Hollywood Drawing

"David, in some ways, this is the culmination of Wayne Greenberg!"

The moment the film officially started, Todd McCarthy, the three famous film critics sitting together, suddenly whispered to David Denbigh next to him.

His words followed the light on the big screen and reached the ears of the two film critics around him. Unlike the two of them, Todd McCarthy participated in all internal test screenings. It can be said that he has repeatedly pushed for "The Departed". He does not know whether the film will explode at the box office, but he is confident that this film will definitely Recognized by all mainstream media and awards.

The darkness on the big screen didn't last for a few seconds. There was only one line of letters in the dark screen: Works by Wayne Greenberg! Then it suddenly lights up, and a chaotic street appears on the screen, with a group of men chasing each other crazily.

"I don't want to be a product of the environment. On the contrary, I want the environment to influence me!"

A monologue rang out in the chaotic streets of Boston, followed by chasing crowds, indifferent police officers, police cars driving away at high speed, and a big "NO" that suddenly appeared.

The monologue continued in the quiet auditorium. "Years ago we had a church and it was just a way to show our solidarity with each other. But now, I don't know, it's ridiculous and it's instilling hatred in you."

The even more chaotic street scenes continued. The monologue flashed by, and then more police officers and noisy crowds appeared.

During the continuous monologue, the scene turned and the camera gave a panoramic view of the city of Boston. "The Knights of Columbus, the real Italian hardliners, carved out their own territory in the city."

The frequently changing shots changed again, and the gang leader played by Jack Nicholson stepped out of the shadows. This shot followed the monologue, and it did not have any meaning of being nagging. Instead, everyone at the scene suddenly understood that the old man who appeared in the shadow was the one mentioned in the monologue who had opened up a new city in the city. Characters in their own territory.

"Twenty years ago, Irish people couldn't even find a job. Now we finally have a stable life. This is what those "niggers" don't realize! If I say, what do I have to those "niggers" If there is a stereotype, this is it!”

"No one will give you charity! You have to fight for it yourself!"

The picture of the film became bright immediately after the monologue ended, and everyone knew that the film was about to enter the story.

"Steven, are Wayne kidding?!" George Lucas, who was watching the movie attentively, suddenly turned around, leaned into the old man's ear and said in surprise: "This monologue of his will ruin it. All the advantages you have in communities of color!”

There is a strange phenomenon in Hollywood today that makes people in the industry extremely jealous, that is, as a white man who cannot be white, Wayne actually has a terrifying appeal among people of color.

As early as his first film "Happy Death Day", signs of this situation had already appeared. "Get Out", released the following year, pushed this alternative phenomenon to its peak.

Now at the beginning of this film, there suddenly appeared a clear contemptuous title, which immediately attracted the attention of George Lucas.

"Don't worry, old man, look down." Steven Spielberg smiled, like a child who had succeeded in a prank. "Believe me, you will find out later that this contemptuous name is not even superficial!"

Before coming here to watch the movie, the good Jewish man deliberately did not tell the other party everything in the movie. You know, when he watched the internal preview for the first time, he was also shocked by the scale of the movie.

Compared with Wayne's previous so-called large-scale works, this film is just like letting himself go. He can't remember how many swear words appear in the film, because it is in almost every line, and there is no way to count it. However, He can guarantee that the word starting with F will appear no less than 200 times.

"Incredible..."

While muttering to himself, George Lucas once again turned his attention to the movie.

Before people watched this film, they once imagined that the film was full of gray tones, but once the main film started, it was completely the opposite. Amidst the cheerful background music, the camera images were extremely bright. If they didn't say anything, no one would have thought that this was a movie. A large-scale gangster film.

The story enters the theme in this bright rhythm. In the south of Boston, gang leader Frank Castro was at his peak, and his dominance was a thorn in the side of the police.

In a restaurant, Frank Castro met Colin, who was only fourteen years old. It was like fate. The scheming gang leader decided to cultivate this child without a father or mother. He did not let the child inherit his mantle, but instead trained him to become a policeman.

At the same time, another boy named Billy, who was born in a poor neighborhood, worked with his father at the airport to make money. Because he had no money to pay protection fees, his father was beaten to death by the gang leader in the neighborhood.

After experiencing all this, Billy decided that when he grew up, he would become a policeman and personally arrest Frank Castro, who killed his father.

Time flies, these two teenagers with completely different destinies grew up and entered the police academy. At the subsequent graduation ceremony, he became a police officer at the same time. From here on, the fate of the two people began to take a different turn.

The ambitious Colin, with the secret help of gangsters, was quickly promoted to the superintendent of the special investigation team after successfully completing several operations to annihilate gangsters.

