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He clung to Winston Churchill's personality traits like an old bulldog that clenched the bones of a sheep, sinking its teeth deep into it, shaking and biting until it sucked every drop of bone marrow, or never let go!
——《Newark Star-Ledger》
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In the eyes of the British, the image of the bulldog represents a staunch and stubborn side of its national character, so the metaphor of the bulldog is exactly the British praise for the legendary Prime Minister Churchill. As an actor, his perfect grasp of Churchill's characteristics also just cut to the heart of the role, which is naturally well received.
The bulldog was Prime Minister Churchill's pet and his symbol
Playing such a legendary and deeply rooted historical figure, his performance can be said to have delivered a full score, and the director who once directed "Atonement", Joe Wright, praised his performance, believing that his vitality and strength were completely the essence necessary to interpret Churchill, and called him "the greatest actor of this generation", and the performance can be described as "reborn".
He is the British actor Gary Oldman.
Domestic fans usually refer to Gary Oldman as "Dog Daddy" (his English name is Gary Oldman, abbreviated GO transliterated as "dog", oldman means Daddy)
When "elegance" and "rigor" became the two major labels of "British Gang" rooted in Hollywood, only "Dog Daddy" also played supporting roles in blockbusters with a standard American accent, these roles are all unforgettable, and in the end, they often have to die.
However, fans who really know the British drama bone with a delicate face and slender legs know that the "dog daddy" is far more than that.
Gary Oldman as a young man
For an actor who has worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott, Luc Besson, Tony Scott, Christopher Nolan, Robert Zemeckis and other famous directors, the most incredible thing is that Gary Oldman was only nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor once in 2012 for "The Pot Maker, the Tailor, the Soldier, the Spy".
Gary Oldman in The Cook, the Tailor, the Soldier, the Spy
On the same day, at the end of the 84th Academy Awards, Natalie Portman said to the audience: "Gary, many people, including me, can't believe that until today, you have received your first Oscar nomination." That year, Gary Oldman, who rubbed shoulders with the little golden man, looked faint, and even sold a small amount of cuteness when receiving the praise, the classic "plus" drummer.
As for "Darkest Hour," which will be released this Friday, it is undoubtedly about to become his next great opportunity to win the Olympics.
"Man-drama unity" Churchill
Darkest hours
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Anthony McCarten
Starring: Gary Oldman / Kristen Scott Thomas / Ben Mendelson / Lily James / Stephen Dylan
Release: 2017-12-01
Runtime: 125 minutes
As the name suggests, Darkest Hour will take viewers back to the darkest years of World War II, 1940, when unstoppable Nazi forces swept across Western Europe and the threat of invasion loomed. Churchill, then British Prime Minister, had to face his darkest moments – to become a puppet vassal of the Third Reich. Or to fight against fascism with the people of the world?
Churchill went deep into the subway to talk to civilians
In the end, he decided to fight for the ideal of freedom, relying on tough political skills and strong leadership to win the Battle of Dunkirk, lead the LinkedIn countries out of the crisis of defeat, and try to change the course of world history and spend the last darkness before dawn with the people of the world.
Churchill's signature move, the victory scissor hand
Of course, the film is indispensable to Churchill's most inspiring speech on June 4, 1940, in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, "We will fight to the end":
We will fight to the end. We will fight in France, we will fight in the sea, we will fight in the air with greater and greater confidence and with increasing strength, we will defend the homeland at all costs, we will fight on the beaches, we will fight at the landing sites of the enemy, we will fight in the fields and in the streets, we will fight in the mountains. We will never surrender!
—Winston Churchill
Dramatically, the film is a perfect complement to Nolan's Dunkirk three months ago, which shows the full range of sea, land and air scenes during the evacuation, but only omits Prime Minister Churchill, who issued evacuation orders and called on the people to rescue.
As a real figure in history, Churchill's image has not been on the big screen for the first time, but Gary Oldman has conquered the audience with a wonderful performance with both form and god, and foreign media have praised Gary Oldman's ultimate interpretation of Churchill.
With stunning special effects makeup, Gary Oldman fully portrayed Churchill, who was determined and prudent, and who was retrograde in the political wave.
- NPR Broadcasting
Few actors can devote their blood, sweat, and tears to a role like him.
——《New York Daily News》
Speaking of which, I believe that like me, you will be very much looking forward to Churchill, which has never been seen before on the big screen.
