King of Hollywood Chapter 61: Similarities

Chapter 61 Similarities

The beginning of the movie was very ordinary. A young woman was rejected for a job search in the hospital. When the doctor gave her a perfunctory response, the camera gave her a close-up of a helpless smile. Obviously, similar rejections have been made more than once. (_彩&虹&文&学) (_彩&虹&文&学) Then the camera changed, the woman stood against the wall in the afternoon sunlight, the sunglasses hung on her face, and she appeared solitary. The director’s color The precise application makes the previous helplessness clearer.

In addition to the Adrian planning love quintet, Julia has also tried many roles in recent years, but this cheesy dress is the first time. However, tackyness is tacky, but there is no sense of uncoordinatedness. Instead, it gives people a feeling that she was like this, which shows that Julia has just grasped her temperament.

The next is car accidents and court scenes, the main supporting character Albert? Finney also appeared on the court, and there was not much confrontation in the court. The opponent's lawyer only used a little trick to anger the heroine Irene? Brockwich, because of her swearing, eventually lost the case, so that Irene, who had only a few dozen dollars in the bank, was angry with her lawyer.

With just a few shots but less than five minutes, Irene and Ed's personality was initially outlined, a strong and roughly rude, a cautious and kind-hearted look. This gathering was full of dramatic contradictions, which immediately aroused the audience to watch. Especially when Irene couldn’t find a job in the end, when she couldn’t find a job and could only go to the Ed office to ask him to solve the job, Ed agreed after a few minutes and actually agreed to her request for advance salary so that everyone Looking forward to the following content even more.

However, the following story does not seem to be within their expectations. Although Irene is not seen by office workers because of her style and dress, she still works hard to prove herself. But she never expected that when she went to investigate a case herself, and it was Ed's personal permission, she was fired after returning!

"I thought you went to play." The old man said innocently.

Is it that you are such an insignificant woman in your eyes? ! Is it that after so many days of running around and investigating, and still doing your best to study to get such a secondary result? ! Irene also left unambiguously, not even the old man's proposal that he would make a few more phone calls to help her find a new job.

"You just want to alleviate your guilt! I won't make you happy!" Irene announced so, and then walked away with a stern anger.

There is not a lot of highlights in the editing of this scene. It is a very common method, but the color is always used very well. The dim color can make people feel a warm and unsatisfactory breath, just like "Winter" As in "Bone", the editing is common, but the excellent performance of the actor and the cold colors displayed perfectly blend together, fully interpreting the hard feeling.

Although this is an unexpected setback, everyone knows that there must be a return to the peak, and sure enough, the old lawyer soon came to the door, because a professor in la called to tell them the legal maximum content of hexavalent chromium. It is 0.05 parts per million, and the content of hexavalent chromium in the water in the case Irene investigated was 0.58, so he wanted to know what was going on.

Of course, Irene is the kind of decent woman, not to mention that this time it makes sense. If you want to know immediately, you have to ask her to go back. She still has a lot of bills to pay, and --

"I demand a salary increase and employee benefits, including a dentist." She said with her baby.

Ed thought it was blackmail, but after some bargaining, I still had to agree: "Okay, 10% plus benefits, this is already my bottom line!"

It can be seen from here that he has begun to recognize Irene’s ability, but even if he is tough, the helplessness on the face under the close-up is still very clear, which caused a lot of laughter. Adrian is in the details. The treatment made many viewers have a good impression on this old man who repeatedly deflated in Irene's hands.

The next thing is to start working naturally. The old man was surprised that Irene could collect so much information, and even a lot of information from the Water Authority: "Why can you walk in and do whatever you want?"

"Because I have big Mimi." Irene answered very directly, leaving the old man speechless again.

This kind of dialogue is naturally the favorite of the audience. Although they will not clearly show it, Irene’s initially tacky and rude image has slowly begun to change to candid and cute. Then, after more than half an hour of bedding and characterization, the main line of confrontation with Pacific Electric Power was finally opened.

A series of investigations and confrontations made the old lawyer angry and exhausted, especially when the other party threatened them with $28 billion of funds to be used casually, and finally got angry after Irene’s number fell.

"u!" he shouted to Irene in this way, and then Irene shouted in a louder voice than him: "k!"

The old man suddenly felt stunned, and then laughed, and the audience on the screen also laughed, so straightforward and spicy, really worthy of Irene, but because of this, she looked so cute.

