Chapter 512 Freedom Fighter
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Political correctness has a great impact on the academy. Spike Lee is very sure of this, and there are too many examples in the past to support it. Even in the past, a recognized saying has gradually emerged in the awards season in the past two years: If you don’t know what preparations should be made for next year’s awards season, then think of a solution on racial discrimination.
If he can become a revealer of racial issues before the start of this award season, he will become a democratic fighter for equality and freedom, and the positive reviews of the film "Insider" itself are in the style of the old men in the academy...
Indeed, he didn't like that bastard Matthew Horner, and he could even say he was very disgusted, especially seeing Matthew Horner and Sofia Coppola join hands to the Four Seasons Hotel.
But he didn't do so many things simply to retaliate against Matthew Horner. There is indeed some reason for retaliation against Matthew Horner, but more of it is that there are huge benefits.
The Best Director of the Oscar... How many Hollywood directors don't want to touch the little golden man? This is not only glory, but also can directly double the salary.
In addition, this is an opportunity to keep its name in history!
So far, no black director in Hollywood has won the Oscar for Best Director Little Golden Man.
"The Insider" was released at the beginning of this year and after its reputation became very popular, Spike Lee had an idea about the Oscar Best Director, so he put down his face and wanted to recover Sophia Coppola, and use the power and network of the Coppola family to attack the first black best director in history.
After the disillusionment about Sofia Coppola was shattered, he quickly found a second breakthrough. While maintaining a series of conventional means of winning prizes, he used public opinion and the environmental situation in the circle to increase weight as much as possible for himself.
This matter has certain risks, but if you succeed, the benefits cannot be described as huge. Even if you fail, it will not cause much harm to him except waste of resources.
He will surely leave a glorious page in American history, become the leader of the black group in Hollywood, become the representative of all African Americans in the United States, and even become one of the most well-known Africans in the world.
With such a reputation, can you still worry about profit?
Compared to the benefits that can be obtained, the little risk taken is really not worth mentioning.
Spike Lee Neng saw these, and his agent could also see possible future returns, so he fully agreed with this plan.
James Jackson is still explaining some precautions, "Spike, at the beginning, remember not to target individuals directly. First, use the movie to talk about it, and then let others rush forward, especially Naomi Harris. She terminated her contract with her agent some time ago. She has no agency for the time being and can't make it in Hollywood anymore. Then she agreed to come forward, and she is not very smart."
"I understand." Spike Lee seemed very calm. "My goal is first to film, and then to individuals when the public opinion starts, so that we can move forward and backward."
James Jackson is very confident in Spike Lee. Of course, the source of confidence is not how outstanding Spike Lee is, but as an agent, he deeply knows that Spike Lee is a professional sport for a long time even among all the black people in Hollywood.
In the past, many arguments related to black people actually started with Spike Lee.
Although James Jackson is not a leftist or a firm supporter of black rights, Spike Lee is closely linked to him, and the interests of the two are closely related. Only when Spike Lee can gain huge profits can he gain more.
Some real views he will only hide in his heart.
For example, he believes that Spike Lee's fame has nothing to do with the movie itself. He can get to the top of the Hollywood directors and the top of the second tier. One is the tangible and intangible care of the Coppola family, and the other is the focus on causing trouble for more than ten years.
If he insists on making his comments, Spike Li Xiao is famous not because of how good his movies were filmed, but because he likes to make trouble and make shit. Except for this year's "Insider", other works are bad like shit. Rather than being a director, it is better to say that he is a director who changed careers and specializes in talking about race.
This time he finally got a good opportunity.
To be honest, James Jackson does not recognize these things, but not agreeing does not mean that he will not do it.
After all, in Hollywood, children who really cry have milk.
Most of the NBA are black, the people who win table tennis are always Chinese, most badminton is Asian, many white swimming, many American university professors, many Indians and Chinese, most violinists and pianists orchestra conductors are white, and most rappers in the pop music industry are black. Are there any problems with these?
Of course, as long as he is Spike Lee's agent, he will never say it.
Instead, he will do his best to help Spike Lee achieve his goal.
