Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

  • Born: 1937-11-30
  • Birthplace: Durham, England, United Kingdom
  • Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
  • Profession: director
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Graduate School: West Hartpool College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London
  • Representative Works: Thelma and Louise, 2020, Black Hawk Down, Alien, Gladiator, The Martian
    • Ridley Scott (Ridley Scott) was born on November 30, 1937 in Durham, England, UK. He is a British film director and producer.
    In 1965, he directed the short story "The Boy and the Bike Story ", which officially opened his director career [1]  . In 1977, directed his first film " The Duellists ", which won the best debut award at the 30th Cannes International Film Festival [2]  . In 1983, directed the science fiction drama " 2020 " released [3]  . In 1991, he directed the crime drama " Thelma and Louise " and was nominated for Best Director at the 64th Academy Awards [4]  . In 2000, he directed the adventure drama " Gladiator " get 73nd Oscars Nominee for Best Director [5]  . In 2001, he directed the war drama " Black Hawk Down " and was nominated for the 74th Oscars Best Director Award [6]  . In 2007, he directed the crime drama " American Gangster " and was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 65th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards [7]  .
    In 2012, directed the science fiction drama " Prometheus ", which wonNominated for the Best Science Fiction Film Award [8]  . In 2015, he directed the science fiction drama " The Martian " and was nominated for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards for Best Director [9]  and 69th British Academy Film Awards for Best Director [10]  . In 2018, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Film Academy Awards [11]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 1965, he directed the short story "The Boy and the Bike Story ", which officially opened his career as a director   . In 1977, directed the feature film " The Duellists " co-starring Keith Carradine , Harvey Keitel and Albert Finney . This was the first film directed by Ridley Scott . The film won the award for best debut at the 30th Cannes International Film Festival .  
    In 1979, directed the science fiction thriller " Alien " co-starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt and John Vincent Hurt . In 1983, according to Philip directed · K · Dick's novel "Dream of Electric Sheep bionic man do?" Adaptation of the sci-fi drama " 2020 " was released by Harrison Ford , Mary Sean Young , Rutger Hauer starred .   
    In 1984, Ridley Scott was invited to shoot a TV commercial for Apple's new product, the Macintosh computer, which was broadcast during the "Super Bowl" game in the United States   . In 1986, directed the adventure drama " Legend of Darkness " co-starring Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , Mia Sara and Tim Curry . In 1987, directed the thriller drama " SomeonetoWatchOverMe " co-starring Tom Berenger , Mimi Rogers, and Lorraine Bracco .  
    In 1989, directed the crime drama " Black Rain " co-starring Michael Douglas , Andy Garcia , and Ken Takakura . It tells the story of American New York detective Nick who captured the gang leader Sato with the help of Japanese police assistant Masahiro Matsumoto . The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 13th Japan Film Academy Awards .   
    In 1991, directed the crime drama " Thelma and Louise " starring Susan Sarandon , Geena Davis and Brad Pitt . It tells the story of housewife Selma and the same lonely girlfriend, Louise, who went to the suburbs to relax, but accidentally killed them. As for the escape story , he was nominated for Best Director at the 64th Academy Awards and for the Best Director at the 45th British Academy of Film Awards . After that, the film was selected as one of the "100 New Classics of Movies" by the American "Entertainment Weekly" .     
    In 1992, directed the feature film " 1492: Christophe Colomb " co-starring Gérard Depardieu , Armand Assante and Sigourney Weaver . In 1995, Ridley Scott won the "Michael Bowken" award at the 48th British Academy of Film Awards . In 1996, directed by Jeff Bridges , Caroline Goodall , Ryan Phillippe co-starring " White Squall " .   
    In 1997, directed the feature film " GI Jane " co-starring Demi Moore , Viggo Mortensen and Anne Bancroft . In 2000, directed by Russell Crowe , Joaquin Rafael Bottom , Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen cooperative adventure drama starring " Gladiator " , he received by virtue of the film 73nd Oscars Nominee for Best Director , the 58th session of the US Golden Globe film and television most best director Award nominations , the 54th British film Academy Award Nominee for best director . Afterwards, the film was selected as one of the "Top 40" films of the decade by the "Sunday Times" (British media) .      
    In 2001, the novel of the same name directed by Mark Bowden adaptation war drama " Black Hawk Down " ,   by the Josh Hartnett , Ewan McGregor , Tom Sizemore co-star   , he won by virtue of the film 74th Oscars Nominee for Best Director   , 54 Nominated for the Best Director Award at the British Academy of Film Awards  ; in the same year, directed the crime drama " Hannibal " co-starring Anthony Hopkins , Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman , which is the second part of the "Silent Lambs" series .  
    In 2003, directed by the same name based on Eric Garcia's novel drama " Matchstick Men " ,   by the Nicolas Kim Coppola , Sam Rockwell , Alison Lohman cooperation starring   , he tells the story of Roy and Frank liar career   .
    In 2005, directed the war drama " Kingdom of Heaven " co-starring Orli , Eva Green and Edward Harrison Norton . It tells the story of a blacksmith Ibelin’s Belion defending Jerusalem against Islam who wants to retake Jerusalem from Christians. The story of the leader Saladin ; in the same year, he co-directed the short film " All the Invisible Children " with 7 directors including Spike Lee and Emir Kusturica ; secondly, he and Tony Scott jointly served as the producer of the TV series " Numb3rs " .    
