At the just-concluded 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, Tony Leung Chiu-wai won the Best Actor for the sixth time with "Goldfinger", which was really unexpected.
It's not that Tony Leung has no ability to win awards, but that the film "Goldfinger" is really not important enough. Besides, Tony Leung has already won five Academy Awards for Best Actor.
So much so that the well-known director Wang Jing even posted an article directly saying that "Goldfinger" is by no means Tony Leung's best performance. It is a bit over the top and is far from restrained compared to "Lust, Caution" and "2046". even called "If I were him" , following the example of Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung announced that he would no longer accept awards and give opportunities to the younger generation. "
Wang Jing dares to say, but what's the use?
In fact, considering the winners of recent Academy Awards, this is not unexpected.
In the past ten years, the winners of the Academy Award for Best Actor have been Simon Yam, Nicholas Tse, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Nick Cheung, Lau Ching Wan, Aaron Kwok, Lam Jiadong, Louis Koo, Tse Yin , etc.
That's right, they are all old people. Compared with the movie queens, who are constantly emerging, the movie kings can be said to be completely disconnected, and they are all occupied by old people.
breaks down the winners of the last few Best Actors. There are newcomers such as Chunxia, Zhou Dongyu, Liu Yase, , etc. But as for the Best Actors, they are all old people and old faces.
How could this not be the tragedy of Hong Kong movies?
Is there no one else except these old people? Obviously not, but the opportunities are limited. Not only the opportunity to win awards, but also the opportunity to star in movies, but there is also the fact that there are indeed not enough capable people in the younger generation. But if they are not given a chance, then there will be no one left.
Even though they are all old people and familiar faces, they are not all deserving of their reputation. They are more for the sake of face.
Take a look at these award-winning films.
"The Overheard 3", "Slaying the Wolf: Greedy Wolf", "The Detective Wars", etc., and even now there is "Goldfinger" with a lower rating.
How can a film like "Goldfinger" be compared with Tony Leung's past award-winning films? Even among the films that were nominated in the same period, "Goldfinger" was defeated and did not deserve more awards.
As Wang Jing said, in the past there were all movies like "2046", in addition to "Chongqing Express", "Happy Together", "In the Mood for Love" and "Infernal Affairs", no matter which one of these movies is shown Until now, it's all in vain.
"Goldfinger" Ho De Ho can help Tony Leung win the Best Actor.
Moreover, among the nominees in the same period are such acclaimed works as "Under the Sun", "Diary of a Young Man" and "The Vengeful Lawyer".
But it’s really useless.
When the final best picture was awarded to "The Vengeful Lawyer", it really made people understand that Hong Kong movies only need to be face-saving, not pretentious.
Awards like this are just a matter of average distribution, without considering more factors.
Tony Leung was unable to receive the award because he was filming abroad, so his wife Carina Lau accepted the award on his behalf.
But his wife’s words put the award ceremony into an embarrassing situation.
Carina Lau first said:
"I know that when Tony Leung wins the award, many people will say no! omg it's him again, give others a chance. But I have been around him for so many years, I think he is really a great person Actor."
Tony Leung on the big screen was naturally a little embarrassed, and then said
"Don't say that, a good actor is OK..."
Before her husband could finish speaking, Carina Lau grabbed her again. Words:
"I think ordinary actors will give 100% or 200% of their efforts, but he will give 500% or 1,000% of his efforts. So I think we have such great actors in Hong Kong and we should Worthy of pride!"
Tony Leung was even more embarrassed and a little anxious, and quickly said:
"It's said that he is not a great actor!"
I didn't expect that there is a problem between a good actor and a great actor. , at this grand ceremony, the two of them were arguing endlessly.
It is true that Tony Leung is indeed amazing, with good acting skills and hard work, but there is absolutely no need to praise him so much at such a grand ceremony, especially from his wife.
In the past ten years, Tony Leung has worked hard enough and worked hard. He has made many movies, but it can be said that none of them have good reputations. Looking at the Douban score, it is terrible.
"The Ferryman" has a Douban score of 4.1, "Monster Hunt 2" has a Douban score of 4.9, "European Raiders" has a Douban score of 3.6, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" has a Douban score of 6.0, "Unknown" has a Douban score of 6.5, and "The Wind Rises Again" has a Douban score of 4.1. 》Douban scored 6.1 points, and "Golden Finger" scored 6.1 points on Douban, with an average score of only 5.3 points.
But Tony Leung is still too soft to accept the award. Giving him the award is really too tolerant and too polite.
A film like "Goldfinger", which is not considered a masterpiece at all, actually won six awards and became the biggest winner, letting those excellent films be seen and taken seriously.
This can only allow Tony Leung to continue making bad movies.
It is an indisputable fact that Hong Kong film talents are in short supply. There are many reasons. However, if you do not pay attention to such awards, do not encourage or support, you must bear a certain responsibility. It does not play the role of guidance, support and encouragement. On the contrary, it encourages Support those bad movies and those old people.
