After all, this famous "ghost director" threatened to "only make ten movies in this life" and watch one less. "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" as the penultimate work, Quentin once bluntly said that this Movies mean a lot to him. What's more, the cast of the film is particularly strong, Leonardo + Brad Pitt + "Joker Girl" Margot Robbie, it is a fairy lineup.
is also strange to say. As the two most famous male stars in the world, Xiao Lizi and Pete have collaborated on a handful of times. The only collaboration was in the 2015 short film "Casting Wind and Cloud". The whole film is only 16 minutes. Plum and Pete have no rivals at all.
This time, two world-class male stars + a master-level ghost director + a popular female star. How can this lineup not be expected?
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
previously, the film was once publicized and scheduled for November, but after several twists and turns, it was announced that it was withdrawn. At present, it seems that there is almost no possibility of re-fixing.
Regarding the reason for the withdrawal, the most well-known reason is that Bruce Lee's daughter Li Xiangning protested against the plot of "vilifying Bruce Lee" in the film. Quentin, who owns the final editing rights, also refused to make any cuts to the film. There is a high probability that we can only "see you online" for this movie. The interesting thing about
is that after the outflow of resources, this highly anticipated film that was supposed to have a history of fame has only achieved a Douban score of 7.4 in China.
Douban's 7.4 score is not low, but it is definitely a long way from the history of famous movies. For a while, the news of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" hit the street.
So, did this movie really hit it?
Today, aside from the controversy of "malicious ugliness" or "goodwill spoof", we focus on movies and only talk about the movies themselves. The story of
took place in Hollywood in 1969. The three protagonists lived completely different lives here.
Rick Delton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an outdated middle-aged actor. When
was young, he starred in many westerns and was very popular. However, time passed and westerns gradually declined. He has also fallen from a red-hot first-line star to a second and third-line star.
Now, although he still lives in a mansion in Hollywood, he has only the villains and supporting roles.
Cliff Booth (played by Brad Pitt) was Rick's stunt stand-in. When Rick was on fire, he also had many opportunities to replace Rick in shooting many difficult actions.
Rick is exhausted now, and he has less work. Except for driving Rick as an assistant, there is almost no team looking for him, and there is no room for him to use his skills.
Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) is a hot actress in Hollywood.
lives in a luxury mansion, drives a luxury car, and is at the peak of his career. Her husband is Roman Polanski, a master of famous movies such as "The Pianist", "Chinatown" and "Bitter Moon".
friends who have a certain understanding of Hollywood should have discovered that Sharon Taylor and Polanski are real characters in real life, and Quentin put these real characters on the big screen.
Rick and Cliff are fictional characters, and Sharon Tate is a real character in real life. In the film, these three people represent the three living states of Hollywood.
If you compare life in Hollywood to a pyramid, Sharon Tate is the person on top of the tower, and the scenery is boundless. Rick has been to the top of the tower, but the entertainment industry has changed too quickly. Now he has fallen to the middle and is struggling. Then Cliff is the person at the bottom of this pyramid, working silently and making unremitting efforts, but he has never been illuminated by the spotlight.
When talking about Hollywood, everyone thinks of people like Sharon Tate, who are both fame and fortune, standing in the center of the spotlight, but there are very few such people in Hollywood. Even if
has reached such a height, it is likely to fall from a high point like Rick and be forgotten.
Hollywood is more of people like Cliff. They never have a name, but they are the most indispensable screw in Hollywood. zThe three people, 1z
, in three living states, outline the cruelest and truest biological chain in Hollywood. What the
film shows is the state of existence in Hollywood in the 1960s and 1970s. There is no main storyline, and it is more like a collage of reminiscence fragments, showing the depths of Quentin’s own memories with affection. Hollywood.
Just as the special meaning of "Rome" to Alfonso Cuarón, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is also his most private existence to Quentin. He gave it to himself, to the 1960s and 1970s, and to all Hollywood people. A love letter from.
Of course, this is not a movie that is friendly to the audience. The tribute is greater than the story itself, and there is even no plot. If you don't have a certain foundation for watching movies, you may feel dull and can't stand it. For
, the 13-minute dialogue at the beginning of the film will definitely be able to drive away a part of the audience. Even if you can keep watching it, the subsequent plot will be full of chattering dialogue, a lot of in-play, and nothing. The plot was too ups and downs, until the last half an hour of the film, the film ushered in the first and last climax.
