[US Entertainment] 1994

The cost of "The Usual Suspects" is very low, and the filming cycle will naturally not be long. About two months later, Josh returned to his home in Los Angeles from the crew.

The house is naturally still Carlos's house, but Josh has subconsciously taken it as his own. The soft, sunny and fragrant big bed is his, the small room in the attic is his, and the display cabinets in the study are on display. His trophy, even the owner of the house is his.

Lying on the big bed that can be exposed to the sun, the soft feeling from the quilt made Josh relax. He forgot the unhappiness of being on the set of "The Usual Suspects" and just wanted to have a good sleep and put all his troubles away. empty.

It is the most comfortable time to go to sleep after the filming of each movie. Lying on the bed without watching or thinking about anything, let yourself fall into a sweet dreamland.

This is what Carlos saw when he entered the door——

Josh was lying on the bed in a large shape, wearing loose pajamas, the quilt had been kicked to the innermost part of the bed, his face was flushed from sleep, but he almost rolled to the ground...

Carlos watched silently for a long time, and what he thought of in his mind was definitely not some unsuitable pictures, but——

Dear Josh, your drool has already wet the pillow.

In the relationship between Carlos and Josh, you can be as romantic as you want, but sometimes there will be a lot of embarrassment, not as good as it is now.

Swear to God, if he pushes Josh to wake up now, the other party will never admit that the sleeping drool guy is himself.

Of course, Carlos would never wake up Josh at this time.

In the blink of an eye, it's December. This year, because of the filming of "The Usual Suspect", Josh didn't put too much energy on the awards season, but the smoke from the awards season will not be affected by his departure. The lull, on the contrary, because this is special 12, the whole awards season is showing a hot scene.

"Forrest Gump", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Pulp Fiction", "The Red of the Blue White Red Trilogy", "The Years of Burning Love", "Interview with the Vampire", "Speed"... Different types of The film shines equally brightly in the film circle, and the film critics are undoubtedly happy, but at the same time they are suffering. It is difficult for them to choose a better film from a group of excellent films, even if "Forrest Gump" is This year is recognized as the best award-winning film, but there are always some unconventional film critics who prefer "Pulp Fiction" or "Shawshank Redemption".

On the future IMDb top ten list, two of them were occupied in 1994. "The Shawshank Redemption" competed with "The Godfather" for the first and second positions all the year round, and "Pulp Fiction" occupied a place in the top ten. "The Story of Gan Zheng" is generally ranked in the top [-], "This Killer Is Not So Cold" and "The Lion King" have always been ranked in the top [-].

This also makes 1994 the most special year in film history.

The directors made appointments one after another, and it broke out in this year, not only in North America, but in the whole world, 1994 was full of good films - of course, here, movie-loving audiences will not realize the importance of this year However, after many years, when the movie screens are filled with all kinds of superhero blockbusters that are good at special effects, and the majestic scenes cannot tell a simple story, they will miss this happy era.

"Forrest Gump" can take into account both the box office and the Oscars, and "Schindler's List" can also achieve a satisfactory box office. In the future, art and commerce will gradually drift apart, and the artistry of the best film at the Oscars will be recognized by the judges and critics. The vast majority of film critics agree, but it is difficult for audiences to enter the cinema to enjoy this excellent film.

In fact, even the movies that won the Oscar for best picture at that time were not as good as those in the 90s or even the early 20s in the audience's perception.

At least at that time, "The Lord of the Rings 3", which won the best picture, was very watchable, and the musical "Chicago" also had both dance and core-although "La La Land" won the best director award in 2017, it still The gap with "Chicago" is visible to the naked eye.

"Moonlight" stunned Hollywood by winning the Best Picture Oscar, but it wasn't so much a victory for film as it was a victory for political correctness, and Hollywood has fallen into a terrible cycle.

So Josh is really glad that he was able to come to this era.

He doesn't intend to rewrite the fate of a certain movie—even if "The Shawshank Redemption" is defeated by "Forrest Gump", he doesn't think it's a big deal. I want to deny "Forrest Gump".

After resting at home for a week, Josh finally woke up and began to deal with this extremely lively awards season.

Quentin Tarantino turned out to start a new wave of independent films with "Pulp Fiction" and changed John Travolta's career as an actor.

