Fortunately, I was able to see this long-awaited movie "Disaster Artist", which was adapted from this book about the filming process of the movie "Room" written by greg sestero (Greg Sestero, hereafter referred to as greg).
To truly understand "Disaster Artist", we need to understand the movie "Room".
"Disaster Artist" can be said to be a book and biography for the movie "The Room", and a popular star was invited to participate in it, so as to better reproduce the shooting scenes of the year. So why is this "Room" Can it?
The easiest way to check the ratings of "The Room", you will find that it is definitely not a great work. Of course, if you have actually watched this movie, you will find that all the words used to describe the "bad film" are probably It’s impossible to describe this divine work. Compared with this, the recognized bad movies such as "Fuchunshan Habitat" and "Little Times" are actually not that bad. However, one thing that makes people feel strange is that you will After watching this movie very happily, its pulpiness does not make you disgusted with this movie, on the contrary, it will let you smell the taste of comedy from these crude lines, muddled plots, and bad acting skills. .
And such a movie can be regarded as a masterpiece in the bad film industry. Let's take a look at how the book describes its road to fame.
The film cost 6 million US dollars to shoot, and various staff including the leading actors were also taken in the middle. The film was shot with a 35mm camera and an hd camera (both were purchased rather than rented, and the two cameras together cost about US$250,000).
Two weeks before the movie was released, it won a box office of $1,800. Later, two film majors, Michael Rousselet and Scott Gairdner, noticed the promotion on the ticket, "Watching this film is like getting stabbed in the head". They were fascinated by the movie and organized more people to watch it. Some of the ritual actions (throwing a spoon, throwing a rugby) created by this group of organizations to watch the movie were later imitated. At the same time, they did their best to ensure that the film remained in the cinema for screening.
This behavior made the movie "Room" noticed by more people, and then the Hollywood comedy group held some screenings for the movie, which made it more famous.
In 2009, the room entered the mainstream media field of vision, appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Time, Harper's and was mentioned on CNN, Fox News, AVC World News, and it was even broadcast on TV every year.
The movie is still shown weekly in American cinemas, and groups of "Room" fans line up at the entrance of the cinema, waiting for admission. In the cinema, unlike other lawful atmospheres, every moment of the movie is full of hilarious laughter and screaming. Everyone will follow the characters to read lines, imitate actions, throw spoons, and throw rugby. This becomes exclusive to this movie. A culture of film.
And it is in this legendary film history that the film "Disaster Artist" we see today
The following content involves spoilers.
1. Chase dreams, dreams, show business circles
The film "Disaster Artist" is adapted from the novel of the same name. It talks about greg from pursuing acting dreams to meeting Tommy, the two become best friends, discussing filming, and a series of things behind the scenes.
The opening of the movie (after everyone has commented on "The Room") is very interesting. The scene where Greg and Tommy meet is more dramatic. Tommy's appearance is to hear the sound first, and only see the back, as the lens goes on. , A person with a unique appearance is gradually shown in front of the audience, and his performance in the acting class can be described as shocking, and the emotional publicity is jaw-dropping. Such ample emotions convinced Greg, he asked Tommy for advice, came and went, the two became close friends, and both of them had great expectations of becoming actors and they hit it off. Greg and Tommy drove to Los Angeles to prepare to be in Hollywood. Seek dreams.
Dreaming of the showbiz? Of course that is deceptive.
In addition to having a nice face, Greg's strength is not outstanding (although he has actually participated in some performances before, but they are all very powerful characters), so although he was signed, he fell into a state of indefinite idleness.
And Tommy, under his European accent, is a maverick look. No matter the software or hardware, it doesn't meet Hollywood's selection criteria, and it is naturally impossible to become a star.
Since others don't recognize them, they have to shoot their own movies.
2. Tommy's planet
Tommy is an amazing person, says Greg. Tommy never said his age or where he came from, but Tommy has a lot of money, so much money to squander.
In reality, greg was attracted by Tommy with a large sum of money before deciding to play the role of Mark (before he was only the vice chairman of Wiseau Films 23333), and even replaced a black man who originally appeared in Mark.
These details are naturally omitted in the movie, but we can still see that Tommy’s narcissism and arrogance are inversely proportional to his cautiousness in doing things. He spent huge sums of money to buy two cameras to shoot at the same time (this is true ), because he wanted to do something that no director had done before. The gift he gave greg was a pen with "Tommy's Planet" (this is true), and he even paid $6,000 for himself on the set. A place where you can take a bath, shower and use the toilet (this is also true, and the studio originally had its own toilet).
However, his control of the movie can never match his many titles (director, producer, starring, script, company chairman, executive director, investor, brand manager, accountant, legal person, management assistant, telephone answerer, email Responder...), the filming process of the film can be said to be catastrophic. The actor is not familiar with his own lines, and his bad acting skills and various temporary ideas in his own role have caused great difficulties in the shooting. . While Greg moved away from Tommy's residence to live with his girlfriend at this time, the betrayed Tommy stumbled and filmed all the scenes after undergoing a major reorganization, although no one thought it would be completed and released.
