"The arrogance of the Film Academy is once again on display. The most disappointed person at the 80th Oscars was undoubtedly Sean Down. Among actors born after the 1980s, there is no one better than him, and "Milk" is also better than him.

More gay movies need to be great - "Brokeback Mountain" is indeed a good movie, but it is far inferior to "Milk" in terms of themes.

Yes, we all admit that Lewis's performance in "There Will Be Blood" was laudable, but wasn't Sean's performance in "Milk" also mesmerizing? Yes, we also know that they are in

There was a handshake and peace at a party that night, but that didn't mean Sean had given up.

I think anyone who has watched "Milk" will think that Sean undoubtedly deserves this statuette more than Lewis. He has Lewis's advantages, and he also has advantages that Lewis does not have. Who can be less than thirty like him?

He has played several types of roles at the age of 10? And each one is very good. Even Lewis at his age has not reached this level, right?

But the film academy obviously doesn't think so. They are always unwilling to give more opportunities to young actors, and they always feel that there are problems with gay characters, even if the theme is civil rights. Maybe they really should carry out reforms, drastic reforms,

Rather than a trivial change such as attracting more young members!”

——"San Francisco Chronicle"

Among the many media outlets, those in San Francisco were the most aggressive in their attacks on the Film Academy. They almost pointed at the noses of the Film Academy’s judges and said: This is discrimination.

Who made San Francisco Sean's home base? Especially after filming "Milk", the place was full of his supporters. When they fully hoped that he could win an Oscar for this great role, he was inexplicably disappointed.

After losing to Lewis - at least in their eyes - anger became natural.

Of course, this is thanks to the fact that "Milk" is a movie about the struggle for gay rights, and Harvey Milk is a San Francisco native, plus Sean is also a San Francisco native. When these two conditions are combined, the result is

Unimaginable chemical effects.

All in all, the gay community in San Francisco is overwhelmingly on Sean's side. The regular media is pretty good, and the San Francisco Chronicle is somewhat lenient. Gay communities and their websites are basically blaming the film academy.

Discriminating against Sean and the gay community, or cheating on the vote.

Such a raging public sentiment immediately inspired gay groups across the United States. They jumped out to respond to San Francisco's call and criticized the film school in their own way, such as links on Facebook or videos on YouTube, and many media also

High-profile reports that fueled the situation.

The controversy lasted from the end of February to mid-March, so much so that the film academy had to ask a spokesman to stand up and announce that the voting process was fair and that both Lewis and Sean were eligible to win, but God chose Lewis.

Then Sean also said through his spokesperson that he had no objection to the results of this Oscar. Lewis was fully qualified to win the award, and he would continue to work hard and come up with better works to repay everyone, etc.

In short, although the speech was somewhat official and did not offend any party, it could still be considered sincere, so the storm or movement slowly subsided. However, this matter will definitely continue to happen in the years to come.

It is mentioned from time to time, and it may even become a less glorious place in Oscar history, just like Gwyneth's Best Actress award.

Although Lewis is much more qualified than Gwyneth, but...it's a pity that many things are like this. As for the transactions behind the scenes, for example, some anxious film schools hope that Sean will come out to clarify, or Sean will give advice to gay groups

There is no need to go into details about the donation and the anonymous way his team contacted the media.

In any case, the turmoil was still a big one. Not only were gay groups and film schools involved, but many actors and directors were also harassed by reporters. Of course, they basically didn't blame both sides, and they all believed that Lewis and Shaw

Both are qualified to win the award, but Lewis's luck is better.

George Clooney also half-jokingly complained to reporters: "I am also one of the nominees, why do you always pay attention to the two of them?"

Of course, this is not entirely the case. Paul Thomas Anderson claimed that Lewis was more qualified to win the award, but compared to Gus Van Sant, who thought both Lewis and Sean were good and had a hard time choosing between them, he seemed stingy.

But Sean's name has once again resounded throughout the United States and even the world, and the idea that Oscar owes him has also entered the minds of many people through the media. But as mentioned above, what consequences will this influence bring?

, it still takes time to observe, now, Sean’s energy has to be focused on another thing.

After parking the car, Natalie took off her sunglasses and looked at the bar sign not far away, then frowned. This place was a little remote, and although the security was pretty good,...when she thought of that phone call,

She was a little irritable.

"I promise this is the last time. If I continue to pester you after this, you can apply for an injunction from the court." After I deactivated the original dedicated mobile phone, the other party sent a message requesting a call after several detours.

