The film begins and ends with Edison shooting under the ice and snow with a camera he invented. Edison said he could never finish his whimsy in this life. After a "failure", he still has the courage to continue and even start again.
Edison spent 15 years inventing the light bulb, electricity, and the DC generator, all three of which allowed him to bring light to the world like never before. He originally thought that with these inventions, he could become a provider of electricity systems in the United States and the world. I didn't expect to kill a Cheng Yaojin - Westinghouse halfway through. Westinghouse originally wanted to work with Edison to power the world with alternating current, a low-cost way. But Edison's unsociable personality made the two miss the initial opportunity to communicate. Since then, the two have started an enemy model, but in fact, both of them want to use technology to change the world, not businessmen who just want to get money regardless of the cost. In fact, the essence of these two people is similar. But when Westinghouse also provided the power system with an alternator, Edison felt that he had stolen the results of his 15 years of hard work and hated him immensely. And Edison insisted that the use of alternating current was a particularly big safety hazard.
Two people who are very smart and creative, because of the loss of someone who is important to them, their ideas and some of their practices have been changed.
This movie is not just a rivalry between Edison and Westinghouse, Tesla is actually a strong contender in the battle for electricity. But he was not taken seriously by Edison at first. His talent did not allow him to continue working as an obscure generator repairer in Edison's company. When he finally and Westinghouse popularized the alternating current power generation system, his dream came true. Although there is no profit due to various reasons of the business model. But because of him we are able to have the power system the world needs today.
The reason why the story between these three people deserves to be made into a movie is not only because of the great changes that electricity has brought to the world, but also because these three people deserve to be discovered and understood by everyone. Edison was a man who insisted on not harming life and wanted to change the world. Westinghouse - Open and fair competition, people who don't use inferior methods. Tesla hopes that talents can be seen and their dreams can be realized. The story is great but mundane, the great thing is the change they bring to the world, the principles of what they do are not broken. The ordinary thing is that they have common kindness, bravery and perseverance after all. You can also see the greats remembered by the world with their flaws, and it's those flaws that make them come alive on the screen.
The rhythm of the movie is not very well grasped. The rhythm of Edison's first time successfully illuminated the city after the clip, the rhythm seems to be more anxious. There are many similar places in the back. Because the movie timeline jumps faster, when my feelings about the plot are not in place, I am pushed to the next plot. But what's great about this movie is the shooting of the picture, as well as the use of the lens, which are particularly smooth and beautiful. What I have to say is that Benny's acting skills are really good. An inventor who loves to create and a husband who lost his wife, Benny really interprets this role perfectly.
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