shared a dynamic of Matthew McConaughey with you a few days ago.
He recently taught in college, and in an interview he mentioned the nirvana period in his life: his son was born, and he did not want to take on the same love comedy. He disappeared on his own initiative and exploded after returning. In the end he also won the Oscar for Best Actor .
"The Return of the King" took place in 2013. What many people don't know is that the return of McConaughey in 2013 has a proper term, which is called McConaughey's revival in history. Originally named The McConaissance in English.
"McConaissance" is a coined word composed of the first half of McConaughey's name and the second half of The Renaissance. Chinese translation of
is called McConaughey.
So, what happened to McConaughey's revival?
Matthew McConaughey
McConaughey was not an actor in his early years, but his starting point was not low. He became famous when he starred in Richard Linklater's "Young and Frolic" at the age of 24.
The Linklater filmed " Love Before Dawn" (and later "Love at Sunset" and "Love Before Midnight", which was regarded as the norm by a generation after the filming of "Young and Frolic" ").
Of course, this "young and frivolous" is also very interesting, because the starring of this movie is not popular, but there will be a series of supporting roles in the future. In addition to Matthew McConaughey, there are Ben Affleck and this year's Oscar actress Renee Zellweger.
young and frivolous
"young frivolous", McConnell "young frivolous", put a good variety of roles not to play, but to act in the horror film "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4". Subsequently, he starred in two of the most important films in the early days of his career, "Killing Hour" and "Small Town Suspicious Cloud".
You may not have heard of "Killing Hour" and "Small Town Suspicious Cloud". These two films have not won high box office or won an Oscar, but both films are social criticism with full plot tension. The film, the story contains many complicated social issues in the United States, so the reputation in the industry is quite good.
Xiaoyun in the town
, especially McConaughey’s performance, is very eye-catching. He played the role of a young justice lawyer who is not afraid of racism and the KKK in "Killing Hour". In "Suspicious Town", McConaughey plays a young sheriff who is not afraid of power.
According to McConaughey’s own statement, before these two movies, he had to eat in Hollywood and find various roles. However, after the release of "Killing Hour", the entire Hollywood role would follow him in an instant. Picked.
Killing Moments
The rumor is true, at that time McConaughey was once a popular candidate for the actor of James Cameron's "Titanic".
It can be said that Hollywood had great expectations for Matthew McConaughey, who was only 27 at the time. It is this expectation that constitutes the prelude to the subsequent "revival".
McConaughey, who has unique resources, quickly shot. First, he cooperated with the director of "Forrest Gump", Robert Zemigis, and starred in the sci-fi film "Time and Time Contact" that was very popular at the time. The heroine who played with him was Judy Foster who was in full swing at the time.
Then, McConaughey starred in the war film "The Hunt for U571". However, just like the young submarine captain he played in "The Hunt for U571", McConaughey, who is relatively young and experienced, seems to be unable to fully control the entire movie and is comfortable.
hunted U571
because of the pressure and the expectations of others. McConaughey's performance in these two films could not satisfy the critics, and gradually he has the voice of a vase.
is from 2000Matthew McConaughey plunged into the romantic comedy after "Hunting U571" in 1970. "Wedding Expert", "Ten Days Dating Manual", "The Lai Family", "Gold Rush" and a series of McConaughey exclusive romantic comedies that seem to make people get goose bumps by just looking at the title online.
ten-day dating manual
For this kind of movies, McConaughey readily admitted that at that time, the movies on this subject were popular, making more money, and paying high remuneration.
, the proud son of heaven, "destroyed himself", Hollywood, who was already ignorant, showed no mercy to McConaughey, thinking that this is the actor's career.
The turning point in Matthew McConaughey's career stems from the birth of his son. In 2008, his first child Levi was born. McConaughey said that from that moment on, he wanted to make a change. He didn't want to be the charming and handsome man on the beach, and he didn't want to appear in those romantic comedies.