Gary Oldman had repeatedly listened to recordings of Churchill's speeches to convince himself that he could make Churchill's voice sound, and when he arrived on the set and expertly spoke Churchill's accent and dialect, his crew members were startled
But do you remember how many memorable roles Gary Oldman left behind before that?
"A Thousand Faces" Oldman
In 1986, he played the uninhibited punk rock youth Sid in Sid and Nancy, an adaptation of the deeds of Sid Visser, based on the exploits of Sid and Nancy, the bassist of the sex pistol band.
In 1991, he played "The Murderer" Lee Harvey Osvaldo in the film The Assassination of Kennedy, which received eight nominations at the 64th Academy Awards and eventually won the Best Editing Award and the Best Cinematography Award.
In 1992, he played Dracula, who spanned 400 years in Francis Ford Capola's film Four Hundred Years of Love, which received four nominations at the 65th Academy Awards and won three awards: Best Sound Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup.
In 1993, he played pimp Drexler in True Romance.
That same year, he played The Burglar Agent Jack in Bloodstained Romeo.
In 1994, he played the crazy and perverted anti-drug black policeman Norman Stamfer in Luc Besson's divine work "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", and the scene of his killing while listening to Beethoven's music has long become a classic in film history.
This is also the most classic villain image of "Dog Daddy", the light almost overshadows the two protagonists Jean Renault and Natalie Portman, and also makes himself wear the hat of "villain professional" for a time.
In the same year, he starred in "Immortal True Feelings", playing the heartbreaking music giant Beethoven.
In 1997, he played the evil alien arms dealer Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Solk in another film directed by Luc Besson.
That same year, he played the fierce terrorist Egger in Air Force One.
In 2001, he played Mason, the pedophile demon who hunted Hannibal, in Hannibal.
One of his two most recognizable characters of the century is undoubtedly sirius black in the Harry Potter series, who is also Harry's godfather. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), in which the character appeared, is even considered the only film in the Harry Potter series to be more adapted than the original novel.
It is almost from this movie that "Dog Daddy" took off the hat of "villain professional"
Under the interpretation of "Dog Daddy", the "prisoner of Azkaban" became a heavyweight in this magical series of movies. Even Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe said, "He's my true idol!" ”
The other role is the righteous Sheriff Gordon in Nolan's Batman series since 2005, a character who, although not as high-tech as Batman, still uses the power of ordinary people to help the citizens of Gotham get through the difficulties again and again. His white sideburns and beard made him look a little old, but his gritty eyes were as powerful as Batman's.
In 2010, he played the mysterious and dangerous Carnegie in The Book of Ellie with Denzel Washington.
In 2011, he was nominated for the 84th Academy Award for Best Actor for george Smerley, a retired British intelligence agency worker who played the role of Pot maker, tailor, soldier, spy.
That same year, he played Father Solomon, a werewolf hunter, in Little Red Riding Hood.
In 2012, he played gang boss Floyd Banner in Lawlessness.
In 2014, he starred as Drievers, the leader of the survivor crowd and the head of the gathering place, in Rise of the Apes 2: Dawn War.
That same year, he starred in Robocop as the science maniac who made Robocop, the genius Dr. Dennett Norton.
In 2016, he played Agent Quaker Wells in 48 Hours of Super Brain.
More than 30 years after his debut, Gary Oldman has participated in dozens of films, and the cumulative box office of his works has already exceeded 10 billion US dollars, whether it is a large-scale commercial film or a small-cost art film, he has never starred in a bad film, and he has portrayed each role beautifully, calling it "a thousand faces".
For "Dog Daddy", the performance has long been integrated into his own life, and when combined with the role, it has been played to the fullest, reaching the level of "plastic surgery level acting" - you don't look at the cast list, and you can't even think that this role was originally played by him.
Interesting notes from different characters in different works of "Dog Daddy"
For those fans who pushed him to the altar, Gary Oldman acted very sensible, and even those who were widely praised, looking back, would feel that they were not good enough, he said:
I would walk down the street and suddenly think of a scene I made two years ago, if only I had said that line at the time.
In the entertainment industry, many people enjoy the sense of accomplishment of standing in the spotlight and being surrounded by thousands of people, while Gary Oldman obviously enjoys creating art itself.
Considered a classic caster, he will also recommend his classics to future generations - the old movies of the 1970s, "Poor Streets and Alleys", "Deer Hunter", "Hot Afternoon", as well as Lindsay Anderson, Francis Coppola, martin Scorsese.
It seems that he wants young people to see what movies used to be like before today's theaters were occupied by the flood of commercial blockbusters.
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