Chapter 2066： Kind reminder

"What do you think of the quality of the finished product of ‘Save Private Ryan’?" Steven walked into the kitchen and skillfully poured a cup of fragrant coffee from the coffee machine. He asked, "Do you want milk?"

Hugo expertly found a place to sit down in the living room, "No, just give me two sugar cubes." Hugo was invited to Steven's house. After the two became friends, Hugo has repeatedly Came here for dinner, he and Spielberg's family are also very familiar with each other, and there is no formality in coming here.

Then Hugo saw Steven come out with coffee, a sugar cube box on the tray, "You put it yourself, I can't remember how many candies you want every time." Then Steven was there. Hugo sat down on the sofa on his right, but he made a weird cry. He stood up and picked up a yellow duck toy from the sofa cushion. It's not easy to be a man."

Hugo couldn't help but chuckled, "The little guy should be the most naughty time now, maybe he did it on purpose." Dyster is Steven's youngest son. When "Schindler's List" was filmed, Dexter still doesn't know how to walk, but now that five or six years have passed, Dexter has also become a naughty little guy.

Steven put the toy on the table, Hugo did not continue to whirl around on this topic, "I think the opening Normandy landing is the most magnificent and truest of all the war movies I have seen." This is sincere. Words, even the veterans who survived the actual landing in Normandy at the beginning expressed their praise for Steven's true presentation of the war.

"The second half of the ending is a bit too sensational, but...this is Spielberg, isn't it?" Hugo's ridicule made Steven chuckle. Many loyal fans have always thought that Steven's work is too sensational. .

Steven is more keen to push the emotion of the movie to the extreme, and then burst out, through this means to convey the core of the movie's theme. Both "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" have this tendency. But in fact, professionals all believe that compulsory instilling emotions and principles into the audience is only a shallow method, and the deeper way should be to tell the story from a calm and objective perspective, leaving the thought storm to the audience.

But... this is Steven's style and the passion he injected into the movie. Later, Steven shot the film "Lincoln", always restrained and restrained, almost invisible to Steven's style, this work is also highly affirmed, although regrettably missed the Oscar Best Picture Golden Man, But it did get unanimous praise. However, without the sensational part, the movie seems to lack a bit of Steven’s magic.

So, this is Steven.

Steven was helpless by Hugo's bluntness, and shook his head, "You know, there are no more than two hands in Hollywood who dare to talk to me like this."

This sentence reminded Hugo of the filming period of "Schindler's List". In fact, Steven is also a control. want. Very strong people, even if they are not as good as James Cameron, are absolutely not inferior, but Steven knows how to deal with these problems better, and his temper is not so easy to lose control.

Hugo shrugged with a chuckle, "Then I am honored to be one of those two hands."

Steven glanced at Hugo and laughed blankly. He knew that Hugo was telling the truth. Moreover, he needs friends like Hugo, not flattery, nor inexplicable criticism, but to be able to give pertinent opinions.

Hugo looked at Steven, hesitated, and added, "Steven, have you thought about it? "Save Private Ryan" may win you a second statuette."

Steven raised his eyebrows in surprise, "I thought you didn't care much about these things." Steven is a businessman and an excellent commercial film director, so he never concealed his desire for the statuette. , Because he needs Xiaojinren to prove his excellence, to prove that he can not only shoot excellent commercial films, but also shoot artistic films with depth.

"Schindler's List" did it once, and "Saving Private Ryan" hopefully did it a second time.

Steven cared, but he never knew Hugo would care. Hugo smiled. He really didn't care that much, but what he cared about was that the movie history classic "Saving Private Ryan" should win its honor instead of being submerged in the dust of history after five years. The virtual love movie beats.

At the 71st Oscars, "Shakespeare in Love" defeated "Saving Private Ryan" and won the best film Golden Man. This victory was later considered to be an ugly and sad result, because it was not a victory for film art. It's the victory of public relations. From this moment on, the "Oscars season" made its debut, "Academic Public Relations" entered the stage of history, and the name "Weinstein" completely dominated the awards season... The entire history of the film has changed.

