Chapter 1300 Chapter 11 Miracles
Coincidentally, Song Ya also watched something about God when she got home, starring Harley and directed by Spike Lee: The Miracle of Something The Lord Made.
He, Harley, and Mira were lying lazily on the red sofa in the cinema hall. A trailer was played on the screen first, and some film awards surrounded by garlands came into view first, and then A+ film and Bowei Pictures The Logos appear in sequence.
The movie clips and the narration introduce the life and story conflicts of the hero prototype Vivian Thomas. Terrence Howard, the male lead, Alan Rickman, the second male lead, and Halle Berry, the female lead, frequently appear in the screen. Because there are only these three main characters in the whole film, the roles of others are very small.
Finally, the "miracle" created by modern surgery in 2004 or 2004 was displayed: BT heart bypass surgery made a Caucasian baby with congenital coarctation of the aorta disappear from the symptoms of cyanosis all over the body and restored the original ruddy skin. The opening date of the movie Beimi, and the end of Thanksgiving in 1999.
Basically, the movie with an investment of 8 million yuan is much more refined than the original TV movie, and the money was spent on creating a more delicate style of the times. Now the three of them are watching Spike Lee's version for various film festivals. It is also more than the released version. Spike Lee is also a person who is very good at picking soundtracks. Following the plot spanning from the 1930s to the 1970s, the music with a sense of the times is at your fingertips. The original film, which is based on reportage, has a bit more bitter irony.
The plot outline is very simple. The hero Vivian Thomas, played by Terrence Howard, was originally an ingenious carpenter. He was very smart. Getting to this point is not easy.
But unfortunately, with the economic crisis that swept the world in 2933, the bank where Vivian Thomas saved his money went bankrupt. In 1930, he had to give up his studies and apply to become a white surgeon. The male second Alan Rickman plays One of Alfred's handymen.
The T shunt operation was formed by merging the surname of another Taussig, -Taussig, Vivian Thomas who did not make a major contribution, because the United States at that time could not give such honors to black people, it was normal, in 36 years The famous black sprinter Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals in the German Olympic Games, returned to the United States with honors. He still had to abide by the apartheid policy honestly. He couldn't even find a job. He had to race cars, motorcycles, and horses. A clown who amuses white people.
Vivian Thomas is an honest, dull person, very 'tame', and the thorny blacks of that era did not end well.
Terrence Howard performed very well in this regard, not losing to the hero in the original film at all. For example, when walking and chatting with friends, whenever they meet white people, they will quickly give way to the side of the road, take off their hats and wait for the other party to go first. , and then continued on his own way. When he got on the bus, he sat in the area reserved for blacks, went to the restrooms reserved for blacks, and drank water from the public water faucets reserved for blacks. Everything was as natural as breathing.
Vivian Thomas did not show any particular dissatisfaction and resistance to other acts of racial segregation and discrimination. This is the case throughout the entire era. The rules have been like this since he was born. As an ordinary person, he only cares about how to survive, and he doesn’t even realize that it is wrong. fair.
Until he found out that he was working as the first assistant to the chief of surgery in the hospital, but he was paid the lowest salary of a third-class handyman in the hospital. Just helped the boss complete a precision surgery, the boss accepted praise from celebrities at the dinner party, and he could only serve the dishes and do chores on the sidelines...
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It was he who recovered the cyanosis in the experimental dogs,
It was he who invented and produced the surgical vascular clamp, a special instrument for heart surgery. His hands were more stable and dexterous than the white boss, and he was more familiar with the operation, so that the boss used the operation on humans for the first time. When the ten-month-old baby was on the body, he insisted on reminding him at the operating table, checking for omissions and making up for vacancies.
However, as a "model black man" in the eyes of white people, his biggest act of resistance was nothing more than complaining to his boss, or threatening to resign when he was in a hurry, but in the end he still stayed because of his great love for medical research and saving lives and healing the wounded. for a lifetime.
The male second played by Alan Rickman was already considered a friendlier employer to blacks at the time, and would help black assistants get some financial and status-worthy treatment, but at the same time the arrogance and weakness of intellectuals were also evident, After the successful BT shunt operation, he did not give Vivian Thomas the honor he deserved under social pressure, and he didn't even mention it in his acceptance speech. He remained silent until his death on the eve of the desegregation of apartheid.
Therefore, Spike Lee entrusted his talkative style and awareness of rights to the heroine Harley, and she was responsible for completing a large number of lines, anger and vigilance against inequality, and so on.
This is also the biggest difference from the original film, but it is a pity that Miracle is a two-male lead drama with excellent acting skills, and Harley's role as Vivienne Thomas' wife basically does not participate in promoting the plot.
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Finally, it was not until 1976 that Johns Hopkins recognized the aging Vivian Thomas for his contribution to the BT shunt operation, awarding him the long-deserved honorary doctorate, composing his The portrait hangs next to the boss who has been dead for more than ten years.
It's still there now, and the end of the plot is the real shot of the portraits of the two leading actors.
Song Ya was a little bit embarrassed after reading it, what else can I say? Don't you see that white people have corrected their mistakes and redeemed themselves? How rare! Then don't you rush to be grateful to these human moral models?
"Next year's awards season in the United States, the Oscars won't be there, and there will always be other small awards, right?"
Maybe it's because there are too many films of this kind, but Harley is more indifferent than him, and she can't wait to ask immediately after the ending credits appear.
"Don't worry, you will get soft hands."
Song Ya is still very confident in the small awards like the Soul Train Music Awards. Is the film's layout at the end of the year just to win the awards?
Harley's acting skills...
He turned his head to look at her who was leaning her head on his shoulder and acting coquettishly. It was already very good. Harvey could put Gwyneth Paltrow on the throne of Oscar queen, and he could... definitely in the future, but Not for the time being, at least with the film Miracle.
Harvey is proud of his spring breeze, and his arrogant and repetitive personality can't pin all his hopes on him. Although he has a good relationship with him at the moment, he will stop harassing Charis after getting a hint.
Harvey needs to learn how to win awards as soon as possible. In fact, he has learned some before, such as giving small gifts to Grammy judges through the American Music Magazine, but it is far from enough.
Harley is also in her early thirties, and she feels like she can't wait for time. Next year, Cold Mountain will definitely hit the awards season crazily. Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Connelly will be short of the Oscars.
He stroked the woman's short hair lightly and thought.
"Puff..." Harry suddenly laughed, it turned out that Mira on the other side had fallen asleep a long time ago.