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Six Must-See Movies for Men

1 "Once Upon a Time in America" ??Course: Life

"Once Upon a Time in America" ??contains everything a man can encounter in this world. to everything. Friendship, love, desire,

responsibility, conflict. It's more like a dream that people don't want to wake up from. When Noodles lies on the bed, returning to those passing years in the warm light and the blurry ringing of the phone, this dream begins until the end. The noodles finally showed a smile, and we returned to our own lives to continue the endless stories. It doesn't matter what gang or vendetta it is. There is only a frizzy boy in my mind who peeks at a beautiful girl dancing; there is only one guilty brother who goes to bed early every day; there is only a gray-haired old man facing A betrayed friendship, with a calm tone and a calm tone. "Once Upon a Time in America" ??takes you through a three-hour and forty-five-minute dream. Life is like a dream, this may be the only feeling.

This is one of Leone's "American Trilogy" and is the image of the United States from the 1920s to the 1960s in the eyes of Italians. The director changed the pattern of Hollywood's traditional Western films and used a unique perspective to create an image of the American gangsters who went through life and death.

In the United States in the 1920s, a New York teenager nicknamed "Noodles" met the smart and cunning Max together with several friends of the same age.

They started smuggling. Soon, Noodles killed someone in a fight and was imprisoned.

A few years later Noodles was released from prison, and his former friends had turned into mature and strong young people. Under the leadership of Max, they returned to their old business and began a series of robberies, thefts, and extortion activities. As the criminal activities continued to deepen, Max seemed to be dazzled by the victory, and even included the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States as an action target.

Noodles, who had experience behind bars, couldn't bear to watch his friend go to ruin, so he secretly called the police, hoping to force Max to take action. A fierce gun battle broke out between the police and Noodles' friends, and Max and others were all killed. Under extreme regret and pain, Noodles left the place where he grew up, left his beloved girl, and traveled far away.

Decades later, Noodles, who was almost twilight, returned to his hometown in despair, and unexpectedly discovered that everything back then was carefully planned by Max. He got rid of his partners with the help of noodles and the police, and escaped from his shell, swallowing up the gang's huge sums of money. After changing his appearance, he entered politics and became a celebrity in the upper class. Max begged Noodles to kill him, hoping to atone for his sins, but was rejected by Noodles. In desperation, Max commits suicide by jumping into a trash crusher.

The film won two Academy Awards for Best Accompaniment and Best Costume Design from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1984, and was nominated for the 1985 American Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

2 "Schindler's List" Course: Responsibility

The so-called responsibility is something that may not be accomplished but must be done. For Schindler, rescuing the Jews in distress was a real human responsibility. It is Spielberg's responsibility as a Jewish artist to put that period of history on the screen. "Schindler's List" contains tribute to the victims, respect to the saviors, and belief in the coming of light. Amid the praise following the film's screening, Spielberg calmly donated all proceeds from the film to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The German speculator Schindler was a member of the National Socialist Party (the Nazi Party). He is a womanizer, knows how to enjoy women, and is a well-known local Nazi hardcore. He is good at using relationships to maximize profits. In occupied Poland, Jews were the cheapest labor. Therefore, Schindler's factory only used Jews. However, by getting this job, these people also gained temporary security from massacre as producers of war products. Schindler's factory became a refuge for the Jews.

However, Schindler became increasingly dissatisfied with the Nazis' brutal persecution of the Jews. In 1943, the brutal bloodbath of the Jews in Krakow by the Nazis disillusioned Schindler's last illusions about the Nazis. He knew the Nazi massacre of the Jews and the horror of the Auschwitz concentration camp. From then on, Schindler had only one idea: to protect as many Jews as possible from death in Auschwitz. He drew up a list of workers he claimed were "necessary" for the factory to function properly, and bribed Nazi officials so that they could survive. He was increasingly suspected of violating racial laws, but he cleverly avoided persecution every time and, as always, risked his life to rescue Jews. When a train transporting his female workers was delayed to Auschwitz, he spent a fortune chasing the female workers back to his factory.

Soon, the Soviet Red Army came to Krakow and announced to the surviving Jews working in Schindler's factory that the war was over. One night when it snowed heavily, Schindler said goodbye to the workers, and more than 1,000 rescued Jews saw him off.

They gave Schindler an auto-signature affidavit to prove that he was not a war criminal. At the same time, someone also knocked out his gold teeth, made a gold ring, and gave it to Schindler. On the ring was engraved a Jewish saying: Saving one life is equivalent to saving all mankind. Schindler burst into tears, feeling pain over his failure to save more Jews.

