Ed Wood (1994) It's
been a few days since I watched this movie, and I've been waiting to finish watching "Outer Space Program 9" before writing. This is because there are a lot of plots related to "Outer Space Program 9" in this film. I finished writing "Outer Space Program 9" yesterday, so I'm going to write about it today.
The film is a biopic chronicling the life of Edward D. Wood Jr. in Hollywood. The leading actor, Edward D. Wood Jr., is a theater director who has always been eager to make movies, although his plays are not well-received. One day, he met former vampire star Bela Lugosi on the road, and the two became friends after talking. So the lead actor used Bela Lugos' fame to get money from the studio and start a film about transvestites. After three days of shooting, the film was completed. But the film that's made isn't showing in Los Angeles at all, it's just a film for the backwoods. Even so, the male lead wants to continue filming. By helping Bela Lugos connect with the show, the male protagonist met a swashbuckling prophet. The crew began to pull money for themselves, but they didn't get a penny. Once, by chance, the male lead met a beautiful girl, got money from her, and the filming began. However, the girl was just a poor girl, and the crew soon ran out of money. The actor had to obtain funds from the pork dealer to continue filming, on the condition that the son of the pork boss be in the role. And just like that, Edward D. Wood Jr.'s second film is complete. However, when this terrible movie was released, it was severely criticized by the audience, and even the actor's car was demolished. Edward D. Wood Jr. still did not give up. After getting funding from the church, he began to film the famous "Outer Space Program 9". This time, the shooting went smoothly, and the movie was not scolded by the audience after it was released. And just like that, the hero married the girl he met while he was accompanying Bela Lugos in drug addiction.
The film itself is a biopic, so it doesn't need to say much. The film faithfully records the life of Edward D. Wood Jr., including his love, friendship, and colleagues around him. Through their descriptions, it shows the living conditions of the bottom-level filmmakers with Hollywood dreams and informs the world.” How the "worst director of all time" made the "worst movie of all time". In addition, through the description of the vampire star Bela Lugosi in his later years, the film also shows the hot and cold world of Hollywood, and pays tribute to the star Bela Lugosi through the film.
There are two sides to the story of the film, the life of Edward D. Wood Jr. and the life of Bela Lugos. These two aspects are intertwined and organically combined into the main content of the film. From the description of the two of them, we can feel a situation of "the same people who are fallen from the end of the world, why do they know each other when they meet each other". Indeed, one is an underappreciated director, and the other is a former star who is down and out. The combination of such two people is completely a portrayal of real life in Hollywood-the cruel film circle. In such an environment, talented people abound, and new stars are born every year. So, who really cares about a guy who likes to make movies? Who cares about an out-of-date star? This is the real world and the world the movie reflects. That's one of the themes the film is about: the current state of Hollywood's bottom-line filmmakers.
Another aspect of the film's performance is how Edward D. Wood Jr. made bad movies. This aspect can be found in the details of Edward D. Wood Jr.'s filming process. For example, bad script, rough props, special effects that hide the bells and whistles, spliced pictures, bad actors' performances, etc. It can be seen from these that it is true that people commented that Edward D. Wood Jr. made a bad film, and it was bad to a certain extent. However, among the three films shot in the film, the famous "Outer Space Plan 9", I don't think it is a bad film, please see "Plan 9 From Outer Space" for details: Rescue the Dead living people. In short, the level of Edward D. Wood Jr.'s filmmaking is undoubtedly revealed in this film. It can be seen that he is called "the worst director in history" for a reason. Of course, this is also the second aspect of the film.
However, through the plot of this film and "Outer Space Program 9", Edward D. Wood Jr. is very fond of movies, and he has a little talent. So it seems to me that Edward D. Wood Jr. made a bad movie because of his love for the movie: because of limited funds and limited time, he was just rushing and ignoring the details; because the producers All kinds of requirements made him unable to shoot the movie according to his own intention, which made the plot of the movie very bad; because of the high salary of good actors, he could only use actors with poor acting skills, resulting in poor performance in the movie. These are the reasons Edward D. Wood Jr. can't make a good movie. To put it simply, because he loves movies so much, he doesn't care about 3721, he will shoot it first and then talk about it! As for whether it is good or not, whether it is excellent or not, we will talk about it later! That's what really allowed Edward D. Wood Jr. to make those loosely detailed, flawed films.
Next is the movie itself. The director of the film made this film to pay tribute, so there are imitations of Edward D. Wood Jr. movies everywhere throughout the film. First of all, the film's use of black and white is a tribute to the films of the 1950s. Second, the movie's title combines the title of "Outer Space Program 9" with the plot of Edward D. Wood Jr.'s main film, which is surprisingly realistic. Especially the picture of the flying saucer is basically a remake of "Outer Space Program 9". Third, the introduction at the beginning of the movie is still modeled after the prophet at the beginning of "Outer Space Program 9", and the main content of the lines is also the same, which looks very funny. Fourth, it is the scene in the film about the shooting of "Outer Space Program 9", it restores the original picture. This aspect is the most amazing, such as the resurrection of the woman, the resurrection of the detective, the two policemen, the pilot flying the plane and so on. Compared with the original film, these shots are basically the same, and it can be completely faked. These are the most obvious passages in the film's tribute to Edward D. Wood Jr. It can be seen from these that Tim Burton has done his homework, and he also really likes Edward D. Wood Jr., otherwise it would not be so realistic. All in all, watching Tim Burton filming Edward D. Wood Jr.'s film does have a special spectacle.
Not to mention other aspects of the film, it is a biopic mode. The costumes and shapes are in line with that era, and the shots, perspectives, editing and rhythm of the film are all quite satisfactory. However, it should be emphasized that the choice of actors in this film is very realistic. From Bela Lugos to the actors in "Outer Space Program 9", they are basically the same, and at some point people even think they are the same person. It can be seen how good the makeup in this film is, which is admirable. The most similar two people in the whole film, one is the burly fat man, and the other is the strange-looking show host, who were carved out of the same mold as the real person.
The actors in this film are all talented. Male lead Johnny Depp Needless to say, it's still very appropriate to play a neurotic and eccentric male lead, and he was so young in 1994. Bela Lugos played by Martin Landau is surprising. Although the appearance is not very similar, the interpretation of the mood is perfect. Looking at him, he seems to see a poor old man. One of the heroines, Sarah Jessica Parker, is the best actress in the whole film, and she expresses the contradictory emotions very comprehensively. I just didn't expect that she was the protagonist of "Sex and the City", didn't I see it. The other two women in the film, Patricia Arquette and Juliet Landau, performed mediocrely, especially Patricia Arquette, which felt too stereotyped. As for the other actors, even Bill Murray is the same, they don't talk about it.
Overall, this is a biopic about a real person, and by paying homage to two notable characters in the film, it learns something lesser known about Hollywood. In addition, the film's presentation method is unique, using a tribute method, which also reflects the talent of the film's director Tim Burton.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette
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Juliet Landau
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