The mastermind behind this is "The Deer Hunter", which is also a favorite for awards. The film's distributor, United Artists, has also begun to exert its efforts in the media, criticizing the tedium of "The Deer Hunter" from the audience's perspective, Russian Roulette Casino
The scene is made up randomly.
In this way, Ronald unfortunately got involved in the scolding war between two major Oscar-winning films. He stole the "limelight" on TV.
Every day when walking on the road, people would recognize him and ask him if he was "Sleepy Ronald". Some people agreed with Ronald's assessment and smiled and wanted to give him a high-five. There were also some "Deer Hunter" fans and moviegoers who cursed him.
He knows movies and yet he talks nonsense.
Ronald had no choice but to put on his sunglasses and go out and spend time in Chinatown every day. No one there cared about him attacking a Vietnam War movie.
After a few days, Sleepy Rowe's enthusiasm subsided slightly. Then the war unexpectedly led to the issue of director Michael Cimino's integrity.
Speaking of which, director Michael Cimino himself has to be blamed for this.
Because the Russian roulette plot in the film is absurd and bizarre, let alone the Vietnam War, such a scene would never happen in any modern war. The officer forced the prisoner to play Russian roulette with a revolver. If nothing else, the prisoner
What if I shoot you several times with a gun and die together with you?
This put a lot of pressure on Universal, the publisher of "The Deer Hunter".
Universal made a strict plan from the beginning and released it for only one week in 1978 to meet the Oscar criteria. Most of the guests invited to watch the movie were Oscar judges and their families. This has two advantages.
First, it is a disguised compliment to the judges. Being able to watch the movie "The Deer Hunter" is a status symbol. In addition, it is said that during the screening, the judges all received accompanying gifts. So after the week of screening last year
, everything in the media was positive.
Secondly, it has also created a hungry feeling in the market, a movie with rave reviews, but ordinary audiences cannot see it. If it can use the good reviews to win several important nominations for the Oscars, then if it is released to the public, the audience will be there in a short time.
Come to the cinema within the time to take a sneak peek, the box office numbers will be great.
This is why Universal packaged "The Deer Hunter" from the beginning as a reflective film that reflects the humanity of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War has ended nearly four years ago, but the huge scars caused in America continue to tear apart society. If we can
If there is a movie that can seize the opportunity and capture the trauma of the Vietnam War on society, then the box office will not be far behind.
However, the key plot was fabricated randomly, and the Russian roulette scene was exaggerated by competitors through the media, which had a great impact on Universal's box office plans.
At this time, director Michael Cimino jumped out to defend the authenticity of this plot in order to compete for awards and protect box office. He said that during the Vietnam War, he was a medic of the US Army’s Green Berets and was sent to the front line.
, participated in the 1968 "Spring Offensive" that led to the capture of the protagonist in the film. He also said that things several times more exaggerated than this happened on the Vietnam battlefield.
But if you calculate it this way, the age of director Michael Cimino does not match the time when recruits were recruited for the Spring Offensive in 1968. The recruits in 1968 were generally born around 1950 and are less than 30 years old this year. But the director thinks
It's almost 40 now.
Faced with this problem, Michael Cimino claimed in an interview with Daily Variety that he was born in 1952 and is only 27 years old this year.
"Have you ever seen such a greasy 27-year-old fat man? His hairline is so far back and he has a fat double chin. You are only 27? Who are you fooling?"
Ronnie complained to Gail at an Italian restaurant near New World Studios. In order to find someone to discuss how to deal with the Sleepy Lo incident, Ronald specially invited Gail out for lunch.
"Hahaha, Sleepy Luo. Don't be angry." Gale also teased him.
"Will this matter have any impact on me, Gale? You have worked with Mr. Coleman for so long and have seen a lot. I always have a gut feeling that this matter will come back to me in the future."
"Well, yes, you have been intensively reported by the media in the past two days. The TV stations are showing the two interview clips where you criticized 'The Deer Hunter'." Gale smiled, "There is also a clip of yawning."
Ronald rolled up the spaghetti with his fork viciously, ate it in one bite along with the minced meat and tomato sauce.
"But I am innocent. I actually said good things, but the damn TV station edited my words to look like that."
"Don't be angry, Ronald. You have been in the editing room and you know that editing can go against the original intention, or even produce completely opposite meanings. What the media likes most is popularity. Now these two Vietnam War movies, for
Oscar hits so hard that you actually get sucked into it."
"Then what can I do?"
"There's nothing you can do, Ronald. Of course, you don't have to do anything," Gale said.
"Then I just watch?" Ronald was still angry.