    In 2006, the novel of the same name directed by Peter Mayle adaptation of the feature film " A Good Year " ,   by the Russell Crowe , Albert Finney , Marion Cotillard cooperation starring   , tells the story of a frustrated London banker inherited vineyard in France story   ; In the same year, he served as the producer of the action drama " Tristan + Isolde " directed by Kevin Reynolds . 
    In 2007, based on a true event directed crime drama " American Gangster " ,   the Russell Crowe , Jr. Denzel Hayes Washington , Chiwetel Ejiofor Umeadi cooperation starring   , the film he won by virtue of the 65th American Film and Television Golden Globe for best director Award nomination   ; In the same year, he served as the producer of the biographical feature film " The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford " directed by Andrew Dominik ; secondly, he was selected as the "Five Most Successful British Directors" by the British Film Council One of them .  
    In 2008, he directed "according to the adaptation of the novel" Washington Post "columnist David Ignatius thriller drama Body of Lies " ,   by the Leo , Russell Crowe , Golshifteh Farahani starring cooperation   ; the same year, he served as Was the producer of the TV miniseries " The Andromeda Strain "   , which wonBest miniseries award   .
    In 2009, he was the producer of the thriller drama " Cracks " directed by Jordan Scott ; in the same year, he was the producer of the TV series " The Good Wife " directed by Robert King , which won  Nominated for the Best Drama Series Award   ; secondly, he also received a commendation bonus from the British Film Institute   .
    In 2010, he directed the action drama " Robin Hood " co-starring Russell Crowe , Catherine Elise Blanchett and Max von Sydow , telling how he changed from an outsider to a national hero, and how he changed from a national hero to a thief The legend , the film won  Nominated for the Best Action-Adventure Film Award   ; in the same year, he co-produced with Tony Scott as the producer of the action feature film " The A-Team " directed by Joe Carnahan ; secondly, he also served as the TV miniseries " The Pillars Of The Earth " The producer , the film won  Nominated for the Best Miniseries Award   .
    In 2011, he served as the producer of the documentary " Life in a Day " directed by Kevin Macdonald ; in the same year, he joined with Tony Scott as the producer of the action feature film " The Grey " directed by Joe Carnahan .  
    In 2012, directed the sci-fi drama " Prometheus " co-starring Noomi Rapace , Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron , which won Nominated for the Best Science Fiction Film Award   ; in the same year, he served as the producer of the TV series "The World Without End " directed by Michael Caton-Jones ; secondly, he and Tony Scott jointly served as the producer of the 4-episode TV miniseries "Magic Labyrinth" Film people .  
    In 2013, directed the crime drama " The Counselor " co-starring Michael Fassbender , Penélope Cruz Sánchez , and Javier Bardem . It tells the story of a lawyer who was greedy for money and jointly sold cocaine worth US$20 million with drug dealer Reina, but unexpectedly fell into trouble. The story of an unresolved conspiracy and killing ; in the same year, he joined with Tony Scott as the producer of the suspense thriller " Stoker " directed by Park Chan-wook ; secondly, he also served as the producer of the action drama "Two Heroes" Film people .    
    2014, directed according to the "Bible" action drama adaptation of " Exodus: Gods and Kings " ,   a Christian Charles Philip Bale , Joel Edgerton , Ben Kingsley co-star   ; the same year, as a suspense thriller directed by Rowan Joffe " The producer of " Before I Go to Sleep "   ; secondly, he also served as the producer of the 6-episode TV miniseries " Klondike "   .
    By 2015, according to Andy Weir directed adaptation of the novel of the same name sci-fi drama " at The Martian " ,   the Matt Damon , Jessica Michelle Chastain , Kristen Carroll Wiig co-star   , the film won the 73rd Golden Globe Awards for best comedy film award   With this film, he was nominated for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards for Best Director   and 69th British Academy Film Awards for Best Director   . In the same year, he served as the producer of the sci-fi feature film " Equals " directed by Drake Doremus ; secondly, he also Won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Visual Effects Association .  
    In 2016, Ridley Scott won the 30th "American Film Art Award"   ; in the same year, he won the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award   . 2017, based on a true event directed crime drama " All at The Money in at The World " ,   by the Michelle Ingrid Williams , Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg , Christopher Plummer cooperation starring   , he received by virtue of the film 75th Golden Globe Awards Nominee for Best Director   In the same year, he directed the sci-fi drama " Covenant " co-starred by Michael Fassbender , Katherine Boyer Waterston and Billy Crudup ; secondly, he was the producer of the sci-fi drama " Blade Runner 2049 " directed by Denis Villeneuve .  
    In 2018, Ridley Scott received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Academy of Film Awards   . In 2019, he was the producer of the feature film " The Aftermath " directed by James Kent ; in the same year, he was the producer of the TV miniseries " The Hot Zone " directed by Michael Uppendahl .  
    On October 15, 2021, the film " The Last Duel " , which he served as a producer and directed, was released in North America  .
    On February 11, 2022, the new film " Death on the Nile " , which is the producer, was released in the United States  .

