lost and found cinema

身為 Martin Scorsese 的影迷, 對Marty 終於以 The Departed 得到奧斯卡最佳導演這個遲來的補償, 心情真是矛盾. 一方面我覺得Marty 根本不需要在意這座小金人, 他的成就和地位早不需獎盃來肯定, 如果終身槓龜, 那就可以列入”沒拿過最佳導演的偉大天才導演”之列 (eg. Alfred Hitchcock (5次提名), Robert Altman (5), Stanley Kubrick (4), Orson Welles (1)…) 畢竟人類歷史中, 那些天才藝術家/科學家的光芒, 普羅大眾總是沒辦法馬上接受的.

但另一方面, 由Marty 今天領獎的情緒, 看的出來他是在意的, (he perhaps felt his career was not quite complete without it) 從Coppola, Lucas和 Spielberg 手中接過小金人, 影迷總是會為Marty 得獎而高興, 當然這不是他最好的作品, 但反正也沒有真正實至名歸的最佳影片和導演 XD. BTW, 已經有很多年沒有純種美國的優秀電影了, The Departed 會拿下最佳影片/導演/改編劇本/剪輯, 也算預料之中吧~

The Last Temptation of Marty by David Thomson
這篇超級好笑, Marty從奧斯卡前的失眠之夜到頒獎前, 和St. Martin的對話.
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MARTIN: The great work. It is in the bank, as they say. Mean Streets…
MARTY: Uh-huh.
MARTIN: Taxi Driver …
MARTY: Yeah.
MARTIN: (sleepy)… Er,
MARTY (prompting): Raging Bull?
MARTIN: I was going to say New York New York.
MARTY: Oh, you liked that? You really liked that? I never realised you liked that. What did you like about that one?
MARTIN: Well…
MARTY: Because, actually, I hardly remember that one.
MARTIN: I know.
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MARTY: You know, I’ll tell you the honest truth. I got in the car, in the limo, and I knew I would just as soon have told the guy, drive out to Malibu, and we’ll just blow the day. Hang the Oscars up. I mean, do I owe them? How many times have I been and done the good loser grin.
MARTIN: It has taught you so much about acting.
MARTY: And the mortification of the soul – don’t forget that.
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MARTY: Are you out of your mind? I have to show I care. Unless I care, they can’t strip the skin from my face. You know nothing about being a Catholic!
MARTIN: Sorry, old chap. There’s this new thing with saints – we have to be neutral.
MARTY: Fucking Swedish is what you are!
MARTIN: Do calm down. Do you have an iPod? You could listen to opera, or something.
MARTY: So what do I do when it’s best director.
MARTIN: You could chat to Peter O’Toole. You know if he loses tonight it’s his eighth loss.
MARTY: He loses. Forest Whitaker is my man. You know who gave Forest his break?
MARTIN: No, I don’t think so.
MARTY: It was me. The Color of Money. The time Newman won.
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MARTY: You see! Every shot of the audience I’m on camera.
MARTIN: Perhaps you’re going to win, old boy.
MARTY: For The Departed? You would want to win for that? Do you think I don’t get the point? I mean, do you think I’m really stupid?
MARTIN: I heard a rumour that The Departed might get best picture, too.
MARTY: That would be a disgrace. You see, for Taxi Driver I don’t get nominated. And then I win for The Departed. Do you not see the insult in that? I am going to leave.
MARTIN: You can’t. Your limo won’t be back for hours.