Regardless of whether you understand rock music or not, whether you understand the rock era or not, I recommend watching this film. "The Rose" was released in 1979, directed by Mark Ryder, Bette Midler (Bette Midler), the content is the story of the legendary rock actress Janis Joplin (Jenis Japlin). Joplin has a rough voice, an over-engaged interpretation style, and a crazy stage performance. Her psychological problems stem from her ugly appearance, which has been ridiculed since childhood. Therefore, even after gaining fame and fortune, she is still unable to save herself, even if she frequently changes partners. Unable to find true love, she was finally surrounded by drugs and sex, ending her short life. She illustrates with her own life that rock stars are not limited to men, including their self-destructive journey, while the female version is more crazy, hysterical, struggling, and burning life. Not only was she part of the 27 Club (the rocker who died at 27), she was the only woman in it. Such a talented woman, what caused her devastating personality is still the society's values of judging people by appearance, especially the strict standards for women's appearance. It's a pity that this is not reflected in the film, so the audience without this background knowledge can't understand why she is crazy, why she delays important performances for the superficial love game in the play, and the anger, struggle and sadness of her life .
Biopics played and interpreted by contemporary characters are different and comparable to documentaries, including the compilation of the plot, the similarity and interpretation of actors, the ability of directors, shooting techniques, editing techniques, etc. Viewers who pursue authenticity and have a longing for the character should choose documentaries, because biopics usually disappoint such people. After all, the actor is not himself, no matter how he behaves, it is impossible, and the screenwriter will also adjust for commercial reasons. plot, and add your own opinion. And if you don't know the character, have no basic knowledge background, and want to see the appearance of the era, you can choose a biopic, which is much more interesting than a documentary. Many film critics have given this film a bad review, the main reason is that they love Janis Joplin, and strange women like this are not easy to play, like Monroe or Elvis, their personal charm is the charm between gestures and gestures , the stage and personality of a rock star can't be imitated. From this point of view, it is good that the actor can express the whole smoothly ─ ─ even a handsome young boy like Tom Cruise can't be very good The interpretation of the special charm of the lead singer of Guns and Roses.
Bette Midler imitates the cry at the beginning of Janis Joplin's "Cry Baby" original song, and the roaring method of singing the words "Baby" is still very infectious. Although the music in the whole film cannot compare to the moving of any of Janis Joplin's classic songs, it still has a certain audibility; after watching this film, the audience will want to know Janis Joplin and listen to her Song, thinking about her situation and our distorted social values, this film is a success.
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