In fact, throughout the awards season, "Pulp Fiction" has been biting "Forrest Gump" all the way to become one of the most watched movies of the entire awards season. "The Shawshank Redemption" was even ignored to some extent, but because Josh starred in this movie, after his frequent appearances in Hollywood, the film has regained the attention of film critics.

"Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis even publicly declared that "The Shawshank Redemption" is his favorite movie this year, not one of them.

Nevertheless, "The Shawshank Redemption" still lacks the beautiful portrayal of the American spirit in "Forrest Gump" and the violent aesthetics of "Pulp Fiction". During this period, "Forrest Gump" has always led the awards.

The 60th New York Film Critics Association Awards awarded the best film to "Quiz", which is the work of Robert Dreyfus. After its release, it received many good reviews.In the best director department, the New York Film Critics Association was clearly overwhelmed by Quentin Tarantino's outstanding directorial talents, and awarded this award to the fledgling director.

Josh was in the top five of the New York Film Critics Association's Best Actor vote. However, this year, his competitiveness is obviously not as good as Tom Hanks, and the New York Film Critics Association did not even vote for Best Actor. Not to Tom Hanks, but to Paul Newman of "Insane and Foolish."

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association was even more straightforward, and the best picture was directly awarded to "Pulp Fiction"

Back in the bag, although Quentin is young, he has received a lot of recognition for his talent as a director.

Of course, "The Shawshank Redemption" is not without gains.The youngest Chicago Film Critics Association is more optimistic about the film's potential, and awarded the best film and best actor to Shawshank's Redemption. This is also George's first heavyweight trophy in this year's awards season. The Chicago Film Critics Association cannot be compared with New York and Los Angeles film critics, but in the future, its influence should not be underestimated.

Josh rubbed the trophy carefully, and slowly carried it into his display case.

After these two years of operation, his display cabinet has gradually become fuller. There is a trophy for the best actor in Venice, a Golden Globe Award, a statuette, and a New York Film Critics Association Award... When he saw these trophies, Josh's heart ached. Countless pride will emerge, and he will be more motivated to become an excellent actor.

"If you were nominated for Best Actor this time and failed, would you be disappointed, Josh?" The agent asked in a rare and serious manner.

Josh stared at the double agent: "Is that why you don't like me?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant." Mr. Agent quickly waved his hand. Ever since his image as a double agent was established, Josh would always find time to kick his ass hard, although he could kick the 24-year-old The kid turned over, but behind him stood the bad and protective mountain of Carlos Ross, and Arnold still didn't want to provoke him at all.

What happened to Bryan Singer during this time almost made the listeners cry when they heard the news.

It can be said that before "The Usual Suspects", Bryan Singer was only a slightly well-known director, but after "The Usual Suspects", he immediately became famous all over Hollywood, anyone who saw him would point fingers, look, that The big idiot who offended Carlos Ross.

"Just you know, there has never been a 24-year-old actor in the history of the Oscars, not even under the age of 30. If you can really do it, of course I will be happy for you, but... it is obviously not that easy to operate. "The agent patted Josh on the shoulder lightly, "If Oscar doesn't have a damn age limit, I'm sure I'm most optimistic about you."

In fact, Josh's achievements have greatly exceeded Arnold's expectations. Even though he deeply knew that Josh is a very talented actor, he never thought that in such a short period of time, he won for himself An Oscar.

When Josh won the Oscar, even though Arnold told himself over and over again to calm down, he still couldn't help jumping and jumping in the room, smiling like a 20-year-old kid.

His agent career started with Tom Cruise. At that time, Tom Cruise was already a popular idol in the United States, but even at that time, Arnold never thought that he would become the agent of a statuette winner one day.

This means that as long as Josh is taken care of, he has a long-term meal ticket.

"I was just joking, and I know I don't have much hope." Josh sighed, "And I'm sure I won't be disappointed."

"why?"

"Because Tom Hanks is a great actor, and so is Paul Newman, and they're both great. "The Shawshank Redemption" is a more plot-oriented movie, and Andy is the main character, but he doesn't Gan is so distinctive, and it’s not too difficult to perform, even he is not as rich as Rhett, if I were a judge, I probably wouldn’t vote for myself.”

The author has something to say: that's all for today.

Ah~ Calvin, Josh won't win the Oscar winner at this time, because the year Shawshank was released, the film basically didn't win any awards. Even if there were nominations, it was the best actor nomination declared by Morgan Freeman , without Tim Robbins.