"Los Angeles Confidential", the name of this movie is very ordinary, and it has no characteristics, and it has been complained by many people and missed one of the classic masterpieces because of the name. At the same time, it is also one of the many works in film history that is shot in Los Angeles and cannot be ignored.

"L.A. Confidential" tells the story of Los Angeles in the fifties, when the lines between good and evil were blurred. Sex, money, power, fame, class...... Everything can be agreed upon through transactions, corrupt officials, black and white, everyone abides by this regulation, and people from all walks of life are likely to come together because of the drive of interests, even the police. Cha is no exception.

Jack is a police celebrity who is in cahoots with gossip journalists who specialize in exposing Hollywood stars like Peaches. Hue. news to earn a good extra money; Ed is an ambitious police detective who betrays his colleagues and boss in order to get ahead in the police world; Bud is a truly selfless police detective, but he is often taken advantage of because of his straightforward and impulsive personality.

These three policemen. Cha usually doesn't communicate with each other, but their fates are entangled because of a restaurant murder that is suspected of collective murder. When they join forces to investigate, they are caught in a large net and uncover the secrets hidden under the city of Los Angeles step by step.

This is a typical plot and characters advancing each other and entangled with each other, the storyline design is like nine links, interlocking, layer by layer, the narrative process is peeled off, the climax is repeated, and it is wonderful, whether it is the plot tension or suspense setting, including the rhythm control, it can be called brilliant.

What's even more rare is that due to space limitations, the movie does not give much space for character shaping, but relies on the plot structure of the story itself and the excellent performance of the actors to shape the characters vividly, each character is flesh and blood, full and real, and the psychological transformation of the characters complements the plot, contributing a wonderful work.

The film is based on James Elory. Ellroy), directed by Curtis Hansen. Hanson was personally involved in the writing of the screenplay, working with Brian Hellgrande. Helgeland) teamed up to do the job. There is no doubt that the script is the cornerstone of the great success of the entire film.

"Los Angeles Confidential" is the kind of script that makes people shoot amazing cases, with solid writing skills, real creative backgrounds, and vivid character creation, all integrated into a well-conceived main line, forming a delicate net that encompasses every audience. The viewing process follows the ups and downs of the plot and the ups and downs of the amazing twists, and there are almost no waste plots and waste clips in the whole process, filling the entire movie time, leaving a hearty pleasure and meaningful shock after the end of the movie, and a long aftertaste.

In 1997, after the release of the movie "L.A. Confidential", it caused an uproar among film critics, because the script brought the advantages of the plot to the extreme, and at the same time, the story connotation is far-reaching, although it did not reach the height of warning the world, but it is worth everyone's careful consideration.

In the end, the film won two awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars that year, and was unanimously sought after. In fact, even so, the "L.A. Secrets" are widely considered to have not received the corresponding recognition.

When "L.A. Confidential" was released that year, the distribution company thought that the story was too elaborate, too complex, too esoteric, and too heavy to be widely promoted in movie theaters, and it was difficult for audiences to like the story. They positioned the film as an art film, not a commercial film, and it was only released on a small scale in more than 700 theaters.

But even so, "L.A. Confidential" was well received after its release, and in the era when the Internet was not yet popular, it still swept the box office with excellent word-of-mouth of 60 million dollars, which surprised the distribution company. But they want to expand the film again, but they have missed the opportunity, and the box office of the movie is worth stopping at 60 million.

Now it seems that this "stupid" publishing company is most likely Warner Bros. - if Hugo is not mistaken.

Later, "Los Angeles Confidential" became very popular in the videotape market, and after the accumulation of word-of-mouth, more and more people realized the excitement and classics of this movie, and praised the movie. This has made "L.A. Confidential" among the top 100 on IMDB, and has been in the top 100 in the extremely competitive list for many years, and has never slipped down.

What's more, after repeatedly studying the story, many viewers believe that this movie is definitely a well-deserved classic in all aspects, whether it is the plot structure, story depth, character building, and ideological feedback. If it hadn't met the epoch-making "Titanic" that year, "Los Angeles Confidential" would have won the Oscar for Best Picture that year.

