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I would like to say a few more words about the movie "Jackie". Because I have watched this film, it is estimated that many people will be like me, and can't help but be interested in Kennedy again. They searched out all the movies about him and the content related to his assassination. After watching "Jackie" this time, maybe it was the filming method of the film. It was the first time to re-shoot the assassination scene instead of using the blurry live video that the whole world has seen, and the filming was very bloody, plus that The particularly shocking soundtrack produced the effect of a horror movie inexplicably. However, the film does not contain any content about the reason for the president's assassination or investigation, but only shows the fear, sadness and helplessness that Jackie experienced. But as an audience, it is obvious that after watching it, I have to be interested in this period of history again.
Too many films in this year’s awards season took place in the 1960s in the United States, which made me refocus on this mysterious, turbulent and transformative period. There are a lot of movies made in Hollywood in this era, and I never get tired of it. The main reason is that there are indeed too many epoch-making events that have changed the United States to a large extent and still have an important impact on today. At the same time, because communication technology was not yet developed at that time, many mysterious mysteries were gradually solved later, and people born in that era have just now become the most powerful and powerful group of people. Review and examine the abilities of their parents back then.
However, many major events in the 1960s were inseparable from the Kennedy family. From JFK himself, the person who shot him, to his brother, his mistress Monroe, to the FBI Director Hoover who monitored him at the time, to JFK's wife now, all the angles related to him have been photographed. The movie. These movies include Oliver Stone's "JFK" in 1991, "Parkland" from the perspective of the people around the day of the assassination in 2013, "Bobby" about the assassination of JFK's brother, and the TV series "Kennedy Kennedy" launched in 2011. "Family" (The Kennedys), of course, there are many movies and documentaries about the assassination of Kennedy. But if I remember correctly, this year's "Jackie" is the first time that this year's "Jackie" shows the bloody scene of the assassination in such a clear and close range. Yes, the audience even clearly saw Kennedy's head broken, his brain and skull splashed out, and Jackie tried to close the exploded scalp with his hands. It was the first time we saw Jackie standing in front of a mirror, crying while washing off the blood and brain from her hair and face. But she refused to change the pink suit that was stained with blood, and sobbed as she took the oath of office of Vice President Johnson.
Throughout the film, people can deeply feel Jackie's sadness. But the film doesn't actually tell Jackie's life and her other experiences in detail. Of course, seeing her husband blown to the head is tragic enough, but if you study her life carefully, you will find that this woman is really the "Queen of Tragedy". Since I met Kennedy, the tragedy hasn't stopped, and there have been people dying around. Of course, it can also be said that the Kennedy family is too tragic, and she is involved. No wonder she said after Kennedy's death that she really shouldn't marry Kennedy. Although she has done her utmost benevolence after the death of her husband, I agree that she is actually full of regrets about this marriage, but she has been forcing herself to endure and act. Even in all the memory clips in the film, there is no description of the relationship between the husband and wife. It can be said that this is a marriage that lives on the media, which has long existed in name or never really existed. But the most ironic thing is that they are considered to be the most eye-catching pair among American leaders, the star version of the president and first lady.
Let's take a look at what tragedies Jackie has experienced as the president's wife:
---Jackie and Kennedy had five children, but only two survived. A miscarriage, a fetal death in the uterus, and a premature birth, died two days after birth. The three most likely ways of infant death during pregnancy allowed her to catch up.
--- Kennedy's love affairs have never been interrupted, and Monroe is a stubborn junior who has made calls to the White House and threatened to take the lead. Jackie obviously knew it, but she always endured it, and because Kennedy never divorced her, and she didn't want to make trouble, she quietly became her first lady. This is the same as my ancient queen.
--- Kennedy’s anti-war tenet, his gentle attitude and handling of the Cuban crisis and the Vietnam War made some conservatives dissatisfied, angered many people, and made Jackie feel the pressure
.---Little three Monroe died suddenly, as a Hollywood star, There was a lot of trouble. The key is that no one believes that she committed suicide. The president and the wife of the president have become the center of gossip
---just experienced the pain of losing a child, but in the same year, her husband was assassinated and she was still by her side. Then within a few days, they will be forced to leave the White House.
---After the death of her husband, her most trusted pillar, Kennedy's younger brother Bobby (Rob Kennedy) was also assassinated in the campaign.
--- She decided to leave the United States to protect her children and married a Greek ship tycoon, and she was criticized for it
--- Finally , she felt that she could live again. The second marriage was less than five years, and the ship merchant’s son was hers. The adopted son unfortunately suffered a plane crash, and the ship merchant suffered a huge blow and fell ill. He passed away the following year, and the second marriage only lasted six years
. What is even more sad is that the ship merchant actually signed a divorce agreement before his death, also because of the pre-marriage. According to the agreement, Jackie could not get his inheritance and only got a settlement of ten million yuan.
--- Many years later, her son also died in a plane crash at the age of 39.
Hallelujah, life is simply spent in constant funerals, no wonder there are a bunch of black Chanel in the closet.
So looking back at Natalie Portman's performance in "Jackie", it is easy to understand the sorrow pervading the whole film. Such a woman can bear it in her heart. Especially if you pay attention, even when she introduced the refurbishment of the White House on TV before her husband was alive, although she was smiling, she still showed a trace of helplessness and desolation, and she had hardly seen her truly happy. However, she has never been shown in front of the world, always maintaining that elegant and noble temperament. Jackie is the real Oscar queen.
