Chapter 1736 1736 The True Appearance of Mount Lu

"L.A. Confidential", the name of this movie is very common and has no special features. It was once complained by many people, and it is one of the classic masterpieces that were missed because of the name. At the same time, it is also one of many works shot in the background of Los Angeles, which cannot be ignored.

The story told in "LA Confidential" took place in the 1950s in Los Angeles. Under the social background at that time, the line between good and evil was blurred. Ignorance, sex, money, power, fame, class... everything can be reached through transactions. Corrupt officials, black and white, everyone abides by this rule, and people from all walks of life may benefit from The drive came together, even the police. Cha is no exception.

Jack is a police celebrity who has an affair with a gossip reporter who specializes in exposing Peach, a big Hollywood star. color. News to earn a good extra money; Ed is an ambitious police detective who betrays his colleagues and superiors in order to make a name for himself in the police world; Bud is a truly unselfish police detective, but because of Straightforward and impulsive personality, and is often used by others.

These three cops. Cha usually does not communicate with each other, but their fates are entangled because of a restaurant murder case suspected of mass murder. When they jointly launched an investigation, they were involved in a big net, step by step to uncover the secrets hidden under the city of Los Angeles.

This is a work in which typical plots and characters advance and entangle each other. The plot design of the story is like a series of nine interlocking, interlocking, layer-by-layer advancements. The narrative process is intricate, climaxing, and wonderful. Whether it is the plot tension or the suspenseful setting, Including the rhythm control, they are all brilliant.

What is even more rare is that the film does not give too much space to the characters due to space limitations, but relies on the plot structure of the story itself and the excellent performance of the actors to portray the characters clearly. The psychological transformation and plot complement each other, contributing to a wonderful work.

The film is adapted from James - Ellroy (James. Ellroy's novel of the same name, director Curtis - Hansen (Curtis. Hanson) personally participated in the script writing work, and Brian - Helgeland (Brian. Helgeland) joined forces done the job. There is no doubt that the script is the cornerstone of the huge success of the entire film.

"L.A. Confidential" is the kind of script that makes people stunned, solid writing skills, real creative background, and vivid character modeling, all integrated into a well-conceived main line, forming an exquisite network that will Every audience is included in it. The movie watching process follows the ups and downs of the plot and the amazing turns. There are almost no waste plots and clips in the whole process. , a long aftertaste.

In 1997, after the film "L.A. Confidential" was released, it caused an uproar among film critics, because the script brought the advantages of the plot to the extreme, and at the same time, the story had a profound connotation. Although it did not reach the height of warning the world, it was worthwhile. Everyone thinks carefully.

Finally, at the Oscars that year, the film won two awards, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, and was unanimously sought after. In fact, even so, "L.A. Confidential" is still widely considered to have not received corresponding recognition.

When "LA Confidential" was released that year, it was considered by the distribution company that the story was too meticulous, too complicated, too profound, and too heavy to be widely promoted in movie theaters, and it was difficult for audiences to like this story. They positioned the film as an art film, not a commercial film, and it was only shown in a small area in more than 700 theaters.

But even so, "LA Confidential" was widely praised after its release. In the age when the Internet was not yet popular, it still swept the box office of 60 million US dollars with excellent word of mouth. This achievement surprised the distribution company. However, they want to expand the show, but they have missed the opportunity, and it is worth the movie box office to stop at 60 million.

It now appears that this "dumb" distribution company is likely to be Warner Bros. - if Hugo guessed correctly.

Later, "LA Confidential" became very popular in the videotape market. After the accumulation of word-of-mouth, more and more people realized the splendor and classic of this film, and they praised the film one after another. This has made "LA Confidential" in the top 100 on IMDB, and has been in the top 100 all year round in the extremely competitive list, and has never slipped.

What's more, after repeatedly studying the story, many viewers believe that this film is definitely a well-deserved classic in all aspects, whether it is the plot structure, the depth of the story, or the character building and ideological feedback. If it weren't for the epoch-making "Titanic", "LA Confidential" should have won the Oscar for Best Picture that year.

Of course, "Oscar's Beads" are available almost every year, and everyone has their own choices. Whether "L.A. Confidential" is really better than "Titanic" is not important, what matters is "Titanic" "It is indeed the choice of history, as if "Forrest Gump" triumphed over "Pulp Fiction."

