A Legend&Genius

Zelda 2022-01-25 08:02:59

Howard Hughes, a legendary hero who combines entrepreneurs, pilots, engineers, and film directors, he has the spirit of an engineer, is obsessive, has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and is demanding. He is the first billionaire in the United States. He has a legendary life and a life of ups and downs. At the age of 17, his parents died at the age of 17, and he did not lose sight of everyone. He used his wealth to push his dream to the highest point. With 26 cameras, 37 airplanes, and more than 5,000 pilots, filming unprecedented epic masterpieces, realizing the dream of a director. In order to shoot and dream, he spared no expense to build the fastest airplane in the world, and promoted the development of airplanes (monoplane and Hercules) by himself. There has never been a confidant staying with him until he grows old. Such a legendary character has serious hygiene and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In order to reduce the flying resistance, he requires that every rivet be polished to be as smooth as a woman's body. He carries soap with him, and even slips his fingers to clean it. After breaking up with his girlfriend, he burned all his clothes. He couldn't understand the mess of others and the environment. He is the creative prototype of Iron Man's father, an incredible ghost.

Director Martin Scorsese put the film in a strong and exaggerated atmosphere, which left a deep impression on the audience. The use of color is a major technique of the film, and it is graded according to the plot and the mental state of the protagonist. Inserting the images of Hughes' imagination at any time can make the audience feel his mental pain and achieve an immersive effect. There are not many movies of old Martin Ding, but you can get a glimpse of its style and skills from this movie. Leonardo's superb performance showed the various personalities of Hughes to the fullest, especially the micro expressions of hygienic disorder. The relaxation between the eyebrows is enough to express the depth of his skill.

The genius of Hughes is incompatible with this mediocre world. For example, when he talked to the Hepburn family, his flight plan did not arouse the praise of the pretentious Hepburn family. He would test the plane himself and would not give up the opportunity to others. As many people think he is crazy. He has no friends, except his enemies, but his subordinates. Due to the influence of his youth, he has a deep sense of insecurity, but he is not limited by his own mental disorder, nor is he depraved because of his wealth. Struggling for his ideals, in his eyes ideals are heavier than Taishan, and money is lighter than a feather, because his daughters are gone and come back. Today, only the Silicon Valley "Iron Man" Musk is similar to him. For the same dream, Musk founded Tesla to provide spacex with a stable flow of funds to fulfill his dream of the universe. Hughes' three dreams: flying the fastest plane in the world, becoming the richest man, and making the most ambitious movies, all of which have been realized for the rest of his life. To borrow Muyu Shuixin’s words: In such an inner dilemma, to achieve such an external ideal, his life is not only a symbolic achievement, but a life with great spiritual power, and this, perhaps It's Martin Scorsese, what you want to express through the movie.

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The Aviator quotes

  • Howard Hughes: What about the girls? How are they in the bomb department?

    Johnny Meyer: Well, let's put it this way. It'll be a regular boob buffet. I don't think the gentlemen from the Air Corps will have any trouble scoring tonight.

  • Ava Gardner: Look, you got girls stashed all over town. You got a damn harem just at the Bel-Air. Why don't you marry one of your bungalow girls?

    Howard Hughes: Those are employees. I'm not gonna marry an employee. Jesus Christ, how would that look?