The form of this documentary is still my favorite, and the film also listens from different perspectives, or listens to the memories or interviews of people who have connections/relationships with Roger Ebert at all levels, as well as the protagonists in the ward. The actual shooting of the current situation and illness; the clips of the wife and family getting along; the clips of memories to fully show Roger Ebert. The only film critic in history to win the Pulitzer Prize, is a great film critic and an ordinary husband, trying to find his lover-found his current wife; in the process of getting along with Gene hosting a film review program There is also a "childish" side; he is very cherished for talented directors. In the film, Mabin Scorsese was once very low, and it was also because of the "help" of Roger and Gene that he found himself again. There are also two directors interviewed in the film (directly and indirectly) who mention Roger's help, without whom they wouldn't be where they are now.
Moved by the love-and-kill friendship of Roger Ebert and Jean Siskel. At the same time, as film critics, they regard each other as their biggest rival and enemy. In the documentary, the voice dubbed by Roger Ebert recalled that they did not speak to each other for the first five years of their acquaintance. Later, the two collaborated on a TV film review program - "Western". Skell and Ebert Film Review. One theater, two people. After watching, they began to give each other their evaluations of the movie. Luo likes to sit in the front row where the movie screen can be doubled, and Ji likes to sit in the back row. The other side's point of view was debated, pinched and had to stop shooting; there was also an argument over whose name came first, their two producers recalled: "They don't seem to have a time to decide without rock-paper-scissors." In the film, Gene's wife also mentioned that the relationship between the two did change and they respected each other. Gene was diagnosed with cancer in his 50s - terminal brain cancer, perhaps out of fear that only his parents, siblings, wife and wife's sister knew about it, not Roger. So Roger didn't see him one last time, didn't say a final goodbye. This kind of feeling should be the worst. It was one of the most regrettable things that I (I) never saw my grandfather for the last time. After Gene's death, Roger swore that if this happened to him in the future, he would never hide it, especially from those who were important to him.
In the film, Roger says he has seen 10,000 movies in the past 25 years. My favorite in Chicago is second-hand bookstores, and I love writing. These make me feel like I'm in kindergarten when I like movies. You have to keep watching movies, reading books, and writing more.
Roger, who was 50 when he married his current wife, said he might spend his life waiting for her. He mentioned his wife's love many times, without his wife he would be gone. In the film, you can also see his wife's strength and optimism, telling jokes and teasing him while taking good care of him, sneaking out of the hospital with him to watch his favorite movies, encouraging him and giving him courage when he is down. The power of women is really great.
In fact, no matter how great and excellent people are, they are also ordinary people. There is talent, perseverance and perseverance behind the great, and there is love and kindness behind ordinary people. In the last stages of Roger's life, the love of movies remained, and he wrote movie reviews from his hospital bed on the computer, even more and better quality than before. Maybe that's why so many people gave thumbs up at his funeral. There are many ordinary people and fans on the street and on the Internet to mourn him. At the same time, I was also deeply moved by his great love and kindness, optimism and persistence.
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