So far, in terms of the number of awards, the "Explosive Drummer" is about to catch up with the "Budapest Hotel". The former has three trophies and the latter has four. Both works "Birdman" and "Youth" are left behind. Although this cannot mean the trend of the best film, the college judges' love for this work is still unquestionable. The competitive landscape is fully open!

Onlookers are bound to have questions, is the best editing award so heavy?

The real meaning is not actually the "Best Editing Award" itself, but the fact that every strong competitor wins his strongest project for granted, continuing the momentum of the second phase of the awards season. Without unpopularity, there will be no falling behind, and the stable pattern has been continued all the way.

Looking at the entire awards season, "Bird Times" and "Bodapest Hotel" joined hands to lead strongly, "Bird Drummer" and "Imitation Game" followed closely, while "Bird Man" who failed to win too much momentum in the first half, but he tried his best in the final part of the first phase and began to look up; then "Imitation Games" and "Bird Man" fell behind one after another, and "Bird Man" overtook strongly, sprinting towards the Oscars alongside "Bird Times".

Before the Oscars were unveiled, "Youth" and "Birdman" were difficult to distinguish, "Explosive Drummer" followed closely, while "Budapest Hotel" gradually weakened, but still ahead of other competitors. The four seed players of the entire No. 1 Group joined hands to launch an attack on the Best Picture.

"Youth" is light and concise, presenting the power of time in a real way, completely breaking away from the technological innovation of contemporary films, and returning to the skills of the film itself down-to-earth, just like the trilogy of "before sunrise, before sunset, and before midnight" presented by Richard Linklater, the "before sunrise" and "before midnight" that Richard Linklater used time to present the trilogy of "before sunrise, before sunset" and "before midnight", it was amazing.

At a time when film commercialization is becoming more and more serious, the return to nature of "younger years" is definitely an alternative in the industry. Who can dislike it?

In contrast, "Birdman" is complex and heavy, and the iconic long shots are full of intricate design, presenting the film's skills in another way; at the same time, in sharp contrast to the de-dramaization of "Youth", "Birdman" highlights the drama with a sense of ups and downs.

But what really touched Hollywood is its story, just like the "artist" who looked back at the Golden Age.

On the surface, it tells the story of an outdated actor trying to revive his power, but it is a pain for the film industry practitioners who are in danger:

Every practitioner may face such a dilemma. The last second is full of glory and no one cares about it. That insecurity is an indelible nightmare for everyone. Unless they reach the level of Renley or Meryl Streep, everyone needs to face the crisis of unemployment at all times.

In the story of "Birdman", the male protagonist tries to find a chance to make a comeback from Broadway. In reality, this is also the mainstream choice in Hollywood. For example, during the trough of career in the 1990s, Glenn Cross starred in the musical version of "Sunset Avenue" and won the opportunity to return to Hollywood again. The famous actor Fei Donnaway, who also competed for the role, completely retired because he did not get that role.

Compared to Broadway, there are still people who have to choose TV series, but compared to the influence of movies and Broadway, the road for TV series actors is even narrower, so many actors have to disappear on the screen, either choosing a regional drama troupe or traveling to Las Vegas to participate in the performances. Both Madonna and Britney Spears have gone to Las Vegas to perform, and Miss Gaga made the same choice during her career trough.

It can be understood in this way that the more you have experienced the peak, the more you can't let go of your burdens and face. The constraints brought by the glory of the past make them at a loss. This is also the origin of the Oscar Little Golden Man curse. They often use all unrealistic requirements to limit their choices.

In the end, they were in trouble.

In fact, the story of "Birdman" can be seen as Hollywood's self-deprecating and self-motivation. In the eyes of the college, this is undoubtedly a high-level attitude to face up to one's own shortcomings and weaknesses, but refusing to surrender is even more clever than "artist", and can easily win the hearts of the college judges.

In the second phase of the college's public relations, Fox searchlights over and over again, and tirelessly reminded Hollywood practitioners: "Birdman" is simply everyone in Hollywood, and it simply tells the dilemma of everyone's past, present and future.

If the return to nature of "Youth" is actually a tireless pursuit of the film development for a century. After repeated discussions, there will be no new ideas as you talk. It seems that it is just that, and it is more just testing the creator's patience; and the worries and fears of "Birdman" are everywhere, like nightmare like reincarnation, which continues to be staged in every era and will continue to be staged.

