Chapter 831: 831

The 47th Cannes Film Festival finally came to an end. The jury led by American Clint Eastwood awarded the Palme d'Or to "Pulp Fiction", which made Quentin Tarantino famous !

Media and audiences from all over the world witnessed the birth of "Pulp Fiction". This shocking film changed people's fixed thinking about script creation, and also changed people's understanding of postmodern vulgar culture. It also changed people's fundamental perception of independent films.

Since then, starting from "Pulp Fiction", the film development trajectory in the 1990s entered a watershed, after which the status of independent films became more and more important, and even became an indispensable part of the film market; Pieces", "Love is a bitch", "Magnolia", "Crash" and other works with colorful structures and varied narrative techniques began to be gradually enriched in the market; most importantly, postmodern films entered the house and accepted videotapes , music videos, computer and other advanced technology education filmmakers on the stage of history.

All this started with this Palme d'Or, which is remembered by countless people!

"Pulp Fiction" not only witnessed the rise of Quentin, but Quentin, who had only filmed two works, became a first-line director overnight and became the hottest independent director in the North American film market; it also witnessed the ascent of Hugo. top!

When Hugo was filming "Pulp Fiction", people's concerns were as uncountable as mountains: the ultra-low salary of only $300,000, the production of an independent film of eight million, enough to cover up the actor's style with a strong director's personal style, fledgling The novice director, the producer of the Weinstein Brothers with a strong style, and the negative news of the crew during the filming process...

After all the details are connected, countless people are worried: whether Hugo, whose career is in the stage of rapid ascent, will once again usher in a "deadly moment"-style fiasco, opening another collapse-like downward curve.

Even the "Chicago Tribune" once ridiculed, "At least this time Hugo has learned his lesson. Even if the investment of 8 million is a fiasco, the loss is still within the acceptable range", which is obviously a failure to identify "Pulp Fiction". Needless to say.

But the curve of things is often impressive.

First, "Schindler's List" swept the Oscars, and Hugo even won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in one fell swoop. The limelight was nowhere to be seen. Even the new Oscar winner Tom Hanks was slightly inferior, because Hugo not only had excellent acting skills, but also And the box office was great, and most importantly, the album sales were great, and such an all-rounder has not been seen in Hollywood for years.

Later, the "Pulp Fiction", which was criticized by the media, was not released. After it was released, it became a blockbuster. It won the Palme d'Or and climbed to the top of the Cannes Film Festival. It won the Best Actor Award and pushed Hugo's actor career to the first peak. .

Whether looking back on Hugo's 12-year acting career or the two years since the Golden Raspberry Awards, this is undoubtedly the first peak Hugo has climbed! The regret of the "Dead Poets Society", the embarrassment of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" and "The Righteous Sea", the incompleteness of "Sleepless in Seattle", the talents accumulated over the years finally ushered in a full-scale explosion in the first half of 1994, bringing the This man, who turned 27 in November this year, has reached the pinnacle of his career in one fell swoop.

It can be said that the success of "Pulp Fiction" is undoubtedly sensational!

After the Cannes Film Festival ended, the major media from all over the world talked a lot for a while, but obviously most of them were praised.

Empire magazine from the United Kingdom wrote a review under the title "Tarantino shines in Cannes", which mainly praised the film "Pulp Fiction" as a good and well-deserved award. It is an epoch-making work, and Tarantino's mix of postmodern culture and vulgar interpretation of the script will undoubtedly bring new hope to the dead film industry."

In addition, they also mentioned in the comments, "Ge from China and Lancaster from the United States are tied for the best actor, which is also a big surprise. In particular, Lancaster's delicate yet in-depth portrayal is undoubtedly a whole The biggest highlight of the film. Lancaster surprised the world at the Oscars at the end of March, and Lancaster at Cannes at the end of May proved with strength: he is not a flashing star.”

The Italian "Film" magazine once criticized "Pulp Fiction" as useless during the Cannes Film Festival, but when the awards were announced, their attitude was more like a discouragement, "'Red' misses history, 'Pulp Fiction' is written The title of "Legend" can see their regret, but at the same time, they can feel their admiration.

