In the 1970s, little-known author Clifford Irwin told an unbelievable big lie that eventually turned into a daring and outrageous hoax that fooled the American public and the world alike. The media, but also made himself the focus of attention, the object of the media's pursuit, fame and fortune for a while, and the scenery is infinite. And the hoax was that he claimed to be a close friend of Howard Hughes, the then-living legendary billionaire in American history, and that he had been authorized to write a memoir for Howard Hughes.
His deception succeeded, partly because of the audacity of Clifford Irwin, and partly because of the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes, who had been reclusive in his later years for his The appeal to the general public is simply too great. In my opinion, this invisible rich man is the real protagonist of the film. And as long as you search the Internet, you can know this legendary experience. And in 2004 his legend also moved to the big screen - "The Aviator", Leonardo DiCaprio played the legendary rich man in the film.
And this film also reflects a question, that is, what does the media care about the most? Of course, on the surface, they will say that what they care about the most is authenticity, but in reality? From the point of view of this film, maybe they pay more attention to exclusive awakening and timeliness. Maybe in their opinion, the truth of the matter is not important. As long as this can be done, as "A1 Toutiao" said: "You can even guess"; if it is false, it doesn't matter, you can apologize, and you can add follow-up reports, which not only fills the page, but also makes the public continue to pay attention. To be charming.
Richard Gere's performance in the film is mediocre, there is nothing too surprising, in comparison, I prefer his "First Degree Fear". And his hapless assistant gets tossed about by him in the movie, and the chubby actor gets it right.
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