The Venice Film Festival has come to an end, the Toronto Film Festival has come to an end, and the Telluride Film Festival has come to an end... The first wave of awards season has calmed down; the New York Film Festival has come to an end, and the Independence Spirit Awards have come to an end, and even the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Association have come to an end... The second wave of awards season has come to an end.

In a blink of an eye, half of November has passed. The National Association of Critics Awards and the North American Radio and Film Critics Awards have announced the nomination list, and there is not much time left to be announced for the Golden Globe nomination list. The awards season has arrived at people in a grand manner, but in previous years, the bustling and lively atmosphere has not arrived yet. Major media did not rush to announce the "popular debut of the awards season", and major film companies did not rush to announce that "some work has a huge reputation". Even the internal previews of Hollywood and private parties seemed to disappear. This dull atmosphere really makes people feel uncomfortable.

In previous years, the Weinstein brothers were always able to seize a lot of attention, and their works under their operation always played an important role in the awards season - this is the case with the nomination and awards stages; but this year, the Weinstein brothers left Miramax and then set up their own business. They missed the best opportunity to make efforts and seemed a little low-key.

But even so, the awards season has been in existence for nearly ten years, and the huge hidden business opportunities and interests are unimaginable. Discussions about the works of the awards season are still endless. Although it has not been able to form a storm, it has replaced commercial films and works with the potential to win awards have gradually become people's topics of conversation after dinner. However, this year's works seem to lack a little explosive power.

"Tower of Heaven" undoubtedly occupies an important part of the topic. This work was already at the Cannes Film Festival as early as May and received a lot of praise. Mexican director Alessandro Gonzalez Inaritu, who once filmed "Love is a Bastard" and "21g", was highly recognized and won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival in one go, seizing the opportunity in the awards season. Subsequently, this work was successively launched at the Toronto Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival, and returned with great reputation. It is considered to be a popular work for this year's Oscars.

"Tower Tower" has similarities with last year's "Crash", but it is more profound and delicate, emphasizing the communication dilemma of human beings. Conflicts and conflicts from different civilizations, races, and regions have enlarged the weaknesses and struggles of human nature to the extreme. The star lineup led by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett is even more icing on the cake, giving the work an innate advantage in the minds of the audience.

It is worth mentioning that this is Brad's first work since "Operation Smith" last year, and it is also the first official appearance of his and Angelina Jolie's "infidelity door". As expected, Brad chose an independent art film to make a comeback according to the arrangement of public relations strategy, leaving behind all the glory of stars, and devoted himself to the actor's performance and speaking with strength.

What's even more amazing is that the rumor in the circle that Brad took over the work "Tongtian Tower" was because his daughter and Angelina were born in May this year. Most of his characters in "Tongtian Tower" were concerned about their families and children. Brad's spoiled and caring for his daughter prompted him to nod and agree to the invitation. In this way, Brad's image of "loving father" spread wildly. At the same time, there is a new story about the divorce between Brad and Jennifer Aniston, "Jennifer is unwilling to have children for him."

At the right time, the right place, the right strategy, Brad unknowingly returned to the public's sight and got rid of the image of "affair man" and became a "family man" who put all his thoughts on his children. After more than eighteen months of silence, Brad Pitt, the "generation sex/sensory symbol" successfully turned over.

Although it has received a lot of praise at the film festival, the shortcomings of "Tower of Heaven" are also very obvious. First, it is too craftsmanship. Director Alessandro played with all his eighteen martial arts, which has led to the story structure being too loose, which undoubtedly dragged down the sublimation of the core idea; second, the form is greater than the content, the editing is too strong, and the carving marks are very obvious, just like a kaleidoscope, which looks colorful, but in fact it is just a few simple graphics pieces, and the intention of the movie is undoubtedly worthy of recognition. Unfortunately, the presentation is limited, and the depth of excavation is also regrettable.

The film was previewed in New York and Los Angeles in the fourth week of October, and began its journey to meet the audience, but the media review only had a disappointing 69 points. It can be seen that North American media still retained their attitude towards the "Tower of Heaven".

Despite this, during this slightly dull awards season, the "Tower of Heaven" with the advantages of star cast, Cannes' best director, and international film festivals, has shown a certain momentum of winning and temporarily occupied the focus of discussion; corresponding to this is the slow rising situation of "Walking Walker".

