The one introduced today is the film that hits the Oscar statuette - Fences, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis are dedicated to it. Based on August Wilson's play of the same name, "Fences," the film revolves around Troy, a former baseball player with a bright future who is now a Pittsburgh sanitation worker.
Before entering the film review, it is customary to take a look at the reviews of the professional film review website. The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is 95% and the Metascore: 78. It seems to be a narrative film that is well received by the audience.
Entering the detailed explanation, the main highlight is acting, and the main weakness is the verbosity of lines.
Start with the highlights.
First, the height of the original work,
August Wilson's (African-American playwright) "Fences" is a dramatic work with considerable depth and connotation. The author uses the life of Troy, a little black man, as the center of the work, and uses such a contradictory character to interpret the atmosphere of American society at that time and the struggle of black people.
Second, the combination of the actors' acting skills,
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, is a powerful guarantee for the impact of the Oscars. The acting skills of the two are perfect.
Different from many actors who have won the Oscar statuette, Denzel's acting skills have become more and more pure with age. Since he starred in "Glory" in 1989 and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he has won the Oscar in 2001 by relying on "Training Day" in one fell swoop. The next best male protagonist, in the past years, he has come step by step, with countless honors, last year, he became the winner of the 73rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Lifetime Achievement, well deserved.
Viola, a veteran acting actor, made an impressive appearance in the stage play "Fences" with Denzel in 2010. In addition, it has been nominated for several Oscars and Emmys.
Third, the fluency of the script
goes from drama to movie. Denzel effectively uses these two carriers to show the tension and depth of the original work in front of the audience. With one look, one line, and a set of actions, the actors have become incarnated in the script. The little people, deduced the living conditions of black Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.
Although the work has many advantages, its weaknesses are also obvious. That is "lines". The biggest difference between stage plays and movies are two, one is "lines" and the other is "scene". Here we only talk about "lines". Due to its own limitations, stage plays must rely on large monologues and lines to detail the content of the story; movies are different, and scenes and sound effects can make up for it. In this work, there are quite a lot of lines, and it feels like watching a stage play. It is quite good to occasionally add or add the finishing touch to it. If it is used a lot, the effect will be counterproductive. ". (Of course, this is my humble opinion.)
Looking at the whole film, the style of the drama and the traces of the stage play are more obvious. I don’t know how the Oscar judges will define the quality of this film. Now we can only wait quietly for the announcement of the Oscar.
Director ★★★☆☆ (Denzel, who was acting well, was a little jerky, and his directing skills were not as good as his acting skills)
Actors ★★★★★ (going for the Oscars, nothing to say about his acting skills)
Plot★★★★★ (loyal to the original work) , the taste is authentic)
visual effects ★★★☆☆ (a bit boring, it feels like watching a stage play)
sound effects ★★★☆☆ (the style is calm and restrained, the music is played by Marcelo Zarvos, famous in the movie "Brooklyn Police", Highly accomplished)
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Detailed review of the stage play audience + stills first published in "The Journey of Floyd and Helen", thank you
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