Not afraid of the Oscar hit gallants ＂Awesome, My Country＂
The large-scale documentary film "Awesome, My Country" which will be released this Friday premiered yesterday. The film, jointly produced by CCTV and China Film Co., Ltd., tells the development and achievements of the motherland in the form of light and shadow. On the same day as Awesome, My Country, there are also films nominated for this year’s Oscar, Money World and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
"Awesome, My Country" premiered
28 stars jointly recommended
Wei Tie, director of the film creation team, Guo Gang, editor, Chen Changye and Danrong Wang, voice director, gathered together yesterday to talk about the story behind the creation. Lin Ming, chief engineer of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Chen Deqi, a private entrepreneur in Fujian, and Zhang Zuohe, general manager of China Construction Libya Branch, also came to the scene to share their blood and passion. The hosts of CCTV’s financial channel made a collective appearance, with Wang Xiaoya, Ma Hongtao, Qin Fang, Wang Xiaoqian, Lu Yiming, Zhang Lin, Zhou Yun, Yan Fang, Xu Tao, Zhang Jing and Zhou Rong joining hands. Bai Kainan, Jianfeng Bao, Che Yong li, Cong Shan, Fang Xiaoli, Fu Shaojie, Gong Hanlin, Gu Changwei, Jin Yuting, Li Chen, Li Muzi, Niu Ben, Qin Lan, Su Li, Sun Chun, Tian Muchen, Wen Zhang, Wu Jing, Wu Jun, Wu Ruofu, Wu Yue, Xu Wenguang, Yan Danchen, Zang Jin.
The film not only records the extraordinary super projects such as China Bridge, China Road, China Car, China Port and China Net, but also shows the achievements of the largest radio telescope FAST in human history, the world’s largest offshore drilling platform "Blue Whale 2", the research and development of maglev train and 5G technology. While sharing the shocking image, the master also told the story behind it, which made the audience sincerely sigh "Awesome, my country!"
The second half of the film tells the life changes of ordinary people from the perspective of "small family". From the living conditions of poverty alleviation workers at the grass-roots level, to the three generations who built the world’s largest artificial forest on Bashang, to the health administrator who did a good job in household entry and the mighty teacher who defended the country, it vividly recorded China’s outstanding achievements in poverty alleviation, ecological civilization construction, medical security and national security system.
"Money World" premiered
At the age of 88, he was nominated for an Oscar for nine days.
Ridley scott, a great guide who is over 80 years old, is admirable in his creativity — — The Money World directed by him will be released in China this Friday, and the film premiered yesterday. Ma Yili, the promotion ambassador of China, came to the scene to connect with michelle williams, the star of Money World, and called on everyone to go into the cinema to support Money World and understand the meaning of wealth in the movie. "Don’t be kidnapped by money."
Based on real events, Money World tells the story that the grandson of paul getty, the former richest man in the world, was kidnapped. The original protagonist of the film was kevinspacey fowler, but more than a month before the film was released, Spacey’s sexual assault scandal was exposed, which led to the deletion of all his scenes, and the 88-year-old Christopher Plummer made up the film.
80-year-old ridley scott and 88-year-old Plummer worked continuously for 18 hours every day, moving to multiple studios, and finished all the remakes in just 9 days. The film was nominated for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe Awards, and Christopher Plummer was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at this year’s Oscar, becoming the oldest nominee in the history of all Oscar performance awards. Speaking of the 80-year-old director ridley scott, Ma Yili also repeatedly praised: "Age is no longer an obstacle on the art road."
Ma Yili also had a video call with michelle williams, the star of Money World. Ma Yili said that she has seen many Michelle movies, from Manchester by the Sea to The King of Circus, which has just been released, and thinks she is a great actress. Ma Yili said that she is both an actress and a mother, so she can understand the difficult situation of Michelle’s mother Gail in Money World. This mother is so strong and brave that it is unforgettable. Michelle in the video also said that she thinks that mother is the noblest profession in the world, and every time she performs a mother, she will have special feelings. For Michelle, her daughter is the most important person in the world.
Michelle williams also shared his experience in filming Money World with fans in China: "The 80-year-old ridley scott comes to the scene every day, and every day can bring us a lot of exciting things. It is an extraordinary shooting process to complete an almost impossible task with everyone under pressure."
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri premiere
Here comes the hit film with seven Oscar nominations.
This year’s Oscar-winning film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri will be shown in 600 special screens of cooperative cinemas under the National Art Film Projection Alliance from March 2nd. The film premiered yesterday, and Lu Chuan and Run Nian Dong who attended the premiere praised the film. Previously, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ended 15 advanced screening in 10 cities, with 100% attendance rate setting a domestic record, and even zero bad reviews after screening.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a story of violence and black humor in Qi Fei: mildred Hayes erected three billboards on the side of the road in order to do justice for his dead daughter, accusing the local police chief of not handling the case well and confronting the local police, and the fighting between the two sides became more and more fierce. The audience commented: "A sin is fruitless and involves more sins. It also drives the anger of the character and the darkness of human nature in the form of comedy, and despair and hope penetrate."
Up to now, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has won 87 awards, including 4 Golden Globes, 5 British Oscars and 7 Oscar nominations — — Best film, best actress, best supporting actor, best original script, best editing, best original score. The film is directed by martin mcdonagh, starring Frances McDormand, Woody Haeerlson and sam rockwell. It is worth mentioning that this film has not been cut in the domestic release version.
Text/reporter Xiao Yang