One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixteen Pushed to the Altar

This year coincides with the 30th anniversary of Sundance's founding, and major mainstream media have dispatched interview teams; and after the Renly Symposium ended, the buzz of the topic has made the main reporters of the mainstream media rushed to Park City. The lively scene seems to have broken the blockade of the awards season and has become the biggest focus since the beginning of the year in 2014. Even the Golden Globe Awards, which had picked up the ratings last week, were resigned.

It was in the midst of this craze that "Breaking Drummer" had its premiere.

The excellent reviews of the "Variety" magazine are just the opening game. The 100-point score clearly kicked off the professional media reviews of the premiere. At the same time, the film reviews of other authoritative newspapers and magazines also showed A prosperous gesture of a full blowout.

"New York Times" film critic Elizabeth Weitzman has always favored Renly. When "Love Crazy" landed at Sundance, Elizabeth was one of the first film critics to watch the film. For the whole story, she was completely She felt the same way, and after watching the movie several times over and over again, she wrote her review.

To this day, "Crazy in Love" is still one of Elizabeth's personal favorites. It has nothing to do with the quality of the movie, but with personal experience; and in the same way, Elizabeth's love for Renly has never wavered, and she can almost be said to have accompanied her all the way. Renly grew up and witnessed the transformation of Renly on the road of acting.

If "Gravity" and "Drunken Country Ballads" set Renly's career highs, reaching a pinnacle that is almost impossible to replicate or surpass, then "Booming Drummer" truly put Renly in the halls of fame. The ranks—yes, Renly is only twenty-four now, too young, but the truth is, he's reached a whole new level.

At least Elizabeth thought so. Maybe, a little bit of selfishness, just a little bit.

"We can find 10,000 reasons not to like 'The Pops,' but we only need one reason to like it: Renly Hall.

Hall once again delivered a stunning performance, giving the film an unparalleled fascination with light and shadow, which is enough reason to go to the cinema; however, fortunately, this work has a fascinating uniqueness beyond Hall The temperament not only shows the retro charm of jazz, but also shows the uniqueness of artistic creation. "

Elizabeth did not hide her personal preferences at the beginning of the film review, but objectively speaking, watching a movie is a personal thing, and even for film critics, their comments inevitably bring their personal perspectives and opinions-East Coast and The definition of good film and good acting is different on the West Coast, and the influence of culture, education, environment, race, class, etc. all permeates the opinion of everything, and film criticism is no exception.

What's more, Elizabeth is not an avid fan,

Not liking for liking, but admiring for being excellent.

"The success of 'Boom Drummer' lies in the true and vivid presentation of the struggle and confusion in the process of artistic breakthrough. Are pain and torture the driving force behind art? Are human nature and sensibility the source of art creation? On the road to success, what do you have to sacrifice to achieve the ultimate?

This work goes further than 'Black Swan' and presents the whole process in a real and brutal way, which makes the whole film full of blood and dark icy atmosphere, bringing a sense of shuddering horror; but the end of the viewing The breakthrough that followed was an incredible experience. Absolutely a feast!

Art creation is undoubtedly a very abstract process, but Damien Chazelle, JK Simmons, Renly Hall, three people have worked together to complete an incredible transformation process.

The two actors work together to present one of the most exciting and shocking rivalries of the new century. With tenacious, delicate and rich performances, Erze makes the male protagonist completely transform step by step on the road of pursuing art, and endows jazz art with a vivid soul in a figurative way.

Simmons acts as a guiding and catalyzing role throughout the work, but all the dramatic weight still falls on Hall, who has once again delivered top performances as expected, the young actor's explorations and breakthroughs in the field of acting have reached to a whole new level, truly making performance an art.

Simmons and Hall's performances make watching this work an ordeal but also a treat. "

Needless to say, Elizabeth gave full marks without hesitation, and appeared on the front page of the official website of The New York Times, in such a way as to express the magazine's official position.

If the "New York Times" represents the mainstream views on the East Coast, then the "Los Angeles Times" is the banner media of the West Coast - even professional media such as "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter", in terms of many news events, Their views are also in line with the "Los Angeles Times", and their authority naturally does not need to be repeated.

