章 252: Master

Sometimes, some directors say that it doesn't matter whether the movie is good or bad; as long as it has a box office, other things are unimportant.

However, everyone has to admit that some people's works are just for people to have fun watching, and no one will care about too many details. But some people's works can make people continue to analyze and explore. As small as a line, a piece of clothing, or a color, it will make people think deeply about its meaning. Such differences are there. Everyone can see it.

A movie always has its own inner meaning, and whether this connotation is outstanding enough depends on the director's credit. What is a true master? After the film is shot, those details are dug deeper, and the more you dig into the film, the more things you find.

That is a masterpiece.

For Levi's movies, there's this trend now.

Levi was known for his attention to detail. However, even if there is some emphasis on details, how these details should be expressed and how they should be disclosed are also different. The most surprising thing about Levi is that his films are constantly improving, which will surprise anyone.

After the filming of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was completed, people discovered that, as before, many details were still buried in Levi's movies.

In Emily, Levi directly let the narrator's voice read these seemingly extremely small and fragmented things, and in "The Truman Show," Levi used these details to hint at Truman. In "The Departed," Levi no longer takes the initiative to mention these details but only uses them to express the story continuity discreetly.

But this time, Levi did something different. He buried all these details, then woven them into the hidden thread of the story.

Such progress is admirable. By fully integrating these details into the movie and making it truly effortless and without leaving any trace, Levi can be said to have taken the most important step.

"If Levi was still just a good director who shot movies after The Departed, Then, now, Levi can really be called a master."

In the media comments, Levi also has high praise. A person making continuous progress is already difficult, and Levi is still improving after winning two Oscars, which makes people even more impressed.

Obviously, two Oscars have not hindered Levi's progress.

After becoming famous, some people start to give up their pursuit and no longer consider how to continue to make progress because there is no worry about Oscar awards.

On the contrary, his films are more diverse and outstanding after his awards.

This is what filmmakers should pursue.

Not just in the film critic world, but Levi's success this time made his friends in the Enigma Company very happy.

"We have to admit that Nick's film this time was quite successful."

After the film's box office figure of 12 million in the first week appeared, Clark happily celebrated Levi's success inside the film company.

Logically speaking, this movie has nothing to do with Clark: the film was shot while Levi was in Europe, and he also led others to complete the editing work.

Although this film is called a textbook for editing, the embarrassing thing is that it is not Clark's editing work. Clark had always been Levi's editor before, but this time, he didn't edit, and the editing level was praised even higher.

Although several friends laughed at him, he did not change his positive attitude.

"Nick succeeded. Wouldn't it be weird if I was unhappy about it?" Clark's attitude was quite clear about this. He didn't think this was a bad thing.

Although Levi edited the film himself and received more praise than Clark's editing, which made people doubt Clark's level, Clark never thought that his level was higher than Levi's. There was nothing unacceptable in this. He didn't think about those things at all. Others teased him, but he only paid attention to Levi's movies.

As for Levi's success again, even he was filled with emotion: Film is known as the eighth art, and it also has some characteristics of art. When it comes to innovation in any art, it is easy to fall into a situation where others do not recognize and understand it.

This is true for music, art, and sculpture. They may all be unacceptable to the world because of their too-radical ideas.

The same goes for movies. Innovation is also very difficult. Especially for a director, it is very important to elevate his film from storytelling to philosophy. This is an important process of becoming a real master.

It's no wonder that such a movie can be shot so smoothly. It's no wonder that several companions are praising Levi's success.

The box office in the first week was 12 million. This number is not very high, but it at least shows that this movie is still quite popular. The investment in the movie itself is not very high, only 20 million. Judging from the box office, the cost can definitely be recovered.

"Actually, for the achievement of this movie, we can hold a celebration party now." After the movie was released, Alexander also suggested to Levi.

"Let's wait for a while, wait until the movie is finished. The actors are busy celebrating the awards season now, so don't mess with our celebration party." Levi still refused Alexander's proposal because this movie was not only successful for him but also the actors.

After this movie, several important actors in the movie also attracted attention. Their performances were already very good, and Levi has always had a reputation for promoting good actors. Their reputations have soared in a virtuous circle, and now, in this awards season, they are all working hard for their careers and are pretty busy now.

Daniel Craig, the male protagonist of this movie, finally succeeded in becoming famous in Hollywood with this movie. He does a lot more in this movie than Tomb Raider, which was released in the summer.

A British man pretending to be a British gentleman and acting in an action movie will not get good reviews, but a British man pretending to be an American introverted man and playing in a romantic film will get a lot of praise.

It is true that for an actor, a good movie can pave the way for his career. Craig's acting skills began to attract attention. He has entered Hollywood officially.

However, he has little hope for Best Actor this year. Russell Crowe, Sean Penn, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, and other outstanding actors have performed exceptionally well this year.

Moreover, even the public relations efforts are the same: the one with the strongest public relations efforts this year is none other than Will Smith. He played the role of Muhammad Ali just to compete for the Oscar. His reputation and status are very high, and his public relations efforts are naturally not weak.

The other people are all big stars who have been in Hollywood for many years and are also well-known actors. They all have good connections.

Not to mention winning awards against these people, it is very difficult even to get a nomination.

So, this awards season, he is the most relaxed.

In comparison, Scarlett Johansson is much luckier. What she is currently striving for is an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Compared with the Oscar for Best Actor competition, Best Supporting Actress is obviously much easier. Originally, people did not take this award seriously, and this year's Oscars lacked enough outstanding works.

Some of the more popular nominees are Kate Winslet, Maggie Smith, Helen Miller, etc. They are all British, especially Maggie Smith and Helen Miller, who played supporting actresses in the same movie. It is also more troublesome to compete for nominations.

Therefore, if she's lucky enough, Scarlett Johansson might be able to get a nomination.

In this regard, Levi also decided to help her - in his memory, Scarlett Johansson was the one who was the most optimistic among the actors born in the 1980s at the beginning.

Hathaway was acting, after all. Keira Knightley, who made her debut in brainless comedy, has always had mixed reviews for her appearance and acting skills. Natalie Portman's acting skills have been ups and downs, and her level is unstable.

However, this actress who was originally promising turned out to be... Among the actors born in the 1980s, she is the least developed.

And now, since Levi wants to promote her, he will naturally not let her develop into a mess.

Levi knows very well that she will not be winning the award against actresses like Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind, Kate Winslet, and veteran actors like Maggie Smith and Helen Miller. They may win awards, but getting nominated is already very lucky for young actors.

In fact, let alone her, even Naomi Watts, who is already in her early 30s, is considered very lucky to be nominated after her successful film performance.

Unlike Scarlett, the industry has unanimously recognized Naomi Watts after her performance in this movie, and she will definitely receive an Oscar nomination.

In previous movies, she has played a scheming person, and gentle and elegant person, but she has never played a passionate person. In this movie, her image changed drastically.

She played a person with a completely different personality than before. In her performance, she expressed this character image very well, making everyone believe it was possible to get an Oscar nomination.

Although this year's nominees may include Halle Berry, Renée Zellweger, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, and many other actors, the competition can be said to be very fierce, but she can still have her own place.

This time, if the movie is lucky, it might be nominated for Lead Actress and Supporting Actress.

Hollywood seems to be used to this.

"It seems normal for praise actors who are outstanding enough in Levi's movies. Who in Hollywood doesn't want to work with Levi? There is no need to doubt the achievements of Levi's movies because, in this era, he is the real master."

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