Introduction:
"Love and Elixir" is an R-rated romantic comedy film adapted from Jamie Reddy's novel "Strong Selling: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesperson" by Jamie Redyzen He is the leading pharmaceutical representative. From 1995 to 1999, during the golden age of the pharmaceutical industry, he received a salary of up to 6 figures, known as the "Viagra man".
Later, Jamie abandoned the business and started writing and published this autobiographical novel inspired by real events in 2005. He sincerely recorded his sales career and used joking brushstrokes to expose some controversial issues in the pharmaceutical industry, such as various unspoken rules and sexy promotions (Jamie’s fat boss Bruce and sexy colleague Cassie’s lines are all about this. Shown).
screenwriter Charles Randolph finished reading this book in 2006, he wanted to obtain the film adaptation rights of the original work, and recommended the book to the chairman of the production department of Universal, Scott Stabo. He believes that this kind of story reflecting young people hitting walls, growing up and reaping love in the workplace is a very selling topic.
and then this romantic comedy co-starred by Edward Zwick, the glamorous actress Anne Hathaway and the "human hormone" Jack Gyllenhaal, was successful 10 years ago Was released in the United States on November 24. During the promotional period, the two leading actors shot the magazine pictures for the film also quite eye-catching, which is in line with the charming atmosphere of the film.
In ancient and modern times, love is an eternal topic. Whether it is a nobleman or a small citizen, singing and dancing, or fighting, no foreign objects can stop people's pursuit and yearning for pure and beautiful love. As a result, "Romeo and Juliet", "Titanic", "A Chinese Ghost Story" and other romantic films that satisfy the audience's beautiful fantasy have emerged one after another.
The story described in "Love and Elixir" is a typical adult fairy tale of "first sex before love" that is in line with the current background and modern people's "efficient" concept of love. The "body" medical representative and the 26-year-old terminally ill unrestrained beauty, the protagonist's charming and charming styles are deeply affectionate, and all the audience can't help but be moved.
1. Aesthetic level: the unique charm of the actor is combined with the exquisite film language and some welfare shots to create a high-quality audio-visual feast.
1. The protagonist’s own charm and personal characteristics have become a powerful boost to the movie characters and arouse the audience’s sharing. Affection and immersive experience
The biggest advantage of "Love and Elixir" is to choose the actor , born in a Los Angeles acting family, starring the handsome and charming Jack Gyllenhaal, the film The first half has been focused on portraying the character of the male protagonist Jamie as a "Teddy scumbag", but the audience can't hate it. The opening time of
was set in 1996, focusing on the scene of the male protagonist working in the electrical appliance shop. The natural tall and handsome appearance of , the bright tongue and the sales skills of the lotus, can go hand in hand between young girls, white-haired women and children. Dancing freely on the hot and dynamic music. A set of beautiful quick editing shots shows Jamie’s “ages and young eats” and the bursting of femininity to the fullest.
shop manager's girlfriend was bewitched by his sexy charm, came to "Red Apricot Out of the Wall", the incident was revealed and fled in the process of not forgetting to tease the beautiful girl who came to shop, and rushed out of the house. And the girl who shouted her phone number behind her is a magical pen to show the charm of the hero.
Jack Gyllenhaal has deep eyes, and the corners of his upturned mouth are particularly charming, as if he was born with a magnetic field that fascinates him, and he also has the bookish qualities of young American actors. Such characteristics make him more suitable for a passionate character who is extroverted, persistent and simple, and has unlimited passion and fantasies in his heart.
And this film’s male protagonist Jamie Randall is such a charismatic character with a sense of strange contrast. looks unruly on the outside, but in fact he is "a big boy who is not recognized by his father and has a fragile heart." Sincere andA pair of affectionate eyes also enhanced the credibility of the subsequent reversal. If the prodigal son can't look back, what drama is there?
In 2001, Anne Hathaway also interprets the sweet and lovely cutie in "The Princess Diaries". In 2005, she played husband and wife with Jack Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain", and also contributed a large scale "Car Zhenxi". changed from "jades" to "desire", sexy transformation, passionate.
and in this 10-year "Love and Elixir", the two continue to lead the way, Annie plays the 26-year-old glamorous and unrestrained girl suffering from Parkinson. She is aggressive and sturdy. The opening beauty crit and the temptation to expose breasts instantly captured the hearts of the hero and the audience.
But do you think "Love and Elixir" is a bold R-rated film, will it only make Annie undress and show off sexy? No, the director Edward Zwick is a powerful Hollywood director. His films "Burning Love" and "Blood Diamond" have been well received. And this "Love and Elixir" did not waste the acting skills of Annie and Jack. Besides the glamour, the delicate depiction of the characters' inner emotions is also quite moving.