Of course, the "Oscar Jewel" is there almost every year, everyone has their own choice in their hearts, whether "L.A. Confidential" is really better than "Titanic", it doesn't matter, the important thing is that "Titanic" is indeed a historical choice, just like "Forrest Gump" defeated "vulgarity".

But it is undeniable that the excellence of "L.A. Confidential" is undoubted, and many viewers believe that this work is enough to be compared with classic masterpieces such as "Seven Deadly Sins", "Vulgarity", "The Shawshank Redemption", "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", and "Twelve Angry Men".

In fact, the meticulous story of "L.A. Confidential" is undoubtedly the biggest highlight, and the thorough analysis of corruption and the exchange of benefits in Los Angeles is not only more direct than the obscurity of the "Seven Deadly Sins", 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 pity.

The advantage of "L.A. Confidential" is the collision of the three major characters, but the disadvantage is that it has not been able to further make good use of the three major roles. The three starring roles in the story are led by Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe. Crowe), Guy Pearce. Pearce), which is also known by many as the "actor-level collision".

Compared with the acting showdowns such as "Stealing the Line of Fire", "Changing Faces", and "Seven Deadly Sins", the confrontation between the characters in "Los Angeles Confidential" is more complicated, the change of friend and foe occurs almost all the time, and the change of position and interest between the characters is dazzling and holds their breath.

Among the 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 commendable, "Memento", "Desire." Mildred. Pierce)" and other works are a testament to his strength. And Kevin and Russell naturally needless to say, both of them are Oscar winners and have outstanding strength.

However, at the time of the filming of "L.A. Confidential", in addition to Kevin, Guy and Russell were just rookies.

"L.A. Confidential" is committed to the advancement of the main storyline, and the decryption process is so cocooned that there is no time to pay attention to the play of the characters. But thanks to the story's huge background and excellent character positioning, all three actors have found their own space to play, not only completing the task brilliantly, but also colliding with amazing sparks to add a lot to the story. It can be said that the performance duel between the three actors is also one of the highlights of the movie.

But the most regrettable part is also here, the director focused all his energy on the huge social background of Los Angeles throughout the fifties, and did not dig further into the characters, so that the reflection and echo of the story could not reach a deeper height. If the director can give the characters more details like the "Seven Deadly Sins", the overall quality of the work will be on a higher level.

This is also the reason why director Curtis has not been able to carve out a world of his own like David Fincher. The pinnacle of Curtis's acting career was "L.A. Confidential", although he later directed "Eight Mile (8. Mile)" this work, but almost all eyes are focused on the male protagonist Eminem, and the quality of the finished product has not been able to make a breakthrough.

Screenwriter Brian's career was pioneered by "L.A. Confidential", and he later worked with Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Heath Ledger and others, and reached the second peak of his career in "Mystic River" in 2003. But other than that, he doesn't have any other highlights.

Therefore, there are many reasons why "L.A. Confidential" has not been able to get any closer. But putting these aside, "L.A. Confidential" has still become a classic masterpiece worth mentioning in the long history of movies, which is really not easy.

It is worth mentioning that "Los Angeles Confidential" also created the brilliance of Kim Basinger, she got the only Oscar acting nomination in her acting career, and successfully won the Best Supporting Actress statuette, becoming the first actor in film history to appear on the cover of "Playboy" and win the Oscar statuette at the same time, which can be said to be an unprecedented break of the "vase" prejudice, which can be called a great story.

In this way, "L.A. Confidential" is a perfect match for every detail described by Barry, and the solid script is undoubtedly the biggest killer feature of this work, and it is definitely not a lie that it was able to beat four strong competitors and steal one of the most competitive Oscar awards for the best adapted screenplay. If it is really this work, Barry's confidence is also a matter of course, because Hugo is indeed moved.

If he can star in such a wonderful work as "L.A. Confidential", Hugo's enthusiasm for acting, which has been temporarily suspended since the end of the filming of "Death Row Walk", will boil again - since the completion of "Independence Day" last year, Hugo has not been exposed to acting for more than a year, and now, he is just speculating and imagining, and he can't wait to open the script to further confirm.

Barry's strategy did work. But the big question now is, is Hugo's guess correct?