#影视杂谈#The world's full of lonely people afraid to make the first move.
There are too many lonely people in this world who are afraid to take the first step. preface
Directed by Peter Ferrari, written by Nick Valerlonga and starring Vigo Mortensen, Mahsala Ali and Linda Cardrini, Green Book is a film directed by Peter Ferrari, written by Nick Valerunga and starring, and released in North America on November 21, 2018, where it won best picture at the 91st Academy Awards.
Movie overview
The protagonist, Tony, was originally a security guard at a nightclub, but because the nightclub needed to be closed for renovation for several months, Tony was temporarily unemployed, and this idle Italian-American had a wide network of contacts and a strong ability to deal with problems, so he quickly found a job opportunity for a doctor of music as a driver.
On this day, Tony received a phone call notice that during the interview with the black classical music pianist Don, Don was going to tour the southern United States, and in the southern United States in the 1960s, the problem of racial discrimination was quite serious, so Don needed a driver who could handle temporary problems.
After some negotiation, Tony took over the job and got the black travel "Green Book" of the record company, the two went all the way south, Tony, who had originally discriminated against black people, began to slowly change his mind, and the lonely music festival Don gradually opened his heart in the company of Tony...
Comfortable narrative rhythm
"Green Book" is the only Oscar best film I have brushed in recent years, although the film is too routine, but "Green Book" compared with other works, does not look very tired, but can be seen in one breath, both men and women and children can get fun from it, it is popular enough, relaxed and pleasant at the same time there is no lack of in-depth discussion of characters and themes, it is really elegant and popular.
The film uses a road movie way to let the audience follow the protagonist all the way to the south, the more serious the problem of racial discrimination to the south, the more unfair treatment Tang receives, which would have made the atmosphere of the film more and more depressing, but Tony and Don's friendship has become more and more solid, and there is a wonderful chemical reaction between the two, such as Tony teaching Don to eat fried chicken, Tang teaching Tony to write love letters, etc., from a certain point of view, the depressed part of the film is resolved, so that the audience can feel a pleasant atmosphere throughout the whole process.
Many details of "Green Book" can make the audience feel the sincerity of the film, such as Vigo Mortensen gained 20 pounds before the filming, and learned the Italian way of speaking, the action details, Mahersala Ali also learned the piano playing skills before the filming, although the piano part used the head changing technique, but the expression of the characters is still very in place, and the audience will not have a sense of violation in the process of watching the film.
The first step out of loneliness
The two protagonists in the film are worth talking about. Tony, an Italian-American, has the good qualities of Italian love for family and morality, but he is also a big boss. Don, a black man, he received an elitist education, is a musical genius and at the same time extremely lonely, as a person, it can not be integrated into the black, nor accepted by white people, struggle and loneliness are the most core character contradictions of this character.
The film mainly shows the mutual influence between Tony and Don, the process of mutual salvation, the two break the pride and prejudice, become friends, from a class point of view, Don is undoubtedly a rich man, with high aesthetic standards, and Tony is a poor egg, focusing on the fun of the world, on the other hand, Tony's life is more comfortable and dashing, Don is more bound and unequal treatment.
This trip made both of them more excellent, Tony felt the charm of Don's music, began to change his mind about black people, and learned to express better, breaking prejudices, and Don learned the courage to change from Tony, he began to throw away the shackles and shackles, more obedient to his own heart, took the first step away from loneliness.
epilogue
Leaving aside the black-and-white racial issues expressed in the film, "Green Book" is still an excellent movie, a road friendship, a fun trip, worth watching.