Movie 8: From "Tycoon Game" to "Wall Street"

Grady 2022-03-21 09:01:56

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Because my script finally passed the second trial, I was a little relieved, but I don't know how far it is before the successful shooting. First of all, it is necessary to revise the draft, at least to make some corrections in the main line and details.

It's getting hotter. In the past two days, I watched the "Money Worshipers" (also translated as "The Tycoon Game"), which was filmed in 1992. There is a kind of piercing truth. The difficulty of selling is indescribable. A group of American real estate agents in the 1990s experienced a day and a night. For the sake of performance, these old pimps played tricks and tricks on their clients, but at least they didn't have the tricks or deceptions that our real estate agents sometimes have. They just want to make orders, the program is normal, they just have to "bragging" or "game" themselves when making orders. The story is cleverly designed and compact. "The house leaked in the middle of the night rain", no one is really smooth sailing. Even if it succeeds, it will be troublesome and fooled by others, which is embarrassing.

The six or seven actors who acted are Hollywood's biggest names, and all of them are brilliant and in place. His perseverance and helplessness go hand in hand, and it's really impossible to describe his brilliance with pen and ink. A line, a gesture, a sigh, a helpless look and a forced smile all make people feel pity and admiration. You could say he fits into the character.

Others such as Al Pacino, "Little Godfather" are always the kind of sharp and firm eyes and expressions. Kevin Spacey is also very good, and the role of Alec Baldwin, a big broker from the business district, is impressive.

I still remember that rainy night, when Jack Munley, who was wearing a trench coat, sneezed and called a customer from a telephone booth on the street. Begging was like kneeling, but it was still useless. That kind of sadness is difficult for ordinary people to appreciate, and only those who have experienced sales can feel it. You know, behind him dragging his tired and sick body, is the look of the family looking forward. But his final expression was undoubtedly hopeless, and he would return to his family with what annoyance, depression and dejection.

"Wall Street" filmed in 1987 is a classic work of intrigue in the Wall Street capital war. It was first seen on Pearl Terrace in 1992. In fact, he starred in Charlie Sheen, who was determined to become a securities tycoon. He was probably in his twenties at the time, and he became famous with this film. It is also his most famous film. Start cheering, but maybe never get a role beyond Wall Street.

In the film, he is a securities expert with an unshakable conscience, who is controlled by others and infected by the integrity of his old father, and finally fights back to support his "savior". It is Michael Douglas who plays the super predator, with his hoarse voice and domineering authority, he cannot but infect the "little guy" in his eyes. The performance of the two is hearty and wonderful. Real China is in the so-called primary stage of socialism. Take a look at these two representative films and compare them. It may be helpful. In a market economy, the so-called success or failure does not need to be too concerned, let alone everything and profit-seeking.

2005.5.14

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Extended Reading
  • Bernardo 2022-03-22 09:01:50

    David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning screenplay. After being adapted into a movie, it is still very staged. It is true that all the movie stars are playing together. Al Pacino and Kevin Spacey are both actors who are obsessed with drama, and they swear like a lot of cannons, but the movie lacks integrity. 1992 was a period of depression for American real estate, and it was not until 2000 that it ushered in the biggest take-off and bubble in history.

  • Connie 2022-03-24 09:01:54

    A film adapted from a stage play, with a simple plot. too realistic. Too depressing.

Glengarry Glen Ross quotes

  • Shelley Levene: [Levene has just cut a deal with Williamson to get 2 of the Glengarry leads for $100] What? What?

    Williamson: Two leads. A hundred bucks.

    Shelley Levene: Now?

    Williamson: Yes, now... when?

    Shelley Levene: Oh, shit, John!

    Williamson: [turns away from Levene] I wish I could.

    Shelley Levene: You FUCKIN' asshole! I don't have it... I... I...

    Shelley Levene: [Levene gets happy all of a sudden] I'll bring it to ya in the morning. I'll be comin' in with the sales!

    Williamson: Nope.

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