If we look at the director's background in directing musicals, we can understand some of his handling methods. It is a pity that it may not be able to get out of the strange circle of habit, and the story itself does not have a creative foundation like a musical adaptation of a movie, and the plot is too thin to support such a big "age" hat. Therefore, we are here to warn us that big words like age and time are not easy to scream. The name is not what you think of, but you can think of it. Successful movies that dare to use words related to the times in their names all have an important characteristic, winning from the details. An era can start with telling the story of a person or a small group of people, but the era behind them is reflected in the movie, that is, the exquisite details that can be seen with a magnifying glass or even a microscope. I would like to call it "high Resolution" movies. While "Velvet Gold Mine" is such a movie that meets the "era" standards, "Rock Age" is obviously not. In "Heaven" we see the short-lived British Glam Rock movement in the post-hippie era, from big to stars, small to passers-by, from the streets to the media, from the past to the future, from reality to fiction, and the multi-angle narrative lens permeates The multi-angle mapping of the atmosphere of an era, that of Britain in the 1970s, is vivid and unforgettable in every expression of everyone in the film. Therefore, "Heaven" is a movie, and "Shake" can only be regarded as a moderate American musical. For musicals, the natural interspersed music, the ingenious plot, and the outstanding details are naturally the icing on the cake, but if it really can't be done , There is no way to blame too much, because in less than two hours of movie musicals, there is still a lot of time to sing, and the time for storytelling is compressed.
Therefore, when I watch a musical movie, I don’t worry about the title, saying that "Shake" has lost the harmony, or the starring has lost the standard. The heart of comparison is ready to move again. It’s a bit too much to compare "The Age of Rock" with "The Velvet Gold Mine", which is a perfect interpretation of Jonathan Meyers, Ivan McGregor, and Christian Bale, but as far as the lead actor is concerned, "Shake" still brought Brother Tom (hereafter renamed Uncle Tang) and Aunt Catherine to the lineup, for fear that the two teenagers would fall in love, sing and dance, and the two good friends would not have enough box office appeal. After all, I have performed "Chicago", and once again involved in musicals, Catherine should be considered a sure thing. It's a pity that Auntie's acting skills are still getting more and more exaggerated, and she is unable to complain. Look at Uncle Tang, who is also a rock star. The role setting is obviously suspected of playing soy sauce. I don't know how the screenwriter did it. There are such a group of characters, such as Curt Wild in "Velvet Gold Mine" and St. in "American Idiot". Jimmy is not the male one, but he should definitely have the strength to surpass the male one's aura. When the male one was a little kid, they are already legends, and the superstar should have the superstar's momentum. Uncle Tang is obviously a bit rustic. , Not to mention the enchanting and changeable like Jonas, people and characters are integrated, and I should also learn from Ivan how to interpret an American rock superstar in the peak and lonely period, not a monkey who only drinks and loves to play The second gangster has more characters than Rocker, so Uncle Tom should thank the lighting, photography and editing for the unsatisfactory stage effect. It should be painful to the stylist. The outfit is obviously not enough. The album posters are the same. , Who is also a superstar, compared with Jonathan's Brian Slade, it really shuddered a lot. In addition, this character has a rich inner world. If you really want to prove that Tang Shu's acting skills are hard enough, please take off your sunglasses! Look at Ivan's Curt Wild. The level of performance is not in exaggerated movements. If it weren't for those eyes, how could he win the more enchanting little Joe in "Heaven" in one fell swoop. Here I am not belittling the acting skills of native American actors. It is very likely that the screenwriter’s casting is incorrect. Aside from the two acting schools of Ivan and Bell, Xiao Qiao, who was only 19 years old at the time, had to admit that he was a natural actor, but the fit with the role was obviously not just explained by acting skills. Speaking of supporting roles, in the age of drunken gold fans, depravity and glory, rock seems to be inseparable from homosexuality, but the good friends here are obviously entertaining, and there is no need to compare with the mainstream status in "Heaven". It's ridiculous. Although it has drifted beyond the main line, it is a comfortable episode in the play.
At the end, although the story brings a bit of sighs and struggles about dream loss and youthful confusion, it is still American romanticism, happy ending. The movie itself gave two stars, To the Rock and Roll plus one star. And Los Angeles seems to always be the destination of American Dream. The streets of Hollywood in the late 1980s were feasting and feasting. Standing on the top of the Hollywood hill and looking at the night view of Los Angeles, it seemed that the wind on the top of the hill at night was blowing out of the screen. Sitting in the movie theater, if you Love this city too, you can add half a star.
In many American musicals, although they are called rock and roll, there are a lot of rock and roll, except for the old songs, they often turn around and ran to the taste of Music. It is said that the movie version of American Idiot is in preparation, and I hope to have something Breakthrough, can't help but look forward to it again.
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really an article that personal expectations are too high, which leads to disappointment, so it's almost a grumbling article, which has helplessly poke the nerves of many musical fans. So carefully consider and change the name carefully.
The success of this film is that it has blasted the minds of the audience, making Human Rights listen to the concert and forget the film itself.
Guo Jing didn't understand the rhythm, so he could avoid being trapped by Huangdao Lord's flute. I don’t have any deep research on old rock music, and the after-temperature of watching movies drops quickly. Therefore, I am pleased by the music itself and have little effect. Some strange feelings of disappointment in the movie have slowly surfaced. The points are then reduced.
Hope is too high, the name really bears a lot of responsibility. I still feel that the title is too big, if the original musical is the same, the same evaluation is offered with both hands.
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