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Although this is an American story produced by a British director, and despite its frustration due to the Oscar incident, I am still willing to vote for Anthony Minghella's visual approach. As for it only received minor nominations such as the 2004 Oscar for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, and the critics have mixed opinions on this matter. I still think that for the work, good is good. , It can stand the test of time.
The author of "Cold Mountain" Charles Fraser won the National Book Award, and the film of "Cold Mountain" comes from his best-selling novel of the same name. Director Anthony Minghella also had capital of this kind. He was famous in film circles for his films adapted from masterpieces such as "The English Patient" and "Mr. Genius Ripley". Perhaps for this reason, "Cold Mountain" always gives people a romantic atmosphere of literature. The main actors of the film, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, etc., are all first-line Hollywood stars, which is even more self-evident.
"Cold Mountain" always reminds me of "Gone with the Wind". The backgrounds of the two films are very similar, and they are both stories that happened during the American Civil War. The German "Berlin Daily" reporter believes that "Cold Mountain" shows the greatness of humanity under the tribulations of war. Its majestic style is very different from the popcorn movies that Hollywood is used to making. It is a rare and excellent film. This kind of evaluation, although there is no corresponding response from the American media, although the American media thinks that "Cold Mountain" also has many flaws, such as Inman and Ada's emotional foundation is not well laid out, they have met in a very short time. It is not clear why their short-term love produces such a huge and lasting power. And the branches of the film are too messy and messy, and so on. I still believe that at least a considerable part of the audience can get from the film the aesthetic power from the heart, as well as the irresistible emotion and life experience.
Regarding the production process of the film, a commentator said: “Anthony Minghella succeeded in pulling us back to the Civil War. Omnipotent computer special effects. This may again become the mainstream of future historical war film shooting. After all, it is difficult for computers to grasp the true historical vicissitudes." I think this statement is very understanding, very appropriate, and very true.

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