Today, the "King of the Circus" starring Hugh Jackman landed on the domestic big screen, and according to Yien box office data, "Mysterious Superstar", which has been dominating for more than ten days, finally gave up the single-day box office champion throne.
"The King of the Circus" is based on real people and tells the story of the "originator of the circus" and the legendary figure p.t. Barnum who founded the world's first circus.
At present, the rating is 7.5, the reputation is acceptable, and the gorgeous song and dance show in the film has received a lot of praise.
The biggest controversy in the film is whether this is a biopic or a song and dance film.
In real life, P.T. Barnum is a very controversial figure. The means of fame are not too glamorous. There is even a psychological term "Barnum effect" that comes from him.
The barnum effect is a psychological phenomenon demonstrated in 1948 by psychologist Bertrand Fowler, arguing that it is easy for everyone to believe that a general, general description of personality is particularly suitable for him. Even if this description is very empty, it is still considered to reflect one's own personality, even if one is not such a person at all.
Barnum says his performances are popular because their acrobatic shows include ingredients that everyone likes, and by cleverly setting up the content of the show, "every minute someone is deceived."
But in the movie, this character is obviously glorified a lot, weakening many of the "immoral" elements of the prototype, and becoming an inspirational representative of the counterattack of the low-level small people.
So strictly speaking, "The King of the Circus" is only based on p.t. Barnum, not a biopic that takes the documentary route, the song and dance film is the essence of "The King of the Circus", and the music team is the team of the Oscar-winning film "Philharmonic City".
Zuo Heng @ "Today's Film Review": In fact, this film said at the beginning, it is not based on a biographical story to adapt, it is inspired by such a character and such a past to re-express a personal story. That is to say, the creator's point of view is the most important, not a real biopic. It basically used Barnum's circus philosophy to make this film, the circus is a place full of glitz, if not pompous, how can you call yourself a big entertainer?
But regardless of the film itself, the performance of lead actor Hugh Jackman, especially the gorgeous cabaret show, was affirmed by the audience. This is also Hugh Jackman's second singing after "Les Misérables" after 5 years.
Hugh Jackman won Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy Film for Les Misérables
It was no surprise that Hugh Jackman could act so well, because opera was his old profession. At the beginning of his debut in 1998, he became popular and won awards for the opera "Sunset Boulevard", and was called "Australia's Best Opera Performer".
Zuo Heng @ "Today's Film Review": Hugh Jackman was born to learn song and dance, in our current words, that is, he has not forgotten his original intention, and the most important thing is that he has not left behind the ability to perform song and dance. So when I see his athletic skills on the big screen, you will feel that it is not worse than his performance in action movies, even more elegant and beautiful, and when we listen to that voice, it is really a kind of amazing.
Hugh Jackman is one of the few hollywood artists to have won awards on both the film industry and Broadway. "King of the Circus" and "Les Misérables" sang themselves, and 90% of the action scenes in the "Wolverine" movies were played by themselves. It is no exaggeration to call Uncle Wolf an all-round actor in Hollywood.
In the movie, Barnum is the king of the circus and the most legendary "dream master" in the United States. In life, the actor Hugh Jackman also made himself a legend.
Interestingly, Hugh Jackman's life bears a high resemblance to the characters in the film. This may be one of the reasons why he can play the role brilliantly.
In the movie "The King of the Circus", Barnum's fantastic ideas about the circus were not recognized by the public at first, and almost no one paid to appreciate them. After a series of setbacks, he became the most well-known "dream master" in the United States.
One of Barnum's innovations was to find a large number of strange people similar to bearded ladies, dwarf generals, conjoined baby twins and so on who were "deformed" in the eyes of the public to enter the circus and become a selling point of the circus.
In the film, the group sang "this is me", a clip of brave self-expression to the so-called high society, which was praised by the audience. The song also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
In the film, the circus-performed theater is reduced to ashes in a fire, barnum's house is repossessed by the bank, and his wife is angry that he privately mortgaged the house and returned to his mother's house with his children. Barnum fell to the bottom of his life with nothing overnight.
Michelle Williams plays Hugh Jackman's wife in the film
But with the support of partners and this group of strangers, the circus was rebuilt in tents.
This plot is particularly inspirational and moving. And Hugh Jackman in life also has a lot of positive energy.
In 2013, Hugh Jackman posted that he had diagnosed skin cancer. During the promotion of "Wolverine 3: Deadly War", there was still tape on the nose.
The news of "4 relapses in 18 months" is heart-wrenching. However, Uncle Wolf did not complain about the world, but actively and optimistically accepted treatment, and repeatedly operated on cancer cells to remove cancer cells.
Fortunately, the condition is currently well controlled. Uncle Wolf therefore often reminds fans to do a good job of sun protection, so as not to cause skin cancer caused by excessive exposure to the sun.
In addition to fighting the disease, Hugh Jackman is also an all-round talent.
