels and a series of common things in life, it can be seen that they are actually similar to Arthur, destined to be consumables and jokes.

This is the fundamental reason why "Joker" can cause such a big sensation in Europe and the United States, and the audience finds themselves in the movie.

Director Li is really amazing, I really admire it now, wrote "Parasite", wrote "Joker", he is definitely the most sympathetic, responsible, and charismatic proletarian fighter now.

I don't know how many years have passed, but there is finally a director like him who speaks for the people at the bottom.

And "Parasite" and "Joker" have a great influence all over the world, and sixty years ago, Director Li would have been directly canonized. ”

When Lao Mouzi heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He ignored Zhang Mo's words of worship and thought of the theme of "Joker", I have to say that Li Shengyao grasped the emotions of European and American audiences.

So what about "The Great Wall", can it attract the empathy of European and American audiences?

Monsters from the depths of the steppe, and saviors from Europe.

Lao Mouzi frowned slightly, and then shook his head secretly.

He felt that it was more difficult, and it was better to count on the subject matter than on Matt Damon's appeal.

It's just that Matt Damon is not Tom Cruise, a superstar at the level of Little Plum, and his appeal is far inferior.

In such a comparison, "The Great Wall" is not as good as "Joker".

Lao Mouzi stood up with a wry smile, let's wash and sleep, it's almost eleven o'clock, go to sleep.

Zhang Mo followed and said: "Dad, "Joker" is now gaining momentum very well, and there is definitely hope to win the Oscar next year.

To say that the judges did not vote for "Joker" is to give PR and collect money from other films. ”

Oscar?

Lao Mouzi felt that he couldn't breathe, the ceiling was about to fall, and the whole world would be extremely dark.

It's not that he's jealous, it's just unspeakably uncomfortable.

I have worked hard for so many years before, and there is no splash.

And Li Shengyao, who is now 30 years younger than him, is about to get this honor.

Alas, sleep, sleep, when you are older, you have to go to bed early.

After Lao Mouzi and her two sons left, Zhang Mo did not rest, she then browsed several external film and television review websites, and participated in the discussion of many posts, which were discussing that next year's Oscar Sleep will be a big winner.

Zhang Mo naturally supports "Joker", and she has a good relationship with Li Shengyao.

Lee Shengyao will undoubtedly be a superboss in the future and an influential director all over the world.

She couldn't be wrong with hugging Lee Shengyao's thighs.

"I hope Director Li can win the Oscar, it will definitely be a grand event in the film industry."

(End of chapter)