, and the words she said after the call was connected and she asked for the last meeting remained very clearly in Natalie's mind.

Although it was very brief, she clearly understood the following meaning from the way the other party hung up after finishing speaking: if she didn't go, then he would reveal everything to the media.

Although Natalie was confident that she could control the situation after he revealed this incident, at least it would not slip in a direction that was unfavorable to her, but she would also pay a considerable price, so after careful consideration, she still chose to go to the appointment.

However, the impatience and disgust in her heart still grew more and more. If she had known this, she would not have been involved with this damn guy. Natalie, who seemed very cold on the surface, complained in her heart. Not only did she fail to achieve her goal

, on the contrary, he was still entangled.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but snorted in her heart, a playboy is nothing more than that, what kind of playboy can he be so entangled and unable to settle? But then again, she didn't expect that this guy had such strong feelings for her.

Taking a deep breath, Natalie lowered the brim of her hat and pushed open the door of the bar. After dealing with the bartender, she began to look for the agreed-upon seat.

Natalie quickly found a place, a very secluded little corner, where Sean was already sitting and waiting. Even though he was wearing a windbreaker and a baseball cap, with his head lowered, she still recognized him at a glance.

"Sorry, I'm a few minutes late." Natalie sat down and said in a very cold tone. It was already like this anyway, so there was no need to pretend too much.

"I didn't know you liked this kind of place." She added immediately after glancing around.

This nightclub is very noisy. Countless men and women are twisting their bodies together. There are poles on several dance floors. They are pole dances. You can also do stripteases when necessary, so this nightclub can be considered a large-scale one.

place.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that it is easy to talk about things without being discovered.

"Would you like something to drink?" Sean asked first, his voice calm and without too much emotion.

"No, if you need anything, just tell me quickly. I have other things to do." Natalie said in a deliberately impatient tone.

However, Sean turned a deaf ear and took out the banknotes and waved to the waiter. He waited until the waiter came over and then said: "Two glasses of whiskey."

"No, I just want lemonade." Natalie had to correct herself.

Sean did not insist, and soon the waiter brought the things over. Sean picked up the cup, shook it, took another sip, and finally asked: "Tell me, Natalie, why did you do this?

"

Natalie, who didn't touch the lemonade that was delivered, frowned, feeling a little bad in her heart. You must know that Sean had always called her "Nata" before, even though she deliberately corrected his wording that time.

, and he hasn’t changed.

But now he has changed from "Nata" to "Natalie", which shows that he has completely given up on himself and adjusted his mentality. As a result, it is not good for her.

But she didn't show it on her face, and still had a sneer look: "You called me out just to say this? What should I say to you, Sean? Do you think it's interesting to pester me repeatedly like this?

"

"No, no, no," Sean shook his head, "I'm just curious, very curious, and I want to know what you are thinking."

He raised his head and looked at her for the first time, and his sharp gaze seemed to see through her, making her feel guilty again like that night at Oscar, and then she became a little angry.

But Sean didn't give her a chance to play, and immediately continued: "I have always felt strange - well, to be precise, after thinking about it carefully now, I feel strange, why are you unwilling to tell the story between us?

Tell someone?"

"I think I explained this to you, didn't I?" Natalie hummed, "You agreed, and now you tell me you're dissatisfied. It's really funny."

"I said, I'm just curious." Sean picked up the cup and took another sip. "I can understand if you don't disclose it to the media, but it's weird that you can't even tell the people around you. You are so worried about being exposed.

Does anyone know that we are dating?”

Without waiting for Natalie to answer, he continued: "Are you... so worried about the image you have worked so hard to build being destroyed? Or... in your heart, the image you have built and maintained is more important than ours.

Is the relationship between you and me more important? Or, in fact, you have always been just perfunctory with me, and you actually have no feelings for me at all."

Sean stared at Natalie without blinking, and she looked back at him calmly. After a while, she spoke again: "I'm sorry, Sean, if I would have known this was the case before.

, I will end it in a more gentle way. But now, I am very disappointed, very disappointed. In order to shirk responsibility, you have reached the point of arbitrary delusion. I really feel... we have nothing to talk about now."

She said it very seriously and sincerely - at least it seemed that way - but Sean obviously didn't think so. He sneered, then leaned a little closer, and for the first time showed an undisguised sarcastic look:
Chapter completed!