I hurriedly downloaded this movie yesterday, and the subtitles didn't come out, so I could only see it as a half-knowledge. I don't want to spoil the plot, I just want to talk about a few feelings.
First of all, I will introduce some information and find the Chinese information.
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The impact of 911 on the film
"Pride and Glory" was originally planned to start shooting in February 2002. However, after the 9.11 incident in 2001, all sectors of society praised the heroic performance of the New York police under this terrorist attack to a considerable extent. Therefore, the filming of such a film depicting the corruption of the New York police is considered to be a Untimely, New Line discontinued the filming plan and did not resume filming until 2006.
More importantly, 9/11 made some important changes to the story. Director and screenwriter Gavin O'Connor said: "The script I had before I got it was not suitable for filming in the current environment. Because after 9/11, some things have changed... For example, people's perception of the police, there have been many criticisms in the past. , and today, the brave performance of the police in 911 has made people regain their confidence. Therefore, some plots in the original script had to be changed. What the audience is currently seeing is my rewritten script." Another screenwriter Qiao Carnahan also mentioned that the original version of the story was sharper and darker than the current script: "After 9/11, we felt the need to give audiences a certain level of confidence in our police, so we removed some of the inappropriate stuff. .
From a true story
Screenwriter Joe Carnahan said, "This is a story based on a true story. Although a lot of things have been changed in the end, it still has a real-life prototype in its bones." Edward Norton also did the real prototype. Certain research: "Since he was on the big screen, of course I checked the relevant information. I have to say that the real person is very worthy of our respect, and he made great sacrifices for justice. These sacrifices are far from I acted so easily on the screen, after all, this real world is so cruel... I played the role of Ray Terney with reverence, and I very much hope that in addition to the audience, he can also agree with My character."
It is also a movie describing a corruption scandal within the police. Compared with "L.A. Confidential" starring Kevin Spacey, what breakthrough does "Pride and Glory" have? Gavin O'Connor was asked about this and said, "This movie was made in New York, L.A. Confidential was made in Los Angeles, and that's the biggest difference (laughs)... The core difference is, This movie is about a man's inner struggle when he faces the possibility of his entire family's reputation being ruined by his sense of justice. I have to say, Edward Norton played it quite well."
For the film's In the ending, starring Edward Norton even revealed a little inside story: "The director asked me to shoot two different versions of the ending... It was really different. I discussed it with the director for a long time, and finally chose a more The ending that is easily accepted by most people, and the other ending is too negative, but I believe it will definitely shock the audience. I really hope that the audience can see this ending, maybe it's a DVD, I hope it can be included in the DVD It." Will that be on the DVD of Pride and Glory? Director Gavin O'Connor is very positive on this issue: "This is definitely going to be included. I am very satisfied with the ending, the writers and the actors. And Edward Norton and I will record a commentary track of the whole film, for the ending. He and I have so much to say about this movie that took so long."
Multiple delayed release dates
As the saying goes, good things take a long time. Not only did the filming of "Pride and Glory" encounter delays, but the release date was also delayed again and again. When the production of the film was completed in 2006, New Line believed that the film was very capable of competing for the Oscar, so it was postponed to the end of that year. However, at the end of the year, it coincided with the change of the middle-level inside the new line, and the personnel adjustment affected the release of this film, so that "Pride and Glory" had to be moved to the release plan for the following year. As a result, in 2007, the executives of the new line felt that the film had little chance of winning the Oscar this year, so it was postponed for another year... The final release date was set for October 24, 2008.
Regarding the various reasons for the tossing for so long, director Gavin O'Connor is very optimistic: "Although it was postponed for two years to be released, I think this is a good thing... In the past two years, Joe Ka and I have Nahan discussed the details of the story again, and re-edited some parts that were not satisfactory in the post-editing... I must also thank Edward Norton, some scenes had to be re-shot, when we explained the reason to him, He, who had already ended the shooting period, still agreed to our reshooting plan." In addition, Gavin O'Connor also complained a little: "For the sake of "Pride and Glory", I have rejected it in the past two years. Several film invitations. Of course, it's worth it, this film has enough charm to attract me to do it. I hope it can also shock the audience."
And within two years, the starring Edward Norton has made many films, "The Magician", "The Veil", "The Incredible Hulk"... When asked what he thought of "Pride and Glory", which had already been filmed, he said: "I don't either I know why New Frontier arranged for the release of this film...As an actor, I just do my part. But it's a really good movie, and Gavin O'Connor's script is great, hope Everyone will feel the sincerity of Gavin O'Connor in the movie theater." In the early shooting plan of the new line, the original two male lead candidates were Mark
Wahlberg
and Hugh Jackman.
