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today, the Coppola family has almost become a kind of iconic mark. The brilliance of the times settles in it. The ups and downs, not to mention how Francis Ford Coppola stood in the torrent of time, its brilliant foundation has been deeply rooted, and its influence is far-reaching. "Reaper is Coming" is entirely from the hands of Chinese director Huang Yiyu, and his re-directed "Reaper is Coming 3: The End of the Dead" was listed as one of the most anticipated movies in early 2006. In an interview with the media, Director Huang once said bluntly: his dream of film originates from "Apocalypse Now"-the film is directed by Francis Ford Coppola; look at Nicholas Kay after Yi's surname Odd, the Golden Man who won the Oscar for "Best Actor" in 1995 with the small-cost movie "Escape from Las Vegas", eleven years later, he is still strong and strong. In 2006, he once again showed the world with a "World Trade Center". His unique style and the eternal charm of the silver screen that has not been tamed by the years. However, here I am not going to elaborate on the glorious history of the Coppola family-as the saying goes, "a tiger father has no dogs", but this sentence is quite used in Francis Ford Coppola. It has counterproductive meaning-thanks to the favor of her father, Sophia Coppola was baptized in the Oscar "Best Picture" of "The Godfather" when she was born, and then "Little Lotus" in "The Godfather II"; Sixteen years later, it was even easier to play an important supporting actress in "The Godfather III". However, Sophia did not grasp such a golden opportunity in the eyes of ordinary people, and rewarded her father for his cultivation. Instead, he was booed and was awarded the "Worst Supporting Actress" and "Worst Newcomer" awards...
It is true that Sophia Coppola does not possess superhuman talents in the field of acting. However, this does not mean that she can't afford to support Adou-in 1989, Sophia was appointed by three master directors (Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen) The screenwriter of the directed film "The New York Story", for the first time showed the world the excellent blood of the Coppola family in the film industry; in 1999, Sophia filmed her directorial debut, "The Suicide of the Virgin", and the film was released once it was released. , Immediately aroused a strong response. Some commentaries said that "The Virgin Suicide" shocked the world with the deep sadness of adolescent girls..."
Just as Nicholas Cage changed his surname because he did not want to be influenced by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola's fame, now Let us stay away from Francis’s halo and take a look at Sophia’s independent film talents-of course, based on her masterpiece "Lost Tokyo"-
"Lost Tokyo" was written and directed by Sophia, in September 2002 in Tokyo, Japan When it was turned on, all production was completed in January 2003; it immediately shined at the Venice Film Festival and was recognized by many audiences and film critics as the most popular film at the festival, attracting the attention of the world. , Immediately won the "Best Actress Award" and multiple nominations in the "Upstream Unit"; a week after the film festival closed, "Lost Tokyo" was officially released, and the box office skyrocketed. According to data: "From "Lost Tokyo" on September 12 Since its release in Los Angeles and New York, the number of people watching the film has risen sharply. Although only 23 theaters screened the film during its premiere week, the weekend box office actually collected 900,000 U.S. dollars, and the average box office exceeded 40,000 U.S. dollars. In recent years, the theater has the highest average box office record."-Sophia, who is a win-win box office and awards, has truly shouted her own voice to the world for the first time, which is unique and loud. Soon afterwards, at the 76th "Oscars" awards ceremony in 2004, Sophia was once again fortunate to be favored by winning a golden "best screenwriter" statuette.
——The reason why the Coppola family and Sophia are rendered so emphatically at the beginning of this text is that I just want to say: in a film like "Lost in Tokyo", the performance of the actors is certainly important, but , Even if it’s the young Scarlett Jonson or Bill Murray, who has passed the unfailing years, both have extraordinary performances and their acting skills are remarkable-but "Lost in Tokyo" is always more of a part The film of the person who wrote the story and made the story, rather, it is a film of Sophia Coppola alone.
The movie "Lost in Tokyo" tells the story of a man and a woman, an old and a young, a specious emotional journey experienced by two Americans in the far and unfamiliar Tokyo, Japan-a passing TV star Harris (Bill • Murray)-a middle-aged man-has all the symptoms of the so-called "middle-age crisis". Facing many tedious family problems and career problems, he chose to escape. In a city like Tokyo, there is a "monster city" The far-away place known as the nickname seeks resolution in the name of work, but the strange neon always inadvertently reflects the subtle feelings of this stranger-adding a loneliness and decadence to the previous confusion; one just now The college graduated girl Charlotte (Scarlett Jonson)-with the hazy and indescribable sadness peculiar to a girl-accompanies her boyfriend on a business trip in Tokyo, but love encounters an unfamiliar cold current in this enchanting land. The busy work of her boyfriend turned into a solid wall, which separated her cruelly. She was placed in an unfamiliar world that did not belong to her. Everything around her seemed to have nothing to do with her. Therefore, a woman was born with sensitivity. Being infinitely magnified, the confusion of adolescence is more easily sentimental. She always sits at the window and looks at the bright lights above the city. The emptiness-the flickering neon lights outside the window reflect the lonely people in front of the window more and more lonely-in There seems to be an invisible transparent glass between her and the outside world, everything is separated...
