There is no doubt that the United States is the most developed region in the world for the film industry, and Hollywood is synonymous with American movies. Thanks to the large studio system established in the 1920s, the American film industry not only did not regress in the economic decadence, it ushered in vigorous development and created huge economic benefits. And laid the foundation for the subsequent arrival of the golden age of Hollywood.
The painful lesson of Waterloo at the box office of "Party Together" has prompted Hollywood to establish a large studio system with producers as its core. Its feature is the use of assembly lines to produce movies. The division of labor is clear and interlocking. Producers dominate. Above the director, he has absolute power. This system can guarantee the benefits of movies to the greatest extent. Similarly, its shortcomings are also obvious. The maximization of benefits in exchange for efficiency comes at the expense of artistic quality. Regarding film as an industry, making it gradually formalized and categorized will inevitably stifle many creative artistic talents, and the audience will gradually experience aesthetic fatigue.
In order to make up for this shortcoming, Hollywood has created a star system to establish the status of actors in the eyes of the audience and make them have a strong box office appeal. Today's audiences are already familiar with this kind of movies, such as movies with a variety of traffic, and even rejection. In fact, as early as 80 years ago, this set of Hollywood has been played, and even won the Oscar for best picture, let us take a look at this MGM all-star "Grand Hotel".
In a luxurious hotel in Berlin, the entrepreneur Plessing Company was in crisis, hoping to be acquired by other companies, and the young Fleming applied for his stenographer. The ballet star Grusinskaya fell into despair because the glory was no longer and the audience dropped sharply. The romantic Baron Von Gegen lost huge sums of money due to gambling. The terminally ill old Klin Glenn is ready to squander all his savings and enjoy the final life. Five people who didn't know each other had an intersection in the hotel.
Feng Gegen struck up a conversation with Fleming and invited her to a date. The shy von Gegen in his pocket sneaked into Grusinskaya's room to steal. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Grusinskaya who was about to commit suicide. Feng Gegen rescued her regardless of his identity and lied that he had loved her for a long time. The desperate Grusinskaya regained the courage to live and accepted Von Gegen's love.
In order to get rid of Fleming, von Gegen introduced her to Klin Glenn. Klin Glenn is an unremarkable little person. He accidentally won a large sum of money in the gambling that night. Feng Gegen lost his wallet completely, but he couldn't bear it when he saw that he lost it. He returned the wallet to him. Plessing asked Fleming to accompany him and opened a room for her. Fleming agreed for the money. Unexpectedly, when von Gegen came to steal, he was beaten to death by Plessing. The police came to take Plessing away. Fleming accepted the invitation of Klin Glenn to go to Paris to play. Klin Glenn knew that he would not live long and declared that he would leave the legacy after death to her. And poor Grusinskaya didn't know that Von Gegen was dead, so she walked happily to the train station to wait for her lover.
This is a typical product of the American studio system. The film has an extremely wonderful script, and the performances of several big stars are also quite eye-catching. Five different characters: desperate ballerina, gambling baron, and suffering Terminally ill little people, entrepreneurs, and money-loving typists, these characters stage the joys and sorrows of life in a three-line staggered manner, and the plot is smooth and natural. The story of everyone's occurrence is logical, and the intersection between the story and the story is so natural. Although the story line is many and complicated, the film tells it clearly, smoothly, and the rhythm is relaxed.
The ballerina is played by the goddess Greta Garbo. Although Garbo's performance in this film is exaggerated and emotional in the silent film era, it is difficult to conceal the momentum and beauty in his eyes. Joan Crawford plays the role of Fleming. Her demeanor has not been concealed by Garbo. 13 years later, he won the Oscar for the movie "The Devil in the Sea". The Barrymore brothers played the roles of Baron von Gegen and Kling Green in the play, and contributed wonderful performances.
"The Grand Hotel" has achieved great success after its release, which also proves the success of the big studio system and star system of that era. The star-bright lineup is the icing on the cake of this ups and downs.
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