Martin Scorsese has made many music documentaries, among which the records of many masters of resentment music are particularly precious. He grew up listening to the Rolling Stones, and his films such as "Mean Street" were influenced by the Rolling Stones.
After the Rolling Stones became famous, most of the concerts were performed outdoors, with an audience of more than 100,000. The concert was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2006. The audience is said to be as many as 2 million. How could it be possible that there were only 1,000 in New York that same year? What about two nights in a multi-seat theater? It turned out that the concert was more or less entertainment for the United States, and former President Clinton may have participated in it. He has a relationship with the Rolling Stones, so his family of more than 10 people, ranging from elderly mothers to 12-year-old children, all appeared on the stage before the audience entered. , say hello to the band members. He also invited many friends to come to see him, and he had to deal with the ticket debts that more people asked for. It's almost impossible to have such a small Rolling Stones concert, so let the big director Martin Scorsese shoot and record it.
Martin Scorsese's handling of the documentary was of course different, he "created" conflict from the start, disagreeing with the Rolling Stones over stage design and track lists. He even threw a tantrum over the Rolling Stones' delay in being unsure of what to sing. Most dramatically, Martin Scorsese doesn't speak to the Rolling Stones, everything is communicated through assistants. The director of the Golden Statue did not forget to add drama fun to the documentary.
The name of the film "Shine A Light" has meaning. It turned out to be a gospel song (gospel), and it was about "Gospel". The Rolling Stones song was not very popular at first, but now it is repackaged and relaunched, so it is Become the "Rolling Stone Light", illuminating the earth, people, fans, you and me. This film implements this theme, so after the concert, the director asked the camera to follow the band members out of the theater immediately, and then the camera outside the theater immediately panned upwards to shoot the appearance of the theater, and then the camera continued to retreat to the rear and higher, and the more and more backward, The picture gradually changes from one street in Manhattan to the entire Manhattan, and the camera continues to step back to see the earth from space. At this time, the earth is at the bottom of the screen, and a bright planet appears in the upper right. Suddenly, that planet becomes the image symbol of the Rolling Stones, a mouth with a tongue sticking out. The movie ends with this scene: The Rolling Stones shine, illuminating the planet, people, fans, you and me.
The Rolling Stones have had countless TV interviews in their lifetimes, so in this movie, Martin Scorsese doesn't let the Rolling Stones have anything to say either, or he doesn't think they have anything new to say, or he has a relationship with them. The four members really don't get along so well, so I just don't let them talk. Martin Scorsese just took less than 10 small clips from the countless TV interviews of Rolling Stone in the past and interspersed with the entire film. Those little clips of answering questions from the old days work. One is to adjust the film (to ease the tension caused by the lively, compact music), and the other is to add a little bit of fun, because today I look back on the old speeches of the band members, and I will laugh and be very funny. Entertaining.
Today’s cinematography technology has advanced, and this concert documentary film, which uses multiple cameras, has more picture angles and better editing effects than the concert documentary filmed by ordinary TV recorders (capturing the movements of singers, musicians, expressions are accurate). I was able to enjoy this movie at the "Emperor's Throne" in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The clear picture and ideal sound effects of the huge screen really gave me a lot of enjoyment.
I once listened to the Rolling Stones concert of 140,000 people at Wembley Stadium in London around 1980. I still remember the scene today. I think the members of the Rolling Stones in 2006 are still full of energy and vitality. I would like to believe these four 60 Multi-year-old musicians usually take care of their bodies, and many music fans use them as self-motivation, hoping that in their 60s, they will be as energetic as young people in their 20s. (Finish)
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