A few days ago, there was a news in Hollywood that got a lot of people's attention:
Andrew Garfield, who has been very busy recently, announced that when the publicity work for the new drama is completed, it will take a break for a while and stop taking the role.
Of course, his reasons are also good:
"I'm going to take a break. I need to readjust and reconsider what I want to do next, what kind of person I want to be, what kind of person I want to be, to be a normal person for a while. You know, awards season is like a washing machine. It will take me a while to be a normal person back. ”
Yes, Last year's Andrew Garfield was really busy, on the one hand, co-starring with Jessica Chastain in the film "Tammy Faye's Eyes", and the film also received multiple Oscar nominations, including Jessica Chastain's Oscar nomination.
At the same time, he starred in "Countdown", which also helped him win the second Oscar nomination for best actor in his career.
Also because of the Oscars, Garfield during this time was very busy, frequently attending various events and awards ceremonies. Coupled with a cameo appearance in Spider-Man: Homeless, and starring in a new set of dramas, it is conceivable that he has been busy in the past year.
Therefore, it is also a good thing to give yourself a vacation at the right time.
Our impression of Andrew Garfield was always kind.
In addition to being very handsome, he is also a very affinity actor, the kind of person who is the big boy next door, and he is a bit stupid.
Including the Oscar slap incident a while ago, the video of him describing the scene with his friends after the event also let us see his stupid and cute side of the melon eating masses, which is very real.
All in all, we all love Andrew Garfield.
What I want to recommend today is the last set of TV series he starred in before he temporarily stopped filming. This is Hulu's new drama "Under the Banner of Heaven", which has just started broadcasting in the past two days, and the controversy of the drama is also very large.
About this play. First of all, everyone can find that the lineup is very strong, although it is a 7-episode miniseries, but the lineup is completely cinematic.
One of the directors, David Mackenzie, has directed many excellent films such as "To the Soup and the Fire" and "Wandering on the Roof". The screenwriter of this drama, Dustin Lance Black, is a well-known Oscar screenwriter who won an Oscar for "Milk".
As for the cast, in addition to starring Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones, who has soared in popularity for starring in "Normal People", will also play important roles in the play, along with Sam Worthington, Bill Hauer and others, in short, some familiar faces.
Including veteran director Lang Howard is also one of the show's executive producers (he was previously the director of the film version of the project).
From a lineup perspective, this is definitely a recent heavyweight episode.
Of course, the story itself is also very topical, and even controversial.
The play is based on the nonfiction novel by Jon Krakauer.
The book is about a real case in Utah in 1984 in which Brenda Lafferty and her 15-month-old daughter were brutally murdered, while the perpetrators claimed that they had killed by God's will. Even, in describing this cruel event, they used the word revere to refer to the act of murder, which is also a very cold-blooded title.
The controversy in this case is that the perpetrators are all Mormons, so the book has also attracted resistance from Mormons, including this new drama, which has also brought a new round of controversy and turmoil.
Including the title of the play, the title of the original book, it is actually a speech delivered by the leader of Mormonism in the nineteenth century when defending polygamy: Presumably, we are going to fight against the U.S. government under the banner of heaven.
God is greater than the United States, and when the Government conflicts with heaven, we will be ranged under the banner of heaven against the Government. The United States says we cannot marry more than one wife. God says different.
From this background, it can also be understood that this is a very controversial story, and it is bound to cause a lot of discussion in North America.
The role of Andrew Garfield is actually an original character, a Mormon policeman who is ordered to investigate the murder.
The screenwriter set up this role, but also very thoughtful. Because this role is very complex, he is a policeman on one side and a Mormon on the other, and the conflict of dual identities will also give him a more different perspective and perspective on the case, including more internal struggles of the character.
What the play hopes to present, in addition to the case itself, also includes the characters' entanglements and doubts about faith, including the believers themselves, how to view the killing of the name of faith, which seems to be the content that the play wants to explore more.
Judging from the first episode of the show, the case is still a routine of crime dramas. Discover the case, track down the suspect, and little by little discover more stories behind the people involved in the case.
Andrew Garfield and Jill Birmingham formed a detective duo to enter the case together.
This is also a classic detective combination, one of the two people is an experienced old detective, who has a lot of his views on homicides; the other, although young, may not be very experienced in handling cases, but because he is a Mormon, he will have his unique perspective and different understanding of the case.
The two detectives work together from their own perspectives to promote the investigation of the case, and finally, piece together the truth of the case.
From the perspective of the series alone, the production of the whole drama is still very standard, and the retro atmosphere of the 80s is also very sufficient.
Moreover, while describing the case, the play also adds another plot line, which is the story of the initial period of Mormonism. The two threads intersect with each other, and the intention is very obvious, that is, to explore Mormonism or the faith itself in greater depth.
Even if you are not very familiar with Mormonism, it is actually possible to understand the play from the perspective of crime.
Besides, the lead actor is Andrew Garfield.
The show now has an 83% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the performance is also good.
So, on this May Day holiday, if there is nothing to do.
This drama can also be tried.