The Los Angeles Times has always been cool about East Coast native Renly — not just Renly, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Tony Kaye, Noah Baumbach Wait wait, they're all the same. It has nothing to do with personal preferences, but more of a difference in artistic and cultural atmosphere.

Of course, a good work is a good work, and the Los Angeles Times will not be stingy with its praise, but their comments are more calm and less fanatical than those sought after on the East Coast; and vice versa, some The work is highly regarded on the West Coast, as represented by the Los Angeles Times, but is much quieter on the East Coast.

The cultural differences between the east and west coasts are regional characteristics that have been followed for many years in the entire North American continent, and are closely related to historical causes; and the central region is more distinct, where there are many media and magazines with religious attributes, with more conservative views and more stubborn attitudes; in addition, there are new The Internet media of the times has weakened the geographical influence, but expanded the network factor, and the views have become more distinctive.

Naturally, the views of the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times are bound to differ.

This time, in the face of "Boom Drummer", the senior film critic of "Los Angeles Times" Roger-Moore (Roger-Moore) gave his opinion.

"How on earth should Renly Hall be praised? It seems to have become a fixed routine after every film is released, and every film critic and reporter is racking their brains to think about this question, hoping that through the art of language to express their shock and love.

From a certain point of view, this is a frustrating process, because the lack of vocabulary always makes people feel powerless, and long-term praise also makes ordinary words lose their magic, and even makes people complain and the urge to curse Hall.

But after changing the angle, it is a process of magic creating magic, because the actor can always create more miracles in the world of performance. Praising Hall has gradually become a habit, but 'Breaking Drummer' further proves that it's because he deserves it.

Renly-Hall did it again.

Although there are a lot of praiseworthy parts in the work of 'Blacking Drummer'. Chazelle's talent controls the rhythm of the film with drums and melody, which makes the viewing process a pleasure; Simmons' performance, which is almost hideous and cold-blooded, gives the character a unique texture, making the character and the theme of the film. perfectly combined.

But... all the spotlight was still on Hall. It's not fair, it's not fair to Chazelle's and Simmons' great performance and great effect. However, Hall's performance did advance the theme of the film layer by layer, and then achieved sublimation and transformation. He is still the core soul force of the entire movie. "

Roger used this sentence in his comments to express his amazement at Renly:

"If you're still skeptical and hesitant about Renly Hall, then be sure to watch 'The Popping Drummer'. Not because it's a better work than 'Gravity' or 'Drunken Country Ballad' - in fact, It really isn't; it's because it shows the layers of breakthrough and preoccupation that Hall has on the road of exploration in the performing arts."

The "Los Angeles Times" is also highly praised for "gravity", but Roger has never used such a clear and emotional word. For the first time in history, all the focus has fallen on the blue on the body of the ceremony.

From quantitative change to qualitative change, the emergence of "Boom Drummer" is making Renly's halo gradually evolve into a radiant light. So is Stephen of Variety, so is Elizabeth of "New York Times," and so is Roger of "Los Angeles Times."

"The most outstanding part of Hall's performance is undoubtedly the drum performance. Although some pictures were performed by professional drummers in post-production, but in the actual shooting process, Hall personally went into battle throughout the whole process, and it was perfect in most scenes. Presenting real drum beats, which allows his performance soul to penetrate into the music, with the power to shock the soul.

That's it, Hall has already put on a performance that rivals Natalie Portman in 'The Black Swan', and he's also exploring the new heights in the performance process, from pure psychological thriller. The level of suspense has transformed into a tragic artistic exploration of ancient Greece.

This skill is precisely what makes Hall outstanding.

In the movie, Hall showed a delicate carving of his personal life outside of his professional skills, and really showed his strong control and penetration in his performances, especially the delicate relationship between the character and his father, which is worth repeating. Taste and taste again, which also makes the theme of the whole movie rise to a whole new level, and truly ranks among the ranks of a top masterpiece! "

With a perfect score of 100, Roger put an end to his review in such a simple way.