701 Rise to Fame
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As an actor, George Clooney became famous with the "Emergency Room Story", and he always wandered in the field of art films. The first commercial blockbuster attempt of "Batman and Robin" encountered shame, which became a stain that George would never want to mention in his acting career. So even if there were works like "Eleven Arhats" with good commercial achievements, more often, George still focused on art works. It seemed that in addition to "Three Kings of Escape", people could not describe his representative works for a while. It was really shocking - in my impression, wasn't George a top actor?
But as a director, George Clooney made a convincing appearance. Three years ago, George handed over his directorial debut "Confession of Dangerous Thoughts". This work shone at the Berlin Film Festival and won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor for Sam-rockll. George's directorial skills are even more admirable and are highly recognized among the judges of the college.
Now, George brings the director's second work, "Good Night, Good Luck", focusing on the news industry, focusing on that chaotic era, and focusing on the golden age full of texture and elegance. The film was the first to land at the Venice Film Festival, winning unanimous praise, and was even considered a popular Golden Lion Award. If it weren't for Lee/An's "Brokeback Mountain" coming out of nowhere, maybe "Good Night, Good Luck" should have won more attention.
"Good night, good luck" was held in Los Angeles, and finally let people see George's popularity in Hollywood. More than 300 viewers were able to watch the movie as soon as possible. Every person who received the invitation was an important person who could speak in the circle. George's friends even attended the congratulations, including Lance, who has been staying in New York for a while, also sent a video text message to express his regret of not being able to attend, and said, "The screening in New York next week will definitely be there!"
Since it was just a preview screening, the reporters were not qualified to enter the venue, but the next day, forty-one film critics released the first batch of comments, which coincided with the tide of praise at the Venice Film Festival. The media review of up to 80 is amazing, which once again proves that George's ability as a director and a screenwriter seems to have surpassed his actor status.
"America Today", one hundred points, "The only thing the movie lacks is Edward R-Moro's infamous verb, and a dusty street."
"New York Today's News", one hundred points, "Today's largest small production and the best work in film history that tells the news industry."
"The New York Post", one hundred, "a wonderful recreation of Edward R-Molona's historic moment, and a true recreation of Joseph McCarthy's disgusting details. It's the right movie that comes at the right time!"
"Chicago Sun", one hundred points, "Another important role in the movie - McCarthy, and Clooney uses the smartest and most cunning way to present it - through historical documentary materials, McCarthy plays himself! In addition, the pile of lines demonstrates the profound foundation and rich heritage of the script, but is restrained but sharp!"
Six hundred points, six hundred points appeared in the first batch of comments, including Roger Ebert. More importantly, the retro wisdom and elegant connotation of "Good Night, Good Luck" successfully conquered the extremely picky film critics on the East Coast. Of the six hundred points, five of them came from the East Coast. It can be seen that this retro and steady work has been strongly recognized by the East Coast on the artistic level.
Relatively speaking, the people of the West Coast film critics seem not that excited, but it is undeniable that they have also affirmed "Good night, good luck".
"San Francisco Chronicle", 75 points, "A interesting history of American political and cultural."
"Los Angeles Times", 80, "Most movies are too long today, but this ninety-minute work feels too short. This is because the core idea of the whole movie is so accurate and sharp, rigorous and meticulous: black and white images, classic moments, profound digging, presenting important moments in American history in this way, as well as important development moments in American news history."
"Seattle Post", eighty-five points, "The film has the charm of a small-scale time capsule, its mystery and restraint are even more fascinating, neatly and accurately fit the theme, re-lighting the light of liberalism!"
It can be seen that the scores of the West Coast media are still very amazing. They gave relatively pertinent evaluations and affirmed George's ability, which deeply felt the excellent quality of this movie and George's outstanding connections.
From the return of Venice to the sensation of praise in the internal preview, the "Good Night, Good Luck" awards season has suddenly risen, and it seems that all signs are showing that this work has the ability to win the Oscars!