Maggie walked out of the hospital and found that Jamie was not an intern, but a medical representative. However, after the other party's pun apologized, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and left an incisive comment, "You are very powerful, strong eye contact, and subtle intimacy, you will complete the sales."
To Jamie's blunt "coffee invitation", put down a cruel word, and turned away handsomely. Throughout the performance, the beautiful and pungent image of the heroine of is ready to emerge. Not to mention that real cafe date, simple front and back shots, handsome men and beautiful women, sharp lines, rapid progress.
frightened the male protagonist. It was in stark contrast to the shy front desk of the hospital. Maggie, who was seduced by bones, has completely mastered the initiative.
2, the film language is fluent, the shots, editing, soundtrack and lines are perfectly blended, presenting an extremely contagious audio-visual feast
① The definition of film language:
Film language is used by film art in conveying and communicating information. A collective term for various special media, methods and means. It is the special artistic language used by movies to recognize and reflect the objective world and convey thoughts and feelings. It is based on certain material conditions provided by modern science and technology, and its evolution is closely related to the progress of film technology.
② The specific direction of movie language:
is different from general language, movie language is a kind of visual and auditory senses directly appealing to the audience, and an artistic language that conveys meaning in an intuitive, specific and bright image, and has a strong artistic appeal. . Screen images are the basic elements of film language. The performances, scenes, lighting, colors, costumes, costumes, etc. that participate in the creation of image images play an important role in forming a special film vocabulary.
③ I was impressed during the filming process:
With the blessing of the powerful Hollywood film industry, the classic shots of "Love and Elixir" can be said to be everywhere. Needless to say, the quick editing that showed the charm of the male protagonist at the beginning of
was impressed by his brother Josh’s “medical representative is the only junior position in the United States with an annual salary of 100,000” at the family dinner. Jamie joined Pfizer The pharmaceutical company has started a brand new career.
The old brother who smokes in the night said "tomorrow I will call that guy at Pfizer" in the first second, and the camera quickly switched to the extravagant evening party and intense induction training of the pharmaceutical company in the next second.
A cross montage from 7 minutes 22 seconds to 9 minutes 52 seconds lasting for two and a half minutes, sexy dancers in cool clothes, strict training, male protagonist practicing speaking skills with a burning match, Constantly switching, creating a tense, sexy and hopeful atmosphere.
ended with a sex scene between the male lead and the trainer. "What are you thinking?" Dialogues like "money" are also the finishing touches, suggesting the protagonist's snobbery and shrewdness, as well as the bright prospect of an upcoming promotion and salary increase.
In addition, when Jamie and his fat boss Bruce went to visit Dr. Knight, the conversation waiting in the hospital was also quite classic. When the swaying blonde sexy girl passed by, Jamie yelled without thinking: "Hi, Lisa!" Bruce retorted, "She is not Lisa."
Jack replied, "I know, but every time I said'Hi Lisa', then eventually she will come to me and say'I don't call Lisa or Jennifer' or other things, and then I will apologize, and then I will say,'I thought you were the one because I didn't fight Lisa's angry with me on the phone. From then on, Jennifer, no matter what her name is, will feel that I have dated a girl who looks a lot like her, and I dumped her. She will become unconscious to win my approval Demand, she has been at her fingertips since then." The dialogue of
is also an accurate profile of the male protagonist’s personality traits.
The relationship between the two went from the awkward conflict at the beginning, to the dry fire in the cafe, to the waiting in the car where the male protagonist stayed overnight. The female protagonist's eyes were tearful, "If you break up with me, I will hate you", announcing the relationship Advance from a patron to a lover. After getting close, he talked about the hero’s strengths and encouraged him.
emotional breakdown, going to Chicago, breaking up, compound confession drama...every stage and important turning point of the relationship between the two have been filmed very delicately, and the soundtrack for the occasion is extremely contagious. has such a romantic and illusory plot that can keep the audience from acting, and it can be regarded as a successful work with excellent lens language.
2. The theme: From the separation of sex and love to the harmonious unity of the two, gradually adapting to the concept of sexual love in modern society
1. "Sex and love" in the field of human society and art has always been controversial, perhaps from human Since the day the civilization was founded, people have been arguing about this sensitive topic and have been arguing
. For thousands of years, under the influence of serious ethics, China has always concealed the topic of eroticism, and it is still ashamed to speak. Think of it as being on the table. Otherwise, how could Empress Dowager Liu in "Qing Ping Le" rely on Ouyang Xiu's "pornographic poems" to deny him "the right to compete for the champion"? Lin Yihan, a modern Taiwanese suicide writer, caused a tragedy because she did not receive correct sex education from her parents.
