The greatest comedian in my mind, Robin Williams, has passed away. In fact, his status in my mind came not from his comedy performances, but from his drama performances. As a comedian, he is not the most outstanding on the big stage of Hollywood, at least we can list such as Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and many others who are not related to him. Comedy masters up and down. But when it comes to the comedian's transformation into a serious drama, he has never been more successful. In particular, the two teacher roles in "Dead Poets Society" and "Good Will Hunting" basically gave him the image of a teacher in the world of movies. By missing him, I re-watched "Soul Catcher", and I was still moved.
This is a story about a genius. The most difficult character to create in a film and television drama may be a genius. Because if you want to shape a genius, you have to be able to see the world through the eyes of a genius, and the world is completely different from what ordinary people see. If this is not done, the characters will appear fake. Watching the TV series "Detective Gao Lunbu" starring Li Yaoxiang last year broke me down. One of the biggest problems with the whole play is that the IQ of the protagonist is too high, and the screenwriter has no ability to show this level of IQ. Sheldon has an IQ of 18, and Gao Lunbu has an IQ of 28. Do the directors know what this IQ is?
Good Will Hunting, the genius of Will Hunting, was very successful. Because the people who shape him are geniuses, not to mention director Gus Van Sant, a master of independent film. The best ones are Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The first thing they first proved to the world is not acting, but writing. Especially Affleck, whose poor acting nearly ruined him later, until he rediscovered his inner beauty. As for Matt Damon, he's a genius, and there's no one better at playing it. Matt Damon's acting style is that quiet with a hint of shyness, which is very suitable for playing a sensitive and delicate person.
Confucius said that those who are born to know are probably geniuses. As for this innate talent, geniuses are not contented, just like the famous line of detective Amon, which is both a gift and a curse. Coincidentally, I know quite a few such geniuses, and they generally have the characteristic that they are willing to be smart about various specific things, but also unwilling to admit that they are geniuses. This ambivalence is first of all because they are confident and proud of their talents, but at the same time they are also afraid that others will treat them as monsters and alienate them.
Vail Hunting is such a complex of contradictions. He uses his genius mind to tease all kinds of people he hates, math professors, Harvard students, psychiatrists... And this attack is actually a kind of protection, he is sensitive and fragile Be careful, the liver is especially afraid of being hurt, so you don't dare to throw your whole heart away. His logic is that instead of you attacking me, I should attack you, and instead of you abandoning me, I should abandon you. The only thing that made him feel good was his poor buddies, which became the most precious thing in his life, so much so that he would rather give up his talents and stay with them until Ben Affleck wanted to get rid of them. He swept out the door.
Weil's turning point came when he met math professor Rambo. It's hard to imagine what it's like for a genius to meet a more genius person. It's definitely not a good feeling when you are born Yu He Shengliang. In the TV series "Sherlock", Michael Roft, a more talented brother than Sherlock Holmes, said to Sherlock Holmes: When I was a child, I always thought you were a fool until we met other children. How arrogant and disgusting. Fortunately, Professor Lambo is not a person who is jealous of talents. Otherwise, he is absolutely capable of destroying this genius. Actually, there is no need to destroy it. In fact, this is the movie, and Ware has unparalleled luck. He is completely God's favorite, he has a genius mind, and he is surrounded by good people. If it wasn't for the background of an orphan who was abused as a child, he was so lucky. Such unreasonable trouble, will be struck by lightning.
The most quintessential part of the film is the encounter between Weir and the psychology professor Sean, which is cleverness meets wisdom. My personal opinion is that intelligence and wisdom are two different things. Intelligence is an innate ability, while wisdom is the result of talent and hard work. It is easier for a wise person to become a wise person, because the starting point is higher, but it is not necessarily impossible for a less intelligent person to become a wise person. According to Confucius, those who know by birth are those who know by learning. Eventually, everyone knew. Compared with Weil's genius, Shawn is a wise man. Although he is often swayed by Weil in the confrontation of words, even irritated, his calmness and transparency, his insight into world affairs, and his perception of life, All are beyond the reach of Weir. A few days ago, I read a collection of works by the young writer Jiang Fangzhou, "I admit that I have not experienced vicissitudes." The title of the collection comes from the poet Neruda's "I admit, I have experienced vicissitudes." Well, just right.
There is a line in the movie that fans love to talk about. It was a conversation between the two by the river. While teaching Weill, Sean also told him what vicissitudes are: "You know a lot about Michelangelo, but You don't even know the smell of the Sistine Chapel, do you? You haven't tried standing there, looking up at the famous paintings on the ceiling; you can tell me all about women, but you can't tell me about women That real joy in waking up; if I talked to you about war, you would throw Shakespeare at me, but you never went to war, never tried to hold your best friend's head in your arms and watch him suck the last Take a breath, stare at you, and ask you for help; I ask you what love is, you may only be swaying the wind, but you have never tried to pour your heart into it, and know each other's hearts when your eyes meet."
This is a typical American movie, and the two fledgling screenwriters have also focused their attention on showing off their talents. Through the movie, we can vaguely see the smug faces of Ben and Damon - is the genius created by the buddy successful? The lines written by the buddy are not moving? This may also be a performance that has not experienced the vicissitudes of life. Because real life is not like this, being used by parents and being treated as monsters by the surrounding people is the situation that geniuses often face. There is a Korean movie "Planning Man", which also tells a story of genius. Although it is a comedy, the encounter of the protagonist is more real and believable. This reminds me of Jin Yong's words in the postscript of the novel "Eternal Dragon Slayer", he admitted that his relationship with Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun and the brotherhood of the Seven Heroes of Wudang were too superficial, "Real life is not like this, it's just I didn't understand it at the time."
Well, we don't really care if the movie is real or not, we just want to see how arrogant the genius Matt Damon is, how great the professor Williams is, and how the two exchange lines. How enjoyable, and then how moving we were brought into it. From this point of view, the movie is a giant.
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