Academy Awards Academy Awards
85th (2013)
nominated for
Oscar Award - Best Actor Denzel Washington Washington Denzel
Oscar Award - Best Original Screenplay John Jiading Si John Gatins
United States Golden Globes Golden Globes, USA
70th (2013)
Nomination
: Best Actor in Film-Drama, Denzel Washington, a
one-sentence comment on
Robert Zemigis' use of this film to successfully return to the live-action film production industry. Overall, this is a mature and dramatic film. ——"Washington Post"
"Flight" reminds us of what an excellent actor Washington is. This is his most persuasive, deepest and most layered performance in these years. —— "Rolling Stone"
does not have many movies that can maintain the character's texture and emotions while maintaining the drama and climax. "Flight" did it. ——The
role in the film of the Chicago Sun is the most complicated role that Washington has ever played, and his performance brings this role to life. ——The
behind-the-scenes production of "Hollywood Reporter"
Denzel Washington plays the legendary pilot in "Flight". Robert Zemigis hasn't made a live-action movie for 12 years since Tom Hanks starred in "Leaves of a Deserted Island" in 2000.
The cost of "Flight" is only 30 million US dollars. This is the lowest cost movie of Robert Zemigis since his debut in 1978, "Yoshizawa", but this does not mean that the forced landing at the beginning of the film will be perfunctory. thing. Zemigis knew that this was an important part of capturing the audience at the beginning of the film. The 50-ton aircraft in the film flipped upside down, dived into the ground at a speed of 140 mph, and finally landed like a miracle, becoming the biggest visual point of the film. "Flight" was screened as the closing film at the New York Film Festival earlier and was praised by many media.
The projection of reality The
story of the flight is not made out of nothing, but is based on a certain reality. In real life, this incident occurred in 2001, and the protagonist was a Canadian captain named Robert Pizzi. At that time, the Airbus A330 he was flying ran out of dye during the flight. He relied on his superb driving skills to make the plane land smoothly and saved the names of 306 passengers. Overnight, he became a hero for the whole people, but the media that swarmed began to dig into his private life and his past as a prisoner. Later, the media's attention shifted to Pizzi, who plunged his life into trouble. The story of this movie is derived from here. Although the story in the film has nothing to do with Pizi’s landing, the film does reflect Pizi’s life.
In the eyes of the directors, such a story, such an image that is hard to say is good or bad, is just a good theme that goes into the heart of the character and tortures the human nature. Director Robert Zemigis said: "This story touches me the most. It is the characters in this story. These characters are more or less people walking in the gray area. They are not good people in the simple sense. It’s not a bad person either. This ambiguous nature is what motivated me to make these characters in the film. Another thing that interests me is the undecided next move of the characters in the film. It’s not like it. The time bomb in the suspense film is not like the kidnapping in the spy film. The audience will always be curious about what the next move of these characters is. They don’t know how the characters will react and deal with the situation in the film. The connection and emotions between the scene and the scene are the most surprising part of the script. The thickness and depth of the character’s personality is something I never imagined and expected. I feel that when watching this movie, the audience I will definitely be caught by the role of Vip, thinking about what he will do next, and looking forward to seeing his performance and what happens to him. "
The story of people
Zemigis set the tone for the film is to shoot people The story, not the story of the plane crash. This is how the leading actor Denzel Washington described Zemigis’ request of him. He said: "Of course I have studied many cases of plane crashes, and also learned about plane driving and emergency handling. But in this movie, the most important thing is to show characters. You know, this movie is not about pilots and plane crashes. Yes, it’s not meant to express drug addiction. It’s meant to express the inner changes of my character. In fact, as long as the character is full, no matter what occupation he is, whether he is a pilot or a plumber, the film is all established. It’s just that the profession of a pilot, working in a claustrophobic space, would be even more dramatic if it were made into a movie."
In order to shoot airplanes, plane crashes and other scenes, the crew went to a farm next to Covington and built a huge studio here. Here, the film’s art director Nelson Coz built an exterior scene of an airplane crash landing, and an interior scene of the plane that was enough to fake it—most of the shots of the movie were shot here. In order to realistically simulate the process of emergency landing, the prop set of the film uses large hydraulic devices, green screens and other devices. Only half of the entire aircraft is completed, and the other half is empty for the shots. After completion, the interior of the aircraft weighed 11,500 pounds. In the interior scene, the crew set up two sets of 14 rows of seats, each with 25 passengers. Together, the two sides are the interior view of a complete aircraft. Zemigis said: "On the surface, this set is not an excellent set, but it should be said that in this movie, such a cramped and sometimes stretched scene is well represented. The working environment of the pilot, and expresses the quality and style that the film should have.
Highlights
·This is the first live-action film by Robert Zemigis after "Remains of a Deserted Island", with a gap of 12 years.
· This is the first R-rated film directed by Robert Zemigis after "The Intrigue" and the second R-rated film in his entire career.
·The film only costs $31 million in production costs. It is Zemigis's own. The least costly film since the 1980s.
·This film is another collaboration between Washington and John Goodman after the 1998 "Death Induction".
·Olivia Wilde and Dominique McAye Rigott was once a candidate for the role of Nicole.
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