The film is just halfway through, and Roger Albert has already seen a lot of things out of it.

The shots, plots, characters, etc., seem to wander in a trance-like way, in the bustling night scene, making Las Vegas like a dream-like fallen city.

There are very few directors who can achieve this effect.

It's not that the level is not good, but it needs a good script, and the right opportunity, plus a little luck.

One more thing, John O'Brian's eponymous "Leaving Las Vegas", has a great plot in it. Many of the plots in Mike Figgis's script are from the original book without too many changes.

Apparently, Mike Figes spent a lot of time perfecting it little by little, as well as meeting Nicolas Cage, who in turn introduced Ryan to him, and finally got the much-needed funding for the film.

Suffice it to say, Mike Figeis is not short of luck.

Sometimes a good film is itself an accidental product of luck.

At least in Roger Albert's view, every shot of "Leaving Las Vegas" shown on the screen is very delicate and contains deep meaning.

may be slightly worse than last year's "The Redemption of Shock" and "Vulgar", but it is enough to hit the Oscars.

Not every year, there will be scenes of competition for many masterpieces such as "The Redemption of Shock", "Vulgar", "Forrest Gump", etc.

Of course, when he said the Oscars, he only meant the qualifications to be nominated.

As for the final result, it requires multi-faceted public relations, just like Forrest Gump.

In many cases, the best picture is not necessarily the biggest winner of the Oscars.

"Nicolas Cage's acting skills can't go in a lot. He muttered to himself.

The final ending in the film is not very good, the male protagonist Ben finally leaves the world, and the ending of the female protagonist Sarah is also very tragic.

Because she rejected a transaction of money and flesh, she was by several prostitutes.

At the end of the film, it is deeply imprinted in Roger Albert's mind, and I can't help but gradually give birth to a good feeling.

"It's a really good film. Roger Albert muttered to himself, "It's wonderful. ”

Robert on the side subconsciously asked, "It's very much to your taste!"

"That's right. Roger Albert said in an affirmative tone, "I will vote for it instead of choosing to turn the pencil." ”

There are a lot of members of the academy, and most of them are old, and it is impossible to take a long time to watch every candidate film, so most people choose to turn pencils.

Of course, there are also people who use darts and fill in a random name.

At the same time, it also gives public relations companies room to play.

Those PR agencies will mail each judge a beautiful videotape, even a video recorder, and hold a PR banquet.

"I see what you mean. Robert nodded thoughtfully and said, "It seems that Nicolas Cage is bound to win the Oscar actor trophy." ”

For a film that wants to hit the Oscars, the actor will definitely spend a lot of dollars to promote himself.

So for cinema companies, it is natural to ask for it.

As the screening of the film ended, representatives of the cinema chain got up and left the screening room, at least for the time being, and they would not express any opinions.

Next, Touchstone will hold a number of small test screenings.

The cinema company will evaluate the film critics, audiences, evaluation agencies, etc., from many aspects, and finally negotiate with the distribution company on the scale and release cycle of the film.

It's impossible to make a hasty decision just because of a test screening.

Mike Figes accompanied Roger Albert on the leave, and it seemed that the two of them had a very pleasant conversation and seemed to have a common topic.

Ryan didn't step up to courting a film critic, even if he was Roger Albert.

It was Nicolas Cage who said goodbye and walked over.

"Roger Albert!" Ryan pouted, not saying more.

A famous film critic can pay attention to it, but he doesn't need to pay too much attention to it.

With proper PR, they will know what to say, and Nicolas Cage doesn't have to go there in person at all, looking wagging his tail and begging.

"This is Hollywood, and Cage made the right choice. Sofia Coppola could see the contempt in Ryan's eyes.

"When you try to change, hit the Oscars, you're going to be like them. ”

In order to win the Oscar, there is no shortage of famous Hollywood stars who come to famous film critics like Roger Albert in person and take off their clothes.

"Oscar!"

Ryan glanced at Sophia and said very frankly: "At least within twenty years, I don't need the honor of an Oscar statuette, as for twenty years, time can change a lot of things." ”

Twenty years later, film critics and current film critics are two statuses at all.

"I knew you would say that. Sofia Coppola had a look on her face that she had known for a long time.

Ryan smiled and said, "For me, popular cinema is the real art, the art of the majority, not just in the hands of a few. ”

In addition to this, there is an innumerable amount of money, and art itself has never been separated from money.

"Well, maybe you're right. ”

Sofia Coppola did not choose to argue, but only said in a reminding tone: "No top Hollywood director can bypass the Oscar-winning statuette." ”

Ryan couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "First of all, I want to correct that not every top Hollywood director bows to the Oscars, such as George Lucas!"

"Who's to say he's not Hollywood's top director!"

George Lucas, the father of Star Wars and the founder of Industrial Light & Magic, has some unparalleled influence.

No Hollywood practitioner in the eighties and nineties can get past a talking point. However, he has never won the Oscar for Best Director.

But no one can deny George Lucas's contribution to the Hollywood film industry.

George Lucas!

Sofia Coppola was a little speechless for a moment, and it can't be said that George Lucas is just an exception.

"Roger Albert is said to have had something with George Lucas. Ryan said meaningfully.

Roger Albert was also one of the many film critics who abused "Star Wars" back then.

However, George Lucas, with Star Wars, has created a miracle.

The film cost only about $10 million, and the final box office was as high as $460 million in North America and $775 million worldwide.

You know, that's $460 million and $775 million in 1977, which can be scary when converted to the nineties.

The film critics who abused George Lucas and "Star Wars" at the beginning took a very loud slap in the face.

Based on Ryan's memories of his past life, in addition to George Lucas and Star Wars,.

Next, James Cameron and "Titanic" not only gave countless film critics a slap in the face again. At the same time, he conquered the Oscar jury for the first time and became the "king of the world".

"I don't know much about what happened back then. Sofia Coppola didn't know the inside story of that year, but she had only heard some people talk about it, saying: "However, it seems that the situation at that time was somewhat complicated. ”

"No one would have thought that Star Wars would end up being a success. ”

Even George Lucas himself had a hard time thinking about it.

"So, the Oscar-winning statuettes don't represent everything, and the critics don't represent everything, at least George Lucas has proven it to the world. Ryan shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly.

Faced with the legendary deeds of George Lucas, Sofia Coppola chose to stop the topic.