But it is undeniable that the excellence of "L.A. Confidential" is beyond doubt. Many viewers believe that this work is enough to compete with "The Seven Deadly Sins", "Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption", "This killer is not too Cold", "Twelve Angry Men" and these classic masterpieces are on a par.

In fact, the meticulous story of "Los Angeles Confidential" is undoubtedly the biggest highlight. A thorough analysis of the corruption and exchange of interests in Los Angeles is not only more direct and bloodier than the obscureness of "The Seven Deadly Sins". But there are gains and losses. In fact, the biggest weakness of the movie is that the characters did not dig further, which has to be said to be a pity.

The advantage of "L.A. Confidential" is the collision of the three major characters, but the disadvantage is that it cannot make further use of the three major characters. The three leading roles in the story are respectively Kevin - Spacey, Russell - Crowe (Russell. Crowe), Guy - Pearce (Guy. Pearce), which is also known by many as "the collision of the actor level".

Compared with violent acting duels such as "Stealing Fire", "Changing Face", and "Seven Deadly Sins", the confrontation between the characters in "Los Angeles Confidential" is more complicated. The changing positions and interests between the two are dazzling, and they stare with bated breath.

Among the three actors, Guy is undoubtedly the least famous and the only one who has not been nominated for an Oscar, but his solid acting skills are definitely worthy of praise, "Memento", "Desire." (Mildred. Pierce)” and other works have witnessed his strength. Needless to say, Kevin and Russell are both winners of the Oscar-winning actor, with outstanding strength.

However, at the time of "LA Confidential" filming, with the exception of Kevin, Guy and Russell were all just fledglings.

"Los Angeles Confidential" is committed to the advancement of the main story line, and the decryption process is slack, and there is no time to pay attention to the play of the characters. However, thanks to the huge background of the story and the excellent role positioning, the three actors all found their own space to play, not only completed the task well, but also collided with amazing sparks, adding a lot to the story. It can be said that the showdown of the three actors is also one of the highlights of the movie.

But the most unfortunate part is also here. The director concentrated all his energy on the huge social background of Los Angeles in the 1950s, and did not dig further into the characters, so that the reflection and echo of the story could not reach a deeper level. If the director can give the characters more details like the "Seven Deadly Sins", the overall quality of the work will be even better.

This is also the reason why director Curtis has not been able to carve out a world of his own like David Fincher. The peak of Curtis' acting career was "Los Angeles Confidential". Although he also directed "8 Mile" later, almost all his attention was focused on the hero Eminem ( Eminem), the quality of the finished product has not been able to make a breakthrough.

Screenwriter Brian's career was developed because of "L.A. Confidential", and later he worked with Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Heath Ledger and others, and in 2003 The second peak of his career was ushered in the "Mystic River". But other than that, he has no other bright spot.

Therefore, "LA Confidential" has not been able to go a step further, and there are still many reasons. But putting these aside, "Los Angeles Confidential" has still become a classic masterpiece worth mentioning in the long history of film, which is really not easy.

It is worth mentioning that "L.A. Confidential" also created Kim Basinger's brilliance. She won the only Oscar nomination for her acting career, and successfully won the best supporting actress in the bag, becoming a movie star. The first actor in history to be on the cover of "Playboy" and to win an Oscar at the same time, it can be said that he broke the prejudice of "vase" without precedent, and it can be called a big story.

In this way, "L.A. Confidential" is completely consistent with all the details described by Barry, and the solid script is undoubtedly the biggest killer of this work. It was able to beat four powerful competitors and snatch the most competitive award at the Oscars. One of the best adapted screenplays, definitely not a lie. If it is really this work, it is only natural for Barry to have confidence, because Hugo is indeed moved.

If he can appear in such a wonderful work as "L.A. Confidential", Hugo's acting enthusiasm that has temporarily stopped since the filming of "Death Row" will be revived again-after the "Independence Day" last year was completed. , Hugo has not been in contact with acting for more than a year, and now, he is just speculating and imagining, and he can't wait to open the script to confirm it further.

Barry's strategy was indeed successful. But the biggest question now is, is Hugo's guess correct?