3. "This is my life"
Unexpectedly, the film was released in 2003. The leading actors and staff and some audience members were invited to the premiere. Tommy said this sentence "This is my life." in front of the stage.
I have already talked about what happened after the movie was released, but "Disaster Artist" is a good link between the movie "The Room" and Tommy's life.
The rugby that is most complained about in "The Room" is actually the way he and greg play together in the movie.
"You are tearing me apart, Lisa" in "The Room" is also from Tommy's favorite scene in the movie.
In "The Room", Tommy and Greg also appeared on the bridge section of the cafe.
The rooftop that often appears in "The Room" is the observation deck where he and Greg look at Los Angeles.
Tommy was betrayed in "The Room", and in "Disaster Artist", he was betrayed by his best friend greg.
Everything is a true portrayal of his life. He created the most perfect self in his mind and integrated into the bits and pieces of life. However, in such a carefree life, he was betrayed by his friends and his wife. He fell into madness and despair, and finally ended. Lost his life.
Tommy cherishes the emotional connection between people so much, so he set up a character like his son like "Danny" in the script, and he takes care of him like Danny's father in the plot. He talked and forgave his mistakes, and after his death, Danny drove away the false Lisa and the mark of betraying his friends, and became the last person to cry for him.
In fact, this is a Shakespearean tragedy, although Tommy accidentally made his death full of fun.
4. Brothers love, celebrities help out
Speaking of the shooting of "Disaster Artist", how to restore Tommy's unruly image and posture is the most important thing, and we are very pleased to find in the movie that James Franco has restored Tommy's image very well. The tone, and even some of his small actions (such as strokes his hair at any time), and what is interesting is that his brother Dave Franco played the role of greg, and many of the opposing scenes performed by the two brothers are very exciting and full of plot tension. , The two people even have such a touch of love in the movie, and James Franco gave Tommy’s image a strong acting skill, making Tommy’s image three-dimensional and vivid. He is exaggerated, annoying, but It also made people feel pitiful and sad, and couldn't be disgusted, because his original dream was that simple, and he didn't change his original intention and tried to complete his and greg's movie dreams in his own way.
The film has also made a certain effort to restore the scenes and characters of "The Room". "Disaster Artist" undoubtedly reproduced some scenes of "The Room". I can say that it is impossible to perfectly reproduce the appearance of the actors of the year, but if you watch this movie, you can still find many surprises in the characters in the movie, such as the opening jj.abrams, and the original stars in the play ( Everyone will definitely recognize Lao Bai), Danny’s actor Josh Hutcherson, these can make everyone smile.
5. However, I must say.
This movie is not so good, or that his good look and feel is largely based on the charm of "The Room" itself.
As a loyal supporter of "Room", I watched the movie many times and found that Chinese subtitles could not be found on the Internet (there was a rather weird and serious subtitle at station a, but later the resources of station a and station b were gone) , I translated a version of the subtitles myself and uploaded it to the subtitle network. Because the subtitles need to be translated, I have read many details and lines of the film many times, and I feel the charm of this film more and more.
The movie "The Room" is not bad, it is absolutely bad, the lines are unnutritive, inadequate, and even large-scale repetition is a big flaw, the actors' acting skills (mainly Tommy) are awkward, and the plot is embarrassing. , Including some unintelligible shots, all confirm the nature of this movie to the bottom of the bad.
However, what I need to say is that Tommy’s abundant (excessive) emotions that erupted in the movie along with the plot, including some dialogue, can tell that he is taking this movie seriously, and that he really took it. I made this movie as part of my own life.
In fact, I want to share the plot in this "Room".
I can't help but imagine that this is a blend of Tommy's own life experience, and there have been many emotional discussions among several men in the film, which is probably what Tommy wants to narrate through the film.
It is these details that make you feel that this movie is very careful, and this is what makes it stand out from many bad movies and be loved: this is a bad movie that has been carefully produced.
The imitation of "Disaster Artist" is a bit similar in shape and a bit similar to gods. Although ridiculous is still ridiculous, it always feels a lot worse than the original work that can be called a classic.
6.
I think that although this film review was about "Disaster Artist" at the beginning, it probably ended up in "The Room".
I think it is appropriate to use a "Disaster Artist Card" that is absolutely above the horizontal line to pay tribute to a bad film with no one before and after no one.
"Disaster Artist" deconstructs "The Room" as a symbol of Tommy and Greg's friendship, the movie dream they pursued together, and even a masterpiece he devoted his life to making. This movie makes "The Room" itself more attractive, because when you understand many stories before and behind the stage, when you relive this movie, you will have a new understanding of Tommy's image and lines. After you have watched the movie many times, the funny, funny lines and behaviors at the beginning will make you philosophical, and you will guess whether it means more than what the screen shows.
Of course, it’s my wish to go to the United States to watch "The Room" live. I can throw the spoon to the screen with everyone, and shout "how is your sex life?" "Oh, hi mark" together. Surrounded by it will probably become one of the most memorable experiences in my film-watching career.
A movie that is beyond itself allows people to enjoy and watch over and over again, and get the experience and happiness from it.
I think this is the happiness that "Room" can bring us.
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