In order to cater to the Oscar's deformed judging mechanism, in order to win the laurels of the actor and actress, various actors have launched a category of lame movies that "except for acting, everything is lackluster." The lengthy storyline, the plain narrative methods, the lens, the lighting, the supporting roles...all the elements are adapted to the protagonist, with the sole purpose of highlighting the actors' acting skills. The awkward close-ups, unnecessary passages and untenable lines completely broke the normal narrative structure of the film and dealt with the excellent themes in a mess.
The utilitarian and directional nature of "Star Exclusive" is very clear: Oscar. It is not the quality of the film that attracts the box office, but the Oscar nominations and awards.
Strictly speaking, can this kind of top-heavy, upside-down work be called a movie? The normal judging system should not be like the Cannes Film Festival, centered on the director, first judge the quality of the film itself, and award performance awards based on the overall quality, which is worthy of the golden sign of the "Film Festival".
Don't tell me, Oscar really bought it! Little Freckle's "Theory of Everything", Xiao Lizi's "Survival in the Wild", Gary Oldman's "In the Darkest Time", Melstreep's "Iron Lady" after the second seal...their works, removed Acting skills, how much can the audience remember, and how much impact can the theme and performance techniques have on the audience?
It's a pity, "The First Lady" is almost all in the above slot. Natalie Portman can’t be said to be careless. This Hollywood’s smartest actress accurately imitated Mrs. Kennedy’s accent and demeanor (can be compared with her performance in the Thor series), and showed her after the assassination of Kennedy. The sadness, confusion, and helpless understanding of, and show it with convincing acting skills.
But no matter how hard imitating is, it is also a performance without the backbone. Everything in this film is in line with Natalie Portman’s acting skills, although in the soundtrack (a strange and mysterious atmosphere), photography (pay attention to the deliberate creation of a film-like blur throughout the whole moment, it adds a confusing atmosphere and documentary image style. ) And the narrative technique is not small in ambition, but most of the facial close-ups are superfluous, full of strong display meaning, and full of "craftsmanship". What's more, the switching between narration and flashback is relatively abrupt. It often jumps from memory killing to interview, and then from the funeral to the forest conversation. It is easy for the audience to see in the clouds. The main creator also needs to improve the posture level of the cross narrative.
The most important thing is: ignoring the overall creation of the script, without deliberate artistic processing, what is the use of imitating it again? It's better to watch the documentary directly!
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