A 90-year-old man, in show business, if influential, in general, must be derived from its glorious past, not its glorious future. There should be no big disagreement about this.
However, there are always some legends in the world that ordinary people's generation needs to look up to see. In the American entertainment industry, there is such a legend. That's right, the old man is Clint Eastwood, known as "Eastwood." Born in 1930, tall, handsome, cold, this year has been 90 years old, still with his unique spirit active in the world, inspiring future generations.
As an actor, he is energetic, so far, has participated in or starred in more than 60 feature films, 23 documentaries, is a fully prolific actor, and with its unique tough guy image and genre films to lead the way, deeply loved by most audiences.
We Chinese audiences are no strangers to the films he starred in, the most famous of which is the Italian-directed "Red Dead Redemption", "Dusk Double Dart", "Golden Three Darts" trilogy, full of western style, he is deeply rooted in the image of western cowboys. The most familiar is his self-directed and starring Meryl Streep (known as "Aunt May") romance film "The Dream of the Covered Bridge", which interprets a love encountered by chance into a pure and beautiful, touching.
As a director, he has directed a total of 37 films so far, and there are many great works in the film. He won the Oscars for Best Feature Film and Best Director twice for "Unforgivable" and "Million Dollar Baby" twice. His film Mysterious River led Sean Penn to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film. His film "Perfect World", which thinks about what is true and what is good from the perspective of a child, is not only a reflection on the adult world, but also a kind of torture of human nature. His biographical film", "Success in Man", is a vivid and important moment in the legendary life of former South African President Mandela, who was committed to national reconciliation efforts after being elected president.
In addition, he received lifetime achievement awards at both major film festivals in Cannes and Venice. He has won numerous awards at the Golden Globe Awards, screen actors guild awards, directors guild awards, producers guild awards, American Film Institute awards, British Film Institute awards, French César Awards, Italian David Awards, And Japan Film Academy Awards.
The most legendary is that at the age of nearly 88, he personally directed and starred in the well-known film "Mule"; at the age of 89, he still directed the biographical film "The Lamentations of Richard Jewell" featuring people from the real events of the Atlanta Olympic bombing. These achievements are beyond the reach of the vast majority of people.
He has participated, starred in and directed a wide range of films, which can be said to cover almost all genre films.
Thrillers such as "Mist Tracking", "Emergency Hunting Order", "Brave Thunder Peak", "Escape from Akara", etc.; action films such as "Never Look Down", "Righteous Thin Cloud Sky", "Tiger Detective", "Cadillac Detective", "Rookie Thunderbolt", "White Hunter, Black Heart", etc.; Westerns such as "Long March Wanbao Mountain", "Spirited Girl", "Wild Prodigal Son" and "Western Enforcer", "Pale Knight", "Unforgivable", etc.; romance films such as "Never Say Goodbye", "When is the Spring Flower and Autumn Moon" , "The Dream of the Covered Bridge", etc.
Drama films such as "Indomitable", "Heavenly Father and Son", "Sad Ridge", "Bloody Puzzle", "Million Dollar Baby", "From Now On", "Curve Problem", etc.; song and dance films such as "Jersey Boy"; crime films such as "Perfect World", "Absolute Power", "Urgent Mission", "Mysterious River", "Classic Car", "Mule", etc.; suspense films "Change of Sons", suspense science fiction films "Revenge of Creation", "Back to the Future 2", "Space Cowboy" and so on.
War films such as "Blood Stained Snow Castle", "Letter from Iwo Jima", "Flag of the Fathers", etc.; biographical films such as "Success in Man", "Hoover", "Captain Sully", "American Sniper", etc.; films based on true events such as "15:17, Departure to Paris", "Richard Jewell's Lament" and so on.
His films have a wide range of themes, including black themes that embody American political correctness, themes that reflect the culture of Asian Americans, reflect emergency handling, respond to law enforcement justice, psychics, science fiction, sportsmanship, and explore the impact of childhood on crime. The dabbling of various subjects reflects his director's olfactory sensitivity and ability to control various subjects.
Regardless of the genre and subject matter, most of his films are full of heroic plots. In particular, the Western films he starred in and directed, represented by the "Dart Trilogy" and "Unforgivable", presented the unique scenes of the west such as yellow sand rolling, the sunset, the desolate empty silhouette, the expression of indifference and other scenes in the west and the roughness, stalemate and confrontation between the characters, and interpreted the image of a lonely hero with full tension and vividness, making people can't help but miss the lost years and good times. In his films, there are positive heroes and alternative heroes, most of which tell people such a truth: flawed heroes are also heroes.
Clint Eastwood, he's a master hero in the film world!
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