The film's background is set in Chicago in the 1920s, on the eve of the Great Depression, and the United States was immersed in the extravagant atmosphere of a school of singing and dancing, drunkenness. Chicago is a microcosm of the current state of the United States at that time: bright and bright, blind and impetuous. In such a large environment, people in Chicago began to do their jobs. Lawyers don't work for justice, they work for Goddamn Money; journalists are no longer in the business of being a faithful reflection of society, but on the contrary, they are flies after honey, chasing all the news that makes a newspaper better; women They no longer want to go home to see their husbands and children after finishing their jobs. All they think about is how to put their photos and names on the front page of every newspaper. So, a big drama kicked off.
Two women, one man, one play. In this dazzling drama, Renee Zellweger's performance can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, and her psychological portrayal of the characters is indeed in place, but I always feel that she does not have many dazzling performances in the whole movie, except for The part where she entertains herself in the tavern in Mencolo by herself after she gets out of prison. Catherine Zeta-Jones stole a lot of the limelight from Renee Zellweger. From the very aura at the beginning to the time when she had to bow to her fate, she has always handled it properly, and the heat is in place. As for old Richard Gere, I don't know if this old fox has fallen in love with Chicago's notorious and turbulent barrister since "First Degree Fear". Like life, black and white are reversed.
One of the most obvious techniques used throughout the film at all times is naked, undisguised irony. The irony between the stage and reality (Richard Gere sings "All I Need is Love"), the irony between one shot and the next (Renee Zellweger wins case, but reporters find out even more explosive news without mercilessly ignoring her), perfectly presenting a dark comedy in musical guise throughout.
The one small flaw in the movie is that the movie version doesn't sing as well as Broadway. After all, the movie actors are not professional singers. Besides, I don't think it's appropriate for the two women to work together to create a brilliant happy ending. In order to sell more box office, the director exposed his Hollywood side to a glance. In my opinion, it's better to just have fun with Renée Zellweger, where the only two men who watched the play fled in a hurry, and since it's been ironic for so long, why do you have to end it at the end? give up? Not very understanding. But aside from that, it's still a movie worth watching.
Another reason why this movie is worth watching is that it still has some references and warnings about the status quo in certain countries. How do you feel when you watch this movie in a country where all levels of society are impetuous, and some countries are as good as Chicago in the pursuit of entertainment and mutual deception?
In the movie, Richard Gere once said to Renee Zellweger, That's Chicago.
I mean, That's Chicago, but that's not only Chicago.
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