Graduated from the University of Technology Sydney's Department of Journalism, followed by a study of comedy at the Western Australian Institute of Performing Arts, and then became popular with "Wolverine", he played 90% of the fights in the series.
In the end, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the song and dance film "Les Misérables", in which all the lyrics were sung by himself.
This time, with "King of the Circus", Uncle Wolf was nominated for best actor at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.
Although in the end lost to James Franco. When Franco delivered his acceptance speech, Uncle Wolf had a look on his face, "Ah, it wasn't me who won the award?" The cute expression spread on the Internet, and it was also happy to spoil the melon eating masses.
But for movie fans, Uncle Wolf's acting skills have long been proven.
When Hugh Jackman is mentioned, the first reaction of the global audience is Wolverine. After all, from 2000's "X-Men" to 2014's "X-Men: Reverse Future", Hugh Jackman has played the role of Wolverine eight times in 14 years, which also set a record for the same actor to play the same comic book hero role.
On May 7, 2015, Hugh Jackman announced that Wolverine 3: Deadly Battle would be his last appearance as Wolverine.
In March last year, "Wolverine 3: A Battle of death" was released, and Uncle Wolf came to Beijing with his claw-sealing work to promote it, and fans cling to it.
The reason for the sealing claw is not difficult to understand. Uncle Wolf revealed in an interview that in addition to not wanting to be restricted by the classic role of Wolverine, the main reason is that he has maintained an ascetic life for many years in order to maintain the muscle shape of "Wolverine".
Getting up at 4 o'clock every day, high-intensity fitness, harsh diet, demanding high protein, not touching sweets, breakfast can only eggs and whole wheat toast, has made him reach the limit.
This is a bit cruel for a guy who is about to turn 50.
In essence, Uncle Wolf, like us ordinary people, is a foodie. Hugh Jackman, who confessed to Wolverine, can happily release himself, frantically posting various foods on the Internet, and it is still high-calorie. In the past 17 years, for the role, I have not dared to eat recklessly, and the sky is pitiful.
From the age of 32 to 49, how many 17 years of life? For 17 years, Hugh Jackman has been tied to the jack wolf label.
The reason why the characters blend so well together is probably because Hugh Jackman in life has a lot of similarities with Wolverine.
For example, they all had a tragic childhood. In the movie, Wolverine witnesses his biological father kill his adoptive father when he is six or seven years old, and is regarded as a monster by his mother because of his special ability.
In life, Hugh Jackman's parents moved to Australia from the United Kingdom in his early years, and when he was 8 years old, he came home from school and found that his mother suddenly left and returned to the United Kingdom with his two older sisters. Hugh Jackman Jr. grew up under the tugging of his father.
Hugh Jackman, who has no mother, is bullied by his brothers at home and bullied by his classmates outside. It wasn't until he was about 13 that he came to accept the harsh fact that his mother would never come back. He became sensitive and vulnerable. He even committed a self-mutilating act of frantically hitting the metal plate of the locker to vent his inner pain.
This "dark childhood" experience is almost the same as Wolverine's.
In the movie, Wolverine often lives in isolation, and his wish is to hide his name and live a lifetime of love with his wife and daughter.
In life, Uncle Wolf's beloved wife is well-known in the show business circle, often showing daily and travel photos with his wife Deborah Lee Fuñas on the Internet, and often cycling with his wife. Married for more than 20 years, we are not tired of looking at each other.
In many worldly eyes, Uncle Wolf and his wife, who is 13 years older than him, seem to be not very compatible.
But in fact, when she was young, Deborah was also a high-value beauty, in the words of Uncle Wolf, "the sexiest woman in the world".
On the set of Uncle Wolf's first TV series, The Curtain (1995), he fell in love with Deborah at first sight. At that time, Uncle Wolf was still a newcomer, and when she first debuted, Deborah was already the heroine and producer.
Uncle Wolf was very shy and did not dare to confess, so he had to deliberately avoid the other party. Then one day, Deborah couldn't help asking, "Do you have any opinions about me?" Why ignore me. Uncle Wolf replied, "I was just electrocuted by you, and I will try to overcome it." ”
A year later the two were married. Deborah has never been able to conceive, and after two small births, the two adopted a boy and a girl. A family of four loves and loves.
Even if Deborah was fat as two later, even if Hugh Jackman became popular all over the world with "Wolverine", he never lost in the face of many temptations.
Hugh Jackman once made a rule that no matter how busy filming, the two could not be separated for more than two weeks.
What is human design? Eight sisters feel that Hugh Jackman, a good man who loves his family more than in the play, is an undefeated persona.
Even if the world is so pompous, as long as there is a dream in the heart, it will never be afraid.
As the protagonist in "The King of the Circus" says, although the circus is like a fantasy, the smiles on the audience's faces are never fake.
Only by being in awe of performance, like Hugh Jackman, and being well-rounded, can we become a real big entertainer in the moment.