Even after ten years, when people voted for the Oscar's biggest injustice, the 71st Oscar could rank among the top three.

Hugo knows that the arrival of the awards season cannot be blamed on the Weinstein brothers, but with the strong rise of commercial blockbusters such as "Independence Day" and "Titanic", the inevitable result of the entire market demand is big. Even if it is not the 71st Oscar, the awards season will eventually take shape at the 72nd and 73rd awards ceremonies that follow, and the pace of history is unstoppable.

But even so, Hugo still wanted to fight as hard as he could to see if he could make such a historical wheel deviate slightly.

"Hehe, excellent works should always be affirmed. This is also the meaning of Oscar's existence, isn't it?" Hugo's meaningful words made Steven smile, "I was just thinking that last year's Oscar was made. Their choice was the huge commercial success of the Titanic. This has already marked a change in the entire Hollywood film market. Does it mean that... Oscars will also become a commercial battlefield?"

"What do you mean?" Steven didn't understand. Hugo's remarks are really ambiguous. Can't you say that commercial films will show off at the Oscars in the future, right? This is impossible. Everyone knows this truth, and Hugo is no exception. So, what did Hugo just say?

Hugo choked involuntarily. He carefully sorted out his words, "I mean, the tastes of the college judges can be changed by the market, because they can't completely separate from the audience and choose some that no one can see. The movie you know, doesn’t "Citizen Kane" prove this? We knew this before, but after the "Titanic", everyone knew it, so, will it appear next to cater to the Academy? The film specially made by the judges is to impact the Oscar statuettes."

Hugo's statement is undoubtedly bold. Many people may have such an idea, but they don't think it can be realized, so no one has dared to try. Steven wanted to refute Hugo, but he couldn't find a beginning, which silenced him, but Hugo paused and continued.

"Or...people shoot a movie, and then tell the judges that this work is extremely good, this work is extremely good, and then let the judges vote..." Hugo's words were just plain, Steven I interrupted and said categorically, "Impossible! Oscars prohibit any form of canvassing. Once such a situation occurs, it will be directly disqualified."

Of course Hugo knows, he knows this better than Steven, but how does the college public relations come about?

"When you think about it, Steven, canvassing is indeed forbidden. However, I hold a party and invite judges to attend the party. This is allowed; I hold a small-scale preview, I hope the judges can appreciate my work, They really appreciate the work, this is allowed; I can even send the film and video tape to the judges, expressing the hope that they can watch my work and give an objective evaluation, which is also allowed..."

Hugo's words left Steven speechless, "We all know that the judges are also human. As long as there are people, there are connections, relationships, and tendencies. Our heart is on the left, not in the middle. This balance has never been fair. Therefore, it is always difficult for me to refuse invitations from friends."

Hugo’s last ridicule was mocking his greatest weakness, but Steven didn’t have any feeling of wanting to laugh but a serious expression, "Hugo, what do you mean? Do you want me to bribe the judges? Or do you think I should buy the judges because I have no confidence in my work?"

Steven was indeed angry, because it was an insult to his personality. Since the shooting of "Schindler's List", Hugo has not seen Steven righteously angry at him for many years. But Hugo's statement did have a problem just now, and he couldn't blame Steven, so he could only touch his nose helplessly, indicating that he was deflated.

"Steven, am I like this kind of person?" Hugo's rhetorical question made Steven choke, because he knew that Hugo was definitely not such a person. Hugo continued, "I mean, Now that the era of commercial blockbusters has arrived, we all know this, so it is inevitable that Oscars will incorporate more commercial elements in the future. So, if you disdain to do this, I will not do it, does it mean that others will not Do you do this? Steven, you know better than me what kind of place Hollywood is."

Every inch of land, every inch of money, interest is paramount, no compromises, entertainment to death. This is Hollywood, which is why everyone verbally criticizes the Weinstein brothers, but everyone behind them is imitating. This is society, and this is reality.

Steven looked at Hugo in front of him, dumbfounded.