Schindler did everything he could for his redemption. His entire fortune has been used to save Jewish lives. In the heavy snow, the Jews watched Schindler leave the city. His righteous deeds will always be remembered by the Jews.

Commentary:

The film "Schindler's List" is a masterpiece shot by the great director Steven Spielberg in 1993 that shocked the world. The film profoundly exposed the horrific crime of German fascism massacring the Jews, and became the most watched film in the world in 1994 for its extremely high artistic quality. The seriousness of his thoughts and his extraordinary artistic expression have reached an almost insurmountable depth. The film was released in the United States on December 15, 1993, and immediately caused a sensation. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture and Best Director, and won the Directors Guild of America Award. At the 66th Academy Awards in 1994, "Schindler's List" undisputedly won the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, 6 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. For the film’s achievement, it’s well deserved. Steven Spielberg also won the Oscar for Best Director for the first time with this film. It was a belated recognition of his talent.

During the filming process of the film, Steven Spielberg invested a lot of energy and enthusiasm. In fact, the film's

adaptation rights and production rights were obtained as early as 1982 Already bought it. But it wasn't until 10 years later that the filming plan for the film was actually implemented. In order to shoot this film, Spielberg gave up his usual movie stunts for the first time and refused to invite Hollywood movie stars to star. Instead, he collected a large amount of relevant information and invited survivors of the concentration camp as assistant directors. The Jews saved by Deller served as consultants for the film. Spielberg spent $23 million to complete the 3-hour and 15-minute film, and he refused to be paid and donated all his personal profits to the United States Holocaust Museum.

As a Jew, it has been Spielberg's long-standing wish to shoot such a film. Although "Schindler's List" is mainly shot in black and white, its production scale is no less than that of any large-scale color film.

The film *** has 126 characters and 30,000 extras were used to perform. The plot of the film is touching and tragic, and the documentary-style shooting technique with black and white photography as the main theme gives the film an extremely realistic effect, which is touching and thought-provoking. The use of film language in the film is very good. When showing the tragic experience of the Jews, red appears in one shot. In the scene where the stormtroopers massacre the Jews, the little girl in red forms an extremely strong contrast with the picture, creating It created a visual effect with great artistic impact, and when the little girl appeared again, she was already a corpse on the corpse truck. This approach is a classic. At the same time, it also points out the impact on the protagonist's mind. For Schindler, this little girl represented the misfortune of all the Jews he saw and the changes that occurred in his psychology. The deep connotation and artistic value of this lens are enough to be recorded in history. Its artistry reaches classic status.

When the film progressed to the moment when the Jews walked out of the concentration camp and gained freedom, the screen suddenly became bright and brilliant colors appeared. This obvious use of film language techniques has achieved excellent results. From the depressing and gloomy black and white to the rich natural colors, it vividly shows the cheerful mood of people after they are relieved of the danger of death and regain their freedom. At this moment, almost every audience member could not help but applaud. This is not only the relief for the Jews after gaining freedom, but also the highest appreciation for director Spielberg's secret work. The ending of the film also has its touching artistic charm. It reflects the Jews' infinite respect for Schindler, and at the same time, it also gives the film a historical and thought-provoking artistic effect, which greatly expands the film's expression space.

"Schindler's List" will exist as an eternal glory in the history of film. It is a classic work in the history of film. Steven Spielberg's name will also be associated with this film forever.

3 "The Shawshank Redemption" Course: Faith

"There is a kind of bird that can never be shut down, because every one of its wings is stained with the brilliance of freedom. ."

What kind of spiritual strength does a person have without giving up his yearning for freedom during fifteen years of painful prison life? So he succeeded and regained his freedom. There is a saying in "The Shawshank Redemption": Institutionalization is something that you reject at first, then you get used to it, and in the end you can't live without it. Think about it, how much of our bodies have become institutionalized?

Andy, a professional in the industry, was wrongly convicted of killing his wife and served his sentence. In the Shark Bone Prison, where villains are rampant, Andy relies on his wisdom to survive, and gradually wins the trust of the prison warden and the love of the prisoners around him. However, his ability to handle tax reports resulted in the prison warden's determination to imprison him forever.

After 20 years of unjust imprisonment, Andy’s only hope is behind the large poster on the cell wall!

The iron door of Shawshank's prison opens.

