As most of the pigs on earth(if you are a fan of CSI you'd be frequently reminded that they are very close to human beings, in a lot of ways) will agree, the year 2004 is an amazing one, during which the film society is full of win-win situations.
America has once again proved to the us that Hollywood IS the real world(quote Allan Courtler). The south-asia earth quake couple of days ago, followed by the deadly tsunami, and probably will be followed by a more disastrous epidemic, has so far produced a death toll of more than one hundred and twenty thousand. Reminds us of "the day after tomorrow", doesn't it? The intelligence of American film directors has been proven to be much more advanced than all the brains in the countless three-letter-word agencies in U.S.A. added together. This year the Academy should issue a new Oscar award to "the best prophetic film and director". THEY are the Oracle in this f***ing chaotic Matrix.
And speaking of Hollywood stars who can forget about the big winner Mr. Man-of-the-year? Who in spite of the never-to-be-found W.M.D. and the never-make-sense speeches has never failed to entertain the audiences by his surprising moves and the occasional not-so-Hugh-Grant-and-not-even-close-to-Brat-Pitt-but-definitely-better-than-Alfred-molina(Dr. Octopus in Spiderman 2) smiles. With his "historically significant"(quote net-user brpathak8460) Celsius 9/11 this prominent figure of the world has led us through the age of wardrobe-malfunction into the philosophical era of "I lie, therefore I exist". Bravo!
A new participant of the Hollywood game has outshined his chinese competitors in the last few years, by his ability to make colored films. Zhang Yimou, one of the leading "Chinese fifth-generation filmmakers", has kindly condescended from an artist to an international best-seller. The movie "Hero" and the most recent "House of Flying Daggers" have shown the tasteful Chinese and American audiences the true meaning of film marketing and advertising after Titanic. Mr. Zhang's successful transition has brought him a lot of international fame, a lot of nominations and a lot of money. That explains why he's not at all held back by the tsunami of negative criticism on his canon-printer advertisements (anyone who saw the 8 minute Olympics closure show that he directed (probably sponsored by some mini skirt or underwear company)can confirmed that), a true "hero" in a "house of flying daggers".
The other day I heard that the pop-corn business in cinemas runs more profitable than selling cocaine. They are certainly one of the big winners.
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