***'s trip to the stage is a good thing for "Justice Angels" to run the Olympics, because as the base camp of the anti-***, there will be many people who will retaliately vote for "Justice Angels"; it is also a bad thing, because "Moonlight Boy" is a black movie, and the revenge votes will definitely be more than "Justice Angels". Originally, "Justice" and "Justice" had similar votes, but in the current form, "Justice" received much more votes than "Justice Angels".

However, for "Angel Justice" and the entire publicity and public relations team, the rhythm was not disrupted because of the ***'s coming to power. Propaganda and public relations still followed the established strategy. On the third day after *** was officially elected as president of the United States, just as the whole Hollywood was wailing at the ***'s arrival, Zhang Ran flew to the UK with the creator of "Angel Justice" to start the promotional work of the movie in the UK.

On the afternoon of November 13, "Angel of Justice" held a screening and meeting at the BFiimax Cinema in London for British media and film critics. The bfiimax Cinema has the largest film screen in the UK, as well as the best sound and projection systems. These devices work together to immerse the audience in legendary 2D and 3D images and extremely realistic digital stereo, as if they are in a movie story.

The movie began to be screened, and Zhang Ran was observing the reactions of the media and film critics. It was fine when the movie started. More than 20 minutes later, Zhang Ran saw that many reporters' eyes were red, some of the female reporters were crying and their bodies were trembling. Murphy understood this feeling very well, and reached out and patted Carrey Mulligan's arm. Carrey Mulligan turned his head, wiped away the tears from his face, and tried to squeeze out a smile on him, then lowered his head and pushed hard on his shoulder.

At the end of the screening, media reporters and film critics on the scene expressed their respect to the film with endless warm applause. While communicating with the media, a reporter in his thirties told Zhang Ran that the film allowed him to understand this cruel history, empathize with the sufferings the Chinese people had suffered, and also gain a deeper understanding and understanding of China.

During the communication process, a reporter asked: "What do you think about *** coming to the stage?"

Zhang Ran was so sad when he heard this problem. As the boss of an Internet company and a filmmaker, Zhang Ran definitely did not like anti-globalization and anti-free trade. But he couldn't say this, because the trade war would definitely start after *** came to power, and *** was a little bit stingy, and Zhang Ran didn't want to be the first to be a leader. But it was impossible to let him say good things about ***, which was not in line with his personality, and saying good things about *** means that the best Oscars of "Angel of Justice" are gone.

Zhang Ran shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands and said, "What do I think, but I think maybe fly will become a powerful tool for governing the country!"

The media and film critics on the scene thought Zhang Ran was mocking the *** and burst into laughter.

After the meeting, many British media quickly released film reviews, almost all of which were well received.

"Angel of Justice" is a shocking film, a shout from the Chinese. The film contains extremely real war scenes and describes in detail the horrific crimes committed against Chinese soldiers and civilians during the occupation of Nanjing by the Japanese army during the occupation of Nanjing. However, Zhang Ran also looks outside the battlefield in the film, allowing us to get close contact with all kinds of people in Nanjing, showing the various reactions of different people in the face of terror aggression. Four-star, "New Internationalist"

Zhang Ran examines the harsh perspective of the Nanjing Massacre, powerful, shocking, and cannot be missed. "The Angel of Justice" is different from any movie experience you have ever experienced. It is a film that is powerful enough to change your life. If you can withstand the shock of your heart, you will finish watching it. Five Stars, "The Times"

Zhang Ran's work is extremely shocking. Every atrocities and beasts are excavated from history and rewoven into this narrative epic. The documentary style of the movie makes the movie more intense and gives the movie a sense of history. This is definitely not an entertaining movie, but as a memory and witness of history, it is unique. Five stars, The Guardian

The authoritative British film magazine "Full Movie" used ten pages to introduce this Chinese film, titled "Five Reasons to Watch "The Angel of Justice".

"Visual and Audio" not only gave "Angel of Justice" five stars, calling this work "the best film of the year so far." Editor-in-chief Nick James also wrote a special article to recommend "Angel of Justice". In the article, Nick James said: "Zhang Ran is a better narrative master than Scorsese and Kurosawa. He is good at highlighting individual characters in chaotic scenes. No movie can show the torture and torture that women experience in war so impactful and shockingly. "Angel of Justice" is a classic work that must be appreciated in the theater!"

The mainstream British TV media attached great importance to "Angel of Justice". BBC spent fifteen minutes reporting on the movie during the prime time of midday news. The content of the report focused on the Nanjing Massacre displayed in the film. Zhang Ran and three starring actors conducted studio interviews with BBC female hosts; British Sky TV also reported on the movie many times in the past week.