Driven by a strong sense of justice, Irene not only urged Ed to increase investigation efforts, but also made every effort to promote the progress of the case, and even went to the power company’s water source to collect samples for testing. Although this had achieved considerable results, the opinions of hundreds of households were finally unified, and the court finally accepted the case, but she also began to face many problems herself.

For example, the children lacked care because she was running around. She also missed the third child’s first speaking. The power company also used procrastination and Ed had to cooperate with other more well-known law firms. As soon as the other party came, they began to gesticulate, and they also looked down upon the non-subject assistant who was born in Irene. In addition, her personal safety was also threatened. Not only did an anonymous phone call come in to warn, her home windows were also broken into pieces, which scared the children to yell, but also ignited her new boyfriend The fuse that broke up.

This is the price of the hero, Irene in reality? Brockwich did receive threatening calls and was indeed smashed through the window glass, but the difficulties encountered, at least Ed still gave her a lot of support, and the partner's law firm also did a good job. But who made this a movie? American heroes will always have frustrations and difficulties, and they will never lack supporting actors who are turning around themselves.

In the entire case, Ed has contributed a lot, at least in court, it is up to him to fight for the interests of those people, but who made this a movie? Dramaticness and conflict are always important factors for a good movie, not to mention that Irene is the protagonist of the movie, so it is destined that the story will not be overly inscribed in the court debate, and everyone other than Irene is also a supporting role. In fact, the heroine Lei in "Bone in Winter"? The same is true for Dolly, except that the hard and cold life of reality greatly dilutes her heroic color. Even so, it does not prevent critics from comparing the two movies.

In short, Adrian has done quite well in the story. With the experience of the previous life, fill in the defective places one by one, and then strengthen the details properly, and carefully adjust the colors he is best at. Even though the bedding is a little long, even if there are no thrilling plots and pictures, the audience is still attracted to it firmly.

Eileen’s rush has made many achievements. Ed also further recognized her ability. Not only did she write a $5,000 check to rest her, but she could only ask the court to decide because she could not prosecute publicly. When I was excited, I told her that you need to rest. You can’t help me like this. This case is inseparable from you.

In the end, they persuaded all the residents to agree to the court’s decision—although there is no jury, and once they lose the case, they cannot appeal, but at least they can get compensation immediately—other than that, one who has watched Irene for a long time, The man responsible for destroying the documents at Pacific Electric Power Company found Irene.

"Don’t scare him away, you have to calm down," Ed said immediately after receiving the call. "Don’t forget, if it’s not you, I would have gone to Palm Springs Enjoy it. You are first-rate persuasive, don’t ask him too many questions, everyone has something to talk about, let him take the initiative to speak..."

At this point, Ed has fully recognized Irene's ability, and the audience under the screen is also the same, especially in the last part.

"You...how did you do it?" The cooperating lawyer stuttered after getting 90% of the documents signed by the residents and some evidence.

“I’m ignorant and haven’t gone to law school, and Ed has lost faith in this system again. I had to betray and help 634 people play trumpets in five days... I’m really tired.” The newspaper Irene said so.

Under the screen, there was applause in the laughter.

With such evidence, Pacific Power Company naturally lost, and must eventually pay up to 330 million US dollars in compensation. Of course, the court scene is skipped. That's not the protagonist Irene's home. As an inspirational movie, the hero naturally has a happy ending, so she finally took her boyfriend who returned to her to visit those residents who received compensation.

"I want you to see for yourself, what you have done for me." She said so to her boyfriend on the way.

And when the resident who visited first got a high amount of compensation and wept, not only was her boyfriend moved by this, but she was applauded again under the screen.

But if you think it’s over, it’s a big mistake. There is a small tail behind. After receiving the lawyer’s fee, Ed took the firm and moved into a larger office building, and Irene also had her own. office. Then, Ed deliberately told her when he handed the dividend check to Irene that he felt that the number he had negotiated was not appropriate, so he made some adjustments.

Sure enough, Irene immediately began to count, a series of words kept coming out of her mouth, making Ed almost unable to speak, and finally had to leave a check to leave, and Irene refused to stop until I saw The numbers on the check arrived.

"I said just now that the amount you proposed is not appropriate, so... I added some." Ed said at the door, and then he smiled: "No one has taught the beauty queen how to apologize? Your apology It's really bad!"

After that, the old man who finally got revenge bounced back proudly, leaving Irene with her mouth open for a long time before squeezing out a thank you like a mosquito. The screen suddenly burst into laughter and applause, and then applauded more enthusiastically after the movie ended.

