. One day in 2004, an alternative fan named Hui stood at the second place in the ticket office line of David Bowie's concert. The first white-haired grandfather asked her, what song have you heard of him? De Hui said "frankly" that I have never heard his song, and a friend of mine likes him, so I must listen to his concert. The old man must think this person is strange, but we must not be surprised, "we" is not surprised that she will fall in love with David Bowie in a few hours.
There are more than gray people who are fascinated by David Bowie, otherwise there would not be this famous rock movie "Velvet Goldmine". It doesn't make much sense to investigate how many facts and fictions in this movie that made David so upset that he refused to provide a song as a sound track. At least we have seen the stars and social scenes of the Glam Rock era in the early 1970s. It can be seen that the director has a deep fascination with that music culture, as the protagonist Brian Slade (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who alludes to the superstar of David Bowie during the Ziggy Stardust period, said: "It's a gorgeous, gorgeous time. We were living in dreams.” Although for our simple Chinese youth, these British urban youths freely indulge in group sex, promiscuity, drug abuse, bisexuality, and nudity, which may not be desirable. Dream, but that eccentric, colorful, and passionate era does have an aesthetic appeal. So there is no need to make a fuss about seeing that the director gave that group of people and that music movement a positive meaning.
Obviously, the director borrowed the concept of Ziggy Stardust, an alien superstar invented by David Bowie, throughout the entire movie. The opening hints that Oscar Wild is a foreigner, and he determined to be a pop idol when he was a child. The voice-over said that everything is in reincarnation. A hundred years later, his green brooch fell into the hands of a child named Jackie Fairy. At that time, I had a cold war. This mysterious reincarnation can always challenge my sensitivity. Everything is beautiful. Jackie Fairy became the first male star to be dressed in a neutral fashion. His existence has always affected several protagonists in the film. Brain Slade, a talented artist, immediately revitalized Fairy. The seductive look and musical style were absorbed and developed to new heights, but he still could not face the public's contempt for him, until he witnessed the American rock star Curt Wild (played by Ewan McGregor)-Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Fit-an arrogant and passionate way of performing, but the madness of naked body swinging becomes gorgeous body painting in Slade's hands, and the straightforward sexual provocation has become a comic-style exaggerated story. In this way, Slade makes Curt Wild underground The rock style transformed into a bold yet gorgeous and noble artwork. What Slade was equally strong was a straightforward pursuit of desire. It seemed that it was because Mandy had kissed the Fairy he admired that he approached Mandy and eventually married her; he and Curt Wild loved each other, which was even more earth-shattering entertainment news at the time. . Slade, who has been praised as a superstar by a gold agent, is the most unpopular singer Curt Wild after arriving in the United States. The addict Curt who indulges in a downturn in his career knows nothing about everything that is happening around him. Slade invites He went to record records in the UK, and he immediately agreed. When two beautiful men travel in space in their dreams, the soundtrack rang out "Satellite of Love". I can't help but suspect that this song written by Lou Reed and David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" is the love story in the history of rock and roll. validated.
Perhaps because the parties are alive and continue to be active in the contemporary rock industry, the emotional stories are reserved and vague. Why did Slade break up with Curt, whom he is obsessed with? Why can't he get back together when he is in love, so he can only pay attention to it from a distance? The film only tells us that Curt’s unchangeable underground rock style is ultimately difficult to blend with Slade’s changeable and gorgeous style. People around him even think he is influencing Slade’s stardom, but the departure of Curt Wild also takes away Slade’s artistic life. , He instructed others to complete an "assassination" and let him "die" on the stage of Maxwell Diman's concert, which alluded to the Ziggy Stardust concert. The scam was exposed, and the era of Brain Slade was over. He Everything around it collapsed. This is also the beginning of the story of the film: the unhappy little reporter (played by Christian Bale) was sent to write about the "homicide" 10 years ago. During the investigation of several parties, we also saw the growth of this little reporter. In the process, how he was transformed by the Glam Rock culture represented by Slade and others in his depressive and youthful youth under the shadow of conservative parents. He was present when various incidents occurred. This investigation even reminded him of his relationship with Curt Wild. A beautiful one-night stand on the castle under the stars...
That was after the Glam Rock farewell concert organized by Jackie Fairy. Fairy played like a prophet with the big heads of Brain Slade, Curt Wild, Mandy Slade and others. Perhaps the director was paying tribute to the stars of that era. At the concert, Curt's performance was still extremely inflammatory, indulgent, and explosive. Did he know that at the entrance of the hall, his beloved Slade was watching him silently? Will he remember the boy who had a one-night stand with him after the concert? Ten years later, the hairy boy who was fascinated by him has bid farewell to his crazy days and has grown up as an ordinary reporter. He also gave up the stage and did an ordinary job as a normal person. The chest that represents the magical imagination has no meaning for Curt Wild. Ten years later, after Slade turned into a popular pop star Tommy Stone's concert, the little reporter accidentally ran into Curt, whom he had been looking for for a long time. Apparently he had heard Tommy Stone's concert and was sitting lonely and decadently. He drank there, and the ticket stub had been rubbed by him. In the conversation with the little reporter, he still missed the rebellious teenager Slade and their dream time who had spoken outrageously to rule the world with him. He gave the Wilde brooch that Slade gave him to the little reporter-the revolution has its own descendants, and the magic brooch in the film has a fifth owner. For Mandy, free and indulgent imagination is the bane of Slade's destruction, and Curt Wild is just his ideal target. But art, the vitality of creating revolutionary new art from scratch, isn't it the credit of imagination?
Although David Bowie did not provide his own music, the original music in the movie clearly imitated his style, because he was a leading figure in the music of that gorgeous age. In this MV-like rock song and dance film, many members of contemporary famous bands have appeared, and even the lead singer of Radiohead has appeared in many places. Jonathan's imitation of David Bowie is still lacking in confidence, too seductive, without Bowie's charming sense of distance, but no one stipulates that Slade must be Bowie. However, Jonathan did not act in his own style, and his expression was not rich. Bale is very young, a big outside boy from start to finish, but it also fits the plot. In contrast, only Evan’s performance is easy to rewind, and there are bold and nude shots imitating Iggy Pop. It is impossible to connect him with the innocent boy in "Moulin Rouge", so that I want to exclaim that Evan is engaged in rock and roll. The potential of the career. Due to the appearance and style, many fans imagine this Curt Wild as Kurt Cobain. In fact, this is purely coincidental, because Kurt Cobain was a superstar in the early 90s, saying that he was like Cobain in the Guan Gong battle Qin Qiong, although Cobain was indeed influenced by Bowie in his later period. I am very grateful to the director for making this beautiful film. Although the story is a bit daunting and superficial, he remembers an era and allows us posterity to see how those who dumped all living creatures in those days have influenced contemporary trends and superstars. For example, without that era, there would be no Japanese visual system. Indeed, everything is in reincarnation.
After watching this film, I still have to think about it. In the early 1970s in the story, there was a beautiful young man with thick black hair who was sent to England by his family because of his poor mathematics. In those lonely years, maybe he He was once one of the teenagers who admired Glam Rock. He became popular in the Hong Kong music world after eight years due to his alternative style. He became a superstar. After many years, he wore the high heels worn by David Bowie and painted neutral. He put on makeup, put on feathers, put on a see-through outfit, and boldly said "I like a girl easily and a boy easily". He gradually became a legendary legend, and then he flew to another magical world.
He is Leslie Cheung.
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