Lai's Wang Laowu
In the interview I mentioned earlier, McConaughey told a story. At that time, someone came to him with a romantic comedy. The pay was very high, but he refused. The man didn't give up. He looked for him many times before and after. By the last time, the set had doubled from before, but he still refused.
2009 "The Ghost of Ex-Girlfriends" was the last time we saw McConaughey act in a romantic comedy. After this film, McConaughey disappeared from public view. Traveling, practicing meditation, and various theories emerged one after another, but it is certain that he walked for 18 months, nearly 2 years.
In 2011, McConaughey returned to the big screen with "Lincoln Lawyer". In the film, he played a criminal defense lawyer Mitch Howler nicknamed "Lincoln Lawyer". He is upright, and serves the bottom of society who cannot afford a barrister. Lawyer
is not only McConaughey's initial ideal of life when he entered college, but also the role he won in "Killing Hour" in his early years. Returning as a lawyer shows McConaughey's determination to change.
Lincoln Attorney
In addition to "Lincoln Attorney", McConaughey also launched "Bernie" and "Killer Joe" in 2011. The former is a black comedy that McConaughey once again collaborated with Richard Linklater. In the latter, McConaughey played a perverted policeman (also a killer) who kills black and white.
Just before people reacted, McConaughey broke out again in 2012, "Sludge" and "Delivery Boy" made people shine. In hindsight, the mysterious and charming southern temperament of the two films can be called the trailer of the later " True Detective ".
At the same time, he also made a cameo appearance of "Magic Mike", which was a great collection of major strippers in 2012.
Magic Mike
Usually, we all frame the "McConnor Revival" in 2013. In fact, this revival has already begun in 2011, and after continuous sprints and climbs, it reached its climax in 2013.
In 2013, McConaughey starred in " The Wolf of Wall Street " and "Dallas Buyers Club", and cross-border to the American drama, as a producer and starring role, developed the American drama "True Detective" for HBO.
Dallas Buyers Club
Throughout 2013, McConaughey and the audience can be said to have climaxed.
When you saw McConaughey lost 40 pounds in "Dallas Buyers Club" , he played a terminally ill patient who survived desperately, and was shocked to hold his chin; then in "The Wolf of Wall Street", you saw He educates Leonardo DiCaprio as an elder, and there is no doubt that we were just as stunned by him as Xiao Li.
The Wolf of Wall Street
If you remember, his impromptu "Da Da Da Hum Hum Hum Hum" was the 2013 classic of the year.
to 2013At the end, a generation of super drama "True Detective" turned out. I don't know how many people have laid their knees for McConaughey and his detective Rust.
True Detective
At the Emmy Awards ceremony held in August 2014, McConaughey nominated the best actor in the drama category, but the final winner was "Breaking Bad" actor "Lao Bai" "Brian Cranston. As a result, the first sentence he received the trophy was, "Even I want to vote for Matthew."
And the climax of McConaughey’s revival was the 86th Oscars in early 2014. With the "Dallas Buyers Club", McConaughey nominated the best actor Oscar for the first time and won the trophy. It brought a perfect end to the "Mcconnor Revival" that lasted for more than a year.
Frankly speaking, after that, McConaughey's career as an actor was not very satisfactory. Since 2014, Matthew McConaughey has really few works that can be obtained. In addition to " interstellar ", which he collaborated with Nolan in 2014, there may also be "Gold Mine" that self-destructed in 2016. Barely counted.
Interstellar Crossing
In addition, whether it is "Aokigahara Sea of Trees" with Gas Van Sant, or "Jones's Freedom State" adapted from real life, or participating in the commercial production "The Dark Tower", Both suffered double failures at the box office and reviews.
However, compared to the cynicism of the outside world towards McConaughey in the early years, now everyone is more concerned and worried about McConaughey. McConaughey's latest work is "Gentlemen" by British director Guy Ritchie, in which he plays a drug lord who wants a golden basin to wash his hands. The current reputation and box office are pretty good.
Of course, people still miss the vigorous "McConnor Revival" 7 years ago. Legend, epic, is an unparalleled personal nirvana in film history.
