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Chapter 40 Oscar Promotion War
Chapter 40 Oscar Promotion War
The black hand behind this is "Glorious Return" who is also a big hit for the award.The film's distributor, United Artists, also began to make efforts in the media, accusing "The Deer Hunter" of being tedious and tedious from the audience's point of view, and the Russian roulette scene was fabricated randomly.
In this way, Ronald was unfortunately involved in the scolding war of the two Oscars.On TV, he did his best to "show the limelight".
Walking on the road every day, people will recognize him and ask him if he is "sleepy".Some people agreed with Ronald's evaluation and smiled to give him a high five.There are also some fans of "Deer Hunter" who cursed him for not understanding movies and talking nonsense.
Ronald had to put on sunglasses and go out, spending his time in Chinatown every day, where no one cared about him attacking a Vietnam War movie.
After a few days, Sleepy Luo's fever subsided a little.Then the cursing battle unexpectedly takes over to director Michael Cimino's integrity issues.
Speaking of which, the director Michael Cimino himself is to blame.
Because the plot of Russian roulette in the film is absurd and bizarre, not to mention the Vietnam War, it is impossible to have such a scene in any modern war.The officer forced the prisoner to play Russian roulette with a revolver. If nothing else, the prisoner shot you several times with a gun and died with you.
This put a lot of pressure on Universal, the publisher of "Deer Hunter".
Universal had a tight plan from the start, releasing it for only one week in 1978 to meet Oscar criteria.Most of the guests invited to watch the movie are the judges and family members of the Oscars.This has two advantages.
One is to compliment the judges in a disguised form. Being able to watch the "Deer Hunter" movie is a status symbol.In addition, it is said that during the screening, the judges all received bonus gifts.So after a week of screenings last year, all the media reported positive reviews.
Secondly, it also created a hunger in the market. Movies with rave reviews are not seen by ordinary audiences. If they can take advantage of this praise and win several important nominations for the Oscars in one fell swoop, then they will be released to the public. The box office numbers will look good as soon as it floods into theaters for a sneak peek.
This is why Universal packaged "The Deer Hunter" as a reflection film reflecting the humanity of the Vietnam War from the beginning.The Vietnam War has been over for nearly 4 years, but the huge scars caused in America continue to tear society apart.If there is a film that can take the lead and capture the trauma of the Vietnam War on society, then the box office will not be far behind.
But the random fabrication of the key plot, the scene of Russian roulette, was hyped up by competitors through the media, which had a great impact on Universal's box office plan.
At this time, director Michael Cimino jumped out to defend the authenticity of this plot in order to win awards and defend the box office.He said that during the Vietnam War, he was a medical soldier in the Green Berets of the US Army. He was sent to the front line and participated in the 1968 "Spring Offensive" that led to the capture of the protagonist in the film.He also said that in the Vietnam battlefield, things that were several times more exaggerated than this also happened.
But if you calculate it this way, the age of director Michael Cimino does not match the time when recruits from the spring offensive in 1968 were enlisted in the army. The recruits in 68 were generally born around 1950, and they are less than 30 years old this year, but the director seems to be almost 40.
Faced with this problem, Michael Cimino declared that he was born in 1952 and is only 27 years old this year when he was interviewed by Variety Daily.
"Have you ever seen such a greasy 27-year-old fat man? His hairline is so far back, and he has a double chin. You are only 27? Who is it?"
Ronnie complains to Gale at an Italian restaurant near New World Studios.In order to find someone to discuss how to deal with the Sleepy Luo incident, Ronald invited Gail out for lunch.
"Hahaha, sleepy. Don't be angry." Gail also teased him.
"Will this affect me, Gail? You have worked with Mr. Coleman for so long, and you have seen a lot. I always have a hunch that this will burn on me in the future."
"Well, yes, you have been intensively reported by the media these two days. The TV stations are showing the two interview clips where you criticized the 'Deer Hunter'." Gail laughed, "and the yawn clip."
Ronald ferociously rolled up the spaghetti with a fork and ate it in one bite with minced tomato sauce.
"But I'm innocent. I actually said good things. The hateful TV station edited my words like that."
"Don't be angry, Ronald. You have worked in the editing room and know that editing can go against the original intention, or even cut out the exact opposite. And what the media likes most is heat. Now these two Vietnam War movies, for Oscar hit so hard, you literally got sucked into it."
"Then what can I do?"
"You can't do anything, Ronald. Of course, there's nothing to do," Gale said.
"Then why should I just watch?" Ronald was still angry.