In the comments, the "movie" used more than two-thirds of its length to express its regret for the "Red of the Blue, White and Red Trilogy", not being able to rely on the same series to complete the Grand Slam in one year. This feat is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Italian media. What is even more frightening is that "Red" won nothing in Cannes and returned empty-handed.

The Italian media also realized that their excessive pursuit and exaggeration were self-defeating, aroused the resentment of the French media, and to a certain extent ruined the historical prospects of the "red", so the "movie" in the comments also exhausted the French media. Irony as much as possible, especially for the "Queen Margot", whom the French enthusiastically sought after, very gloating at the final defeat. "They seem to have forgotten that the chairman of the jury is not French."

Under such circumstances, when "Film" mentions "Pulp Fiction", the attitude is moderated. Compared with "Queen Margot," the victory of "Pulp Fiction" is more acceptable. "Cannes continued. They admired Hollywood movies, and once again chose American works. Only this time the 'Pulp Fiction' was an unexpected but laudable choice, just like the name of the movie, this is a Pulp Fiction, a Pulp story , but it has played a new trick in the narrative structure of the film, which is undoubtedly a new revelation to the film industry."

Although there is no praise, at least there is no further criticism, which is already a big improvement. Surprisingly, the "movie" is full of praise for Hugo, "In this vulgar story, Hugo Lancaster is the only discovery, he played a murderous ruffian that makes people love it, Reminds me of his performance in 'Schindler's List.'

The French magazine "Cinebook" has always had a unique taste. They have always admired "Pulp Fiction". After learning the result, they did not swear like another French professional magazine "Featured Film", but expressed their approval for the choice of Cannes this year.

They believe that "time will prove the significance of 'Pulp Fiction' to the film field, and the selection of the jury will be recognized by history", such a concise and clear comment also shows their unique vision. In the comments on the performance awards, they believed that the choice of the actress was a bad mistake and was not worthy of appreciation, and the choice of the actor was quite controversial.

"Lancaster's performance should undoubtedly be the final 'only' winner, delicate yet unassuming, casual yet rigorous, solemn yet humorous, Lancaster's eyes It is full of acting skills, which is amazing. Although Ge's performance is also very exciting and worthy of appreciation, relatively speaking, Lancaster's exclusive best actor trophy is beyond doubt. The jury made a wrong judgment. ."

In the face of such a unique and precise review, the "Film Review" from the United States also joked, "I don't know what role Ishiguro played in the selection of the best actor; and in order to award the Palme d'Or to 'Pulp Fiction', What compromises were made within the jury."

Apparently, the "movie reviews" agreed with "Cinebook", and they were full of praise for Hugo's performance.

Of course, the "Chicago Tribune" commented again, "Clint Eastwood brings Cannes to Palm Beach, Florida."

There is no doubt that they are satirizing Clint as an American for the benefit of American movies, and some kind of deal was done within the jury, so they awarded the Palme d'Or and Best Actor to "Pulp Fiction" because they thought "this The movie that has been given countless praises is actually just a clip art made by a guy in the video room who pieced together the plots of countless classic movies. When plagiarism becomes a masterpiece, when copying and pasting becomes a feat, this is the most unique feature of Cannes. An epoch-making moment."

The "Chicago Tribune" instead voted "red", arguing that "this great film is a victim of politics and gaming, and it has fulfilled the success of 'Alive', 'Queen Margot' and 'Pulp Fiction', and also witnessed The Unexpected Rise of 'The Burning Sun'". They called "Red" the "only victim" of the Cannes Film Festival this time.

In fact, there are still quite a few media such as "Chicago Tribune" and "Featured Film" that have controversial results. After all, not everyone watched the movie in Cannes. From the impression, "Pulp Fiction" is indeed a dark horse, while "Red" is the real hit.

But on the whole, there are more media that agree and appreciate the final selection of the Palme d'Or.

In any case, with the victory of "Pulp Fiction", the birth of Quentin Tarantino is inevitable, and Hugo's reputation as an actor has reached an unprecedented height. As for "Pulp Fiction" in the end Whether it lives up to its name or deserves its name, we will have to wait for the film to be widely released in North America before it is handed over to more film critics and more audiences to judge.

Before all this happened, Hugo, who returned to Los Angeles, was completely surrounded by the swarming media, not only the media, but also the phone calls and scripts from major film companies had also drowned the Endeavour Elite Agency.