[US Entertainment] Kise's Hollywood Diary

Martin Scorsese is definitely one of the hardest-working directors in Hollywood, and he is also recognized as a master director who is both high-yield and high-quality.

Since he directed his first film work, he has been striving for the highest honor.Although it is said that all his filming is not for Oscars, after being nominated and missing awards again and again, no matter how proud people are, they will be inspired to fight.

Since the 90s in the last world, several works have been commented by critics as "losing strength and vigor". This is undoubtedly a very irritating and weak evaluation for a director who is no longer young-especially for a director who likes For a director with an old team and nostalgic feelings, this is not a criticism that can be calmed down and accepted.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Martin has maintained a pace of one new work every two years, and has begun to innovate on the basis of existing styles. He is also slowly accepting new changes brought by new actors to his works.

A habit that Martin has always kept is that he likes to use his own works, especially good movies that are popular with ticket sellers and word-of-mouth, to slap those "film critics" and "critics" in the face.Facts have proved that he has done a good job, and has even become a "face-slapping expert".

But it has to be mentioned that Martin has a "soft spot" for gangster movies. He filmed "Goodfellas" in 1990, which not only became a box office masterpiece that year, but also received five nominations for the 63rd Academy Awards.In the next ten years, Martin also tried works on other themes, but it was the gangster film "Gangs of New York" that made Martin Scorsese nominated for an Oscar again after 12 years.

Just when everyone thought that Martin Scorsese could only shoot this kind of gangster film to increase the number of his nominations again and again, last year's "To Cover Up", a biographical drama film of non-positive characters that tends to teach and warn, made Martin "Accidentally" took home the Oscar for Best Director - especially when the nominated films in the same session also have equally strong competitors such as "Mystic River" and "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King".

This had to make Martin think about the possibility and necessity of his own change of route - he found out a book that had been refrigerated by him for at least three years again, and found the book that he left for himself in "Gangs of New York" two years ago. Leonardo, who was deeply impressed and also trying to transform, completed this work together.

Another half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, and the crew of "The Aviator" is also facing a full-scale completion.Vincent came to the set at this time, with his cat, dressed like a cat walker.

"Vincent—you boy! You are so meowing like a cat, it is always difficult to catch you!" Martin Scorsese put down the rehearsal list rolled up in his hand, stepped forward and exchanged with the young man A hug, "It seems that you have been quite leisurely recently? You are so leisurely, why didn't you come here sooner?"

Vincent shrugged his shoulders, "The new movie has consumed too much of my energy, I have to find myself again."

Martin smiled and shook his head: "Young man, don't call yourself tired."

He likes and even looks forward to young people like Vincent. His starting point, talent, and fortune are not bad, and he can even film under the same excellent directors with different styles. This is rare for young actors. Looking for a good opportunity, saving the process of self-expansion and impetuosity, can speed up the maturity.And Vincent also seized this opportunity, and his performances made him better.

"Ang Lee's style is actually very enviable. A male director wants to have such a delicate and rich directorial feeling, which is not a quality that can be developed overnight." Martin obviously agrees with Ang Lee's strength. In Hollywood, who doesn't know where the dark horse came from, any dedicated colleague may be his competitor.

Vincent nodded in agreement: "Director Ang Lee has indeed benefited me a lot."

The two of them were talking during the break time of the filming location, and Vincent didn't come here empty-handed. He and Mr. Manager ordered drinks and snacks at a decent coffee shop nearby, and they just delivered them now.

Although it’s not a famous food, it’s still a heartfelt treat—and on such a busy occasion, it’s a great enjoyment to have a cup of cold iced coffee to cool off the heat and a small snack to fill your stomach during a break.

Vincent almost didn't recognize him when Leonardo DiCaprio came over with his own glass of ice card - I don't know if it was because of his character's current image, or The other party has really changed from a man with a belly and cheeks to a Leonardo who seems to be looking rejuvenated, at least at the level of ten years ago.

"Long time no see." Leonardo looked at the messy young man in simple jeans and a plain T-shirt, and stretched out his hand.

Vincent stretched out his right hand to hold Leonardo's hand, "Long time no see."

One of the hands they held was warm, and the other was cold because they were holding iced coffee.They shook each other up and down, then let go.

Leonardo suddenly thought of the few times he and Vincent met, and each time they had such a similar opening.

Martin Scorsese stood aside and watched, but felt that Leonardo was extraordinarily "pretentious" and "pretentious" at this time. Obviously last time he casually mentioned that Vincent returned to China and let the kid come to visit. The eyes of the other party have obviously changed, but now they pretend to be so indifferent and lazy.

"Are you still wearing this?" Martin glanced at the strict three-piece dress on someone, and then at Vincent, even though he was wearing an extremely simple casual sports style, his dress and temperament were still impeccable. I have to admit that there are some things that some people really can't do well in their whole life.

For example, the question of private server taste is also jeans, t-shirts, and caps. Some people walk a few steps in casual clothes and look like they are taking pictures of magazines, and some people wear hats and look like passers-by.

They are also young people, but they have to be "cruelly" divided into high and low.

Leonardo paused while holding the hand of the iced coffee, "I can still bear the heat, when will it start?"

"Let you start now!" Martin angrily withdrew the person, and also dragged Vincent to stay behind the host and watch with him.The makeup artist seized the time to touch up Leonardo's makeup before the shooting started. After the scene manager confirmed that all departments were in place, everyone was relieved from the rest state and continued to shoot.

