Chapter 87: "Rain Man" premieres
"Rain Man" Wang Jie has been filming for half a year, and the actors in the play are about to be "tortured" by this play, which is also the first time that Wang Jie has such strict acting requirements. However, after this tempering, everyone's acting skills have been greatly improved, especially the two leading actors in the play, Zhou Yunfa and Zhang Guorong, Wang Jiesheng urged them to become the "God of Acting". Wang Jie is most happy that Zhang Guorong is much faster in and out of the play, probably because he has a child, when "Rain Man" was finished in early May, Huang Qiuyan gave birth to a daughter to Zhang Guorong, Zhang Guorong obviously has a sense of responsibility as a mature man, and he will never get depression again in this life.
On June 10, the premiere of "Rain Man" was held at the Chinese Cinema in Hollywood, and Wang Jie did not attend as usual, leaving everything to Xu Anhua, the head of Fox and assistant director.
After Wang Jie's optimization, many goofs and unreasonable places in the original "Rain Man" have been modified, such as Charlie, Raymond and Susana staying in the first hotel, and then Susana roared like crazy. When she slammed the door, it was clear from the way the door and wall swayed that the background was pre-set, and in the laundromat, the dryer on Raymond's left turned on and off as the camera changed, and Raymond used a 126 film camera to shoot the film. We can see that the developed photos are all rectangular, in fact the photos of the 126 film are supposed to be square, Raymond is going to Kamat in Cincinnati to buy underwear, the same store, but he gives two different addresses, 200 Oak and 400 Oak, Reymond is brushing his teeth, Charlie walks over and talks to him about rain for the first time Man, a staff member dressed in blue appears in the mirror, and then the person (who appears to be a photographer) quickly removes, and at around 109:47 of the film, another camera can be seen on the roof, which then disappears again and so on.
Once "Rain Man" was released, it was praised by all fans and critics, and it was first reflected at the box office. Fox Films contacted 1,200 theaters for the opening of "Rain Man," which was a big deal for a slightly literary feature film in the '80s. "Rain Man" hit a record of $34.12 million at the North American box office in the first month, and $20.16 million in Europe, as for Xiangjiang, perhaps the literary and artistic "Rain Man" is not quite in line with the taste of Xiangjiang fans, the box office in the first month just exceeded 10 million Hong Kong dollars, the box office of Bay Island contributed 28 million Taiwan dollars in the first month, the box office of RIBEN Island country in the first month received 2 billion yen, and the number of moviegoers in South Korea in the first month was also 650,000.
"Rain Man" is simply too suitable for film critics:
If you didn't have a mother in your life, and you just lost your father, and you suddenly had an extra brother, how would you react? Love him, right? But if your father left him all his inheritance, and he was a mentally challenged person who couldn't take care of himself, especially when you were in financial crisis, how would you react? In this way, the younger brother was angry and kidnapped his brother from the nursing home and embarked on a journey back to Los Angeles.
To his brother's surprise, and of course to our surprise, he regained his affection in his brother, an intellectually crippled, stubborn and maddening middle-aged man. Brotherhood is the most precious thing, which can transcend time and cross the barriers of communication.
Zhang Guorong is very young, young like a child who is not very sensible. His acting skills in the movie are superb, and he is full of energy from beginning to end, like a macho look, but he is a little confused about his emotions, and he is not very good at expressing emotion and love. And that's exactly what I like the most, natural, like real life.
It is said that a person's childhood has a huge impact on him, and we should believe this for the time being. Having lost his mother at the age of two, and having an extremely strict father, his childhood, along with his teenage years, was undoubtedly painful for Charlie. The superficial arrogance is just self-protection, and the attitude of no one in the eyes can reduce the chance of being hurt by others, and it also invisibly opens up the intimate distance with others. Just like his girlfriend Suzanne, Charlie behaved rudely and inconsiderately, but when she left him, Charlie really felt helpless.
Brother, the word that extends to relatives, family, seemed strange to Charlie, even unacceptable. Dimmed the original intention of using his brother, Charlie slowly merged his heart with his brother, and tasted the beauty of having relatives, especially an older brother, the fantasy partner of his youth, for a man who was used to being helpless, this feeling was very warm, warm enough to melt his indifferent heart that was encapsulated by himself.