After many positive reviews from the British media were released, the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes in "Angel of Justice" rose to 85, and the comprehensive score of MTC also reached 83. Although this score still lags behind "Moonlight Boy", it should be enough to compete for the Oscar for the best film.

After staying in the UK for four days, Zhang Ran flew to France with the crew to meet with the French media. Zhang Ran knew that it was very difficult for a movie like "The Angel of Justice" to get good reviews in France. The tastes of French media and film critics are very different from those of Europe and the United States. They are not particularly fond of movies like the Holocaust type. For example, "Beautiful Life", "Pianist", and "Schindler's List" have relatively average reviews in France. They believe that such subjects should be made into documentaries.

However, the French media's evaluation of "Angel of Justice" for example, Zhang Ran expected it to be good, and basically all praises it. Even "Movie Manual" gave "Angel of Justice" three stars. The reason why "Movie Manual" gave the most review is that they believe that Zhang Ran did not follow the personal perspective of the film author, and many links of the film were emotional and were not calm enough.

After the propaganda between Britain and France, Zhang Ran flew back to the United States with the main creator of "Angel of Justice" and began to promote it in the United States. The Hollywood blockbuster promotion practices basically invite journalists from all over the world, concentrate them in one place for visits, and then interviews from several large magazines. Because "Angel of Justice" is going to be in the Olympics, the publicity strategies are completely different, with detailed and dense approaches and multiple cross-overs. The media strategy is one wave after another, with big newspapers exposed first, followed by relevant newspapers and departments, and almost all the media. For example, after the media visit in Kansas City, Taylor Lai and the Colorado area will spread some related information. There are reports in New York, and then the newspapers in New Jersey are followed. After the visit to Los Angeles, visits in Orange County and other districts have to be continued.

Media visits cover all levels and should cover all audiences as much as possible. Among them are global media, such as ABC, The New York Times, Newsweek, etc., as well as local media. There are professional commentary publications such as American Cinematographer, Film Review, etc., as well as magazines with soft trends in life. There are media targeting young people, such as MTV, Rolling Stone, and media GQ for the elderly or adults. In addition, they also include more fashionable and avant-garde media, Internet and magazines.

In addition to accepting media interviews, we also have to organize screening activities from local film critic associations to invite critics to watch movies. The Oscars were voted by more than 5,000 members of the American Academy of Film and Arts, and very few film critics have the qualifications to vote. However, the positive reviews of film critics and the affirmation of awards from various film critic associations can play a certain role in hedging the Olympics.

In the past, the Film Critics Association Awards had no impact on Oscar ownership, but after the priority voting system was implemented in 2010, the situation was different. Now the jury selects 5 films from the nominated films and sorts them from first to fifth according to their own preferences. If the number of votes in the first place obtained by the film exceeds 50%, then the second place must be regarded as the second place. In this case, the number of votes in the second place is crucial to the ownership of the award.

When judges vote for the first place, they mostly depend on their own preferences, and their tendencies are more obvious. Take black people as an example. Most of the black people among the Oscar judges today will definitely vote for "Moonlight Boy" because this is a black movie. But it is not certain who chooses the second place. If the critics particularly praise "Angel of Justice" and say that this movie is particularly good, has an internationalist spirit, and is contrary to ***. Then the black judges may be affected and vote for the second place to "Angel of Justice".

Participating in the Oscars is like participating in the election, creating momentum, canvassing votes, and large-scale capital investment are indispensable. At that time, Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was a promotional cycle of 11 months. After winning the Oscar, Ang Lee and the producer cried with their heads.

Just as Zhang Ran and the crew were busy with publicity, the annual awards season officially kicked off.

On November 22, the American Film Independence Spirit Award announced the nomination list. "Moonlight Boy" won six nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director; Andrea Arnold's "American Sweetheart" won six nominations together; followed by Kenneth Ronalgan's "Manchester by the Sea", which received five nominations.

Neither "Angel of Justice" nor "La La Land" were nominated. It was not that the two movies were bad or that they were not in line with the judges' tastes. It was that neither of these two movies were independent films and could not participate in the competition for the Independent Spirit Award.

On November 28, the 26th Gotham Independent Film Awards came to an end. "Moonlight Boy" won four major awards, including Best Picture; Casey Affleck, who contributed a wonderful performance in "Manchester by the Sea", won the best actor without any suspense; Isabel Huppell, who has long been the best actress in Europe, won the first American Best Actress title for her strong performance in "She". The Gotham Award is the second largest independent film award in North America outside of Sundance, and it is also the first award in the US awards season. The announcement of the Gotham Awards also announced that the Oscar outpost has officially begun.

On November 29, the 88th National Critics Association Awards were drawn. "Manchester by the Sea" became the biggest winner, winning four awards, including the best film; "Moonlight Boy" won the Best Director Award and Best Supporting Actress Award; and "Angel of Justice" only won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award.
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