After experiencing the controversy of discrimination against Asians at the Oscars, many netizens were shattered by these European and American awards ceremony filters. However, when the Oscars opened the selection of foreign language films in the new year, some people still discussed it, but it was obvious that everyone’s thoughts and attitudes have changed a lot.
Currently, some netizens have compiled the list of nominees for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and found that there are not many films participating so far. There are rumors that Hong Kong and Taiwan have each selected a film, and the film circle in China and Taiwan has selected "The Old Fox". The selection given by the Hong Kong Film Circle is "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City".
However, the producer of "Kowloon Walled City: The Siege" denied the news of selection, but did not say it was absolute, emphasizing that the selection has not been finalized yet, which means that " Kowloon Walled City " may still be included in the selection.
Netizens discussed it and felt that "Kowloon Walled City" performed well. Even if "Kowloon Walled City" is not chosen, there are still other Hong Kong films to choose from.
In comparison, it is too difficult to choose videos to send in the mainland.
It is undeniable that the Oscars, as an authoritative film award in the context of Hollywood, still have a certain influence. In the opinion of netizens, since it is difficult to completely boycott it, it is better to make appropriate use of it and use the opportunity to promote your own movies and sell the copyrights to other countries. There's no harm in making a little money.
So here’s the problem. Although the movies we selected are unlikely to win awards due to the careful thinking of the European and American film circles, the movies we selected should not be shameful. We still have to choose the quality.
Previously Zhou Dongyu 's movie " Burning Winter " was selected for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, which made many Chinese netizens blush. Although the director of "Burning Winter" is a Singaporean, the country of selection is also Singapore. But the three leading actors are all Chinese...
And unsurprisingly, "Winter" didn't even make it into the Oscars' preliminary list, and was lost in the first batch.
experienced the embarrassment of the selection of "Burning Winter", and can understand why netizens are paying attention to the selection of mainland films for Oscars in 2024. They found that it is really a big problem. Some people think that they should simply choose according to the box office. The 2024 Spring Festival box office champion "" "Hot and Spicy " was nominated by many netizens, and there were reports that "Hot and Spicy" was chosen this time.
"Hot and Spicy" is a movie directed and starred by Jia Ling. During its release, the box office and popularity were soaring. On the one hand, there was the controversy caused by the remake of the Japanese movie, and on the other hand, the public opinion effect caused by Jia Ling's weight loss of 100 pounds. In the end "Hot and Spicy" made Jia Ling the highest-grossing female director in Mainland China. Many netizens nominated "Hot and Spicy" for an Oscar because of this.
Of course, some netizens feel that "Hot and Spicy" is not suitable. The main point is that the remake of the movie is a bit unsatisfactory, and the original version is a Japanese movie, which is more or less embarrassing. They are very worried about being laughed at by outsiders and said that they are being clever.
Indeed, remake movies are always lower than original movies when selecting awards. At this time, more and more netizens realize that, in a circle, the focus of everyone's discussion is still the future development of the Chinese film market. On the surface, everyone chooses It is a film that can be nominated for Oscars. In essence, it is still considering whether the current domestic film industry can still produce an original film that combines artistry and commerciality.
In the end, I couldn’t help but sigh. Some time ago, the summer movie market was so bleak that it became a hot search. Turning around, the industry bluntly stated that the subsequent National Day and Lunar New Year movie markets were not optimistic, especially emphasizing that the audience’s willingness to watch movies was getting lower and lower.
——I think so. When discussing the selection of mainland films for Oscars, we only need to talk about it, but in the end we can’t find a few films that suit our liking. What’s more, why spend real money to go to the cinema? You don’t have to choose an award, you can just choose a similar one and get one. If you don’t have to choose a movie, the audience won’t watch it.
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