At this time, he had become a police officer, but secretly he was still taking orders from Frank Castro.

Unlike Colin, who is developing smoothly, Billy's family is very special. It can be said that except for himself, almost all his relatives are criminals. Because of this, his desire to become a policeman made the police suspicious. .

Billy stepped into the plan designed by his boss step by step. The boss's cynicism made Billy, who had lived at the bottom of life, very unhappy. He hoped that he could become an upright policeman, but under the pressure of his boss Under the circumstances, he could only choose to obey the order and become an undercover agent.

As a result, the police's plan succeeded successfully, and Billy would be their key to breaking through the Frank Castro gang organization.

If you want to join a gang, you must have a reasonable identity, so Billy went to prison and became a criminal. After he was released from prison, his cousin who sold contraband became the key point for him to break into the gang. .

"It is indeed a masterpiece!"

The movie had started for about eighteen minutes, and David Denbigh, who had been concentrating on watching the movie, suddenly let out a sigh of relief, looked away from the big screen, and turned to look at another famous film critic next to him. Man, Todd McCarthy.

When the other person looked at him in confusion, he suddenly changed his words and said slowly in a low voice: "No, it cannot be said to be a masterpiece. To say so is still too biased. It should be said to be a masterpiece!"

Hearing his sigh, Todd McCarthy suddenly smiled. He was also a well-known film critic of the Mesozoic era. His expression seemed to be telling a secret that he understood, and was finally discovered by another colleague. "You noticed it too, right?"

The low-pitched exchange between the two people also attracted the attention of Kenneth Turan on the other side, but she did not say anything. He was still not sure about some things, and he wanted to hear it more at this time. A New York colleague’s perspective.

"Yes, found it."

David Denbigh nodded with deep understanding. In the first eighteen minutes alone, he discovered something powerful that was ignored by 90% of ordinary viewers. Otherwise, he would not express it sincerely. The beginning of this film is a masterpiece!

Finding that the two colleagues around him were looking at him, David Denby did not hesitate. He observed the movie fans around him who were watching the movie intently. He deliberately lowered his voice and said, "It's symmetrical. This is the work of a master director." The greatest dazzling skills, dazzling skills can also serve the story of the film, which is very rare.

In less than twenty minutes at the beginning of the movie, I saw Wayne Greenberg's strong control as a film director! We can also see his masterful story arranging ability as a screenwriter, as well as the new dimension opened up by editor Dawn Scott in editing. "

Having said this, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, paused for a moment, and continued: "The rectangle on the white background is Colin, and the gray background is proportion. From the color changes, you can very clearly see the cross-symmetrical macros in the opening scene of "The Departed" Narrative structure.

Colin's growth experience and police academy experience, Billy's police academy experience and growth experience. In terms of the symmetry of narrative techniques, Colin's growth experience is directly described, while Billy's growth experience is indirectly described through character dialogue.

The corresponding use of direct and indirect descriptions not only avoids the repetition of characterization forms, but also distinguishes the focus of characterization. That is, the focus of Colin's characterization is that Colin grew up under the words and deeds of the gang boss Frank.

Billy's growth experience with his divorced parents is no longer the focus. The focus is on the following three plots: "taking care of his mother", "rejecting uncle's funding", and "mother's funeral"..."

"Hey man, can you be quiet?"

Just as he was speaking enthusiastically and the two colleagues beside him were listening intently, an angry low roar suddenly came from behind them.

Only then did David Denbigh realize that he was getting more and more excited as he talked. Unavoidably, he failed to control his voice, which seriously affected other people behind him watching the movie.

He understands that ordinary viewers don't care about the things he says, they care more about the feeling while watching the movie.

Faced with the accusation, David Denbigh smiled apologetically, nodded to the fans behind him, and made a zipper gesture with one hand near his mouth.

Although this topic was only halfway discussed, Kenneth Turan looked towards the middle of the first row of seats and smiled thoughtfully.

In his mind, Wayne's purpose in making this film was very utilitarian, and he was purely aiming to become an Oscar winner. Unexpectedly, from a professional perspective, the film completely exceeded his imagination.

Originally, most people in the industry had the same idea. "Get Out" was not picked up due to age and other reasons. "Joker" was not picked up because it encountered "Schindler's List" and other reasons. Now, even if the film "The Departed" turns out to be shit, the chances of it winning an award are not small.

Now it seems that Wayne has never thought of being perfunctory. Just look at the beginning of "The Departed" and it is definitely a masterpiece, worthy of any awards and praise.

However, having a perfect beginning is not enough. The integrity of the film is equally important, so he once again set his sights on the film that will continue to be screened.