"The Instant Walker" has attracted countless attention since its production stage. The masterpieces brought by Martin Scorsis again after two years after "The Aviator" bring together big-name stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, which is very star-studded.

The movie put aside the burden of awards season and operated in the form of commercial films. It was fully released in the first week of October, and good news came. The North American box office of 132 million was slightly lukewarm compared to the investment of 90 million, but the outstanding performance of overseas box office made Warner Bros. smile. The media comprehensive review scored 86 points, and even gave the work an advantage. Many professional film critics believed that this may not be Martin's best work, but it was Martin's most mature work. After putting aside the burden of Oscar Little Golden Man's desire, Martin, who let go of his hands and feet, showed excellent entertainment, excellent storyline and outstanding thoughtfulness, and won a lot of prizes.

As we all know, Martin is considered one of the most famous Oscars, works such as "Angry Bull", "Taxi Driver", and "Good Guy" are all absolutely classic works worthy of history, but Martin has not been able to gain recognition from a Little Golden Man so far. Among the four major directors in the 1980s, in addition to George Lucas, who focuses on technological innovation, Steven Spielberg and Francesey Ford Coppola have all won the Oscar Little Golden Man. Martin has been pursuing for more than 30 years, but it is still rare to get a prize. Many people compare Martin with masters like Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin. They are as talented as they are, and they have a tragic fate.

Two years ago, the "Aviator" was known as "a love letter to the Oscar", but it was hit ruthlessly; two years later, the "Walking Walker" made a brilliant debut as a commercial film, but brought unexpected surprises. Martin's call for the Oscar-best director Xiao Jinren suddenly soared.

Objectively speaking, as a commercial film, "Walkward" naturally lacks artistic value, which is also the biggest shortcoming of the work. However, the film shows the unique cultural style and historical heritage of the Boston region. It only gives a brief taste of the discussion of human nature and the discussion of fate tragedy, but it still leaves some aftertaste.

In terms of overall momentum, "Walking Walker" still cannot be compared with "Tongtian Tower". The latter completely follows the trajectory of the awards season, and has already gained a lot of advantages in impression points, but "Walking Walker" still shows a slow upward momentum and is vaguely becoming the biggest competitor of "Tongtian Tower".

Whether it is the "Tower of Heaven" or the "Walking Walker", the weaknesses are very obvious. They are not able to show the domineering and strong spirit of the top seed players in previous years. This is also a side view of the slightly warm and tenderness of the awards season; but what's worse is that, except for these two works, other works do not show the ability to compete in the overall momentum, and they are more just partial flashes, which makes the awards season weaker.

The "last dictatorship" that has been recognized by many times at the Toronto Film Festival, the overall quality of the work is average, the script, director, editing, etc. is not outstanding, and the completion level can be said to be "bad". However, Forest Whitaker's performance was highly praised. Many people compared him with Philip Seymer Hoffman and Lancelot Strello last year. Forest's performance is magnificent, explosive and delicate, which made everyone's eyes shine.

Similarly, the same is true for "Love God at the End". The overall work is not good and there is almost no part worth mentioning. However, Peter Otto's performance won unanimous praise from the audience and critics. The treatment of the Toronto Film Festival's 15-minute standing applause is the only award in Toronto this year. Considering the development curve of Peter's career, many people believe that he can copy the last miracle of Paul Newman's actor's career, win the Oscar winner Little Golden Man, and draw a perfect end.

In addition, niche independent films such as "As a mother", "Thank you for smoking", "Sherley Baby", "Return", "Half Nelson" have received some attention, but their completion and discussion are far from average, not to mention that they are comparable to last year's "Brokeback Mountain" and "Fruit Hard Candy". The overall quality of the works is unsatisfactory, which has led to the lack of highlights this year. "Borat", "The Queen of Prada", "Ms. Porter" and these

Comedy movies have appeared in people's sight and become candidates for awards season. This is undoubtedly a further manifestation of the sluggishness of awards season, because everyone knows that it is difficult for comedy movies to enter the Oscar Academy's eye to enter the eyes of the Academy. Although there are also miracles such as "One Night Wind/Flow" in history that won the four major Oscar awards, overall, comedy movies are in awkward situation during awards season. The Golden Globes have set up a music comedy department specifically, which is always a black spot for people to complain about.

Commercial films lack explosive power, artistic films lack depth, and even independent films seem to be sluggish this year, which really casts a shadow on the awards season.
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