An old black prisoner wearing an awkward old-style suit came out and stood at the door. He subconsciously looked around; under the bright sunshine, everything seemed so familiar and everything was so new. He hesitated for a moment, put the hat on his head, picked up the broken suitcase and walked towards the unfamiliar freedom.

This is a prisoner who has been imprisoned for 40 years. He has long been disappointed with freedom. He lives a comfortable life in prison and there are many people who need him. It takes a lot of courage to get out of here, because he has no place in real life. He is an outsider because he has been "institutionalized" by the prison. This is an almost perfect image of a prisoner, a performance realm created by Morgan Freeman.

Four "Apocalypse Now" Course: Pain

War is a kind of destruction of order. The most tragic and painful thing in the world is war, and the most painful war movie is "Apocalypse Now". "Apocalypse Now" talks about the regression of human nature and the destruction of order. But no one can stop the process of civilization.

During the Vietnam War, U.S. military intelligence officer Captain Wilder was ordered to "mercilessly" get rid of Colonel Kurtz, a defected American soldier. After receiving the order, Wilder led a small team up the river in a small boat and ventured deep into Cambodia.

In a remote tropical jungle, the insane Colonel Kurtz rules the local indigenous residents with his bloodthirsty brutality and becomes a totem of their blind worship and superstition. As the boat sails into Cambodia, Wilder and his party seem to be involved in a world that is beyond reality and completely crazy, submerged in the darkest and despicable shadow of the human soul...

"Apocalypse Now" "" is a classic film shot by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979. At that time, due to the influence of the political environment and in order to cater to the appetite of mainstream audiences, 49 minutes of content were deleted from the film. Twenty years later, when Coppola watched this old work on TV, he deeply felt the shortcomings caused by his "obedience" at the time. Perhaps, after twenty years of changes, today's audiences have become more mature and can tolerate the plots with unique personalities and obvious political implications that were drastically cut out at the beginning. Therefore, under Coppola's planning, this stunning work finally returned to its original appearance.

Sure enough, Coppola's move was an eye-opener for the audience: the new version of "Apocalypse Now" appears fuller and more mature. Not only is the theme expressed more pertinently and profoundly, but its rhythm and atmosphere are also more varied. The 196-minute screening time flies by unconsciously without any hint of bloat or delay.

The plot framework of the film is roughly taken from the novel "Heart of Darkness" by the British writer Joseph Conrad, but the time, background and characters have been changed. That’s all. The film follows Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a US military intelligence officer, as he goes up the river and deep into the Cambodian border - his mission is to get rid of Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a shrewd, capable and arrogant man. Professional soldier. Kurtz gathered some indigenous people in the deep mountains and forests to form an army, occupying the mountains as king, dominating one side and becoming an arrogant dictator. The film truly and vividly describes all kinds of strange madness caused by war: the arrogant and arrogant Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall) was madly intoxicated by the music of Wagner's opera when he led a helicopter to attack the target; The "Playboy" club party for condolences fell into uncontrollable chaos from the beginning; in a battalion besieged by the Vietnamese army, the officers and soldiers were addicted to drugs, the command department was ineffective, and the soldiers were scattered. All this is but the prelude to Captain Willard's jungle journey. Around Kurtz's stronghold, an even more horrific scene unfolded before his eyes: corpses hanging from branches swaying in the scorching sun; heads of rebels were cut off and displayed to the public.

It is true that the 1979 version of "Apocalypse Now" is still a masterpiece, but the ruthlessness and cruelty it shows is indeed a bit breathtaking. The new version sometimes relieves the audience's tense emotions from Colonel Wilder's murderous adventure. Not long after the film begins, Wilder and his men steal Colonel Kilgore's treasured surfboard. Here, we see Colonel Wilder's happy smile for the first time. In addition, members of the "Playboy" club once again made an appearance. During the voyage, Wilder and his party met them. Because the helicopter they were traveling in ran out of fuel, they had to ask Wilder for help. Wild then proposed a deal, asking the girls to accompany them for half an hour each in exchange for fuel. This obscene and funny scene makes people feel an unforgettable innocence and sadness.

However, the most important addition is the legendary episode on a French plantation. Willard's team accidentally encountered the French plantation owner Herbert Marais (played by Christine Marquand) and his large family on their way up the river. The planters within the family adhered to the upper class lifestyle for a long time, even though the shadow of death always hung over them. The plot mainly includes: a raucous dinner party where the guests impassionedly debate political issues, and Willard's affair with a charming French widow. After watching this plot, we will feel that it is like a surrealist dream, like the unreachable mirage of Western colonialism.

