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Published at 3rd of November 2021 09:08:03 AM


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The drums rang, the lights came on, and a spotlight projected down, shrouded Neil Patrick Harris, gathering the world's attention.

The more you stand in the center of the universe, the more you can feel the huge pressure swarming from all directions like a tide-the position of the host of the Oscar awards ceremony has never been easy, like an iron throne full of thorns, even Sitting down is also destined to not feel relaxed.

This is the case with Neal at this time. Even though he has hosted the Emmy Awards and the Tony Awards, things are still not easy, and it can even be said to be more difficult.

"Welcome to the 87th Oscars. Tonight, we pay tribute to the best and whitest...sorry, the brightest actors in Hollywood."

In the opening game, Neal directly aimed at the most controversial focus of this year's Oscar:

This is the most "white" Oscar since 1998. The 20 nominees for the four major performance awards are all white. The lack of diversity and pluralistic accusations is endless, "species/ethnic discrimination" The controversy has never subsided, especially the “Selma Parade” was almost invisible in the nomination list in the early stage of the heat. This has also made many controversies intensified and even overshadowed the hacking incident. Negative impact.

Relentlessly, Neil spit out in the opening remarks, but...that's basically the whole story.

Last year, Alan De Janis’ opening remarks were light but witty, cleverly using his affinity on social networks to bring himself closer to the times, and he summoned Lan Li in an intricate manner. The witty jokes kept the audience always on the stage. Keep it relaxed and cheerful, and it was even called one of the best openings since the millennium.

Of course, Neal also has his own humorous style, but he cannot simply and rudely copy Allen’s line. If he is not careful, he may fall into the dilemma of "painting a tiger is not an anti-dog"-not that Neil lacks Self-confidence, but objectively speaking, humorous jokes are not Neal's strongest point, nor are they the core reason why the college invited Neal to be the host.

Known as the most outstanding and outstanding host in the history of the Oscars, Billy Christo, he is best at presenting the style of the golden age of Hollywood with song and dance performances, and at the same time cleverly incorporates the sesame-sized humor, unique The stage charm is really hard for the younger generation to possess.

From 2004 to 2006, Hugh Jackman served as Tony Award host for three consecutive years; in 2009, Hugh Jackman challenged the Oscar host for the first time. His performance has won numerous praises and has always been considered the only Oscar capable of The host on par with Billy Christo--

The excellence of Alan De Janis and Hugh Jackman are two completely different forms.

This year, the academy finally decided that Neil Patrick Harris will be the host. It is hoped that Neil, who has shown his talents in singing, dancing and drama in the Tony Award hosting position many times, can reproduce the brilliance of the golden age of Hollywood, maybe—— It's just maybe, he can become Billy's successor.

The "Birdman", who focuses on the theater stage, is very popular in this year's awards season. Just like the "artists" of the year, a large part of the reason is that the "world's most narcissistic" academy judges have once again awakened themselves to In the golden age of nostalgia and intoxication, how can they not "love" themselves?

For various reasons, Neal appeared on the stage of the Dolby Theater tonight, and then, in the form of singing and dancing, the film’s light and shadow charm was presented:

Neil stood in the center of the stage, and the lights came out from bottom to top, projecting Neil’s figure on the curtain behind; at the same time, he made a fuss on the reflection in the way of projection animation, like magic, and evolved a hat out of thin air. , Pigeons, umbrellas, and then began to dance:

The first picture pays tribute to the classic "Song in the Rain", and then "Northwest by North"...The series of classic movies, from lyrics to dance steps to projection, multi-line parallelism, presenting more than one in a high-tech way The colorful movie world is dazzling and can't help but exclaim.

This is not all.

Subsequently, Anna Kendrick appeared on the stage as Cinderella, and Jack- Black (Jack-) immediately disrupted the situation as a complainer, truly breaking the fourth wall, blurring the line between the audience and the performer, somehow. Feelingly, let the light and shadow of the movie blend into the Dolby Theater.

In the end, the projection screen slowly rises, and the characters on the movie screen come out from behind, join Neil’s ranks, introduce the eight best film nominees in a series, the performance enters the climax/trend, and then the actors gather together. Qi arranged longitudinally behind Neil, perfectly standing so that all the singers and dancers behind him were "invisible"; at the same time, Neil at the forefront assumed the classic pose of the Golden Man trophy, and the light fell slowly on the screen again. The outline of the Little Golden Man trophy was mirrored, which also brought a perfect end to Neal's opening performance.