"In a way yes, you just wait until after the Oscars and there's no media attention on Sleepy Lo."
It seems that this is the only way.
Ronald sighed secretly, "Has the trial screening time for High School of Rock been confirmed?"
"Let me see." Gail took out his notebook and checked it. "Yes, it's already set for April 4, the day after the Oscars."
At this time, the TV set hanging from the ceiling of the restaurant was turned on by the boss, "This is the KNBC channel (NBC's regional station in Los Angeles), Oscar nominee for best director, the director of this year's Oscar's biggest dark horse 'Deer Hunter' accepted an interview with this station , to clarify my service experience..."
With a fat double chin, Michael Cimino spoke eloquently in front of the camera:
"The screenwriter of the movie accused me of stealing his work? No no, I am a very good screenwriter myself. My last movie was written by myself. He wrote the first draft? It was pure garbage. Write."
"Sleepy Luo's point of view? He accused me of making movies that make people sleepy? I would say that if this is the true point of view of this Sleepy Luo, I advise him not to go down the road of film. The perception of beauty and art is Talent, with talent like him, no matter how hard you work, it will be difficult to get ahead in the film industry."
Ronald patted the table angrily, and there was a bang, which attracted everyone's attention, and he shrank his neck in fright, turned up his collar, put on his sunglasses, "Sorry, Gail, I didn't mean it. "
"Anyone who knows me well knows that I like to joke, and sometimes I am half-joking when I am interviewed. 27 years old? Of course it is half-joking, because I am young, so I want to test the minimum ability of your reporters. Believe how old I am. Actually, I was born in 1949 and I am 30 years old this year."
"I believe you are a ghost." Ronald muttered angrily.
In the next few days, Ronald had no choice but to pretend he couldn't see the news, deceiving himself as if he was deceiving himself, and didn't see Sleepy Luo yawning loudly on TV.Fortunately, the media gradually began to divert the fire, and his yawns appeared less and less on TV.
Called Mara several times, but failed to coax her back.It is estimated that I have made her lose face in front of her classmates, and it will not be easy to calm down in a short time.
Day by day, this year's Oscar competition is more intense than previous years. Fat Boy Director of "The Deer Hunter," Michael Cimino, Is Under Fire Over His Birth Age Issue.His defense is also getting weaker and weaker.The year of birth went back all the way from 49 to 47, 45, and finally stopped at 43.
The mouth of Fat Boy has no reputation in the film industry, and the public doesn't like a person who has to lie about his age.Therefore, everyone is generally skeptical about the plot of Russian roulette, thinking that director and screenwriter Michael Cimino made it up.
At this time, Universal Pictures, which had already bet heavily on "The Deer Hunter", finally struck back.
Instead of wasting ammunition on Fat Cimino's age, they directly attacked Jane Fonda on the opposite side.
First of all, Universal united the main actors, nominated Robert De Niro for Oscar for Best Actor, Christopher Walken for Best Supporting Actor, and newcomer Meryl Streep for Best Supporting Actress. Stand for the director.
The three were interviewed on television, and the main argument was that Russian roulette was not about the Vietnam War, but a possibility.Deer Hunter is not filming the Vietnam War, but depicting the possibility of any war. Fat Boy director Michael Cimino, he filmed the human reaction under any war.
Audiences don't need to worry about whether the plot actually happened on the Vietnam battlefield or not.Instead, when watching movies, focus on the beautiful shots, and the destruction of human nature from war.
"So the Russian roulette nonsense is not the Vietnam War, but a false reference to any war. The male protagonist returned to his hometown and robbed his friend's fiancee, which is the destruction of human nature by the war, and it is a criticism of the destruction of human nature by the Vietnam War."
Ronald complained to Cameron angrily.This day happened to come to the stunt model factory, and I had lunch and chat with Cameron.
"Anyway, this fat boy is always right!"
Universal first played a circle of smoke bombs, defending the Russian roulette plot.
Then they hit the real big shot, catching a fatal mistake by "Homecoming" heroine Jane Fonda.
Jane Fonda has said many times that "Homecoming" is the better Vietnam War movie at this year's Oscars.But in a TV interview, Jane Fonda admitted that she hadn't seen "The Deer Hunter" yet.
Having never watched "The Deer Hunter", and saying that his "Return of Honor" is stronger than his opponent, Universal took advantage of this and launched a full-scale attack in the media. This time it was the turn of the crew of "Return of Honor" and Jane Fonda to be embarrassed.
Thanks to the leader of hahahah1111, the big brother's love, I am grateful in my heart, thank you.
