I am a person who has almost no object of admiration. Whenever someone expects me to say an answer that reflects the interest of literary youth, they will be disappointed. That's right, the only name I can name is probably the action superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger. This complex has been bred from a very young age. It originated from the Pearl movie at 9:30 pm on weekends and genre discs rented back by adults, and gradually developed into a collection of Schwarzenegger newspaper clippings. The last page of the notebook was posted, "California Governor Schwarzenegger visits China", and the little girl with a red scarf presented him with a bunch of red flowers.
In the minds of many audiences, Schwarzenegger represents an idealized male image, a resolute figure that will always emerge from the raging fire and the stage chasing light. It is strong, straightforward, affectionate and thick, and has full power.
This Leo muscular tough guy has ushered in his 70th birthday. What does being seventy mean to Schwarzenegger? Accompanied by a muscle, he always seems to have vigorous energy. From the bottom of the immigrants to the mainstream star, from the action actor to the governor of California, from the age of 20 with 20 yuan immigrating to the United States, Schwarzenegger has been roaring in the film and politics for half a century.
His return after resignation as governor was the 2013 South Korean genre film director Kim Ji-woon marched into Hollywood's "Back to the Water", in which Schwarzenegger played the role of a not-so-fresh border sheriff, simply rehabilitating his heroic military. Image. Four years later, at the age of 70, he is still making movies. The latest work "Aftermath of the Air Crash" is adapted from a real event in 2002-the Uberlingen Air Crash, which will be screened in the mainland in October. The Uberlingen air crash was a sensation. The main incident occurred after the disaster: a family member of a Russian victim, a husband, and a father went to a foreign land to assassinate the air traffic controller involved in the accident. This "Avenger" is the latest role played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
According to foreign media reports and evaluations, this film is highly literary, and most of it is Schwarzenegger's one-man show, which puts the veteran to a great test. However, even if "Aftermath of the Air Crash" lacks his label-like action drama, the character traits of the character are very matched with Schwarzenegger.
Today is no longer the generation of lonely heroes. People may forget that Schwarzenegger and Stallone, who were active in the post-Vietnam war and pre-911 movies, and the current action movie regulars, Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, and Narcissism The superheroes who love to socialize are fundamentally different. The core of Stallone's image is the Vietnam War veteran with only half of the PTSD left in "First Blood". Schwarzenegger, who is loud enough to be governor, has a more complex and multifaceted male image-this is obviously not the cold and tough villain in "Terminator 1," at least close to that in "Terminator 2." "Abandon the dark from the bright" as the spiritual father of future human leaders.
As the male ICON of a generation of Americans, Schwarzenegger is a common topic in film studies and cultural studies. On the one hand, he represents coldness with strong muscles and a stiff expression. On the other hand, his role is always a mixture of failure, helplessness, self-deprecating, love for children, compliance with women, and power and conspiracy when pushed to the extreme. The resistance. His performance included an imitation of the traditional American tough guys such as John Wayne, but he interpreted the tough guys as a kind of talent, just like not showing off his muscles.
People often say that a certain kind of beauty is beauty without knowing it. The performance of bodybuilding champion Schwarzenegger may be to forget, deny, and conceal his muscles and strength. In Roger Spottywood’s "Sixth Day", he was an ordinary pilot; in Paul Van Hoeven’s "Total Recollection", he misbelieves his status as a worker because of missing memories. In Cameron's "True Lies", he always concealed his career as an agent and pursued a daily and peaceful life. Schwarzenegger later shot many comedies and added humor to more action movies. "Kindergarten Detective", which was not popular in 1990, is widely considered to be representative of its acting image. In this film, the rigid detective had to accept a task of breaking into the kindergarten to gain trust.
A mature character in Schwarzenegger format usually involves the process of learning emotion from a dull and dull original image. And this process is often connected with his family role and family story. This is the reason why Roman in "The Aftermath of the Air Disaster" seems to be a good fit for Schwarzenegger in the previous article-this is another simple and rigid thinking, affectionate towards the family, not tempted by money, and finally chose to use violence to revenge. Role.
It is worth noting that although such characteristics are an important reason for the fullness of Shi's characters, it does not only act on emotional cues and female audiences, but also indicates a certain tough and closed idealized logic. It is this logic (and perhaps Schwarzenegger’s tight facial lines during the killing) that makes them a hero recognized by all audiences in the cinema even though they are killing them, not only hurting the enemy but also the masses.
The big Schwarzenegger is obviously not a full acting school, and he can be seen as a politician and not a natural actor (I am much smarter than his screen role seems). His image and method match the expectations of the audience, and this result is achieved through sophisticated design. Just as Roger Ebert, the godfather of American film critics, commented on him: Schwarzenegger never chooses a role he cannot play. He has a keen sense of what is right for him. "He will not jump out of his own territory and rush to get a role in a David Lynch or Martin Scorsese movie." This is one of his answers to "why is the top American movie star".
In the anti-genre, anti-hero and "anti-Schwarzenegger" reflexive film "Phantom Heroes", the protagonist little boy said to him, "You teach me to be brave, and I teach you to be weak." At that time, his muscles were still hard, and he did not hesitate to let us see that the tough guy appeared weak, weakened, and unable to control his own strength. And when weakness became reality at the age of seventy, he dared to show his toughness, flaunt his murderous aura, and left his daily vitality to live for revenge. The contrast between the front and the back has a similar function: the killing of Shi's characters is not driven by desire, but guided by logic.
In order to fulfill his duties as a police detective, to explore the secrets of his identity, to protect children and lovers, to protect his betrayed lover, or for revenge, he had to kill. Killing may be wrong, but Schwarzenegger's logic is always more correct than that of the banned knight.
"Phantom Hero", which connects the movie world with the real world, is one of the best channels to understand Schwarzenegger. He used this film to deconstruct the action movie and also deconstruct himself. At the beginning of the film, the boy returns to school, and the teacher is telling Hamlet's story in class. "He seems to be powerless, but he is actually one of the earliest action heroes." On the other hand, Schwarzenegger is telling us that the action hero in his mind is actually like Hamlet. Muscle is not important, and martial arts is not important. What is important is determination and responsibility. Jack Slater still dared to "hedge" the adventure after losing the illusory blessing of the movie world. Hamlet fought back when people thought he was weak and powerless, and everyone thought he chose When he accepted, he stabbed himself.
Ebert was wrong. Schwarzenegger not only took the initiative to "act" in Shakespeare's tragedy, he also had his own understanding of Hamlet. I think that he chose to play "The Aftermath of Air Disaster" in his ancient years. Perhaps he also wanders in the cemetery and coexists with his wife and daughter's souls. He sees the role he hopes for a lifetime. "Hamlet as an action hero".
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