"Yes, to a certain extent, you just have to wait until the Oscars are over and there won't be any media attention on Sleepyhead anymore."
It seemed like that was all we had to do.
Ronald sighed secretly, "Has the time for the preview of Rock and Roll High School been confirmed?"
"Let me see." Gale took out his notebook and checked. "Yes, it has been set for April 10th, just the day after the Oscars."
At this time, the TV hanging from the ceiling of the restaurant was turned on by the boss, "This is the KNBC channel (NBC's regional station in Los Angeles). The director of the Oscar-nominated Best Director and the biggest dark horse of this Oscar's 'The Deer Hunter' was interviewed by this station.
, clarifying his service experience..."
Michael Cimino held out his fat double chin and talked to the camera:
"The screenwriter of the movie accused me of robbing him of his work? No, no, I am a very good screenwriter myself. I wrote my last movie myself. The first draft he wrote? It was pure rubbish. I overturned everything I got.
Write."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Sleepy Luo's point of view? He accuses me of making movies that make people drowsy? I want to say, if this is the true point of view of Sleepy Luo
, I advised him not to take the film path. The perception of beauty and art is a talent. With a talent like his, no matter how hard he works, it will be difficult to get ahead in the film industry."
Ronald slammed the table angrily, and the bang attracted everyone's attention. He was so frightened that he himself shrank his neck, turned up his collar, and put on his sunglasses, "I'm sorry, Gale, I didn't mean to do it.
"
"Anyone who knows me well knows that I like to joke, and sometimes I will half-joke during interviews. 27 years old? Of course I am half-joking, because I am young, so I want to try your reporter's lowest skills.
Believe me how old I am. In fact, I was born in 1949 and I am 30 years old this year.”
"I believe you," Ronald muttered angrily.
In the next few days, Ronald had no choice but to pretend not to see the news and deceive himself like a thief. He couldn't see Sleepy Luo yawning on TV. Fortunately, the media gradually began to shift their focus, and his yawns appeared less and less on TV.
.
I called Ma La several times, but couldn't coax her back. I guess I had embarrassed her in front of her classmates, and she would not be able to calm down easily in a short time.
As the days go by, the competition for Oscars this year is more intense than in previous years. Michael Cimino, the fat director of "The Deer Hunter", is under fire for his age of birth. His defense is becoming increasingly weak.
The year of birth retreated from 49 to 47, to 45, and finally stopped at 43.
Director Fat Boy's mouth has no credibility in the film industry, and the public has no good impression of a person who lies repeatedly about his age. Therefore, everyone is generally skeptical about the plot of Russian Roulette, thinking that the director
Screenwriter and screenwriter Michael Cimino made it up himself.
At this time, Universal Pictures, which had already bet heavily on "The Deer Hunter" to win awards, finally struck back.
Instead of wasting ammunition on Fat Cimino's age, they directly attacked Jane Fonda on the opposite side.
First of all, Universal united the main actors, nominated Robert De Niro for the Oscar for Best Actor, Christopher Walken for the Best Supporting Actor, and newcomer Meryl Streep for the Best Supporting Actress.
Stand up for the director.
The three people accepted a TV interview. The main argument was: Russian Roulette is not about the Vietnam War, but a possibility. The Deer Hunter is not about the Vietnam War, but about the possibility of any war.
Michael Cimino, the director of Fat Boy, captures the human reaction to any war.
The audience does not need to be serious about whether the plot is what really happened on the Vietnam battlefield. Instead, when watching the movie, they should focus on the beautiful shots and the destruction of human nature from war.
"So Russian Roulette is a fabrication, not the Vietnam War, but a false reference to any war. The male protagonist returned to his hometown and snatched his friend's fiancée. This is the war's destruction of human nature, and it is a criticism of the Vietnam War's destruction of human nature."
Ronald complained to Cameron angrily. He happened to come to the stunt model factory that day to have lunch and chat with Cameron.
"Anyway, this fat guy has a point!"
Universal first threw up a smokescreen to defend the Russian roulette plot.
Then they pulled off a real coup when they caught a fatal mistake on the part of Jane Fonda, the lead actress in "The Return of the Ring."
Jane Fonda has said many times that "Homecoming" is the better Vietnam War movie to win this year's Oscars. However, in a TV interview, Jane Fonda admitted that she has never seen "The Deer Hunter" yet.
Having never watched "The Deer Hunter" and saying that his "The Return" was stronger than his opponent, Universal seized on this and launched an all-out attack in the media. This time it was the turn of the "The Return" crew and Jane Fonda to be embarrassed.