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Henry: I don't think losing my father broke my mother's heart, but rather losing love itself.
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Adult Henry: It was just the two of us after my father left. She said I should count the baby he had with his new wife Marjorie as part of my family too. Plus Richard, Marjorie's son. For the most part my mother never mentioned my father, or the woman he was married to now.
Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman (Jason Reitman), born on October 19, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is an American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.
In 1988, he participated in the comedy movie " Twins ". In 1998, directed his first short film "Operation". In 2000, directed his first film "In God We Trust". In 2005, he directed the feature film " Thank You for Smoking ", which was nominated for the 64th American Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture in Film-Musical Comedy
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. In 2007, with the comedy film " Jno ", he was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 80th Academy Awards
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. In 2009, the self-written and directed romance movie " Up in the Air " was nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Picture
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. In 2011, he served as the producer of the feature film " Jeff, Who Lives at Home ". In 2013, directed the romantic movie " Labor Day "
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. In 2015, directed the family drama " Casual Season 1 ".
Character Evaluation
Jason Reitman and his father, Ivan Reitman, are good at action comedy styles. His favorite movie language is more three-dimensional and more modern. It has a sharp perspective to analyze reality, smart and funny ridicule, and the characters themselves are low-key and ordinary. Feng's language is compared with his super fast speech speed, which is hilarious and thought-provoking at the same time .
Jason Reitman’s films mostly focus on the current realities of American society, choosing relatively marginal occupations or subjects, and shaping characters through complex and significant value conflicts or psychological crises, showing the integration of non-mainstream values and mainstream life concepts . The characters in his films can be divided into "biological teenagers" and "psychological teenagers". They are faced with life crises or severe contradictions in values. These films analyze and discuss the problems of American society through their experiences and choices. In order to express these serious themes easily, his film language has outstanding characteristics in the use of close-up shots, triangular composition, music and fast editing .
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