(End of this chapter)
The black hand behind this is "Glorious Return" who is also a big hit for the award.The film's distributor, United Artists, also began to make efforts in the media, accusing "The Deer Hunter" of being tedious and tedious from the audience's point of view, and the Russian roulette scene was fabricated randomly.
In this way, Ronald was unfortunately involved in the scolding war of the two Oscars.On TV, he did his best to "show the limelight".
Walking on the road every day, people will recognize him and ask him if he is "sleepy".Some people agreed with Ronald's evaluation and smiled to give him a high five.There are also some fans of "Deer Hunter" who cursed him for not understanding movies and talking nonsense.
Ronald had to put on sunglasses and go out, spending his time in Chinatown every day, where no one cared about him attacking a Vietnam War movie.
After a few days, Sleepy Luo's fever subsided a little.Then the cursing battle unexpectedly takes over to director Michael Cimino's integrity issues.
Speaking of which, the director Michael Cimino himself is to blame.
Because the plot of Russian roulette in the film is absurd and bizarre, not to mention the Vietnam War, it is impossible to have such a scene in any modern war.The officer forced the prisoner to play Russian roulette with a revolver. If nothing else, the prisoner shot you several times with a gun and died with you.
This put a lot of pressure on Universal, the publisher of "Deer Hunter".
Universal had a tight plan from the start, releasing it for only one week in 1978 to meet Oscar criteria.Most of the guests invited to watch the movie are the judges and family members of the Oscars.This has two advantages.
One is to compliment the judges in a disguised form. Being able to watch the "Deer Hunter" movie is a status symbol.In addition, it is said that during the screening, the judges all received bonus gifts.So after a week of screenings last year, all the media reported positive reviews.
Secondly, it also created a hunger in the market. Movies with rave reviews are not seen by ordinary audiences. If they can take advantage of this praise and win several important nominations for the Oscars in one fell swoop, then they will be released to the public. The box office numbers will look good as soon as it floods into theaters for a sneak peek.
This is why Universal packaged "The Deer Hunter" as a reflection film reflecting the humanity of the Vietnam War from the beginning.The Vietnam War has been over for nearly 4 years, but the huge scars caused in America continue to tear society apart.If there is a film that can take the lead and capture the trauma of the Vietnam War on society, then the box office will not be far behind.
But the random fabrication of the key plot, the scene of Russian roulette, was hyped up by competitors through the media, which had a great impact on Universal's box office plan.
At this time, director Michael Cimino jumped out to defend the authenticity of this plot in order to win awards and defend the box office.He said that during the Vietnam War, he was a medical soldier in the Green Berets of the US Army. He was sent to the front line and participated in the 1968 "Spring Offensive" that led to the capture of the protagonist in the film.He also said that in the Vietnam battlefield, things that were several times more exaggerated than this also happened.
But if you calculate it this way, the age of director Michael Cimino does not match the time when recruits from the spring offensive in 1968 were enlisted in the army. The recruits in 68 were generally born around 1950, and they are less than 30 years old this year, but the director seems to be almost 40.
Faced with this problem, Michael Cimino declared that he was born in 1952 and is only 27 years old this year when he was interviewed by Variety Daily.
"Have you ever seen such a greasy 27-year-old fat man? His hairline is so far back, and he has a double chin. You are only 27? Who is it?"
Ronnie complains to Gale at an Italian restaurant near New World Studios.In order to find someone to discuss how to deal with the Sleepy Luo incident, Ronald invited Gail out for lunch.
"Hahaha, sleepy. Don't be angry." Gail also teased him.
"Will this affect me, Gail? You have worked with Mr. Coleman for so long, and you have seen a lot. I always have a hunch that this will burn on me in the future."
"Well, yes, you have been intensively reported by the media these two days. The TV stations are showing the two interview clips where you criticized the 'Deer Hunter'." Gail laughed, "and the yawn clip."
Ronald ferociously rolled up the spaghetti with a fork and ate it in one bite with minced tomato sauce.
"But I'm innocent. I actually said good things. The hateful TV station edited my words like that."
"Don't be angry, Ronald. You have worked in the editing room and know that editing can go against the original intention, or even cut out the exact opposite. And what the media likes most is heat. Now these two Vietnam War movies, for Oscar hit so hard, you literally got sucked into it."
"Then what can I do?"
"You can't do anything, Ronald. Of course, there's nothing to do," Gale said.
"Then why should I just watch?" Ronald was still angry.
"In a way yes, you just wait until after the Oscars and there's no media attention on Sleepy Lo."
