Chapter 68 Winning the Grand Prize
Media comments and reports have attracted the attention of many North American fans, especially some fans with conditions, who even came to the Toronto Film Festival to watch the video in advance.
After all, the real screening will not start previewing in a few theaters until around November.
The domestic media were a little unresponsive, and they didn't even know that Chen Lin actually filmed two movies in Hollywood!
It was not until "Dallas Buyer Club" shone in Toronto that they realized that Chen Lin was actually making an independent film produced by the United States!
After they watched the movie, they were all more confused: What's wrong? The new king of our commercial movies has actually transformed into a drama film?
"The age of watching movies in China is still too young. If this movie "Dallas" is filmed in China, it must first consider passing the review. The subject matter is sensitive. It is estimated that the possibility of passing the review is not high. Even if it passes the review by luck, I think the box office will not be ideal. However, the North American market is different. Their mainstream movie age is around 40 years old. In addition, the importance of this type of movie in the awards season, the box office revenue is still considerable. This time we came to participate in the Toronto Film Festival, and we have sold nearly 12 million US dollars of screening rights in other places."
The interview with him was Burnxun News.
Perhaps because he had not faced the domestic media for too long, Chen Lin seemed very excited, so he said a lot of thoughts.
"So, are you still negative about the domestic censorship?"
"Of course, every director hates the restrictions on rules and regulations!"
Chen Lin's answer was extremely calm, and what he said was the truth.
Any director, as long as he has a little dream of film, would definitely complain about the domestic censorship system.
"Actually, it's not as easy as everyone imagines to make movies in Hollywood. There are at least hundreds of things to note. First, political correctness is correct, and secondly, black actors must be involved. They can't be villains. There are too many..." Chen Lin changed his subject and did not continue to discuss the censorship system, but talked about many Hollywood filming regulations. "So, it is wrong for domestic big directors to think that Hollywood is freer than us, unless you are shooting an independent movie, such as "Dallas Buyer Club" is an independent movie! If you want to shoot a commercial blockbuster, you must restrain yourself! This regulation is the same in any country!"
“So you don’t think censorship is the main reason for the backwardness in Chinese film art?”
"For example, Iran's censorship system is definitely more stringent than our country, but they have made far-reaching films such as "A Farewell", "Little Shoes" and "The Color of Heaven". Therefore, many domestic directors have pushed their own abilities to censorship, which I think is very unfair!"
"Okay, thank you Director Chen for accepting our interview. By the way, can you predict which movie can win the highest award at this year's Toronto International Film Festival? Is "Dallas Buyer Club" possible?"
"Haha, although I am very confident in my movie, I can tell you clearly that the one who won the grand prize in the end was definitely "Twelve Years of Slave". You can go and watch that movie!"
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"Do you really think "Twelve Years of Slave" was very good?"
Billo Rossi looked at Chen Lin in a little puzzled manner.
Praise for a movie like this is not in line with his understanding of Chen Lin.
"We in China have a saying that hot people will die! Have you heard of it?"
Chen Lin smiled, not explaining why he mentioned "Twelve Years of Slave" on various occasions
"Twelve Years of Slave" is of course a good movie, but unfortunately the director Steve McQueen lacks skills, which makes this big proposition seem too neat, so it is a bit dull or even mediocre.
A movie that denounces the history of black slaves basically does not make the viewers angry, and sometimes it almost "laughs".
Even the emotions of disgust are all human nature of disgust and are not given by the film.
But in the past two years, especially after O'Hare was re-election, political correctness seems to have become the weather vane for Oscars. "Twelve Years of Slave" can win the best film for understanding - after all, Oscars also have to be political correct.
"Did you mean it?"
Billo Rossi quickly understood the meaning of Chen Lin.
"That's right, look at the movies in recent years. They are full of films related to counter-terrorism, such as "Bomb Disposal Force", "Hunting Bin Laden", and "Escape from Tehran". As long as the production meets the standards, they can cause storms in the awards ceremony season." This situation is also in line with movies related to "black slaves". "Django Rescued", "Twelve Years of Slave", "Frootwell Station", "White Housekeeper", "Mandela", and "Movies with the same theme are gathering together, and on the one hand, they are expressing a certain demand, It is also a not optimistic phenomenon. Hollywood has been dominated by visual blockbusters, and many high-quality independent films are not promoted by good companies, but they are silent from filming to the end. Moreover, even if a few of them are attracted by big companies, it will be difficult to fight against films like "Twelve Years of Slave" that seem to be tailor-made for the academy. Therefore, the Hollywood ecology is not so optimistic. If a film like "Twelve Years of Slave" continues to be rampant in awards seasons, it would be a bit sad."
This year's Oscar, "Twelve Years of Slave", will undoubtedly be a roadblock. As long as you koan it, everyone else will rely on their abilities - public relations!
So, the Oscar judges must see, ‘Damn it! It turns out that you guys are making this movie to make Oscars! That won’t work. If our preferences are seen, what’s the point of Oscars?’
"You mean to make people hype the political correctness of Twelve Years of Slave? Never mention the film itself?"
Bill soon got to the point of coming.
"That's right, I'll find a few film critics to compare "Dallas" and "Twelve Years of Slave" to casually mention the content of the movie, focusing on the actor's performance and predictions of awards!"
Chen Lin smiled very terrified.
"Ok!"
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"A good movie can always reflect the various aspects of life..."
In the banquet hall of the InterContinental Hotel Toronto, Film Festival Chairman Pierce Handerlin and Art Director Cameron Bailey revealed the ownership of the awards of this Toronto Film Festival to the media present.
He said a long list of things about the film returning to its essence, then looked down at the card in his hand, "The one who won the People's Choice Award at this Film Festival is..."
It was September 15th, and most of the movies had been screened long ago.
The reason why many filmmakers wait until now is to wait for the final prize to be released.
The "People's Choice Award" is completely voted by film critics, media reporters and ordinary movie fans, and its value is very praiseworthy.
Especially in recent years, as long as you win the "People's Choice Award", you will almost book your Oscar ticket!
Although all the media have praised Dallas, given that political correctness seems to have become mainstream in recent years, no one is optimistic about Dallas winning the grand prize. Their choice is mainly "Twelve Years of Slave".
But the name pronounced by the film festival chairman Pierce Handelin made the audience silent for a moment.
Chapter completed!