91-year-old Clint. Eastwood returned to the big screen after 3 years, once again challenging the Western theme and becoming a hardcore old cowboy. This age self-directing and self-acting is already very powerful, and Mr. Dongmu even has a play!
"Cry Macho" tells the story of a former equestrian racing star who was hired by a former boss to "ship" his son from Mexico back to North America. The released trailer clip is very level, fully explaining the background of the story, while leaving suspense.
The film, adapted from the novel of the same name, was intended to be made as early as the 1970s, when the book was published. But for various reasons the trip did not work until the official announcement of Arnold. Schwarzenegger starred as the male lead.
At that time, he was a "governor" and it was inconvenient to shoot. After waiting for 8 years, because of the sensational "maid incident" in Hollywood, the actor was fired and the film was withdrawn.
The illegitimate child was exposed, and Schwarzenegger was momentarily devastated. The mistress's identity was revealed to be the housekeeper's nanny Patti, the son born to the two, and the younger son born to his wife Maria was born almost at the same time.
As a descendant of Kennedy, Bai Fumei, who personally pushed Schwarzenegger to the peak of his life, finally chose to divorce.
Schwarzenegger's years of good popularity have made Hollywood resources avoid him at the moment. Which melon-eating masses would be willing to watch him play a sentient western cowboy?
Strange to say, the film also invited the "good man" Pierce. Brosnan, too, was unsuccessful.
The film project, which had been shelved for 10 years, was finally revived by Clint and was able to see the light of day.
The North American market is particularly fond of Western films, and Clint, who started a brilliant starting point with "Red Dead Redemption", is naturally the leader of the genre.
In the trailer of "The Crying Man", the former glory of the protagonist is shown, 5 times the national champion, invincible, so that peers are frightened. Through the mouth of the former boss, it is learned that an accident and long-term drinking led to the desolation of Mike's later years.
Although the trailer does not explain what happened to Clint's character, according to the novel, Mike suffers from depression because of the death of his wife and children.
In the short 2 and a half minutes of the film, the black and white pictures of the past are switched back and forth with the current color, increasing the sense of time and also comparing the situations of the characters in the two time periods.
Mike recalls a few lines of the former boss's "cowardice" and "nest bag", making his stubborn character clear at a glance.
The old cannon that shuttles between the two borders, the experience along the way and the interaction between the two unforgettable friends are the focus of the movie.
How the little boy learns to be a tough guy with Mike, how Mike wakes up tenderness and affection, and unloads his defenses. A growth, a redemption. Accompanied by the loess and dust in the west, the dusk is a hue, scorching, late twilight and miscellaneous.
The cowboy hat in the rearview mirror of the car, the close-up of the cowboy boots when stepping off the car, the vicissitudes in the timbre, the wrinkles full of experience, the back that is no longer straight...
Even if he is thin, he dares to save his child, and he openly fights with a bunch of strong men with tenacity and bravery. His reliability, his joy and sorrow were condensed in minutes.
There is both a story and a taste, and this is the skill of 91-year-old Clint.
"The Crying Man" is related to Clint's last film, The Mule, and "Rescue Uncle" Liam. Neeson's Sharpshooter is quite similar. It's all old tough guys, border stories.
It seems that "loneliness" and "responsibility" have become their standards, and at the same time, let the audience see the shock of the old Ji Futuo, your uncle or your uncle.
Overall, it's a story of falling into a trough and reinvigorating itself. Face challenges, solve difficulties, and urge people to move up. Combined with clint's own situation, he is deaf and blind, insists on working on the front line, and is a very charismatic and respectable personality inside and outside the play.
And the old man is very romantic, and he also arranged an emotional drama for himself.
The screenwriter of the film also has a lot of talent, and has cooperated with Clint on "Classic Car" and "Mule", which is worthy of the title of royal screenwriter. Nick. Schenck's representative works include "Judge Daddy" and "Robocop", and have worked closely with big stars and big productions.
Such a lineup not only ensures the quality of the work, but also does not lack the ability to absorb gold for commercial films.
The Mule, the story of an elderly driver who loves flowers to help transport goods, grossed $174 million worldwide. This is a rather eye-catching achievement for drama films without traffic stars. It is speculated that the performance of "The Crying Man" will not be too bad.
However, the adoption of the form of dual broadcasting in theaters and streaming media may have a certain impact on box office data.
Usually streaming revenue on demand is not classified in the box office category. However, the old man should not care whether the data is good-looking, let's look at it and cherish it.