It seems that this is the only way.
Ronald sighed secretly, "Has the trial screening time for High School of Rock been confirmed?"
"Let me see." Gail took out his notebook and checked it. "Yes, it's already set for April 4, the day after the Oscars."
At this time, the TV set hanging from the ceiling of the restaurant was turned on by the boss, "This is the KNBC channel (NBC's regional station in Los Angeles), Oscar nominee for best director, the director of this year's Oscar's biggest dark horse 'Deer Hunter' accepted an interview with this station , to clarify my service experience..."
With a fat double chin, Michael Cimino spoke eloquently in front of the camera:
"The screenwriter of the movie accused me of stealing his work? No no, I am a very good screenwriter myself. My last movie was written by myself. He wrote the first draft? It was pure garbage. Write."
"Sleepy Luo's point of view? He accused me of making movies that make people sleepy? I would say that if this is the true point of view of this Sleepy Luo, I advise him not to go down the road of film. The perception of beauty and art is Talent, with talent like him, no matter how hard you work, it will be difficult to get ahead in the film industry."
Ronald patted the table angrily, and there was a bang, which attracted everyone's attention, and he shrank his neck in fright, turned up his collar, put on his sunglasses, "Sorry, Gail, I didn't mean it. "
"Anyone who knows me well knows that I like to joke, and sometimes I am half-joking when I am interviewed. 27 years old? Of course it is half-joking, because I am young, so I want to test the minimum ability of your reporters. Believe how old I am. Actually, I was born in 1949 and I am 30 years old this year."
"I believe you are a ghost." Ronald muttered angrily.
In the next few days, Ronald had no choice but to pretend he couldn't see the news, deceiving himself as if he was deceiving himself, and didn't see Sleepy Luo yawning loudly on TV.Fortunately, the media gradually began to divert the fire, and his yawns appeared less and less on TV.
Called Mara several times, but failed to coax her back.It is estimated that I have made her lose face in front of her classmates, and it will not be easy to calm down in a short time.
Day by day, this year's Oscar competition is more intense than previous years. Fat Boy Director of "The Deer Hunter," Michael Cimino, Is Under Fire Over His Birth Age Issue.His defense is also getting weaker and weaker.The year of birth went back all the way from 49 to 47, 45, and finally stopped at 43.
The mouth of Fat Boy has no reputation in the film industry, and the public doesn't like a person who has to lie about his age.Therefore, everyone is generally skeptical about the plot of Russian roulette, thinking that director and screenwriter Michael Cimino made it up.
At this time, Universal Pictures, which had already bet heavily on "The Deer Hunter", finally struck back.
Instead of wasting ammunition on Fat Cimino's age, they directly attacked Jane Fonda on the opposite side.
First of all, Universal united the main actors, nominated Robert De Niro for Oscar for Best Actor, Christopher Walken for Best Supporting Actor, and newcomer Meryl Streep for Best Supporting Actress. Stand for the director.
The three were interviewed on television, and the main argument was that Russian roulette was not about the Vietnam War, but a possibility.Deer Hunter is not filming the Vietnam War, but depicting the possibility of any war. Fat Boy director Michael Cimino, he filmed the human reaction under any war.
Audiences don't need to worry about whether the plot actually happened on the Vietnam battlefield or not.Instead, when watching movies, focus on the beautiful shots, and the destruction of human nature from war.
"So the Russian roulette nonsense is not the Vietnam War, but a false reference to any war. The male protagonist returned to his hometown and robbed his friend's fiancee, which is the destruction of human nature by the war, and it is a criticism of the destruction of human nature by the Vietnam War."
Ronald complained to Cameron angrily.This day happened to come to the stunt model factory, and I had lunch and chat with Cameron.
"Anyway, this fat boy is always right!"
Universal first played a circle of smoke bombs, defending the Russian roulette plot.
Then they hit the real big shot, catching a fatal mistake by "Homecoming" heroine Jane Fonda.
Jane Fonda has said many times that "Homecoming" is the better Vietnam War movie at this year's Oscars.But in a TV interview, Jane Fonda admitted that she hadn't seen "The Deer Hunter" yet.
Having never watched "The Deer Hunter", and saying that his "Return of Honor" is stronger than his opponent, Universal took advantage of this and launched a full-scale attack in the media. This time it was the turn of the crew of "Return of Honor" and Jane Fonda to be embarrassed.
Thanks to the leader of hahahah1111, the big brother's love, I am grateful in my heart, thank you.
(End of this chapter)
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