Hollywood Secret Garden

"It's a very old-fashioned story about family conflict, a rebellious daughter growing up and a father who can't express his feelings, from the initial conflict full of hostility through a series of things to finally reconcile, the first few decades At a minute, I even thought that this movie was just under the name of Angela, and the director was actually someone else. From the light and shade, from the lens editing, and from the rhythm control, it can be seen that it is Angela’s usual technique, but as a person who can Nominated for 10 Oscars in a row, and won countless awards, such an outstanding director—especially a young female director. How could she direct such a mediocre film? Has she exhausted her talents?

The answer is no. After the scene when the daughter stood outside the door and watched the father who recorded every bit of her growth record, I found out what I missed because of suspicion and inattention. Those details are at this moment. All broke out, and I have to say that Angela has grasped the rhythm very well. If this scene appeared one second earlier or one second later, it would not arouse people's complete resonance, and the turning point also unfolded smoothly.

It is also true that when the father blocks the daughter who was betrayed by the agent behind him, it is logical to yell at those well-dressed people.In addition, the near-perfect performance of Al and Angela also added a lot to the film, especially in the second half of the film, the Al-style preaching full of passion and anger appeared on the screen again. People can't help applauding; as for Angela, we have all seen her acting 24-year-old at the age of 39, so a 17- or 8-year-old girl is just a piece of cake for her.

All in all, this is a clichéd but touching movie, and the hidden details in the movie have infected many people.When I walked out of the theater, looking at the dark sky, the first thing I did was pull out my cell phone and call my daughter Alice—she works for an insurance company in Pennsylvania—I wanted to tell her that I love her ! "

—Paul Anderson, The New York Times

With the general release of "Father" before Christmas, all kinds of comments have begun to spring up like mushrooms after a rain. Everyone knows that Angela's new movie is a piece of fat, and the filmmakers have long been waiting to cut the meat into the pot. .But this time is very interesting, whether it is the guy who likes Miss Angel or the guy who hates Miss Angel, they have reached an amazing consensus on this movie: cliché, but very touching.

"This should be one of the best movies this Christmas." - The Hollywood Reporter

"Although you can basically guess the back by looking at the front, this is still a movie worth watching." - "Empire"

"Angela forgoes the poignancy and edginess of her past, and there's more tenderness in 'Father' than in 'A Beautiful Mind,' but she's still crafting a beloved book." — The Washington Post

"I'm so glad I chose to watch the movie with my dad because of the name, it's really good!" said a girl who just came out of the movie theater, holding her arm tightly to her laughing father arm.

It’s normal to get such film reviews from critics. Angela’s use of color and handling of details has always been excellent, and her editing and rhythm control have naturally reached a high level after being baptized by so many classic films. It can be said that this movie is the result of Angela's accumulation.

Therefore, in the first week of its release, "Father" took away nearly 1500 million box office in North America when the number of theaters was only about 4000 and there were still many strong competitors!You must know that the investment of the whole film is only a little over 2000 million, and half of it is used to pay Al's salary--as for Angela, of course, she starred in and directed with zero salary.Ed has been depressed about this for a long time. If there are more theaters, it will definitely be no problem to top the box office list in the first week and recover the cost.

It can be said that Angela's emotional touch has fully achieved the desired effect, just like the half-dead life of Kevin Spacey in "American Beauty" resonated with the middle class, those in "Father" are handled very well The details that every young person will have when they have conflicts with their parents make all viewers feel like it happened to them.

If Al's performance is open and public, then Angela's performance is reserved and calm, but it is precisely this contrast that produces the effect of 1+1>2.That's why people would exclaim when they saw their daughter standing outside the door looking at the back of the old father sitting on the ground through the gap, and they would applaud when they saw the father roaring in order to protect his daughter.

"I don't understand what you're talking about! I'm not your kind of well-dressed person who sits in an office and commutes easily! I'm just a redneck from Texas. I don't have much higher education and I can't understand these Contract, I only know that you are persecuting an innocent child! Chris is my daughter, I watched her be born and watched her grow up, I hope she can grow up healthy and happy, I am not a good father I don't know her but I love her! She is bigger than my life! I don't know how you guys will react when your daughter is in this situation, but I will never give up! I won't let anyone Hurt my daughter! As long as there is still a chance, I will never give up! Never!"

