I either don't like the first half of Lao Ma's film or I don't like the second half... The second half of this one is too exciting, not a show-off version la la land.
When two talented people meet, one is jealous, depressed, and angry at his own incompetence but can only project his anger on the other. The two actors hit 100%, De Niro has been leading the show since the orchestra's failure, holding people firmly in front of the screen; Minnelli shines brightly on the stage, especially when she sings the queen fan, it makes people feel A glimpse into her own inner soul.
Lao Ma really loves music and movies. Although he created an unusual musical, he did not forget to play musicals. Media such as street lights, telephone booths and newspaper clippings appeared repeatedly, which was very retro and interesting. But Scorsese couldn't hold back his restless heart. In the part of the play within the play, the narrow stage is shot with a fairly wide perspective and depth, which is also a major memory point of this film. He said it was Film Noir Musical, which was very accurate.
A major problem with this film is that it uses such a grand proposition "New York, New York" and the theme song to describe a relationship, and it mentions giving it to "New York" everywhere, but it does not give enough space for the big stage of New York. In the previous film, Mean Streets and taxi drivers interacted to create a social background in the scene and character relationship. This film pays homage to the era of big bands. The first half of the film is completely a road film, which makes the theme song of "New York, New York" appear in The play is very abrupt (although it is possible to sort out the context from the characters' emotions).
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