Vol 2 Chapter 774: Oscar's favorite type

This is a market that attaches great importance to copyright, but many people’s copyright awareness is not as high as the rumors, including some college judges, past Oscar film piracy leaks, and the judges’ copyright awareness is not high. It does matter, in Duke's view, this time I am afraid it will be no exception.
Most typically, the Oscar judges are not alone, they have relatives, friends, and neighbors and colleagues. If these people see related DVDs in their homes and ask for a loan, I believe many people will not refuse.
They don’t understand that their behavior is actually ‘theft’. They lend DVDs to their neighbors, and then the neighbor’s children may put resources on the Internet...
Once the DVD left their hands, they had no idea what would happen next.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a relatively loose system after all, not a tight organization like the FBI or the Central Intelligence Agency.
It is no exaggeration to say that every year when the awards season comes, the hot film resources of the awards season come out in advance. When many movies began to be released in a small range in North America in mid-to-late December, the dvdscreener version of the film was already flying online. .
Although quite a few people in the circle don’t think that a person who can watch pirated movies is a person who wants to buy tickets to go to the movies. Those who are going to watch pirated movies are probably not people who would spend money to watch movies. It is an indisputable fact that it affects the actual income of a movie.
This phenomenon has been around for many years, but neither the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nor mpaa can come up with a good solution.
"In fact, there is no good solution..."
In the driving car, Duke was talking about this with Scarlett, who was sitting next to him, "unless most of the judges of the college can take the initiative to walk into the theater."
Scarlett curled her lips, "But this is obviously impossible."
I want the academy’s judges to vote in their hands. The difficulty is too great, let alone Duke and Scarlett, even the college's executive committee understands that it can't do this at all.
Just like Duke, while mailing the dvdscreener version of Gravity, it also held two large-scale pull-out sessions. Many college judges were invited, but quite a few of them did not show up. Not to mention, age alone is a difficult problem to solve. After all, some judges are too old, and no one can expect them to spend so much time and energy. Energy to participate in such an event.
"By the way, I just saw a news in the newspaper."
As if thinking of something, Scarlett reminded Duke. "Recently, many media are hyping the news that Natalie Portman is pregnant."
She couldn't help but exclaimed, "She is really too smart!"
Duke patted Scarlett's hand lightly, "Smart people may not have the last laugh."
The news about Natalie Portman’s pregnancy was spread to him a long time ago, and Duke also remembered the Natalie Portman who once walked on the Oscar stage and raised the best actress statuette. Terman, at the time, he was only happy for his favorite movie star to get an Oscar, and he did not expect that behind the pregnancy, there might be a careful public relations plan.
Even now. Duke also had to sigh, this is for Oscar. Definitely a killer.
Frankly speaking, the movie "Black Swan" and the role of Natalie Portman as a schizophrenic are excellent, especially in line with the mainstream aesthetics of the college, plus the extra points that pregnant women will inevitably bring, even Duke thinks that Natalie Portman really should be the first favorite of this year's Oscar for Best Actress.
The first favorite may not win the prize. There are too many factors affecting the final awards of the Oscars.
But Duke still admired Natalie Portman, she was so good at using her mind, identity, and all available situations.
The car drove into the range of Beverly Hills, Duke reminded Scarlett, "It's coming soon."
Scarlett opened the makeup mirror on the roof of the car to see if she needed to touch up her makeup.
The two of them are going to participate in a pull-out meeting. This has nothing to do with "Gravity", but the Weinstein brothers' pull-up meeting for "The King's Speech". The news of this film has been buzzing recently. There are endless news about Internet piracy, in fact, like Duke. It is not difficult to see that Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein obviously wanted to use this to build momentum for the film after seeing the piracy.
The negative effects of online piracy cannot be completely eliminated. Using these industry-focused news to hype the "King’s Speech" to make the film more well-known and further attract the attention of the judges. It is also a very clever propaganda. Technique.
Duke was invited by Harvey Weinstein. He joined the Oscar game this year. The other party naturally wanted to test some aspects, although the relationship between Duke and the core judges of the college can only be said to be average. , But he is now a representative of a major force in Hollywood, and no one can ignore his weight.
