First published on WeChat public account: The heart is the host and the body is the guest (shenshike-HK)
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I gave this movie three stars.
A movie that hits Samsung is also used to chat? Because after watching this movie, as usual, I crawled on the wiki for a while, and found that the story outside the movie is far more ups and downs than the movie. In order not to let my gossip spirit (crossed out) and research efforts go to waste, I came to this article.
Let's start with Kevin Spacey.
Kevin Spacey
You must be familiar with this actor, right? From "American Beauty" to "House of Cards," many good movies have been made. I am one of his fans, and in order to watch him, I have made some good movies that are easy to ignore, such as "The Life of David Gale" (The Life of David Gale), and all five seasons of "House of Cards" Finished the fourth and fifth seasons, which were getting worse and worse. The fifth season of "House of Cards" has become Claire's world, she has become the female president, Kevin Spacey has been reduced to a supporting role, and there are fewer and fewer appearances. If it wasn't for being obsessed with Kevin Spacey and insisting on abandoning the show, who would want to see Robin Wright's square face?
In previous seasons of House of Cards, Francis, played by Kevin Spacey, was bisexual. In the fifth season completed in May 2017, Francis became a complete and complete homosexual. He and his wife Claire have no sex life. It is rare, and occasional sex must come from behind. Sex with the same sex. The rest of the time, he molested, yearned for his dead bodyguard, and had sex with his fitness trainer. I was quite surprised to see the scene where he kissed the fitness coach, although "House of Cards" is a matter of filming politicians with no bottom line. After all, he is the president of the United States in the play.
Who knows what's more startling later, at the end of October 2017, an actor said that when he was 16 years old, he was sexually harassed by Kevin Spacey. In the following month, more than 20 men came forward to accuse Kevin Spacey of sexually harassing them. These men are actors, directors, sons of famous actors, journalists, troupe staff, etc...
Kevin Spacey is filming "All the Money in the World", playing the old miser billionaire, all the scenes have been filmed in seven or eight, and suddenly a sexual harassment scandal broke out . The producers are very ambitious for the film, spending a lot of money to play a big egg in an attempt to win the Oscar, and hope that it will be staged in mid-December. Who knew that there would be such a stain suddenly, Oscar would not even think about it.
The producers were not reconciled, and cut all the scenes of Kevin Spacey, and invited the veteran actor Christopher Plummer to remedy it.
(Beating is the old grandpa.)
It took nine days to reshoot all the scenes. Coupled with post-editing and production, it was finally staged at the end of December. However, due to various rush scenes, the production cost of the film increased by $10 million, bringing the total production cost to $50 million. Later, the global box office revenue was 53 million US dollars. This profit is really making people sweat.
(This teaser poster also lists Kevin Spacey's name.)
In fact, they really don't have to work so hard. What about changing actors and re-shooting? Oscar didn't care about this movie at all, and gave a Best Supporting Actor... nomination, it may also be to appease the old man's hard work.
As an audience, this movie is also mediocre, but not too bad. What attracts people to watch is just because the kidnapping incident itself is tense. Do you want the hostages to be safely redeemed? escape? Or got ripped off?
If you know the real situation of the incident, or read the spoiler first, this movie will not be good.
[The following is a serious spoiler, please come back after watching the movie]
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The story is simple: John Paul Getty III, the 16-year-old grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome by the Italian mafia for a ransom of $17 million (equivalent to $93 million today) .
The old Getty refused to pay the ransom on the grounds that I have 14 other grandchildren and granddaughters. To pay a ransom, these 14 grandchildren and granddaughters are in danger every day. (At that time, Li Ka-shing's eldest son was kidnapped, and Li Ka-shing paid a ransom of 1 billion Hong Kong dollars without calling the police. After his son was released, he reflected on his neglect of security. Since then, the whole family has kept a low profile, and even the names of his grandchildren have been disclosed to the public. Confidential.)
Another reason why he refused to pay his self-defense was not filmed in the movie: he thought that he couldn't bow to violent crimes, and once he paid the ransom, the world was still in chaos? Everyone goes the road of violent crime to get rich. (On this point, it is the same as the position of the United States. In the past, the United States refused to negotiate with the kidnappers, and would only fight directly to save the hostages by force. Only later did the hostages be replaced by hostages, and there was no bottom line.)
The old Getty's refusal to pay the ransom is not at all the reason for these high-sounding and politically correct reasons. There is only one reason: -- stingy.
The old Getty was notoriously stingy. He found that people who came to his house often had to borrow and make phone calls, so he installed a coin-operated phone in his home, and "heartedly" provided a coin exchange service for everyone.
How much does old Getty like money more than family?
The old Getty has been married five times, and his frequent marriages and divorces once made his father angry. I believe this has nothing to do with his meanness and meanness.
His fifth ex-wife Teddy said: "She and Getty Sr. had a six-year-old son who had a brain tumor and lost his eyesight. Getty Sr. sues her for the cost of treating her son. When her son died when she was 12, Getty Sr. stayed at his English estate and didn't even attend his son's funeral. After the funeral was done, she divorced the old Getty. Teddy endured it until he was 99 years old before speaking out.
The old Getty said: Only a business loser can maintain a lasting relationship with a woman. I hate failure, and I hate and regret failing marriages. If I can maintain even a long and happy marriage, I am willing to give up all my wealth.
He often likes to say nice things.
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Speaking of the kidnapping incident, Paul was kidnapped on July 10 and dragged on until November because the old Getty refused to pay the ransom. The kidnappers couldn't stand such a protracted battle, so they agreed to be the kidnappers as babysitters (child caregivers). In the end, Paul's ears were cut off and sent.
After constant haggling, the ransom was also reduced from $17 million to $3 million (equivalent to $16 million now.), the old Getty finally agreed to pay the ransom, but he was only willing to pay the ransom of $2.2 million, on the grounds that: This is the tax deductible limit. He will lend the remaining $800,000 to his son and will charge his son 4% interest. what the hell?
Here, the kidnappers are so impatient that they start cutting organs and sending them over, and they may tear up the ticket at any time. Over there, the issue of tax deductions and interest is still being calculated.
It makes people's hearts hang. Without knowing the outcome of the whole incident, the film is still quite tense.
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On December 15, exactly five months after being kidnapped, Paul was released after paying the ransom. Li Ka-shing paid the ransom immediately, and his son was released the next day without suffering at all.
After his release, Paul called his grandfather to thank him, but Getty Sr. refused to answer the call. Li Ka-shing's son was kidnapped, and Li Ka-shing personally negotiated with the kidnappers who tied the bomb. This person and person, no, the difference between the rich and the rich...
Three years later, Paul had a replacement ear, but the trauma will never heal. He was addicted to alcohol and drugs. At the age of 24, he mixed alcohol and poison, and finally got himself a stroke. He lost his language function, was semi-blind, hemiplegia, and spent his life in a wheelchair. His mother took care of him. At the age of 54, he died early.
Paul never got out of this incident all his life, thanks to his good grandfather.
Be careful when reincarnating. Even if you saved the Milky Way in your previous life and reincarnated into a rich family, you still have to vote in Li Ka-shing's family!
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Nine kidnappers were arrested, they were from the three religions and nine streams, and two mafia leaders. Only two people pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison, the rest were released due to insufficient evidence, and the mafia leader was naturally fine.
Next, knock on the blackboard:
Most of the ransom was never recovered.
(The picture comes from the Internet)
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