After watching this movie, I am very sure that Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar in 1999. In the years following the end of the Cold War, we were optimistic American filmmakers across the ocean. Begin to focus more and more on the men and women who are full of flowers. This fully demonstrates the sense of invincibility and comfort that Americans have after the end of the Cold War. It also shows that the discourse power of American films is occupied by more and more women.
The best "British Patient" in '97, the best "Titanic" in 1998, the best "Shakespeare in Love" in 1999, and perhaps the best "Braveheart" in 1996. Among them, the proportion of love scenes is much higher than that in the 10 years between 1985 and 1995. This change not only shows that the United States has become more peaceful, but also can be understood as another awakening of the women's movement. The 1999 Oscar for the best competition can be said to be comparable to 1994. In addition to "Shakespeare in Love" which won the laurel, there are "Life is Beautiful", "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line". In terms of the production level and script skills of several films, it is still so much higher than "Shakespeare in Love". However, "Shakespeare in Love" finally won the championship, and it was still to please some mainstream voices on the subject matter.
Shakespeare's plays, after flowing out of his pen, are still classics today. I believe that after many years, someone will still remember him. The story of "Romeo and Juliet" is a classic among classics. The Oscar-winning "West Side Story" in 1962 adapted this story to the streets of New York at that time. It can be said that all opera and filmmakers regard the story of "Romeo and Juliet" as the standard. Of course, it is more about the girls' yearning and longing for this unforgettable love.
I think Shakespeare in Love, another secret to its success, is more popularization. Compared with "The English Patient" and "Titanic", the love between life and death. We who were born in a peaceful age are more able to accept a love story with more comedy like "Shakespeare in Love". After all, real art should be popular, in the Hollywood movie market in the cold winter at that time. Our screenwriters and directors should put down their stature even more, package this beautiful love into a situation that is acceptable to everyone, and promote it to the general public. Therefore, this film is essentially anti-elite mode, and the universality of art and love it expresses fully moved the judges at that time.
An excellent work often comes from life. The screenwriters of "Shakespeare in Love" boldly assumed that Shakespeare's extramarital affair happened when he wrote "Romeo and Juliet". Let Shakespeare, who lived in the Renaissance era, be more comprehensible to us modern people. However, the Oscar is the best, and still firmly adheres to the tradition that extramarital affairs must die. Let Shakespeare and "Juliet" incarnate Viola go their separate ways. This insistence on tradition and mainstream is very important and desirable. This statement can also be regarded as the official position of Oscar for the uproar of the Clinton sex scandal at that time.
A warm beginning is always accompanied by a tragic ending. Family, responsibility, destiny, all kinds of things in the world. It is destined that some love can only be like a shooting star, streaking across the horizon. There is a saying that is short-lived, but beauty is eternal. Life is inherently imperfect, so don't be too greedy. Of course, I also have to mention our uncle Colin Firth, who was greened twice in "The English Patient" and "Shakespeare in Love". The most hateful is the male protagonist of "The English Patient" Ralph Fiennes and "Shakespeare in Love" male protagonist Joseph Fiennes are still brothers. It seems that the British mockery of certain elite image men has reached an outrageous level.
It is worth mentioning that the movie has not forgotten how to guide our younger generation to fall in love normally and accept some traditional concepts. This is also a developing China, which must be properly faced and considered. Teenagers are full of longing for beautiful things and yearning for some unknown things. As filmmakers who are important propaganda means, our Chinese filmmakers need to think more about how to guide some restless young people to take over our Chinese heritage and pass it on from generation to generation.
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