【Text/Observer Network Ruan Jiaqi】
The biggest winner of the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, "Green Book", yesterday (25th) won back three "little golden people", defeated the two powerful opponents of the "Best Picture Award" "Roma" and "Black Panther", unexpectedly upset the winner, has become a hot topic of public discussion in these two days.
But then, the main creative team of this honorary coronation was bottomed out together, and was accused of impacting the Oscar Awards due to scandals such as "insulting black and anti-Mu", and came forward one after another to apologize for the round field, which was described by netizens as "apologizing and prostrating like pounding garlic".
The film itself tells the story of friendship that takes place in the most racially discriminatory era in the United States, spanning races and classes.
However, the main creative team members of the film have been exposed one after another, and the producer forwarded rumors that the anti-Muslim and the black protagonist was a Muslim, the black prototype family was dissatisfied with the plot fabrication, and the starring actor used inappropriate words to insult the black people, etc., which were completely contrary to the main theme of the work, which was a big surprise.
"Green Book" stills/picture from Visual China The same below
"Green Book", which will be released in Chinese mainland on March 1, became the biggest unpopular at the 91st Academy Awards, and after winning the best original screenplay, it won the most important award in the whole industry - the best film award.
According to reports, the film is adapted from a real story, telling the story of the Italian-American bodyguard "Tony", who is hired as the world's best jazz pianist and the driver of the black "Don". The pianist will start a tour from New York, where a story of friendship between the two unfolds across races and classes.
The actor who plays "Don", Mahershala Ali also won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor yesterday for this film. Having already won the award for Moonlight Boy in 2016, he became the second black actor to have two little gold men after Denzel Washington.
Mahsalla Ali
Although the laughter in the "Little Golden Man" war was the last, the main creative team of "Green Book" may not be happy at all.
Probably as people often say that "people are afraid of being famous pigs are afraid of being strong", after the film won the award and became the public focus, various scandals that had been exposed at the premiere in the United States at the end of last year were tragically "pickpocketed" by netizens and dug up a bunch of black history:
The producer forwarded rumors that the anti-Muslim and the black protagonist was a Muslim, the black prototype family was dissatisfied with the plot fabrication, the starring actor used inappropriate words to insult the black people...
A positive energy film that calls for the elimination of racial discrimination, but behind it is a creative team involved in "insulting black and anti-Muslim", which is full of irony.
The screenwriter's "anti-Muslim" remarks are actually rumors spread by Trump
The "number one protagonist" in the scandal was Nick Vallelonga, the writer and producer of "Green Book," the son of the film's "Tony" prototype, who in a 2015 tweet accused of discriminating against Muslims.
In November 2015, Trump, then the Republican presidential candidate, said he had seen Arab-Americans celebrate 9/11, and the next day he was confirmed by the police as a rumor, but still insisted that what he said was true.
Just when people from all walks of life in the United States fiercely opposed Trump's remarks and even angrily criticized him for "activating the 9/11 conspiracy theory that has been exposed", Valerunga "sided" with Trump in Twitter.
"Trump's view is 100 percent correct. Muslims in Jersey City are waving to celebrate when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center collapse. I remember reading it on my local CBS news. Met with a flood of bad comments from netizens, the tweet was quickly deleted by Valerunga.
Nick Valerunga won the Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay" yesterday
This remark was rated as "dementia" by many foreign netizens at the time, and Participant Media, one of the film production companies of "Green Book", also issued a statement saying that Valerunga's words were offensive and contrary to the company's values, and expressed firm opposition. Universal Studios declined to comment.
Jordan Horowitz, producer of "Philharmonic City," pointed out that Valerunga's words and deeds were uncomfortable.
He believes that Valeronga won the Golden Globe award for "Green Book", a work that called for the elimination of racial discrimination, which made him popular in the industry, but he himself is an "anti-Muslim". Even more embarrassing is that Ali, who also won the prize for "Green Book", is a Muslim.
