[American Entertainment] Kise's Hollywood Diary

Chapter 78 Open your eyes

Martin Scorsese is definitely one of the most diligent directors in Hollywood, and he is also recognized as a master director who is both highly productive and able to ensure high quality.

Ever since he directed his first film, he has been striving for the highest honors. Although he did not make all the movies for Oscar, after being nominated again and again and missing out on awards, no matter how proud he is, he will be aroused to fight.

Since the 1990s, several of his works have been criticized by critics as "losing strength and edge". This is undoubtedly a very annoying and weak evaluation for a director who is no longer young - especially for a director who is no longer young. For a director who likes to use his old crew and nostalgic for old relationships, this is not a criticism that people can accept calmly.

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

A habit that Martin has always kept is that he likes to slap those "film critics" and "critics" in the face with his own works, especially good movies that have gained both ticket sales and word-of-mouth. Facts have proved that he did a very good job and has even become an "expert in the face."

But it must be mentioned that Martin has a "soft spot" for gangster movies. His 1990 film "Goodfellas" not only became a box office hit that year, but also received five nominations at the 63rd Academy Awards. In the following ten years, Martin also tried works on other themes, but it was still the gangster film "Gangs of New York" that once again won Martin Scorsese an Oscar nomination after 12 years.

Just when everyone thought that Martin Scorsese could only shoot this kind of gangster film to increase his number of nominations again and again, last year's "The Secret", a biographical drama film with a non-positive character, a lesson, and a warning, made Martin Scorsese "Accidentally" took home the Oscar for Best Director - especially since among the films nominated in the same session, there are also equally strong competing works such as "Mystic River" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

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

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed, and the crew of "The Aviator" is also facing the completion of filming. It was at this time that Vincent came to the set, bringing his cat with him, dressed like a cat walker.

"Vincent - you kid! You're really barking like a cat and it's always hard to catch you!" Martin Scorsese put down the rehearsal list rolled up in his hand and stepped forward to exchange with the young man. A hug, "It seems that you have been quite leisurely recently? So leisurely, why didn't you come here earlier?"

Vincent shrugged, "The new movie consumes too much of my energy, I have to find myself."

Martin smiled He shook his head: "Young man, don't complain that you are tired."

He liked and even looked up to young people like Vincent. His starting point, talent, and fortune were all the same, and he could even work with equally excellent directors in different styles. Filming with hands is a rare and rare opportunity for young actors. It saves them the process of expansion and impetuosity, and can speed up their maturity. Vincent also seized this opportunity, and his performance after performance made him become even better.

"Ang Lee's style is actually very enviable. For a male director to have such a delicate and rich directorial feeling, this is not a quality that can be developed overnight." Martin obviously also agrees with Ang Lee's strength. Who in this world I don’t know where the dark horses come from in Hollywood. Any dedicated colleague may be his competitor.