When Al blocked Angela behind him on the screen and roared out in a firm and fierce tone, the whole person exuded a breathtaking aura, his eyes were wide open, his beard and hair were all parted, such catharsis was very satisfying.

"Al was very involved in filming this segment. My wrist was so painful that I almost screamed out. Among the unused shots, there was one of me grinning in pain. Most of the time I held back, I don't want to ruin Alna's perfect performance!" Angela said when talking about this scene in the interview, and she laughed again after a pause: "Even my father watched the movie They were a little jealous of Al, and complained why he wasn't standing in front of me."

All in all, the movie was loved by the vast majority of people, and some even dragged their parents to watch it again, and many claimed that the movie moved them to tears.The most exaggerated thing is that a guy posted something saying that before watching it, he thought that Angela with her head tilted on the poster was very indifferent, but after watching the movie, she found that although she didn't look at her father, there was a trace of warmth hidden in her eyes? !

The design of the poster is very simple. The father and daughter are sitting on a bench in the park. The father leans forward and puts his hands together to look at his daughter. The overall color is yellowish, with a feeling of evening.Angela looked at the poster over and over for a long time, but she couldn't see the warmth hidden in her eyes.

However, it can also be seen from here that "Father" is very successful.

"Then, the video played on film in the movie was really taken by Mr. Jared when you were a child?" Walking on the bustling First Avenue, Natalie suddenly asked as she watched the crowd.

"Of course, would I still tell lies on this?" Angela pouted and said with displeasure, but then she turned into a smile and approached Nata Jian: "I was very cute back then. Bar?"

It looked like a child waiting for praise, and Natalie gave her a funny and angry look.

"Cute, very cute, so cute that people can't help but want to hold them in their arms and pinch them fiercely." Natalie said this first, and then added after Angela's nostrils turned to the sky: " It's a pity that when I grow up, I won't be so cute."

It's a pity that Angela is thick-skinned enough, as if she didn't hear what Natalie said, she waved her hand indifferently: "Of course, children are as cute as children, girls are as cute as girls, and grown-up women are as cute as grown-up women. A wife is as cute as an old lady. If an old lady is as cute as a child, a lot of people will be scared to death."

After she finished speaking, she glanced around, and when no one noticed them, she quickly reached out and pinched Natalie's face.

"My Nat is always so cute." Angela said with a playful smile.

Natalie glared at her and was about to say something, but Angela suddenly changed the subject and said something else: "Speaking of it, it's hard to say whether adding that private image to the movie is good or bad."

"Why?" Natalie raised her eyebrows, "Don't the audience like it very, very, very much?"

The reason why she used three extremes to describe it was because after Angela revealed that the little girl in the video in the movie was herself, and it was edited from the things her parents took for her when she was a child, people's performance It can only be described as crazy. The letters, emails, and phone calls Pixar receives every day have reached a terrifying number, and the people who contact them have only one question, and that is when will the DVD of "Father" be released.And at the same time, I strongly request that the full version of this video be included in the released DVD!

Not to mention other aspects, there are many people who have watched three or four games in a row. After the New Year, the North American box office of "Father" is approaching 1 million without any suspense. It will be a matter of time before this number is exceeded.

"It's because they like it so much, so I have to dress up like this and go out on the street!" Angela said sullenly, while pulling her hat to avoid being recognized by others.

However, based on her current appearance, she is bloated, wearing big black-rimmed glasses, her hair is all tucked into a velvet hat, and she even has some freckles on her face. Even if Kate and Jessica are in front of her You have to look at it a few times before you recognize it.In fact, when she knocked on the door of Natalie's house with this face, Natalie was stunned for a while.

"But I don't regret it for this reason," Angela continued immediately, "When I originally arranged the scene, I planned to use an unreal way to express my father's feelings, that is, when my father stroked the projector , the picture shown by the camera is the little girl sitting next to him, that is to say, the screened images were originally intended to find a child actor to act. It’s not easy, so after much deliberation, I finally decided to use those recorded images of my childhood, but in this way, I had to cancel the previous idea, because... no one can play me as a child.”

"God!" Natalie couldn't help but grinned and yelled, and then looked at Angela with feigned disgust, "I never thought you would be so... narcissistic!"

"Hey, how can you say that," Angela showed an aggrieved look cooperatively, "I just want to make the movie more perfect, and that is the most important shot. It would be too bad if something goes wrong and fails."

Natalie didn't speak anymore, she was walking slowly on the street while looking into the distance in a daze.After following Angela for a long time, she finally couldn't help asking: "What are you thinking, Nat?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Natalie shook her head after recovering.

