This time the Golden Globes have actually explained a lot of things.
This time, Emily and 'Shakespeare in Love' are almost all-round confrontations: both competed for Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Musical Comedy, and Best Actress. Of course, 'Shakespeare in Love' has an extra nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Emily has an additional nomination for Best Music, but they are competing in other respects.
For Best Director, Levi doesn't think he or 'Shakespeare in Love' has any hope. Facing the classic beach landing battle in 'Saving Private Ryan,' any director has to admit Spielberg's greatness.
The Best Musical Comedy, 'The Mask of Zorro,' 'There's Something About Mary,' and other films are little competition; basically 'Shakespeare in Love' is Emily's competition.
The competition for the heroine is also a heavy priority between the two romantic comedies. The box office of these two plays can be considered comparable, and in terms of popularity, Emily is better, but 'Shakespeare in Love' is a classic play.
After all, this kind of theme is also favored by many people.
One of these two plays recreates Shakespeare's era, and the other is the imaginary scenery that was filmed. It can be said that each has its own merits, and the rest is the difference between the actresses.
"Personally, I prefer 'Shakespeare in Love'; it's a pleasure to play with Gwyneth; she is an outstanding actress, amazing talent..."
Recently some actors are expressing their views on the movie, and some of these people are very influential.
Joseph Fiennes, who starred in 'Shakespeare in Love' and Elizabeth, expressed his love for 'Shakespeare in Love' and his affirmation of Gwyneth in an interview. Especially in his words, although he didn't mention Blanchett, she can be ignored. This also represents his attitude: at least he thinks Gwyneth is better.
Who else knows the two heroines better than the hero? His words can easily make some people have a better judgment of Gwyneth.
However, thinking about it carefully, Levi can understand what Joseph Fiennes said: he obviously prefers 'Shakespeare in Love' in the two movies.
And he has another reason: people have been saying that Cate Blanchett has such an aura that few actors can play with her. However, Joseph Fiennes' elder brother Ralph Fiennes suppressed Blanchett's aura very well when he played with Blanchett.
Many people now comment that Joseph is better than him. His brother was far behind, which naturally dissatisfied Joseph: his brother is indeed a genius, but who wants to live in the shadow of a genius every day?
"Anyway, to be able to get Joseph Fiennes to say such things, their publicity is really hard work."
After seeing this publicity, Levi was also a little surprised, "Do you need me to do it for you? Let me know how I can help you."
At this moment, Winona has also returned to Hollywood. Levi knew she urgently needed publicity and wanted to see if he should do something.
Levi didn't like participating in various promotions, such as talk shows and media interviews. However, if Winona needs it, he can do it.
"You don't have to do anything. You just have to watch." Winona just smiled confidently, "Even I don't have to do anything. Someone will do it for me."
Of course, Winona's self-confidence has a reason because now, there are enough people to speak for her.
There is a big difference between romantic comedies and commercial blockbusters; romantic comedies do not necessarily have to be successful at the box office: the income of romantic comedies can be made up from other parts such as merchandise, disk, and TV broadcast rights. As for the so-called replenishment channel, the most important one is the shaping of the image of an actress.
For a good romantic comedy, the leading actress can easily create a good image in front of the audience. In most commercial blockbusters, the heroine is in an awkward position; it is difficult to leave a good impression on the audience when starring in such a movie.
As long as she is blond, has big breasts, can scream, and can run, you can star in horror movies; as long as you know how to be captured and kiss the male lead when rescued, she can act in action movies. But how many audiences can have a deep and good impression with such an image?
But romantic comedies are different. These heroines almost embody beauty in the movie, symbolizing beauty and the only goal men chase.
Everything that revolves around a heroine is considered good, leading to a simple result. When a rom-com is done, the merchandise endorsed by the actresses will be popular with the popularity of actresses.
Movies are a channel for publicity. If this channel is done well, many other industries will benefit accordingly. After the broadcast of Emily, Latin-style tonal style has greatly influenced the fashion industry for a while. This is an example. The benefits of the movie are even more significant than the movie itself.
Many actresses with outstanding images shoot literary films more than commercial films. It's not because they value awards or because they don't like money.
On the contrary, this is because literary films can easily create the image of goddesses, making them more popular with audiences. And actresses who are loved by the audience can naturally make money through other channels.
The most typical example is Scarlett Johansson in Levi's memory. She has also shaped her image as a goddess by starring in a series of Woody Allen movies and other literary films. For her, although the salary for a movie is only about 2 million, after establishing the image of a sexy goddess through 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona,' 'Lost in Tokyo,' and 'Match Point,' her endorsement fee has reached 4 million.
And Winona Ryder took advantage of this. Her public image has always been excellent, and she has always been the spokesperson for the appearance of a generation of beautiful girls in the United States. She has never lacked the favor of businessmen, and this time after starring in the role of Emily, her image has been significantly improved.
Now Winona Ryder will be helped by others even if she doesn't do anything herself: those merchants who let her endorse and appear in commercials, those designers of cosmetics, clothing, and luxury goods, those who put her on the cover to increase sales, those fashion people who follow the fashion trend by designing clothes according to her short hair hairstyle... these people are expecting her to win the award.
In many people's eyes, endorsing a movie queen will add much color. If she wins an Oscar, it will be a good thing for the sales of these businesses.
Weinstein will promote, but these people are also experts and have deeper interest entanglements. Gwyneth suffered a loss because she was not well-known in the past, did not have many commercial endorsements, and did not establish a good enough network of shared interests.
Her family is indeed very powerful in Hollywood, but these advantages may be useful in dealing with those foreigners. It may be okay to deal with Meryl, who has won awards, is older, and has few endorsements. The business network that Winona has accumulated over the years naturally diminished the effect of PR and family power.
In order to help the Paltrow family affect the merchants' income, no one would do this kind of thing. Winona is not an outsider who has nothing to do with the United States, and it is not easy to defeat her.
In fact, even in the recent period, Winona's promotion has not stopped. Not only the media are full of praise for her, but even many celebrities have made different remarks, expressing their support for Winona.
In an interview, Keanu Reeves said that he and his girlfriend Sam are fans of Winona, and they like Winona's movies very much. Naturally, George Clooney, Al Pacino, and others also praised her, and Christina Ricci, Angelina Jolie, and others are also praising her at this time.
The number of friends in Winona's circle was best reflected at this time. These people are not judges themselves, but they have significant influence and will also greatly influence such selections. It is not easy to count on them to help in times of need, but they are all good hands for the icing on the cake.
Even some boring reporters thought of interviewing Depp at this time. As Winona's ex-boyfriend, after seeing Winona act in such a good movie, people also want to know his evaluation.
"I always knew she was an angel." Depp, who was interviewed, didn't care that he had just made a new girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis. When he mentioned his ex-girlfriend, his attitude was always the same. In praise, "She is a real angel, one of the most perfect women I have ever seen."
Depp's straightforward speech, without any scruples that he and Winona have broken up, will bring a lot to her image. His words gave the media a lot of reveries, and even her ex-boyfriend sent blessings like this, making Winona's angelic image recognized by everyone.
It's just that these comments are a bit tasteful to Levi.
"Depp said you are an angel... Why didn't I have such an idea?"
Regarding Levi's jealousy, Winona smiled softly, "Because he is far away from me, what he saw was my halo. And you are very close to me, so you see the real me. His eyes are on my face, he just sees me as an angel, but he doesn't know how to keep me. But your eyes clearly see the real me, and you are in my heart. So, even if I am an angel, I am your exclusive angel."
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