I really enjoyed the part where Charlie danced with his brother. The two men danced to the music together, a little clumsily and slowly, Raymond stiffly but carefully following his brother, and Charlie looking at him and smiling happily. They didn't know each other before, and then they were separated, and at that moment, maybe only once in this life. Renowned film critic Roger Ebert gave two thumbs up to the Los Angeles Tribune.
The title of the film is "Rain Man", which has nothing to do with rain, but refers to a kind of "self-isolation" patient. This type of person is withdrawn, not good at socializing, only thinks for himself, and is similar to idiots, and there are many people who are superior in intelligence in one aspect.
The film reflects a common concern in society and gives people a useful inspiration. Originally, many people thought that such patients could not be cured, but after watching the film, they found that they are still human, and if they are given care and warmth, it is possible to free them from the confusion of self-isolation. The vivid story and specific images of the film play a role that greatly exceeds the propaganda in books and newspapers. At the same time, it not only shows the survival problem of "autistic" patients, but also reflects the family ethics and emotional problems from one side. The reason why Charlie was able to go from an unrighteous person who did not understand human feelings and plotted an inheritance to finally give up evil thoughts and become a reasonable person was mainly moved by brotherhood. Although this change is still too fast, the audience enjoys the kind of warm brotherhood and deep affection that is very lacking in American social life today.
As a black comedy, director William on the one hand observes and criticizes the lifestyle of normal people in society through the perspective of Raymond, and on the other hand, he depicts the changes in the mentality and emotions of the two brothers in detail. The tone of the whole film is sometimes mild, sometimes cold.
The performance of Hong Kong actor Zhou Yunfa is simply breathtaking. Because Raymond's character has no dialogue, he basically relies on his appearance and movements, such as his head is crooked, his eyes are dull, and sometimes his eyes can't even get together, and when he talks to people, he doesn't look at each other but turns his eyes up, etc., to vividly express his inner emotional changes, so as to portray the image of an "autistic" patient who is "half an idiot and half a genius" vividly. For Zhou Yunfa, Raymond is the one who poured all his energy into making it unique on the screen. Zhang Guorong, who partnered with Zhou Yunfa, better grasped Charley's complex mentality, vividly portraying his greedy and selfish side, and more truly showing Charley's brotherhood towards Raymond, so that this character did not fall into the trap of simplification - "New York Times"
In "Rain Man", Zhou Yanfa's performance is first-class, he successfully portrayed Zhang Guorong's weird brother, on the one hand, he seems to have mental illness, he takes TV dramas as the focus of his life every day, and even the maple syrup for breakfast and underwear from the K market have to be careful, he has to sleep in the bed by the window, he hates to do airplanes, he has no interest in sex but will be tempted by girls, he has a natural resistance to hot water, he silently notes a list of injuries caused by outsiders to himself, but the most important thing is - He has a genius memory and is a top performer in mental arithmetic. The mixture of genius and idiot is vividly placed in front of your eyes, and you have to admire the skills of Zhou Yanfa, a Xiangjiang actor, especially the several roaring scenes, which are filming.
However, what moved the audience the most may not be his one-man show, but Zhang Guorong's psychological changes, this rebellious son, who has a grudge against his father since he was a child, has basically no contact with him as an adult, he can't forgive his father for being rough and harsh to him at the beginning, and even after the funeral, he can't understand the result of the division of the inheritance. It was a big joke that his father didn't leave him $3.5 million. He cursed angrily, hysterical, unstoppable.
However, when he discovers that he also has an older brother in a mental hospital, he slowly changes his opinion of his father, and at the same time, he deeply feels the sincere affection between the brothers. The most exciting thing in the whole film is not the las Vegas las vegas spending, but the gentle passage of him dancing with his brother, accompanied by a melodious waltz, the two men dancing are always very beautiful, there is no sex here, only love, the kind of love that comes from the blood, pure, touching.
While Zhang Guorong understood his brother, he also won back his love, and his female companion finally let him, let this paranoid guy experience family affection and care for the first time. I still remember that in the bathroom, my brother yelled, signaling him not to turn on hot water, and their childhood photos soaked in water, his memory quickly returned to the scene of that year, and at that moment he understood why his father hid it, it was a helpless protection, he cut off the brotherly love and saved him from harm.
"Rain Man" is really a non-mainstream commercial film in Hollywood, it has no ups and downs of suspense and mystery, no heart-wrenching love of life and death, it just silently uncovers an old past and introduces a touching and profound warmth, which completely touches the hearts of the audience.
In this world of computing, what may really move people is a love-underpinned ambiguity — USA Today
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