Ryan Simpus and Lake Bell dyed their hair red for the film.
·Because the filming time was as long as two years, in order to be consistent with the characters in the play, Colin Farrell and Edward Norton have kept the hairstyles in the movie.
·The release of the film in Asia has already been signed, but due to the continuous delay, New Line had to pay a certain amount of liquidated damages to several Asian regions, such as Taiwan and South Korea.
The original script for the film was co-written by Greg O'Connor and Robert Hopps, who had already written it in 2000. After being bought out by New Line, the current script was revised again by director Gavin O'Connor and screenwriter Joe Carnahan.
Nick Nolte was originally cast to play the role of Francis Terney, but he gave up because of an old knee injury and Nick felt that he was not suitable for the role.
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1. The whole movie was born at an untimely time. From two aspects, first of all, the plot is old-fashioned enough. It tells an ancient story like "there was a mountain in the past, and there was a temple on the mountain", so there is little expectation in the plot. Secondly, as far as the shooting and release time is concerned, as you can see from the above information, the filming was originally scheduled to start in 2002, but it was postponed to 2006 due to 911. I originally wanted to wait until the big environment was suitable for the show to be released before starting the filming. After it was over, it was postponed (if the news is accurate) because of the internal feeling that the film had the potential to bid for the Olympic Games. I never thought that it would be delayed until 2008 and then encountered an economic crisis. There is no market for such severe political films. , because everyone went to see the more mindless High School Musical. Therefore, it is reasonable that this film has won two consecutive empty box office bids for the Olympic Games.
2. The script problem. I can't see that P&G is the result of careful screenwriting. Could it be the result of multiple revisions that caused the slow progress of the whole drama? But I rarely see bright spots. The ending of the plot can be guessed in about 20 minutes from the beginning, the scene design is too old-fashioned, and the plot progress lacks drama.
3. Regarding the DVD wanting to include another more brutal ending, it reminds me of The Incredible Hulk, which is also an open ending. I wonder if EN has fallen in love with this kind of storytelling recently.
4. I am also very helpless about EN's judgment on this film. First of all it must be emphasized that I am a fan of EN. His attitude towards TIH and P&G are completely different. He had a lot of trouble with Miracle Animation over editing issues. He lacked a lot of necessary publicity work. one example. The first example is American History X, which also went to court with the director over editing issues, and parted ways. For both of these things, I have reason to believe that EN isn't the control freak that people often understand, he's just too perfectionistic at times and happens to believe he's right. But he respects the director's opinion, understands that his own job is an actor, and believes that he is only responsible for the films he makes, which is just a performance of professionalism. After all, TIH promoted EN as a propaganda object when planning the movie. It is very risky to use an actor like EN who has no great value at the box office as the protagonist for a large-scale commercial film. In fact, people Really curious about this movie. I had high hopes for this movie, but it ended in disappointment. But, no matter how you say EN, you can't just let the whole crew do it, it's not good for others, and it's not good for yourself. In the interview before the release, EN said that part of the inspiration for the film came from Greek mythology, and I really didn't see that TIH had a lot to do with Greek mythology. From the propaganda to the release, EN is saying that TIH is the screenwriter made by himself, but how much of the released version retains the result of his modification is hard to say. Interested children's shoes can go to TIH's script to read and feel it for themselves. If this drama is edited and released according to EN's ideas, do you still like it or not? The address of the script is as follows: http://pdfscripts.weebly.com/uploads/9/1/6/8/916864/incredible20hulk2c20the.pdf
Forgive me for complaining about being off-topic and referring to the less successful TIH. It's just that I am very doubtful about EN in the end Is he really as smart as people think? He is just an ordinary person with his own persistence and his own mistakes.
Going back to P&G, EN is very attentive to the filming and promotion of this film. As an actor, he has done a good job, but I can't stand his high expectations for this film and the final result of this film. What is he thinking about? ? (Although I know I shouldn't look at other people with my own opinion, but I have to say, he does this to make me very depressed)
I don't like this kind of EN, which is hyped by fans but doesn't actually reflect in the works out what. A little self-righteous, but often disappointing. Where did the tension and vision before 2002 go? After all, without works, all intelligence cannot be called talent.
Finally, provide an online viewing address.
http://www.youku.com/playlist_show/id_2895032.html
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