Eastwood was born in May 1930 in San Francisco, where the economic depression was spreading, and his family was poor as a child, and as a teenager, Eastwood liked folk songs, became a singer, played the piano in bars, and once made him very happy; As an adult, he worked as a casual worker at gas stations and steel mills; In order to live, being a lumberjack was also once his choice; The most interesting thing is that he also served 2 years of military service.
At the age of 20, in 1950, Eastwood's life turned a point when he was admitted to the University of Los Angeles and he began to study acting.
In 1964, 1965, and 1966, Eastwood starred in the Darts trilogy that made him famous, they are "Red Dead Redemption", "Dusk Double Redemption", "Golden Three Redemptions", his heroic image in the hero trilogy left an indelible impression on the audience, during which he also starred in "Thunderbolt and Scud" and "Under Peonies", which made him step on the red carpet of success.
In 1993, Eastwood wrote, directed and acted in the film "Unforgivable", which won four awards including the 65th Academy Award for Best Picture, which was his first Academy Award since filming.
In 1955, 65-year-old Eastwood directed and acted in "Dreams of the Covered Bridge", playing the male protagonist Robert, the cause is always wonderful, Francesca one is a housewife who has been tightened by marriage and family for 20 years, Robert is a ronin who longs for a family at the end of the world, the romance of the two is "toxic on flowers" love, the film delicately interprets emotions, portrays the love story that he once had and lasted forever, this relationship completely affected the second half of Francesca's life, what is the so-called love? Love is the story of the two who are forever entangled.
Waiting for the red light shot, the expectation in the rain outside the car, the tangled and contradictory mood of the people in the car, and the inseparable pain and love are all deduced in detail and just right.
By the time the green light was on, the people in the rain had gradually drifted away, and after being torn apart by the pain of the skin, reason finally triumphed over emotion.
The 57th Venice Film Festival awarded Eastwood the Lifetime Achievement Award, it was 2000, and he was 70 years old!
In 2005, Million Dollar Baby depicted boxing coach Frankie who neglected his family for his career, accepted and successfully raised female boxer Maggie, and finally courage and dreams made him let go of his pain, which earned Eastwood the 77th Academy Award for Best Director.
In 2008, the 61st Cannes International Film Festival awarded Eastwood the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Perhaps, awards are nothing to him, he enjoys the process of making films, because it is his lifelong pursuit.
He himself is a screenwriter, a director, and an actor, with more than 40 films starring Eastwood and playing more than 70 roles.
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"The Mule" is a film directed and acted by Eastwood at the age of 89, with a box office of more than 700 million! Such an achievement makes people can't help but be amazed by his success in the film industry!
The slightly hunched Eastwood successfully portrays Earle, who lives alone and is bankrupt and an octogenarian, with a story that is real and natural, facing human nature.
Earl is a veteran of World War II, has no heart or lungs, never cares about family affairs, he can be late for the girl's marriage, and his wife is so angry that he doesn't live with him.
The heartless old man Earl transports drugs for the gangster, and the money he earns is immediately spent, and Earl sees that his quality of life is improving day by day, so he sees what the gang makes him transport.
I don't know if I don't look at it, but I'm shocked when I see it... However, the allure of money was too strong, and he did not stop until the police targeted him.
After attending his wife's funeral, Earl finally understood that the most precious thing in the world is family affection.
When his head was caught by the police, Earl did not panic, as if he had known that there would be this day, Earl refused to defend himself by a lawyer, chose to plead guilty, faced all this calmly, and waited for forgiveness from his family.
After watching Eastwood's movies, people are always immersed in a long memory, the awakening of human nature, the wisdom of human nature, the shortcomings of human nature, and the black and white, beauty and ugliness of life.
For many years, Eastwood made a film almost every year, and he fulfilled his promise to "never think of retirement" with one action after another.
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Eastwood's life, a life full of legends, a life of opening and hanging, he said: "He loves movies and loves making them, he never thought about retiring, he always thinks about what to do next...
Actions work wonders! Eastwood is old and strong, making movies is his lifelong career, and no one knows if he will be 98 or 120 years old!
At 92, you were basking in the sun in the roots of the wall? Or lying in bed? More puzzled about hanging on the wall?
Eastwood has set an example for us, so that we who have dreams can bravely pursue our dreams and strive to realize our dreams, so that we can live younger and younger.
(Author Chen Jiexue)