recently watched a movie, "Chaplin"; read a small book, "Chaplin's Biography", on the image of Chaplin It becomes clearer. Before that, my impression of him was just a few movies I had seen vaguely and the classic look that everyone knows.
This film was performed by Robert Downey Jr. If it weren't for this actor, I might not have watched this film. Robert Downey Jr. is that kind of talented actor with extraordinary talent. In this world, few actors dare to play Chaplin this generation of comedy masters, let alone to be similar in appearance and spirit. But Robert Downey Jr. did it. In the film "Chaplin", there are many very difficult actions, which he completed perfectly, and many shots are combined with Chaplin's own performance at the time, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Robert Downey Jr. also won the 1992 Oscar nomination for best actor. That year, he was only 26 years old.
Just as the infinite development space and opportunities were in front of this young actor, he showed an indulgence on the same level as his brilliant talent. In 1996, he was forcibly sent to a drug rehabilitation center; in 1997, he was sentenced to imprisonment for three years after he was released from prison in 2000, and was sentenced to three years in prison during his release on bail. And was arrested twice the following year. Now, I can only vaguely appreciate Robert Downey Jr’s style in new films like "Zodiac"; in old films like "Chaplin" and "Born Murderer", I sigh with emotion that this man used to May become "the most outstanding actor of our time".
Except for the excellent performance of Rot Downey Jr., there are very few commendable places in the film "Chaplin". Chaplin is not a saint with strict self-discipline on the moral level. His unfortunate childhood made him even more difficult to figure out in character after he became an adult. And the film also spent a lot of pen and ink on the relationship between Chaplin and his four wives and several lovers, which to a certain extent makes the character of Chaplin plump, but I think it is a bit too much. , I think Chaplin is a playboy who likes to have sex with underage girls. So that the Chinese translation of this film was translated into "Chaplin and his lover". And this is not too much in the book "The Story of Chaplin", and the connection between this and Chaplin's complex character is mentioned in these less detailed chapters.
In addition, the film "The Story of Chaplin" does not reflect from one aspect Chaplin as a generation of film masters, what his behind-the-scenes work is, and how he made those masterpieces handed down. Too much time is spent on how he achieved his youth before the age of 30, and how he was persecuted because of his political inclination after he was old. It is true that most of Chaplin's films were completed before the age of 30, and he was expelled from the United States due to communism in his old age, but most of his classic works are also in between. Filming has been completed, including "Looking for Children and Encountering Fairy", "Gold Rush", "Modern Times", "City Lights", "The Great Dictator" and so on. In this regard, the book "Chaplin's Biography" was done fairly and highly affirmed his comedy talent, selfless work, and the widespread social influence it caused at the time. This is why Chaplin became Chaplin.
In discussing whether Chaplin is now outdated, a sentence in this little book is just right. I also want to quote this sentence to conclude this little essay, and at the same time cherish the memory of this man who was born in the same year as film art. , And became the first film master to be widely acclaimed all over the world: "Charlie's vivid imitation, eye-catching smile, and the right timing are still as brilliant as they were when they were filmed."
PS: The appearance of Milla Jovovich in "The Story of Chaplin" can be described as stunning. She was not yet 17 years old when she starred in this film. She was pure and sexy. Later, she also starred in films such as "The Fifth Element" and "Resident Evil". The last time I sighed "Awesome" was because of Eva Green in "Dream of Paris", and the last time it was because of Pei Douna in "Youth". Thick, I will write a topic on "A Stunning Appearance" another day.
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