Wings (1927) This
film won the 1st Academy Award for Best Picture.
The film tells the story of two U.S. Air Force pilots during the First World War. Two men, one with a long face and one with a square face, they live in the same city. The square-faced family was in general, and the long-faced family was wealthy. Both of them liked a girl with long hair. The girl next door has a crush on Fang Lian, but Fang Lian only focuses on girls with long hair. The First World War began, and both the square face and the long face participated in the air force. Before leaving, Fang Lian took the photo of the long-haired girl who was going to give it to him, making him think that the long-haired girl liked him. During the training, the square face and the long face fought each other uncomfortably, but the two became good friends after the fight. After the training, the two came to the battlefield and fought the Germans in the air. The girl next door joined the army at this time and became a transport driver. In one battle, the three of them were on the same battlefield, but the girl next door did not see the square face. After several battles, Fang Lian and Chang Lian have grown into experienced fighters, and they went to Paris to train together. Fang Lian was drunk late at night and happened to be seen by the girl next door. The girl next door knew that the army was about to assemble. In order to wake Fang Lian, the girl next door dressed up as a prostitute and opened a room with Fang Lian. In the room, the girl next door saw the picture of the long-haired girl with a square face, which made her very sad and decided to leave. But the girl next door was mistaken for a prostitute by the military police when she changed clothes, so the girl next door was kicked out of the army. The decisive battle was about to begin, Fang Lian showed Chang Lian the photo of her cherished long-haired girl. The long-haired girl really likes the long face. In order not to make the square face sad, the long face did not tell the truth. The battle began, Fang Lian shot down several enemy planes, but Long Lian was shot down. The next day, the Germans sprinkled a note to make Fang Lian think that Chang Lian was dead. Fang Lian was very sad, and decided to avenge him, so he furiously attacked the German army by flying a plane. Fangqian stole a German plane from the German position and was flying to his base. After Fang Lian found the German plane flying by Long Face, he thought it was an attack by the German army and shot Long Face down frantically. After landing, Fang Lian realized that he had killed Chang Lian. After the war was over, Fang Lian returned to his hometown and saw the long-faced parents. The long-faced parents were very sad. Finally, Fang Lian saw the girl next door at home, and the two kissed passionately.
This film is a very good-looking war blockbuster, at least for the first three decades of the 20th century. Through the experience of two young people, the film shows the cruelty of war, the passion of young people, and the fierce competition in the time and space of the First World War, and uses a love story to show the sweetness and greatness of love. It can be said that this film is a silent film era "Pearl Harbor", and the war scene is even better. For that era, it was definitely an out-and-out big production.
The film focuses on the air combat scene. I don't know much about the background of the film, but through observation, I can tell that the film is a real shooting: it has real gun battles, real flying, real shots, and real crashes. Looking at the incredible scenes in the film, it is hard to imagine how the filmmakers completed these scenes in the 1920s? Although the shooting method is very primitive, it also brings the film back to the essence of the film-real-life reproduction, without the rendering of green screen and computer special effects. This film alone can be recorded in the annals of history forever. What's even more commendable in this film is that the exciting air combat scenes in the film are not only real, but also very beautiful. In the film, the planes circling, dive, and confront each other. The air combat scene not only reproduces the cruel combat of air combat, but also arouses the desire of the viewers. It is no exaggeration to say that I was completely immersed in the plot while watching the film, forgetting that it was a black and white silent film. In short, regardless of the age, color and sound, the film is still not inferior to the contemporary perspective, and it is much better than some of the current special effects blockbusters.
In addition to the air combat scenes, the plot of the film is also quite touching and profound. Friends kill their friends by mistake, the girl next door falls in love with the neighbor, and the love triangle between two men and one woman. Although these plots seem to be cliché now, Hollywood filmmakers made them into movies nearly a hundred years ago, so they had to It's amazing! Hollywood is so amazing that it can actually write such sensational, moving, but thought-provoking stories-while showing friendship and love, it also adds anti-war themes. This is a movie filmed before World War II! This is another part of the film that can be recorded in the annals of history, that is, the avant-garde anti-war thinking and the depiction of friendship.
As for the love stories expressed in movies, they are somewhat clichéd. They are a common scene in Hollywood movies. Even in the 1920s, they seemed to be replayed. For example, the unrequited love of the girl next door, the unrequited love of the square face, the love dispute between the long face and the square face, and the happy ending of love in the end. However, this film is a Hollywood movie after all, and it cannot be called a Hollywood movie without these cliché plots.
Another aspect of the movie is the funny scenes that often appear in silent films. The tattooed man in the film is a joke. He always shows his tattoo to let others know that he is patriotic. This man belongs to the funny character in the silent film. In addition, the "bubble" scene of Fang Lian and the girl next door is also the point of laughter in the film. The choreographer is very creative to express the drunken scene in the form of "bubbles", and expresses the love of the girl next door through the jealousy of the girl next door and the prostitute. This scene is funny and funny, with a lot of laughter. It is estimated that there are not many scenes in the silent film that are so dreamy and full of flavors as this film. It seems that silent films always have a certain shooting mode. Although the film is a war film, there are still some moments to be funny.
The filming is very good. I won’t say much about it. I can describe it in one sentence: Today, ninety-five years later, apart from the picture and sound, it will not make people think that this is the last movie. Movies shot in the 1920s. The film editing is smooth, the rhythm is tight, the music is vigorous, the costumes, styles, and scenery are real, even if the background of the subtitles is very delicate. It can be seen from these that this film is an excellent work of excellence, not inferior to the same period of "General" and "Sunrise", even in some respects. This also makes people see the strength of the Hollywood film industry. Such a perfect film can be produced in the 1920s, and later generations of filmmakers will die, and there is no way to surpass it!
Finally, the Bluray version of the film’s title is very distinctive: Paramount’s logo has been changing, from color to black and white, and the form is also changing. I speculate that this is probably the change of Paramount's logo for nearly a hundred years, and the production staff are very careful. In addition, the Bluray version of this film is probably longer than the DVD version, because the DVD version lacks a lot of subtitles. Isn’t the heroine dew point? As for deleting it?
The performance of the actors in this film is relatively ordinary, but it does not prove that they are not good. Because of the silent film, the advancement of the movie's plot depends entirely on the acting skills of the actors. It can be said that the acting skills of silent film actors are generally better than non-silent film actors. So, the protagonists of the film are still great, but the role of the protagonists in the film is not too much, which makes me not very impressed. In addition, the heroine Clara Bow is not beautiful, but she is very happy, in line with the image of the infatuated woman in the film, and her dew point also surprised me. I didn't expect that there would be such a picture in the 1920s.
in conclusion. This film is a classic movie, classic air combat, classic story, classic theme, all aspects are very good. This kind of movie deserves the best picture, and it is normal to win a few more awards.
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Clara Bow
Clara Bow
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2012-04-17
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