Two different people, two different encounters, but have the same feelings, as if there is a magical manifestation: their incompatible with the outside world makes them appear so obtrusive and conspicuous, and mutual attraction becomes a matter of course. The two lonely hearts are warm and moisturized by each other for a long time due to the drought. The previous confusion has become a pleasant and relaxing trip because of the existence of each other; partying, drinking, singing K, shopping... a pair of year-end friendships The embryonic form of Wang has begun to take shape. However, the development of the story has begun to diverge. How to deal with the feelings between him and her? A wonderful journey of passion, indulging in sensuality, not only satisfies some of the audience’s passion for hunting, but also fulfills some young girls’ longing for love? ! Sophia Coppola shows her unique film talent here-when the hero and the heroine lie on the same bed, there are thousands of things that can happen. Our naughty Sophia chose the most unlikely one: They chatted, not intense, relaxed and casual—
yes, Sophia was mischievous and deliberately disobeying everyone’s wishes. However, it is this kind of mischief that dissolves the blueprint of a vulgar story into the invisible, making the story more lovely and cute. Profound-Harris on the left side of the screen is lying quietly on the bed, while Charlotte on the right side of the screen slowly curls up into a ball on the right side. That is the shape of a baby in the womb-so cute and innocent ——At this time, the full use of the camera shows the director's ingenuity: a 90-degree angle of view, the composition of the male and female protagonists on the bed more powerfully interprets a sense of relief while highlighting the sadness and loneliness of the subject; The close-up of this picture is full of the theme, and bears the end. At the end of the film, Harris is about to leave Tokyo and return to China. Charlotte is looking around on the crowded streets. However, there is another determination in the panic-she again It’s not like before — at a loss of what to do on a strange street, no sense of direction or destination. This relieved calm once again assumes and sublimates the theme.
From the slight pain in the previous confusion, to the gentle touch of mutual joy and warmth, to the courageous commitment after finally calm and relieved, the movie ends, facing the gradually rising subtitles, shook his head, astonished. It was just a pleasant nap, calm and happy; however, after careful taste, I found that the sadness in the dream had long been darkened, and a happy laziness was stretched out but lost in a trance... Infinite daydreaming and thinking.
In addition to the exquisiteness of the story itself, the superb performances of the two protagonists in this film are also three points into the woods; when Sophia focuses on the discordant details in the depths of the bustling city with feminine delicacy, the actor's performance is also perfectly coordinated-elevator Here, when Harris stands out as the "commanding heights", Bill Murray uses that awkward smile to fascinately convey a unique sense of melancholy and helplessness in the busy streets, and Charlotte's solitary solitude is also affected by Scarlett Joan. Sen unconsciously showed that inexplicable sense of displacement. In "Lost in Tokyo", the actor's own temperament and the atmosphere created by the story have reached a perfect fusion. No wonder Sophia would say at the "Oscar" ceremony: "Every writer has a muse, and my muse The goddess is Bill Murray..." And Scarlett won unanimous praise for this film. She won the "Best Actress" award in the "Upstream Unit" at the Venice Film Festival, and then she took the lead. Starring in "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" directed by Pete Weber, of course, this is a story.
At the 76th "Oscar Awards" awards ceremony, Sophia mentioned the "stuck" in the creation of the story in her acceptance speech and thanked many people for this reason-I believe anyone who has watched the movie can clearly understand the story The respectable patience on the way of stacking-simple main line, simple theme and simple plot setting, the whole story is basically transparent and parallel to our daily life, without any complicated extraneous branches and ups and downs. But anyone who has really written a story will understand the difficulty in this "simplicity": the frame's constraints on the extension of the story will often kill the story's excitement. There is no madness, but the story must be filled to make it full and not impoverished; In this situation, how to explore the thickness and inner meaning of the story is often frustrating. However, Sophia did it-with her feminine delicate and tactful sadness, she told the story vividly and added a touch of sorrow, simple but not lacking; viewing it as if it were a pleasant nap. In the calm dream, I woke up and stretched out a happy lazy waist but lost in a trance...
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