"Harrison Ford, who is 80 years old on the red carpet in Cannes, is still thriving, but it also reminds us that Hollywood today lacks truly powerful young stars..." On the 21st, Variety magazine in the United States published a long article analyzing the dilemma of "no successor" in the American film industry, the excessive pursuit of IP and online traffic in commercial operations, and the killing of the Hollywood star system that has created countless "male gods" and "goddesses".

Indiana Jones 5: Cannes Premiere Red Carpet

At the age of 80, Ford is still playing "Indiana Jones"

At the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival in France, two non competitive Hollywood blockbusters brought the atmosphere to a climax, attracting the attention of global media and fans. "Indiana Jones 5" starring Harrison Ford and "Flower and Moon Assassin" directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, held grand premieres. Cannes also awarded Ford the "Palme d'Or for Lifetime Achievement". The high popularity of Hollywood superstars reminds people of "Brave 2" and Tom Cruise, which also premiered in Cannes last year.

However, mainstream media outlets such as Variety have also found that these globally influential Hollywood superstars have reached their advanced age: Ford is already 80 years old, De Niro is 79 years old, Tom is also 60 years old, and even the youngest "little plum" will be 50 years old next year. "Ford once again put on his iconic cowboy hat from his first 1981 film 'Indiana Jones'," Variety commented with emotion, "You know, it was still an era without social media, Amazon, smartphones, and the internet.". Ford now has to perform his own action scenes in the fifth installment of Indiana Jones, and the production team has to use the latest CG special effects technology to age him in key scenes to make him look younger.

Using special effects to bring back old celebrities to their youth is no longer a novelty in Hollywood. In Scorsese's previous work "The Irish", he reduced the age of two "old buddies" Robert De Niro and Al Pacino by several decades. However, the appearance of celebrities can be "PS", but their physical fitness cannot be restored to their prime. The production team can only do their best to let young actors "take over" from their predecessors through "old supporting new" methods. For example, in the new version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" released next year, the 77 year old Stallone, who starred in the old version, will partner with younger actors. Many of the Hollywood projects being traded in the global film market in Cannes are led by veteran stars, such as the new film "Prison Break" starring 75 year old Schwarzenegger, "King of War 2" by 59 year old Nicholas Cage, and "That's Love!" by 69 year old John Travolta.

Where is the new generation of superstars?

"In the past decade, we have done a very poor job in cultivating the new generation of movie stars," said a senior Hollywood agent, which has led to the old generation of stars still being the main players in Hollywood's international blockbusters. In the view of Hamilton, the Chief Operating Officer of "Leading Actor Cinema" in the United States, the current situation of Hollywood's star system being "out of touch" began with the "collapse" of the traditional DVD industry in 2008.