Afterwards, Valerunga issued a statement apologizing to all the staff involved in the film production, as well as to all members of the Muslim faith, including Ali.
"I've spent my whole life trying to bring this story to overcoming differences and finding common ground for audience attention. I feel sorry for my late father, who has changed a lot from his friendship with Donald Shirley (the archetype of "Don"), and I promise I won't forget this lesson and I'll do better. “
The authenticity of the story is in doubt, and he is punched in the face by the family of the prototype
But the controversy did not stop there, and Donald Shirley's surviving family later broke the news that the entire story of the Green Book was almost fabricated, not what Valerunga called "real people and real events" .
The real Don doesn't think of Tony as a close friend as he does in the movie, Tony is just one of the drivers he once hired. He was also not alienated from his family, embarrassed by his black identity, or alienated from his race.
At the end of the film, Don abandons playing in an upscale restaurant and instead goes to a black club to play with the band to show that he truly accepts his black identity. This scene is hailed as the highlight of the entire film, but these plots are completely denied by his family.
What's more, Donald Shirley's family said they had explicitly rejected filming, but didn't know it had started until they saw the photos posted on social networking sites. Valerunga, on the other hand, has repeatedly told the media that he has obtained Donald Shirley's permission, but when he received the award speech from the little golden man yesterday, he did not say anything about everything, nor did he thank Donald Shirley, saying that he was "too nervous".
The entire film is made without consulting his family, and Donald Shirley's brother angrily calls the film a "symphony of lies" and perhaps the only real thing in the whole film is "Tony is Don's driver."
Valeronga did not give any account to Donald Shirley's family, but instead Ali, the black actor who played "Don", called his family afterwards to apologize, feeling remiss for not realizing that he had to learn the specific situation from the prototype family and add color to the character.
The speech was inappropriate, and the lead actor was scolded for racial discrimination
Wave after wave, Vigo Mortsen, who plays "Tony", did not escape the disaster, mentioning the word "nigger" during the film roadshow, and was violently criticized for suspected racial discrimination
When he talked about the changes in racial contradictions in the United States over the decades, he mentioned that many white people used the word "N" at random, and to illustrate the situation, he said the full word "nigger", causing an uproar. The next woman immediately shouted at him, "Don't say that! ”
Vigo Morteson
Although Mortensen's intention was to condemn racial discrimination, simply to give an example, in the eyes of the outside world, as long as white people say the word is insulting. He also apologized to the public and said he would never say the word again, either in public or in private.
Another lead actor, Ali, also subsequently issued a statement expressing his willingness to accept Mortson's apology, noting that the word "nigger" can only be said among blacks and that whites absolutely cannot use it.
Mortson's approach is certainly inappropriate, no matter how good his starting point may be. The word symbolizes a history of discrimination, slavery, suffering, oppression, and violence that could only do harm to blacks and must be completely rejected. ”
In the face of a barrage of criticism, Mortensen issued a second statement, in addition to apologizing again, but also emphasizing his attitude and position on racial issues.
"Racial discrimination or hate speech doesn't really disappear just because a word no longer appears in public."
Stills from "Green Book"
The director was keen on exposing the lower body 20 years ago
In addition, Peter Farrelly, the director of "Green Book", was also dug up by the media because of the explosion of this film, and he was exposed 21 years ago that he was keen to show his lower body on the set and spoof the crew.
Cameron Diaz, the actress who worked with him on "I'm Crazy for Mary", told the media: "If Peter shows his body the first time he meets you, it means that he appreciates your talent." ”
After 20 years, Peter issued a statement acknowledging that what was written in the report at that time was the truth, and apologizing for his past frivolous behavior, saying that he just found it interesting.
Peter Ferrari
A word-of-mouth work that has won numerous awards, the film's creators are frequently involved in various scandals, and have to apologize one after another after being accused of being "okio".
This has also caused countless netizens to complain: how to feel that compared to the film, it seems that the "story" of the main creative team is more exciting...
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