"Los Angeles City Secret", the name of this movie is very ordinary and has no characteristics. It has been criticized by many people for missing out on the name. It is also one of the many works in film history shot with Los Angeles as the background, and cannot be ignored.

The story told by "Los Angeles City Secret" took place in the 1950s in Los Angeles. Under the social background at that time, the boundaries between good and evil were blurred and ambiguous. Abnormality, sex, money, power, fame, class... Everything can be reached through transactions. Corrupt officials, black and white, everyone abides by this regulation. People from all walks of life may come together because of the drive of interests, and even the police and the police are no exception.

Jack is a celebrity in the police industry. He colluded with gossip journalists to expose the lovely news of Hollywood stars to earn extra money; Ed is an ambitious police detective who betrays colleagues and bosses in order to make a name for himself in the police industry; Bud is a truly selfless police detective, but he is often used because of his straightforward and impulsive personality.

These three policemen usually do not interact with each other, but their fate is entangled because of a restaurant murder suspected of collective murder. When they jointly launched an investigation, they were involved in a big net, step by step revealing the secrets hidden under the city of Los Angeles.

This is a typical plot and characters push each other and entangled each other. The plot design is like nine series, linked together, and progresses layer by layer. The narrative process is peeled off and cocooned, and it is wonderful. Whether it is the plot tension or suspense setting, including rhythm control, it is outstanding.

What's even more rare is that due to space limitations, the movie does not create too much space for the characters, but relies on the plot structure of the story itself and the actors' outstanding performances to shape the characters clearly. Each character is flesh and blood, full and real, and the characters' psychological changes complement each other and contribute a wonderful work.

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by James.ellroy. Director Curtis Hanson personally participated in the script writing work and teamed up with Brian Helgeland to complete the work. There is no doubt that the script is the cornerstone of the great success of the entire film.

"Luocheng Secret" is the kind of script that makes people amazing, solid writing skills, real creative background, and vivid character creation, all integrated into a meticulous main line, forming an exquisite network that will attract every audience. The viewing process follows the ups and downs of the plot and the surprise turns. There are almost no waste plots and fragments throughout the process, filling the entire movie with full length. After the viewing, there are refreshing pleasure and meaningful shock, which will be savored for a long time.

In 1997, after the release of the film "Los Angeles Confidential" caused a stir among the critics because the script brought the advantages of the plot to the extreme. At the same time, the story connotation was profound. Although it did not reach the level of warning to the world, it was worth everyone's careful thinking.

Finally, at the Academy Awards ceremony that year, the film won two awards: Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, which was unanimously sought after. In fact, even so, "Los Angeles Secret" is still widely believed to have not been recognized accordingly.

When the "Los Angeles Confidential" was released that year, the distribution company thought that the story was too meticulous, too complex, too profound, too heavy to be promoted in cinemas, and it was difficult for audiences to like this story. They positioned the movie as an art film, not a commercial film, and were only released in small-scale areas in more than 700 theaters.

But even so, "Los Angeles Confidential" was widely praised after its release. In the era when the Internet was not yet popular, it still swept the box office of 60 million US dollars with its excellent reputation. This result surprised the distribution company. However, they wanted to expand the screen again, but they had missed the opportunity, and the box office of the movie was worth stopping at 60 million.

Now it seems that this "stupid" distribution company is likely to be Warner Bros. If Hugo is not wrong.

Later, "Los Angeles Secret" became very popular in the video tape market. After the accumulation of reputation, more and more people realized the excitement and classics of this movie, and gave praise to the movie. This made "Los Angeles Secret" ranked among the top 100 on IDC, and ranked within 100 on the extremely fierce list, and never fell.

What's more, after many viewers repeatedly studied the story, they believed that the film was definitely a well-deserved classic in all aspects, whether in terms of plot structure, story depth, character creation, and ideological feedback. If it weren't for the epoch-making "Titanic", "Los Angeles City Secret" that year, "Located City Secret" would have won the Oscar for Best Picture that year.

Of course, the "Oscars' pearls" are available almost every year, and everyone has their own choice in their hearts. It doesn't matter whether "Los Angeles Secret" is really better than "Titanic". What's important is that "Titanic" is indeed a historical choice, just like "Forrest Gump" defeated "Pulp novels".

