บท 142: Careful Achievement Details
Putting down the phone, Levi was silent for a long time, and at the end, he just put a wry smile on the corner of his mouth.
He has always wondered how a movie like 'Saving Private Ryan' could lose to 'Shakespeare in Love,' but now, he completely understood it.
Hollywood has always had a left-leaning political tendency. Although some people, such as Eastwood, promote the concept of family, their political thoughts have always been right-leaning, most still pursue liberty and not the pretense of a loving family.
The left-leaning is bound to oppose the war. With the example of the Vietnam War, the attitude of the American film and television industry toward the war has always been very hostile.
This is not the United States, where patriotism was aroused after 9/11. After that, filming some American themes, such as 'The Hurt Locker,' can still be considered patriotic. At this time, filming wars was the opposite of Hollywood.
Even with Spielberg's status, it would be impossible for the film to win an award after encountering such a thing.
An excellent movie encountered such a thing because of the wrong shooting time.
Levi couldn't help but think of the 'Kingdom of Heaven' again and felt even more helpless in his heart: things like awards are too accidental.
***
"This may or may not be our chance." After hearing the news, Alexander called Levi, who was filming in Florida.
His tone was clearly excited, "Some time ago, 'Shakespeare in Love' and 'Saving Private Ryan' have been arguing in the media all the time, but we haven't spoken much. Now 'Saving Private Ryan' is broken. But 'Shakespeare in Love' has also been scolded a lot. If we take over and continue to spread the word, you might be able to overwhelm them!"
A while ago, 'Shakespeare in Love' and 'Saving Private Ryan' fought each other, and the Weinstein PR team focused their firepower on 'Saving Private Ryan.'
Emily didn't make much publicity, so it didn't get too much influence. Alexander was also very busy these days and didn't have the heart to do publicity, but now, his competitor suddenly became the weaker 'Shakespeare in Love.'
This also made Alexander suddenly energetic and wanted to compete for power.
"That Weinstein guy is very good at PR." Seeing Alexander's seriousness, Levi couldn't help but say something. In his memory, 'Shakespeare in Love' was the best movie, and Gwyneth won the best actress award. It can be said that it is the pinnacle of Weinstein's public relations ability.
"He can do it, but I can't? I can try to do it too. Weinstein has a long life to live. Will we admit defeat whenever we see him participate in a movie?"
"Isn't public relations just a waste of money?"
Alexander ignored Levi's suggestion but did what he said, thinking about how to publicize.
Maybe this is not a bad thing: Levi watched Alexander's drive and couldn't help thinking: If Weinstein hadn't won this Oscar, he wouldn't have had such a significant influence in the future, maybe there wouldn't be so many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases at the Oscars, in Levi's memory.
The films that Weinstein will support in the future have several times been unconvincing and pretending to be deep Oscar-bid films.
Levi doesn't value awards, but it doesn't mean he can bear them to anyone.
Competing with Weinstein doesn't seem impossible. With Bruce and Alexander here and the better quality of the movie, he may not necessarily lose.
No matter how strong Weinstein is, he can only rely on the general trend and vision. He can't turn black and white. Didn't the 'Cold Mountain' he praised so much lose to 'Lord of the Rings'? If the movie doesn't have the quality, the PR is useless.
Levi didn't persuade Alexander anymore; instead, he was happy to let him go.
Compared to those, he still has other things to do at this time.
***
"Merry Christmas, folks!"
Holidays are at their most abundant around December. Levi's film crew did not choose to shut down at this time, but even if they continued to work, they still had to let people take a break when the holidays came.
There are many tyrants in the film industry, but no matter what kind of tyrant they are, they will not prevent the actors from celebrating the festival.
Levi just had someone hold a party in the company to celebrate this rare holiday.
In winter in Florida, the climate is not particularly uncomfortable, and a Christmas party here can also be held quite impressively.
Not only the crew of 'The Truman Show,' but even the two crews of 'Heroes' and 'Supernatural,' who came to Florida to rest during Christmas, also participated in the company's party this time.
This Christmas party is definitely one of the best among all the parties in Hollywood this year: because now it is comedian Jim Carrey who takes the lead in performing funny dances at the party.
Obviously, the pressure of filming during this period is going to be swept away today. Standing on the stage, he danced weird and funny dances with all his strength, which made everyone laugh. At the same time, he, himself laughed out loud.
