Chapter 624 Movies and Politics

Congratulations, George.

Ryan hugged George Lucas, who was walking back from the podium, and the film maestro, who was about to retire from directing, said, This award belongs to all the creators who participated in the Star Wars movies.

Just now, the organizing committee awarded George Lucas a special award - the Cannes Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.

Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival.

This is destined to belong to a Cannes Film Festival in Hollywood, and when Ryan's energy is back on the podium, Michael Moore, wearing glasses, is on stage whispering to Quentin Tastino, and then from Sophie? Marceau took over the Palme d'Or at the 57th Cannes Film Festival.

When he covered his mouth and stood on the stage to accept the award, there was a very strong applause from below, but there were boos and whistles mixed with the applause, so that he could not give his acceptance speech. After five or six minutes, The scene calmed down.

Michael? Moore finally delivered his acceptance speech, as always, with a distinctly political overtone.

I don't know how to express myself. I thank the jury, Miramax, and the people who work with me. We had a lot of difficulties a few weeks ago, and now the world can see this. The movie is on. Someone stole liberty, and now there is a president of the United States of America who deprives the people of their liberty, and I dedicate this Palme d'Or to all Iraqi children, all American children, and those Americans in Iraq , I'm not alone, at least tens of millions of Americans agree with me.

With the end of the Iraq war and the disappearance of weapons of mass destruction, and the release of Fahrenheit 9/11 in North America, Michael Moore clearly wants to pursue bigger demands, such as influencing the presidential election.

Unfortunately, this vision and ability did not match his ambition at all. It is a naive joke to expect a documentary to influence a presidential election involving so many interest groups.

Let alone the Republican Party, even the Democratic Party, the opponent of the Republican Party, will not support this documentary.

Using at most half of the facts, mixed with the other half of the lies, this Palme d'Or winner is no different from the pig-headed president and the federal government that he criticized.

Maybe Donald Trump will support him. This rich man who regards show as an instinct, also announced some time ago that he is ready to participate in the next presidential election. The only regret is that. Two-time celebrities in North American politics and business just regarded Donald Trump's actions as another farce he was about to stage.

Just when Ryan was thinking about it,

The awards ceremony has come to an end, and there is a brief press conference, followed by a reception hosted by the organizers.

Almost all the reporters, immersed in the political frenzy of Fahrenheit 9/11, asked questions about the documentary, to which French actress Emmanuelle Bea, who served as a judge, even said, We are serious indeed. Considered whether to give George Bush Cannes Film Emperor!

As for the president of the jury, Quentin Tastino. He made no secret of his love for this documentary, and almost seized every opportunity to praise Fahrenheit 911.

I don't know if this personality director is very good at acting or is really emotional. During this period, he even used four or five '' in a row to enhance his tone.

And when a reporter said that some parts of the film were not even as good as the TV screen. Quentin was very angry and he exclaimed, I know you only like pretty pictures, you're only interested in this. Okay, let me answer your question, movies aren't just pretty pictures. You see America on TV. Is there a picture of soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners of war? It's not pretty. But it's powerful, and I put my head away sadly when I saw it...

When the reporter was about to continue, Quentin said like a child, I don't want to listen to what you have to say.

Then he angrily took off the translation headphones and threw it on the table, no longer listening to the reporter's speech.

Politics and regional concepts have never been far from the film. Although it is claimed that the awards have nothing to do with politics, all the members of the jury present are immersed in political passion without exception, and almost all of them have a positive attitude towards the film Fahrenheit 911 winning the Palme d'Or. .

They spoke to reporters' microphones, such as The film caught me, made me laugh, and then made me sad the next minute, It's a brand new film I've always wanted to see at the festival, It's a very powerful film that reflects current reality and the like.

The French side seems to have made up their minds to give the most praise to the documentary, which is not well received by mainstream American society.

Even when a Hong Kong reporter asked why 2046 did not win any awards, he was interrupted by the French judges. He said directly and rudely, Please don't ask questions about this level of film, we have limited time.

When all this is over, when sitting in the celebratory reception held by the organizer, the filmmakers from Hollywood can be described as distinct.