In this fast-paced era where the economy is highly developed and human nature tends to be utilitarian, many feelings have been criticized for "fast food" love. The phenomenon of impatient young men and women is extremely common, so there will be many literary works that start to guide people This is the inevitable result of social development.
D. H. Lawrence is a controversial writer in the Western literary world of the 20th century. His works blend romanticism and realism, and combine psychoanalysis with social criticism. He has been passionate about exploring the relationship between men and women. emphasizes love. The harmony and unity of the body and spirit, the harmony of the sacred and the secular, in order to achieve a higher level of self-realization, so as to achieve the purpose of transforming society.
The revival of physical life is the prelude to spiritual recovery. "The flesh feels real hunger, real thirst, real joy in the snow and sunshine, and it feels real happiness when it smells the fragrance of roses or sees violets. . Its sorrow, its love, its tenderness, its tenderness, passion, hatred and sorrow are all real. All feelings belong to the flesh, and the mind can only recognize these feelings."
2, with moderate labor, Live a good life and enjoy the inferior erotic desires
The heroine Maggie's setting in "Love and Elixir" is a modern sexView of the chic girl. Of course, such unrestrained behavior may be due to suffering from Parkinson, which prevents her from saying "love" casually and falling into a long-term relationship. But even if Maggie did not get Parkinson, under the influence of the open sex culture in the West, is likely to choose an efficient "sex first, love later".
Here I have to mention the sexy beauty Christie (the shopkeeper’s girlfriend) who "applauded for love" with the protagonist Jamie within a few minutes of the opening. She does not want to start a long-term relationship. She is simply attracted by Jamie’s handsomeness and sexy. This kind of lust is primitive, crazy, and happens naturally. Under such a cultural background, even if the heroine Maggie is not sick, she is unlikely to be a defender.
3. Sex is a rare behavior in human society that can both please oneself and others
From the dating of the heroine Maggie and the hero Jamie, the audience can learn that the two of them are shown by each other. Attracting, bursting with primitive lust, eager to please each other. A relationship of "cannon friends" that began with Yan value has begun.
But sex is only the beginning of the relationship, not the end. Although both the male and female protagonists have set up FLAG in an attempt to stop the physical relationship and avoid the heart, but in the process of seeing each other's fragility and reality, they continue to deepen their spiritual communication. As the so-called "separation of sex and love to the harmony of the two", the relationship between the two people waited all night in the male owner's car, and the female owner said "If you break up with me, I will hate you" Time, completely transformed.
Sex and love are not originally a separate relationship, and there is even no fixed and inevitable logic between the two, but when the two are harmonious and unified in the opposite sex relationship, it will bring the strongest sense of happiness.
That’s why Maggie said in the video: "At this moment, I am very happy. This feeling may not happen again in the future, and it may happen a thousand times. It is the same to me. , Because at this moment, I’m very happy.”
So Jamie, who is racing to chase his wife, will say: “I’ve never met anyone who thinks I’m good enough, except you, you make me full of confidence. I need you, you I also need me." Except for each other, the two of never said "I love you" to anyone else.
The last two of the movie crossed all obstacles and finally got married. Jamie’s confession is quite moving: "I have imagined countless times what it will be like when I grow up and earn a lot of money? Become a big man? Deliberately planting flowers and flowers, unintentionally planting willows and willows. You and thousands of people are rubbing shoulders with thousands of people, but No one can touch your heart. But one day, when you meet someone, it can change your life."
Conclusion:
There is a famous Hollywood saying: The more fictional the plot, the more real the details.
Although the shown in "Love and Elixir" is a fictional story environment, it fills the flesh and blood of the story with extremely real details. At the beginning of the film, director did not shy away from showing Jamie's "all-you-can-eat" playboy charm, and arranged for the two protagonists to have a first encounter with lies, conflict and embarrassment in the hospital.
But in the subsequent episodes, rises from shallow sex to deep spiritual communication. When two equally lonely souls are awakened by love in the chaotic and numb life, it means that all hope and salvation can be overcome .
"All beings are bitter, but you are the strawberry." At the end of the film, Maggie's charming and sincere and dedicated, successfully moved the hearts of the audience. This charming and sweet adult fairy tale accompanied by the affectionate models has been confused by difficulties and ups, but it is more silently moved, shining softly on the body like a warm winter sun.
is like what Bacon said: "It is hard for God to remain smart in love." Under the effect of true love, Jamie abandoned himself as a gold medalist.Shrewd and snobbish, become the most reliable "warm man" and assume the responsibility of love. From friends to true love, their love is far more like an "incurable disease" than Parkinson's, but it is a sweet dream that everyone is willing to fall into.
Let us escape from the heavy reality in two hours when the 520 is coming this year, and experience the ultimate romance in the world of light and shadow!
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