However, please listen to Marais's meaningful words at the dinner: "We fight to keep what is ours, but you Americans always fight for what is meaningless."

Since the new version uses advanced dyeing and coloring technology and remastered the audio tape with Dolby Digital technology, the film is still top-notch in terms of sound and picture quality after 22 years.

In addition, the new version of "Apocalypse Now" does not simply incorporate the originally cut plot. The director made some overall modifications to the film to make it more full and delicate, and his thoughts on the theme have also been deepened. Deeper and more thorough. It can be said that after some transformation, this work will eventually become a well-deserved and timeless classic in the history of world cinema.

Five Seventh Seal Course: Philosophy

I don’t dare to say that I can understand "The Seventh Seal", but if you want to watch a movie before you die, you must choose "The Seventh Seal" seal".

Through the wandering life of the idealistic knight Brock and his companions on the European continent where the plague is spreading, the film shows the audience the different ways in which different people behave in the face of death. It raises tit-for-tat questions about the meaning of human existence, the origin of faith and the existence of God, while at the same time affirming the power of faith itself through the lives of the actor Joseph's family. The film itself is full of obscure metaphors and symbolistic compositions, and can be said to be the film that best represents Bergman's style.

Knight Brock and his entourage can be said to be the most important characters in the film. Brock is an idealist. After returning from participating in the Crusades, he found that his homeland was The plague devoured the country, and the Eastern Expedition was a completely false move. In his most painful moment, he met the God of Death who greeted him, but he was not willing to die in the void. He started a battle with Death - playing chess. In the pain that Brock had been thinking about, he felt Seeing the emptiness of life and the elusiveness of God, he felt that his life seemed worthless, so he said, "I will use this reprieve to do the most meaningful thing." In his confession to the priest (actually the God of Death), he raised fundamental doubts about God: "The emptiness is like a mirror, reflecting the emptiness of oneself in it. It is really scary and frightening. Is it really impossible for people to see it?" What is God’s true face? Why is he always hidden in those unrealistic miracles? If I can’t even believe in myself, how can I believe in other people who want to believe in God but can’t really do it? What will be the fate of those who neither want to believe nor can do it? I don’t want assumptions, I want wisdom. I want God’s own hands to reveal Himself..." Brock is a pain. An idealist who pursues truth, his life is full of burdens. At the same time, he is the only person who can communicate with the God of Death, and he is tortured by himself because of this. However, Brock's entourage is a typical realist. He has a calm and accustomed attitude towards everything. At the same time, he often uses his keen observation skills to remind people around him to keep themselves awake. He never expressed any dissatisfaction or doubt about death and the absurdity of fate. He understood everything and accepted everything. He was a man who went with life and learned to laugh in it.

The hypocrite is Rafa, who graduated from the seminary. He possesses the knowledge and morality of God in vain but practices unrighteous things. He steals the property of the dead and resells it. He also instigates others. When it comes to relationships with people, you are the spectator. It was he who deceived Brock into joining the Crusaders, but now his deception methods became more and more despicable, and eventually his life was swallowed up by the plague. People living in chaos may represent the image of many people - the blacksmith, the blacksmith's wife, the ska in the theater troupe. And such people are the most common in real life. They maintain some instincts in life, have no clear beliefs and moral values, and have no sense of self-reflection. For them, life is to meet material and physical needs. . Ska once said that he was most suitable to play the role of Death, and even read a line. Unfortunately, all this had no impact on his life. When Death really came to him, he showed humble servility and incomplete personality.

Six "Forrest Gump" Course: Perseverance

Every time I think of Forrest Gump running between the east and west coasts of the United States, I can't help but feel sad and excited. Do you believe in the success of a mentally retarded child? Do you believe that the people who gain the most in this world are those who do not care about gains and losses? A-Gump doesn't understand that he can't always follow a woman to help her fight, nor does he understand that an adult shouldn't always keep his *words in his mouth. Forrest Gump didn't know anything. He only knew that he kept running on the road based on his intuition, and finally he ran to the end.

My mother always said that life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what is in the box.

Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

Who is Forrest Gump?

The film tells the story of a disabled person extraordinary life. In the United States in the 1950s, the story happened in the town of Greenburg, Alabama...

His name was Forrest Gump, and his home was in the town of Greenburg, Alabama.