But it is undeniable that the excellence of "Located City Secret" is unquestionable. Many viewers believe that this work is comparable to classic works such as "Seven Deadly Sins", "Pulp Novels", "Shawshank's Redemption", "This Killer is not too cold", and "Twelve Angry Man".

In fact, the meticulous story of "Los Angeles City Secret" is undoubtedly the biggest highlight. It has conducted a thorough analysis of the ** and interest exchanges in Los Angeles. Compared with the obscureness of the "Seven Deadly Sins", it is not only more direct, but also more bloody. But there are gains and losses. In fact, the biggest weakness of the movie is that the characters have not been further explored, which has to be said to be a regret.

The advantage of "Los Angeles Secret" is the collision of the three major characters, but the disadvantage is that it is not able to further make good use of the three major characters. The three leading roles in the story are played by Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe (R-Sele ll.crowe), and Guy Pearce, which is also called "the collision of the best actor level" by many people.

Compared with the acting duels such as "stealing fire line", "face change", and "seven deadly sins", the confrontation between characters in "Los Angeles Secret" is more complicated, and the transformation of enemies and friends occurs almost at any time. The position change between characters and characters, and the transformation of interests is dazzling, and I stare with my breath.

Among these three actors, Gai is undoubtedly the least famous and the only one who has not won an Oscar nomination, but his solid acting skills are definitely worthy of praise. Works such as "Memento", "Desire. Sea Love Demon (Ledred.pierce)" have witnessed his strength. Needless to say, Kevin and Russell, both are winners of Oscar-winning actor Little Golden Man, with outstanding strength.

However, during the filming of "Los Angeles City Confidential", besides Kevin, Gai and Russell were just newcomers.

"Los Angeles Secret" is committed to promoting the main line of the story, and the decryption process is unraveled, and there is no time to pay attention to the role performance. However, thanks to the huge background of the story and the outstanding role positioning, the three actors have found their own space to play. Not only did they complete the task well, but they also created amazing sparks, adding a lot of color to the story. It can be said that the performance showdown of the three actors is also one of the highlights of the movie.

But the most regrettable part is also here. The director is focusing all his energy on the huge social background of Los Angeles in the 1950s, and he did not further explore the characters, so that the reflection and resonance of the story could not reach a deeper level. If the director could give the characters more details like the "Seven Deadly Sins", the overall quality of the work would be further improved.

This is also the reason why director Curtis was unable to open up his own world like David Finch. The pinnacle of Curtis' acting career was "Los Angeles City Secret". Although he later directed the work "Eight Miles (8. Fanle), almost all his attention was focused on the male lead Eminem (E Fanle), and the quality of the finished product was not able to make a breakthrough.

Screenwriter Brian's career was pioneered by "Los Angeles Secret". Later, he worked with Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Heath Ledger and others, and reached the second peak of his career in the "Mysterious River" in 2003. But apart from that, he had no other highlights.

Therefore, there are still many reasons why "Los Angeles Secret" cannot be further closer. But putting aside these, "Los Angeles Secret" has still become a classic masterpiece worth mentioning in the long history of the film, which is really not easy.

It is worth mentioning that "Los Angeles Secret" also created the glory of Kim Basinger. She won the only Oscar nomination for her acting career in her acting career, and successfully won the Best Supporting Actress Little Golden Man. She became the first actor in film history to appear on the cover of "Playboy" and also won the Oscar Little Golden Man. She is an unprecedented breaking of the "varnish" prejudice and can be regarded as a great story.

In this way, "Los Angeles Secret" is exactly in line with all the details described by Barry, and the solid script is undoubtedly the biggest killer of this work. It is definitely not a false statement to be able to defeat four powerful competitors and seize the best adapted script, one of the most competitive awards at the Oscars. If it was really this work, it would be natural for Barry to have confidence, because Hugo was really moved.

If he can star in a wonderful work like "Los Angeles City Secret", Hugo's acting passion, which has temporarily stopped after the filming of "Death-Battle Walk", will boil again. Since the completion of "Independence Day" last year, Hugo has not been exposed to performances for more than a year. Now, he just speculates and imagines, and can't wait to open the script and confirm it further.
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