This is not a joke. After the internal preview, the first batch of forty-one comments only had one negative review. This was from the "New Yorker". They said in the comments, "Those who know a lot about American political history will immediately feel the connotation of the work when watching the movie, and forgive the film's rigorous focus and narrow viewpoint. As for those who want to see the witty, nervous, wise and profound work content of a news practitioner, they will be disappointed."
At the same time, the "New Yorker" also gave a 70-point evaluation. Among the praises, the 70-point evaluation seemed a bit dazzling, which was the lowest score among the first batch of comments; but in fact, this evaluation still reached the "good" level, which was almost the same as the media review of the 80-point film. It can be seen that even if it was criticism, the "New Yorker" did not deny it completely.
At the just-concluded Venice Film Festival, "Brokeback Mountain" emerged and won the Golden Lion Award. The overwhelming praise was even more unexpected. It seemed that all signs were showing that this work was the biggest discovery this year. But no one should forget that this is a homosexual work. In the long river of Hollywood history, no homosexual work has ever won the Oscar. The "Philadelphia Story" that performed the best so far has only won the Best Actor and Best Original Song.
In fact, the film industry is the industry with the widest proportion of homosexuality, but it is also one of the most secretive areas. Someone once joked that for Hollywood, homosexuality is like a thorn in the butt, and it cannot be picked. It is always there and cannot be ignored at all, but no one is willing to admit it.
Therefore, the prospect of the awards season for "Brokeback Mountain" is still a fog. In comparison, "Good Night, Good Luck" has also received praise in Water City. This work, which focuses on journalists, is definitely the most powerful masterpiece of the times this year.
No one will forget that the shocking news released by the Boston Globe in March this year caused a sensation around the world; no one will forget that not long ago, the New York Times revealed another sensational news that caused North America. President George Bush signed a presidential decree after the September 11 terrorist attack, allowing the National Security Agency to monitor the international phone calls and emails of hundreds of people living in the United States. The eavesdropping activity did not obtain a search warrant issued by the court.
As we all know, the United States is a country that always puts human rights on its lips, and the president's move not only violates citizens' **, but also violates citizens' basic human rights. Therefore, after this news broke out, the whole United States was in an uproar.
But in response to the accusation of the eavesdropping gate, the president said, "As long as the United States still faces threats, he will continue to authorize intelligence agencies to conduct intelligence eavesdropping." He insisted that this was a completely legal act. This news incident is now fermenting, and many members of Congress have come forward to accuse the president.
"Good night, good luck" was released under such a background. It is worth mentioning that the news events told in the movie refer to the situation of "winning war and losing peace" in the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union in the 1950s, and Americans were depressed by the situation of "winning war and losing peace", and McCarthyism came into being! McCarthy claimed that he had evidence of communist spies within Congress, and thus used the American people's fear of communistism to launch a ************* movement. Under McCarthy's iron fist, everyone was in danger because there was no need for direct evidence at all. As long as there was a little clue, it could lead to being put on a "red" hat, then entering prison, and even being ruined.
During that chaotic and fearful period, human rights were severely challenged. Films such as "Bridge of Spy" and "Trump" tell the stories of this period.
At this moment, "Good night, good luck" emerges, almost a direct accusation of the "eavesdropping gate". Coupled with the scandal that broke out in the Boston Globe" at the beginning of the year, the attention of journalists in the news industry has reached its peak! So, the New York Post said that this is the right movie that appears at the right time.
If "Good night, good luck" won the Oscar for the best film, people would never be surprised, just as "Chicago" defeated the "pianist" and won the Oscar for the best film "always" and "always" to win the Oscar for the best film Little Golden Man. At that time, facing the threat of the outbreak of the Iraq War, the academy tried to create a peaceful scene of singing and dancing, so the more entertaining "Chicago" won the award instead of the "pianist" with better humanistic care.
The preview has just ended, "Good night, good luck" has already stood on the commanding heights, and the future is bright! Even so, this is still not the highest point of "Good night, good luck". The remarks on the Internet are also chasing the movie. It seems that before I can watch it, people can't wait to express their excitement. For a moment, all the flowers and praises are around "Good night, good luck", with flowers blooming and so lively.
Chapter completed!