Let's talk about the "Hollywood Ending" that we are not very familiar with. In 2002, Woody Allen wrote, directed, and starred in this comedy—again talking about his unforgettable movie scene.
Waxman is a great director who once won an Oscar, but now times have changed, and his life is down and out, and he can only survive by shooting commercials such as deodorant and recalling the glory of the year. Whether financially or self-image, Waxman desperately needs an opportunity to change. At this time, his ex-wife Allie fell in love with the current production boss fiance Yegor, and was preparing for a new film. Ellie tries to convince her fiancé to let Waxman direct the $60 million production.
Working for the current fiancé of his ex-wife, although Waxman can't hold on to his face, but his failure to do so is a small matter, and starvation is a big matter. Naturally, he will not miss this golden opportunity. Just as he was about to start the job that promises to make him famous again, something unexpected happened when he suddenly lost his sight two days before the film started. Although it is only neurological blindness and will regain his sight, Waxman, who has been riding a tiger, can only decide to continue the filming without anyone knowing at the suggestion of his agent Al. So, a ridiculous farce began like this...
To be honest, there is really nothing cute about this character Waxman. First of all, his image is not good, just look at Woody Allen. Second, he has a bad personality. In civilized terms, he is chattering, and in common terms, he is a broken mouth. No wonder his ex-wife wants to divorce him. Facing such a man with a watering can all day, he was so happy that he did a beautiful hairstyle, and when he got home, he poured a basin of cold water on his head, and it was no wonder he didn't leave. Thirdly, he is not a good bird himself, and when he chooses an actress, he does small things by the way, and develops the backup storage of his girlfriend, which is suspected of being a public tool for private use. Although so many are not cute, once you see: when people ask him how to perform or what props to choose, he can only "this, that, that is" or "you are right, just do that. It's vague! Because his style was quite different in the past, everyone thought this was his unique way, but no one noticed that he couldn't see, even if he accidentally fell off the model built on the set! There is also the heroine in the film, who actually thought that his straight eyes showed that he wanted to have sex with him, and even seduced our "blind guide" in three-point style... You can't help but laugh.
Who can imagine that a blind man can direct a movie, isn't that "blind directing"? But Allen finally did it with a lot of laughs, and the film was also rated by the French as "the best movie made by the Yankees in 50 years!" , happily headed to France to direct the new film, complete with a Hollywood happy ending.
Woody Allen has always been known as the "bad boy", and his unique satire style is exposed in this film. But the most powerful thing is his foresight. How does he know that this scene will be played out in China three years from now?
Husband and wife, director and producer, why are they so familiar? It can be seen that husband and wife files are popular at home and abroad! In terms of the production team, this one comes from China, Japan and South Korea, from all over the world. In "Hollywood Ending", Waxman also insisted on using a Chinese photographer. It can be seen that the international thinking of art film directors is strong, but for this Chinese photographer, Waxman was not only blind but deaf, and the whole stumbled. This is still Director Chen's strong point, at least he has taught these foreign devils (regardless of whether they are Western or Eastern) to say hello in Chinese with an accent. As for the main "blind" problem, it depends on the results. Waxman later regained his sight, and when he saw his work, he described it as "it's terrible", and there was a lot of criticism at home. Fortunately, "God created France" (Waxman's language). Whether the work is good or not, the director knows best. On this point, Waxman is cute. Although he is angry in the face of bad reviews, gets good reviews and is complacent, at least he is honest with himself.
Woody Allen is old, but still can't change his naughty temperament. A few years ago, he married an ugly and cute Korean adopted daughter, and there was a lot of trouble. Now he is looking at Hollywood, but Hollywood is not scared. There are a large number of adults, and they are tolerant of them. It is said that this film is really liked by the French, and the Cannes Film Festival once used this film as the opening film.
Also at the Cannes Film Festival, a film from China was screened on a small scale. According to the comments returned to China, foreign counterparts praised the film as "a breakthrough in Chinese film". If you don't want this breakthrough work, it will become unacceptable in China. The master's claws, concocted a number of steamed buns. I think, if Director Chen is smart enough and free and easy enough, why bother with these mundane things, why not put on a beautiful wife and go to the bright country happily, as in the movie? As the old saying goes, there is no master here, but the master is free!
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