In front of the camera and outside the camera, Leonardo has two completely different temperaments. Vincent sat behind the main mirror and watched his performance, and couldn't help admiring him. From the perspective of an actor alone, Leonardo is Undoubtedly excellent-.

The perspective of the bystander is very different from the perspective of the director's main camera. When Martin Scorsese put aside his personal relationship with the protagonist and entered the director's role, he was absolutely strict and demanding.Vincent was often picked on by Martin when he was filming "To Cover It Up". Later, when he met Ang Lee, he was even more concerned about the details in the late stage.

Now Vincent looks at other people's performances from the perspective of a director, and he has a different idea in his heart. He used to think that some actors were excellent, and it was more because of the other party's achievements, qualifications and outstanding performance. to evaluate the special performance plot.

This is not completely objective, but in terms of Vincent's subjective judgment standard, although Leonardo is excellent in his own eyes, sometimes he is not even as good as the "possessed school" like Heath Ledger. Because Vincent himself is also biased towards the experiential school, and empathy with the experiential school is easier to generate sparks.

But when he looked at Leonardo's performance, he seemed to lack a sense of importance—this kind of problem is simple to say, but the more experienced actors are, the easier it is to have this problem.

No matter what role you play, what kind of shooting location you are in, whether the character image is right or wrong, black or white, you are all too selfish.

Just like Leonardo at the moment, he was Leonardo DiCaprio first, and then Howard Hughes, the flying tycoon.

In terms of acting skills and appeal alone, Leonardo in his early 30s is the impeccable one among young actors, but the public's expectations of him are not commensurate with what he has shown so far.It's like a good student who scored 90 points in the test, although he didn't have a perfect score, he was still at the top, but it made everyone feel that "he could be better, but he only got 90 points in the test".

The filming of "The Aviator" has come to an end, and the protagonist is already a fairly successful character in the later stages of the film.Leonardo's costumes also changed from complicated and luxurious to calm and restrained, and the beard on his lips was trimmed into a perfect and mature shape.When the camera locks onto Leonardo's eyes to give a close-up, even if it is the constriction of the pupils and the invisible shaking of the eyelashes, Leonardo still grasps the details very well.

Vincent stayed on the set of "The Aviator" for a long time, and stayed with Martin to watch him shoot. It wasn't until the day's filming task came to an end and the director, production team confirmed today's efficiency, that they announced the end of the show.

In the afternoon, Fini had a good sleep in Vincent's arms, and now he was full of energy, and he didn't move around in a strange place, just nestled around the silly father.The crew is finishing work, and there is a mess everywhere, and the little guy is too timid to mess around casually.

It just so happened that both the person and the cat needed to eat.After declining the invitation to have dinner with old acquaintances from Martin's crew, Vincent took the cat with him.

Martin appeared behind Leonardo without a sound, and quickly patted him on the shoulder, "Keep your condition today, and we can call it a day at least three days earlier."

Leonardo shrugged, "Someone is watching, I can't lose your face, can I?"

Mr. Director said angrily: "Are you going to lose my face, or your own face?"

"All right, all right, I'm afraid of losing face, so I worked extra hard today!" The young man replied with a smile, "Where are you? Why don't you stay and have a meal together?"

"That little guy, Feeney, can't stand the hunger. Vincent ate up all the snacks he brought over, and he's making a fuss about eating!" Martin glanced at the notebook in Leonardo's hand, "Written new in the past two days?"

"How do you see it?" Leonardo generously handed over his writing experience to Martin Scorsese.

"I've already opened the back door for you. If you don't do well by then, I don't mind seeing you being hanged and beaten." Martin looked at Leonardo half-truthfully, and said slowly , "Just like the question I have been emphasizing with you, I asked Vincent today, 'How do you see Leo's performance'..."

Leonardo pursed his lips and held his breath, "And then? What did he say?"

"He said you're not as good as Heath Ledger." Martin said half-truthfully, hiding the joke in his eyes.

Sure enough, the young man frowned upon hearing this, "Heath Ledger?"

"Yes, Vincent's partner in the new movie. The tacit understanding between the two of them is very good. Vincent said that he enjoyed the filming process very much. Even if he leaves the crew after finishing filming, he will still think of that feeling."

Martin's ability to tell lies with his eyes open has been completely maxed out, and he doesn't know Heath Ledger himself, but at least he can sensitively see that after Vincent finished filming, even if he came to Florida to see friends and rest It's a fake, but still can't hide the exhaustion in his emotions, although the young man didn't show it on the bright side.

Martin Scorsese hadn't read the script of "Brokeback Mountain" before, but he knew that this script had been "circulated" in the industry for eight or nine years, but no one dared to take over and start filming. No one dared to do that. Crab people.Although he and Clint Eastwood have an even crazier plan in mind-but now it seems that the person who eats the crab and takes the lead has been determined.

Martin is not worried about Vincent's expressiveness at all, and Martin has only praises for Ang Lee's directorial ability. He can make an actor with natural experience like Vincent still unable to get excited after finishing the filming. The other male lead seems to be capable. very big.

Leonardo made sure that he didn't have such an image in his mind. He turned his head slightly to see Martin Scorsese's expression. After making sure that the other party was not joking, he bit his lip and raised his eyebrows, "ok , I'll pay attention."

Martin shrugged and continued flipping through Leonardo's notebook. After a while, "No one is perfect."