Therefore, James Jackson specifically reminded Spike Lee, saying, "Matthew Horner and "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" are the best goals. The core level of the academy has reached a consensus that Matthew Horner is a vulgar person who has no enterprising spirit, no artistic pursuit, no sense of respecting the value of Oscars, and has only money and beauty. They don't like actors like Matthew Horner."
Matthew Horner earned so much money but was not worthy of the Academy and the Oscars. It would be strange if they liked it.
James Jackson complained and said, "Not to mention the movies of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" are naturally not popular among the academy. People who attack the film and Matthew Horner are also likely to stand on the same line with the old men of the academy."
Spike Lee suddenly said, "One Matthew Horner and a "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" is not enough."
"Hmm?" James Jackson was puzzled.
"I will drag people with heavier portions in." Spike Lee obviously had an idea, "I'm not happy that he has been a long time."
He briefly explained to his agent, James Jackson considered it and expressed his opposition, but under Spike Lee's insistence, he could only remain helpless in silence.
Jada Smith's career is immortal and can only exist in the form of Mrs. Smith. James Jackson's biggest hope is Spike Lee, the freedom fighter.
James Jackson discussed a lot of details with Spike Lee, then left Spike Lee's studio and continued to work on this plan.
Spike Lee put away the newspaper, asked the female assistant to make another cup of coffee, and sat in front of the computer screen of the desk.
Although he is nearly fifty years old, he has been learning to use computers and the Internet to better work. He simply read the relevant news about "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" on the Internet. The reputation of this film is simply the difference between ice and fire. The critics have a bad review, and ordinary movie fans are inexplicably excited.
In this way, Spike Lee stayed in the studio until afternoon, and in the middle of the afternoon, he welcomed a reporter from the online version of "The Hollywood Reporter".
"Hello, Director Lee."
This is a black journalist in his early thirties. He shook hands with Spike Lee and said, "Can we start?"
Like many people who can make a name for themselves in Hollywood, Spike Lee also has a network of connections in the media, and a celebrity like him who wants to find trouble even if he has nothing to do is also the favorite type of major entertainment media.
Spike Lee pushed a document prepared in advance to the black reporter through his desk and said, "Let's start."
The black journalist earned Spike Lee's consent. He first turned on the recorder and placed it on his desk, then took out the pen and notebook, and then looked at the document, which had only a few questions on it.
These questions are the topics today, but the black journalists asked other questions first, such as the interesting stories of Spike Lee when filming "The Insider", whether there are any plans for new works, etc.
After just ten minutes, I finally got to the point.
"Director Lee, I noticed that you went to the premiere of "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta."
Black reporter looked at the questions on the document and asked in his own way, "This film had a box office of over 100 million yuan in the first weekend, setting a series of records. How do you view this phenomenon?"
The answer has been drafted long ago. Spike Lee pretended to be deep and said, "The special effects of this movie are OK. Other aspects are..."
He shook his head and continued, "Far from a distance, "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta" is a commercial blockbuster, and close from a distance this is an extremist propaganda film. It has strong social Darwinism, including eugenicism, racism; beautifying male body shapes, including exclusion of homosexuality."
The answer was beyond the expectations of the black reporter and asked subconsciously, "Can you tell me carefully?"
Spike Lee would of course say in detail, "The Justice is a group of white men who kill and abandon weak babies. They are tall and handsome, muscular, brave and invincible, open and honest, as if they can't find any flaws. And their traitor is a seriously deformed character. Look at the dark-skinned Middle Eastern people, they are ignorant, ugly, mysterious and evil, and the king may even be a bisexual person."
The black journalist realized at this time that he was going to get big news.
"And..." Spike Li forced himself to hold back and didn't say his name directly. "Why are many people killed by the male protagonist black? Should black people die? Or do they have prejudice against black people?"
In fact, there is only one problem in the document, and the rest depends entirely on Spike Lee's self-exercise. "Some things in Hollywood are rising recently. Not only "The Three Hundred Warriors of the Spartan", but "The Flag of the Father" released at the end of October also has this trend."
He held down his glasses and said solemnly, "In this film made by Eastwood, not only are there no black people who hold the flag, but there is no important black character in the whole film. In his movie, black soldiers do not exist at all, and there is no black face in the film. Now is not the era of slavery, does he know? Why do you erase the contribution of black soldiers in World War II?"
Chapter completed!