    Character Evaluation

    Ridley Scott has always been a leader in Hollywood film directors. He has strong expressive skills, and he has easily mastered some technical tools, always keeping pace with the times and constantly innovating film art   . His amazing techniques and unparalleled director talent have created many of the most memorable movies. His pioneering career undoubtedly proves the director's extraordinary foresight and far-reaching influence   .
    Ridley Scott's unique grasp of film vision is accompanied by an eclectic image style and ingenious picture composition. His films express visually distinctive aesthetic characteristics, which are highly respected and loved by the audience. The unique aesthetic style of his films endows his films with profound image connotation, which also enables his films to withstand the test of time. Behind the fantasy visual images and exquisite lens language of his films, there is a profound hidden meaning. The metaphorical theme, at the same time, the visual shock he brings to the audience has never stopped   .
    Ridley Scott's films present amazing images, full of black aesthetics   . His creations wander among various genres, follow the traditions of the film industry and genre conventions, and consciously abide by the core requirements of the system between personal taste and popular art. Without destroying business rules, he incorporated artistic exploration with a distinctive personal imprint, and innovated within the type range rules, thus maintaining a coherent development of self-survival, development, and success in the system   .
    Ridley Scott is very good at creatively transforming and appropriating various image resources   . The visual imagery he expresses not only stays on the two-dimensional plane of the screen, but also hopes that the sensory experience loads deeper cultural images of the times. He always put the focus of screen expression on the visual rather than the text, resulting in a lack of consistency in his narrative style. He is good at borrowing grand film stories and their extensions to construct the ultimate image, expressing his anxiety and views on scientific vision, ethnic contradictions, religious impact, and gender equality issues. While maintaining respect for his own cultural situation, he opened a dialogue with images and insisted on using the lens to create and sort out the history for the second time .    
    Extended Reading

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    • Kareem 2022-06-20 22:03:46

      Character motivation is the driving force for the development of the story. If the motivation of the characters is weak or unclear, the development of the story will inevitably lack motivation, and a weak story is bound to be boring and boring. This film is the best proof.

    • Ned 2022-06-20 16:50:22

      Scott's debut work, the picture is very classic, reminiscent of "Barry Lyndon", the handling of several duels is also very layered, you can see Scott's talent for action scenes, the story is relatively thin, A duel that has lasted for more than ten years still needs more psychological construction to maintain, otherwise the audience will feel that the motivation is insufficient.

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