The general idea is that the great man who exists in this world must have experienced setbacks that ordinary people can't imagine before he succeeds. It is these experiences that give them power beyond ordinary people and make them Become the invincible king.
The same is true in the field of science. This is an area where pilgrims and martyrs are needed. Those seemingly beautiful thought leaders are using their firm belief and perseverance to expand their boundaries in the unknown world and find the hidden meaning.
For the audience, the battlefield of scientists is full of cold instruments, disorganized, piles of books, boring, complicated, and difficult theories. There is really nothing to be curious about.
However, as a film creator, I really love such subjects. Firstly, it is not difficult to obtain materials. Relying on the director and screenwriter's ability to combine materials and re-creation, a good shot can easily become a classic; in addition, real cases full of positive energy always allow creators to add points in front of the audience.
When creating movies of this kind, the audience is most likely to see that the characters are being manipulated and ravaged by all kinds of fate. Both physically and psychologically, they are all facing great pain. In order to create a dramatic conflict and sensational effect, the tragic deeds of the masters are really not the worst, only worse.
I have been in the same mode for a long time, and some directors have tried to change. "Theory of Everything" can be regarded as a relatively mild but pragmatic attempt.
Before "Theory of Everything", there were also works that broke the established pattern of great films, or truly reproduced the trivial life of great people, or tried their best to describe their careers in a colorful way. However, trivial life means boring, and brilliant career means frivolous or difficult. I can't say it's bad, but I still can't make ripples in the hearts of the audience.
What is the standard of a good movie? In the eyes of the audience, it can make them burst into tears, make them laugh, and let them have a long aftertaste. As for the location, scheduling, camera, and screenwriter, they are all clouds. What should the audience see for a great inspirational film? Those bits and pieces of trivial matters are nothing more than pulling great men off the altar, and those career attachments can make them crazy. What the audience wants is the person who can set a benchmark for morality and behavior in life, and the person who proves some truth with their actual actions.
Therefore, "Theory of Everything" dare not say that it can be included in a classic biographical film, but it can become a good-looking inspirational film that can move the audience. This work, in one sentence, is the history of Hawking's feelings. In the decades he struggled with the disease, his wife gave him unparalleled love and strength, and also tasted the hardships and helplessness from his tragic fate. When she runs out of that love, she can still see the shining scientist, and that scientist also embraces the choice made by his wife with a calm heart.
In this story, the director is not obsessed with Hawking's career pursuit, but briefly introduces Hawking's focus and talent in the first half of the film. The lens faces more of Hawking's wife, and tells her how she went from admiring and loving Hawking to a fragile and tender woman. From the side, it expresses Hawking's hardships of "laboring his muscles and bones, hungry his skin, and emptied his body". Hawking's own calm and calm contrast with it, making the image of a great scientist more real and rare.
But this will not be all of Hawking, the director's focus is on emotions. Hawking may be a hapless man who has been molested and disabled by God, but his emotional world is full and beautiful. Although his wife and his wife finally went to a fork in the road, the emotion has not been completely abandoned. This is probably more worthy of his pride than his achievements in this life.
The director’s creative model is novel, but also adventurous. No one wants to see the failure of a great man, and no one likes to watch a gentle and gentle plot. But "Theory of Everything" is moderate, and the biggest wave is only Hawking's speech. In just a few words, he outlines all his knowledge of life. If you are accustomed to the fast-paced and exaggerated plot, few will like the style of this film. However, if you can calm down and savor it, it is also a very interesting movie.
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