This also became a turning point in the second stage of the college's public relations. The Fox searchlight strategically abandoned the "Budapest Hotel" Fox, easily seized the upper hand, and successfully paved the way for the "Birdman" to come from behind, surpassing its competitors all the way, and now stands at the same height as the "Youth".

So, what about the "burst drummer"?

Compared to "Youth", "Explosion Drummer" is undoubtedly novel. Damien Chazerre uses drum beats to create rhythm, edit in series, and shoots the movie by writing music scores. The final product presents a melodic smoothness, allowing the audience to see another way of opening the movie.

Compared with "Birdman", the "explosion drummer" is undoubtedly bold, challenging people's understanding of art with a "father-killing" attitude, penetrates from the physical level to the spiritual level in a bloody way, truly showing the ultimate experience of pursuing perfection in the field of art, which is a fascinating one.

They are also discussing art. The "Birdman" stays in the stage of self-remembrance and self-motivation, but the "explosive drummer" is challenging himself and breaking through himself and going further, with a kind of perseverance that is broken, unreasonably collides all the way, with a kind of destructive power.

It can be said that "Youth in Youth" and "Birdman" both return to tradition. The former uses conservative methods, while the latter uses novel methods to return to the artistic pursuit of the film industry. One is shooting skills and the other is practitioners; while the "explosive drummer" breaks the tradition and even provokes the bottom line of the academy's tradition. From the two levels of shooting skills and practitioners, the audience can feel the pain of artistic breakthroughs.

The double torment of body and spirit.

If technological innovation should be commended, then the "explosive drummer" is worthy of praise than the "Birdman"; if artistic pursuits should be commended, then the "explosive drummer" is worthy of attention than the "Youth"; if the shackles should be commended, then the "explosive drummer" should also be more commended than the "Youth" and "Birdman".

This is also the reason why Sundance Film Festival chose "explosion drummer" rather than "younger years". What they appreciated was the anger that Renly and Damien injected into this film, which broke the existing constraints with a ruthless and tough attitude, presenting the truest face of artistic pursuit.

It's like the scene shown in "Birdman": the former superhero actor tried to turn over, but failed to do so, and his career fell into a desperate situation; as a result, he accidentally became popular on social networks because he lost his body naked. Nowadays, artistic level is no longer a criterion for films, and more and more gossip news and commercial hype are becoming the focus. How many works are willing to focus on artistic creation like "Youth" and "Breaking Drummers"?

The "Birdman" came from behind and surpassed the "Youth" and "Explosive Drummer", which was the biggest ridicule of the movie itself and the reality itself.

But the Oscar is not Sundance, and the Academy does not have the courage and courage of Robert Redford. The "explosive drummer" is always challenging the audience's nerve bottom line. In the final analysis, it is challenging the bottom line of the college judges. The pure mockery is like a slap in the face.

Is Andrew overthrowing Fletcher also a "burst drummer" that is overthrowing the authority of the academy judges?

So, the storm of the second phase of the awards season showed this situation:

The "Youth" is moving forward steadily, the "Birdman" counterattacks strongly, the "Explosion Drummer" is eyeing, and the "Budapest Hotel" is waiting for an opportunity to move.

Four works, including the "Budapest Hotel", which was dragged by Scott Rudin, did not completely withdraw from the competition, which all added more variables to the Oscars.

Tonight, after the award ceremony began, all four of the first group's main competitive works won successfully in their best points until the Best Editing Award

The award of "Explosive Drummer" is something that everyone hopes for. Once again, the "strong posture" was successfully continued. There were no upsets or dark horses to subvert the second stage pattern. The First Group still has the favor of the college judges, no one breaks through, and no one falls behind. This is the situation at this time.

It is precisely because of this that the "Explosive Drummer" won the Best Editing Award, which is considered to be the suspense of the best film becoming more and more mysterious. No one can accurately judge what impact the second stage of the academy's public relations left in the minds of the judges, and finally projected on the votes and created some more waves.

At this time, the awards season has entered the last third of the stage, but no one can accurately interpret it.

The suspense of the ultimate award is becoming more and more interesting, and it can be compared with the best actor. This also means that the award ceremony is becoming more and more worth looking forward to. Perhaps, the singing and dancing performances and the award speech are still long and boring, but the awarding of each award may subtly change the pattern, and the expectation and tension, curiosity and excitement quietly spread in the Dolby Theater, and even Neil can feel this.
Chapter completed!