"It's really nothing?" Angela asked suspiciously.

"What do you think I'm thinking?" Natalie asked immediately.But before Angela could speak, she explained: "Well, I just sketched in my mind the situation between Mr. Jared and old Mr. Kleist that you described to me earlier."

"This..." Hearing what she said, Angela couldn't help but twitched her lips.

After "Father" was released, the family immediately understood who Angela made this movie for-although it had been guessed a little bit before-some details, such as the night of the first brief reconciliation, the relationship between the daughter and the father The conversation about his future was like Angela arguing with Jared when he invested in Pixar.

In fact, Angela originally planned to type the words "Dedicated to Father" on the screen after the end, but after discussing with the people around her, she found that it was not very appropriate, so she finally changed it to "Dedicated to all fathers".Even so, the message to be conveyed is more than enough.

Although the father didn't say anything, he was undoubtedly very happy in his heart, which was why he complained "Why didn't he stand in front of Angela".

But in addition to these, Angela also added conflicts between her father and grandpa in some details, some were hearsay and some were witnessed by herself, one can imagine how her father and grandpa would feel.So when we went to New York for New Years, my father and grandpa couldn't help but taunt each other again.The conflict this time was not very intense, but the topic was very dumbfounding, because the two were arguing whether Angela would stand more on the father's side or on the grandfather's side!

What's even more outrageous is that the two of them argued endlessly in front of many family members in the room, which not only made Angela dizzy, but also felt like sitting on pins and needles under the teasing eyes of the family members.

"Are you both children?!" In the end, it was grandma who interrupted their dispute.

"This is something worth celebrating, and Chris will be proud of it." Godfather Brian said jokingly.

Angela twitched disapprovingly, being watched by others - even being watched by family members is not a joyful thing, but it is better for father and grandpa to argue about this than the previous conflicts between the two, right?And after this dispute, the relationship between the two of them seemed to be one step closer, so Angela didn't take it seriously and told Natalie about it as a joke.

"Actually, it's nothing. Everyone will have conflicts with their parents." Angela shrugged, and suddenly realized the meaning of Natalie's words.

She had a long chat with her lovers the night of the premiere, and everyone felt something about the film.Whether it is Avril Lavigne, who is the second child in the family, or Scarlett, who has always refused to forgive her father.As we chatted, we naturally turned to the family's attitude towards my sexual orientation.

Kate doesn’t need to worry about this, Liv has already told her parents, Keira has announced her coming out in public, Scarlett has already hinted to her mother, Avril Lavigne doesn’t care at all, so Jessica with strict tutor and conservative family Natalie is gone.

"It's normal to have conflicts with parents sometimes," Angela sighed and continued, "After all, children are children, and parents are parents. People are different."

She knows that Natalie respects her parents very much, and sometimes she plays roles based on their opinions.

"Sometimes I can't help but wonder. Why do I know you," Natalie said suddenly.

"But...you already know me." Angela shrugged innocently, then approached her ear with a smile and said jokingly: "You are already mine!"

Natalie glared at her but didn't refute, just sighed: "Yes, I already know you."

"Okay, look at it, Nat," Angela comforted Natalie, "You see, my grandpa can be regarded as relatively conservative, but he has always been noncommittal about my affairs, and this time it is obvious Open. So, I think, if you find a suitable opportunity to confess to Mr. Evner, even if he does not support it, he will not object. And, don’t forget that I promised you, you can find a way to ask grandpa to help you talk a few words sentence, so he will understand you."

Natalie pursed her lips, as if letting go of something, suddenly stopped and raised her head with a smile: "It seems a little early to say this now, right?"

"Huh?" Angela blinked in confusion.

"Don't forget, there are still 9 months at most." Natalie shrugged, then rubbed her chin with a "longing" look, "If you don't choose me, then maybe I can cut off Everything is back to normal life.”

"Back to normal life." Angela curled her lips, "You know, I suddenly want to hug you in the street and give you an impressive kiss."

"In that case, I will immediately tear off your hat and glasses, strip off your thick coat, and then tomorrow's headlines will definitely shock the world." Natalie immediately countered.

Angela stared at her for a few seconds, then took her arm and walked forward: "Okay, okay, we still have a lot of places to visit today."

"Yeah, because there will be a replacement tomorrow."

"Enough, Nat!"