Where he is, there is absolutely no such thing as cold silence.
Such a happy atmosphere is not always available. Levi wanted to celebrate his holiday more than anything else. As Clark said, he has been a little too tired these days.
"Merry Christmas, Director Levi." Around Levi, people are also constantly greeting him.
Soon he was unwilling to talk nonsense with others but sat in the corner and watched others have fun. But even if he hid here, someone found him.
Naomi came over and greeted him. "You look much happier today than usual... I remember you are Jewish. Is it appropriate to appear at Christmas?" Watts looked at Levi and asked with a frown.
"John Stewart is Jewish, he even played Hitler on TV, and he's more restrained than I am. Also, I don't really care if it's Christmas; I just care there is a chance to drink and celebrate."
"In fact, you can get drunk every day, and no one can stop you."
Naomi's words just made Levi smile: No one can indeed stop him, but that doesn't mean he can do that without a bottom line.
"Hey, you two. What are you talking about here!"
In front of the two chatting, Jim Carrey's figure suddenly appeared. Levi took a look at the dance floor, where Jessica Alba was dancing now. Her excellent figure and dancing posture caused a lot of screams, and the atmosphere was the same as when Jim Carrey was dancing just now. Though the feel is entirely different.
This also made Jim Carrey, who was sitting next to Levi, look at her figure with some artificial jealousy, "When I dance, people are laughing. But when she dances, people scream. It's so good to be young..."
"It doesn't have much to do with age, Jim; if you want to get the same, the best way is to get breast augmentation."
Naomi raised her eyebrows. After speaking, Jim Carrey suddenly remembered Naomi's age and smiled embarrassingly.
"Have you had a good time?" Levi saw his embarrassment and asked.
"During these days, I am not myself anymore. I finally released myself today; of course, I am very happy." Jim Carrey shrugged, "You don't know how happy it is to think about nothing and just play crazy ..."
"It seems that you are very unhappy in my play."
"It's not unhappy. It's tired. I really don't understand why; it's just a verbal greeting. You need me to show several different ways. Naomi, I didn't ask you; I know their different meanings in the script; I just think it's too tiring to act. It's just a greeting..."
Jim Carrey's complaints, Levi heard them all. After thinking about the words, he also decided to persuade him.
"Jim and Naomi, have you heard the story about Maupassant going to study with Flaubert and Flaubert asking him to watch the janitor?"
"Do you mean every janitor doesn't have the same reason? It seems to have an impression, but is it related to my acting skills?"
"Actually, acting and writing are the same, but one is expressed in words, and the other is interpreted in demeanor. It is common sense that the looks of gatekeepers are different, but few people usually pay attention to it. Similarly, you say that normal people live all over the place, but to answer one of my questions: Did you really pay attention?"
Jim Carrey frowned, and Watts realized it. Levi looked at their expressions and spoke again, "De Niro really experienced the life of a taxi driver for a year in order to play a good role as a taxi driver. Has he never seen a driver? Of course not, but he wanted to understand better, so he interpreted it in depth.
Jim, you said that greetings are very simple and everyone can do it. However, in these three greetings, one is a perfunctory greeting with a neighbor, and the other is a disguised lethargic after seeing a flaw; the last time is a bold mockery of those who want to control themselves.
How to say the same sentence with three different meanings?
Have you ever noticed such different greetings in your life? Be careful with the details; in this regard, you are not as good as Naomi, and her achievements may be higher than yours in the future."
This time it was Naomi Watts' turn to be embarrassed: she did not expect that Levi would boast so much.
The smile on Jim Carrey's face gradually faded. He thought about Levi's question seriously. Indeed, Levi's question seems simple, but it hits the nail on the head: his accumulation is certainly shallow compared to actors like De Niro.
It is said that De Niro is a genius, but who knows how much effort he has put into honing behind that frown? It is very difficult for the same greeting to express different meanings.
Jim Carrey's face changed a few times, and finally, he turned his head with a hint of approval and seriousness and said to Levi, "Are you talking to me?"
The taxi driver's line made Levi laugh: Jim Carrey doesn't like to be profound; he likes to make jokes. And he also expressed his attitude with this classic line: he will accumulate better and then make better scenes.
As long as this level is cleared, the problems in other parts of the play can be easily solved.
*****
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