Dreamgirls' keywords: The Broadway musical adaptation of the same name, restoring history, and beautifying The Supremes documentary. The film with the highest investment in the history of black American movies, with a global box office of 150 million U.S. dollars.
The plot basically follows the development history of Motown Records and The Supremes, with Detroit as the stage, interspersed with civil rights movement related content.
Jamie Foxx obviously played the role of Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown, started from the bottom. By buying radio and other means, black music, which was disdainful by the mainstream of society, gradually entered the market, making the so-called "race record" gradually become the mainstream. This is of course also closely related to the vigorous development of the civil rights movement. In the 1960s, Motown had a total of 79 singles in the top ten in the United States. This is a miracle for an independent record company.
Motown’s group names are basically called The xxxs, and in 66, Gordy changed The Supremes to Diana Ross & The Supremes (personally think it is too exaggerated to emphasize the lead singer), and there have been some similar changes since then, such as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.
Keith Robinson played Smokey Robinson. Most of Motown's early hits were written by him, and he himself gradually walked from behind the scenes to the front stage to form Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
Of course, Motown is not just a combination. Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder are among the most outstanding solo artists, both of whom are masters who have created history and left countless legacy to future generations. Jimmy, played by Eddie Murphy, is a typical singer role. The image refers to James Brown and Jackie Wilson. Historically, because Gordy regarded artists as commodities, once the artist is out of fashion or has a situation (such as drug overdose, protest against the company system, etc.), Was quickly swept out.
The biggest gimmick of the film is that Beyonce plays the role of Diana Ross in addition to the highly restored historical scenes. She is very enthusiastic about participating in this film. This is her first time acting as a heroine in a movie. The most important role before is the "singer with the stolen diamond ring" in Pink Panther.
This film is also the first screen show of Jennifer Hudson. As a singer selected by American Idol, in addition to a good voice, she showed the same strong acting ability in the film, playing the second female number independent, strong, and arrogant. Diana Ross himself is very disgusted with the film and threatened to take public relations measures to prevent the film from winning, but in the end Hudson won almost all of the best supporting actress awards in the film industry that year. The momentum is comparable to Mo'Nique (Precious) in 2010 and 2012. Octavia Spencer (The Help).
The Supremes in history has 12 championship singles, which were nowhere in the limelight in the 1960s, but with Diana Ross flying solo in 1970, the combination declined. In the mid-1970s, even though artists such as Stevie Wonder were still hot, Motown never lost its huge influence in the early days of its establishment. In 1976, it was acquired by Universal and became a member of many of its labels. But this does not mean the disappearance of "Motown sound". Motown had Boyz II Men and 702 in the 90s, and Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe in the 00s. Ne-Yo joined it a few years ago, and the Def Jam after the dissolution almost became a community with it. It can be expected that this "African-American National Enterprise" that has left glories and honors in history will continue to write its story.
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