Al Pacino was one of the most famous actors in the United States at the end of the last century, and "Scent of a Woman" almost uses the entire film to set off his amazing acting skills, and the plot seems to be less important in comparison. thing.
For two and a half hours, Al Pacino used other facial organs and body language to shape us a blind man who is proud and inferior, with a cold appearance and a fragile heart. The whole film is also divided into three stages according to his characters.
The first stage is from the beginning of the film until Al Pacino raises his gun on his hotel bed.
In this section, Al Pacino mainly shows the external image of a veteran. He speaks loudly and powerfully. He also has his own complicated requirements for the new boy Chris O'Donnell. He cannot be called sir, but he can only catch the boy. Don't let the lad catch him.
The first time they met was interesting in photography. In the dark room, only a beam of light slanted from the window on the left side and shone on Al Pacino's lap. His entire face was black. Because the audience's perspective followed Chris O'Donnell before, this was also the audience's first impression of Al Pacino. It was dark and domineering, and it even reminded me of gangster-themed shooting techniques.
At this stage Al Pacino was completely dominant over Chris O'Donnell, booking the lad a ticket to New York and a seat at a fancy restaurant without the lad's knowledge or even against his free will. All of his speech and deeds carried the majesty that was forbidden by the commander of the army.
The young man followed ignorantly for 300 yuan. As a poor boy, he saw a corner of the prosperous world. The veteran planned and enjoyed the perfect New York trip for himself, and dramatically arranged for himself a gunshot ending.
The second stage is Al Pacino's self-degeneration stage. Playing with guns lifelessly on the bed, seeing the best girls, and having the best dinner parties, I think I have no memory of the world, and I have exposed my vulnerable side to the young man and the audience.
In fact, this aspect was foreshadowed in the first stage. For example, at a dinner party at a relative's house, another person mocked and told the story of the veteran's loss of his eyes. Nuo Cai vented his anger and atmosphere through this excuse.
At this time, the fragile inner side of the character has been shaped, making the character image more complete and full. At this stage, the young man helped the veteran more. Through several heavier conflict scenes, the young man helped the old soldier to re-establish his understanding of the world and himself, and encouraged him to go on with tango and Ferrari driving.
The third stage is also the most splendid passage in the whole film. Al Pacino came to the school's auditorium to give an impassioned speech. The director used his mouth to convey values to the audience and praised the initial kindness, integrity and purity of human nature.
In the front, the veterans have repeatedly supported the young man to inform to get a place at Harvard University. It was the young man's adherence to the principles that moved the veterans, and made the veterans willing to make this move in front of the teachers and students of the school at the end, to justify kindness and integrity.
This speech has also become a classic in film history, and countless audiences must be moved to tears.
It is not difficult to see that this is the story of the mutual redemption of two men, and of course it is also Oscar's favorite theme. In that year, Al Pacino not only won the best actor crown as he wished, but also the whole film. Three blockbuster nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Here I would like to expand a discussion on the subject of the film. In fact, I don't agree with the practice of not informing, and I don't agree that the director finally raised the non-information to such a high level to praise. Why is the result of the punishment of the three children at the end so heartwarming, isn't it because of another child in disguise as a whistleblower? If everyone does not inform, the three bad boys will not be punished, and the incident will only lead to a worse outcome. In fact, the film is to prevaricate this point in the past.
In addition, the name of the film is also suspected of being a gimmick. The content of the film has little to do with Wen Xiang and women. The focus is still on telling the growth story of two men and facing this fucking world together.
The world is a mess, but it doesn't matter. Just like tango, just keep dancing and you're done.
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