If a movie is attracted by an idea, it is "The Intern".
One sentence plot: Retired printing company executive Robert De Niro, unwilling to live in widowhood, applied for a job as an intern at a clothing e-commerce company and as an assistant to the young founder Anne Hathaway.
Attractive contrasts and immersive characters are enough to whet your appetite.
A good character setting can allow the plot to grow itself.
In the beginning, the female founder didn't like the old intern, and the work was extremely stressful. Her husband gave up his Silicon Valley job and went home to become a full-time dad to support her. It made her feel stressed, and she also had a neurotic mother, which made her avoid the elderly. But Uncle Luo's empathy and enthusiasm gradually relieved the anxiety of the young female boss. She became inseparable from him, and finally, with his help, she conquered her fears and faced reality bravely. Of course, in the end, her husband changed his mind, Annie's career and family were balanced, and she successfully reached the pinnacle of her life.
One of the scenes is very interesting. Annie made a mistake in her busy schedule and accidentally sent an email to her mother who complained about her best friend. When she was at a loss, Uncle Luo took the initiative to ask Ying and led a few young men to drive to Annie's mother's house. Found the computer and deleted the email. During this period, the alarm sounded loudly, and the police came to hear the news. Uncle Luo calmly instructed everyone to leave the scene in time.
This part is the most tense part of the whole film. It adjusts the rhythm of the film very well, and there is a mid-time climax. At the same time, it is the plot of Uncle Luo who usually gets along well with young people, and the next is the growth of Annie and the employees who care for each other. keynote.
From the story line, it is such a warm light comedy, but it has always attracted my attention, from the curiosity before watching the film to the satisfaction after watching the film.
I keep wondering where does this satisfaction come from?
The integrity of the detail settings? Ru Luo is surprisingly familiar with the route of the company's warehouse. It turns out that this is the telephone directory printing factory where he has worked for nearly half a century. This made him come here as an "intern" for a more solid reason.
Actor acting online? This goes without saying. Although this is a movie that is destined not to win an acting award, both leading actors contributed appropriate performances. Uncle Luo was also nominated for the American Critics' Choice Movie Award for best actor in a comedy because he broke through his previous roles.
The story is moderate in taste, sweet but not greasy? Fortunately, the hero and heroine did not develop into a couple. When Annie felt the most anxiety and fear and thought that she would be buried alone after her death, Uncle Luo said, you can bury me and my wife together. It is difficult for audiences of different cultures such as China to understand this emotional point, but the uncle's warmth is like a container, expressing the ultimate tolerance, and this demand has universal significance.
So my satisfaction should come from this inclusion. In this era of increasingly obvious age discrimination, the elderly have been abandoned outside the mainstream, and Uncle Luo applied for an intern at the age of 70, and with his dedication, grace, generosity and open-mindedness, he has become the idol of the company's young people , just like he directed the operation to delete the email, Uncle Luo is like a first mate, who actually controls the rhythm of the company's actions. This is the theme of tolerance for aging; the company is composed of young people who have left their parents, and they work hard Their anxiety needs to be appeased, and their growing problems need guidance. Uncle Luo is not only a model for boys' dress, a military adviser to pick up girls, but also provides them with a comfortable harbor after being kicked out by the landlord.
In the final analysis, this is a chick movie written and directed by a female screenwriter, with first-line traffic and old drama, a small and medium cost ($35 million) fashion drama, no bizarre reversal and spectacle, such a project , and put it in the Chinese market year-on-year, should film investors hesitate?
In fact, in October 2015 in Hollywood, "The Intern" was the least favored of the three films that were released at the same time. The other two are "Pan" and "Black Mass," starring Johnny Depp. All three films are produced and distributed by Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc.
Hollywood has a very stubborn tradition, "When it comes to which movies are considered in advance as box-office blockbusters and award-winning favorites, we are more likely to focus on male-dominated characters such as "Black Mass" with a cold and cruel style. rather than the so-called 'little women movies' we usually dismiss as "The Intern". As a society that loves to criticize, it's easy to dismiss films like "The Intern" as vulgar, superficial, It doesn't matter because these kinds of films revolve around female characters (and/or older men and women) and tend to choose themes such as balancing work and family, rather than fighting for freedom or taking risks. These kinds of films are always labeled The romantic comedy label has received countless criticisms, even if the film is not about romantic love." (Forbes Chinese website, September 26, 2015)
A month after the film was released, Forbes Chinese website analyzed, "The film has earned at least $138 million in global box office revenue, equivalent to about four times the production budget, and the film has at least 100 million dollars in domestic and overseas markets. There's room for box office revenue. Black Mass is a largely flat film that barely matches its $53 million domestic investment budget, and hasn't really been a hit overseas (so far). Will depend on the Oscars for attention and probably won't get more box office revenue. And "Peter Pan: Dreams" became one of the biggest box office losses in modern history."
It can be seen that Hollywood professionals are quite surprised that "The Intern" can have such a strong performance in attracting money, and even Warner's acceptance of the film's release has caused a lot of criticism.
At present, Chinese films have a tendency to surpass Britain and the United States in terms of industrialization. At this stage, if they operate well, they can recover their costs in China thanks to the demographic dividend. , The audience positioning and box office space of small and medium-sized films with a high degree of completion are worthy of serious study.
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