“Who is that?” When watching the movie, Silver
Linings Playbook, at the Toronto International Film Festival in early
September, the woman sitting next asked me.
It seemed to be a strange question. I wanted to ask if
she ever saw a little movie called The Hunger Games, or the Oscar-nominated
movie Winter’s Bone. Instead, I just answered, “Jennifer Lawrence.” But I wondered
how a moviegoer does not recognize Lawrence! As Silver Linings Playbook
continued to unfold and Lawrence revealed herself as a wonderful comic actress,
it hit me: this woman probably has never seen Jennifer Lawrence smile before.
That is the thing throwing her.
Audiences will have the opportunity to watch
Lawrence’s performance in Silver Linings Playbook when the film opens in
limited release before a Thanksgiving weekend blowout expansion. The
22-year-old actress heads this year’s lead actress Oscar race by a country
mile. Here’s an early main list of some competitors in this category.
1. Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
2. Quvenzhane Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone
3. Helen Mirren in Hitchcock
5. Emmanuelle Riva in Amour
6. Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
Chastain, playing a CIA agent in Kathryn Bigelow’s
Zero Dark Thirty, is the wild card here and, quite possibly, the only candidate
capable of replacing Lawrence from the top spot. The cruelty in Rust and Bone
will put off sensitive academy members, making Cotillard lose chances for a
second Oscar. Wallis makes for a wonderful story, but it is too early for her
to be awarded a lead actress. Riva will need a push to win the nomination of
lead actress.
Mirren, as the Alfred Hitchcock’s wife and unsung
partner, Alma Reville, might pose the biggest threat to Lawrence. Older academy
members will love the historical Hollywood seen in Hitchcock, and Mirren’s role
as the unsung wind beneath Hitch’s wings should find appreciation within
creative circles. It’s not “The Queen”. but this year, it might be enough.
1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To introduce
Silver Linings Playbook
B.To get us out
of the topic.
C.To tell us a
specific story
D.To bring out
the topic of the passage
2. The underlined sentence implies that ?
A.Jennifer
Lawrence doesn’t like smile.
B.Jennifer
Lawrence’s smile can impress you all greatly.
C.The woman has
never seen comic films featured by Jennifer Lawrence.
D.The woman
hates to see Jennifer Lawrence’s films.
3. Which of the following statements is true,
according to the passage?
A.Cotillard
once won the best actress Oscar.
B.Jennifer
Lawrence was nominated because of The Hunger Games.
C.Mirren is the
only one who can take the place of Jennifer Lawrence.
D.We cannot see
the film Silver Linings Playbook before Thanksgiving.
4.According to the last two paragraphs, who are likely
to replace Jennifer Lawrence to become the best actress?
a.Quvenzhane Wallis b.Marion
Cotillard c.Helen Mirren
d.Emmanuelle Riva e. Jessica
Chastain f. Alma Reville
A.c, e B.a ,c ,f C.d, f D.c, e, f
5.The most suitable title of the passage is
?
A.Silver
Linings Playbook, the best movie
B.A 22-year-old
actress
C.My favorite
movie
D.Jennifer
Lawrence takes the lead