The live broadcast camera was switched to focus on the guests applauding. The actors on the stage quickly exited and the projection screen slowly rose. When the camera fell on Neal again, the whole stage was left. He is alone, as if the noise and noise just now were just a moment in the movie, the boundary between virtual and reality has completely disappeared, and the illusion and beauty of image-making dreams are once again amazing.

It must be admitted that Neal’s profound knowledge as an excellent stage actor, excellent singing and dancing, is truly talented, but the tension of hosting the Oscar for the first time still restrains his hands and feet, lacking Billy Christo’s humor, It also lacks the personal charm of Hugh Jackman, and the whole aria is slightly more conservative; more importantly, Neal’s cooperation with Anna and Jack has a very obvious sense of rhythm, which makes the "performance" stay at the performance level. It is undoubtedly very regrettable that the audience could not truly enter the world of light and shadow.

After the performance, the guests all responded with applause and whistles, opening the curtain in a lively and extraordinary way; but careful observation can still find that the polite component is greater than the fanatical pursuit, and the emotions of the guests have not been fully mobilized. Can not be compared with the predecessors.

In fact, there is still a gap compared with Neal’s own highest level. The audience should watch Neal’s performances at the Tony Awards and Emmy Awards to appreciate his true level.

At the end of the singing and dancing, Neil still warmed up with a few simple jokes. Tonight, he chose Oprah Winfrey as the subject of jokes, and then he spit out the "Smurfs 2" he dubbed last year. , This put a stop to his opening performance, "I have invited the winner of last year's best supporting actress, the one and only Rooney Mara."

Opening, let’s go to a paragraph for now.

From a positive point of view, Neal interprets his own style and does not follow the routine step by step. He has made efforts within the conservative framework of the college and basically achieved expectations. The only regret is that the lines are still not rounded enough, calling for "renewal". The slogan "Fall in love with the movie" is just a slogan.

No matter what, the most stressful opening stage finally ended smoothly.

Rooney appeared in the applause of the audience.

Rooney’s footsteps were a little slow, and the applause at the scene had fallen, but she was still about five meters away from the microphone, and she came to the microphone without hurriedly maintaining an elegant manner. She said coldly, "Please forgive my skirt. Pendulum." A small ridicule caused a soft laugh on the scene.

The spitting spit makes people can't help but smile.

"Best Supporting Actor winner Robin Williams once said that God only gives you a little madness, don’t lose it. Tonight, we are about to sing this gift from God, as well as the best men. Impeccable performance by supporting nominees, nominees include..."

Rooney completed the scene in the most concise and direct way, and then five nominees appeared on the big screen.

JK-Simmons of "Burst Drummer", Ethan Hawke of "Boyhood", Edward Norton of "Birdman", Steve Carell of "Fox Hunter" and Mark Ruffalo.

Four works, five actors.

Among them, only "Fox Hunter" was absent from the battle for the best film, and the other three works are also considered to be strong contenders for the current best film, which also means that the best supporting actor award will become the ultimate award tonight. This is the first time a confrontation has occurred. Such a situation is rare in recent years.

Outstanding performances often come from low-cost works, and the overall strength is relatively weak, and more often they miss out in the fierce competition for the best film.

This year is an exception.

In the awards season lacking super-topic works, the main competing seed players have performed well at the performance level. This also allows the four major acting departments to see at least two or more best film nominated works. Naturally, The competition for awards in each acting department may affect the final trend of the best film. Even if the best supporting actor department is relatively lack of suspense, the tension still diffuses quietly.

The competition tonight is particularly fierce:

Ethan Hawke and Edward Norton are both popular actors in the industry~www.novelhall.com~ They have worked hard in the field of independent films for many years, and their fame and reputation are top; Mark Ruffalo is even more popular. Love, since 2010, almost every year works can appear in the awards season. The friendly and pleasant image also has super popularity in Hollywood; not to mention Steve Carell, who has top connections as a comedian.

Who to choose and who not to choose is a difficult decision for every college judge. You can see the tip of the iceberg from the on-site reaction: every actor's alternate screen is broadcast, and their friends can be found on the spot. , Cheers, slogans and shouts one after another in the theater.

Instead, it was JK-Simmons, an unknown blue-collar actor, who seemed to have seen everyone but everyone couldn't call his name.

The clips of Simmons's performance played on the big screen are really Fletcher and Andrew's rivals, that is, the **** scene in which Fletcher slapped Andrew to the beat, which was so tight that it was frightening. The atmosphere flows from the sound.

Then Simmons won a round of applause from the audience.




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