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.
