Since 1926, movies began to have sound. Warner Bros. shot the first sound film in the United States, "Don Juan," which aroused great public interest in movies. It is in this situation that hundreds of leading figures in the American film industry launched a non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of film art and technology: the Academy of Film Arts and Sciences. And set up the Academy Award, which is later known as the Oscar Award. The first Oscars ceremony was held on May 16, 1929. More than 200 people participated in the ceremony. The whole process lasted 4 minutes and 22 seconds. Yes, you read that right, it was 4 minutes and 22 seconds, but it was just over 4 minutes that opened a new era in the film era.
In the first Oscars, except for a special award, the rest of the awards were awarded to silent films. Wing is such a silent film, which can be called a masterpiece at the end of silent film. It is the first best film in Oscar history and the only silent film to win this honor. The film completely reproduces the emotional experience of the two young people during the war years through body language and words. It shows the cruelty of war, the passion of young people, and the fierce competition in the time and space of the First World War. And with a multi-angle love story to show the sweetness and greatness of love. It can be said that this film is the "Pearl Harbor" of the silent film era. For that era, it was definitely an out-and-out big production, and there is no sense of contradiction even if it is watched now.
The biggest suspense in the film is the relationship between the two male protagonists. The purpose of the whole film is to describe the friendship (or love) between men and men, or the love between men and women. The handling of this film is rather vague, which makes people think about it. There is a saying that the film was born before the Hayes Code and after the establishment of the film censorship system. It was a bold and subversive work at the time. The heroine Mary's plot line is basically to cover the dim emotional line of the two heroes, in other words, to pass the trial. The fate of the two male protagonists is intertwined, ending in a heroic tragedy and reaching the climax of the film. The euphemistic confession and fiery kiss before dying are unforgettable. However, it should be noted that Jack kissed David in a French region, where homo is not considered a crime... It can be said that the first best film Oscar contributed to the first kiss between a man and a man in film history.
Another highlight of this film is the air combat scene of the film. That is, the shooting method is very primitive, very real, and quite unique. There are aerial shooting, wide-screen projections, and blue and red dual-color shooting of aerial battle scenes, so the film also won the best technical effect award. It has real gun battles, real flying, real shots, and real crashes. You know that there were no computer special effects in that era. Looking at the incredible images in the film, it is hard to imagine how the filmmakers completed these scenes in the 1920s. But this also brought the film back to the essence of the film—real-life reproduction, without the rendering of green screen and computer special effects. This film alone can be recorded in the annals of film history forever.
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