Reprinted from "The Movie Can't Stop"

Roselyn 2022-03-24 09:02:27

In "Mank", why is the actor Mank so obsessed with exposing Hearst's shortcoming? Is he jealous of the latter's wealth? Or are you jealous because of the latter's mistress? No, he was just like Don Quixote, and when he saw the windmill of Hearst spinning recklessly and against his will, Manke felt that everything was wrong. Even when he was in deep danger and struggling to make a living, he remained fearless. Especially when he heard Hirst relegating himself to a "street performer's monkey" with a high-level, contemptuous face, Manke would rather go all out and use this movie as a spear to pierce Hirst's fearless hypocrisy. face. Because, as insightful as he is, he knows that all the seemingly indestructible and over-the-top tycoons are nothing more than using money to pull the flag on the skin of a tiger.

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Mank quotes

  • Charles Lederer: Sorry. Somebody told me Mankiewicz was in here.

    Joe Mankiewicz: He is. I'm the promising brother, Joe.

    Charles Lederer: I didn't know Herman had a brother.

    Joe Mankiewicz: Neither does anyone else. Let me guess. "There are millions to be made, and your only competition is idiots," stop.

    Charles Lederer: How did you know?

    Joe Mankiewicz: I hate to tell you, anyone who can rub three words together and make a sentence gets one.

  • Title Card: In 1940, at the tender age of 24, Orson Wells was lured to Hollywood by a struggling RKO Pictures with a contract befitting his formidable storytelling talents. He was given absolute creative autonomy, would suffer no oversight, and could make any movie, about any subject, with any collaborator he wished...