Before the pull conference, Duke and the Weinstein brothers briefly said a few words. Now is not the time to talk in depth. The meaning of this pair of brothers' temptations is obvious, and some things are not difficult to guess, Harvey Wayne. Stan and Bob Weinstein want to see which awards Duke is planning to hit. The Jewish brothers are definitely well-informed figures in Hollywood. They know that Duke is not very interested in Oscars. Reaching agreement on these parties is good for each other.
After an appointment with the Weinstein brothers to talk in detail, Duke took Scarlett into the specially prepared screening room of the hotel to watch "The King's Speech".
In the previous Oscar registration, Warner Bros. declared the best film for the three films "Inception", "Gravity", and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", only speaking from the subject matter or the content of the film. , "The King's Speech" obviously has the temperament of the best film.
It’s not a secret that Oscars favor inspirational films. The theme of "The King’s Speech" is destined to be a work that will be welcomed by Oscars. Movies about serious themes of the British royal family can often gain good reputation and win various awards. From "Elizabeth "" to "Queen" is the same, even the poor reputation of "Elizabeth 2: The Golden Age", can also win the Oscar for the best costume design award to support the appearance.
The production level of "The King's Speech" itself is absolutely excellent. It is a typical Weinstein Oscar assembly line work. Coupled with the good impression of the "Queen" in the minds of the college judges, it became a major player in this year's Oscar Best Picture. Popularity is a natural thing.
In a way, this is also a well-deserved movie, but well-deserved movies have an advantage in the award season.
Just as a good movie does not necessarily sell well, a good movie may not necessarily receive Oscar recognition.
The most typical ones are "Forrest Gump" and "The Redemption of Shawshank". Even now, many people think that if there is no "Forrest Gump", "The Redemption of Shawshank" will definitely become the biggest of the Oscars. Winner.
There is no doubt that "Shawshank's Redemption" is a good movie, but without "Forrest Gump", the winner of that Oscar would not be it, even if it was thrown into the "Shakespeare in Love". "Shawshank's Redemption" will still be Oscar's companion.
The subject matter like "The King's Speech" is naturally favored by Oscars, and the prison subject of "Shawshank's Redemption" has never been the type that the academy really likes.
What's more, there are too many factors that can affect the results of the Oscar awards, and sometimes the weight of the movie itself is even negligible.
For example, in the last Oscar, James Cameron and "Avatar" lost to Catherine Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker", which is a typical political victory.
In recent years, Oscar’s political influence has become more and more obvious. Politics has never been far away from Hollywood, and "The King’s Speech" is also a typical political film. The protagonist in the film is the current owner of Buckingham Palace. A stuttering father.
I don’t know if it was a public relations factor, or a fake news released by the Weinstein brothers. Recently, there have been media reports. Elizabeth II herself liked the film "The King’s Speech" very much...
"I did send a copy to Buckingham Palace..."
In a lounge, Harvey Weinstein said to Duke seemingly frankly, "It is said that the queen herself has seen this film and nodded in recognition."
Duke knows very well that it doesn’t really matter whether the Queen herself likes the film. Queen Elizabeth II is silent most of the time. The film reflects the past that his father is most proud of. Buckingham Palace will not easily refute this. Kind of view.
Duke lightly touched the armrest of the sofa and said to Harvey Weinstein on the left, "I also think this film is very good."
"Really?" Harvey Weinstein showed a slightly surprised expression just right, "There are not many films that can get your approval."
"Harvey..." Duke was too lazy to circle with him, and asked directly, "In your planning, which awards are the main targets of "The King's Speech"?"
Harvey Weinstein put a smile away and said seriously, "Best picture, best director, best actor, these are the three primary awards!"
He was able to invite Duke, naturally, he felt what Duke wanted, and there was no major conflict of interest between the two parties, otherwise the meeting would only be reduced to a joke.
Duke was silent for a while, Harvey Weinstein thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "On the Internet, your voice for Inception is very loud."
"Oh?" Duke turned his head and raised his eyebrows slightly, and Harvey Weinstein said again, "The story of Inception is unparalleled."
"Don't be kidding, Harvey." Duke couldn't help shaking his head. "We all know that Oscar has never been interested in good stories." (To be continued.)
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