When he was a child in the 1940s, he was raised by his mother alone. He was stupid and had to wear an armband indicating imbecility on his arm, but he felt that he could understand every word of his mother. He is about to go to school, but the local public school cannot accept him because his IQ is only 75. After repeated pleas from his dear mother, he got on the school bus. Jenny, the only girl willing to sit next to him, became his only friend. Other children bullied him and teased him. At this time, Jenny had to say to him: "Run, Forrest, hurry up!" But he couldn't run fast. He ran as hard as he could, and a miracle happened; the steel frame on his legs fell apart, and he seemed to be out of a cage. He ran as fast as a bird...and ran, and ran forward. Until he was a middle school student, he ran like this to avoid being teased by a group of scoundrels, and he ran into a school like this. He entered the university's football field. The football coach discovered his talent for running, and he was recognized as a rugby wizard.

Gan experienced the world's ups and downs. In the changing historical period, he has experienced all kinds of novel fashions, but no matter where he is or who he is with, he remains the same.

In his secluded life, he often missed Jenny. Jenny has gone astray and fallen into despair. Finally one day, Jenny came back and they lived together for a while. On the last night, Jenny fell into Gan's arms, and then quietly left at dawn. , found that the building was empty, and he was sitting numbly on the bench in the corridor. Then, suddenly, he strode to the lawn and kept running forward. He ran out of the town, out of Alabama, and ran. , ran, ran to the end of the road. He ran out of the town, ran out of Alabama, ran to the end of the road, ran to the seaside, and then turned around and ran to a group of enthusiastic people on the other side of the sea. Admirers followed him. Gan, who had always had short hair, gradually became a man with a beard and hair. He traveled across the United States several times and became a celebrity again. On his way back to Greenburg, he received a letter from Jenny and told passers-by his story. . The passer-by told him that the address on the letter was nearby, just a block or two away. Without saying a word, he grabbed his luggage and ran forward. Jenny, he saw Jenny again, and... I saw a very cute little boy. Jenny said the child’s name was Forrest. Jenny said to him, this is your child. Gan was stunned for a moment, and then ran to the little Forrest who was watching TV. At this time, Jenny was infected with an incurable disease. Gan said calmly, come back with me and I will take care of you. The three of them returned to Greenburg and spent a happy time together. . After that, Jenny finally left Gan forever, and little Forrest also reached the age of going to school. Gan sat on the same stone where his mother once sent him to the school bus, watching his son get on the school bus, thinking silently. A piece of soft feather floated from his feet to the blue sky and white clouds.

Forrest Gump: I promised Bubba, and I always try to keep my promise.

Forrest Gump: Mom said stupid people do stupid things. I am not a stupid person, I am Forrest Gump.

Review of "Forrest Gump":

At the 1995 Sixty-Seventh Academy Awards. In the competition for the Best Picture Award, the film "Forrest Gump" won six awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Visual Effects. Through the description of the life of a mentally retarded person, it reflects all aspects of American life and shows important events in the social and political life of the United States over the past few decades from a unique perspective. The film is adapted from Winston Groom's novel of the same name. It's just that the original work is an absurd novel full of satire, and the film embellishes and beautifies the story. It abandons the absurdity and reveals the irony of the original work, adding a kind of warmth to the film. This undoubtedly made the film more palatable to the audience and judges, but it sacrificed the rebellious fighting spirit of the original work and made the film a symbol of idealized morality.

Forrest Gump is portrayed as the embodiment of virtue in the film, being honest, trustworthy, serious, brave and emphasizing feelings. In the film, Forrest Gump is a very pure image, while Jenny has become a symbol of depravity. This is very different from the original work. For everything narrated, the film has been shown with a warm and kind attitude from beginning to end, and even added poetic elements, which makes the film appear soft and harmless. The film promotes and embodies traditional moral concepts. This makes the film easy for people to accept, and the director's superb arrangement skills and use of film language also make the film very attractive. The content of the film provides a guarantee for the film's commercial success, and the director's artistic treatment also makes the film more exciting. This is the reason for the film's success. "Forrest Gump" became one of the top-grossing movies in the United States that year.

Tom Hanks' performance in the film is very simple and natural. He won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in this film. This is his second consecutive Best Actor Award. The success of "Forrest Gump" also made Tom Hanks one of the most popular movie stars in Hollywood. For Tom Hanks, those two years were the luckiest in his acting career.

Appreciation:

The film world in 1995 was almost completely occupied by "Braveheart". Mel Gibson was the year's biggest winner.

"Braveheart" won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.