1147 Wave of the Times

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Conversation is a very interesting thing. In just a few words, it can reveal a person's education, quality and upbringing; further, it can also reveal a person's background, investment and thinking. The more professional, the easier it is to reveal the details.

Just like this moment.

Both Joel and Ethan can deeply feel that Renly is the only one who really touches the heart of the whole script, even more deeply than their producers, which makes the two exchange a glance. The light of tacit understanding was revealed, and he reconfirmed his choice.

They had to be thankful that they had found Renly.

In the folk field, it is not easy to find an actor, and at the same time, it is even more difficult to find an actor who can shoulder the dramatic weight of the whole movie, even Justin Timberlake and the Coen brothers Don't dare to entrust more roles.

In the actor industry, it is also not an easy task to find a singer who can truly perform live performances, but also understand and interpret the weight of the entire era. Oscar Isaac is good, he's very good, but he's not Renly Hall.

In the exchange of eyes, the Coen brothers showed a hint of pride and relief.

"Tell me in detail," Ethan said, taking an open stance, waiting for Renly's opinion.

All eyes.

In an instant, Ren Li once again became the object of everyone's attention, but unlike the "interruption and distraction" just now, all the guesses and doubts in the eyes this time have converged, and it is more a kind of in-depth research. Attitude, into this discussion, even John Goodman and others have cast their eyes.

"First of all, we need to re-listen to the entire album, and even each song, and match it with the characters and occasions in the script..." Renly adjusted his posture slightly. He continued talking, as if the master tape of the entire soundtrack had been deeply imprinted in his mind.

Needless to say, "Drunken Country Ballad" is one of Renly's personal favorite soundtracks.

By the way, the music tastes of the Coen brothers are really eye-catching. The original soundtrack of "Three Kings" was amazing, and finally won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year - "Don Quixote" last year. The one that won, not simply the best movie soundtrack.

This time, the Coen brothers once again maintained their usual musical tastes and picked out the soundtrack for the "Drunken Country Ballad".

After really listening to the original soundtrack and conducting a preliminary historical investigation, Renly learned that the so-called master tape is actually an anthology of the music of a group of folk singers in the 1960s. Just a collection of music that fits the Coen brothers' vision and conception.

In other words, the Coen brothers created each character in the movie correspondingly based on the real singer in reality, and then connected them according to their own storyline. It also means that every actor's choice is meaningful -- not just Renly Hall, but Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, and more.

Well, before actors understand the whole story and script, they have to understand their characters and their place in the wave of the times.

For Le Verne Davis, the corresponding singer is Dave Van Rank, an ordinary folk singer who is unknown in history.

Naturally, before diving into the "Drunk Town Ballad" story, it's important to know about the singer Dave Van Rank.

In the ballad wave of the 1960s, everyone knows that Bob Dylan succeeded, he became the leader of a whole generation of culture, and he perfectly combined music with politics, life, and literature. As for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he left his mark in the long history.

No one can deny Bob's talent and talent, but, Bob is a great singer, but it can't make him a great person.

Few people know that in order to get the help of fellow musicians and friends, Bobby always actively dealt with them, like a sponge, quickly absorbed knowledge, and after finishing his studies, he threw his sleeves and left without ever returning. , take these things for granted.

Few people know that, in order to succeed, Bob did not compromise on his means, and after achieving success, he got rid of the friends he met in the unknown period, including lovers, including mentors and friends, he chose a path to move forward alone, and believes that, This is a condition that must be paid in order to succeed.

Few people also know that Dave is one of the objects that Bob once asked for. Bob once asked Dave about guitar memory when he was just starting out, and Dave exchanged ideas without reservation; The song has been secretly owned by it and has achieved impressive success, but it has always refused to admit it, even if it has never been a secret in the folk circle.

Bob and Dave, in history, Dave is the real pioneer of folk music, has his own style and created his own characteristics, but he is annihilated in the long river of history; and Bob has achieved something His career not only left his mark in the 1960s, but also profoundly influenced two generations.