"There is no doubt that this is a perfect work. Whether it is the performance of Julia and Albert, or the level of Adrian's directing, it has reached a very good point. This film is adapted from real people. Matter, Irene Brockovich won the largest civil compensation case in the United States a few years ago as a single woman who had never attended law school and had little understanding of the law, and was also a mother of three children She used her courage and perseverance to help her boss collect the key evidence and let the court award a compensation amount of US$333 million to Pacific Power.

In this era of lack of heroes, Irene’s story is stunning, and there is a hint of rebellion in the wonder. Adrian fully grasped this point and showed it in the movie with superb techniques. He didn't use too complicated editing techniques. Like "Bone in Winter", Kung Fu was up and down in details and tones, just like "Bone in Winter" shows the unique hardness of the Missouri mountains from beginning to end. "Erin Brockovich" is full of California's due enthusiasm and persistence.

I have to say that Julia’s performance is extremely good, which should be the best in her actor career so far. Irene’s strong, straightforward and sense of justice are interpreted by her most vividly, although some Vulgar, but very cute. Albert’s performance was not lost to Julia. The old lawyer played as Ed perfectly complemented her. The interaction between the two is always the most interesting part of the movie. In contrast, Allen? Eckhart has become an optional character.

Comparing "Erin Brockovich" with "Bone in Winter" is meaningless. Both films are very good and have their own characteristics. They have to admit the miracles of the miracle director, "Erin Brockovich" and "Winter" "Bone" has the completely opposite style on the same theme. They all describe the strong and unyielding in difficult circumstances. The former is full of a relaxed atmosphere that can be successful from beginning to end, while the latter is deeply rooted in reality. Try to express the cold and cruel life.

There is no need to analyze which one is more profound. This is an unsolved problem. There are too many similar films with different styles like Adrian. It’s no wonder that some people say that he is a full-time director. The only thing that can be linked is the use of color. Yes, Adrian has almost reached the point of fascinating in the use of tones. Throughout each of his movies, the use of tones is very outstanding. This is probably why he can take the "Eyes Wide Shut" guide from Kubrick One of the reasons for the tube.

In any case, "Erin Brockovich" is a wonderful movie worth watching! "

——Francis of the San Francisco Chronicle? Sain

As the main newspaper of the newspaper group that cooperates most closely with the media, the San Francisco Chronicle is naturally touted Adrian. If it is written before the movie is released, it may be laughed at by many people, but the movie is released. After that, it was an agreement.

"Julia? Roberts and Albert? Finney's performance in the film is extremely exciting, and must not lose to Natalie? Portman and John? Harks."-"Los Angeles Times"

""Erin Brockovich", also from Adrian, is equally good, maybe not as heavy as "Bone in Winter", but it is very eye-catching."-"Empire"

"Adrian proves once again that he deserves the title of Director Miracle, and both films are equally good."-"USA Today"

You know, just a few days ago, these hymns were more or less guessed. Under the same theme, "Erin Brockovich" is no better than "Bone in Winter", but they never expected that Adrian would "Erin Brockovich" was filmed like this... nice! That’s right, it’s beautiful. This is the first feeling of the average audience. There is no lengthy legal term interpretation, no court scenes of fierce confrontation, but Irene, who is rude and full of justice, and a cute old man who can tolerate her Ed, The tension of the drama is spread out just right, which makes many people relish.

The weekend box office is the best proof. The 1,800 cinemas received 20 million box offices in North America in 3 days, which may not be as good as "Bone in Winter", but the potential for subsequent growth is definitely much higher, and more What’s more, it’s still in the Christmas file~IndoMTL.com~ That’s why many critics praised “Erin Brockovich”. As an inspirational movie, it does a good job in telling stories, shaping heroes, and presenting reality, even if someone There is also a feeling of inexplicability if you want to pick it. Perhaps it can be said that in the heavy exposure of reality, "Erin Brockovich" is far less than "Bone in Winter", but the similar type of "Erin Brockovich" is more popular with the audience, so...

"If Adrian used the method of making "Erin Brockovich" to make "Bone in Winter", the latter will definitely be better." Someone commented.

Frankly, watching this kind of thing is better than watching a tabloid reporter about Adrian holding Julia’s arm to attend the premiere of "Erin Brockovich", but sometimes, whether it’s praise or picky, Without exception, they link "Erin Brockovich" and "Bone in Winter", even for many film critics who did not compare the two films.

"It's not strange," Adrian smiled indifferently. "The two movies are very similar in many places. Needless to say, the theme and shooting methods are all the matching of actress and supporting actor. From the perspective of the heroine's experience, and regardless of the heroine or supporting role, they performed extremely well, so that the whole movie is alive."