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Skip: I'll see you at school, Mary Sue.
[Jennifer smiles as Skip drives away]
Jennifer: Who's that?
David: Skip Martin, captain of the basketball team.
Jennifer: Does he like me?
David: As a matter of fact, he does.
[Jennifer's smile turns slightly lecherous]
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[the geography teacher uses a pointer to demonstrate, on the classroom blackboard, the world of Pleasantville, which consists of Elm Street, Main Street, and the Town Hall]
Miss Peters: Last week, class, we discussed the geography of Main Street. This week we're going to be talking about Elm Street. Now, can anyone tell me the difference between Elm Street and Main Street? Tommy.
Tommy: It's not as long?
Miss Peters: That's right, Tommy, it's not as long. Also, it only has houses, so the geography of Main Street is different than the geography of Elm Street.
[Jennifer is frowning in bewilderment. She raises her hand]
Miss Peters: Mary Sue!
Jennifer: Yeah. What's outside of Pleasantville?
[the entire class turns to look at her]
Miss Peters: I don't understand.
Jennifer: Outside of Pleasantville? Like, what's at the end of Main Street?
Miss Peters: [chuckles and shakes her head] Mary Sue. You should know the answer to that! The end of Main Street is just the beginning again.
[the teacher points at the intersection of Elm and Main. The class feels released to giggle at Jennifer/Mary Sue's clearly stupid question, and Jennifer frowns again]
Gary Ross
Gary Ross (Gary Ross), born on November 3, 1956 in Los Angeles , California, USA , is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 1989, he served as the screenwriter of the romantic comedy film " Big ", which was nominated for the 61st Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
[1]
. In 1993, he served as the screenwriter for the romantic movie " Dave ", which was nominated for the 66th Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
[2]
. In 1998
, he wrote and directed his first film " Pleasantville "
[3] , for which he was nominated for the 25th Saturn Awards for Best Screenplay. In 2004, he wrote and directed the feature film " Seabiscuit "
[4]
, which was nominated for the 76th Oscar for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay
[5]
. In 2012, he directed the action-adventure " The Hunger Games "
[6]
, which was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Picture
[7]
and the 39th Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
[8]
. In 2016, directed the biographical film " The Free State of Jones "
[9]
. In 2018, directed the crime movie " Ocean's Eight "
[10]
. In 2020, directed the comedy film "Free Will".
Performing Experience
In 1989, he served as the screenwriter of the romantic comedy film " Big ", which was nominated for the 61st Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
. For this film, he won the 16th Saturn Award for Best Screenplay. In 1992, the comedy film " Mr. Baseball ", which served as a screenwriter, was released, which was directed by Frederic Alan Schepisi .
In 1993, he served as the screenwriter of the romantic movie " Dave ", which was nominated for the 66th Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
. In 1994, he served as the screenwriter of the adventure film " Lassie ", which was co-starred by Tom Guiry , Helen Schlacter , and Jonathan F.W.Tenney .
In 1998
, he wrote and directed his first film " Pleasantville " . With this film, he was nominated for the 25th Saturn Awards for Best Screenplay. In 2004, he wrote and directed the drama " Seabiscuit " co-starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges
. The film was nominated for the 76th Oscar for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay
.
In 2008, the fantasy adventure animation film " The Tale of Despereaux " , which served as a screenwriter, was released. In 2011, the romantic movie " Tokyo Suckerpunch " directed by him was released
. In 2012, directed the action-adventure movie " The Hunger Games " starring Jennifer Lawrence , which was adapted from the novel of the same name by American writer Susan Collins
, and was nominated for the MTV Movie Awards for Best Picture
and the 39th Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film Award
.
In 2016, directed the biographical film " The Free State of Jones " co-starring Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw . The film was adapted from real historical events and told the story of a rebellious Confederate soldier Newton Knight
.
In 2018, directed the crime film " Ocean's Eight " co-starred by Sandra Bullock , Catherine Elise Blanchett and Anne Hathaway . The film tells Debbie's plans for a shocking case. Together with friends played by Catherine Elise Blanchett, he will recruit top masters and prepare for a year. The story of a diamond necklace worth 150 million dollars stolen at a fashion event
. In 2020, directed the comedy film "Free Will", the film explored the relationship between free will and destiny.
Character Evaluation
In the movie "The Hunger Games", director Gary Ross gave the film a long and unique style
. During the filming process, director Gary Ross painstakingly chose to dilute and obscure the bloody and violent elements. The weakening of the scene in the arena made the film lose a lot of breathtaking and exciting shots, but it made the film meaningful and extremely rich. The tension arouses the curiosity of movie fans, and gives them a little more thinking space apart from the tension of watching .
In the movie "The Free State of Jones", the director Gary Ross handled the ugly historical facts in a very appropriate way, but it would not make people feel that it weakened or downplayed the seriousness of historical events. Moreover, the film is scattered with many small, unmarked fragments, which can make people feel very real and directly reach people's hearts. By the end of the movie, the audience will clearly feel how masterful and ingenious Ross is in this subject matter .
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