Bob succeeded and went down in history; Dave failed and was penniless. That's true, and a very interesting piece of history at the same time.

This is reality, this is life, this is society, this is what is left after the wave of folk songs roars past

History.

As the Coen brothers said at the beginning, Dave is the real prototype of Le Verne-Davis, and "Don Quixote" is the inspiration for the story. Throughout the story, they project their views on Dave, Dave, Thoughts and discussions on Bob, artistic creation, and the tide of the times.

In the last life, in 2013, after the official release of "Drunken Country Ballads", it received a lot of praise in Europe, and it also received countless praises on the east coast of the United States. Many film critics in the industry considered it to be the best film of the year. Although this work has not been able to achieve something above the Oscar, it still does not damage the historical status of this work.

reason?

Because "Drunk Town Folk Ballads" presents the wave of an era, and also presents the dazedness and dilemma that art has nowhere to place in the wave of the times. For any artist, it is always a matter of thinking over and over again. The issue, like the topic of "balance between art and business", remains unchanged from time immemorial.

Whether one should compromise one's artistic ideas for the sake of business, and whether one should give up the persistence of life for one's artistic persistence; whether the art works that are separated from the market have meaning, and whether the art works that are compromised to the business can leave traces; More importantly, dreams and life, ideals and reality, art and business, these are words that will never fade.

The same goes for the ballad wave of the 1960s.

Through seven days in the life of LeVern-Davies, the Coen brothers present fragmented fragments of the times:

In the years when folk songs swept the whole society, everyone rushed into this industry, hoping to become one of them, and also hope to achieve their own success, but when it comes to dreams, art, and creation, there is a difference between reality and ideals. is contradictory. Artists must learn to compromise, learn to submit, learn to flatter, learn to socialize, to be successful.

Otherwise, they will be like Dave Van Ranck, annihilated in the long river of history and worthless.

The story focuses on Le Vern, but through Le Vern's footprints and eyes, he outlines a magnificent picture of the entire era. Every character, every time, and even every song has a profound meaning. As the Coen brothers themselves put it, this tells the story of an era, not just Le Verne.

Not just in the sixties, but also today. Or, more so in the twenty-first century where entertainment to death and profit come first.

"Don Quixote," an album that was doomed to fail, was incredibly successful due to a series of unexpected tragedies and unexpected mutations, and ironically even received Grammy trophy recognition , has become a condensed brand of the entire fast food culture and the Internet age:

The audience saw the shining of the three gramophone trophies at the awards ceremony, but did anyone really understand the meaning of Renly's three acceptance speeches?

It is not a simple criticism or condemnation, let alone ridicule and ridicule, but a reflection and exploration from the art creator. Because they are also questioning themselves in their hearts: the times have changed, should they change?

The problem is that they themselves do not have the answer, because in the tide of the times, they are only an insignificant part, and only history and time can give the answer.

All in all, the Coen brothers came out on the "Drunken Country Ballad" soundtrack, just like "Don Quixote."

All the songs LeVern-Davis sings in the movie are from Dave Van Rank; the other singers are all from the works of other folk singers in the 1960s.

Every singer in the film can more or less find a corresponding prototype, their style, their talent, their thoughts and their souls are all condensed in their own creations and projected. in film roles. According to the track of the original soundtrack, you can get a glimpse of the whole story.

After truly entering Le Verne's world, Renly admired the Coen brothers for their daring to make such films and their daring to focus on such subjects. Perhaps, they are not masters of art like Ingmar Bergman, who are constantly exploring artistic language and spiritual reflection, but in the field of independent film, they have always insisted on themselves, digging out the social reality of the United States step by step.

"Drunken Country Ballads" is about the sixties, but also about contemporary American filmmaking and artistic creation.

This is the work that truly reflects an era.

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