However, if you have a certain understanding before watching the film, the perception is completely different. 1969 in the film
is an important node for Hollywood.
Before this, Hollywood was full of vitality, new ideas and new attempts abound. As TV entered public life, a generation that grew up after World War II was more willing to lie down on the sofa to watch TV, and the film industry was faced with great challenges. , Westerns are at their end.
Young people are anti-mainstream, anti-traditional, and anti-popular male actors in the past. Therefore, in the film, the role of the western cowboy whom Kerry was proud of becomes a place where he is now ridiculed.
In 1969, a shocking incident occurred in Hollywood, the Manson murder case.
Manson, an anti-social personality cult member, one of the most notorious killers in the world. Through his unique charm and superb brainwashing skills,
has attracted many young girls who are confused in society. They are alcoholic, drug addicts, crazy love of rock music, and obey Manson's words, forming a small antisocial group.
On August 9, 1969, Manson sneaked into Polanski’s home with three girls and killed Polanski’s wife Sharon Tate and four other adults. Only Polanski escaped because of filming outside. A fate.
At that time, Sharon Tate had been pregnant for eight months and had pleaded with Manson to let him go, at least to wait for the baby to be born. But Manson and his party ignored this request and brutally killed Sharon Tate, leaving him with sixteen knives, one dead body and two lives, and the insulting words "PIG" on the wall. . The
generation of superstars fell into their own home with one dead body and two lives. When the incident came out, it shocked the world and became a permanent pain in Hollywood.
American writer Joan Didion once said: “For most people living in Los Angeles, the 1960s died suddenly on August 9, 1969.”
This year, Quentin was only six years old, but two He moved to Los Angeles at the age of, and grew up in video shops since he was a child. Western films were his most frequent pastime as a child. Hollywood gave him the first enlightenment about movies. This tragedy undoubtedly brought him too. Huge impact.
In the film, Sharon Tate appears as Rick's neighbor. Quentin did not hesitate to present the actress with many graceful and moving pictures, as much as possible to restore her former style.
Quentin also made a major adaptation of that tragic murder case. In order not to affect everyone’s perception, here is not a spoiler. In short, this director who never feels too much blood changes when he touches his inner secrets. It's a lot gentler. What
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" entrusts is his childhood self, a tribute and memorial to the golden age of Hollywood.
is as he said: That year affected my life. I was only six years old, and the background in the film was my world. This is a love letter I wrote to Los Angeles.
In addition, Quentin's habit of paying tribute remains the same, with easter eggs everywhere in the film. There is a scene in the film
. Sharon Tate goes to the theater to watch her own performance. After seeing her performance, she getsWhen the other viewers gave feedback, they smiled shyly and triumphantly.
At this time, what the theater is showing is the "Breaking Ecstasy" which was released in January 1969, in which Sharon Tate played a sexy girl, so she mocked herself as "stupid woman" in the film.
And the martial arts in the film was completed by Sharon Tate with the help of his personal martial arts coach Bruce Lee. The "Spun Film Ranch" that flashed by in the film
was the filming location of the movie "Once Upon a Time in the West", and "Once Upon a Time in the West" was released in 1968, which fits the timeline of the story. In the movie
, there is a scene in the scene where Rick launches a fierce attack on the enemy with a fire gun. This is the most classic scene in his Western film career. Later, he reproduced this scene in his own life.
And this is actually another scene in Quentin's "Shameless Bastard".
Rick's one-eyed dragon shape in this play is actually another scene in "Action Target Hitler" starring Tomoko.
And in our real history, Klaus von Staufenberg, who almost assassinated Hitler in "Operation Valkyrie", was this look.
is similar to this kind of bridge, and there are many more in the film.
An easter egg is surrounded by an easter egg. Sometimes there are two or three short stories hidden behind a scene. If you don't know it beforehand, you may not get the fun.
In short, this is not a movie that is friendly to the audience. Some people will find it boring and boring, and think that the movie has hit the street. But some people can feel Quentin's hottest love for movies and the deepest recollection of Hollywood's golden age in the film.
What about you? Do you like this movie?