Looking back, about Kennedy's assassination. "Jackie" did not mention this discussion, because she was actually not very concerned about it. Instead, giving her husband a decent funeral was what she cared about the most in those few days. Because Jackie once said that even if the murderer is found, Kennedy will not be restored, and she knows very well that her husband has offended many people before. It is not surprising that there are enemies. For her, it is more important to maintain his dignity and achievements after the death of her husband. And deeds. This is why, when the new president asked her not to look for the media, she alone met with the reporter of Life magazine that appeared in the film, and described the Kennedy regime as a camelot of King Arthur, representing change and courage. Since then, people have used camelot to describe the Kennedy dynasty.
Regarding the investigation after Kennedy's assassination, the most worth reviewing is of course Oliver Stone's "JKF" in 1991, which brought together Kevin Costner, Sisi Spicer, Tommy Lee Jones, and Garryold Man, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland and many other outstanding actors. These people were still very young, but Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and Kevin Bacon have already demonstrated excellent acting skills.
The film lasted more than three hours. It overturned the conviction that Lee Harvey Oswald was the only murderer of Kennedy. He believed that Oswald was just a scapegoat, and the US government that took Vice President Johnson (who immediately became president due to Kennedy's death) as the hand It was the real murderer of Kennedy, which involved the collusion of the FBI, the CIA, the Dallas Police Department, and the Texas government. It was a long-planned conspiracy.
At that time, although the film was very detailed, all kinds of doubts were laid out, and arguments were made, and there were many witnesses, but because it was aimed at US President Johnson, it involved too many "high-level" figures, and there were still many people. Against it, it became the most controversial film that year. Therefore, although it was nominated for multiple Oscars, it lost to a low-cost horror film that year in the best picture. This horror film is "The Silent Lamb".
Personally, it is not that "JFK" is not worthy of the best film, but "politically unreasonable." Telling about the murder of the President of the United States and accusing the President of the United States as the murderer are two different things. Kennedy may be the murderer of Monroe, but no one has dared to make such a movie and win the Oscar for Best Picture. Even if too many people agree with the speculation in the film, the film still cannot get the highest honor, because even if the Oscar Best Picture focuses on real events, it often requires a clear ending and evidence to support the event, not just speculation. So in the final analysis, "JFK" has become a political thriller, but no one dares to say that it is based on real events, even if it uses a lot of documentary techniques and news content.
However, in the past 25 years, new evidence continues to confirm the speculation in "JFK", and therefore this movie is still the one closest to the truth so far. Many people involved in this incident have passed away, some died "accidentally", some died of illness, but many of them told the truth before they died. For example, some FBI investigators who participated in this case back then. Some people even directly affirmed that Vice President Johnson was involved, and also affirmed the speculation in "JFK" that other FBI, CIA and government officials cooperated. Although Kennedy offended many people internationally, he was eventually killed because of harming the interests of some people in the United States (such as oil consortia, people who wanted to make money from war). This will not be repeated. For details, see: http://bbs.tianya.cn/post-worldlook-254645-1.shtml
But as expressed in "JFK" and "Jackie", Kennedy was not killed by a single person, he has many enemies. There are many people who want to kill him, but some have privileges and can easily escape. This summary of text analysis similar to "JFK" is written in full detail:http://archives.cnd.org/HXWK/author/LIAO-Kang/cm0612c-2.gb.html
As for "Bobby", the 2006 star movie was not well shot, and most of the characters are fictional. But it does reflect how popular Rob Kennedy was in the United States at the time. He also did make a lot of changes and made efforts to stop the Vietnam War and fight for race. The black-and-white couple in "Loving" of this year's awards season was not accepted by the law for marriage at the beginning, and finally became legal, which is also one of Bobby's contributions behind the scenes.
Another movie about Kennedy's assassination, "Parkland" is also worth watching. It tells what happened to the people, hospital medical staff, agents, and the suspect's family members on the day of Kennedy's assassination and within three days after that. In particular, you can see some details of the process of transporting Kennedy back to Washington from the hospital after his death. He actually died when he was shot, but he was rescued in the hospital for a long time. The agents were even more frantic, looking for the coffin temporarily, and temporarily removing the seat when it was transported to Air Force One, and even breaking the wall to put the coffin in, because they were not mentally prepared for this to happen, and always You can’t put the president and the suitcase together. The film also describes for the first time what happened to the passerby who filmed the assassination of Kennedy. At that time, the camera was only used, not many people have it, and even the projection equipment is very few, and it can only be seen after traveling several places. This is why such assassinations could happen back then. Today, even if the government is engaged in assassinations, with the cooperation of the police and special agents, many people will photograph various details, and they will soon post on Weibo, Twitter, and Youtube. It is far from possible to hide the truth so easily, at least someone really needs to stand up and act as a scapegoat for this.
The implication is that the probability of a new president being stabbed is very low, unless he really messed up and offended someone more powerful than him. However, Trump will not necessarily offend big people and large consortia, because he is obviously not the kind of people like Kennedy and his brother who can bring changes to the United States. Without change, there will be no hatred. He can just chat with the people on Twitter every day.
In addition to the above mentioned, this year's Oscars about the United States in the 1960s also include "Hidden Figures" and "Loving". Other films set in the 1960s that have attracted attention during the award season include Selma in 2014, J.Edgar in 2011, The Help in 2011, Apocalypse Now in 1979, and Apocalypse Now in 1986. "
Platoon" etc.
By the way, there is also the "X-Men" prequel, because one of the suspicious points when JFK was assassinated was the magic bullet. If a gunman fired three shots, it would be difficult to explain how one bullet caused seven wounds. Only Magneto can shoot. It's done ^_^.
Looking forward to more films about the 1960s in the United States coming out one after another. . . . It's a fascinating time, so many conflicts, so many lies, so many dirty secrets,.
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