Gary Ross

Gary Ross

  • Born: 1956-11-3
  • Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer, actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Big, Dave, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, The Hunger Games, The Free State of Jones
  • 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 . 
    Extended Reading
    • Chet 2021-11-16 08:01:26

      Society, duty, stability?

      "Don't play with fire, it's dangerous!" "Don't run around, there are bad guys!" "Don't fall in love, you can't take responsibility now!" "Which school have you been admitted to?" "Where do you work? How high is the salary? "I don't know why, these problems have been with us since we were born. Now...

    • Ryley 2021-11-16 08:01:26

      Essential love

      I like this kind of story that gets more and more profound.

      Black and white is the tone of the older brother David. He likes peace and quiet. Color is the tone of Jennifer. Adventure love is all perfect, and it feels very light at the beginning.

      However, the more you look at it, the more it tastes....

    • Priscilla 2021-11-16 08:01:26

      It was the same year as "The World of Trumen". Although it is the opposite of "Chu", the whole world view is not unified, and the theme is also unclear (waiting for us to guess the real reason for the color change, and in the end we dare not give the TV series a shot: is it black and white or color?), drop It's inferior. The first film made by the university was about the black-and-white world of color-blind little girls because the little boy turned into color. At that time, I didn't know this film at all. It was amazing to hit the bridge.

    • Misty 2022-03-26 09:01:04

      One person has a little color, Happy Valley = Truman's world + Back to the future

    Pleasantville quotes

    • Jennifer: [looking at boobs in mirror] I could, like, kill a guy with these things.

    • [first lines]

      [David is gazing admiringly at a pretty blonde girl]

      David: *Hi*

      [chuckles]

      David: I mean, Hi. Uh, look, you probably don't think I should be asking you this. I mean, not knowing you well and all? I mean, you know, I, I, I know you, 'cause everybody knows you. I just don't know you technically. Uh, anyhow. Uh, I don't know what you're doing this weekend, but my mom's leaving town, and she's letting me borrow the car.

      [the camera pulls back to show that the girl is standing several dozen feet away and, in fact, is smiling and looking at another boy]

      David: [Looks down at the ground, disappointed with himself, but still keeping his tone cheerful] Okey-dokey, so, just give me a call; let me know. Bye!