Mainstream film representatives, headed by Ryan and George Lucas, sat together and had no contact at all with Michael Moore and others on the other side.

Hello Ryan, long time no see.

Hello, Miss Cruz.

After the organizer's brief little ceremony was over, Penelope Cruz took the initiative to come over to say hello, and Ryan shook her outstretched hand lightly, then nodded.

There was an endless stream of people who came to say hello, including a director surnamed Zhang, who was polite and thankful in his words. After all, the distribution company introduced by Ryan made his works set the box office record of mainland movies in North America.

Although the film was bought out by Miramax for the North American rights, it is an honor even if the money is not paid.

Heroes received $53.71 million at the box office in North America. Although most of them came from the contributions of Chinese and Asian audiences, it was enough for Miramax to recover the cost of purchasing copyright and publicity at the box office. As for the final How much profit can be made depends on the TV and DVD video rights behind it.

Ryan knew that the other party was thinking about the North American release of House of Flying Daggers, but he didn't answer his topic at all. After chatting a few words at random, he threw him to Harvey Weinstein, with the behavior of a big fat man, It’s okay to say that if you don’t like the movie, if you like it, you can definitely squeeze every drop of oil from these overseas filmmakers.

In some ways, it's not unreasonable for the director surnamed Feng to call him a liar.

But the essence of capital is to pursue profit. The purpose of Hollywood is to put business first. Who would do things that have no interest and act as a good person?

Looks like the dishes here are to your liking.

Two simple words sent away the winking Miss Zhang, Ryan turned his head, Natalie sitting next to him was sipping delicate French dishes, and after hearing his words, she wiped her mouth Said, Because in the process of eating, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary entertainment.

Honey, you are too smart. Ryan also picked up the knife and fork, and Natalie shrugged and said in a voice only they heard, These people who come here are either from Europe or Asia, get to know them It doesn't benefit us, does it?

Oh, Nat, Ryan whispered exaggeratedly, you're real.

I learned from you.

After that, both of them laughed.

What Natalie said is simple and true, they need Hollywood, and Hollywood doesn't necessarily need them.

Ryan can socialize patiently, but he just doesn't want to be rude in public. The etiquette education he received since childhood did not allow him to make rude behaviors in such occasions.

About ten minutes later, Harvey Weinstein came over from the other side and sat in the seat that John had offered up.

The asking price is too high. The fat man shook his head, seeing that Ryan was not very interested, so he had to continue, He and his investors put forward a sell-off price of 20 million US dollars, God! They are crazy Is it? It's just an Asian movie!

Then give up. Ryan took a tissue and wiped his hands, No matter who bought the North American copyright, this price will only lose money.

Harvey Weinstein said hello to Natalie, and then said to Ryan, You guys continue, I'll go talk to a few overseas producers, and I'll always have something to gain.

Not long after the other party left, Ryan was ready to leave and go back to rest early. He would return to North America tomorrow, and there was a long trip waiting for them.

Just walked into the elevator, John Lasseter and several people from the Pixar studio also walked in.

Ryan, can I take your private jet by the way? John Lasseter was not polite.

No problem at all.

The elevator arrived at this time, Ryan walked in with Natalie in his arms, and continued with John Lasseter, who followed, Are you ready for the premiere of Superman Family?

When the elevator door closed, John Lasseter gestured 'ok' to him, Just waiting for the school holidays in North America.

The two sides lived on the same floor. After exiting the elevator and entering the corridor, John Lasseter sighed in a low voice, We avoided Warner's 'Troy', but we have to face Sony Columbia's 'King Arthur' the next week.

The audiences of these two movies are different. Ryan stopped at the door of the room and didn't care.

There will always be some unpredictable effects. John Lasseter also understands this truth, but if a movie is too hot, it will definitely have a huge impact on other movies in the same period.

He saw Natalie open the door and waved here, See you tomorrow, Ryan.

See you tomorrow. Ryan walked into the room.

Starting from Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, another hot summer season has kicked off, and several large-scale productions with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars will start fighting in this hot period. (To be continued..) ()