Thomas Hoffmann
Everything at once everywhere at the same time.by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, made history at the 95th Oscar Ceremony. Not only did it win seven awards, including Best PictureBest Director and three of the major acting categories. It also became the first science fiction feature film to win. But what was it that made the film by the filmmaking team called the Daniels more than a Hollywood oddity?
The feature film is a mix between an exploration of the future, human nature and spiritual good. All from the concept of multiverses. But, unlike Marvelwhich still tries to translate the idea of multiple realities to film without much success, the Daniels succeeded with ease. The film explores the identity of its characters carefully through their decisions. Again and again, each possibility becomes an alternate world that leads to completely unknown places.
But, in the end, it is the story of a family. The story incorporates love into the familiar trope of travel between dimensions and universes. A theme that stands out amidst the action scenes and multiversal jumps.
A new outlook for unconventional cinema.
Featuring a middle-aged heroine trying to protect her father, husband and daughter from an unusual villain, All at once everywhere at the same time. delves into emotions. At the same time, on why everything that really matters – or could be significant – is able to link hundreds of probabilities in a single scenario.
By the time Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) discovers the nature of her nemesis, the fight against evil takes a different form. It reaches a more intimate terrain and becomes a reflection on parent-child relationships.
The script even goes so far as to contemplate the idea that every event in the lives of its characters is linked to an instant of forgiveness. A touching conclusion that provides Everything at once everywhere at the same time. their particular point of view about what is truly relevant. The affection, solidarity and loyalty that members of the same family have for each other.
Everything at once everywhere at the same time. excites an audience that is hard to please
But the production also has a second layer that could explain its triumph with the often conservative Oscar voters. Over the past few months, there was debate that the awards had grown old. A conversation that reached the networks with the hashtag #OscarIsSoOld. In other words, their traditional audience became adult without a new generation showing interest in the choices of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This has led to a loss of audience during the broadcasting of the award ceremony, as well as to indifference to its results.
But All at once everywhere at the same time. is aimed at TikTok, Twitch and Discord users. Several of its scenes became challenges on social platforms, where its humor and ironic premise were celebrated. Subversive and irreverent, the film has the ability to make people laugh and reflect at the same time. With a plot that plays with satirical jokes about sex toys or conversations about the future between stones and sausage fingers, it is a mockery of the idea of what a Hollywood award-winning feature film should be like.
The Daniels’ work managed to leave the German anti-war epic Sin novelty at the front and the mature reflection on the art of TÁR. Topics of interest for a public attentive to the virtual conversation through networks. The reason for its success? That Everything at once everywhere at the same time. emphasizes the world in all its variety. With a multicultural cast and a narrative that appeals to the experiences of generational difference, it opened up the possibility of being debated from novel approaches.
A struggling lady and an unexpected return
Everything at once everywhere at the same time. managed to overcome several taboos in Hollywood. Michelle Yeoh, in her sixties, broke the usual restriction on the age of actresses in action films. For her part, the recognition of Jamie Lee Curtis pays homage to genre cinema, far from more traditional approaches. Both won the award in their respective categories and demonstrated an unprecedented openness in the Academy’s voting guilds.
Just as important as the above was the award to. Best Supporting Actor for Jonathan Ken Quan. The performer, who for more than thirty years struggled for a place in the industry without succeeding, received recognition for his long, discreet career. After debuting in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and get a role in The Gooniesthe artist disappeared from commercial cinema. His various appearances on the big screen for more than two decades were limited to uncredited stunt double. But his performance in the Daniels’ film allowed him to overcome the pitfalls of age or ethnicity to win on a surprising night.
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The triumph of Everything at once everywhere at the same time. could demonstrate Hollywood’s decision to have greater breadth in its selections. Something that was evident at the last ceremony: 16 actors received their first nomination. A duo of directors shooting only their second film won the top award. A clear indication that the change in the Mecca of cinema is more powerful than one might suppose.