I thought that a movie like "The Irishman" would not be so popular among ordinary audiences when it really went on.
After all, this piece is too long, too slow, and there are many clues. In particular, the 3-and-a-half-hour film is also the longest of Martin Scorsese's works ("The Wolf of Wall Street" is three hours).
The film even has plans to make two films. Therefore, this movie of more than 200 minutes is also very challenging for the audience.
Unexpectedly, after the film began broadcasting on Netflix on the 27th, the Douban score did not drop but rose, from 8.9 points to 9.1 points.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, the first time to see, will be the main creator's loyal fans, so, must not give low scores.
Including me (even in order to see this movie for the first time, I spent dozens of dollars to run to Netflix to buy a membership).
Because, really look forward to "The Irishman"!
No way, for me this martin scorsese iron fan, Robert De Niro's die-hard, new Hollywood movie lover. It's probably the most exciting thing to see Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel reunited in the same movie!
Real old man movies
In particular, the film received a very good response in previous North American festival screenings. Rotten Tomatoes still maintains more than 300 media reviews with only 12 bad reviews, 96% media freshness, and an average score of 8.88.
The more demanding metacritic scored a high score of 94, including must-see
In terms of Oscar prediction, this film has also become the number one hit of next year's Oscar for best picture and best director, yes, the number one hit in the eyes of foreign media.
So, in the news of the various awards season outposts, you will definitely see "The Irishman" repeatedly.
Yeah, how can this not be expected?
So, when you actually watch "The Irishman", what kind of movie do you think it is?
First of all, it should still be a gangster epic.
Martin Scorsese, who has shot "Good Guys" and "Casino Storm", the new film once again focuses on his favorite Italian gangster theme, and the three-and-a-half-hour length makes the film thicker and has more time to play.
The film's protagonist is Frank Sheeran, a character played by Robert De Niro.
The story comes from the non-fiction novel I Heard You Paint Houses, which comes from author Charles Brandt's interview and research on the late Frank Sheeran.
So, it's also semi-autobiographical.
At the heart of the story is the murder of Frank Sheeran and the mysterious disappearance of former union boss Jimmy Hoffa.
Jimmy Hoffa is played by Al Pacino
The film centers on the story of the two men, but does not fully focus on this event. Old Martin used this story to review the history of gangsters in the United States at that time.
As a result, for most of the beginning, the film is about Frank Sheeran's experience of entering the gang. As an important character, Al Pacino, after more than forty minutes of acting in the film, only appeared for the first time, and he was also very willful.
As a result, the film also changed from the disappearance of Amy Hoffa to a look back at a gangster era. This also makes the film even better.
Also, the title of the book, I heard that you have painted the house again, which is the meaning of killing people, blood splashing all over the wall, very gangster.
Sheeran, played by De Niro, participated in World War II and killed many German soldiers, including prisoners. This also made him naturally become a killer who helped the gang do dirty work. He allegedly assassinated 25-30 people.
The second feeling that the film brings to me is: the loss of the old man.
This "Irishman" is actually particularly evocative. When I watched it, I didn't feel particularly good, but after watching it, I couldn't get out of it. So I flipped back to the beginning and looked at it again.
That's because the kind of loss and sadness conveyed in the film will make you trapped in it, a little sad.
In this part, it is truly felt that Martin Scorsese is old. His gangster films are no longer the bloody and black of "Good Guys" or "Casino Storm", but have become the sentimentality of "The Irishman".
The last half hour of the film is not seen in "Good Guys", no longer full of spirit, but the loneliness and repentance of Frank Sheeran, who has reached his twilight years.
That part is also the saddest part.
The film, in various ways, to tell the story of this group of gangsters who once played a role, still can't resist time, gradually grow old, and are forgotten.
The sentimentality of getting old and forgetting can actually not be limited to the gangsters themselves, but also Martin's feelings about himself, the movie era he once had, or more things have passed.
His time is indeed over, or he wouldn't have been caught up in the boring debate of whether a Marvel movie was a movie or not.
If we simply summarize the movie "The Irishman", it should be that once, we controlled this era, and now, it has passed...
Therefore, in the end, I will cry because I am hurt by such a movie, because this is life.
I remember at the end of the film, there is a line that is very interesting. The FBI pressed frank Sheeran, who was in his twilight years, about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Frank Sheeran is still the same set of words, don't ask me, find my lawyer, so there is the following scene.
Upon hearing that his lawyer friend had died, De Niro was astonished.
His approach to asking is also very underworld.
And the answer, first made people feel funny, and then, really hurt and wanted to cry.
Yes, an era is over. People did not die from shootings and fires, but from cancer and aging.
What is wanted to be passed on behind this is self-evident.
And Robert De Niro's performance is indeed very good, because he is not smiling for most of the film, and he is an expressionless cold-blooded killer.
In particular, when the special effects make him younger, his facial expression is even less. However, he still uses his eyes, or looks, to express the emotions of the characters.
There are several scenes with tears in the eyes, and everything is in the unspoken.
Another highlight of the film is that Martin Scorsese helps several old actors recover their youth in a special effects way, although it looks weird.
But this is also a kind of attempt and contact with new technologies by martin sr.
Become a young De Niro
The use of this part of the special effects has also become the largest cost of the film, and the film eventually claims to be a cost of 200 million US dollars, and it is also the film with the highest cost of Martin, thanks to Netflix.
In fact, there is a lot to talk about in this movie. For example, the various gangster pasts in it, De Niro's shared scene with Pacino, the long-overdue Joe Pesci (who is said to have retired and refused more than 50 invitations to the film) and so on.
However, it is estimated that many friends have not had time to watch this movie, so I will not start talking. Later, when there is a chance, this piece can be talked about again.
At the end of the article, I'll post a set of pictures about some of the memories that the film gave me
Martin Scorsese directed Poor Streets, by Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel
Until De Niro, Harvey Keitel had been the male protagonist of Martin's work. The Irishman is Harvey Keitel's second collaboration with Martin after 30 years.
Harvey Keitel in The Irishman
Martin Scorsese directed Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in Raging Bull
It is also a shining moment for three people.
Two old men today
Al Pacino from the Time of The Godfather 2
Al Pacino from the Irishman period
Robert De Niro from the Godfather 2 period
De Niro in the Irishman period
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro from the Time of Fire.
and
Taxi Driver
Starring Robert De Niro with director Martin Scorsese
Probably, that's why I'm so sentimental.